diff --git a/.changeset/fn-7975-engine-pause-active-timing.md b/.changeset/fn-7975-engine-pause-active-timing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a08dea879f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-7975-engine-pause-active-timing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Exclude long engine pauses from in-progress task execution time.
+category: fix
+dev: Reuses FN-7011 active-timing reconciliation on full Global/Engine unpause. Engine-pause time is excluded even if in-flight agents continue, matching restart behavior.
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 7ca9e30a05..23264216cf 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Scoped exception (FN-5819): shared-branch-group members (`branchContext.assignme
 - FN-7802: self-healing emits `task:reconcile-missing-worktree-merge-active` when it proves an `in-review` merge-active task (`merging`/`merging-pr`/`merging-fix`) is stranded by an unusable-worktree session-start failure, clears stale `worktree`/`branch`/`sessionFile`, resets the worktree-session retry budget, increments `recoveryRetryCount` as the bounded stale-metadata clear counter, and requeues to `todo`; it emits `task:reconcile-missing-worktree-merge-active-no-action` when `autoMerge:false`, workspace-task ownership, or triple-proof blocks the backward move.
 - FN-7863: executor emits `task:execution-dispatch-loop-terminalized` when an execute-node self-requeue loop reaches `MAX_EXECUTE_REQUEUE_LOOP_CYCLES` with an unchanged progress signature; metadata stays ids/counts/outcomes-only (`taskId`, `cycleCount`, `maxCycles`, `progressSignature`, `failureValue`) and the task is visibly failed with `EXECUTION_DISPATCH_LOOP_EXHAUSTED:` while preserving worktree/branch/step progress.
 - FN-7926: executor emits `task:completed-blocked-parked` when completed implementation work is held by a live `getTaskCompletionBlocker()` reason instead of re-entering the execute self-requeue loop; self-healing emits `task:completed-blocked-advanced` when the blocker clears and the parked work advances to review. Metadata stays ids/outcomes-only (`taskId`, blocker/source/prior column/status).
-- FN-7011: self-healing emits `task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing` when startup recovery shifts active task segment anchors to exclude proven engine-process downtime, and `task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing-no-action` when no active task qualifies.
+- FN-7011/FN-7975: self-healing emits `task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing` when startup recovery or a full Global/Engine unpause shifts active task segment anchors to exclude proven stopped-engine wall-clock, and `task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing-no-action` when no active task qualifies.
 - FN-5419: git run-audit now includes `pull:fast-forward` and `stash:pop-conflict`; dashboard git surfaces now include the extended `POST /api/git/pull` integration-worktree path plus companion `POST /api/git/stash-resolve`, `POST /api/git/stash-drop`, and `POST /api/git/stash-apply` routes.
 - FN-6292: self-healing emits `task:reconcile-dependency-blocking-lease` when it rebounds an in-progress holder whose stale file-scope lease blocks an unmet dependency, and `task:reconcile-dependency-blocking-lease-no-action` when triple-proof blocks that backward move.
