diff --git a/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main.go b/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main.go
index 516d5b71f..e680b6a86 100644
--- a/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main.go
+++ b/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import (
 	chippb "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress/pb"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework"
 )
@@ -164,9 +166,18 @@ func (r *router) Publish(ctx context.Context, event *cepb.CloudEvent) (*chippb.P
 func (r *router) PublishBatch(ctx context.Context, batch *chippb.CloudEventBatch) (*chippb.PublishResponse, error) {
 	snapshot := r.snapshotSubscribers()
 	if len(snapshot) == 0 {
-		return &chippb.PublishResponse{}, nil
+		// Acking events nothing carried would let a durable store delete them undelivered.
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "no subscribers registered")
 	}
 
+	// anyForwarded: at least one subscriber's RPC succeeded. detail: merged
+	// per-event results — an event is rejected only if every detail-providing
+	// subscriber rejected it; a subscriber accepting without per-event detail
+	// counts as accepting the whole batch.
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	anyForwarded := false
+	var detail []*chippb.PublishResult
+
 	var group errgroup.Group
 	group.SetLimit(forwardParallel)
 	for _, sub := range snapshot {
@@ -174,16 +185,60 @@ func (r *router) PublishBatch(ctx context.Context, batch *chippb.CloudEventBatch
 			framework.L.Debug().Msgf("chip router forwarding batch to subscriber id=%s name=%s endpoint=%s", sub.id, sub.name, sub.endpoint)
 			forwardCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, forwardTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
-			_, err := sub.client.PublishBatch(forwardCtx, batch)
+			resp, err := sub.client.PublishBatch(forwardCtx, batch)
 			if err != nil {
 				framework.L.Error().Msgf("chip router failed to forward batch to subscriber id=%s name=%s endpoint=%s err=%v", sub.id, sub.name, sub.endpoint, err)
+				return nil
 			}
 			framework.L.Debug().Msgf("chip router forwarded batch to subscriber id=%s", sub.id)
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			anyForwarded = true
+			if results := resp.GetResults(); len(results) > 0 {
+				if detail == nil {
+					detail = results
+					return nil
+				}
+				// An accepting result overrides a rejection for the same event.
+				for i := range detail {
+					if i >= len(results) {
+						break
+					}
+					if detail[i].GetError() != nil && results[i].GetError() == nil {
+						detail[i] = results[i]
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			return nil
 		})
 	}
 	_ = group.Wait()
-	return &chippb.PublishResponse{}, nil
+
+	// No subscriber accepted the batch: fail the RPC so every caller mode
+	// retains and retries.
+	if !anyForwarded {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Unavailable, fmt.Sprintf("all %d subscribers failed to accept the batch", len(snapshot)))
+	}
+
+	results := make([]*chippb.PublishResult, 0, len(batch.GetEvents()))
+	for i, ev := range batch.GetEvents() {
+		result := &chippb.PublishResult{EventId: ev.GetId()}
+		if i < len(detail) && detail[i].GetError() != nil {
+			result.Error = detail[i].GetError()
+		}
+		results = append(results, result)
+	}
+
+	// Transactional callers resolve the whole batch from the RPC outcome
+	// alone, so any unaccepted event must fail the RPC (all-or-nothing).
+	if batch.GetOptions().GetTransactionEnabled() {
+		for _, result := range results {
+			if result.Error != nil {
+				return nil, status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "not all events were accepted by a subscriber")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return &chippb.PublishResponse{Results: results}, nil
 }
 
