diff --git a/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts-lifecycle.test.ts b/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts-lifecycle.test.ts
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+import {
+  bytesToHexString,
+  createJwt,
+  createPaymentReceipt,
+  createStatusListCredential,
+  curveToJwtAlgorithm,
+  DidResolver,
+  getDidResolver,
+  makeRevocable,
+  parseJwtCredential,
+  signCredential,
+  verifyPaymentReceipt,
+  verifyPaymentRequestToken,
+  type JwtString,
+} from "agentcommercekit"
+import { BitBuffer } from "bit-buffers"
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
+
+import { getCredential, revokeCredential } from "@/db/queries/credentials"
+import type { DatabaseCredential } from "@/db/schema"
+import {
+  createDidWebWithSigner,
+  type DidWithSigner,
+} from "@/test-helpers/did-web-with-signer"
+
+import app from ".."
+
+// Keep signatures, JWT expiry, receipt verification, middleware, and the route
+// real. Replace only persistence and remote key/status-list transport.
+vi.mock("agentcommercekit", async () => {
+  const actual =
+    await vi.importActual<typeof import("agentcommercekit")>("agentcommercekit")
+  return { ...actual, getDidResolver: vi.fn<typeof actual.getDidResolver>() }
+})
+
+vi.mock("@/db/queries/credentials", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<
+    typeof import("@/db/queries/credentials")
+  >("@/db/queries/credentials")
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    getCredential: vi.fn<typeof actual.getCredential>(),
+    revokeCredential: vi.fn<typeof actual.revokeCredential>(),
+  }
+})
+
+async function revokeAs(principal: DidWithSigner, expiresIn = 60) {
+  // The management command is newly signed at the current time. Its own
+  // expiry must remain enforced even when the embedded quote is historical.
+  const payload = await createJwt(
+    { id: 1, exp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + expiresIn },
+    { issuer: principal.did, signer: principal.signer },
+  )
+  return app.request("/credentials/receipts", {
+    method: "DELETE",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ payload }),
+  })
+}
+
+describe("receipt revocation after its payment request expires", () => {
+  const issuedAt = Date.parse("2026-10-03T10:00:00Z")
+  const afterQuoteExpiry = issuedAt + 60 * 60 * 1000
+  let resolver: DidResolver
+  let seller: DidWithSigner
+  let stranger: DidWithSigner
+  let receiptIssuer: DidWithSigner
+  let paymentRequestToken: JwtString
+  let receiptJwt: JwtString
+  let storedCredential: DatabaseCredential
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date"] })
+    vi.setSystemTime(issuedAt)
+    resolver = new DidResolver()
+    vi.mocked(getDidResolver).mockReturnValue(resolver)
+    seller = await createDidWebWithSigner("https://seller.example.com", {
+      resolver,
+    })
+    stranger = await createDidWebWithSigner("https://stranger.example.com", {
+      resolver,
+    })
+    receiptIssuer = await createDidWebWithSigner("https://issuer.example.com", {
+      resolver,
+    })
+    vi.stubEnv("BASE_URL", "https://issuer.example.com")
+    vi.stubEnv(
+      "ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY",
+      bytesToHexString(receiptIssuer.keypair.privateKey),
+    )
+    vi.stubEnv("ALLOW_UNSIGNED_PAYLOADS", "false")
+
+    // Use an actual JWT exp: PaymentRequest.expiresAt is a different field.