 - FN-6736: self-healing emits `task:reclaim-phantom-executor-binding` when it proves an in-memory executor-active binding is stale, clears the binding, and requeues the in-progress task with worktree/progress preserved.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/store-active-timing.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/store-active-timing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4a1967f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/store-active-timing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { TaskStore } from "../store.js";
+
+const now = new Date("2026-07-15T12:00:00.000Z");
+const staleHeartbeat = "2026-07-15T11:58:00.000Z";
+const startedBeforeHeartbeat = "2026-07-15T11:50:00.000Z";
+
+type TimingTask = {
+  id: string;
+  executionStartedAt?: string;
+};
+
+function createStoreDouble(settings: Record<string, unknown>, tasks: TimingTask[]) {
+  const updateTask = vi.fn(async (id: string, patch: { executionStartedAt: string }) => {
+    const task = tasks.find((candidate) => candidate.id === id);
+    if (task) task.executionStartedAt = patch.executionStartedAt;
+  });
+  return {
+    getSettings: vi.fn(async () => settings),
+    listTasks: vi.fn(async () => tasks),
+    updateTask,
+  };
+}
+
+async function reconcile(
+  store: ReturnType<typeof createStoreDouble>,
+  opts?: { engineLastActiveAtOverride?: string },
+) {
+  return TaskStore.prototype.reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime.call(store as never, now, opts);
+}
+
+describe("TaskStore.reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime", () => {
+  it("uses a stale captured override despite a fresh settings heartbeat and shifts exactly once by downtime", async () => {
+    const tasks = [{ id: "FN-active", executionStartedAt: startedBeforeHeartbeat }];
+    const store = createStoreDouble({ pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt: now.toISOString() }, tasks);
+
+    const result = await reconcile(store, { engineLastActiveAtOverride: staleHeartbeat });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-active"], downtimeMs: 120_000 });
+    expect(tasks[0].executionStartedAt).toBe("2026-07-15T11:52:00.000Z");
+    // The subsequent in-progress exit accrues only the pre-pause eight-minute segment.
+    expect(now.getTime() - Date.parse(tasks[0].executionStartedAt!)).toBe(8 * 60_000);
+    expect(store.updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("treats missing or invalid supplied overrides as no-action without falling back to settings", async () => {
+    for (const engineLastActiveAtOverride of [undefined, "not-a-date"]) {
+      const tasks = [{ id: "FN-active", executionStartedAt: startedBeforeHeartbeat }];
+      const store = createStoreDouble({ pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt: staleHeartbeat }, tasks);
+
+      await expect(reconcile(store, { engineLastActiveAtOverride })).resolves.toEqual({
+        shiftedTaskIds: [],
+        downtimeMs: 0,
+      });
+      expect(tasks[0].executionStartedAt).toBe(startedBeforeHeartbeat);
+      expect(store.updateTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the no-options startup recovery fallback and ignores recent or absent settings heartbeats", async () => {
+    const staleTasks = [{ id: "FN-stale", executionStartedAt: startedBeforeHeartbeat }];
+    const staleStore = createStoreDouble({ pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt: staleHeartbeat }, staleTasks);
+    await expect(reconcile(staleStore)).resolves.toEqual({ shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-stale"], downtimeMs: 120_000 });
+
+    for (const engineLastActiveAt of [now.toISOString(), undefined]) {
+      const tasks = [{ id: "FN-active", executionStartedAt: startedBeforeHeartbeat }];
+      const store = createStoreDouble({ pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt }, tasks);
+      await expect(reconcile(store)).resolves.toEqual({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 0 });
+      expect(store.updateTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("does not shift a task started after the stale heartbeat or downtime at the threshold", async () => {
+    const postHeartbeatTask = [{ id: "FN-after-pause", executionStartedAt: "2026-07-15T11:59:00.000Z" }];
+    const staleStore = createStoreDouble({ pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt: staleHeartbeat }, postHeartbeatTask);
+    await expect(reconcile(staleStore)).resolves.toEqual({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 120_000 });
+    expect(staleStore.updateTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const thresholdStore = createStoreDouble(
+      { pollIntervalMs: 15_000, engineLastActiveAt: "2026-07-15T11:59:00.000Z" },
+      [{ id: "FN-at-threshold", executionStartedAt: startedBeforeHeartbeat }],
+    );
+    await expect(reconcile(thresholdStore)).resolves.toEqual({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 60_000 });
+    expect(thresholdStore.updateTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store.ts b/packages/core/src/store.ts
index c87d0d6303..795c7f909b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store.ts
@@ -711,19 +711,28 @@ export class TaskStore extends EventEmitter<TaskStoreEvents> {
     return atomicWriteTaskJsonWithAuditImpl(this, dir, task, auditInput);
   }
   /*
-  FNXC:TaskTiming 2026-06-25-00:00:
+  FNXC:TaskTiming 2026-07-15-00:00:
   Engine-process downtime is proven by a stale engineLastActiveAt heartbeat.
