diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5233b835441..8d75edbc6e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Plugins/onboarding: let Manual setup install optional official plugins, including ClawHub-backed diagnostics with npm fallback, and expose the external Codex plugin as a selectable provider setup choice. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Plugins/CLI: include package dependency install state in `openclaw plugins list --json` so scripts can spot missing plugin dependencies without runtime-loading plugins.
+- Discord/status: add degraded Discord transport and gateway event-loop starvation signals to `openclaw channels status`, `openclaw status --deep`, and fetch-timeout logs so intermittent socket resets do not look like a healthy running channel. (#76327) Thanks @joshavant.
 - Plugins/update: on the beta OpenClaw update channel, default-line npm and ClawHub plugin updates try `@beta` first and fall back to default/latest when no plugin beta release exists.
 - Channels/WhatsApp: support explicit WhatsApp Channel/Newsletter `@newsletter` outbound message targets with channel session metadata instead of DM routing. Fixes #13417; carries forward the narrow outbound target idea from #13424. Thanks @vincentkoc and @agentz-manfred.
 
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.test.ts b/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.test.ts
index 7e571166450..4b514afbe07 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.test.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,26 @@ describe("collectDiscordStatusIssues", () => {
     expect(issues[0]?.message).toContain("alerts");
     expect(issues[0]?.message).toContain("guilds.ops.channels");
   });
+
+  it("reports degraded runtime transport state", () => {
+    const issues = collectDiscordStatusIssues([
+      {
+        accountId: "ops",
+        enabled: true,
+        configured: true,
+        running: true,
+        connected: true,
+        healthState: "stale-socket",
+      } as ChannelAccountSnapshot,
+    ]);
+
+    expect(issues).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId: "ops",
+        kind: "runtime",
+        message: expect.stringContaining("stale-socket"),
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.ts b/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.ts
index f095221483e..db42011d75b 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/status-issues.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type DiscordAccountStatus = {
   accountId?: unknown;
   enabled?: unknown;
   configured?: unknown;
+  running?: unknown;
+  connected?: unknown;
+  healthState?: unknown;
   application?: unknown;
   audit?: unknown;
 };
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ function readDiscordAccountStatus(value: ChannelAccountSnapshot): DiscordAccount
     accountId: value.accountId,
     enabled: value.enabled,
     configured: value.configured,
+    running: value.running,
+    connected: value.connected,
+    healthState: value.healthState,
     application: value.application,
     audit: value.audit,
   };
@@ -124,6 +130,32 @@ export function collectDiscordStatusIssues(
       continue;
     }
 
+    const running = account.running === true;
+    const healthState = asString(account.healthState);
+    if (
+      healthState === "stale-socket" ||
+      healthState === "stuck" ||
+      healthState === "disconnected" ||
+      healthState === "not-running"
+    ) {
+      const runningLabel = running ? "running" : "not running";
+      issues.push({
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId,
+        kind: "runtime",
+        message: `Discord gateway transport is degraded (${healthState}; account is ${runningLabel}).`,
+        fix: "Check gateway event-loop health and Discord connectivity, then restart the Discord channel or gateway if the transport does not recover.",
+      });
+    } else if (running && account.connected === false) {
+      issues.push({
+        channel: "discord",
+        accountId,
+        kind: "runtime",
+        message: "Discord gateway transport is running but disconnected.",
+        fix: "Check gateway logs for Discord websocket errors and wait for reconnect; restart the Discord channel or gateway if it does not recover.",
+      });
+    }
+
     const app = readDiscordApplicationSummary(account.application);
     const messageContent = app.intents?.messageContent;
     if (messageContent === "disabled") {
diff --git a/src/commands/channels.surfaces-signal-runtime-errors-channels-status-output.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.surfaces-signal-runtime-errors-channels-status-output.test.ts
index 315ba812ee7..57dcaa6f747 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.surfaces-signal-runtime-errors-channels-status-output.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.surfaces-signal-runtime-errors-channels-status-output.test.ts
@@ -83,4 +83,23 @@ describe("channels command", () => {
     expect(lines.join("\n")).toMatch(/imessage/i);
     expect(lines.join("\n")).toMatch(/Channel error/i);
   });
+
+  it("surfaces degraded gateway event-loop health in channels status output", () => {
+    const lines = formatGatewayChannelsStatusLines({
+      eventLoop: {
+        degraded: true,
+        reasons: ["event_loop_delay", "cpu"],
+        intervalMs: 62_000,
+        delayP99Ms: 61_000,
+        delayMaxMs: 62_000,
+        utilization: 1,
+        cpuCoreRatio: 1,
+      },
+      channelLabels: {},
+      channelAccounts: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(lines.join("\n")).toMatch(/Gateway event loop degraded/);
+    expect(lines.join("\n")).toMatch(/eventLoopDelayMaxMs=62000/);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/commands/channels/status.ts b/src/commands/channels/status.ts
index bd6ca7d1ada..12c6f73a226 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels/status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels/status.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,46 @@ function formatChannelsStatusError(err: unknown): string {
   return redactGatewayUrlSecretsInText(formatErrorMessage(err));
 }
 
