diff --git a/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader.rs b/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader.rs
index 00185edb58..a3af147365 100644
--- a/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ pub(super) fn resolve_tool_response(
     }
     .ok_or_else(|| format!("unknown tool call `{id}`"))?;
 
+    // Release delivery handles before the cell ends; live promises retain their results.
+    v8::scope!(let scope, scope);
     let tc = std::pin::pin!(v8::TryCatch::new(scope));
     let mut tc = tc.init();
     let resolver = v8::Local::new(&tc, &resolver);
@@ -233,3 +235,7 @@ fn resolve_module<'s>(
     }
     None
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "module_loader_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader_tests.rs b/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a364385db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/code-mode-runtime/src/runtime/module_loader_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+//! Checks that tool response delivery preserves live results without rooting discarded values.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::mpsc as std_mpsc;
+
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+use serde_json::json;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+
+use super::super::RuntimeState;
+use super::super::value::v8_value_to_json;
+use super::resolve_tool_response;
+use crate::v8_init::ensure_v8_initialized;
+
+#[test]
+fn discarded_tool_response_is_collectible_before_cell_ends() {
+    ensure_v8_initialized().expect("initialize V8");
+    let isolate = &mut v8::Isolate::new(v8::CreateParams::default());
+    v8::scope!(let scope, isolate);
+    let context = v8::Context::new(scope, Default::default());
+    let scope = &mut v8::ContextScope::new(scope, context);
+    let (event_tx, _event_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+    let (runtime_command_tx, _runtime_command_rx) = std_mpsc::channel();
+    scope.set_slot(RuntimeState {
+        event_tx,
+        pending_tool_calls: HashMap::new(),
+        pending_timeouts: HashMap::new(),
+        stored_values: HashMap::new(),
+        stored_value_writes: HashMap::new(),
+        enabled_tools: Vec::new(),
+        next_tool_call_id: 1,
+        next_timeout_id: 1,
+        tool_call_id: "cell".to_string(),
+        runtime_command_tx,
+        exit_requested: false,
+    });
+
+    let promise = {
+        v8::scope!(let scope, scope);
+        let resolver = v8::PromiseResolver::new(scope).expect("create tool promise");
+        let promise = resolver.get_promise(scope);
+        let resolver = v8::Global::new(scope, resolver);
+        scope
+            .get_slot_mut::<RuntimeState>()
+            .expect("runtime state")
+            .pending_tool_calls
+            .insert("tool".to_string(), resolver);
+        v8::Global::new(scope, promise)
+    };
+    let response = json!({"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "tool result"}]});
+    resolve_tool_response(scope, "tool", Ok(response.clone())).expect("resolve tool promise");
+    scope.perform_microtask_checkpoint();
+    scope.low_memory_notification();
+
+    let weak_result = {
+        v8::scope!(let scope, scope);
+        let promise = v8::Local::new(scope, &promise);
+        assert_eq!(promise.state(), v8::PromiseState::Fulfilled);
+        let result = promise.result(scope);
+        assert_eq!(v8_value_to_json(scope, result), Ok(Some(response)));
+        v8::Weak::new(scope, result)
+    };
+    drop(promise);
+    scope.low_memory_notification();
+
+    assert!(weak_result.is_empty(), "discarded response is still rooted");
+}