diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket.rs
index 080a86441..79a1d43a6 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket.rs
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ impl ECStore {
             registry: self.bucket_fence_registry.clone(),
             inner,
         };
-        let memoized = pieces.enter(bucket);
-        let current = match memoized {
+        let registration = pieces.enter(bucket);
+        let current = match registration.memoized {
             Some(current) => current,
             None => match metadata_sys::get_bucket_incarnation_id_in(&self.ctx, bucket).await {
                 Ok(current) => {
@@ -210,16 +210,16 @@ impl ECStore {
                     current
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
-                    pieces.abandon(bucket);
+                    pieces.abandon(bucket, registration.token);
                     return Err(err);
                 }
             },
         };
         if current != expected {
-            pieces.abandon(bucket);
+            pieces.abandon(bucket, registration.token);
             return Err(StorageError::BucketNotFound(bucket.to_string()));
         }
-        Ok(pieces.into_guard(bucket))
+        Ok(pieces.into_guard(bucket, registration.token))
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn acquire_bucket_lifecycle_write_lock(&self, bucket: &str) -> Result<rustfs_lock::NamespaceLockGuard> {
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket_fence.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket_fence.rs
index b7d13a234..a705c4d5c 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket_fence.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/store/bucket_fence.rs
@@ -44,14 +44,51 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use rustfs_lock::NamespaceLockGuard;
+use rustfs_lock::distributed_lock::LockLostSignal;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct FenceEntry {
-    guards: usize,
+    next_token: u64,
+    guards: Vec<RegisteredGuard>,
     validated: Option<Uuid>,
 }
 
+struct RegisteredGuard {
+    token: u64,
+    loss_probe: LockLossProbe,
+}
+
+enum LockLossProbe {
+    Distributed(Arc<LockLostSignal>),
+    Local,
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    Test(Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>),
+}
+
+impl LockLossProbe {
+    fn from_guard(guard: &NamespaceLockGuard) -> Self {
+        match guard.lock_lost_signal() {
+            Some(signal) => Self::Distributed(signal),
+            None => Self::Local,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_lost(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Distributed(signal) => signal.is_lost(),
+            Self::Local => false,
+            #[cfg(test)]
+            Self::Test(lost) => lost.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) struct FenceRegistration {
+    pub(super) token: u64,
+    pub(super) memoized: Option<Uuid>,
+}
+
 /// Per-store registry tracking, per bucket, how many lifecycle read guards are
 /// live on this node and the incarnation id validated under that coverage.
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -62,11 +99,20 @@ pub(crate) struct BucketFenceRegistry {
 impl BucketFenceRegistry {
     /// Register a new live guard for `bucket` and return the memoized
     /// incarnation id if one is valid for the current coverage window.
-    fn enter(&self, bucket: &str) -> Option<Uuid> {
+    fn enter(&self, bucket: &str, loss_probe: LockLossProbe) -> FenceRegistration {
         let mut entries = self.entries.lock().expect("bucket fence registry poisoned");
         let entry = entries.entry(bucket.to_string()).or_default();
-        entry.guards += 1;
-        entry.validated
+        let token = entry.next_token;
+        entry.next_token = entry.next_token.wrapping_add(1);
+        entry.guards.push(RegisteredGuard { token, loss_probe });
+        let has_lost_guard = entry.guards.iter().any(|guard| guard.loss_probe.is_lost());
+        if has_lost_guard {
+            entry.validated = None;
+        }
+        FenceRegistration {
+            token,
+            memoized: if has_lost_guard { None } else { entry.validated },
+        }
     }
 