-  Advance the current active segment anchor, preserving firstExecutionAt and
-  cumulativeActiveMs so wall-clock history and already-accrued active work
-  remain intact. Ported from origin/main FN-7011 during rebase.
+  Same-process unpause callers pass the transition-captured heartbeat so a
+  racing scheduler write cannot erase the stopped-window proof. No opts keeps
+  FN-7011 startup recovery's settings fallback; supplied but invalid opts are
+  intentionally a no-action. Preserve the existing shift arithmetic: callers
+  own exactly-once dispatch because this store method does not deduplicate
+  repeated reconciles. Advance the current active segment anchor, preserving
+  firstExecutionAt and cumulativeActiveMs so wall-clock history and
+  already-accrued active work remain intact.
   */
-  async reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime(now: Date = new Date()): Promise<{ shiftedTaskIds: string[]; downtimeMs: number }> {
+  async reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime(
+    now: Date = new Date(),
+    opts?: { engineLastActiveAtOverride?: string },
+  ): Promise<{ shiftedTaskIds: string[]; downtimeMs: number }> {
     const settings = await this.getSettings();
-    const heartbeatMs = Date.parse(settings.engineLastActiveAt ?? "");
+    const heartbeatValue = opts === undefined ? settings.engineLastActiveAt : opts.engineLastActiveAtOverride;
+    const heartbeatMs = Date.parse(heartbeatValue ?? "");
     const nowMs = now.getTime();
     const thresholdMs = Math.max((settings.pollIntervalMs ?? 15_000) * 2, 60_000);
     const downtimeMs = Number.isFinite(heartbeatMs) && Number.isFinite(nowMs) ? nowMs - heartbeatMs : 0;
-    if (!settings.engineLastActiveAt || downtimeMs <= thresholdMs) {
+    if (!heartbeatValue || !Number.isFinite(heartbeatMs) || downtimeMs <= thresholdMs) {
       return { shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: Math.max(0, downtimeMs) };
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine-unpause-active-timing.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine-unpause-active-timing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d44fb1e032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine-unpause-active-timing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { Settings, TaskStore } from "@fusion/core";
+import { ProjectEngine } from "../project-engine.js";
+import { SelfHealingManager } from "../self-healing.js";
+
+const activeSettings = {
+  globalPause: false,
+  enginePaused: false,
+  autoMerge: true,
+} as Settings;
+
+type SettingsUpdatedHandler = (event: { settings: Settings; previous: Settings }) => void;
+
+function wireUnpauseTimingHandler(manager: SelfHealingManager) {
+  const handlers: SettingsUpdatedHandler[] = [];
+  const store = {
+    on: vi.fn((event: string, handler: SettingsUpdatedHandler) => {
+      if (event === "settings:updated") handlers.push(handler);
+    }),
+  };
+  const engine = {
+    runtime: { stuckTaskDetector: { pause: vi.fn(), resume: vi.fn() } },
+    settingsHandlers: [],
+    getSelfHealingManager: () => manager,
+    resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview: (
+      ProjectEngine.prototype as unknown as { resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview: unknown }
+    ).resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview,
+  } as unknown as ProjectEngine;
+
+  (
+    ProjectEngine.prototype as unknown as {
+      wireSettingsListeners(store: TaskStore): void;
+    }
+  ).wireSettingsListeners.call(engine, store as unknown as TaskStore);
+
+  return handlers[0]!;
+}
+
+function createManager(
+  reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>,
+  recordRunAuditEvent: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>,
+) {
+  return new SelfHealingManager({
+    reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime,
+    recordRunAuditEvent,
+  } as unknown as TaskStore, { rootDir: "/tmp/fn-7975" });
+}
+
+describe("ProjectEngine unpause active timing reconciliation", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["globalPause", "Global unpause"],
+    ["enginePaused", "Engine unpause"],
+  ] as const)("routes %s resume through the downtime audit with shifted tasks", async (pauseKey) => {
+    const reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-active"],
+      downtimeMs: 3_600_000,
+    });
+    const recordRunAuditEvent = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const handler = wireUnpauseTimingHandler(createManager(reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime, recordRunAuditEvent));
+    const capturedHeartbeat = "2026-07-15T11:00:00.000Z";
+
+    handler({
+      settings: { ...activeSettings },
+      previous: { ...activeSettings, [pauseKey]: true, engineLastActiveAt: capturedHeartbeat },
+    });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(recordRunAuditEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+    expect(reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(Date),
+      { engineLastActiveAtOverride: capturedHeartbeat },
+    );