 func (r *router) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
diff --git a/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main_test.go b/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce630356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/components/chiprouter/cmd/chip-router/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	cepb "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/binding/format/protobuf/v2/pb"
+	chippb "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress/pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+type stubPublishClient struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	batches  int
+	err      error
+	response *chippb.PublishResponse
+}
+
+func (s *stubPublishClient) Publish(context.Context, *cepb.CloudEvent, ...grpc.CallOption) (*chippb.PublishResponse, error) {
+	return &chippb.PublishResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *stubPublishClient) PublishBatch(context.Context, *chippb.CloudEventBatch, ...grpc.CallOption) (*chippb.PublishResponse, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.batches++
+	if s.err != nil {
+		return nil, s.err
+	}
+	if s.response != nil {
+		return s.response, nil
+	}
+	return &chippb.PublishResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *stubPublishClient) batchCount() int {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	return s.batches
+}
+
+func ptr(b bool) *bool { return &b }
+
+func batchOf(ids ...string) *chippb.CloudEventBatch {
+	events := make([]*cepb.CloudEvent, 0, len(ids))
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		events = append(events, &cepb.CloudEvent{Id: id, Source: "s", SpecVersion: "1.0", Type: "t"})
+	}
+	return &chippb.CloudEventBatch{Events: events}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchPopulatesPerEventResults(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{}},
+	}}
+
+	resp, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batchOf("e1", "e2", "e3"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublishBatch: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Results) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 results, got %d", len(resp.Results))
+	}
+	for i, want := range []string{"e1", "e2", "e3"} {
+		if resp.Results[i].EventId != want {
+			t.Errorf("results[%d].EventId = %q, want %q", i, resp.Results[i].EventId, want)
+		}
+		if resp.Results[i].Error != nil {
+			t.Errorf("results[%d].Error = %v, want nil", i, resp.Results[i].Error)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchNoSubscribersIsUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{}}
+
+	_, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batchOf("e1"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("want error with no subscribers, got nil")
+	}
+	if status.Code(err) != codes.Unavailable {
+		t.Errorf("want Unavailable, got %v", status.Code(err))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchAllForwardsFailedIsUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{err: context.DeadlineExceeded}},
+	}}
+
+	// Transactional callers resolve the whole batch from the RPC outcome alone.
+	_, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batchOf("e1", "e2"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("want error when every forward fails, got nil")
+	}
+	if status.Code(err) != codes.Unavailable {
+		t.Errorf("want Unavailable, got %v", status.Code(err))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchAggregatesDownstreamRejections(t *testing.T) {
+	// One subscriber rejects e2 per-event (nil RPC error); the router must
+	// pass that rejection through rather than acknowledging the whole batch.
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1"},
+				{EventId: "e2", Error: &chippb.PublishError{
+					ErrorCode: chippb.PublishErrorCode_PUBLISH_ERROR_CODE_VALIDATION_FAILED,
+					Reason:    "invalid event",
+				}},
+			},
+		}}},
+	}}
+
+	resp, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batchOf("e1", "e2"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublishBatch: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 results, got %d", len(resp.Results))
+	}
+	if resp.Results[0].Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("results[0].Error = %v, want nil (accepted)", resp.Results[0].Error)
+	}
+	if resp.Results[1].Error == nil {
+		t.Error("results[1].Error = nil, want the downstream rejection passed through")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchTransactionalPartialRejectionFailsRPC(t *testing.T) {
+	// Transactional callers resolve the whole batch from the RPC outcome
+	// alone, so a partial rejection must fail the RPC, not ack everything.
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1"},
+				{EventId: "e2", Error: &chippb.PublishError{Reason: "rejected"}},
+			},
+		}}},
+	}}
+
+	batch := batchOf("e1", "e2")
+	batch.Options = &chippb.PublishOptions{TransactionEnabled: ptr(true)}
+	_, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batch)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("want error for a partial rejection under transaction_enabled, got nil")
+	}
+	if status.Code(err) != codes.Unavailable {
+		t.Errorf("want Unavailable, got %v", status.Code(err))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchTransactionalAllRejectedByDownstreamFailsRPC(t *testing.T) {
+	// A nil downstream RPC error with every event rejected must NOT count as
+	// accepted: a transactional caller would otherwise delete them undelivered.
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1", Error: &chippb.PublishError{Reason: "rejected"}},
+				{EventId: "e2", Error: &chippb.PublishError{Reason: "rejected"}},
+			},
+		}}},
+	}}
+
+	batch := batchOf("e1", "e2")
+	batch.Options = &chippb.PublishOptions{TransactionEnabled: ptr(true)}
+	_, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batch)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("want error when the subscriber rejected every event, got nil")
+	}
+	if status.Code(err) != codes.Unavailable {
+		t.Errorf("want Unavailable, got %v", status.Code(err))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchTransactionalAllAcceptedPasses(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"sink": {id: "sink", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1"},
+				{EventId: "e2"},
+			},
+		}}},
+	}}
+
+	batch := batchOf("e1", "e2")
+	batch.Options = &chippb.PublishOptions{TransactionEnabled: ptr(true)}
+	resp, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublishBatch: %v", err)
+	}
+	for i, res := range resp.Results {
+		if res.Error != nil {
+			t.Errorf("results[%d].Error = %v, want nil", i, res.Error)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishBatchAnAcceptingSubscriberOverridesADetaillessRejection(t *testing.T) {
+	// Two detail-providing subscribers disagree: the event is rejected by one
+	// and accepted by the other — acceptance wins.
+	r := &router{subscribers: map[string]*subscriber{
+		"a": {id: "a", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1", Error: &chippb.PublishError{Reason: "rejected by a"}},
+			},
+		}}},
+		"b": {id: "b", client: &stubPublishClient{response: &chippb.PublishResponse{
+			Results: []*chippb.PublishResult{
+				{EventId: "e1"},
+			},
+		}}},
+	}}
+
+	resp, err := r.PublishBatch(t.Context(), batchOf("e1"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PublishBatch: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Results) != 1 || resp.Results[0].Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("want e1 accepted, got results=%+v", resp.Results)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/framework/components/chiprouter/go.mod b/framework/components/chiprouter/go.mod
index c31193136..18347708e 100644
--- a/framework/components/chiprouter/go.mod
+++ b/framework/components/chiprouter/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework/components/chiprouter
 
