diff --git a/changes/vercel-workflow/20260925-disposed-hook-replay.bugfix.md b/changes/vercel-workflow/20260925-disposed-hook-replay.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf813ca9
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+++ b/changes/vercel-workflow/20260925-disposed-hook-replay.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix workflow replay failures when a hook is disposed before its recorded registration is replayed.
diff --git a/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_disposed_hook_replay.py b/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_disposed_hook_replay.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9314db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_disposed_hook_replay.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import asyncio
+import dataclasses
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.payloads import PLAIN_ENCODER
+from vercel.workflow._internal import core, errors, runtime, world as w
+
+TOKEN = "disposed-hook"
+registry = core.Workflows(as_vercel_job=False)
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Payload(core.BaseHook):
+    value: str
+
+
+def _context() -> runtime.WorkflowOrchestratorContext:
+    return runtime.WorkflowOrchestratorContext(
+        [],
+        run_id="wrun_test",
+        seed="seed",
+        started_at=0,
+        registry=registry,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("outcome", ["created", "conflict", "legacy_conflict"])
+async def test_disposal_does_not_abandon_a_pending_registration(outcome: str) -> None:
+    context = _context()
+    hook_id = context.create_hook(TOKEN, Payload)._correlation_id
+    hook = context.hooks[hook_id]
+    registration = asyncio.create_task(context.run_hook_conflict(correlation_id=hook_id))
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    assert not registration.done()
+
+    try:
+        context.dispose_hook(correlation_id=hook_id)
+        assert not registration.done()
+
+        context.events.append(
+            w.HookCreatedEventData(token=TOKEN).into_event(hook_id)
+            if outcome == "created"
+            else w.HookConflictEvent(
+                correlation_id=hook_id,
+                event_data=w.HookConflictEventData(
+                    token=TOKEN,
+                    conflicting_run_id="wrun_owner" if outcome == "conflict" else None,
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+        context.resume()
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        assert registration.done()
+        if outcome == "created":
+            assert await registration is None
+            assert hook.has_created_event
+            assert hook.conflict_error is None
+        elif outcome == "conflict":
+            owner = await registration
+            assert owner is not None
+            assert owner.run_id == "wrun_owner"
+            assert isinstance(hook.conflict_error, errors.HookConflictError)
+        else:
+            with pytest.raises(errors.HookConflictError):
+                await registration
+
+        assert hook.disposed
+        assert hook_id not in context.suspensions
+        assert context.replay_index == len(context.events)
+    finally:
+        registration.cancel()
+        await asyncio.gather(registration, return_exceptions=True)
+
+
+async def test_disposed_hook_still_discards_recorded_payloads() -> None:
+    context = _context()
+    hook_id = context.create_hook(TOKEN, Payload)._correlation_id
+    context.dispose_hook(correlation_id=hook_id)
+    context.events.extend(
+        [
+            w.HookCreatedEventData(token=TOKEN).into_event(hook_id),
+            w.HookReceivedEventData(
+                token=TOKEN, payload=PLAIN_ENCODER.encode({"value": "discarded"})
+            ).into_event(hook_id),
+            w.HookDisposedEvent(correlation_id=hook_id),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    for _ in context.events:
+        context.resume()
+
+    assert not context.hooks[hook_id].buffered_results
+    assert context.hooks[hook_id].has_dispose_event
+    assert hook_id not in context.suspensions
+    with pytest.raises(StopAsyncIteration):
+        await context.run_hook(correlation_id=hook_id)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("recorded_kind", ["step", "wait"])
+async def test_disposed_hook_still_occupies_its_recorded_position(recorded_kind: str) -> None:
+    context = _context()
+    hook_id = context.create_hook(TOKEN, Payload)._correlation_id
+    position = hook_id.split("_", 1)[1]
+    event = (
+        w.StepCreatedEventData(
+            step_name="previous_step", input=PLAIN_ENCODER.encode([])
+        ).into_event(f"step_{position}")
+        if recorded_kind == "step"
+        else w.WaitCreatedEventData(resume_at=datetime(2026, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)).into_event(
+            f"wait_{position}"
+        )
+    )
+    context.events.append(event)
+    context.dispose_hook(correlation_id=hook_id)
+
+    async def replay() -> None:
+        context.resume()
+
+    try:
+        runtime._run_isolated(replay(), loop_factory=asyncio.new_event_loop)
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+
+    assert isinstance(context.resume_exception, runtime.NondeterminismError)
+    assert str(context.resume_exception) == (
+        f"workflow replay diverged at position {position}: recorded a {recorded_kind!r} call, "
+        "but the body now issues a 'hook' call. The workflow body is non-deterministic."
+    )
+    assert context.suspended
+
+
+async def test_cancellation_hook_replays_without_a_user_hook() -> None:
+    context = _context()
+    cancellation = runtime.Cancellation(
+        correlation_id="hook_1", token="abrt_1", step_id="step_1", requested=True
+    )
+    context.suspensions[cancellation.correlation_id] = cancellation
+    context.events.extend(
+        [
+            w.HookCreatedEventData(token=cancellation.token).into_event(
+                cancellation.correlation_id
+            ),
+            w.HookReceivedEventData(payload=PLAIN_ENCODER.encode(None)).into_event(
+                cancellation.correlation_id
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    context.resume()
+    assert cancellation.has_created_event
+    assert not context.hooks
+    context.resume()
+    assert not context.suspensions
diff --git a/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_hook_registration.py b/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_hook_registration.py
index 3d0bf78e..39840bf1 100644
--- a/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_hook_registration.py
+++ b/src/vercel-workflow/tests/unit/test_workflow_hook_registration.py
@@ -75,6 +75,21 @@ async def pending_step() -> str:
     return "done"
 
