diff --git a/src/agents/model-fallback.run-embedded.e2e.test.ts b/src/agents/model-fallback.run-embedded.e2e.test.ts
index 2ac6181147e..d55bd07352c 100644
--- a/src/agents/model-fallback.run-embedded.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/model-fallback.run-embedded.e2e.test.ts
@@ -430,6 +430,50 @@ describe("runWithModelFallback + runEmbeddedPiAgent failover behavior", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("falls back across providers after bare Codex/Undici transport failures", async () => {
+    const cases = [
+      {
+        name: "undici-terminated",
+        message: "terminated",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "codex-empty-transport-response",
+        message: "Request failed",
+      },
+    ] as const;
+
+    for (const { name, message } of cases) {
+      await withAgentWorkspace(async ({ agentDir, workspaceDir }) => {
+        await writeAuthStore(agentDir);
+        runEmbeddedAttemptMock.mockClear();
+        computeBackoffMock.mockClear();
+        sleepWithAbortMock.mockClear();
+        mockPrimaryErrorThenFallbackSuccess(message);
+
+        const result = await runEmbeddedFallback({
+          agentDir,
+          workspaceDir,
+          sessionKey: `agent:test:transport-fallback:${name}`,
+          runId: `run:transport-fallback:${name}`,
+        });
+
+        expect(result.provider).toBe("groq");
+        expect(result.model).toBe("mock-2");
+        expect(result.attempts[0]?.reason).toBe("timeout");
+        expect(result.result.payloads?.[0]?.text ?? "").toContain("fallback ok");
+
+        const usageStats = await readUsageStats(agentDir);
+        expect(usageStats["openai:p1"]?.cooldownUntil).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(usageStats["openai:p1"]?.failureCounts).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(typeof usageStats["groq:p1"]?.lastUsed).toBe("number");
+
+        expectOpenAiThenGroqAttemptOrder();
+        expect(computeBackoffMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(sleepWithAbortMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("falls back across providers after a bare leading 402 quota-refresh assistant error", async () => {
     await withAgentWorkspace(async ({ agentDir, workspaceDir }) => {
       await writeAuthStore(agentDir);
diff --git a/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts b/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
index 95f31bcde6b..8cc290ab158 100644
--- a/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/model-fallback.test.ts
@@ -1213,6 +1213,14 @@ describe("runWithModelFallback", () => {
         name: "provider request aborted",
         firstError: Object.assign(new Error("Request was aborted"), { name: "AbortError" }),
       },
+      {
+        name: "bare undici terminated transport failure",
+        firstError: new Error("terminated"),
+      },
+      {
+        name: "bare Codex transport failure",
+        firstError: new Error("Request failed"),
+      },
     ];
 
     for (const { name, firstError } of cases) {