diff --git a/src/RemSound.App/SelfTest.cs b/src/RemSound.App/SelfTest.cs
index d59279b..8a04fdc 100644
--- a/src/RemSound.App/SelfTest.cs
+++ b/src/RemSound.App/SelfTest.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ internal static class SelfTest
         RunStep(results, "Service profile isolation (location + hidden from pickers)", ServiceProfileIsolation);
         RunStep(results, "Service send host (headless stream + yield)", ServiceSendHostStream);
         RunStep(results, "Service network presence (reachable + shell teardown)", ServiceNetworkPresenceReachable);
+        RunStep(results, "Service reachability-gated sending (drop dead peers, re-arm recovered)", ServiceReachabilityGating);
         RunStep(results, "Service registration args", ServiceRegistrationArgs);
         RunStep(results, "Recording engine (all formats + source gate + mono)", RecordingEngine);
         RunStep(results, "Recording split tracks (per-peer + own)", RecordingSplitTracks);
@@ -1475,6 +1476,43 @@ internal static class SelfTest
         finally { RemSound.Sender.ProcessLoopbackCapture.ForceSupportedForTest = prev; }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>The service must only stream to peers the heartbeat can reach and drop long-unreachable
+    /// ones (never blast audio into a dead address — issue #8), re-arming a peer the moment it recovers
+    /// (issue #15) — the same behaviour as the app's RefreshAudioReceivers. Tests the pure arming logic.</summary>
+    private static string? ServiceReachabilityGating()
+    {
+        var a = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.1"), 47830);
+        var b = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.2"), 47830);
+        var all = new[] { a, b };
+        var prune = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
+        var bothHealthy = new List<PeerHealth>
+        {
+            new(a, PeerHealthState.Healthy, 10, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+            new(b, PeerHealthState.Healthy, 12, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+        };
+        Check(ServiceSendHost.ComputeArmedEndpoints(all, bothHealthy, prune).Length == 2, "both reachable peers must be armed");
+
+        var bDeadLong = new List<PeerHealth>
+        {
+            new(a, PeerHealthState.Healthy, 10, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+            new(b, PeerHealthState.Unreachable, null, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60)),
+        };
+        var armed = ServiceSendHost.ComputeArmedEndpoints(all, bDeadLong, prune);
+        Check(armed.Length == 1 && armed[0].Equals(a), "a peer unreachable past the grace window must be dropped (never stream into a dead address)");
+
+        var bDeadGrace = new List<PeerHealth>
+        {
+            new(a, PeerHealthState.Healthy, 10, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+            new(b, PeerHealthState.Unreachable, null, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)),
+        };
+        Check(ServiceSendHost.ComputeArmedEndpoints(all, bDeadGrace, prune).Length == 2, "a briefly-unreachable peer stays armed during the grace window");
+
+        Check(ServiceSendHost.ComputeArmedEndpoints(all, new List<PeerHealth>(), prune).Length == 2, "with no heartbeat data yet, arm the full set");
+
+        return "reachable armed; long-unreachable dropped; grace-window kept; recovery re-arms (issues #8/#15)";
+    }
+
     private static int FreeUdpPort()
     {
         using var s = new System.Net.Sockets.Socket(System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
diff --git a/src/RemSound.App/ServiceNetworkPresence.cs b/src/RemSound.App/ServiceNetworkPresence.cs
index 62475a8..88b6511 100644
--- a/src/RemSound.App/ServiceNetworkPresence.cs
+++ b/src/RemSound.App/ServiceNetworkPresence.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ internal sealed class ServiceNetworkPresence : IDisposable
     /// <summary>Test seam: is the well-known-port listener actually bound?</summary>
     internal bool ListenerBound => receiver.IsListenerRunning;
 
+    /// <summary>Current per-peer heartbeat health (reachable / stale / unreachable + age), so the host can
+    /// gate the audio send on reachability — the same signal the interactive app uses. Empty when down.</summary>
+    public IReadOnlyList<PeerHealth> PeerHealthSnapshot() => heartbeat?.GetAllPeerHealth() ?? Array.Empty<PeerHealth>();
+
     /// <summary>Bring the service up as a discoverable, reachable, send-only peer on <paramref name="port"/>,
     /// tracking <paramref name="endpoints"/> (the profile's peers) for heartbeat/pairing and unicast
     /// announcements. Idempotent: re-applies cleanly if already up. Never throws.</summary>
diff --git a/src/RemSound.App/ServiceSendHost.cs b/src/RemSound.App/ServiceSendHost.cs
index 9875ae7..35d5bdf 100644
--- a/src/RemSound.App/ServiceSendHost.cs
+++ b/src/RemSound.App/ServiceSendHost.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ public sealed class ServiceSendHost : IDisposable
     private volatile bool wantSending;     // true while the app is absent and we intend to stream
     private long lastDeviceChangeTick;
 
+    // Reachability-gated sending (issues #8 / #15): stream ONLY to peers the heartbeat can reach, and drop
+    // any that stay unreachable — never blast audio into a dead address forever. The heartbeat keeps
+    // probing the FULL set, so a peer that comes back is re-armed on the next refresh. Mirrors the app's
+    // RefreshAudioReceivers. Send-only, so there's no "actively receiving" carve-out.
