diff --git a/.changeset/decode-worker-heartbreak.md b/.changeset/decode-worker-heartbreak.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03bc0b603d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/decode-worker-heartbreak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@lynx-js/web-core": patch
+---
+
+Add bidirectional decode worker heartbreak liveness messages.
diff --git a/packages/web-platform/web-core/tests/template-manager.spec.ts b/packages/web-platform/web-core/tests/template-manager.spec.ts
index a45f35314b..37d04c37de 100644
--- a/packages/web-platform/web-core/tests/template-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web-platform/web-core/tests/template-manager.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describe, test, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { encode, type TasmJSONInfo } from '../ts/encode/index.js';
 import { MagicHeader0, MagicHeader1 } from '../ts/constants.js';
 import type { LynxViewInstance } from '../ts/client/mainthread/LynxViewInstance.js';
+import type { HeartbreakMessage } from '../ts/client/decodeWorker/types.js';
 
 // Import the worker script to execute it and register the handler
 await import('../ts/client/decodeWorker/decode.worker.js');
@@ -49,12 +50,43 @@ const mockLynxViewInstance = {
   }),
 } as unknown as LynxViewInstance;
 
+function isHeartbreakMessage(message: unknown): message is HeartbreakMessage {
+  return typeof message === 'object'
+    && message !== null
+    && (message as Partial<HeartbreakMessage>).type === 'heartbreak';
+}
+
 describe('Template Manager', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     globalThis.fetch = vi.fn();
   });
 
+  test('should exchange worker-level heartbreak ack messages', async () => {
+    const postMessageSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'postMessage');
+
+    try {
+      const startedAt = performance.now();
+      let heartbreakMessages = postMessageSpy.mock.calls.filter(
+        ([message]) => isHeartbreakMessage(message),
+      );
+
+      while (
+        heartbreakMessages.length < 2
+        && performance.now() - startedAt < 5000
+      ) {
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+        heartbreakMessages = postMessageSpy.mock.calls.filter(
+          ([message]) => isHeartbreakMessage(message),
+        );
+      }
+
+      expect(heartbreakMessages.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    } finally {
+      postMessageSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+
   test('should encode and decode correctly with version 1', async () => {
     const templateUrl = 'http://example.com/template_version_test';
     const encoded = encode(sampleTasm);
diff --git a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/decode.worker.ts b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/decode.worker.ts
index 6532376b4b..d77c910bb7 100644
--- a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/decode.worker.ts
+++ b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/decode.worker.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import {
   MagicHeader0,
   MagicHeader1,
 } from '../../constants.js';
-import type { InitMessage, LoadTemplateMessage, MainMessage } from './types.js';
+import type {
+  HeartbreakMessage,
+  InitMessage,
+  LoadTemplateMessage,
+  MainMessage,
+} from './types.js';
 
 import { wasmInstance } from '../wasm.js';
 import type { PageConfig } from '../../types/PageConfig.js';
@@ -16,6 +21,9 @@ const wasmModuleLoadedPromise: Promise<void> = new Promise((resolve) => {
 import { loadStyleFromJSON } from './cssLoader.js';
 import { decodeBinaryMap } from '../../common/decodeUtils.js';
 
+const HEARTBREAK_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
+let heartbreakTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+
 class StreamReader {
   #reader: ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array>;
   #buffer: Uint8Array = new Uint8Array(0);
@@ -97,14 +105,40 @@ function decodeJSONMap<T>(buffer: Uint8Array): Record<string, T> {
   return JSON.parse(jsonString);
 }
 
+function postHeartbreak() {
+  postMessage({ type: 'heartbreak' } as MainMessage);
+}
+
+function unrefTimer(timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>) {
+  if (typeof timer === 'object' && timer !== null && 'unref' in timer) {
+    (timer as { unref: () => void }).unref();
+  }
+}
+
+function scheduleHeartbreak() {
+  if (heartbreakTimer !== undefined) {
+    return;
+  }
+  heartbreakTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    heartbreakTimer = undefined;
+    postHeartbreak();
+  }, HEARTBREAK_INTERVAL_MS);
+  unrefTimer(heartbreakTimer);
+}
+
 self.onmessage = async (
-  event: MessageEvent<LoadTemplateMessage> | MessageEvent<InitMessage>,
+  event:
+    | MessageEvent<LoadTemplateMessage>
+    | MessageEvent<InitMessage>
+    | MessageEvent<HeartbreakMessage>,
 ) => {
   const data = event.data;
   if (data.type === 'init') {
     const { wasmModule } = data;
     wasmInstance.initSync({ module: wasmModule });
     wasmModuleLoadedResolve();
+  } else if (data.type === 'heartbreak') {
+    scheduleHeartbreak();
   } else if (data.type === 'load') {
     const {
       url,
@@ -462,3 +496,4 @@ async function handleJSON(
 }
 
 postMessage({ type: 'ready' } as MainMessage);
+scheduleHeartbreak();
diff --git a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/types.ts b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/types.ts
index 3cdef345a6..a5272045e0 100644
--- a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/types.ts
+++ b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/decodeWorker/types.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ export interface DoneMessage extends DecodeWorkerMessage {
   type: 'done';
 }
 
+export interface HeartbreakMessage {
+  type: 'heartbreak';
+}
+
 export interface ReadyMessage {
   type: 'ready';
 }
 
-export type WorkerMessage = LoadTemplateMessage;
+export type WorkerMessage = LoadTemplateMessage | HeartbreakMessage;
 export type MainMessage =
   | SectionMessage
   | ErrorMessage
   | DoneMessage
+  | HeartbreakMessage
   | ReadyMessage;
diff --git a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/mainthread/TemplateManager.ts b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/mainthread/TemplateManager.ts
index 2ac62db93b..42fca1fbb8 100644
--- a/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/mainthread/TemplateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/web-platform/web-core/ts/client/mainthread/TemplateManager.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ export class TemplateManager {
       }
       return;
     }
+    if (msg.type === 'heartbreak') {
+      this.#worker?.postMessage({ type: 'heartbreak' });
+      return;
+    }
     const { url } = msg;
     const lynxViewInstancePromise = this.#lynxViewInstancesMap.get(url);
     if (!lynxViewInstancePromise) return;