diff --git a/src/langbot/libs/wecom_ai_bot_api/ws_client.py b/src/langbot/libs/wecom_ai_bot_api/ws_client.py
index 23cbb8d47..06f58552f 100644
--- a/src/langbot/libs/wecom_ai_bot_api/ws_client.py
+++ b/src/langbot/libs/wecom_ai_bot_api/ws_client.py
@@ -887,6 +887,12 @@ class WecomBotWsClient:
                 try:
                     await self._send_frame(frame)
                 except Exception:
+                    # A failed ping must also interrupt the listener. Otherwise
+                    # the heartbeat task exits while the receive loop can remain
+                    # blocked on an apparently open socket indefinitely.
+                    await self.logger.warning('Heartbeat send failed; closing WebSocket to reconnect')
+                    if self._ws and not self._ws.closed:
+                        await self._ws.close()
                     break
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             pass
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/platform/test_wecombot_ws_heartbeat_failure.py b/tests/unit_tests/platform/test_wecombot_ws_heartbeat_failure.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..874d75e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/platform/test_wecombot_ws_heartbeat_failure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""A failed outbound heartbeat must unblock the WebSocket receive loop."""
+
+import asyncio
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from langbot.libs.wecom_ai_bot_api.ws_client import WecomBotWsClient
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_heartbeat_send_failure_closes_socket_for_reconnect():
+    logger = SimpleNamespace(warning=AsyncMock())
+    client = WecomBotWsClient(
+        'bot-id', 'secret', logger, heartbeat_interval=0,
+    )
+    socket = SimpleNamespace(
+        closed=False,
+        send_str=AsyncMock(side_effect=ConnectionResetError('socket write failed')),
+        close=AsyncMock(),
+    )
+    client._ws = socket
+    client._running = True
+
+    await asyncio.wait_for(client._heartbeat_loop(), timeout=1.0)
+
+    socket.send_str.assert_awaited_once()
+    socket.close.assert_awaited_once()
+    logger.warning.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert client._missed_pong_count == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_successful_heartbeat_does_not_close_socket():
+    logger = SimpleNamespace(warning=AsyncMock())
+    client = WecomBotWsClient(
+        'bot-id', 'secret', logger, heartbeat_interval=0,
+    )
+
+    async def sent_ping(_frame):
+        client._running = False
+
+    socket = SimpleNamespace(
+        closed=False,
+        send_str=AsyncMock(side_effect=sent_ping),
+        close=AsyncMock(),
+    )
+    client._ws = socket
+    client._running = True
+
+    await asyncio.wait_for(client._heartbeat_loop(), timeout=1.0)
+
+    socket.send_str.assert_awaited_once()
+    socket.close.assert_not_awaited()
+    logger.warning.assert_not_awaited()