+    paymentRequestToken = await createJwt(
+      {
+        id: "subscription-quote",
+        sub: "subscription-quote",
+        exp: issuedAt / 1000 + 60,
+        paymentOptions: [
+          {
+            id: "usd",
+            amount: 100,
+            decimals: 2,
+            currency: "USD",
+            recipient: seller.did,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      { issuer: seller.did, signer: seller.signer },
+      { alg: curveToJwtAlgorithm(seller.keypair.curve) },
+    )
+
+    const statusListUrl = "https://issuer.example.com/status/1"
+    const credential = makeRevocable(
+      createPaymentReceipt({
+        paymentRequestToken,
+        paymentOptionId: "usd",
+        issuer: receiptIssuer.did,
+        payerDid: "did:web:payer.example.com",
+        expirationDate: new Date(issuedAt + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
+      }),
+      { id: `${statusListUrl}#1`, statusListIndex: 1, statusListUrl },
+    )
+    const signer = { did: receiptIssuer.did, signer: receiptIssuer.signer }
+    receiptJwt = await signCredential(credential, signer)
+    const statusList = createStatusListCredential({
+      url: statusListUrl,
+      issuer: receiptIssuer.did,
+      encodedList: new BitBuffer(131072).toBitstring(),
+    })
+    const signedList = await parseJwtCredential(
+      await signCredential(statusList, signer),
+      resolver,
+    )
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn<typeof fetch>().mockImplementation(async (url) => {
+        if (url !== statusListUrl) {
+          throw new Error("Unexpected fetch outside the status-list fixture")
+        }
+        return Response.json(signedList)
+      }),
+    )
+    storedCredential = {
+      id: 1,
+      credentialType: "PaymentReceiptCredential",
+      baseCredential: credential,
+      issuedAt: new Date(issuedAt),
+      revokedAt: null,
+    }
+    vi.mocked(getCredential).mockResolvedValue(storedCredential)
+    vi.mocked(revokeCredential).mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs()
+    vi.resetAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it("allows the original seller to revoke before quote expiry", async () => {
+    const response = await revokeAs(seller)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200)
+    expect(revokeCredential).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+
+  it("allows the original seller to revoke a valid receipt after quote expiry", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      verifyPaymentRequestToken(paymentRequestToken, { resolver }),
+    ).resolves.toBeDefined()
+    vi.setSystemTime(afterQuoteExpiry)
+    await expect(
+      verifyPaymentRequestToken(paymentRequestToken, { resolver }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Invalid payment request token")
+    const verified = await verifyPaymentReceipt(receiptJwt, {
+      resolver,
+      trustedReceiptIssuers: [receiptIssuer.did],
+      paymentRequestIssuer: seller.did,
+    })
+    expect(verified.paymentRequest?.id).toBe("subscription-quote")
+
+    const response = await revokeAs(seller)
+    // Including the body makes the unmodified route's exact rejection visible.
+    expect({
+      status: response.status,
+      body: await response.json(),
+      revocations: vi.mocked(revokeCredential).mock.calls.length,
+    }).toEqual({
+      status: 200,
+      body: { ok: true, data: null },
+      revocations: 1,
+    })
+    expect(revokeCredential).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+
+  it("rejects a different seller after quote expiry", async () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime(afterQuoteExpiry)
+    const response = await revokeAs(stranger)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401)
+    expect(revokeCredential).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("rejects an expired management command after quote expiry", async () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime(afterQuoteExpiry)
+    const response = await revokeAs(seller, -3600)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(401)
+    expect(revokeCredential).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("rejects a forged historical quote signature after quote expiry", async () => {
+    vi.setSystemTime(afterQuoteExpiry)
+    const signatureStart = paymentRequestToken.lastIndexOf(".") + 1
+    const forgedToken =
+      paymentRequestToken.slice(0, signatureStart) +
+      (paymentRequestToken[signatureStart] === "A" ? "B" : "A") +
+      paymentRequestToken.slice(signatureStart + 1)
+    storedCredential.baseCredential.credentialSubject.paymentRequestToken =
+      forgedToken
+
+    const response = await revokeAs(seller)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(400)
+    expect(await response.json()).toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: "Invalid payment request token",
+    })
+    expect(revokeCredential).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts.ts b/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts.ts
index f4f9b11e..2686e785 100644
--- a/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts.ts
+++ b/examples/issuer/src/routes/receipts.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ app.delete(
       credential.credentialSubject.paymentRequestToken,
       {
         resolver,
+        // The receipt can remain valid after the embedded payment-request JWT expires.
+        // Use the embedded token to authenticate the original issuer;
+        // signedPayloadValidator separately authenticates the revocation command,
+        // including expiry when supplied.
+        verifyExpiry: false,
       },
     )