     /// Memoize `incarnation` for `bucket`. Only meaningful while the caller
@@ -74,23 +120,27 @@ impl BucketFenceRegistry {
     fn memoize(&self, bucket: &str, incarnation: Uuid) {
         let mut entries = self.entries.lock().expect("bucket fence registry poisoned");
         if let Some(entry) = entries.get_mut(bucket)
-            && entry.guards > 0
+            && !entry.guards.is_empty()
         {
-            entry.validated = Some(incarnation);
+            if entry.guards.iter().any(|guard| guard.loss_probe.is_lost()) {
+                entry.validated = None;
+            } else {
+                entry.validated = Some(incarnation);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /// Deregister a guard. Clears the memo when the last guard leaves or when
     /// the leaving guard lost its lock (lost coverage means a lifecycle write
     /// lock may have been granted, so the memo can no longer be trusted).
-    fn exit(&self, bucket: &str, lock_lost: bool) {
+    fn exit(&self, bucket: &str, token: u64, lock_lost: bool) {
         let mut entries = self.entries.lock().expect("bucket fence registry poisoned");
         if let Some(entry) = entries.get_mut(bucket) {
-            entry.guards = entry.guards.saturating_sub(1);
+            entry.guards.retain(|guard| guard.token != token);
             if lock_lost {
                 entry.validated = None;
             }
-            if entry.guards == 0 {
+            if entry.guards.is_empty() {
                 entries.remove(bucket);
             }
         }
@@ -104,6 +154,7 @@ pub(crate) struct BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
     inner: Option<NamespaceLockGuard>,
     registry: Arc<BucketFenceRegistry>,
     bucket: String,
+    token: u64,
 }
 
 impl BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
@@ -115,7 +166,7 @@ impl BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
 impl Drop for BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let lost = self.is_lock_lost();
-        self.registry.exit(&self.bucket, lost);
+        self.registry.exit(&self.bucket, self.token, lost);
         self.inner.take();
     }
 }
@@ -128,8 +179,8 @@ pub(super) struct FencePieces {
 impl FencePieces {
     /// Register the freshly acquired read lock and return the memoized
     /// incarnation for the coverage window, if any.
-    pub(super) fn enter(&self, bucket: &str) -> Option<Uuid> {
-        self.registry.enter(bucket)
+    pub(super) fn enter(&self, bucket: &str) -> FenceRegistration {
+        self.registry.enter(bucket, LockLossProbe::from_guard(&self.inner))
     }
 
     pub(super) fn memoize(&self, bucket: &str, incarnation: Uuid) {
@@ -140,18 +191,19 @@ impl FencePieces {
         self.inner.is_lock_lost()
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn into_guard(self, bucket: &str) -> BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
+    pub(super) fn into_guard(self, bucket: &str, token: u64) -> BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
         BucketIncarnationFenceGuard {
             inner: Some(self.inner),
             registry: self.registry,
             bucket: bucket.to_string(),
+            token,
         }
     }
 
     /// Abandon the acquisition (validation failed): deregister and release.
-    pub(super) fn abandon(self, bucket: &str) {
+    pub(super) fn abandon(self, bucket: &str, token: u64) {
         let lost = self.lock_lost();
-        self.registry.exit(bucket, lost);
+        self.registry.exit(bucket, token, lost);
         drop(self.inner);
     }
 }
@@ -159,57 +211,155 @@ impl FencePieces {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    use rustfs_lock::{LocalClient, LockRequest, LockType, NamespaceLock, ObjectKey};
 
     fn uuid(n: u128) -> Uuid {
         Uuid::from_u128(n)
     }
 
+    fn live_probe() -> LockLossProbe {
+        LockLossProbe::Test(Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false)))
+    }
+
+    fn controllable_probe() -> (LockLossProbe, Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>) {
+        let lost = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false));
+        (LockLossProbe::Test(lost.clone()), lost)
+    }
+
+    fn lock_request(owner: &str) -> LockRequest {
+        LockRequest::new(ObjectKey::new("b", "lifecycle"), LockType::Shared, owner)
+            .with_acquire_timeout(Duration::from_millis(100))
+            .with_ttl(Duration::from_millis(20))
+            .with_refresh_interval(Duration::from_millis(50))
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn memo_valid_only_while_guards_overlap() {
         let reg = BucketFenceRegistry::default();
 
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None, "first guard sees no memo");
+        let first = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None, "first guard sees no memo");
         reg.memoize("b", uuid(1));
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), Some(uuid(1)), "overlapping guard reuses memo");
-        reg.exit("b", false);
-        reg.exit("b", false);
+        let second = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(second.memoized, Some(uuid(1)), "overlapping guard reuses memo");
+        reg.exit("b", first.token, false);
+        reg.exit("b", second.token, false);
 
