diff --git a/src/worker/include/xcecd_worker_utils.h b/src/worker/include/xcecd_worker_utils.h
index d437eb1d..23c397e3 100644
--- a/src/worker/include/xcecd_worker_utils.h
+++ b/src/worker/include/xcecd_worker_utils.h
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_window_ms(uint64_t window_ms);
 /* Returns the currently effective retention window in milliseconds. */
 uint64_t xcecd_finished_job_retention_get_window_ms(void);
 
+/* bug-1859: the finish notify is fire-and-forget, so time the worker spends
+ * unable to reach a controller must not count against the window. After a
+ * reconnect every retained entry gets a full window again (expiry is
+ * measured from max(finish_time_ms, last reconnect)), and while the
+ * connection is known unhealthy nothing expires. finish_time_ms itself
+ * (what gets reported) is unchanged. Both only write scalars, so they are
+ * safe to call from the reconnect callback. */
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(uint64_t now_ms);
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(bool healthy);
+
 /* worker-rejoin-resync task 4.2 (Requirement 3.6): copies every currently
  * retained, non-expired (as of now_ms) finished-job entry into a freshly
  * heap-allocated array of xcecd_finished_job_t VALUES (not linked -- each
diff --git a/src/worker/src/controller_connector.c b/src/worker/src/controller_connector.c
index 48784109..bbeeeb6b 100755
--- a/src/worker/src/controller_connector.c
+++ b/src/worker/src/controller_connector.c
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ static void format_candidate_list(char* buf, size_t bufsz)
  * touches xcecd_resync.c's own statics (a bool and a small heap buffer), no
  * I/O and no xcecli_* call.
  */
+static uint64_t resync_wallclock_now_ms(void);
+
 static int xcecd_on_reconnect(xcecli_ctx_t ctx, void* arg)
 {
     (void)ctx;
@@ -299,6 +301,10 @@ static int xcecd_on_reconnect(xcecli_ctx_t ctx, void* arg)
 
     needs_rejoin = true;
     xcecd_resync_reset();
+    /* bug-1859: a finish notify lost in the outage is only recoverable via
+     * the retained outcome -- restart its window so the rejoin resync can
+     * still report it. Scalar writes only, same constraint as above. */
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(resync_wallclock_now_ms());
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -506,6 +512,10 @@ int checking_connection()
 {
     int ret = xcecli_hello(xcecli_ctx, "hello");
 
+    /* bug-1859: retained finished-job outcomes must not expire while no
+     * controller can be told about them */
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(ret == 0);
+
     if (ret != 0) {
         XCECD_LOG(XCE_LOG_ERROR,
                   "Connection to controller not currently healthy (rc=%d); "
diff --git a/src/worker/src/xcecd_worker_utils.c b/src/worker/src/xcecd_worker_utils.c
index 900a608b..9a5c0b3f 100644
--- a/src/worker/src/xcecd_worker_utils.c
+++ b/src/worker/src/xcecd_worker_utils.c
@@ -27,17 +27,37 @@ static xcecd_finished_job_t* g_finished_job_retention = NULL;
 static uint64_t              g_finished_job_retention_window_ms
     = XCECD_FINISHED_JOB_RETENTION_DEFAULT_WINDOW_MS;
 
+/* bug-1859: see xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect() in the
+ * header. Scalars only, written from the reconnect callback and the
+ * connection probe, read by the expiry check below. */
+static uint64_t g_finished_job_retention_last_reconnect_ms = 0;
+static bool     g_finished_job_retention_conn_healthy      = true;
+
 static bool finished_job_entry_expired(const xcecd_finished_job_t* e,
                                        uint64_t now_ms, uint64_t window_ms)
 {
-    if (now_ms < e->finish_time_ms) {
-        /* now_ms predates the entry's own finish time (clock skew, or a
-         * caller/test passing an earlier now_ms) -- treat as not yet
-         * expired rather than underflow the unsigned subtraction below. */
+    uint64_t start_ms = e->finish_time_ms;
+
+    /* nothing can reach a controller right now -- keep everything */
+    if (!g_finished_job_retention_conn_healthy) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    return (now_ms - e->finish_time_ms) > window_ms;
+    /* the window restarts at the last reconnect: an outcome whose finish
+     * notify was lost in an outage gets a full window for the rejoin
+     * resync to report it */
+    if (g_finished_job_retention_last_reconnect_ms > start_ms) {
+        start_ms = g_finished_job_retention_last_reconnect_ms;
+    }
+
+    if (now_ms < start_ms) {
+        /* now_ms predates the window start (clock skew, or a caller/test
+         * passing an earlier now_ms) -- treat as not yet expired rather
+         * than underflow the unsigned subtraction below. */
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return (now_ms - start_ms) > window_ms;
 }
 
 /* Drops every entry older than window_ms as of now_ms. This is the lazy
@@ -582,6 +602,17 @@ uint64_t xcecd_finished_job_retention_get_window_ms(void)
     return g_finished_job_retention_window_ms;
 }
 
