diff --git a/ts/packages/core/src/domain/mesh-session.ts b/ts/packages/core/src/domain/mesh-session.ts
index 0208645..8d2a7bb 100644
--- a/ts/packages/core/src/domain/mesh-session.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/core/src/domain/mesh-session.ts
@@ -760,10 +760,12 @@ function createSessionCore(
           return exchange;
         }
 
+        let requestTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+
         return Promise.race([
           exchange,
           new Promise<ManageOutcome>((resolve) => {
-            setTimeout(() => {
+            requestTimer = setTimeout(() => {
               if (pendingManageRequests.delete(requestId)) {
                 // A relay-connect has no acknowledgement and the hub gives no notice when a pairing is lost (the target reconnected, or the hub itself restarted), so this session cannot otherwise tell a live pairing from a dead one. An unanswered relayed request is the only evidence it gets, and keeping the pairing would blackhole every later request to that device for as long as this connection lives, whereas forgetting it costs one extra relay-connect. The secure channel that rode the pairing goes with it, since a peer that reconnected no longer holds it.
                 if (targetDevice !== undefined) {
@@ -774,7 +776,9 @@ function createSessionCore(
               }
             }, timeoutMs);
           }),
-        ]);
+        ]).finally(() => {
+          clearTimeout(requestTimer);
+        });
       },
       async sendRevocationAnnounce(
         entries: readonly RevocationEntry[],
diff --git a/ts/packages/core/test/mesh-session-request-timeouts.unit.test.ts b/ts/packages/core/test/mesh-session-request-timeouts.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9c2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/packages/core/test/mesh-session-request-timeouts.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createMeshSession } from "../src/domain/mesh-session.js";
+import type {
+  ManageCommand,
+  ManageRequestFrame,
+} from "../src/generated/protocol.js";
+import {
+  fakeTransport,
+  MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  testClock,
+  testIdentity,
+} from "./mesh-session-fixtures.js";
+
+const command: ManageCommand = {
+  verb: "exec:proc",
+  params: { verb: "exec.list" },
+};
+const scope = { kind: "folder" } as const;
+const sessions: ReturnType<typeof createMeshSession>[] = [];
+
+async function connected() {
+  const { transport, connection } = fakeTransport();
+  const link = connection.connection;
+  const session = createMeshSession(
+    { ...transport, connect: async () => Promise.resolve(link) },
+    testIdentity,
+    testClock,
+  );
+  sessions.push(session);
+  await session.connect("ws://node", ["core/management"]);
+
+  return { session, connection, link };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await Promise.all(sessions.splice(0).map(async (session) => session.close()));
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+});
+
+describe("manage-request timeout cleanup", () => {
+  it.each([
+    { result: "ok" } as const,
+    { result: "error", code: "denied" } as const,
+  ])("clears the timer after a response: %j", async (outcome) => {
+    const { session, connection } = await connected();
+    const baseline = vi.getTimerCount();
+    const pending = session.sendManageRequest(
+      command,
+      scope,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    );
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+    const sent = connection.sent.at(-1) as ManageRequestFrame;
+    connection.push({
+      type: "manage-response",
+      "request-id": sent["request-id"],
+      outcome,
+    });
+    await expect(pending).resolves.toEqual(outcome);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(baseline);
+  });
+
+  it("clears the timer when the session closes before the response", async () => {
+    const { session } = await connected();
+    const pending = session.sendManageRequest(
+      command,
+      scope,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    );
+    const rejected = expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(
+      "connection closed before a response arrived",
+    );
+    await session.close();
+    await rejected;
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("clears the timer when the connection drops", async () => {
+    const { session, connection } = await connected();
+    const pending = session.sendManageRequest(
+      command,
+      scope,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    );
+    const rejected = expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(
+      "disconnected before a response arrived",
+    );
+    connection.fail(new Error("dropped"));
+    await rejected;
+    await session.close();
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("clears the timer when transmission fails", async () => {
+    const { session, link } = await connected();
+    const baseline = vi.getTimerCount();
+    vi.spyOn(link, "send").mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("write failed"));
+    await expect(
+      session.sendManageRequest(
+        command,
+        scope,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("write failed");
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(baseline);
+  });
+
+  it("clears only the answered request's timer while another can still time out", async () => {
+    const { session, connection } = await connected();
+    const baseline = vi.getTimerCount();
+    const first = session.sendManageRequest(
+      command,
+      scope,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    );
+    const second = session.sendManageRequest(
+      command,
+      scope,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    );
+    const secondOutcome = second.catch((error: unknown) => error);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+    const requests = connection.sent.filter(
+      (frame): frame is ManageRequestFrame => frame.type === "manage-request",
+    );
+    expect(requests).toHaveLength(2);
+    const request = requests[0];
+    if (request === undefined) throw new Error("missing request");
+    connection.push({
+      type: "manage-response",
+      "request-id": request["request-id"],
+      outcome: { result: "ok" },
+    });
+    await expect(first).resolves.toEqual({ result: "ok" });
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(baseline + 1);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(MANAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    await expect(secondOutcome).resolves.toEqual({
+      result: "error",
+      code: "timeout",
+    });
+    await session.close();
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+});