         // Coverage gap: all guards gone, memo must be dropped.
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None, "post-gap guard must revalidate");
-        reg.exit("b", false);
+        let third = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(third.memoized, None, "post-gap guard must revalidate");
+        reg.exit("b", third.token, false);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn lost_lock_clears_memo_but_keeps_other_guards_registered() {
         let reg = BucketFenceRegistry::default();
 
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None);
+        let first = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None);
         reg.memoize("b", uuid(7));
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), Some(uuid(7)));
+        let second = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(second.memoized, Some(uuid(7)));
 
         // First guard exits reporting a lost lock: memo cleared even though
         // a second guard is still live.
-        reg.exit("b", true);
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None, "memo not trusted after a lost lock");
-        reg.exit("b", false);
-        reg.exit("b", false);
+        reg.exit("b", first.token, true);
+        let third = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(third.memoized, None, "memo not trusted after a lost lock");
+        reg.exit("b", second.token, false);
+        reg.exit("b", third.token, false);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn live_lost_guard_blocks_memo_reuse_before_drop() {
+        let reg = BucketFenceRegistry::default();
+
+        let (first_probe, first_lost) = controllable_probe();
+        let first = reg.enter("b", first_probe);
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None);
+        reg.memoize("b", uuid(7));
+
+        first_lost.store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        let second = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(second.memoized, None, "live lost guard must force disk revalidation");
+        reg.memoize("b", uuid(8));
+
+        let third = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(third.memoized, None, "memo remains blocked while the lost guard is live");
+
+        reg.exit("b", first.token, true);
+        reg.memoize("b", uuid(8));
+        let fourth = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(fourth.memoized, Some(uuid(8)), "memo resumes after lost coverage leaves");
+
+        reg.exit("b", second.token, false);
+        reg.exit("b", third.token, false);
+        reg.exit("b", fourth.token, false);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn fence_pieces_forwards_distributed_lock_loss_to_registry() {
+        let registry = Arc::new(BucketFenceRegistry::default());
+        let lock = NamespaceLock::new("bucket-fence-test".to_string(), Arc::new(LocalClient::new()));
+        let first_guard = lock
+            .acquire_guard(&lock_request("first"))
+            .await
+            .expect("distributed lock acquisition should not fail")
+            .expect("distributed lock quorum should be reached");
+        let first_pieces = FencePieces {
+            registry: registry.clone(),
+            inner: first_guard,
+        };
+
+        let first = first_pieces.enter("b");
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None);
+        first_pieces.memoize("b", uuid(7));
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), first_pieces.inner.lock_lost_notified())
+            .await
+            .expect("non-renewed distributed guard should lose its lease");
+        assert!(first_pieces.lock_lost(), "test guard should observe lost refresh quorum");
+
+        let second_guard = lock
+            .acquire_guard(&lock_request("second"))
+            .await
+            .expect("second distributed lock acquisition should not fail")
+            .expect("second distributed lock quorum should be reached");
+        let second_pieces = FencePieces {
+            registry: registry.clone(),
+            inner: second_guard,
+        };
+        let second = second_pieces.enter("b");
+        assert_eq!(
+            second.memoized, None,
+            "a live distributed guard whose signal is lost must block memo reuse"
+        );
+
+        second_pieces.abandon("b", second.token);
+        first_pieces.abandon("b", first.token);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn buckets_are_isolated() {
         let reg = BucketFenceRegistry::default();
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("a"), None);
+        let first = reg.enter("a", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None);
         reg.memoize("a", uuid(1));
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None, "memo does not leak across buckets");
-        reg.exit("b", false);
-        reg.exit("a", false);
+        let second = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(second.memoized, None, "memo does not leak across buckets");
+        reg.exit("b", second.token, false);
+        reg.exit("a", first.token, false);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn memoize_without_live_guard_is_ignored() {
         let reg = BucketFenceRegistry::default();
         reg.memoize("b", uuid(9));
-        assert_eq!(reg.enter("b"), None);
-        reg.exit("b", false);
+        let first = reg.enter("b", live_probe());
+        assert_eq!(first.memoized, None);
+        reg.exit("b", first.token, false);
     }
 }