+function formatEventLoopBits(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const record = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (record.degraded !== true) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const reasons = Array.isArray(record.reasons)
+    ? record.reasons.filter((reason): reason is string => typeof reason === "string")
+    : [];
+  const delayMaxMs =
+    typeof record.delayMaxMs === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.delayMaxMs)
+      ? Math.round(record.delayMaxMs)
+      : null;
+  const utilization =
+    typeof record.utilization === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.utilization)
+      ? record.utilization
+      : null;
+  const cpuCoreRatio =
+    typeof record.cpuCoreRatio === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.cpuCoreRatio)
+      ? record.cpuCoreRatio
+      : null;
+  return [
+    reasons.length ? `reasons=${reasons.join(",")}` : null,
+    delayMaxMs != null ? `eventLoopDelayMaxMs=${delayMaxMs}` : null,
+    utilization != null ? `eventLoopUtilization=${utilization}` : null,
+    cpuCoreRatio != null ? `cpuCoreRatio=${cpuCoreRatio}` : null,
+  ]
+    .filter((part): part is string => Boolean(part))
+    .join(" ");
+}
+
 export function formatGatewayChannelsStatusLines(payload: Record<string, unknown>): string[] {
   const lines: string[] = [];
   lines.push(theme.success("Gateway reachable."));
+  const eventLoopLine = formatEventLoopBits(payload.eventLoop);
+  if (eventLoopLine) {
+    lines.push(theme.warn(`Gateway event loop degraded: ${eventLoopLine}`));
+  }
   const channelLabels =
     payload.channelLabels && typeof payload.channelLabels === "object"
       ? (payload.channelLabels as Record<string, unknown>)
@@ -108,6 +145,9 @@ export function formatGatewayChannelsStatusLines(payload: Record<string, unknown
       if (account.allowUnmentionedGroups === true) {
         bits.push("groups:unmentioned");
       }
+      if (typeof account.healthState === "string" && account.healthState) {
+        bits.push(`health:${account.healthState}`);
+      }
       appendBaseUrlBit(bits, account);
       const probe = account.probe as { ok?: boolean } | undefined;
       if (probe && typeof probe.ok === "boolean") {
diff --git a/src/commands/health.ts b/src/commands/health.ts
index cc747716241..8e90434ba57 100644
--- a/src/commands/health.ts
+++ b/src/commands/health.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import { getRuntimeConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { resolveStorePath } from "../config/sessions/paths.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { buildGatewayConnectionDetails, callGateway } from "../gateway/call.js";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CHANNEL_CONNECT_GRACE_MS,
+  DEFAULT_CHANNEL_STALE_EVENT_THRESHOLD_MS,
+  evaluateChannelHealth,
+} from "../gateway/channel-health-policy.js";
 import type { ChannelRuntimeSnapshot } from "../gateway/server-channel-runtime.types.js";
 import { info } from "../globals.js";
 import { isTruthyEnvValue } from "../infra/env.js";
@@ -92,6 +97,20 @@ const formatDurationParts = (ms: number): string => {
   return parts.join(" ");
 };
 
+function formatEventLoopHealthLine(summary: HealthSummary): string | null {
+  const eventLoop = summary.eventLoop;
+  if (!eventLoop) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const state = eventLoop.degraded ? "degraded" : "ok";
+  const reasons = eventLoop.reasons.length > 0 ? ` reasons=${eventLoop.reasons.join(",")}` : "";
+  return `Gateway event loop: ${state}${reasons} max=${Math.round(
+    eventLoop.delayMaxMs,
+  )}ms p99=${Math.round(eventLoop.delayP99Ms)}ms util=${eventLoop.utilization} cpu=${
+    eventLoop.cpuCoreRatio
+  }`;
+}
+
 const resolveHeartbeatSummary = (cfg: OpenClawConfig, agentId: string) =>
   resolveHeartbeatSummaryForAgent(cfg, agentId);
 
