diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_session_transport.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_session_transport.go
index 2ff995a..95c51a2 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_session_transport.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_session_transport.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ type FabricSessionFrameReceiver interface {
 	Errors() <-chan error
 }
 
+type FabricSessionCloser interface {
+	Close() error
+}
+
 type FabricSessionPacketTransport struct {
 	Sender   FabricSessionFrameSender
 	Receiver FabricSessionFrameReceiver
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ type FabricSessionPacketTransport struct {
 	sendFramesByClass  map[string]uint64
 	sendPacketsByClass map[string]uint64
 	sendFramesByStream map[uint64]uint64
+	closeOnce          sync.Once
+	closeErr           error
 }
 
 func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) SendGatewayPacketBatch(ctx context.Context, packets [][]byte) error {
@@ -166,6 +172,32 @@ func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) RunFrameIngress(ctx context.Context) erro
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) Close() error {
+	if t == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	t.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		for _, streamID := range t.allStreamIDs() {
+			if t.Sender != nil {
+				if err := t.Sender.Send(ctx, fabricproto.Frame{
+					Type:     fabricproto.FrameCloseStream,
+					StreamID: streamID,
+				}); err != nil && t.closeErr == nil {
+					t.closeErr = err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if closer, ok := t.Sender.(FabricSessionCloser); ok {
+			if err := closer.Close(); err != nil && t.closeErr == nil {
+				t.closeErr = err
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	return t.closeErr
+}
+
 func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) selectStreamForPackets(packets [][]byte) (uint64, string) {
 	trafficClass := fabricSessionTrafficClassForPackets(t.TrafficClass, packets)
 	if ids := t.streamIDsForTrafficClass(trafficClass); len(ids) > 0 {
@@ -185,6 +217,34 @@ func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) selectStreamForPackets(packets [][]byte)
 	return t.StreamID, trafficClass
 }
 
+func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) allStreamIDs() []uint64 {
+	if t == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := map[uint64]struct{}{}
+	var out []uint64
+	add := func(streamID uint64) {
+		if streamID == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[streamID]; ok {
+			return
+		}
+		seen[streamID] = struct{}{}
+		out = append(out, streamID)
+	}
+	add(t.StreamID)
+	for _, streamID := range t.StreamIDs {
+		add(streamID)
+	}
+	for _, ids := range t.StreamIDsByTrafficClass {
+		for _, streamID := range ids {
+			add(streamID)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func (t *FabricSessionPacketTransport) hasSendStream() bool {
 	if t == nil {
 		return false
diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_transport_test.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_transport_test.go
index 9907368..aeaa7f1 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_transport_test.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/fabric_transport_test.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type memoryPacketTransport struct {
 type captureFabricSessionSender struct {
 	err    error
 	frames []fabricproto.Frame
+	closed bool
 }
 
 func (s *captureFabricSessionSender) Send(_ context.Context, frame fabricproto.Frame) error {
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ func (s *captureFabricSessionSender) Send(_ context.Context, frame fabricproto.F
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *captureFabricSessionSender) Close() error {
+	s.closed = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 type memoryFabricSessionReceiver struct {
 	frames chan fabricproto.Frame
 	errors chan error
@@ -278,6 +284,35 @@ func TestFabricSessionPacketTransportShardsStreamsByTrafficClass(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFabricSessionPacketTransportClosesAllStreamShards(t *testing.T) {
+	sender := &captureFabricSessionSender{}
+	transport := &FabricSessionPacketTransport{
+		Sender:   sender,
+		StreamID: 700,
+		StreamIDsByTrafficClass: map[string][]uint64{
+			FabricTrafficClassInteractive: []uint64{801, 802},
+			FabricTrafficClassBulk:        []uint64{901, 902},
+		},
+	}
+	if err := transport.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("close transport: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !sender.closed {
+		t.Fatal("underlying fabric session was not closed")
+	}
+	closed := map[uint64]bool{}
+	for _, frame := range sender.frames {
+		if frame.Type == fabricproto.FrameCloseStream {
+			closed[frame.StreamID] = true
+		}
+	}
+	for _, streamID := range []uint64{700, 801, 802, 901, 902} {
+		if !closed[streamID] {
+			t.Fatalf("stream %d was not closed; frames=%+v", streamID, sender.frames)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFabricSessionPacketTransportRunFrameIngressDeliversInbox(t *testing.T) {
 	inbox := NewFabricPacketInbox(4)
 	receiver := memoryFabricSessionReceiver{
diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/gateway.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/gateway.go
index 2bb3c20..35efbc5 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/gateway.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/internal/vpnruntime/gateway.go
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ type packetTransportSnapshotter interface {
 	Snapshot() map[string]any
 }
 
+type packetTransportCloser interface {
+	Close() error
+}
+
 type BackendPacketTransport struct {
 	API             *client.Client
 	ClusterID       string
@@ -259,6 +263,9 @@ func (g *Gateway) normalize() error {
 
 func (g *Gateway) run(ctx context.Context, tun readWriteCloser) error {
 	defer tun.Close()
+	if closer, ok := g.Transport.(packetTransportCloser); ok {
+		defer closer.Close()
+	}
 
 	errCh := make(chan error, 2)
 	go func() { errCh <- g.copyGatewayToClient(ctx, tun) }()
diff --git a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
index 8063669..578ee5c 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ layout and send counters by traffic class/stream id for load-test diagnosis.
 Those snapshots also summarize configured stream class/shard counts and active
 send class/stream counts, making sharding health visible without expanding
 per-stream maps.
+Gateway shutdown now closes all VPN fabric-session stream shards and then the
+underlying fabric session, preventing stale logical streams from consuming QUIC
+carrier capacity after reconnects or rollout restarts.
 Endpoint ranking treats `capacity_limited` observations as a soft pressure
 penalty instead of a hard recent failure, enabling load spreading without
 marking the carrier unhealthy.