 
+@registry.step
+async def gate_step() -> str:
+    return "ready"
+
+
+@registry.workflow
+async def dispose_hook_after_parallel_step() -> str:
+    pending = asyncio.create_task(pending_step())
+    await gate_step()
+    approval = Approval.wait(token=TOKEN)
+    await pending
+    approval.dispose()
+    return await pending_step()
+
+
 @registry.workflow
 async def create_then_step_then_await() -> dict[str, object]:
     approval = Approval.wait(token=TOKEN)
@@ -156,6 +171,84 @@ async def test_hook_is_registered_when_the_run_first_suspends(world) -> None:
     assert (await world.hooks_get_by_token(TOKEN)).run_id == run_id
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("conflicted", [False, True])
+async def test_step_completion_before_hook_registration_can_replay(
+    world, monkeypatch, conflicted: bool
+) -> None:
+    if conflicted:
+        owner_id = await _create_run(world, create_then_step_then_await.workflow_id)
+        await _invoke(owner_id, create_then_step_then_await.workflow_id)
+
+    run_id = await _create_run(world, dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id)
+    await _invoke(run_id, dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id)
+    events = (await world.events_list(run_id)).data
+    steps = {
+        event.event_data.step_name: event.correlation_id
+        for event in events
+        if isinstance(event, w.StepCreatedEvent)
+    }
+    pending_id = steps[pending_step.name]
+
+    async def finish_step(step_id: str, step_name: str) -> None:
+        await runtime.workflow_handler(
+            w.WorkflowInvokePayload(run_id=run_id, step_id=step_id, step_name=step_name).model_dump(
+                by_alias=True
+            ),
+            attempt=1,
+            queue_name=w.get_queue_name(dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id),
+            message_id="msg_step",
+            registry=registry,
+        )
+
+    await finish_step(steps[gate_step.name], gate_step.name)
+
+    create_event = world.events_create
+
+    async def complete_step_before_registering_hook(run_id, event):
+        if isinstance(event, w.HookCreatedEvent):
+            # The earlier step finishes after the replay snapshot was loaded,
+            # but before this invocation persists its newly created hook.
+            await finish_step(pending_id, pending_step.name)
+        return await create_event(run_id, event)
+
+    with monkeypatch.context() as patch:
+        patch.setattr(world, "events_create", complete_step_before_registering_hook)
+        await _invoke(run_id, dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id)
+
+    events = (await world.events_list(run_id)).data
+    completion_index = next(
+        index
+        for index, event in enumerate(events)
+        if isinstance(event, w.StepCompletedEvent) and event.correlation_id == pending_id
+    )
+    registration_index = next(
+        index
+        for index, event in enumerate(events)
+        if isinstance(event, w.HookConflictEvent if conflicted else w.HookCreatedEvent)
+    )
+    assert completion_index < registration_index
+
+    await _invoke(run_id, dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id)
+    assert (await world.runs_get(run_id)).status == "running"
+    events = (await world.events_list(run_id)).data
+    final_step_id = next(
+        event.correlation_id
+        for event in events
+        if isinstance(event, w.StepCreatedEvent)
+        and event.event_data.step_name == pending_step.name
+        and event.correlation_id != pending_id
+    )
+    await finish_step(final_step_id, pending_step.name)
+    await _invoke(run_id, dispose_hook_after_parallel_step.workflow_id)
+
+    assert await Run(run_id).return_value() == "done"
+    if conflicted:
+        assert (await world.hooks_get_by_token(TOKEN)).run_id == owner_id
+    else:
+        with pytest.raises(w.HookNotFoundError):
+            await world.hooks_get_by_token(TOKEN)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "workflow",
     [create_then_step_then_await, confirm_then_step_then_await],
diff --git a/src/vercel-workflow/vercel/workflow/_internal/runtime.py b/src/vercel-workflow/vercel/workflow/_internal/runtime.py
index 89f338ba..87b9c2c8 100644
--- a/src/vercel-workflow/vercel/workflow/_internal/runtime.py
+++ b/src/vercel-workflow/vercel/workflow/_internal/runtime.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     Sequence,
 )
 from datetime import datetime
+from itertools import chain
 from typing import Any, Generic, ParamSpec, TypeVar, overload
 from urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlsplit
 