+    expect(recordRunAuditEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      mutationType: "task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing",
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-active"], downtimeMs: 3_600_000 }),
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it("emits the no-action audit for a below-threshold unpause", async () => {
+    const reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 60_000 });
+    const recordRunAuditEvent = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const handler = wireUnpauseTimingHandler(createManager(reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime, recordRunAuditEvent));
+
+    handler({
+      settings: { ...activeSettings },
+      previous: { ...activeSettings, globalPause: true, engineLastActiveAt: "2026-07-15T11:59:00.000Z" },
+    });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(recordRunAuditEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+    expect(recordRunAuditEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      mutationType: "task:reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing-no-action",
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 60_000 }),
+    }));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine.test.ts
index 89f144296c..bd66777a4d 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/project-engine.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   runtimeStart: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
   runtimeStop: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
   runtimeResumeAfterUnpause: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  getSelfHealingManager: vi.fn(() => undefined),
   runAiMerge: vi.fn(),
   landWorkspaceTask: vi.fn(),
   execFile: vi.fn(),
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ vi.mock("../runtimes/in-process-runtime.js", () => ({
       getRoutineRunner: vi.fn(),
       getHeartbeatMonitor: vi.fn(),
       getTriggerScheduler: vi.fn(),
+      getSelfHealingManager: mocks.getSelfHealingManager,
       configurePrMonitoring: mocks.runtimeConfigurePrMonitoring,
     };
   }),
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   mocks.deliverPostgresMigrationCompleteNotice.mockReset();
   mocks.deliverPostgresMigrationCompleteNotice.mockResolvedValue("no-migration");
   mocks.runtimeResumeAfterUnpause.mockClear();
+  mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReset();
+  mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue(undefined);
   mocks.notifierStart.mockClear();
   mocks.notifierStop.mockClear();
   mocks.notifierNotifyGridlock.mockClear();
@@ -2759,6 +2763,141 @@ describe("ProjectEngine paused in-review auto-merge behavior", () => {
     await engine.stop();
   });
 
+  it("reconciles active timing exactly once when both pause sources clear together", async () => {
+    const mockStore = createMockStore({ ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true });
+    mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
+    const reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming = vi.fn(async () => ({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 120_000 }));
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue({ reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming });
+    const engine = createEngine();
+
+    await engine.start();
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: false },
+      {
+        ...baseSettings,
+        autoMerge: true,
+        globalPause: true,
+        enginePaused: true,
+        engineLastActiveAt: "2026-07-15T11:58:00.000Z",
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      engineLastActiveAtOverride: "2026-07-15T11:58:00.000Z",
+    });
+    await engine.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("waits for active-timing reconciliation before resuming agentic work", async () => {
+    const mockStore = createMockStore({ ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true });
+    mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
+    let resolveReconcile!: () => void;
+    const reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming = vi.fn(() => new Promise<{ shiftedTaskIds: string[]; downtimeMs: number }>((resolve) => {
+      resolveReconcile = () => resolve({ shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-active"], downtimeMs: 120_000 });
+    }));
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue({ reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming });
+    const engine = createEngine();
+    await engine.start();
+
+    const unpause = mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: true, engineLastActiveAt: "2026-07-15T11:58:00.000Z" },
+    );
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(mocks.runtimeResumeAfterUnpause).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    resolveReconcile();
+    await unpause;
+    expect(mocks.runtimeResumeAfterUnpause).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    await engine.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("reconciles once for either individual unpause, but not while another pause remains", async () => {
