diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/runtime.rs b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/runtime.rs
index 6bef7bcf..84640c70 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/runtime.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/runtime.rs
@@ -1131,17 +1131,10 @@ fn orchestrator_stack_members(has_orchestrator: bool, package_id: &str) -> Optio
     }
 }
 
-/// Dependents that resolve a backend's container address once at startup and
-/// hold it: restarting the backend moves its IP and strands them until they
-/// restart too. lnd dials the bitcoin RPC address it resolved at boot and
-/// never re-resolves — after a bitcoin restart it spins on "dial tcp
-/// <old-ip>:8332: no route to host" until lnd itself restarts (gate lnd
-/// getinfo test, .228 2026-07-09; hardening plan §C cascade item).
+/// See crate::app_ops::address_caching_dependents — shared with the
+/// reconciler, which cascades after its own recreates.
 fn address_caching_dependents(package_id: &str) -> &'static [&'static str] {
-    match package_id {
-        "bitcoin" | "bitcoin-core" | "bitcoin-knots" => &["lnd"],
-        _ => &[],
-    }
+    crate::app_ops::address_caching_dependents(package_id)
 }
 
 /// After a backend start/restart lands, bounce its address-caching dependents
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/app_ops.rs b/core/archipelago/src/app_ops.rs
index e01dd9c3..b76c17f5 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/app_ops.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/app_ops.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ pub fn stack_member_app_ids(package_id: &str) -> &'static [&'static str] {
     }
 }
 
+/// Dependents that resolve a backend's container address once at startup and
+/// hold it: moving the backend's IP (restart OR recreate) strands them until
+/// they restart too. lnd dials the bitcoin RPC address it resolved at boot
+/// and never re-resolves (gate lnd getinfo test, .228 2026-07-09; hardening
+/// plan §C). The RPC start/restart workers and the reconciler both consult
+/// this — single source of truth, like the stack table above.
+pub fn address_caching_dependents(package_id: &str) -> &'static [&'static str] {
+    match package_id {
+        "bitcoin" | "bitcoin-core" | "bitcoin-knots" => &["lnd"],
+        _ => &[],
+    }
+}
+
 /// The package whose lifecycle lock covers `app_id`: the stack package when
 /// `app_id` is a member (RPC ops on "mempool" hold the "mempool" lock while
 /// they drive archy-mempool-web), otherwise the app itself.
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs b/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
index 12798038..2639fe2c 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
@@ -951,6 +951,37 @@ impl ReconcileReport {
     }
 }
 
+/// (backend, dependent) pairs a reconcile pass must cascade-restart: the pass
+/// (re)created/started a backend whose address-caching dependents (see
+/// crate::app_ops) hold its old resolved IP. Only dependents the pass left
+/// untouched (NoOp = was already running) qualify — one the pass itself
+/// (re)created resolved the fresh address on its own start — and a
+/// user-stopped dependent holds no live connection to strand.
+fn cascade_pairs_for_report<'r>(
+    report: &'r ReconcileReport,
+    user_stopped: &std::collections::HashSet<String>,
+) -> Vec<(&'r str, &'static str)> {
+    let mut pairs = Vec::new();
+    for (backend, action) in &report.actions {
+        if !matches!(
+            action,
+            ReconcileAction::Installed | ReconcileAction::Started
+        ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for dep in crate::app_ops::address_caching_dependents(backend) {
+            let dep_untouched = report
+                .actions
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(id, action)| id == dep && matches!(action, ReconcileAction::NoOp));
+            if dep_untouched && !user_stopped.contains(*dep) {
+                pairs.push((backend.as_str(), *dep));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    pairs
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct AdoptionReport {
     pub adopted: Vec<String>,
@@ -1626,6 +1657,29 @@ impl ProdContainerOrchestrator {
             }
         }
 
+        // lnd resolves the bitcoin RPC address once at startup and caches it.
+        // The RPC start/restart workers already cascade-restart it (24fd97ed),
+        // but a reconcile pass that recreates or starts a backend (desired-
+        // state recovery, repair recreate, boot InstallMissing) moves the
+        // address behind a running dependent's back — §C "restart lnd after
+        // ANY bitcoin recreate".
+        for (backend, dep) in cascade_pairs_for_report(&report, &user_stopped) {
+            // Same rule as the RPC cascade: hold the dependent's op lock
+            // across the restart; skip when a worker is mid-sequence.
+            let lock = crate::app_ops::op_lock(dep);
+            let Ok(_guard) = lock.try_lock() else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            tracing::info!(
+                dependent = %dep,
+                backend = %backend,
+                "cascade restart: reconcile (re)created the backend and the dependent caches its resolved address"
+            );
+            if let Err(err) = self.restart(dep).await {
+                tracing::error!(dependent = %dep, backend = %backend, error = %err, "cascade restart failed");
+            }
+        }
+
         report
     }
 
@@ -5215,6 +5269,63 @@ app:
         assert!(!calls.iter().any(|c| c.starts_with("start_container:")));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cascade_pairs_cover_backend_recreate_with_running_dependent() {
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+        let report = |actions: Vec<(&str, ReconcileAction)>| ReconcileReport {
+            actions: actions
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(id, a)| (id.to_string(), a))
+                .collect(),
+            failures: vec![],
+        };
+        let none = HashSet::new();
+
+        // Backend recreated while lnd sat running (NoOp) → cascade.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("bitcoin-knots", ReconcileAction::Installed),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+        ]);
+        assert_eq!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &none), vec![("bitcoin-knots", "lnd")]);
+
+        // Backend merely started from stopped also moves the IP → cascade.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("bitcoin-core", ReconcileAction::Started),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+        ]);
+        assert_eq!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &none), vec![("bitcoin-core", "lnd")]);
+
+        // Backend untouched → no cascade.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("bitcoin-knots", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+        ]);
+        assert!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &none).is_empty());
+
+        // Dependent itself (re)started this pass → it already resolved the
+        // fresh address; no cascade.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("bitcoin-knots", ReconcileAction::Installed),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::Started),
+        ]);
+        assert!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &none).is_empty());
+
+        // User-stopped dependent is never bounced.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("bitcoin-knots", ReconcileAction::Installed),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+        ]);
+        let stopped: HashSet<String> = ["lnd".to_string()].into();
+        assert!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &stopped).is_empty());
+
+        // Non-backend recreates don't cascade anything.
+        let r = report(vec![
+            ("grafana", ReconcileAction::Installed),
+            ("lnd", ReconcileAction::NoOp),
+        ]);
+        assert!(cascade_pairs_for_report(&r, &none).is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn reconcile_starts_exited_container() {
         let rt = Arc::new(MockRuntime::default());