diff --git a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/PassthroughScript.cs b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/PassthroughScript.cs
index c89a1fa7..0f517218 100644
--- a/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/PassthroughScript.cs
+++ b/src/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Abstractions/PassthroughScript.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,17 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 /// which can be evaluated by returning the dependency value directly — no Roslyn compilation.
 /// Narrow, exact pattern: any near-miss returns false and falls through to the Roslyn path.
 /// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Physically defined in the Core.Scripting.Abstractions assembly (Roslyn-free, so ControlPlane
+/// can reference it); the namespace is Core.Scripting to keep consumer using-directives unchanged.
+/// </remarks>
 public static partial class PassthroughScript
 {
     // ^ \s* return \s+ ctx . GetTag ( "X" ) . Value ; \s* $  (whitespace-tolerant around tokens)
-    [GeneratedRegex(@"^\s*return\s+ctx\s*\.\s*GetTag\s*\(\s*""([^""]+)""\s*\)\s*\.\s*Value\s*;\s*$")]
+    // Tag-name class [^"\\] excludes both the closing quote and backslash: a literal containing a
+    // backslash escape (e.g. "a\\b" → runtime name a\b) won't match, so it correctly falls through
+    // to Roslyn, which interprets the escape and resolves the actual dependency key.
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^\s*return\s+ctx\s*\.\s*GetTag\s*\(\s*""([^""\\]+)""\s*\)\s*\.\s*Value\s*;\s*$")]
     private static partial Regex MirrorRegex();
 
     /// <summary>True if <paramref name="source"/> is the mirror passthrough shape; outputs the referenced tag.</summary>
diff --git a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Tests/PassthroughScriptTests.cs b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Tests/PassthroughScriptTests.cs
index 466788bf..cb92843b 100644
--- a/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Tests/PassthroughScriptTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Core/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting.Tests/PassthroughScriptTests.cs
@@ -76,4 +76,26 @@ public sealed class PassthroughScriptTests
         PassthroughScript.TryMatch(source, out var tag).ShouldBeFalse();
         tag.ShouldBe(string.Empty);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A tag literal containing a backslash escape (C# source <c>"a\\b"</c> → runtime name
+    /// <c>a\b</c>) does NOT match the passthrough pattern — it falls through to Roslyn, which
+    /// interprets the escape and resolves the correct dependency key.  Capturing the raw source
+    /// text <c>a\\b</c> would produce a wrong-result silent miss against the key <c>a\b</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rejects_tag_literal_containing_backslash_escape()
+    {
+        // C# literal "return ctx.GetTag(\"a\\\\b\").Value;" → script source contains: a\\b (two chars: backslash + b)
+        PassthroughScript.TryMatch("return ctx.GetTag(\"a\\\\b\").Value;", out var tag).ShouldBeFalse();
+        tag.ShouldBe(string.Empty);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A plain dotted tag name (no backslash) still matches — the fix is additive only.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Matches_plain_dotted_tag_after_backslash_fix()
+    {
+        PassthroughScript.TryMatch("return ctx.GetTag(\"Site1.Area.Tag\").Value;", out var tag).ShouldBeTrue();
+        tag.ShouldBe("Site1.Area.Tag");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests/RoslynVirtualTagEvaluatorTests.cs b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests/RoslynVirtualTagEvaluatorTests.cs
index 520fa4ba..085cd771 100644
--- a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests/RoslynVirtualTagEvaluatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Host.IntegrationTests/RoslynVirtualTagEvaluatorTests.cs
@@ -200,6 +200,38 @@ public sealed class RoslynVirtualTagEvaluatorTests
         result.Reason.ShouldBeNull();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>Direct parity test: the EXACT mirror source <c>return ctx.GetTag("missing").Value;</c>
+    /// evaluated against an empty dependency dictionary takes the fast-path and yields
+    /// <c>Ok(null)</c>; a minimally-altered but semantically-identical non-passthrough variant
+    /// <c>return (object?)ctx.GetTag("missing").Value;</c> compiled by Roslyn against the same
+    /// empty deps yields the identical <c>Ok(null)</c> — proving the fast-path is byte-identical
+    /// to the Roslyn path for the missing-dependency case.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Passthrough_exact_mirror_missing_dep_matches_Roslyn_baseline()
+    {
+        using var sut = new RoslynVirtualTagEvaluator(NullLogger<RoslynVirtualTagEvaluator>.Instance);
+
+        // Fast-path: exact mirror shape → passthrough returns Ok(null) for missing dep.
+        var fastPath = sut.Evaluate(
+            "vt-parity-fast",
+            "return ctx.GetTag(\"missing\").Value;",
+            new Dictionary<string, object?>());
+
+        fastPath.Success.ShouldBeTrue(fastPath.Reason);
+        fastPath.Value.ShouldBeNull();
+        fastPath.Reason.ShouldBeNull();
+
+        // Roslyn path: `(object?)` cast forces compilation but reads the same missing tag.
+        var roslynPath = sut.Evaluate(
+            "vt-parity-roslyn",
+            "return (object?)ctx.GetTag(\"missing\").Value;",
+            new Dictionary<string, object?>());
+
+        roslynPath.Success.ShouldBeTrue(roslynPath.Reason);
+        roslynPath.Value.ShouldBeNull();
+        roslynPath.Reason.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Decisive proof the fast-path skips Roslyn: the compiled-script cache (which every
     /// Roslyn evaluation populates via <c>GetOrAdd</c>) stays EMPTY after a mirror evaluation, then
     /// grows to one entry once a genuine (non-mirror) expression forces compilation.</summary>