-go 1.26.5
+go 1.26.6
 
 replace github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework => ../../
 
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.54.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20251211140724-319861e514c4
+	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20260915184316-2730f1867c92
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework v0.15.8
 	github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go v0.42.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.1
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/framework/components/chiprouter/go.sum b/framework/components/chiprouter/go.sum
index 52871d8a1..38bf00c87 100644
--- a/framework/components/chiprouter/go.sum
+++ b/framework/components/chiprouter/go.sum
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.3 h1:2ESdQt90yU3oXF/CdOlRCJxrP+Am1aBYubTMTfx
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.3/go.mod h1:LZ6ewCSkBqUpvSOf+LsTGnRinC6iaNUNMGBtDkJBaLQ=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4 h1:TsZE7l11zFCLZnZ+teH4Umoq5BhEIfIzfRDZ1Uzql2w=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4/go.mod h1:ftWc9WdOfJ0a92nsE2jF5u5ZwH8Bv2zdeOC42RjbV2g=
-github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20251211140724-319861e514c4 h1:NOUsjsMzNecbjiPWUQGlRSRAutEvCFrqqyETDJeh5q4=
-github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20251211140724-319861e514c4/go.mod h1:Zpvul9sTcZNAZOVzt5vBl1XZGNvQebFpnpn3/KOQvOQ=
+github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20260915184316-2730f1867c92 h1:Z1OIGukDhJD+Gknr5G07Vtml24E7BwKaIQoWzV/SdqA=
+github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/chipingress v0.0.11-0.20260915184316-2730f1867c92/go.mod h1:Scyk7O80fde5rJF3Ty3fEE3xiS6j84eWbu8/2gl3pIY=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6 h1:jFzHGLGAlb3ruxLB8MhbI6A8+AQX/2eW4qeyNZXNp2o=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.3 h1:jmXUvGomnU1o3W/V5h2VEradbpJDwGrzugQQvL0POH4=
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0 h1:VbpOemQlsSMrYmn7T2OUvQ4dqxQXU+ouZFQsZOx50z4=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0/go.mod h1:El3tOrEuMpv2UdMrbNlKEh9vd86bmQ6vqIcDwxEOc1E=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260819154853-08b0e4226688 h1:cYNAzI2sUwhmCcoj9TxvihSrqsxt6uIkj3rDRhSDmW4=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260819154853-08b0e4226688/go.mod h1:DjtHYE8FKJLivXcBEjGwndXfIC23G0VpXiXKqG179uA=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.1 h1:HIO0+BEtBP6soyqvqC8sNUjZ7bTs+0hFQuFF+RAy++Y=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.1/go.mod h1:kDyl6SKsiHKt0uylY5gtn5cEjkrIOhQOGDgIc4JGwzQ=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2 h1:EManeRomTObA0BU7I8vXgg/78uE5MJ9M8B39EX2WscU=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2/go.mod h1:YPI1hK3kDked6iHvgX3tR0y+nX/qpMFKhPgFsokw1S8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12 h1:pJOKDDOyeXErUroCihFAd5LQuwXBSpVnKGrj5o/fwxc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12/go.mod h1:HTf+CrKn2C3g5S8VImy6tdcUvCska2kB7j23XfzDpco=
 gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 h1:n6jtcsulIzXPJaxegRbvFNNrZDjbij7ny3gmSPG+6V4=
diff --git a/framework/examples/chip_router/go.mod b/framework/examples/chip_router/go.mod
index 8a652b397..474e75575 100644
--- a/framework/examples/chip_router/go.mod
+++ b/framework/examples/chip_router/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework/examples/chiprouter
 
-go 1.26.5
+go 1.26.6
 
 replace github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework => ../../