diff --git a/app/igneum-app/src/ember.rs b/app/igneum-app/src/ember.rs
index 8e261c87c..c3353ccd6 100644
--- a/app/igneum-app/src/ember.rs
+++ b/app/igneum-app/src/ember.rs
@@ -925,6 +925,32 @@ pub fn finality_paused_line(since_unix: f64, reason: &str, held_by: &str) -> Str
     format!("Finality paused since {} UTC: {cause}", hhmm_utc(since_unix))
 }
 
+/// The node's structured finality fields on igneum_getProvingStatus (the node lane, 0.3.16): "finalityReason"
+/// (empty when live), "finalityProvisional", "heldBy" {tableIndex, stayersShareBps, expiresDaa} or null,
+/// "pausedSinceMs" or null. Returns (reason, held-by words, provisional, paused_since unix seconds).
+pub struct FinalityStatus {
+    pub reason: String,
+    pub held_by: String,
+    pub provisional: bool,
+    pub paused_since: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+pub fn parse_finality_status(v: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<FinalityStatus> {
+    let reason = v.get("finalityReason")?.as_str().unwrap_or("").trim().to_string();
+    let provisional = v.get("finalityProvisional").and_then(|b| b.as_bool()).unwrap_or(false);
+    let held_by = match v.get("heldBy") {
+        Some(h) if h.is_object() => {
+            let idx = h.get("tableIndex").and_then(|x| x.as_u64()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let bps = h.get("stayersShareBps").and_then(|x| x.as_u64()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let exp = h.get("expiresDaa").and_then(|x| x.as_u64()).unwrap_or(0);
+            format!("weight table {idx}, {}.{:02}% still signing, expires at DAA {exp}", bps / 100, bps % 100)
+        }
+        _ => String::new(),
+    };
+    let paused_since = v.get("pausedSinceMs").and_then(|x| x.as_u64()).filter(|ms| *ms > 0).map(|ms| ms as f64 / 1000.0);
+    Some(FinalityStatus { reason, held_by, provisional, paused_since })
+}
+
 /// The node's pause line, when it carries one: `... finality_reason=<words or "quoted words"> held_by=<id>`.
 /// Returns (reason, held_by); None when the line is not one.
 pub fn parse_finality_line(text: &str) -> Option<(String, String)> {
@@ -1110,6 +1136,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(parse_finality_line("1791311940 finality paused finality_reason=\"vote split at index 412\" held_by=ae432dc7"), Some(("vote split at index 412".into(), "ae432dc7".into())));
         assert_eq!(parse_finality_line("x finality_reason=under_two_thirds"), Some(("under two thirds".into(), String::new())));
         assert_eq!(parse_finality_line("status: accepted 3 blocks"), None);
+        // the structured carrier on igneum_getProvingStatus (the node lane's field names)
+        let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(r#"{"v1":{"active":true},"finalityReason":"under two thirds of the weight is signing","finalityProvisional":true,"heldBy":{"tableIndex":7,"stayersShareBps":6150,"expiresDaa":205000},"pausedSinceMs":1791311940000}"#).unwrap();
+        let f = parse_finality_status(&v).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((f.reason.as_str(), f.provisional, f.paused_since), ("under two thirds of the weight is signing", true, Some(1_791_311_940.0)));
+        assert_eq!(f.held_by, "weight table 7, 61.50% still signing, expires at DAA 205000");
+        assert_eq!(finality_paused_line(f.paused_since.unwrap(), &f.reason, &f.held_by), "Finality paused since 18:39 UTC: under two thirds of the weight is signing (held by weight table 7, 61.50% still signing, expires at DAA 205000)");
+        // live finality: an empty reason, null heldBy, null pausedSinceMs
+        let live: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(r#"{"finalityReason":"","finalityProvisional":false,"heldBy":null,"pausedSinceMs":null}"#).unwrap();
+        let l = parse_finality_status(&live).unwrap();
+        assert!(l.reason.is_empty() && l.held_by.is_empty() && !l.provisional && l.paused_since.is_none());
+        // a node before 0.3.16 carries none of it
+        assert!(parse_finality_status(&serde_json::json!({"v1":{"active":true}})).is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/app/igneum-app/src/engine.rs b/app/igneum-app/src/engine.rs
index 7f079a19c..22540a7da 100644
--- a/app/igneum-app/src/engine.rs
+++ b/app/igneum-app/src/engine.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub enum Cmd {
     Detect,
     /// the payout address's balance (eth_getBalance, hex) or why it could not be read
     BalanceRead(Result<String, String>),
+    /// the node's finality fields from igneum_getProvingStatus (None: the node carries none, or did not answer)
+    FinalityStatus(Option<crate::ember::FinalityStatus>),
     ApplyCards(Vec<CardChoice>),
     /// one enumeration of the cards finished (the first, or a re-detection: src/hotplug.rs)
     Detected(crate::detect::Detection),
@@ -1162,6 +1164,26 @@ impl Engine {
                 }
             }
             Cmd::TuneProgress(v) => self.tune_progress(&v),
+            Cmd::FinalityStatus(f) => {
+                let mut st = self.st();
+                match f {
+                    Some(f) => {
+                        st.finality.reason = f.reason;
+                        st.finality.held_by = f.held_by;
+                        st.finality.provisional = f.provisional;
+                        st.finality.cause_source = "node".into();
+                        if let Some(since) = f.paused_since {
+                            st.finality.paused_since = since;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        // a node without the fields: the log line (parse_finality_line) may still have set a cause
+                        if st.finality.cause_source != "node-line" {
+                            st.finality.cause_source.clear();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             Cmd::BalanceRead(r) => {
                 self.balance_busy = false;
                 match r {
@@ -3603,6 +3625,10 @@ impl Engine {
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let r = crate::prover::evm_rpc(&shared, "eth_getBalance", serde_json::json!([addr, "latest"]), Duration::from_secs(8)).and_then(|v| v.as_str().map(|s| s.to_string()).ok_or_else(|| "eth_getBalance: not a string".to_string()));
             shared.send(Cmd::BalanceRead(r));
+            // the same 30-s cadence carries the node's finality fields (the node lane, 0.3.16); a node without them
+            // answers without the keys and the engine's own rule stands
+            let f = crate::prover::evm_rpc(&shared, "igneum_getProvingStatus", serde_json::json!([]), Duration::from_secs(8)).ok().and_then(|v| crate::ember::parse_finality_status(&v));
+            shared.send(Cmd::FinalityStatus(f));
         });
     }
 