@@ -307,6 +326,7 @@ export async function getHealthSnapshot(params?: {
   probe?: boolean;
   includeSensitive?: boolean;
   runtimeSnapshot?: ChannelRuntimeSnapshot;
+  eventLoop?: HealthSummary["eventLoop"];
 }): Promise<HealthSummary> {
   const timeoutMs = params?.timeoutMs;
   const cfg = getRuntimeConfig();
@@ -432,6 +452,15 @@ export async function getHealthSnapshot(params?: {
       if (lastProbeAt) {
         snapshot.lastProbeAt = lastProbeAt;
       }
+      const health = evaluateChannelHealth(snapshot, {
+        channelId: plugin.id,
+        now: Date.now(),
+        staleEventThresholdMs: DEFAULT_CHANNEL_STALE_EVENT_THRESHOLD_MS,
+        channelConnectGraceMs: DEFAULT_CHANNEL_CONNECT_GRACE_MS,
+      });
+      if (!health.healthy) {
+        snapshot.healthState = health.reason;
+      }
 
       const summary = plugin.status?.buildChannelSummary
         ? await plugin.status.buildChannelSummary({
@@ -483,6 +512,7 @@ export async function getHealthSnapshot(params?: {
     ok: true,
     ts: Date.now(),
     durationMs: Date.now() - start,
+    ...(params?.eventLoop ? { eventLoop: params.eventLoop } : {}),
     ...(pluginHealth ? { plugins: pluginHealth } : {}),
     channels,
     channelOrder,
@@ -667,6 +697,10 @@ export async function healthCommand(
     for (const line of channelLines) {
       runtime.log(styleHealthChannelLine(line, rich));
     }
+    const eventLoopLine = formatEventLoopHealthLine(summary);
+    if (eventLoopLine) {
+      runtime.log(styleHealthChannelLine(eventLoopLine, rich));
+    }
     for (const plugin of displayPlugins) {
       const channelSummary = summary.channels?.[plugin.id];
       if (!channelSummary || channelSummary.linked !== true) {
diff --git a/src/commands/health.types.ts b/src/commands/health.types.ts
index 7a22f4a4c28..6d2d03acc7c 100644
--- a/src/commands/health.types.ts
+++ b/src/commands/health.types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type HealthSummary = {
   ok: true;
   ts: number;
   durationMs: number;
+  eventLoop?: import("../gateway/server/event-loop-health.js").GatewayEventLoopHealth;
   plugins?: PluginHealthSummary;
   channels: Record<string, ChannelHealthSummary>;
   channelOrder: string[];
diff --git a/src/commands/status.command-sections.test.ts b/src/commands/status.command-sections.test.ts
index 84da78a74f3..f839b8c7f10 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.command-sections.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.command-sections.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,36 @@ describe("status.command-sections", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("adds degraded event-loop health to status rows", () => {
+    const rows = buildStatusHealthRows({
+      health: {
+        durationMs: 42,
+        eventLoop: {
+          degraded: true,
+          reasons: ["event_loop_delay"],
+          intervalMs: 62_000,
+          delayP99Ms: 61_000,
+          delayMaxMs: 62_000,
+          utilization: 1,
+          cpuCoreRatio: 1,
+        },
+      } as HealthSummary,
+      formatHealthChannelLines: () => [],
+      ok: (value) => `ok(${value})`,
+      warn: (value) => `warn(${value})`,
+      muted: (value) => `muted(${value})`,
+    });
+
+    expect(rows).toEqual([
+      { Item: "Gateway", Status: "ok(reachable)", Detail: "42ms" },
+      {
+        Item: "Event loop",
+        Status: "warn(WARN)",
+        Detail: "reasons event_loop_delay · max 62000ms · p99 61000ms · util 1 · cpu 1",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("builds footer lines from update and reachability state", () => {
     expect(
       buildStatusFooterLines({
diff --git a/src/commands/status.command-sections.ts b/src/commands/status.command-sections.ts
index ffae54fda5e..fd8b42705eb 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.command-sections.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.command-sections.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type SummaryLike = Pick<StatusSummary, "tasks" | "taskAudit" | "heartbeat" | "se
 type MemoryLike = MemoryStatusSnapshot | null;
 type MemoryPluginLike = MemoryPluginStatus;
 type SessionsRecentLike = SessionStatus;
+type EventLoopHealthLike = NonNullable<HealthSummary["eventLoop"]>;
 
