diff --git a/apps/api/internal/store/security_events.go b/apps/api/internal/store/security_events.go
index bff029d..4ccac66 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/store/security_events.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/store/security_events.go
@@ -210,6 +210,18 @@ WHERE issuer=$1 AND audience=$2 AND stream_id=$3::uuid
 		WHERE issuer=$1 AND audience=$2 AND state_hash=$3`, issuer, audience, stateHash); err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	if _, err := tx.Exec(ctx, `
+UPDATE gateway_security_event_connections connection
+SET lifecycle_status='enabled',last_error_category=NULL,version=version+1,updated_at=now()
+WHERE connection.transmitter_issuer=$1 AND connection.audience=$2
+  AND connection.lifecycle_status='degraded'
+  AND EXISTS(
+    SELECT 1 FROM gateway_security_event_stream_state state
+    WHERE state.issuer=$1 AND state.audience=$2
+      AND state.mode='push_healthy' AND state.stream_status='enabled'
+  )`, issuer, audience); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 	return true, tx.Commit(ctx)
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/store/security_events_integration_test.go b/apps/api/internal/store/security_events_integration_test.go
index 402737e..b84ed96 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/store/security_events_integration_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/store/security_events_integration_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func TestSecurityEventWatermarkVerificationAndFallbackLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	audience := "urn:easyai:ssf:receiver:" + uuid.NewString()
 	streamID, tenantID, subject := uuid.NewString(), uuid.NewString(), uuid.NewString()
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_, _ = db.pool.Exec(context.Background(), `DELETE FROM gateway_security_event_connections WHERE transmitter_issuer=$1`, issuer)
 		_, _ = db.pool.Exec(context.Background(), `DELETE FROM gateway_security_event_receipts WHERE issuer=$1`, issuer)
 		_, _ = db.pool.Exec(context.Background(), `DELETE FROM gateway_oidc_revocation_watermarks WHERE issuer=$1`, subjectIssuer)
 		_, _ = db.pool.Exec(context.Background(), `DELETE FROM gateway_security_event_stream_state WHERE issuer=$1`, issuer)
@@ -132,4 +133,26 @@ func TestSecurityEventWatermarkVerificationAndFallbackLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil || !evaluation.RequireIntrospection || evaluation.Mode != "introspection_fallback" {
 		t.Fatalf("fallback evaluation=%#v error=%v", evaluation, err)
 	}
+	connectionID := uuid.NewString()
+	if _, err := db.pool.Exec(ctx, `DELETE FROM gateway_security_event_connections`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := db.pool.Exec(ctx, `INSERT INTO gateway_security_event_connections(
+		connection_id,transmitter_issuer,endpoint_url,audience,stream_id,credential_ref,
+		lifecycle_status,last_error_category,idempotency_key)
+		VALUES($1,$2,'https://gateway.test/api/v1/security-events/ssf',$3,$4,'test-secret-ref',
+		'degraded','bootstrap_verification_stale',$5)`, connectionID, issuer, audience, streamID, uuid.NewString()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	confirmAt("recovery-verification-one", now.Add(362*time.Second))
+	confirmAt("recovery-verification-two", now.Add(363*time.Second))
+	var lifecycle string
+	var lastError *string
+	if err := db.pool.QueryRow(ctx, `SELECT lifecycle_status,last_error_category
+		FROM gateway_security_event_connections WHERE connection_id=$1`, connectionID).Scan(&lifecycle, &lastError); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if lifecycle != "enabled" || lastError != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("recovered connection lifecycle=%q lastError=%v", lifecycle, lastError)
+	}
 }