@@ -3649,7 +3675,7 @@ impl Engine {
         // last lock's age, else the engine's uptime); since the last lock (else the start); one sentence everywhere
         let gap = if st.finality.last_lock > 0 { st.finality.age_s } else { st.uptime_s as f64 };
         let paused = st.node.synced && gap > crate::manifest::FINALITY_PAUSE_S;
-        if paused && !st.finality.paused {
+        if paused && !st.finality.paused && st.finality.cause_source != "node" {
             st.finality.paused_since = if st.finality.last_lock > 0 { st.finality.last_lock_at } else { unix - st.uptime_s as f64 };
         }
         st.finality.paused = paused;
@@ -4068,7 +4094,12 @@ impl Engine {
                 let mut st = self.st();
                 st.finality.reason = reason;
                 st.finality.held_by = held_by;
+                st.finality.cause_source = "node-line".into();
             }
+        } else if text.contains("finality resumed") {
+            let mut st = self.st();
+            st.finality.reason.clear();
+            st.finality.held_by.clear();
         } else if text.contains(" VOTE index=") {
             self.st().finality.votes += 1;
         } else if text.contains("worker could not prepare") || text.contains(" prepare-failed ") {
diff --git a/app/igneum-app/src/state.rs b/app/igneum-app/src/state.rs
index 6797a2ee3..3ff5d3e58 100644
--- a/app/igneum-app/src/state.rs
+++ b/app/igneum-app/src/state.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ pub struct FinalityState {
     pub reason: String,
     pub held_by: String,
     pub line: String,
+    /// the node's word (igneum_getProvingStatus finalityProvisional, 0.3.16): locks are provisional right now
+    pub provisional: bool,
+    /// where the cause came from: "node" (the RPC's structured fields or its log line) or "" (the engine's own rule)
+    pub cause_source: String,
 }
 
 /// Clock skew against the network. skew_s = local time minus network time (negative = this machine is behind).