+    const mockStore = createMockStore({ ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true });
+    mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
+    const reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming = vi.fn(async () => ({ shiftedTaskIds: [], downtimeMs: 0 }));
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue({ reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming });
+    const engine = createEngine();
+
+    await engine.start();
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: true },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: true, enginePaused: true },
+    );
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: false },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: true, engineLastActiveAt: "engine-only" },
+    );
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: false },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: true, enginePaused: false, engineLastActiveAt: "global-only" },
+    );
+
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { engineLastActiveAtOverride: "engine-only" });
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { engineLastActiveAtOverride: "global-only" });
+    await engine.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("fails soft when timing reconciliation rejects or its manager is unavailable", async () => {
+    const mockStore = createMockStore({ ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true });
+    mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
+    const reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error("timing unavailable");
+    });
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue({ reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming });
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(runtimeLog, "warn").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const engine = createEngine();
+    await engine.start();
+    const resume = vi.fn();
+    Object.defineProperty(engine.getRuntime(), "stuckTaskDetector", { get: () => ({ resume }), configurable: true });
+
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, enginePaused: false },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, enginePaused: true },
+    );
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(resume).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("failed to reconcile engine downtime active timing"));
+
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    await expect(mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: true },
+    )).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(resume).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    warn.mockRestore();
+    await engine.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("passes the frozen heartbeat once so paused task time is discounted once", async () => {
+    const mockStore = createMockStore({ ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true });
+    mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
+    const startedMs = Date.parse("2026-07-15T11:50:00.000Z");
+    const capturedHeartbeat = "2026-07-15T11:58:00.000Z";
+    let executionStartedAt = new Date(startedMs).toISOString();
+    const reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming = vi.fn(async ({ engineLastActiveAtOverride }: { engineLastActiveAtOverride?: string }) => {
+      const downtimeMs = Date.parse("2026-07-15T12:00:00.000Z") - Date.parse(engineLastActiveAtOverride ?? "");
+      executionStartedAt = new Date(startedMs + downtimeMs).toISOString();
+      return { shiftedTaskIds: ["FN-active"], downtimeMs };
+    });
+    mocks.getSelfHealingManager.mockReturnValue({ reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming });
+    const engine = createEngine();
+    await engine.start();
+
+    await mockStore.emitSettingsUpdated(
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: false, enginePaused: false, engineLastActiveAt: "2026-07-15T12:00:00.000Z" },
+      { ...baseSettings, autoMerge: true, globalPause: true, enginePaused: true, engineLastActiveAt: capturedHeartbeat },
+    );
+
+    expect(reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(executionStartedAt).toBe("2026-07-15T11:52:00.000Z");
+    await engine.stop();
+  });
+
   it("resumes deferred startup recovery on engine unpause", async () => {
     const mockStore = createMockStore(baseSettings);
     mocks.currentStore = mockStore.store;
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/project-engine.ts b/packages/engine/src/project-engine.ts
index 3f7eb011be..791f65c10c 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/project-engine.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/project-engine.ts
@@ -4819,7 +4819,26 @@ export class ProjectEngine {
     store: TaskStore,
     settings: Settings,
     source: "Global unpause" | "Engine unpause",
+    engineLastActiveAtOverride?: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
+    /*
+    FNXC:TaskTiming 2026-07-15-00:00:
+    Reconcile paused wall-clock before resuming agentic work or sweeping tasks.
