diff --git a/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.test.ts b/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.test.ts
index a4645a13e75..1509bccc4ba 100644
--- a/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.test.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe("evaluateChannelHealth", () => {
       },
       {
         channelId: "slack",
-        now: 100_000,
+        now: 75_000,
         channelConnectGraceMs: 10_000,
         staleEventThresholdMs: 30_000,
       },
@@ -194,13 +194,33 @@ describe("evaluateChannelHealth", () => {
       },
       {
         channelId: "slack",
-        now: 100_000,
+        now: 75_000,
         channelConnectGraceMs: 10_000,
         staleEventThresholdMs: 30_000,
       },
     );
     expect(evaluation).toEqual({ healthy: true, reason: "healthy" });
   });
+
+  it("flags inherited event timestamps after the lifecycle exceeds the stale threshold", () => {
+    const evaluation = evaluateChannelHealth(
+      {
+        running: true,
+        connected: true,
+        enabled: true,
+        configured: true,
+        lastStartAt: 50_000,
+        lastEventAt: 10_000,
+      },
+      {
+        channelId: "slack",
+        now: 140_000,
+        channelConnectGraceMs: 10_000,
+        staleEventThresholdMs: 30_000,
+      },
+    );
+    expect(evaluation).toEqual({ healthy: false, reason: "stale-socket" });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolveChannelRestartReason", () => {
diff --git a/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.ts b/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.ts
index d8374d04ba8..b3bc74bfc4d 100644
--- a/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/channel-health-policy.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ export function evaluateChannelHealth(
     snapshot.lastEventAt != null
   ) {
     if (lastStartAt != null && snapshot.lastEventAt < lastStartAt) {
-      return { healthy: true, reason: "healthy" };
+      const lifecycleEventGap = Math.max(0, policy.now - lastStartAt);
+      if (lifecycleEventGap <= policy.staleEventThresholdMs) {
+        return { healthy: true, reason: "healthy" };
+      }
+      return { healthy: false, reason: "stale-socket" };
     }
     const eventAge = policy.now - snapshot.lastEventAt;
     if (eventAge > policy.staleEventThresholdMs) {
diff --git a/src/slack/monitor/provider.reconnect.test.ts b/src/slack/monitor/provider.reconnect.test.ts
index 10fbab031a0..81beaa59576 100644
--- a/src/slack/monitor/provider.reconnect.test.ts
+++ b/src/slack/monitor/provider.reconnect.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,38 @@ describe("slack socket reconnect helpers", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("clears connected state when socket mode disconnects", () => {
+    const setStatus = vi.fn();
+    const err = new Error("dns down");
+
+    __testing.publishSlackDisconnectedStatus(setStatus, err);
+
+    expect(setStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      connected: false,
+      lastDisconnect: {
+        at: expect.any(Number),
+        error: "dns down",
+      },
+      lastError: "dns down",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("clears connected state without error when socket mode disconnects cleanly", () => {
+    const setStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    __testing.publishSlackDisconnectedStatus(setStatus);
+
+    expect(setStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      connected: false,
+      lastDisconnect: {
+        at: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+      lastError: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("resolves disconnect waiter on socket disconnect event", async () => {
     const client = new FakeEmitter();
     const app = { receiver: { client } };
diff --git a/src/slack/monitor/provider.ts b/src/slack/monitor/provider.ts
index 12ba1020268..8686eb51367 100644
--- a/src/slack/monitor/provider.ts
+++ b/src/slack/monitor/provider.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ function publishSlackConnectedStatus(setStatus?: (next: Record<string, unknown>)
   });
 }
 
+function publishSlackDisconnectedStatus(
+  setStatus?: (next: Record<string, unknown>) => void,
+  error?: unknown,
+) {
+  if (!setStatus) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const at = Date.now();
+  const message = error ? formatUnknownError(error) : undefined;
+  setStatus({
+    connected: false,
+    lastDisconnect: message ? { at, error: message } : { at },
+    lastError: message ?? null,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function monitorSlackProvider(opts: MonitorSlackOpts = {}) {
   const cfg = opts.config ?? loadConfig();
   const runtime: RuntimeEnv = opts.runtime ?? createNonExitingRuntime();
@@ -440,6 +456,7 @@ export async function monitorSlackProvider(opts: MonitorSlackOpts = {}) {
         if (opts.abortSignal?.aborted) {
           break;
         }
+        publishSlackDisconnectedStatus(opts.setStatus, disconnect.error);
 
         // Bail immediately on non-recoverable auth errors during reconnect too.
         if (disconnect.error && isNonRecoverableSlackAuthError(disconnect.error)) {
@@ -495,6 +512,7 @@ export { isNonRecoverableSlackAuthError } from "./reconnect-policy.js";
 
 export const __testing = {
   publishSlackConnectedStatus,
+  publishSlackDisconnectedStatus,
   resolveSlackRuntimeGroupPolicy: resolveOpenProviderRuntimeGroupPolicy,
   resolveDefaultGroupPolicy,
   getSocketEmitter,