diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9419d84..0db297c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   the TUN-side `path_mtu_lookup` so later flows pick up forward-path
   bottlenecks without re-discovery. Windows TUN reader receives the
   same per-destination plumbing.
+- Proactive end-to-end `PathMtuNotification` now mirrors into the
+  TUN-side `path_mtu_lookup` (TCP MSS clamp store), parallel to the
+  reactive `MtuExceeded` mirror that already existed. Previously the
+  proactive handler only updated the session-canonical
+  `MmpSessionState.path_mtu`; on stable long-lived paths where the
+  destination's echo had tightened the session MTU but no transit
+  router had emitted a fresh `MtuExceeded` (because all current
+  traffic was already sized by the tighter session value), new TCP
+  flows opened in that window kept getting clamped by the staler
+  discovery-time value. The proactive mirror closes that gap with
+  the same tighter-only semantics — never loosens the clamp.
 - Auto-connect peers now reconnect after a graceful `Disconnect`
   notification from the remote side. `handle_disconnect` previously
   removed the peer without scheduling a reconnect, orphaning the
diff --git a/src/node/handlers/session.rs b/src/node/handlers/session.rs
index 0f9a795..695b3ba 100644
--- a/src/node/handlers/session.rs
+++ b/src/node/handlers/session.rs
@@ -949,7 +949,11 @@ impl Node {
     ///
     /// The destination is telling us the path MTU has changed.
     /// Apply source-side rules (decrease immediate, increase validated).
-    fn handle_session_path_mtu_notification(&mut self, src_addr: &NodeAddr, body: &[u8]) {
+    pub(in crate::node) fn handle_session_path_mtu_notification(
+        &mut self,
+        src_addr: &NodeAddr,
+        body: &[u8],
+    ) {
         let notif = match PathMtuNotification::decode(body) {
             Ok(n) => n,
             Err(e) => {
@@ -973,16 +977,59 @@ impl Node {
 
         let old_mtu = mmp.path_mtu.current_mtu();
         let now = std::time::Instant::now();
-        mmp.path_mtu.apply_notification(notif.path_mtu, now);
+        let changed = mmp.path_mtu.apply_notification(notif.path_mtu, now);
         let new_mtu = mmp.path_mtu.current_mtu();
 
-        if new_mtu != old_mtu {
-            debug!(
-                src = %peer_name,
-                old_mtu,
-                new_mtu,
-                "Path MTU changed via notification"
-            );
+        if !changed {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        debug!(
+            src = %peer_name,
+            old_mtu,
+            new_mtu,
+            "Path MTU changed via notification"
+        );
+
+        // Mirror the new effective MTU into the FipsAddress-keyed lookup used
+        // by the TUN reader/writer at TCP MSS clamp time. Without this, new
+        // TCP flows opened on a path the proactive end-to-end echo has
+        // already tightened keep getting clamped by the staler discovery-
+        // time value until a reactive MtuExceeded happens to fire. Keep the
+        // tighter of existing-or-new — never loosen the clamp.
+        let fips_addr = crate::FipsAddress::from_node_addr(src_addr);
+        match self.path_mtu_lookup.write() {
+            Ok(mut map) => match map.get(&fips_addr).copied() {
+                Some(existing) if existing <= new_mtu => {
+                    debug!(
+                        dest = %peer_name,
+                        fips_addr = %fips_addr,
+                        new_mtu,
+                        existing,
+                        "PathMtuNotification: keeping tighter existing path_mtu_lookup value"
+                    );
+                }
+                other => {
+                    map.insert(fips_addr, new_mtu);
+                    debug!(
+                        dest = %peer_name,
+                        fips_addr = %fips_addr,
+                        new_mtu,
+                        prior = ?other,
+                        map_len = map.len(),
+                        "PathMtuNotification: tightened path_mtu_lookup"
+                    );
+                }
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!(
+                    dest = %peer_name,
+                    fips_addr = %fips_addr,
+                    new_mtu,
+                    error = %e,
+                    "path_mtu_lookup write lock poisoned; PathMtuNotification not reflected"
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/node/tests/session.rs b/src/node/tests/session.rs
index 4897d40..decab10 100644
--- a/src/node/tests/session.rs
+++ b/src/node/tests/session.rs
@@ -2207,3 +2207,123 @@ async fn test_handle_mtu_exceeded_keeps_tighter_existing_path_mtu_lookup() {
         "MtuExceeded with looser bottleneck must not loosen a tighter existing value"
     );
 }
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Proactive PathMtuNotification → path_mtu_lookup focused unit tests
+//
+// These exercise the receive-side write path that mirrors the proactive
+// end-to-end echo into `path_mtu_lookup`. Without this mirror, new TCP
+// flows opened on a path the proactive notification has tightened keep
+// getting clamped by the staler discovery-time value until a reactive
+// MtuExceeded fires for those flows — long-lived stable paths can sit
+// in the gap indefinitely.