 export type StatusMemoryStateResolvers = {
   resolveMemoryVectorState: (value: NonNullable<MemoryStatusSnapshot["vector"]>) => {
@@ -260,6 +261,13 @@ export function buildStatusHealthRows(params: {
       Detail: `${params.health.durationMs}ms`,
     },
   ];
+  if (params.health.eventLoop) {
+    rows.push({
+      Item: "Event loop",
+      Status: params.health.eventLoop.degraded ? params.warn("WARN") : params.ok("OK"),
+      Detail: formatEventLoopHealthDetail(params.health.eventLoop),
+    });
+  }
   for (const line of params.formatHealthChannelLines(params.health, { accountMode: "all" })) {
     const colon = line.indexOf(":");
     if (colon === -1) {
@@ -286,6 +294,17 @@ export function buildStatusHealthRows(params: {
   return rows;
 }
 
+export function formatEventLoopHealthDetail(eventLoop: EventLoopHealthLike): string {
+  const parts = [
+    eventLoop.reasons.length > 0 ? `reasons ${eventLoop.reasons.join(",")}` : "healthy",
+    `max ${Math.round(eventLoop.delayMaxMs)}ms`,
+    `p99 ${Math.round(eventLoop.delayP99Ms)}ms`,
+    `util ${eventLoop.utilization}`,
+    `cpu ${eventLoop.cpuCoreRatio}`,
+  ];
+  return parts.join(" · ");
+}
+
 export function buildStatusSessionsRows(params: {
   recent: SessionsRecentLike[];
   verbose?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/commands/status.types.ts b/src/commands/status.types.ts
index 59f118f9fc2..0aa2c899289 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.types.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type HeartbeatStatus = {
 
 export type StatusSummary = {
   runtimeVersion?: string | null;
+  eventLoop?: import("../gateway/server/event-loop-health.js").GatewayEventLoopHealth;
   linkChannel?: {
     id: ChannelId;
     label: string;
diff --git a/src/gateway/protocol/channels.schema.test.ts b/src/gateway/protocol/channels.schema.test.ts
index bffbdc4c57b..6d415afddb7 100644
--- a/src/gateway/protocol/channels.schema.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/protocol/channels.schema.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import AjvPkg from "ajv";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { WebLoginWaitParamsSchema } from "./schema/channels.js";
+import { ChannelsStatusResultSchema, WebLoginWaitParamsSchema } from "./schema/channels.js";
+
+const Ajv = AjvPkg as unknown as new (opts?: object) => import("ajv").default;
 
 describe("WebLoginWaitParamsSchema", () => {
-  const Ajv = AjvPkg as unknown as new (opts?: object) => import("ajv").default;
   const validate = new Ajv().compile(WebLoginWaitParamsSchema);
 
   it("bounds caller-provided QR data URLs", () => {
@@ -25,3 +26,40 @@ describe("WebLoginWaitParamsSchema", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("ChannelsStatusResultSchema", () => {
+  const validate = new Ajv().compile(ChannelsStatusResultSchema);
+
+  it("accepts gateway event-loop diagnostics emitted by channels.status", () => {
+    expect(
+      validate({
+        ts: Date.now(),
+        channelOrder: ["discord"],
+        channelLabels: { discord: "Discord" },
+        channels: { discord: { configured: true } },
+        channelAccounts: {
+          discord: [
+            {
+              accountId: "default",
+              enabled: true,
+              configured: true,
+              running: true,
+              connected: false,
+              healthState: "stale-socket",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        channelDefaultAccountId: { discord: "default" },
+        eventLoop: {
+          degraded: true,
+          reasons: ["event_loop_delay", "cpu"],
+          intervalMs: 62_000,
+          delayP99Ms: 1_250.5,
+          delayMaxMs: 62_000,
+          utilization: 0.98,
+          cpuCoreRatio: 1.2,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/gateway/protocol/schema/channels.ts b/src/gateway/protocol/schema/channels.ts
index cd831b50ac1..87d95f609c5 100644
--- a/src/gateway/protocol/schema/channels.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/protocol/schema/channels.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,25 @@ export const ChannelUiMetaSchema = Type.Object(
   { additionalProperties: false },
 );
 