+    private static readonly TimeSpan PruneUnreachableAfter = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+    private IPEndPoint[] allEndpoints = [];
+    private string? armedSignature;
+
     /// <param name="loadProfile">Supplies the current service profile (re-read on each resume so edits
     /// are picked up). Returns null if none is configured.</param>
     /// <param name="log">Optional diagnostic sink.</param>
@@ -94,6 +102,10 @@ public sealed class ServiceSendHost : IDisposable
             sender.ConfigureCodec(profile.Codec, MainForm.EffectiveOpusFrameSamples(profile.Codec, profile.OpusFrameSamplesPerChannel, profile.SendRate));
             sender.SetSendRate(profile.SendRate);
             sender.SetTightLatency(profile.TightLatencyMode);
+            // Arm the full set to begin with (nothing is known-dead yet); RefreshSendArming then prunes any
+            // peer the heartbeat can't reach and re-arms it when it recovers.
+            allEndpoints = endpoints.ToArray();
+            armedSignature = null;
             sender.SetReceivers(endpoints);
             sender.Configure(specs);
             sender.Start();
@@ -130,6 +142,39 @@ public sealed class ServiceSendHost : IDisposable
         return ApplyProfile(profile);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>Pure, testable: which endpoints to actively stream to — the full set minus any peer the
+    /// heartbeat reports as continuously unreachable for longer than <paramref name="pruneAfter"/>. A peer
+    /// that's reachable, or still within the grace window, stays armed. Mirrors the app's RefreshAudioReceivers.</summary>
+    internal static IPEndPoint[] ComputeArmedEndpoints(IReadOnlyList<IPEndPoint> all, IReadOnlyList<PeerHealth> health, TimeSpan pruneAfter)
+    {
+        HashSet<string>? dead = null;
+        foreach (var ph in health)
+        {
+            if (ph.State == PeerHealthState.Unreachable && ph.AgeOfLastPong is { } age && age > pruneAfter)
+                (dead ??= new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).Add($"{ph.AudioEndpoint.Address}:{ph.AudioEndpoint.Port}");
+        }
+        return dead is null ? all.ToArray() : all.Where(ep => !dead.Contains($"{ep.Address}:{ep.Port}")).ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Re-arm the sender to only the reachable peers, using the heartbeat health. Cheap and
+    /// idempotent — only touches the sender when the armed set actually changes. Called on the service's
+    /// existing poll tick while streaming, so there's no extra timer.</summary>
+    private void RefreshSendArming()
+    {
+        lock (gate)
+        {
+            if (!running || allEndpoints.Length == 0) return;
+            var armed = ComputeArmedEndpoints(allEndpoints, presence.PeerHealthSnapshot(), PruneUnreachableAfter);
+            var sig = string.Join("|", armed.Select(ep => $"{ep.Address}:{ep.Port}").OrderBy(s => s, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            if (sig == armedSignature) return;
+            armedSignature = sig;
+            sender.SetReceivers(armed);
+            log?.Invoke(armed.Length == 0
+                ? $"service: 0 reachable peers — holding audio (heartbeat still probing {allEndpoints.Length})"
+                : $"service: streaming to {armed.Length}/{allEndpoints.Length} reachable peer(s)");
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>The service's main loop: watch the interactive-presence token and hand the send back and
     /// forth. Starts sending immediately if no app is present. A short settle delay before resuming
     /// stops rapid app open/close from thrashing the engine. Returns when <paramref name="ct"/> is
@@ -174,6 +219,9 @@ public sealed class ServiceSendHost : IDisposable
                     if (!triedThisAbsence && !IsSending) { Resume(); triedThisAbsence = true; }
                 }
             }
+            // While streaming, re-arm to only the reachable peers (drop dead ones, pick up recovered ones).
+            // Piggybacks this existing tick — no extra timer, no background pile-up.
+            if (IsSending) RefreshSendArming();
             appWasPresent = appPresent;
             ct.WaitHandle.WaitOne(pollMs);
         }