diff --git a/app/javascript/widget/helpers/actionCable.js b/app/javascript/widget/helpers/actionCable.js
index 60c379ed8..546317018 100644
--- a/app/javascript/widget/helpers/actionCable.js
+++ b/app/javascript/widget/helpers/actionCable.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class ActionCableConnector extends BaseActionCableConnector {
 
   onReconnect = () => {
     this.syncLatestMessages();
+    // Re-fetch conversation attributes so a status change (e.g. auto-resolve)
+    // that happened while disconnected is reflected, keeping the reply box state correct.
+    this.app.$store.dispatch('conversationAttributes/getAttributes');
   };
 
   setLastMessageId = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/widget/helpers/specs/actionCable.spec.js b/app/javascript/widget/helpers/specs/actionCable.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6aa3872bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/widget/helpers/specs/actionCable.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import ActionCableConnector from '../actionCable';
+
+vi.mock('@rails/actioncable', () => ({
+  createConsumer: () => ({
+    subscriptions: { create: () => ({}) },
+    disconnect: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+describe('Widget ActionCableConnector', () => {
+  let app;
+  let mockDispatch;
+  let connector;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    mockDispatch = vi.fn();
+    app = {
+      $store: {
+        dispatch: mockDispatch,
+        getters: {
+          getCurrentAccountId: 1,
+          getCurrentUserID: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    connector = new ActionCableConnector(app, 'test-token');
+    mockDispatch.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('registers the conversation.status_changed event handler', () => {
+    expect(connector.events['conversation.status_changed']).toBe(
+      connector.onStatusChange
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('re-fetches conversation attributes on reconnect so a status change missed while disconnected is reflected', () => {
+    connector.onReconnect();
+
+    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'conversation/syncLatestMessages'
+    );
+    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'conversationAttributes/getAttributes'
+    );
+  });
+});