diff --git a/crates/common/Cargo.toml b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
index b772c459d..48c41aef7 100644
--- a/crates/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = []
+test-util = []
 hotpath = ["hotpath/hotpath", "hotpath/tokio"]
 hotpath-alloc = ["hotpath", "hotpath/hotpath-alloc"]
 hotpath-cpu = ["hotpath", "hotpath/hotpath-cpu"]
diff --git a/crates/common/src/globals.rs b/crates/common/src/globals.rs
index 680ac8c2a..6cc2f173c 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/globals.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/globals.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ pub fn try_get_global_local_node_name() -> Option<String> {
         .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
 }
 
+/// Run a synchronous test callback while publishing a name under its writer lock.
+/// Call from a blocking worker; returning or unwinding releases the writer.
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-util"))]
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub fn with_local_node_name_write_lock_for_test<T>(name: &str, work: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
+    let mut writer = GLOBAL_LOCAL_NODE_NAME.blocking_write();
+    *writer = name.to_string();
+    let result = work();
+    drop(writer);
+    result
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod node_identity_tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -104,15 +116,23 @@ mod node_identity_tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn local_node_name_nonblocking_read_recovers_after_writer_release() {
         let previous = get_global_local_node_name().await;
-        let mut writer = GLOBAL_LOCAL_NODE_NAME.write().await;
-        *writer = "published-node".to_string();
-        let unavailable = try_get_global_local_node_name();
-        drop(writer);
-        let published = try_get_global_local_node_name();
+        let (unavailable, published, panicked) = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| {
+            let unavailable = with_local_node_name_write_lock_for_test("published-node", try_get_global_local_node_name);
+            let published = try_get_global_local_node_name();
+            let panicked = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+                with_local_node_name_write_lock_for_test("unwound-node", || panic!("identity callback failed"));
+            });
+            (unavailable, published, panicked)
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("identity writer worker must complete");
+        let after_unwind = try_get_global_local_node_name();
         set_global_local_node_name(&previous).await;
 
         assert!(unavailable.is_none(), "a held writer must make the nonblocking getter unavailable");
         assert_eq!(published.as_deref(), Some("published-node"));
+        assert!(panicked.is_err(), "the callback panic must propagate after releasing the lock");
+        assert_eq!(after_unwind.as_deref(), Some("unwound-node"));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/obs/Cargo.toml b/crates/obs/Cargo.toml
index 03f1a098b..5819894b8 100644
--- a/crates/obs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/obs/Cargo.toml
@@ -173,3 +173,6 @@ rustls = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["aws-lc-rs",
 rustls-pki-types.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["io-util", "net"] }
 tokio-rustls = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["aws-lc-rs"] }
+
+[target.'cfg(all(target_os = "linux", target_arch = "x86_64"))'.dev-dependencies]
+rustfs-common = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util"] }
diff --git a/crates/obs/src/node_identity/linux_fault_tests.rs b/crates/obs/src/node_identity/linux_fault_tests.rs
index 0f093c20c..c1d40a0f3 100644
--- a/crates/obs/src/node_identity/linux_fault_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/obs/src/node_identity/linux_fault_tests.rs
@@ -149,3 +149,41 @@ async fn missing_identity_recovers_after_publication_with_netlink_denied() {
     assert_eq!(fallback, "127.0.0.1");
     assert_eq!(published, "node-b:9000");
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn contended_identity_uses_denied_netlink_fallback_then_recovers() {
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    let action = libc::SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO | u32::try_from(libc::EPERM).expect("EPERM fits seccomp errno data");
+    let (unavailable, resolved_while_contended, reader_result, published) = with_faulted_worker("node-a:9000", action, || {
+        let (unavailable, resolved_while_contended, reader) =
+            rustfs_common::with_local_node_name_write_lock_for_test("node-b:9000", || {
+                let unavailable = rustfs_common::try_get_global_local_node_name().is_none();
+                let (resolved_tx, resolved_rx) = mpsc::channel();
+                let reader = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                    let address_missing = rustfs_utils::get_local_ip().is_none();
+                    let identity = current_local_node_identity();
+                    resolved_tx
+                        .send((address_missing, identity))
+                        .expect("identity test must retain its result receiver");
+                });
+
+                let resolved_while_contended = resolved_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(30));
+                (unavailable, resolved_while_contended, reader)
+            });
+        // The helper releases the writer before joining even if the reader
+        // times out, so restoration and worker cleanup can still complete.
+        let reader_result = reader.join();
+        (unavailable, resolved_while_contended, reader_result, current_local_node_identity())
+    })
+    .await;
+
+    reader_result.expect("faulted identity reader should complete after writer release");
+    assert!(unavailable, "the real nonblocking getter must observe writer contention");
+    let (address_missing, fallback) =
+        resolved_while_contended.expect("identity resolution must finish while the name writer is still held");
+    assert!(address_missing, "the child must inherit the worker's real netlink denial");
+    assert_eq!(fallback, "127.0.0.1");
+    assert_eq!(published, "node-b:9000");
+}