diff --git a/src-rust/crates/api/src/lib.rs b/src-rust/crates/api/src/lib.rs
index 4637643f..ed7c9c8a 100644
--- a/src-rust/crates/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-rust/crates/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -1400,6 +1400,7 @@ impl StreamAccumulator {
                 }
             }
             StreamEvent::MessageStop => AnthropicStreamEvent::MessageStop,
+            StreamEvent::Ping => AnthropicStreamEvent::Ping,
             StreamEvent::Error {
                 error_type,
                 message,
diff --git a/src-rust/crates/api/src/provider_types.rs b/src-rust/crates/api/src/provider_types.rs
index b98e6527..2e7d5b32 100644
--- a/src-rust/crates/api/src/provider_types.rs
+++ b/src-rust/crates/api/src/provider_types.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ pub enum StreamEvent {
 
     /// Incremental reasoning / scratchpad delta (alias used by some providers).
     ReasoningDelta { index: usize, reasoning: String },
+
+    /// Content-free keepalive that resets the consuming stream stall timer.
+    Ping,
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src-rust/crates/api/src/providers/anthropic.rs b/src-rust/crates/api/src/providers/anthropic.rs
index 075653d9..a8b2fbef 100644
--- a/src-rust/crates/api/src/providers/anthropic.rs
+++ b/src-rust/crates/api/src/providers/anthropic.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl AnthropicProvider {
                 error_type,
                 message,
             }),
-            AnthropicStreamEvent::Ping => None,
+            AnthropicStreamEvent::Ping => Some(StreamEvent::Ping),
         }
     }
 
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ mod tests {
         Box::pin(stream::iter(events.into_iter().map(Ok)))
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn keepalive_ping_reaches_the_stream_consumer() {
+        assert!(
+            AnthropicProvider::map_stream_event(AnthropicStreamEvent::Ping).is_some(),
+            "keepalive pings must reach the consumer's stall timer"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn collected_response_rejects_eof_without_message_stop() {
         let provider_id = ProviderId::new(ProviderId::ANTHROPIC);
diff --git a/src-rust/crates/query/Cargo.toml b/src-rust/crates/query/Cargo.toml
index 40bf185a..663439f7 100644
--- a/src-rust/crates/query/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-rust/crates/query/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ dirs = { workspace = true }
 tokio-util = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util"] }
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/src-rust/crates/query/src/lib.rs b/src-rust/crates/query/src/lib.rs
index 589e15bb..89ae7dd4 100644
--- a/src-rust/crates/query/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-rust/crates/query/src/lib.rs
@@ -3615,6 +3615,8 @@ fn map_to_anthropic_event(
             })
         }
         StreamEvent::MessageStop => Some(AnthropicStreamEvent::MessageStop),
+        // The consumer already reset its stall deadline before mapping this event.
+        StreamEvent::Ping => None,
         StreamEvent::Error {
             error_type,
             message,
@@ -5118,6 +5120,50 @@ mod tests {
         ));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
+    async fn provider_keepalives_extend_liveness_without_transcript_content() {
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel(8);
+        let stream = futures::stream::unfold(receiver, |mut receiver| async {
+            receiver.recv().await.map(|event| (event, receiver))
+        });
+        let producer = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            for _ in 0..4 {
+                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+                sender.send(Ok(StreamEvent::Ping)).await.unwrap();
+            }
+            sender.send(Ok(StreamEvent::MessageStop)).await.unwrap();
+        });
+        let cancel = tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken::new();
+        let mut accumulator = StreamAccumulator::new();
+        let (event_tx, mut event_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+        let mut terminal_error = None;
+        let outcome = consume_provider_stream(
+            Box::pin(stream),
+            &mut ProviderStreamContext {
+                cancel_token: &cancel,
+                accumulator: &mut accumulator,
+                event_tx: Some(&event_tx),
+                provider_id: "anthropic",
+                model_id: "test",
+                terminal_stream_error: &mut terminal_error,
+            },
+            std::time::Duration::from_millis(150),
+        )
+        .await;
+        producer.await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(outcome, ProviderStreamOutcome::Completed);
+        assert!(terminal_error.is_none());
+        assert!(accumulator.received_message_stop());
+        let (message, usage, _) = accumulator.finish();
+        assert!(message.content_blocks().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(usage.output_tokens, 0);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            event_rx.try_recv(),
+            Ok(QueryEvent::Stream(AnthropicStreamEvent::MessageStop))
+        ));
+        assert!(event_rx.try_recv().is_err());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn provider_stream_error_finalizes_partial_response_before_returning_error() {
         let error = ProviderError::StreamError {