diff --git a/rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs b/rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs
index 41bf3ce820..92b01d1423 100644
--- a/rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs
+++ b/rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs
@@ -2009,10 +2009,10 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!((msg.start_frame, msg.end_frame), (0, None));
 	}
 
-	/// The same demand on a lite-06 peer keeps its frame offsets, so the widening is
-	/// version-gated rather than unconditional.
+	/// A lite-06 peer keeps a mid-group end, but the start widens to the head of its
+	/// group, so this copy can still serve frame 0 to a later reader.
 	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn frame_bounds_survive_on_a_lite06_peer() {
+	async fn frame_bounds_start_at_the_group_head_on_a_lite06_peer() {
 		let mut h = Harness::new(Version::Lite06);
 		let mut sub = Sub::None;
 
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ mod tests {
 			lite::ControlType::Subscribe
 		);
 		let msg = lite::Subscribe::decode(&mut wire, Version::Lite06).unwrap();
-		assert_eq!((msg.start_frame, msg.end_frame), (3, Some(7)));
+		assert_eq!((msg.start_frame, msg.end_frame), (0, Some(7)));
 	}
 
 	/// The model's exclusive end maps back to the wire's inclusive pair.
@@ -3232,6 +3232,12 @@ struct TrackServe<S: crate::transport::poll::Session> {
 impl<S: crate::transport::poll::Session> TrackServe<S> {
 	fn widen_frame_bounds(&self, subscription: &mut Subscription) {
 		if self.subscriber.version.has_frame_bounds() {
+			// No SUBSCRIBE_OK here reports the largest position, so a mid-group start
+			// would leave this copy without the group's head: a later reader that needs
+			// frame 0 parks until the group ends, which a catalog or a compressed stats
+			// track never does. Ask from the head of the group instead; a downstream
+			// session's own start still skips the frames below it.
+			subscription.start = subscription.start.map(|start| Position::group(start.group));
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/rs/moq-net/tests/catalog_resume_snapshot.rs b/rs/moq-net/tests/catalog_resume_snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b01e49d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rs/moq-net/tests/catalog_resume_snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+//! A long-lived open group (a catalog: snapshot at frame 0, deltas after) relayed to a
+//! fresh reader after a mid-group resume created the relay's upstream subscription.
+
+mod support;
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use moq_net::{Hop, Timestamp, Version, track};
+use support::harness::{MockConnectOptions, connect_mock};
+
+const TEST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+/// How long the fresh reader may wait for the snapshot, in virtual time.
+const SNAPSHOT_WAIT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+
+const VERSIONS: &[&str] = &[
+	"moq-lite-05",
+	"moq-lite-06",
+	"moq-lite-07-wip",
+	"moq-transport-17",
+	"moq-transport-22",
+];
+
+fn produce_origin(hop: u64) -> moq_net::origin::Producer {
+	let (producer, driver) = moq_net::origin::Producer::new(moq_net::origin::Config::new(Hop::new(hop).unwrap()));
+	tokio::spawn(support::harness::run(driver));
+	producer
+}
+
+/// Returns `Ok(first payload of the group the fresh reader got)` or `Err(reason)`.
+async fn scenario(version: &str, resume: Resume, peer_reads: bool) -> Result<(u64, Vec<u8>), String> {
+	let publisher = produce_origin(1);
+	let relay = produce_origin(2);
+
+	let broadcast = publisher.create_broadcast("demo").unwrap();
+	let track = broadcast.create_track("catalog.json", None).unwrap();
+	broadcast.announce(Default::default()).unwrap();
+
+	let ts = |ms| Timestamp::from_millis(ms).unwrap();
+	// The catalog: one group that never ends, a snapshot then deltas.
+	let mut open = track.append_group().unwrap();
+	open.write_frame(ts(0), b"snapshot".as_ref()).unwrap();
+	open.write_frame(ts(10), b"delta1".as_ref()).unwrap();
+	open.write_frame(ts(20), b"delta2".as_ref()).unwrap();
+	let sequence = open.sequence;
+
+	let version: Version = version.parse().unwrap();
+	// The relay pulls from the publisher; a mesh peer pulls from the relay.
+	let mut options = MockConnectOptions::new(version);
+	options.server_publish = Some(publisher.consume());
+	options.client_subscribe = Some(relay.clone());
+	let _upstream = connect_mock(options).await;
+
+	let consumer = relay.consume();
+	consumer.routed("demo").await.unwrap();
+	let remote = consumer.request_broadcast("demo").await.unwrap();
+
+	// A frame-precise resume on the relay itself, as a downstream peer without the head
+	// widening sends on the wire: the relay's own upstream SUBSCRIBE must widen it.
+	let _local = if let Resume::Local(resume_frame) = resume {
