diff --git a/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_inform_test.go b/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_inform_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9941d3d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_inform_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package job
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/valyala/fasthttp"
+)
+
+// stallingListener accepts connections, reads whatever is sent and then never
+// answers and never closes — the receiver shape that used to hold the traffic
+// job open indefinitely (#6115).
+func stallingListener(t *testing.T) (addr string, release func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listen: %v", err)
+	}
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+		for {
+			conn, err := ln.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			go func(c net.Conn) {
+				<-done
+				_ = c.Close()
+			}(conn)
+			go func(c net.Conn) { _, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, c) }(conn)
+		}
+	}()
+	return ln.Addr().String(), func() {
+		_ = ln.Close()
+		<-done
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExternalInformClient_StalledReceiverTimesOut(t *testing.T) {
+	addr, release := stallingListener(t)
+	defer release()
+
+	request := fasthttp.AcquireRequest()
+	defer fasthttp.ReleaseRequest(request)
+	request.Header.SetMethod("POST")
+	request.Header.SetContentType("application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	request.SetBody([]byte(`{"clientTraffics":[],"inboundTraffics":[]}`))
+	request.SetRequestURI("http://" + addr + "/inform")
+	request.Header.SetConnectionClose()
+
+	response := fasthttp.AcquireResponse()
+	defer fasthttp.ReleaseResponse(response)
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err := externalInformClient.DoTimeout(request, response, externalInformTimeout)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a receiver that never answers must produce an error, not a completed request")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, fasthttp.ErrTimeout) {
+		t.Errorf("want a timeout error, got %v", err)
+	}
+	// The whole point is that the call cannot outlast the 5s poll cadence.
+	if elapsed > externalInformTimeout+2*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("call took %v, must be bounded by %v", elapsed, externalInformTimeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExternalInformClient_HasDeadlines(t *testing.T) {
+	if externalInformClient.ReadTimeout <= 0 || externalInformClient.WriteTimeout <= 0 {
+		t.Fatal("the traffic-notify client must carry read and write deadlines")
+	}
+	if externalInformTimeout >= 5*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("the call budget (%v) must stay under the 5s traffic poll cadence", externalInformTimeout)
+	}
+}
+
+// An idle panel posts nothing, which keeps a misbehaving receiver out of the
+// job's path entirely for most ticks.
+func TestInformSkippedWhenNothingToReport(t *testing.T) {
+	j := &XrayTrafficJob{}
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+		j.informTrafficToExternalAPI(nil, nil)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("an empty payload must return before touching settings or the network")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_job.go b/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_job.go
index 4d277519b..b071d541d 100644
--- a/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_job.go
+++ b/internal/web/job/xray_traffic_job.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package job
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/v3/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/v3/internal/web/service"
@@ -28,6 +29,26 @@ type XrayTrafficJob struct {
 // refetch for the rest.
 const clientStatsSnapshotMaxClients = 5000
 
+// externalInformTimeout bounds the traffic-notify POST. Run() is scheduled
+// every 5s under cron.SkipIfStillRunning, so an unbounded call to a receiver
+// that accepts the connection and then stalls does not merely delay one
+// notification: it holds the job, and every following tick is skipped for as
+// long as the stall lasts. AddTraffic — quota enforcement, auto-renew — and
+// the online/websocket work all sit in that same tick (#6115).
+const externalInformTimeout = 3 * time.Second
+
+// externalInformClient is kept separate from fasthttp's shared default client
+// so this endpoint's timeouts and connection handling cannot be influenced by,
+// or influence, any other caller. Idempotent-call retries stay off on purpose:
+// the payload carries per-tick deltas, so an attempt that reached the receiver
+// but failed on the response leg would be counted twice if it were resent.
+var externalInformClient = &fasthttp.Client{
+	ReadTimeout:         externalInformTimeout,
+	WriteTimeout:        externalInformTimeout,
+	MaxIdleConnDuration: time.Minute,
+	MaxConnsPerHost:     4,
+}
+
 // NewXrayTrafficJob creates a new traffic collection job instance.
 func NewXrayTrafficJob() *XrayTrafficJob {
 	return new(XrayTrafficJob)
@@ -197,6 +218,9 @@ func (j *XrayTrafficJob) Run() {
 }
 
 func (j *XrayTrafficJob) informTrafficToExternalAPI(inboundTraffics []*xray.Traffic, clientTraffics []*xray.ClientTraffic) {
+	if len(inboundTraffics) == 0 && len(clientTraffics) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	informURL, err := j.settingService.GetExternalTrafficInformURI()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warning("get ExternalTrafficInformURI failed:", err)
@@ -218,9 +242,10 @@ func (j *XrayTrafficJob) informTrafficToExternalAPI(inboundTraffics []*xray.Traf
 	request.Header.SetContentType("application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 	request.SetBody(requestBody)
 	request.SetRequestURI(informURL)
+	request.Header.SetConnectionClose()
 	response := fasthttp.AcquireResponse()
 	defer fasthttp.ReleaseResponse(response)
-	if err := fasthttp.Do(request, response); err != nil {
+	if err := externalInformClient.DoTimeout(request, response, externalInformTimeout); err != nil {
 		logger.Warning("POST ExternalTrafficInformURI failed:", err)
 	}
 }