diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d740d10..37ba459 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ Deprecated, Fixed or Security.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- **Provisional:** restricted pairing terminal replies use an independent
+  ten-second write budget, allowing retained expired status to be returned after
+  the original attempt deadline.
+
 ## [0.9.4] - 2026-11-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/runtime-peer-api.md b/docs/runtime-peer-api.md
index 8f82fde..c688145 100644
--- a/docs/runtime-peer-api.md
+++ b/docs/runtime-peer-api.md
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ validated bound identities use an independent bucket (burst 8, refill one/second
 selected by a bounded expiring hint that never authorizes an operation. Ordinary
 traffic uses neither pool nor bucket. Pairing availability is best effort under
 attack. First-header waits are limited to three seconds; subsequent idle framing
-waits are ten seconds, and connection lifetime is bounded by the attempt deadline.
+waits are ten seconds. Active-attempt work is bounded by the attempt deadline;
+terminal replies, including retained expired status, have a separate ten-second
+write budget so the original deadline cannot suppress the response.
 Post-ALPN transport settings allow one bidi stream, zero uni streams and an 8 KiB
 receive window; already-advertised QUIC credits cannot be retracted.
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/pairing.rs b/src/daemon/pairing.rs
index 9fd2e4f..10b4165 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pairing.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/pairing.rs
@@ -638,8 +638,14 @@ async fn serve_stream(
         deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now()
             + Duration::from_secs(status.deadline.saturating_sub(wall).min(600));
         let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&reply.restricted())?;
+        // Retained terminal receipts outlive the permit's original deadline.
+        let write_deadline = if terminal {
+            tokio::time::Instant::now() + IDLE
+        } else {
+            deadline.min(tokio::time::Instant::now() + IDLE)
+        };
         tokio::time::timeout_at(
-            deadline.min(tokio::time::Instant::now() + IDLE),
+            write_deadline,
             async {
                 send.write_all(&(bytes.len() as u32).to_be_bytes()).await?;
                 send.write_all(&bytes).await
@@ -1132,6 +1138,110 @@ mod tests {
         gateway.shutdown().await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn retained_terminal_status_writes_after_original_deadline() -> Result<()> {
+        use crate::runtime_peers::pairing::{PAIR_ALPN, Policy, Request};
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let gateway = gateway(FabricHome::new(dir.path())).await?;
+        let state = gateway.state();
+        let deadline = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)?
+            .as_secs()
+            + 5;
+        let issued = state
+            .pairing_request(Request::Issue {
+                owner: "test".into(),
+                creation_id: "retained-terminal".into(),
+                deadline,
+                policy: Policy {
+                    grants: vec![],
+                    name: None,
+                    direction: crate::runtime_peers::Direction::Normal,
+                },
+            })
+            .await;
+        assert!(issued.error.is_none(), "{:?}", issued.error);
+        let attempt_id = issued.status.context("missing issued status")?.attempt_id;
+        // Force the reply to await QUIC flow-control credit instead of fitting
+        // entirely in a ready write, which can mask an already-expired timeout.
+        let client = Endpoint::builder(presets::N0)
+            .transport_config(
+                iroh::endpoint::QuicTransportConfig::builder()
+                    .stream_receive_window(VarInt::from_u32(64))
+                    .build(),
+            )
+            .bind()
+            .await?;
+        let connection = client.connect(gateway.addr(), PAIR_ALPN).await?;
+        let (mut send, mut recv) = connection.open_bi().await?;
+        let pending = rpc(
+            &mut send,
+            &mut recv,
+            NetworkRequest::Present {
+                attempt_id: attempt_id.clone(),
+                secret: issued.secret.context("missing permit secret")?,
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
+        assert_eq!(
+            pending.status.context("missing pending status")?.state,
+            State::Pending
+        );
+        let cancelled = state
+            .pairing_request(Request::Cancel {
+                owner: "test".into(),
+                creation_id: "retained-terminal".into(),
+            })
+            .await;
+        assert!(cancelled.error.is_none(), "{:?}", cancelled.error);
+        let retained = cancelled.status.context("missing cancelled status")?;
+        assert_eq!(retained.state, State::Rejected);
+        connection.close(VarInt::from_u32(0), b"reconnect after deadline");
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(3), async {
+            while !state.pairing_gate.attempts.lock().is_empty() {
+                tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+            }
+        })
+        .await?;
+        let expired_at = std::time::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(deadline);
+        tokio::time::sleep(
+            expired_at
+                .duration_since(std::time::SystemTime::now())
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                + Duration::from_millis(50),
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert!(std::time::SystemTime::now() >= expired_at);
+        let connection = client.connect(gateway.addr(), PAIR_ALPN).await?;
+        let (mut send, mut recv) = connection.open_bi().await?;
+        let reply = rpc(
+            &mut send,
+            &mut recv,
+            NetworkRequest::Status {
+                attempt_id: attempt_id.clone(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
+        assert!(reply.error.is_none(), "{:?}", reply.error);
+        let status = reply.status.context("missing retained terminal status")?;
+        assert_eq!(status.attempt_id, attempt_id);
+        assert_eq!(status.state, State::Rejected);
+        assert_eq!(status.deadline, deadline);
+        assert_eq!(status.attempt_revision, retained.attempt_revision);
+        assert_eq!(status.bound_node_id, Some(client.id()));
+        assert_eq!(status.terminal_at, retained.terminal_at);
+        let mut trailing = [0; 1];
+        assert!(
+            tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(3), recv.read(&mut trailing))
+                .await??
+                .is_none(),
+            "terminal reply must finish the stream"
+        );
+        client.close().await;
+        gateway.shutdown().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn disabled_pairing_and_oversized_frames_create_no_pending_record() -> Result<()> {
         use crate::runtime_peers::pairing::PAIR_ALPN;