+export const ChannelEventLoopHealthSchema = Type.Object(
+  {
+    degraded: Type.Boolean(),
+    reasons: Type.Array(
+      Type.Union([
+        Type.Literal("event_loop_delay"),
+        Type.Literal("event_loop_utilization"),
+        Type.Literal("cpu"),
+      ]),
+    ),
+    intervalMs: Type.Integer({ minimum: 0 }),
+    delayP99Ms: Type.Number({ minimum: 0 }),
+    delayMaxMs: Type.Number({ minimum: 0 }),
+    utilization: Type.Number({ minimum: 0 }),
+    cpuCoreRatio: Type.Number({ minimum: 0 }),
+  },
+  { additionalProperties: false },
+);
+
 export const ChannelsStatusResultSchema = Type.Object(
   {
     ts: Type.Integer({ minimum: 0 }),
@@ -298,6 +317,7 @@ export const ChannelsStatusResultSchema = Type.Object(
     channels: Type.Record(NonEmptyString, Type.Unknown()),
     channelAccounts: Type.Record(NonEmptyString, Type.Array(ChannelAccountSnapshotSchema)),
     channelDefaultAccountId: Type.Record(NonEmptyString, NonEmptyString),
+    eventLoop: Type.Optional(ChannelEventLoopHealthSchema),
   },
   { additionalProperties: false },
 );
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.status.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.status.test.ts
index 66e29f4e325..0df3e4520b9 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.status.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.status.test.ts
@@ -163,4 +163,60 @@ describe("channelsHandlers channels.status", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("annotates unhealthy channel snapshots and includes event-loop health", async () => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    mocks.applyPluginAutoEnable.mockReturnValue({ config: { autoEnabled: true }, changes: [] });
+    mocks.buildChannelAccountSnapshot.mockResolvedValue({
+      accountId: "default",
+      enabled: true,
+      configured: true,
+      running: true,
+      connected: true,
+      lastStartAt: now - 60 * 60_000,
+      lastTransportActivityAt: now - 40 * 60_000,
+    });
+    const eventLoop = {
+      degraded: true,
+      reasons: ["event_loop_delay"],
+      intervalMs: 62_000,
+      delayP99Ms: 62_000,
+      delayMaxMs: 62_000,
+      utilization: 1,
+      cpuCoreRatio: 1,
+    };
+    const respond = vi.fn();
+
+    await channelsHandlers["channels.status"](
+      createOptions(
+        { probe: false, timeoutMs: 2000 },
+        {
+          respond,
+          context: {
+            getRuntimeConfig: mocks.getRuntimeConfig,
+            getRuntimeSnapshot: () => ({
+              channels: {},
+              channelAccounts: {},
+            }),
+            getEventLoopHealth: () => eventLoop,
+          } as never,
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(respond).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      true,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        eventLoop,
+        channelAccounts: {
+          whatsapp: [
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              healthState: "stale-socket",
+            }),
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.ts
index 095dface47f..47bd45c2e12 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/channels.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import { DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { normalizeOptionalString } from "../../shared/string-coerce.js";
 import { runTasksWithConcurrency } from "../../utils/run-with-concurrency.js";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CHANNEL_CONNECT_GRACE_MS,
+  DEFAULT_CHANNEL_STALE_EVENT_THRESHOLD_MS,
+  evaluateChannelHealth,
+} from "../channel-health-policy.js";
 import {
   ErrorCodes,
   errorShape,
@@ -277,6 +282,15 @@ export const channelsHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       if (snapshot.lastOutboundAt == null) {
         snapshot.lastOutboundAt = activity.outboundAt;
       }
+      const health = evaluateChannelHealth(snapshot, {
+        channelId,
+        now: Date.now(),
+        staleEventThresholdMs: DEFAULT_CHANNEL_STALE_EVENT_THRESHOLD_MS,
+        channelConnectGraceMs: DEFAULT_CHANNEL_CONNECT_GRACE_MS,
+      });
+      if (!health.healthy) {
+        snapshot.healthState = health.reason;
+      }
       return { accountId: accountId, account, snapshot };
     };
 