@@ -1170,17 +1171,13 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                         ),
                     )
                     return
-        if event.correlation_id not in self.suspensions:
+        elif event.correlation_id not in self.suspensions:
             match event:
                 case (
                     # A step's attribute write. It answers no call in
                     # this body, so consume it and move on.
                     w.AttrSetEvent(correlation_id=None)
                     | w.AttrSetEvent(event_data=w.AttrSetEventData(writer=w.StepAttributeWriter()))
-                    # A hook received without being registered
-                    # means it has been disposed of. Nothing to do
-                    # but drop it.
-                    | w.HookReceivedEvent()
                 ):
                     return
                 case (
@@ -1198,7 +1195,7 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                     # instead of yielding forever (the matching ID will never
                     # appear, so plain `return` would deadlock the run).
                     pos = _correlation_ulid(slot_id)
-                    for sus in self.suspensions.values():
+                    for sus in chain(self.suspensions.values(), self.hooks.values()):
                         if _correlation_ulid(sus.correlation_id) == pos:
                             self._fail_nondeterminism(
                                 sus,
@@ -1219,6 +1216,7 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                     )
                     return
 
+        hook: BaseSuspension | None
         match event:
             case w.StepCreatedEvent(
                 event_data=w.StepCreatedEventData(step_name=name, input=recorded_input)
@@ -1243,7 +1241,10 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                 sus.has_created_event = True
 
             case w.HookCreatedEvent():
-                hook = self.suspensions[event.correlation_id]
+                hook = self.hooks.get(event.correlation_id)
+                if hook is None:
+                    # Internal step-cancellation hooks only live in suspensions.
+                    hook = self.suspensions[event.correlation_id]
                 hook.has_created_event = True
                 if isinstance(hook, Hook):
                     while hook.conflict_futures:
@@ -1321,10 +1322,9 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                     conflicting_run_id=conflicting_run_id,
                 )
             ):
-                conflicting_hook = self.suspensions.get(event.correlation_id)
+                conflicting_hook = self.hooks.get(event.correlation_id)
                 if conflicting_hook is not None:
-                    self.suspensions.pop(event.correlation_id)
-                    assert isinstance(conflicting_hook, Hook)
+                    self.suspensions.pop(event.correlation_id, None)
                     conflict_error = errors.HookConflictError(token, conflicting_run_id)
                     conflicting_hook.conflict_error = conflict_error
                     conflicting_hook.conflicting_run = (
@@ -1346,7 +1346,10 @@ def resume(self) -> None:
                             future.set_exception(conflict_error)
 
             case w.HookReceivedEvent(event_data=w.HookReceivedEventData(payload=data)):
-                hook = self.suspensions[event.correlation_id]
+                hook = self.suspensions.get(event.correlation_id)
+                if hook is None:
+                    # Disposed hooks no longer receive payloads.
+                    return
                 if isinstance(hook, Cancellation):
                     # A step cancellation already recorded: deregister it so
                     # the flush does not send it again.