+    Settings listeners do not await one another, so a detached reconcile lets a
+    task leave in-progress before its anchor shifts and incorrectly accrues the
+    paused span. The captured heartbeat preserves the FN-7011 downtime proof
+    even if the scheduler writes a fresh heartbeat during this await.
+    */
+    try {
+      await this.getSelfHealingManager()?.reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming({
+        engineLastActiveAtOverride,
+      });
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      runtimeLog.warn(
+        `${source}: failed to reconcile engine downtime active timing: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+    }
+
     try {
       const runtime = this.runtime as any;
       runtime.resumeAfterUnpause?.().catch((err: Error) =>
@@ -4874,7 +4893,7 @@ export class ProjectEngine {
 
     // 1. Unified pause lifecycle — detector only resumes once BOTH pause sources
     // are clear, and pauses when either source engages.
-    const onPauseLifecycleTransition = ({
+    const onPauseLifecycleTransition = async ({
       settings: s,
       previous: prev,
     }: {
@@ -4891,6 +4910,13 @@ export class ProjectEngine {
 
       if (wasPaused && !isPaused) {
         const source = prev.globalPause && !s.globalPause ? "Global unpause" : "Engine unpause";
+        runtimeLog.log(`${source} — resuming agentic activity`);
+        await this.resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview(
+          store,
+          s,
+          source,
+          prev.engineLastActiveAt,
+        );
         applyDetectorPauseLifecycle(false, source);
       }
     };
@@ -4934,39 +4960,11 @@ export class ProjectEngine {
     store.on("settings:updated", onAutoMergeDisabled);
     this.settingsHandlers.push(onAutoMergeDisabled);
 
-    // 4. Global unpause — resume orphaned tasks + sweep in-review
-    const onGlobalUnpause = async ({
-      settings: s,
-      previous: prev,
-    }: {
-      settings: Settings;
-      previous: Settings;
-    }) => {
-      if (prev.globalPause && !s.globalPause) {
-        runtimeLog.log("Global unpause — resuming agentic activity");
-        await this.resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview(store, s, "Global unpause");
-      }
-    };
-    store.on("settings:updated", onGlobalUnpause);
-    this.settingsHandlers.push(onGlobalUnpause);
+    // 4. The unified lifecycle listener above owns unpause. It waits for timing
+    // reconciliation before any agentic resume, avoiding duplicate work when
+    // globalPause and enginePaused clear in one settings update.
 
-    // 5. Engine unpause — same as global unpause
-    const onEngineUnpause = async ({
-      settings: s,
-      previous: prev,
-    }: {
-      settings: Settings;
-      previous: Settings;
-    }) => {
-      if (prev.enginePaused && !s.enginePaused) {
-        runtimeLog.log("Engine unpaused — resuming agentic activity");
-        await this.resumeAfterUnpauseAndSweepInReview(store, s, "Engine unpause");
-      }
-    };
-    store.on("settings:updated", onEngineUnpause);
-    this.settingsHandlers.push(onEngineUnpause);
-
-    // 6. Maintenance interval change — reschedule mergeActive reconciliation
+    // 5. Maintenance interval change — reschedule mergeActive reconciliation
     const onMaintenanceIntervalChange = ({
       settings: s,
       previous: prev,
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
index d923d493ad..35de2f10d5 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
@@ -1450,8 +1450,10 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
     }
   }
 
-  async reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming(): Promise<{ shiftedTaskIds: string[]; downtimeMs: number }> {
-    const result = await this.store.reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime();
+  async reconcileEngineDowntimeActiveTiming(
+    opts?: { engineLastActiveAtOverride?: string },
+  ): Promise<{ shiftedTaskIds: string[]; downtimeMs: number }> {
+    const result = await this.store.reconcileActiveTimingForEngineDowntime(new Date(), opts);
     const shifted = result.shiftedTaskIds.length > 0;
     const auditor = createRunAuditor(this.store, {
       runId: generateSyntheticRunId("reconcile-engine-downtime-active-timing", "global"),