diff --git a/tests/client_terminal_runtime.rs b/tests/client_terminal_runtime.rs
index a5ee7a1..c223faa 100644
--- a/tests/client_terminal_runtime.rs
+++ b/tests/client_terminal_runtime.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct CachedCredentialWire {
 enum ServerObservation {
     BulkSent,
     Input(Vec<u8>),
+    Reconnected,
     Resize(u16, u16),
 }
 
@@ -224,12 +225,87 @@ fn terminal_output_backpressure_does_not_block_input_transport() {
     assert!(status.success(), "Dosh client exited with {status:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn idle_reconnect_restores_snapshot_and_orders_reordered_frames() {
+    const PROBE: &[u8] = b"DOSH_RECONNECT_INPUT\r";
+
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let home = dir.path().join("home");
+    let cache = dir.path().join("credentials");
+    fs::create_dir_all(home.join(".config/dosh")).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(&cache).unwrap();
+
+    let socket = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+    socket
+        .set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(8)))
+        .unwrap();
+    let port = socket.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+    write_client_fixture(&home, &cache, port);
+    let (observation_tx, observation_rx) = mpsc::channel();
+    let server = thread::spawn(move || run_reconnect_server(socket, observation_tx, PROBE));
+
+    let pty = NativePtySystem::default();
+    let pair = pty
+        .openpty(PtySize {
+            rows: 24,
+            cols: 80,
+            pixel_width: 0,
+            pixel_height: 0,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut reader = pair.master.try_clone_reader().unwrap();
+    let mut writer = pair.master.take_writer().unwrap();
+    let mut command = client_command(dir.path(), port);
+    command.env("HOME", home.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+    command.env("USERPROFILE", home.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+    command.env("APPDATA", home.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+    command.env("LOCALAPPDATA", home.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+    command.env("TERM", "xterm-256color");
+    let mut child = pair.slave.spawn_command(command).unwrap();
+    drop(pair.slave);
+
+    let output = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+    let reader_output = Arc::clone(&output);
+    let reader_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
+        loop {
+            match reader.read(&mut buf) {
+                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                Ok(n) => reader_output.lock().unwrap().extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]),
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    wait_for_output(&output, b"DOSH_RECONNECT_READY", Duration::from_secs(3));
+    wait_for_observation(&observation_rx, Duration::from_secs(4), |observation| {
+        matches!(observation, ServerObservation::Reconnected)
+    });
+    wait_for_output(&output, b"DOSH_RECONNECT_SNAPSHOT", Duration::from_secs(3));
+
+    writer.write_all(PROBE).unwrap();
+    writer.flush().unwrap();
+    wait_for_input(&observation_rx, PROBE, Duration::from_secs(2));
+    wait_for_output(
+        &output,
+        b"DOSH_ORDER_FIRST_DOSH_ORDER_SECOND_DOSH_RECONNECT_DONE",
+        Duration::from_secs(3),
+    );
+
+    let status = child.wait().unwrap();
+    drop(writer);
+    drop(pair.master);
+    reader_thread.join().unwrap();
+    server.join().unwrap();
+    assert!(status.success(), "Dosh client exited with {status:?}");
+}
+
 fn write_client_fixture(home: &Path, cache: &Path, port: u16) {
     let config = ClientConfig {
         server: "local".to_string(),
         dosh_host: Some("127.0.0.1".to_string()),
         dosh_port: port,
         cache_attach_tickets: false,
+        reconnect_timeout_secs: 1,
         credential_cache: cache.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
         auth_preference: "ssh".to_string(),
         predict: false,
@@ -479,6 +555,89 @@ fn run_backpressure_server(
     }
 }
 
+fn run_reconnect_server(
+    socket: UdpSocket,
+    observations: mpsc::Sender<ServerObservation>,
+    expected_input: &[u8],
+) {
+    let mut resume_count = 0u64;
+    let mut received_input = Vec::new();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 65535];
+    loop {
+        let (n, source) = socket.recv_from(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        let packet = protocol::decode(&buf[..n]).unwrap();
+        match packet.header.kind {
+            PacketKind::ResumeRequest => {
+                let plain =
+                    protocol::decrypt_body(&packet, &SESSION_KEY, CLIENT_TO_SERVER).unwrap();
+                let request: protocol::ResumeRequest = protocol::from_body(&plain).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(request.session, SESSION);
+                resume_count += 1;
+                let bytes = if resume_count == 1 {
+                    b"DOSH_RECONNECT_READY".as_slice()
+                } else {
+                    observations.send(ServerObservation::Reconnected).unwrap();
+                    b"DOSH_RECONNECT_SNAPSHOT".as_slice()
+                };
+                send_frame(
+                    &socket,
+                    source,
+                    PacketKind::ResumeOk,
+                    resume_count,
+                    10,
+                    bytes,
+                    true,
+                    false,
+                );
+            }
+            PacketKind::Input => {
+                let plain =
+                    protocol::decrypt_body(&packet, &SESSION_KEY, CLIENT_TO_SERVER).unwrap();
+                let input: Input = protocol::from_body(&plain).unwrap();
+                received_input.extend_from_slice(&input.bytes);
+                observations
+                    .send(ServerObservation::Input(input.bytes))
+                    .unwrap();
+                if contains(&received_input, expected_input) {
+                    send_frame(
+                        &socket,
+                        source,
+                        PacketKind::Frame,
+                        4,
+                        12,
+                        b"DOSH_ORDER_SECOND_",
+                        false,
+                        false,
+                    );
+                    send_frame(
+                        &socket,
+                        source,
+                        PacketKind::Frame,
+                        3,
+                        11,
+                        b"DOSH_ORDER_FIRST_",
+                        false,
+                        false,
+                    );
+                    send_frame(
+                        &socket,
+                        source,
+                        PacketKind::Frame,
+                        5,
+                        13,
+                        b"DOSH_RECONNECT_DONE",
+                        false,
+                        true,
+                    );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            PacketKind::Ping | PacketKind::Ack => {}
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn send_frame(
     socket: &UdpSocket,