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(uint64_t now_ms)
+{
+    g_finished_job_retention_last_reconnect_ms = now_ms;
+    g_finished_job_retention_conn_healthy      = true;
+}
+
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(bool healthy)
+{
+    g_finished_job_retention_conn_healthy = healthy;
+}
+
 int xcecd_finished_job_retention_snapshot(uint64_t               now_ms,
                                           xcecd_finished_job_t** out,
                                           int*                   out_n)
@@ -637,6 +668,8 @@ void xcecd_finished_job_retention_reset(void)
 
     g_finished_job_retention           = NULL;
     g_finished_job_retention_window_ms = XCECD_FINISHED_JOB_RETENTION_DEFAULT_WINDOW_MS;
+    g_finished_job_retention_last_reconnect_ms = 0;
+    g_finished_job_retention_conn_healthy      = true;
 }
 
 xcecd_worker_t* find_worker_by_pid(void* worker_list, int pid)
diff --git a/src/worker/testsuite/test_controller_connector.c b/src/worker/testsuite/test_controller_connector.c
index bb1513b9..5d93b62d 100644
--- a/src/worker/testsuite/test_controller_connector.c
+++ b/src/worker/testsuite/test_controller_connector.c
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_window_ms(uint64_t window_ms)
     g_retention_window_ms_set = window_ms;
 }
 
+/* bug-1859 hooks called from xcecd_on_reconnect()/checking_connection() */
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(uint64_t now_ms)
+{
+    (void)now_ms;
+}
+
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(bool healthy)
+{
+    (void)healthy;
+}
+
 bool xcecd_resync_is_pending(void) { return g_test_resync_pending; }
 
 void xcecd_resync_reset(void)
diff --git a/src/worker/testsuite/test_finished_job_retention.c b/src/worker/testsuite/test_finished_job_retention.c
index 884ab44a..ff60612d 100644
--- a/src/worker/testsuite/test_finished_job_retention.c
+++ b/src/worker/testsuite/test_finished_job_retention.c
@@ -318,6 +318,59 @@ static void test_lookup_after_expiry_prunes_entry_permanently(void)
         xcecd_finished_job_lookup(70003, finish_time_ms, &out));
 }
 
+/* bug-1859: the finish notify is fire-and-forget, so this store is the only
+ * way a controller learns an outcome that was lost in a failover. A job that
+ * finished before an outage longer than the window must still be reported
+ * by the rejoin resync: the window restarts at reconnect. */
+static void test_reconnect_restarts_window_for_outcome_finished_before_outage(void)
+{
+    const uint64_t finish_time_ms = 4000000ULL;
+    const uint64_t window_ms      = 60000ULL;
+    const uint64_t reconnect_ms   = finish_time_ms + 84000ULL; /* 84s outage */
+
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_window_ms(window_ms);
+    xcecd_retain_finished_job(70004, WORKER_DONE, 0, finish_time_ms);
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(reconnect_ms);
+
+    xcecd_finished_job_t out;
+    memset(&out, 0, sizeof(out));
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(
+        xcecd_finished_job_lookup(70004, reconnect_ms + 10, &out),
+        "an outcome that finished before the outage must survive until the "
+        "rejoin resync right after reconnect");
+    /* the reported finish time is the real one, not the reconnect time */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(finish_time_ms, out.finish_time_ms);
+
+    /* ...and still expires a full window after reconnect */
+    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(xcecd_finished_job_lookup(
+        70004, reconnect_ms + window_ms + 1, &out));
+}
+
+/* bug-1859: while the connection is known unhealthy nothing can be reported
+ * to a controller, so nothing may be pruned; expiry resumes once healthy. */
+static void test_unhealthy_connection_suspends_expiry(void)
+{
+    const uint64_t finish_time_ms = 5000000ULL;
+    const uint64_t window_ms      = 1000ULL;
+
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_window_ms(window_ms);
+    xcecd_retain_finished_job(70005, WORKER_DONE, 0, finish_time_ms);
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(false);
+
+    xcecd_finished_job_t out;
+    memset(&out, 0, sizeof(out));
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(
+        xcecd_finished_job_lookup(70005, finish_time_ms + window_ms + 100,
+                                  &out),
+        "no entry may expire while the connection is unhealthy");
+
+    xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(true);
+    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(xcecd_finished_job_lookup(
+        70005, finish_time_ms + window_ms + 100, &out));
+}
+
 /* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  * main
  * ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@@ -336,6 +389,8 @@ int main(void)
     RUN_TEST(test_lookup_within_window_returns_outcome);
     RUN_TEST(test_lookup_just_outside_window_returns_not_found);
     RUN_TEST(test_lookup_after_expiry_prunes_entry_permanently);
+    RUN_TEST(test_reconnect_restarts_window_for_outcome_finished_before_outage);
+    RUN_TEST(test_unhealthy_connection_suspends_expiry);
 
     return UNITY_END();
 }
diff --git a/src/worker/testsuite/test_worker_launch_type_dispatch.c b/src/worker/testsuite/test_worker_launch_type_dispatch.c
index 1e1e287a..ab5bdc88 100644
--- a/src/worker/testsuite/test_worker_launch_type_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/worker/testsuite/test_worker_launch_type_dispatch.c
@@ -252,6 +252,16 @@ void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_window_ms(uint64_t window_ms)
     (void)window_ms;
 }
 
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_note_reconnect(uint64_t now_ms)
+{
+    (void)now_ms;
+}
+
+void xcecd_finished_job_retention_set_connection_healthy(bool healthy)
+{
+    (void)healthy;
+}
+
 bool xcecd_resync_is_pending(void) { return false; }
 
 void xcecd_resync_reset(void) { }