@@ -324,6 +338,7 @@ export const channelsHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       channelDetailLabels: uiCatalog.detailLabels,
       channelSystemImages: uiCatalog.systemImages,
       channelMeta: uiCatalog.entries,
+      ...(context.getEventLoopHealth ? { eventLoop: context.getEventLoopHealth() } : {}),
       channels: {} as Record<string, unknown>,
       channelAccounts: {} as Record<string, unknown>,
       channelDefaultAccountId: {} as Record<string, unknown>,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/health.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/health.ts
index cbe8e60e7a4..00d20efd1be 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/health.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/health.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ export const healthHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       !cachedDiffersFromRuntime &&
       now - cached.ts < HEALTH_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS
     ) {
+      if (context.getEventLoopHealth) {
+        cached.eventLoop = context.getEventLoopHealth();
+      }
       respond(true, cached, undefined, { cached: true });
       void refreshHealthSnapshot({ probe: false, includeSensitive }).catch((err) =>
         logHealth.error(`background health refresh failed: ${formatError(err)}`),
@@ -120,12 +123,15 @@ export const healthHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       respond(false, undefined, errorShape(ErrorCodes.UNAVAILABLE, formatForLog(err)));
     }
   },
-  status: async ({ respond, client, params }) => {
+  status: async ({ respond, client, params, context }) => {
     const scopes = Array.isArray(client?.connect?.scopes) ? client.connect.scopes : [];
     const status = await getStatusSummary({
       includeSensitive: scopes.includes(ADMIN_SCOPE),
       includeChannelSummary: params.includeChannelSummary !== false,
     });
+    if (context.getEventLoopHealth) {
+      status.eventLoop = context.getEventLoopHealth();
+    }
     respond(true, status, undefined);
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/server-methods.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/server-methods.test.ts
index 2a365fe0242..6066b165daa 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/server-methods.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/server-methods.test.ts
@@ -2008,6 +2008,65 @@ describe("gateway healthHandlers.health cache freshness", () => {
     expect(respond).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, fresh, undefined);
   });
 
+  it("preserves event-loop health sampled by the refresh path", async () => {
+    const eventLoop = {
+      degraded: true,
+      reasons: ["event_loop_delay" as const],
+      intervalMs: 2_000,
+      delayP99Ms: 1_500,
+      delayMaxMs: 1_800,
+      utilization: 0.2,
+      cpuCoreRatio: 0.1,
+    };
+    const replacementEventLoop = {
+      degraded: false,
+      reasons: [],
+      intervalMs: 1,
+      delayP99Ms: 0,
+      delayMaxMs: 0,
+      utilization: 0,
+      cpuCoreRatio: 0,
+    };
+    const fresh = {
+      ok: true,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+      durationMs: 1,
+      channels: {},
+      channelOrder: [],
+      channelLabels: {},
+      heartbeatSeconds: 0,
+      defaultAgentId: "main",
+      agents: [],
+      sessions: { path: "/tmp/sessions.json", count: 0, recent: [] },
+      eventLoop,
+    };
+    const respond = vi.fn();
+    const refreshHealthSnapshot = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(fresh);
+    const getEventLoopHealth = vi.fn(() => replacementEventLoop);
+
+    await healthHandlers.health({
+      req: {} as never,
+      params: {} as never,
+      respond: respond as never,
+      context: {
+        getHealthCache: () => null,
+        refreshHealthSnapshot,
+        getRuntimeSnapshot: () => ({ channels: {}, channelAccounts: {} }),
+        getEventLoopHealth,
+        logHealth: { error: vi.fn() },
+      } as never,
+      client: { connect: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.read"] } } as never,
+      isWebchatConnect: () => false,
+    });
+
+    expect(refreshHealthSnapshot).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      probe: false,
+      includeSensitive: false,
+    });
+    expect(getEventLoopHealth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(respond).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, expect.objectContaining({ eventLoop }), undefined);
+  });
+
   it("refreshes cached health when a runtime account is missing from the cached account summary", async () => {
     const cached = {
       ok: true,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/shared-types.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/shared-types.ts
index f15b0bd28dc..1961d200f85 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/shared-types.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/shared-types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { ConnectParams, ErrorShape, RequestFrame } from "../protocol/index.
 import type { GatewayBroadcastFn, GatewayBroadcastToConnIdsFn } from "../server-broadcast-types.js";
 import type { ChannelRuntimeSnapshot } from "../server-channel-runtime.types.js";
 import type { DedupeEntry } from "../server-shared.js";
+import type { GatewayEventLoopHealth } from "../server/event-loop-health.js";
 
