diff --git a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/conn.rs b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/conn.rs
index 09d42cd5cc..0278026988 100644
--- a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/conn.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/conn.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use scc::HashMap;
 use universaldb::prelude::*;
 use vbare::OwnedVersionedData;
 
-use crate::{actor_lifecycle, errors, metrics, utils::UrlData};
+use crate::{actor_lifecycle, errors, hibernating_requests, metrics, utils::UrlData};
 
 pub type RemoteSqliteExecutors =
 	HashMap<(String, u64), Arc<tokio::sync::OnceCell<NativeDatabaseHandle>>>;
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ pub async fn init_conn(
 	if !missed_commands.is_empty() {
 		let replay_result: Result<()> = async {
 			for cmd_wrapper in &mut missed_commands {
+				hibernating_requests::hydrate_command_wrapper(ctx, cmd_wrapper).await?;
 				if let protocol::Command::CommandStopActor(_) = cmd_wrapper.inner {
 					actor_lifecycle::stop_actor(&conn, &cmd_wrapper.checkpoint).await?;
 				}
diff --git a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/hibernating_requests.rs b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/hibernating_requests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31cf8e6cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/hibernating_requests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
+use gas::prelude::*;
+use rivet_envoy_protocol as protocol;
+
+/// Hydrates ephemeral hibernating request ids before a start command reaches envoy.
+/// Stored serverful commands keep this empty because request ids can change while
+/// queued commands wait for envoy reconnect.
+pub(crate) async fn hydrate_command_wrapper(
+	ctx: &StandaloneCtx,
+	command_wrapper: &mut protocol::CommandWrapper,
+) -> Result<()> {
+	if let protocol::Command::CommandStartActor(start) = &mut command_wrapper.inner {
+		let actor_id =
+			Id::parse(&command_wrapper.checkpoint.actor_id).context("invalid command actor id")?;
+		start.hibernating_requests = ctx
+			.op(pegboard::ops::actor::hibernating_request::list::Input { actor_id })
+			.await?
+			.into_iter()
+			.map(|request| protocol::HibernatingRequest {
+				gateway_id: request.gateway_id,
+				request_id: request.request_id,
+			})
+			.collect();
+	}
+
+	Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/lib.rs b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/lib.rs
index affdd440df..b25d3c131f 100644
--- a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod actor_event_demuxer;
 mod actor_lifecycle;
 mod conn;
 mod errors;
+mod hibernating_requests;
 mod metrics;
 mod ping_task;
 pub mod sqlite_runtime;
diff --git a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/tunnel_to_ws_task.rs b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/tunnel_to_ws_task.rs
index 67a4319a69..16673dc05b 100644
--- a/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/tunnel_to_ws_task.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/pegboard-envoy/src/tunnel_to_ws_task.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use universalpubsub as ups;
 use universalpubsub::{NextOutput, PublishOpts, Subscriber};
 use vbare::OwnedVersionedData;
 
-use crate::{LifecycleResult, actor_lifecycle, conn::Conn, metrics};
+use crate::{LifecycleResult, actor_lifecycle, conn::Conn, hibernating_requests, metrics};
 
 #[tracing::instrument(name="tunnel_to_ws_task", skip_all, fields(ray_id=?ctx.ray_id(), req_id=?ctx.req_id(), envoy_key=%conn.envoy_key, protocol_version=%conn.protocol_version))]
 pub async fn task(
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ async fn handle_message(
 		protocol::ToEnvoyConn::ToEnvoyCommands(mut command_wrappers) => {
 			// TODO: Parallelize
 			for command_wrapper in &mut command_wrappers {
+				hibernating_requests::hydrate_command_wrapper(ctx, command_wrapper).await?;
 				if let protocol::Command::CommandStopActor(_) = &command_wrapper.inner {
 					actor_lifecycle::stop_actor(conn, &command_wrapper.checkpoint).await?;
 				}
diff --git a/engine/packages/pegboard/src/workflows/actor2/runtime.rs b/engine/packages/pegboard/src/workflows/actor2/runtime.rs
index 39c685484f..250d51c364 100644
--- a/engine/packages/pegboard/src/workflows/actor2/runtime.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/pegboard/src/workflows/actor2/runtime.rs
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ pub async fn send_outbound(ctx: &ActivityCtx, input: &SendOutboundInput) -> Resu
 						.as_ref()
 						.and_then(|x| BASE64_STANDARD.decode(x).ok()),
 				},
-				// Empty because request ids are ephemeral. This is intercepted by guard and
-				// populated before it reaches the runner
+				// Request ids are ephemeral. Pegboard-envoy refreshes this on the
+				// WebSocket send path immediately before the actor start reaches envoy.
 				hibernating_requests: Vec::new(),
 				preloaded_kv: None,
 			});