diff --git a/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool.go b/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool.go
index c850b58e6d..47c7896f09 100644
--- a/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool.go
+++ b/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package websocket
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -69,6 +71,19 @@ func (p *Pool) Get(key PoolKey, headers map[string]string) (*UpstreamConn, error
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Liveness probe: attempt a non-blocking read with a 1ms deadline.
+		// An idle connection should produce no frames while sitting in the pool.
+		// If the upstream already sent a close frame, ReadMessage returns
+		// immediately with a close/EOF error, revealing the stale state before
+		// the caller uses the connection.  A timeout error means the connection
+		// is alive and has nothing queued.
+		if !p.isLive(conn) {
+			conn.Close()
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			conns = p.idle[key]
+			continue
+		}
+
 		p.mu.Lock()
 		p.inFlight++
 		p.mu.Unlock()
@@ -199,6 +214,34 @@ func (p *Pool) evictLoop() {
 	}
 }
 
+// isLive performs a network-level liveness probe on conn.
+// It sets a 1ms read deadline and attempts a ReadMessage.  A net.Error with
+// Timeout() == true means the connection is alive with nothing queued, which
+// is the expected state for an idle pooled connection.  Any other outcome
+// (close frame, EOF, protocol error) means the connection is stale.
+// The read deadline is always reset to zero before the function returns so
+// that a live connection can be used without deadline constraints.
+func (p *Pool) isLive(conn *UpstreamConn) bool {
+	if err := conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond)); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, _, err := conn.ReadMessage()
+	// Always clear the deadline regardless of outcome.
+	_ = conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
+	if err == nil {
+		// Received a frame while idle — unexpected; treat as stale because
+		// we cannot safely discard the frame content here.
+		return false
+	}
+	var netErr net.Error
+	if errors.As(err, &netErr) && netErr.Timeout() {
+		// Deadline fired with no data: connection is alive.
+		return true
+	}
+	// Close frame, EOF, or other error: connection is stale.
+	return false
+}
+
 func (p *Pool) evictExpired() {
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool_test.go b/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool_test.go
index 9f734656ab..aec7d73def 100644
--- a/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool_test.go
+++ b/transports/bifrost-http/websocket/pool_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,83 @@ func TestPoolClose(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
+// TestPoolGetEvictsStaleSessionConn verifies that Pool.Get detects a
+// server-side close via the liveness probe and dials a fresh connection
+// instead of handing out the stale one (issue #3002).
+func TestPoolGetEvictsStaleSessionConn(t *testing.T) {
+	// closeCh is closed by the test to signal the server to close connection #1.
+	closeCh := make(chan struct{})
+	// dialCh receives a value each time the mock server accepts a new upgrade.
+	dialCh := make(chan struct{}, 8)
+
+	upgrader := ws.Upgrader{CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool { return true }}
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		defer conn.Close()
+		dialCh <- struct{}{}
+		// Block until the test signals the server to close, or the client disconnects.
+		select {
+		case <-closeCh:
+			// Send a normal close frame so the TCP socket carries the close before
+			// the server's defer conn.Close() runs.
+			_ = conn.WriteMessage(ws.CloseMessage,
+				ws.FormatCloseMessage(ws.CloseNormalClosure, "done"))
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	config := &schemas.WSPoolConfig{
+		MaxIdlePerKey:                5,
+		MaxTotalConnections:          10,
+		IdleTimeoutSeconds:           300,
+		MaxConnectionLifetimeSeconds: 3600,
+	}
+	pool := NewPool(config)
+	defer pool.Close()
+
+	wsURL := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(server.URL, "http")
+	key := PoolKey{Provider: schemas.OpenAI, KeyID: "test-key", Endpoint: wsURL}
+
+	// Dial the first connection and confirm it reaches the mock server.
+	conn1, err := pool.Get(key, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn1)
+	<-dialCh // wait until server has accepted connection #1
+
+	// Return it to the idle pool.
+	pool.Return(conn1)
+
+	// Signal the server to close the upstream side of connection #1.
+	close(closeCh)
+
+	// Give the OS a moment to deliver the close frame into the socket buffer.
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Pool.Get must detect the stale connection via the liveness probe and dial
+	// a fresh one.  It should not return conn1.
+	conn2, err := pool.Get(key, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn2)
+
+	// A fresh dial was triggered — wait for the mock server to record it.
+	select {
+	case <-dialCh:
+		// Good: server accepted a new upstream connection.
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("expected a fresh upstream dial after stale-connection eviction, but none arrived")
+	}
+
+	// The returned connection must not be the stale one.
+	assert.NotSame(t, conn1, conn2, "Pool.Get must not return the stale session-pinned connection")
+	assert.True(t, conn1.IsClosed(), "stale connection must have been closed by the pool")
+
+	pool.Discard(conn2)
+}
+
 func TestPoolExpiredConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	server := startTestWSServer(t)
 	defer server.Close()