 type SubsystemLogger = ReturnType<typeof createSubsystemLogger>;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export type GatewayRequestContext = {
   findRunningWizard: () => string | null;
   purgeWizardSession: (id: string) => void;
   getRuntimeSnapshot: () => ChannelRuntimeSnapshot;
+  getEventLoopHealth?: () => GatewayEventLoopHealth | undefined;
   startChannel: (
     channel: import("../../channels/plugins/types.public.js").ChannelId,
     accountId?: string,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-request-context.ts b/src/gateway/server-request-context.ts
index 25ff29973e0..7fc674cc308 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-request-context.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-request-context.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type GatewayRequestContextParams = {
   findRunningWizard: GatewayRequestContext["findRunningWizard"];
   purgeWizardSession: GatewayRequestContext["purgeWizardSession"];
   getRuntimeSnapshot: GatewayRequestContext["getRuntimeSnapshot"];
+  getEventLoopHealth?: GatewayRequestContext["getEventLoopHealth"];
   startChannel: GatewayRequestContext["startChannel"];
   stopChannel: GatewayRequestContext["stopChannel"];
   markChannelLoggedOut: GatewayRequestContext["markChannelLoggedOut"];
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export function createGatewayRequestContext(
     findRunningWizard: params.findRunningWizard,
     purgeWizardSession: params.purgeWizardSession,
     getRuntimeSnapshot: params.getRuntimeSnapshot,
+    getEventLoopHealth: params.getEventLoopHealth,
     startChannel: params.startChannel,
     stopChannel: params.stopChannel,
     markChannelLoggedOut: params.markChannelLoggedOut,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.impl.ts b/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
index f103d2a9b26..06176cdd08e 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.impl.ts
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
     refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot({
       ...opts,
       getRuntimeSnapshot,
+      getEventLoopHealth: readinessEventLoopHealth.snapshot,
     });
   const createCloseHandler =
     () => async (opts?: { reason?: string; restartExpectedMs?: number | null }) => {
@@ -1221,6 +1222,7 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
       findRunningWizard,
       purgeWizardSession,
       getRuntimeSnapshot,
+      getEventLoopHealth: readinessEventLoopHealth.snapshot,
       startChannel,
       stopChannel,
       markChannelLoggedOut,
diff --git a/src/gateway/server/health-state.test.ts b/src/gateway/server/health-state.test.ts
index c4a63b55c23..1382d1c08d4 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server/health-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server/health-state.test.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,37 @@ describe("refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot", () => {
       includeSensitive: false,
       runtimeSnapshot: undefined,
     });
+    expect(Object.hasOwn(getHealthSnapshotMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0] ?? {}, "eventLoop")).toBe(false);
     resolveSnapshot?.(createHealthSummary());
     await expect(Promise.all([first, second])).resolves.toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
+  it("passes event-loop health only when the hook returns a snapshot", async () => {
+    const healthState = await loadHealthState();
+    const eventLoop = {
+      degraded: true,
+      reasons: ["event_loop_delay" as const],
+      intervalMs: 2_000,
+      delayP99Ms: 1_500,
+      delayMaxMs: 1_700,
+      utilization: 0.2,
+      cpuCoreRatio: 0.1,
+    };
+
+    await healthState.refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot({
+      probe: false,
+      getEventLoopHealth: () => eventLoop,
+    });
+    await healthState.refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot({
+      probe: true,
+      getEventLoopHealth: () => undefined,
+    });
+
+    expect(getHealthSnapshotMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(getHealthSnapshotMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0]?.eventLoop).toBe(eventLoop);
+    expect(Object.hasOwn(getHealthSnapshotMock.mock.calls[1]?.[0] ?? {}, "eventLoop")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("captures runtime snapshots for completed refreshes and guards snapshot failures", async () => {
     const healthState = await loadHealthState();
     const runtimeSnapshot = {
@@ -98,7 +125,9 @@ describe("refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot", () => {
     const sensitiveSummary = createHealthSummary();
     const safeSummary = createHealthSummary();
     const broadcast = vi.fn();
-    getHealthSnapshotMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(sensitiveSummary).mockResolvedValueOnce(safeSummary);
+    getHealthSnapshotMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(sensitiveSummary)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(safeSummary);
     healthState.setBroadcastHealthUpdate(broadcast);
     const version = healthState.getHealthVersion();
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/server/health-state.ts b/src/gateway/server/health-state.ts
index b213faa8fc2..5ca4b298277 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server/health-state.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server/health-state.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { normalizeMainKey } from "../../routing/session-key.js";
 import { resolveGatewayAuth } from "../auth.js";
 import type { Snapshot } from "../protocol/index.js";
 import type { ChannelRuntimeSnapshot } from "../server-channel-runtime.types.js";
+import type { GatewayEventLoopHealth } from "./event-loop-health.js";
 