+// ============================================================================
+
+/// Build a PathMtuNotification body (2 bytes: path_mtu LE).
+fn build_path_mtu_notification_body(mtu: u16) -> Vec<u8> {
+    mtu.to_le_bytes().to_vec()
+}
+
+/// Insert an Established session with MMP initialized so the proactive
+/// PathMtuNotification handler can apply notifications.
+fn install_established_session_with_mmp(node: &mut Node, remote: &Identity) {
+    let session = make_noise_session(node.identity(), remote);
+    let remote_addr = *remote.node_addr();
+    let mut entry = crate::node::session::SessionEntry::new(
+        remote_addr,
+        remote.pubkey_full(),
+        EndToEndState::Established(session),
+        1000,
+        true,
+    );
+    entry.init_mmp(&node.config.node.session_mmp);
+    node.sessions.insert(remote_addr, entry);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_handle_path_mtu_notification_writes_path_mtu_lookup_when_empty() {
+    let mut node = make_node();
+    let remote = Identity::generate();
+    let remote_addr = *remote.node_addr();
+    let remote_fips = crate::FipsAddress::from_node_addr(&remote_addr);
+
+    install_established_session_with_mmp(&mut node, &remote);
+
+    assert!(
+        node.path_mtu_lookup_get(&remote_fips).is_none(),
+        "lookup should start empty for this destination"
+    );
+
+    let body = build_path_mtu_notification_body(1280);
+    node.handle_session_path_mtu_notification(&remote_addr, &body);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        node.path_mtu_lookup_get(&remote_fips),
+        Some(1280),
+        "PathMtuNotification should populate path_mtu_lookup with the reported MTU"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_handle_path_mtu_notification_tightens_existing_path_mtu_lookup() {
+    let mut node = make_node();
+    let remote = Identity::generate();
+    let remote_addr = *remote.node_addr();
+    let remote_fips = crate::FipsAddress::from_node_addr(&remote_addr);
+
+    install_established_session_with_mmp(&mut node, &remote);
+
+    // Pre-seed with a generous value (e.g., from the discovery seed at link
+    // promotion time, before the destination's proactive echo arrived).
+    node.path_mtu_lookup_insert(remote_fips, 1500);
+
+    let body = build_path_mtu_notification_body(1280);
+    node.handle_session_path_mtu_notification(&remote_addr, &body);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        node.path_mtu_lookup_get(&remote_fips),
+        Some(1280),
+        "PathMtuNotification with smaller MTU must tighten the lookup"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_handle_path_mtu_notification_keeps_tighter_existing_path_mtu_lookup() {
+    let mut node = make_node();
+    let remote = Identity::generate();
+    let remote_addr = *remote.node_addr();
+    let remote_fips = crate::FipsAddress::from_node_addr(&remote_addr);
+
+    install_established_session_with_mmp(&mut node, &remote);
+
+    // Pre-seed with a tighter value than what the proactive notification
+    // reports (e.g., from a prior reactive MtuExceeded on a narrower hop).
+    // The mirror must never loosen the clamp.
+    node.path_mtu_lookup_insert(remote_fips, 1200);
+
+    let body = build_path_mtu_notification_body(1400);
+    node.handle_session_path_mtu_notification(&remote_addr, &body);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        node.path_mtu_lookup_get(&remote_fips),
+        Some(1200),
+        "PathMtuNotification with looser MTU must not loosen a tighter existing value"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_handle_path_mtu_notification_no_session_no_op() {
+    let mut node = make_node();
+    let remote = Identity::generate();
+    let remote_addr = *remote.node_addr();
+    let remote_fips = crate::FipsAddress::from_node_addr(&remote_addr);
+
+    // No session installed. The handler should drop the notification entirely.
+    let body = build_path_mtu_notification_body(1280);
+    node.handle_session_path_mtu_notification(&remote_addr, &body);
+
+    assert!(
+        node.path_mtu_lookup_get(&remote_fips).is_none(),
+        "PathMtuNotification with no session must not touch path_mtu_lookup"
+    );
+}