diff --git a/tests/test_askrene.py b/tests/test_askrene.py
index eb3e69360354..1d3a7fd8d848 100644
--- a/tests/test_askrene.py
+++ b/tests/test_askrene.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 )
 import os
 import pytest
+import random
 import subprocess
 import time
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from concurrent import futures as concurrent_futures
 
 
 def direction(src, dst):
@@ -1850,26 +1852,6 @@ def test_askrene_timeout(node_factory, bitcoind):
                      maxfee_msat=1,
                      final_cltv=5)
 
-    # It will exit instantly.
-    l1.rpc.setconfig('askrene-timeout', 0)
-
-    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match='linear_routes: timed out after deadline'):
-        l1.rpc.getroutes(source=l1.info['id'],
-                         destination=l2.info['id'],
-                         amount_msat=1,
-                         layers=['auto.localchans'],
-                         maxfee_msat=1,
-                         final_cltv=5)
-
-    # We can put it back though.
-    l1.rpc.setconfig('askrene-timeout', 10)
-    l1.rpc.getroutes(source=l1.info['id'],
-                     destination=l2.info['id'],
-                     amount_msat=1,
-                     layers=['auto.localchans'],
-                     maxfee_msat=1,
-                     final_cltv=5)
-
 
 def test_reservations_leak(node_factory, executor):
     l1, l2, l3, l4, l5, l6 = node_factory.get_nodes(
@@ -1931,6 +1913,47 @@ def test_reservations_leak(node_factory, executor):
     assert l1.daemon.is_in_log("askrene-unreserve failed") is None
 
 
+def test_reservations_leak_under_load(node_factory, executor):
+    """Stress-test reservation cleanup: concurrent payments over shared channels
+    must leave zero stale reservations after all payments settle."""
+    # Topology: two paths share l4 as a bottleneck relay.
+    #   Path A: l1 -> l2 -> l4 -> l5
+    #   Path B: l1 -> l3 -> l4 -> l6
+    # join_nodes([l1, l2, l4, l5]) creates channels: l1-l2, l2-l4, l4-l5
+    # join_nodes([l1, l3, l4, l6]) creates channels: l1-l3, l3-l4, l4-l6
+    zero_fee = {"fee-base": 0, "fee-per-satoshi": 0}
+    l1, l2, l3, l4, l5, l6 = node_factory.get_nodes(
+        6,
+        opts=[zero_fee] * 6,
+    )
+    node_factory.join_nodes([l1, l2, l4, l5], wait_for_announce=True)  # creates channels: l1-l2, l2-l4, l4-l5
+    node_factory.join_nodes([l1, l3, l4, l6], wait_for_announce=True)  # creates channels: l1-l3, l3-l4, l4-l6
+
+    NUM = 300
+    invoices = [l5.rpc.invoice(1000, f"inv-a-{i}", "x")["bolt11"] for i in range(NUM // 2)]
+    invoices += [l6.rpc.invoice(1000, f"inv-b-{i}", "x")["bolt11"] for i in range(NUM // 2)]
+    random.shuffle(invoices)
+
+    futs = [executor.submit(l1.rpc.xpay, inv) for inv in invoices]
+
+    # While payments are in flight, reservations must be non-empty: this
+    # checks the test isn't trivially passing on an empty table.
+    wait_for(lambda: l1.rpc.askrene_listreservations()["reservations"] != [])
+
+    # Make sure that we have channel contention by looking for repeating scids
+    def has_channel_contention():
+        res = l1.rpc.askrene_listreservations()["reservations"]
+        scids = [r["short_channel_id_dir"] for r in res]
+        return len(scids) != len(set(scids))
+    wait_for(has_channel_contention)
+
+    for f in concurrent_futures.as_completed(futs, timeout=TIMEOUT):
+        f.result()  # raise on any payment failure
+
+    assert l1.rpc.askrene_listreservations() == {"reservations": []}
+    assert l1.daemon.is_in_log("reserve_remove failed") is None
+
+
 def test_unreserve_all(node_factory):
     """Test removing all reservations."""
     l1, l2, l3 = node_factory.line_graph(3, wait_for_announce=True)
@@ -1957,6 +1980,26 @@ def test_unreserve_all(node_factory):
     l1.rpc.askrene_unreserve(path=[], dev_remove_all=True)
     assert l1.rpc.askrene_listreservations() == {"reservations": []}
 
+    # It will exit instantly.
+    l1.rpc.setconfig('askrene-timeout', 0)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match='linear_routes: timed out after deadline'):
+        l1.rpc.getroutes(source=l1.info['id'],
+                         destination=l2.info['id'],
+                         amount_msat=1,
+                         layers=['auto.localchans'],
+                         maxfee_msat=1,
+                         final_cltv=5)
+
+    # We can put it back though.
+    l1.rpc.setconfig('askrene-timeout', 10)
+    l1.rpc.getroutes(source=l1.info['id'],
+                     destination=l2.info['id'],
+                     amount_msat=1,
+                     layers=['auto.localchans'],
+                     maxfee_msat=1,
+                     final_cltv=5)
+
 
 def test_askrene_reserve_clash(node_factory, bitcoind):
     """Reserves get (erroneously) counted globally by scid, even for fake scids."""