 let presenceVersion = 1;
 let healthVersion = 1;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export async function refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot(opts?: {
   probe?: boolean;
   includeSensitive?: boolean;
   getRuntimeSnapshot?: () => ChannelRuntimeSnapshot;
+  getEventLoopHealth?: () => GatewayEventLoopHealth | undefined;
 }) {
   const includeSensitive = opts?.includeSensitive === true;
   let refresh = includeSensitive ? sensitiveHealthRefresh : healthRefresh;
@@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ export async function refreshGatewayHealthSnapshot(opts?: {
       } catch {
         runtimeSnapshot = undefined;
       }
+      const eventLoop = opts?.getEventLoopHealth?.();
       const snap = await getHealthSnapshot({
         probe: opts?.probe,
         includeSensitive,
         runtimeSnapshot,
+        ...(eventLoop ? { eventLoop } : {}),
       });
       if (!includeSensitive) {
         healthCache = snap;
diff --git a/src/utils/fetch-timeout.test.ts b/src/utils/fetch-timeout.test.ts
index b0724d24c2c..179d46ae87e 100644
--- a/src/utils/fetch-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fetch-timeout.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ describe("buildTimeoutAbortSignal", () => {
     cleanup();
   });
 
+  it("annotates timeout logs when the timer fires late", async () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime(0);
+    const { cleanup } = buildTimeoutAbortSignal({
+      timeoutMs: 25,
+      operation: "unit-test",
+      url: "https://example.com/v1/responses",
+    });
+
+    vi.setSystemTime(2_000);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(25);
+
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "fetch timeout reached; aborting operation",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        timerDelayMs: 2000,
+        eventLoopDelayHint: "timer delayed 2000ms, likely event-loop starvation",
+        consoleMessage: expect.stringContaining(
+          "timer delayed 2000ms, likely event-loop starvation",
+        ),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
   it("strips query strings and hashes from relative timeout URL logs", async () => {
     const { cleanup } = buildTimeoutAbortSignal({
       timeoutMs: 25,
diff --git a/src/utils/fetch-timeout.ts b/src/utils/fetch-timeout.ts
index 52fe29d6335..fa43dcd7a8e 100644
--- a/src/utils/fetch-timeout.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fetch-timeout.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,15 @@ function abortDueToTimeout(
   }
   const sanitizedUrl = sanitizeTimeoutLogUrl(url);
   const elapsedMs = Math.max(0, Date.now() - startedAtMs);
+  const delayMs = Math.max(0, elapsedMs - timeoutMs);
+  const eventLoopDelayHint =
+    delayMs >= Math.max(1000, timeoutMs * 0.5)
+      ? `timer delayed ${delayMs}ms, likely event-loop starvation`
+      : null;
   const consoleMessage = [
     `fetch timeout after ${timeoutMs}ms`,
     `(elapsed ${elapsedMs}ms)`,
+    eventLoopDelayHint,
     operation ? `operation=${operation}` : null,
     sanitizedUrl ? `url=${sanitizedUrl}` : null,
   ]
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ function abortDueToTimeout(
   log.warn("fetch timeout reached; aborting operation", {
     timeoutMs,
     elapsedMs,
+    ...(eventLoopDelayHint ? { timerDelayMs: delayMs, eventLoopDelayHint } : {}),
     consoleMessage,
     ...(operation ? { operation } : {}),
     ...(sanitizedUrl ? { url: sanitizedUrl } : {}),