diff --git a/src/routing_layer/route_connectivity.c b/src/routing_layer/route_connectivity.c
index 1f7a14a1..1f82f062 100644
--- a/src/routing_layer/route_connectivity.c
+++ b/src/routing_layer/route_connectivity.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "route_connectivity.h"
 #include "topo_node_sqlite.h"
 #include "sock_match.h"
+#include "nat_detection.h"
 #ifdef UTUN_HAVE_STANDBY
 #include "standby.h"
 #endif
@@ -253,6 +254,24 @@ static void conn_probe_finish(struct conn_probe_ctx* ctx, int ok) {
 
 // ---- public API ----
 
+struct route_nat_defer {
+    struct UTUN_INSTANCE *instance;
+    struct TOPO_GROUP *group;
+    struct TOPO_GROUP_NODE *node;
+    void *timer;
+};
+
+/* После NAT-окна запускает обычную проверку; удаление узла отменяет таймер и освобождает контекст. */
+static void route_nat_deferred_cb(void *arg) {
+    struct route_nat_defer *deferred = arg;
+    struct UTUN_INSTANCE *instance = deferred->instance;
+    struct TOPO_GROUP *group = deferred->group;
+    struct TOPO_GROUP_NODE *node = deferred->node;
+    node->connectivity.nat_probe_wait = NULL; node->connectivity.probe_status = PROBE_STATUS_NONE;
+    u_free(deferred);
+    route_connectivity_probe_node(instance, group, node);
+}
+
 #ifdef UTUN_HAVE_STANDBY
 /* Контекст пробы, отложенной до следующего активного интервала (standby_wait). */
 struct route_probe_defer {
@@ -277,6 +296,7 @@ void route_connectivity_probe_node(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* instance, struct TOPO_G
     struct TOPO_NODE* ni = topo_node_registry_find(instance->topo_groups, nq->node_id);
     if (!ni) return;
     if (nq->node_id == instance->node_id) return; // не пингуем себя
+    if (nq->connectivity.nat_probe_wait) return;
     /* Пир в SLEEP-фазе: прямое соединение живо, probe будит пира — пропускаем. */
     {
         struct ETCP_CONN* c = instance_find_conn(instance, nq->node_id);
@@ -303,6 +323,19 @@ void route_connectivity_probe_node(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* instance, struct TOPO_G
         return;
     }
 
+    uint64_t nat_delay = nat_detection_probe_delay(instance->nat_det);
+    if (nat_delay) {
+        struct route_nat_defer *deferred = u_calloc(1, sizeof(*deferred));
+        if (!deferred) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_BGP, "NAT probe defer allocation failed"); return; }
+        deferred->instance = instance; deferred->group = group; deferred->node = nq;
+        deferred->timer = uasync_set_timeout(instance->ua, nat_delay, deferred, route_nat_deferred_cb, "route_nat_defer");
+        if (!deferred->timer) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_BGP, "NAT probe defer scheduling failed"); u_free(deferred); return; }
+        nq->connectivity.nat_probe_wait = deferred; nq->connectivity.probe_status = PROBE_STATUS_DEFERRED;
+        DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_BGP, "connectivity probe waits for initial NAT measurement node=%016llx delay_tb=%llu",
+                    (unsigned long long)nq->node_id, (unsigned long long)nat_delay);
+        return;
+    }
+
     nq->connectivity.probe_status = PROBE_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS;
     nq->connectivity.probe_start_time = get_time_tb();
     nq->connectivity.interface_status = PROBE_RESULT_UNKNOWN;
@@ -422,6 +455,11 @@ void route_connectivity_probe_node(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* instance, struct TOPO_G
  * хендла — они отсоединяются и освобождаются своим штатным ping_timeout/PONG. */
 static void conn_probe_cancel_nq(struct TOPO_GROUP_NODE* nq) {
     if (!nq) return;
+    struct route_nat_defer *deferred = nq->connectivity.nat_probe_wait;
+    if (deferred) {
+        uasync_cancel_timeout(deferred->instance->ua, deferred->timer);
+        nq->connectivity.nat_probe_wait = NULL; u_free(deferred);
+    }
 #ifdef UTUN_HAVE_STANDBY
     {   struct route_probe_defer* d = (struct route_probe_defer*)nq->connectivity.probe_deferred_wait;
         if (d) {
diff --git a/src/routing_layer/topo_node.h b/src/routing_layer/topo_node.h
index 8a8588dd..4d2d6c38 100644
--- a/src/routing_layer/topo_node.h
+++ b/src/routing_layer/topo_node.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct TOPO_CONNECTIVITY {
     uint64_t last_ping_time;
     void*    probe_list;            // принадлежащие узлу контексты текущих проб
     void*    probe_deferred_wait;   /* контекст отложенной пробы (standby_wait, Android) */
+    void*    nat_probe_wait;        /* контекст таймера: NAT сохраняет холодный ingress перед фоновыми ping */
 };
 
 #define PING_TTL_TB (86400ULL * 10000ULL)