diff --git a/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs b/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
index 46b8908..81d5bd2 100755
--- a/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
+++ b/scripts/subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ function decideRecoveryAction(payload, status) {
     ? attemptCountRaw
     : Number.parseInt(String(attemptCountRaw ?? '0'), 10);
 
+  if (!Number.isNaN(recoveryAttemptCount) && recoveryAttemptCount >= 2) {
+    return 'blocked';
+  }
+
   if (!Number.isNaN(recoveryAttemptCount) && recoveryAttemptCount >= 1) {
     return 'respawn';
   }
diff --git a/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs b/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
index f860977..b0c996e 100644
--- a/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test_subagent_delivery_watchdog.mjs
@@ -268,6 +268,39 @@ ${result.stderr}`);
   }
 });
 
+
+test('watchdog escalates to blocked when respawn recovery was already attempted and delivery is still not forwarded', () => {
+  const runner = createFixtureRunner();
+
+  try {
+    const inputPath = runner.writeFixture('dispatch-done-not-forwarded-blocked.json', {
+      runId: 'fixture-run-done-not-forwarded-blocked',
+      childSessionKey: 'session:done-not-forwarded-blocked',
+      dispatchAt: '2026-04-24T10:00:00.000Z',
+      expectedBy: '2026-04-24T10:10:00.000Z',
+      currentTime: '2026-04-24T10:07:00.000Z',
+      childRunStatus: 'done',
+      forwardedToMain: false,
+      recoveryAttemptCount: 2,
+      recoveryAction: 'respawn',
+      lastRecoveryAt: '2026-04-24T10:06:30.000Z',
+    });
+
+    const result = runner.runWatchdog(['--compact', '--input', inputPath]);
+
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, `expected zero exit status, got ${result.status}
+${result.stderr}`);
+    assert.equal(result.stderr, '');
+
+    const payload = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
+    assert.equal(payload.ok, true);
+    assert.equal(payload.result.status, 'done_but_not_forwarded');
+    assert.equal(payload.result.recoveryDecision, 'blocked');
+  } finally {
+    runner.cleanup();
+  }
+});
+
 test('fixture runner exposes missing-input behavior for future fail-first cases', () => {
   const runner = createFixtureRunner();