diff --git a/tests/offscreen/handshake.test.ts b/tests/offscreen/handshake.test.ts
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+++ b/tests/offscreen/handshake.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+interface PortStub {
+  name: string;
+  postMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  onMessage: { addListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+  onDisconnect: { addListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+  disconnect: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+}
+
+interface ChromeStub {
+  runtime: {
+    id: string;
+    sendMessage: (m: unknown) => void;
+    onMessage: { addListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+    connect: () => PortStub;
+  };
+}
+
+interface GlobalWithChrome {
+  chrome?: ChromeStub;
+  MediaRecorder?: { isTypeSupported: (mime: string) => boolean };
+}
+
+function buildChromeStub(calls: unknown[]): ChromeStub {
+  return {
+    runtime: {
+      id: 'ext-id-test',
+      sendMessage: (m: unknown) => {
+        calls.push(m);
+      },
+      onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+      connect: () => ({
+        name: 'video-keepalive',
+        postMessage: vi.fn(),
+        onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+        onDisconnect: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+        disconnect: vi.fn(),
+      }),
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe('OFFSCREEN_READY handshake', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    (globalThis as unknown as GlobalWithChrome).MediaRecorder = {
+      isTypeSupported: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('sends OFFSCREEN_READY after listener registration', async () => {
+    const calls: unknown[] = [];
+    const stub = buildChromeStub(calls);
+    (globalThis as unknown as GlobalWithChrome).chrome = stub;
+    await import('../../src/offscreen/recorder');
+    expect(stub.runtime.onMessage.addListener).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(calls).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ type: 'OFFSCREEN_READY' })])
+    );
+    const readyCount = calls.filter(
+      (m): m is { type: string } =>
+        typeof m === 'object' && m !== null && (m as { type?: unknown }).type === 'OFFSCREEN_READY'
+    ).length;
+    expect(readyCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/offscreen/port.test.ts b/tests/offscreen/port.test.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/offscreen/port.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+interface PortStub {
+  name: string;
+  postMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  onMessage: { addListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+  onDisconnect: { addListener: (fn: () => void) => void };
+  disconnect: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+}
+
+interface ChromeStub {
+  runtime: {
+    id: string;
+    sendMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    onMessage: { addListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+    connect: () => PortStub;
+  };
+}
+
+interface GlobalWithChrome {
+  chrome?: ChromeStub;
+  MediaRecorder?: { isTypeSupported: (mime: string) => boolean };
+}
+
+describe('port reconnect', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    (globalThis as unknown as GlobalWithChrome).MediaRecorder = {
+      isTypeSupported: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('connects on module load', async () => {
+    let connectCount = 0;
+    const disconnectListeners: Array<() => void> = [];
+    const stub: ChromeStub = {
+      runtime: {
+        id: 'ext-id-test',
+        sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+        onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+        connect: () => {
+          connectCount++;
+          return {
+            name: 'video-keepalive',
+            postMessage: vi.fn(),
+            onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+            onDisconnect: {
+              addListener: (fn: () => void) => disconnectListeners.push(fn),
+            },
+            disconnect: vi.fn(),
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    (globalThis as unknown as GlobalWithChrome).chrome = stub;
+    await import('../../src/offscreen/recorder');
+    expect(connectCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reconnects when port disconnects', async () => {
+    let connectCount = 0;
+    const disconnectListeners: Array<() => void> = [];
+    const stub: ChromeStub = {
+      runtime: {
+        id: 'ext-id-test',
+        sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+        onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+        connect: () => {
+          connectCount++;
+          return {
+            name: 'video-keepalive',
+            postMessage: vi.fn(),
+            onMessage: { addListener: vi.fn() },
+            onDisconnect: {
+              addListener: (fn: () => void) => disconnectListeners.push(fn),
+            },
+            disconnect: vi.fn(),
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    (globalThis as unknown as GlobalWithChrome).chrome = stub;
+    await import('../../src/offscreen/recorder');
+    expect(connectCount).toBe(1);
+    // Fire the disconnect — module should reconnect
+    disconnectListeners.forEach((fn) => fn());
+    expect(connectCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  });
+});