+		let start = track::Position {
+			group: sequence,
+			frame: resume_frame,
+		};
+		let mut sub = remote
+			.track("catalog.json")
+			.unwrap()
+			.subscribe(track::Subscription::default().with_start(start))
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+		let group = sub.recv_group().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+		Some((sub, group))
+	} else {
+		None
+	};
+
+	// A mesh peer resumes the catalog mid-group over a session: it already holds frame 0.
+	let _resumed = if let Resume::Peer(resume_frame) = resume {
+		let peer = produce_origin(3);
+		let mut options = MockConnectOptions::new(version);
+		options.server_publish = Some(relay.consume());
+		options.client_subscribe = Some(peer.clone());
+		let link = connect_mock(options).await;
+
+		let peer_consumer = peer.consume();
+		peer_consumer.routed("demo").await.unwrap();
+		let peer_remote = peer_consumer.request_broadcast("demo").await.unwrap();
+		let start = track::Position {
+			group: sequence,
+			frame: resume_frame,
+		};
+		let mut sub = peer_remote
+			.track("catalog.json")
+			.unwrap()
+			.subscribe(track::Subscription::default().with_start(start))
+			.await
+			.unwrap();
+		// The peer only forwards demand, as a relay serving its own resumed subscriber
+		// does: reading its copy here would make it fetch the head through the relay.
+		let mut group = sub.recv_group().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+		if peer_reads {
+			// A local group reader starts at the head, so the peer's own copy must be able
+			// to serve it too, not just the relay's.
+			let read = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(500), group.read_frame()).await;
+			match read {
+				Ok(Ok(Some(frame))) if frame.payload.as_ref() == b"snapshot" => {}
+				other => return Err(format!("peer's first read was {other:?}, not the snapshot")),
+			}
+		}
+		Some((link, peer, sub, group))
+	} else {
+		None
+	};
+
+	// A brand-new reader wants the latest group from its snapshot.
+	let fresh = async {
+		let mut sub = remote.track("catalog.json").unwrap().subscribe(None).await.unwrap();
+		let mut group = sub.recv_group().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+		let frame = group.read_frame().await;
+		(group.sequence, frame)
+	};
+	match tokio::time::timeout(SNAPSHOT_WAIT, fresh).await {
+		Err(_) => Err("fresh reader received nothing (timed out)".into()),
+		Ok((seq, Ok(Some(frame)))) => Ok((seq, frame.payload.to_vec())),
+		Ok((seq, Ok(None))) => Err(format!("group {seq} ended empty")),
+		Ok((seq, Err(err))) => Err(format!("group {seq} errored: {err}")),
+	}
+}
+
+/// Where the mid-group resume comes from, if any.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum Resume {
+	None,
+	/// A mesh peer over a session, which widens its own upstream start.
+	Peer(u64),
+	/// A subscriber on the relay itself, so only the relay's widening can help.
+	Local(u64),
+}
+
+async fn run(resume: Resume, peer_reads: bool) {
+	let mut failures = Vec::new();
+	for version in VERSIONS {
+		let result = tokio::time::timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT, scenario(version, resume, peer_reads))
+			.await
+			.unwrap_or_else(|_| Err("scenario timed out".into()));
+		match result {
+			Ok((0, payload)) if payload == b"snapshot" => {}
+			Ok((seq, payload)) => failures.push(format!(
+				"{version}: got group {seq} starting with {:?}",
+				String::from_utf8_lossy(&payload)
+			)),
+			Err(err) => failures.push(format!("{version}: {err}")),
+		}
+	}
+	assert!(failures.is_empty(), "\n{}", failures.join("\n"));
+}
+
+/// The regression: a resume at (G, 1) must not keep a fresh reader from G's snapshot.
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn fresh_reader_gets_snapshot_after_mid_group_resume() {
+	run(Resume::Peer(1), false).await;
+}
+
+/// The same resume arriving frame-precise at the relay, as from a not-yet-upgraded peer.
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn fresh_reader_gets_snapshot_after_local_mid_group_resume() {
+	run(Resume::Local(1), false).await;
+}
+
+/// Control: with no prior resume the fresh reader gets the snapshot.
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn fresh_reader_gets_snapshot_without_resume() {
+	run(Resume::None, false).await;
+}
+
+/// Control: the same resume from the head of the group, (G, 0).
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn fresh_reader_gets_snapshot_after_head_resume() {
+	run(Resume::Peer(0), false).await;
+}
+
+/// Variant: the peer also reads its own copy from the head before the fresh reader
+/// arrives, so both the peer's copy and the relay's must hold frame 0.
+#[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+async fn fresh_reader_gets_snapshot_after_peer_fetches_head() {
+	run(Resume::Peer(1), true).await;
+}