diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/TestActorRecoveryRegistrySpec.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/TestActorRecoveryRegistrySpec.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cff4e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/TestActorRecoveryRegistrySpec.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Hosting;
+using Akka.TestKit;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests;
+
+file sealed class CachedProbeForwarder : ReceiveActor
+{
+    private readonly IActorRef _cachedProbe;
+
+    public sealed class Send
+    {
+        public Send(string message)
+        {
+            Message = message;
+        }
+
+        public string Message { get; }
+    }
+
+    public sealed class GetCachedProbe
+    {
+        public static readonly GetCachedProbe Instance = new();
+
+        private GetCachedProbe()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    public CachedProbeForwarder(IRequiredActor<TestProbe> probe)
+    {
+        _cachedProbe = probe.ActorRef;
+
+        Receive<Send>(send => _cachedProbe.Tell(send.Message));
+        Receive<GetCachedProbe>(_ => Sender.Tell(_cachedProbe));
+    }
+}
+
+sealed class RecoveryTestKit : Akka.Hosting.TestKit.TestKit
+{
+    public RecoveryTestKit(ITestOutputHelper output)
+        : base($"recovery-{Guid.NewGuid():N}", output: output, startupTimeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), logLevel: LogLevel.Error)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public IActorRef Forwarder => ActorRegistry.Get<CachedProbeForwarder>();
+
+    protected override void ConfigureAkka(AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder, IServiceProvider provider)
+    {
+        builder.WithActors((system, registry, resolver) =>
+        {
+            var forwarder = system.ActorOf(resolver.Props<CachedProbeForwarder>(), "cached-probe-forwarder");
+            registry.Register<CachedProbeForwarder>(forwarder);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+public class TestActorRecoveryRegistrySpec
+{
+    private readonly ITestOutputHelper _output;
+
+    public TestActorRecoveryRegistrySpec(ITestOutputHelper output)
+    {
+        _output = output;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Cached_required_TestProbe_reference_should_survive_TestActor_recovery()
+    {
+        await using var kit = new RecoveryTestKit(_output);
+        await kit.InitializeAsync();
+
+        var initialTestActor = kit.TestActor;
+        var cachedProbe = await kit.Forwarder.Ask<IActorRef>(CachedProbeForwarder.GetCachedProbe.Instance, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+        cachedProbe.Should().NotBe(ActorRefs.Nobody);
+        cachedProbe.Should().NotBe(initialTestActor);
+
+        kit.Forwarder.Tell(new CachedProbeForwarder.Send("before-recovery"));
+        await kit.ExpectMsgAsync<string>("before-recovery", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+
+        initialTestActor.Tell(PoisonPill.Instance);
+        await WaitUntilProbeStopsAsync(kit, initialTestActor);
+
+        await kit.ExpectNoMsgAsync(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200));
+
+        await kit.ForceReinitializeTestActorAsync();
+        kit.TestActor.Should().NotBe(initialTestActor);
+
+        kit.Forwarder.Tell(new CachedProbeForwarder.Send("after-recovery"));
+        await kit.ExpectMsgAsync<string>("after-recovery", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+    }
+
+    private static async Task WaitUntilProbeStopsAsync(RecoveryTestKit kit, IActorRef probe)
+    {
+        var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(3);
+
+        while (DateTime.UtcNow < deadline)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await kit.Sys.ActorSelection(probe.Path).ResolveOne(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(150));
+                await Task.Delay(50);
+            }
+            catch (ActorNotFoundException)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Assert.Fail($"Probe [{probe.Path}] did not terminate within the expected window.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/TestKit.Shared.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/TestKit.Shared.cs
index 2fc7cde1..0a996a19 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/TestKit.Shared.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/TestKit.Shared.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public abstract partial class TestKit : TestKitBase
         protected static XunitAssertions Assertions { get; } = new XunitAssertions();
 
         private IHost? _host;
+        private IActorRef? _registeredTestProbe;
+
         public IHost Host
         {
             get
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ private void InternalConfigureServices(HostBuilderContext context, IServiceColle
                     {
                         // Initialize TestActor here to ensure it's available before user actors start
                         base.InitializeTest(actorSystem, (ActorSystemSetup)null!, null, null);
-                        actorRegistry.Register<TestProbe>(TestActor);
+                        actorRegistry.Register<TestProbe>(GetOrCreateRegisteredTestProbe(actorSystem));
 
                         // Set implicit sender on initialization thread
                         if (this is not INoImplicitSender)
@@ -269,7 +271,8 @@ private async Task EnsureTestActorAliveAsync()
                     SynchronizationContext.SetSynchronizationContext(savedContext);
                 }
 
-                ActorRegistry.Register<TestProbe>(TestActor, overwrite: true);
+                await RetargetRegisteredTestProbeAsync(Sys);
+                ActorRegistry.Register<TestProbe>(GetOrCreateRegisteredTestProbe(Sys), overwrite: true);
             }
 
             if (!await IsTestActorAliveAsync())
@@ -290,6 +293,72 @@ private async Task<bool> IsTestActorAliveAsync()
             }
         }
 
+        private IActorRef GetOrCreateRegisteredTestProbe(ActorSystem system)
+        {
+            if (_registeredTestProbe == null)
+            {
+                _registeredTestProbe = system.ActorOf(
+                    Props.Create(() => new StableTestProbeRef(TestActor)),
+                    $"testProbe-registry-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+            }
+
+            return _registeredTestProbe;
+        }
+
+        internal async Task ForceReinitializeTestActorAsync()
+        {
+            var savedContext = SynchronizationContext.Current;
+            try
+            {
+                base.InitializeTest(Sys, (ActorSystemSetup)null!, null, null);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                SynchronizationContext.SetSynchronizationContext(savedContext);
+            }
+
+            await RetargetRegisteredTestProbeAsync(Sys);
+            ActorRegistry.Register<TestProbe>(GetOrCreateRegisteredTestProbe(Sys), overwrite: true);
+        }
+
+        private async Task RetargetRegisteredTestProbeAsync(ActorSystem system)
+        {
+            if (_registeredTestProbe == null)
+            {
+                _ = GetOrCreateRegisteredTestProbe(system);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ = await _registeredTestProbe.Ask<Done>(new StableTestProbeRef.UpdateTarget(TestActor), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+        }
+
+        private sealed class StableTestProbeRef : ReceiveActor
+        {
+            public sealed class UpdateTarget
+            {
+                public UpdateTarget(IActorRef target)
+                {
+                    Target = target;
+                }
+
+                public IActorRef Target { get; }
+            }
+
+            private IActorRef _target;
+
+            public StableTestProbeRef(IActorRef initialTarget)
+            {
+                _target = initialTarget;
+
+                Receive<UpdateTarget>(update =>
+                {
+                    _target = update.Target;
+                    Sender.Tell(Done.Instance);
+                });
+                ReceiveAny(message => _target.Forward(message));
+            }
+        }
+
         protected sealed override void InitializeTest(ActorSystem system, ActorSystemSetup config, string actorSystemName,
             string testActorName)
         {