diff --git a/packages/@n8n/decorators/src/credential-resolver/credential-resolver.ts b/packages/@n8n/decorators/src/credential-resolver/credential-resolver.ts
index df1a0ea43aa..53dddd055b9 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/decorators/src/credential-resolver/credential-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/decorators/src/credential-resolver/credential-resolver.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface ICredentialResolver {
 		credentialId: string,
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<ICredentialDataDecryptedObject>;
 
 	/**
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export interface ICredentialResolver {
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		data: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void>;
 
 	/**
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export interface ICredentialResolver {
 		credentialId: string,
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void>;
 
 	/**
@@ -94,7 +97,11 @@ export interface ICredentialResolver {
 	 * @param context - The identity of the entity to validate access for
 	 * @throws {CredentialResolverAccessValidationError} When access is invalid
 	 */
-	validateIdentity?(context: ICredentialContext, handle: CredentialResolverHandle): Promise<void>;
+	validateIdentity?(
+		context: ICredentialContext,
+		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
+	): Promise<void>;
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the n8n user id the resolved credentials belong to, when this
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ export interface ICredentialResolver {
 	resolveOwningUserId?(
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<string | undefined>;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/mcp/McpTrigger/McpTrigger.node.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/mcp/McpTrigger/McpTrigger.node.ts
index 2dbb3c748d3..5af77bacc0b 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/mcp/McpTrigger/McpTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/mcp/McpTrigger/McpTrigger.node.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@ export class McpTrigger extends Node {
 			if (authResult === 'handled') {
 				return { noWebhookResponse: true };
 			}
-			await context.establishTriggerIdentity(authResult.token, authResult.resource);
+			await context.establishTriggerIdentity(
+				authResult.token,
+				authResult.resource,
+				authResult.user.id,
+			);
 			authedUser = authResult.user;
 		} else {
 			try {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/credentials-helper.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/credentials-helper.test.ts
index b2de8e40e22..8a432cf285c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/credentials-helper.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/credentials-helper.test.ts
@@ -1298,6 +1298,7 @@ describe('CredentialsHelper', () => {
 				{ apiKey: 'static-key' },
 				mockAdditionalData.executionContext,
 				mockAdditionalData.workflowSettings,
+				undefined, // executeData
 			);
 			expect(result).toEqual(resolvedData);
 		});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts b/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
index e0302cfdf01..86ba1db64e0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ export class CredentialsHelper extends ICredentialsHelper {
 				decryptedDataOriginal,
 				additionalData.executionContext,
 				additionalData.workflowSettings,
+				additionalData.executionId,
 			);
 			decryptedDataOriginal = resolveResult.data;
 			if (resolveResult.isDynamic) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/credentials/__tests__/dynamic-credentials-proxy.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/credentials/__tests__/dynamic-credentials-proxy.test.ts
index 39a86e538c3..5de41dcf9e4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/credentials/__tests__/dynamic-credentials-proxy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/credentials/__tests__/dynamic-credentials-proxy.test.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialsProxy', () => {
 				staticData,
 				undefined,
 				undefined,
+				undefined,
 			);
 		});
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialsProxy', () => {
 				staticData,
 				executionContext,
 				workflowSettings,
+				undefined,
 			);
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/credentials/credential-resolution-provider.interface.ts b/packages/cli/src/credentials/credential-resolution-provider.interface.ts
index 1d7984904fb..c3517432d40 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/credentials/credential-resolution-provider.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/credentials/credential-resolution-provider.interface.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface ICredentialResolutionProvider {
 		staticData: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		executionContext?: IExecutionContext,
 		workflowSettings?: IWorkflowSettings,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<CredentialResolutionResult>;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/credentials/dynamic-credentials-proxy.ts b/packages/cli/src/credentials/dynamic-credentials-proxy.ts
index ed9a10f4666..210a1095f09 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/credentials/dynamic-credentials-proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/credentials/dynamic-credentials-proxy.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class DynamicCredentialsProxy
 		staticData: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		executionContext?: IExecutionContext,
 		workflowSettings?: IWorkflowSettings,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<CredentialResolutionResult> {
 		if (!this.resolvingProvider) {
 			if (credentialsResolveMetadata.isResolvable) {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export class DynamicCredentialsProxy
 			staticData,
 			executionContext,
 			workflowSettings,
+			executionId,
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/__tests__/n8n-credential-resolver.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/__tests__/n8n-credential-resolver.test.ts
index 04cdd9059f9..051f6e34d25 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/__tests__/n8n-credential-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/__tests__/n8n-credential-resolver.test.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('N8NCredentialResolver', () => {
 				await resolver.getSecret(credentialId, context, handle);
 
 				// Verify N8NIdentifier was called with correct context
-				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {});
+				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {}, undefined);
 				// Verify storage was queried with resolved user ID
 				expect(mockStorage.getCredentialData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					credentialId,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('N8NCredentialResolver', () => {
 				await resolver.setSecret(credentialId, context, data, handle);
 
 				// Verify user ID was resolved first
-				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {});
+				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {}, undefined);
 				// Verify storage uses resolved user ID
 				expect(mockStorage.setCredentialData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					credentialId,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe('N8NCredentialResolver', () => {
 
 				await resolver.deleteSecret(credentialId, context, handle);
 
-				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {});
+				expect(mockIdentifier.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context, {}, undefined);
 				expect(mockStorage.deleteCredentialData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					credentialId,
 					'user-to-delete-456',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/__tests__/n8n-identifier.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/__tests__/n8n-identifier.test.ts
index 5892eef577e..66d773ed386 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/__tests__/n8n-identifier.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/__tests__/n8n-identifier.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Mocked } from 'vitest';
-import type { User } from '@n8n/db';
+import type { User, UserRepository } from '@n8n/db';
 import { CredentialResolverError } from '@n8n/decorators';
 import { mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended';
 
@@ -18,14 +18,18 @@ describe('N8NIdentifier', () => {
 	let identifier: N8NIdentifier;
 	let mockAuthService: Mocked<AuthService>;
 	let mockOAuthVerifier: Mocked<OAuthTokenVerifierProxy>;
+	let mockUserRepository: Mocked<UserRepository>;
 
 	const mockUser = mock<User>({ id: 'user-123' });
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		mockAuthService = mock<AuthService>();
 		mockOAuthVerifier = mock<OAuthTokenVerifierProxy>();
+		mockOAuthVerifier.authorizeSealedGrant.mockResolvedValue(true);
+		mockUserRepository = mock<UserRepository>();
+		mockUserRepository.findOneBy.mockResolvedValue(mock<User>({ id: 'user-123', disabled: false }));
 
-		identifier = new N8NIdentifier(mockAuthService, mockOAuthVerifier);
+		identifier = new N8NIdentifier(mockAuthService, mockOAuthVerifier, mockUserRepository);
 	});
 
 	afterEach(() => {
@@ -415,6 +419,123 @@ describe('N8NIdentifier', () => {
 				await expect(identifier.resolve(context, {})).rejects.toThrow(CredentialResolverError);
 			});
 		});
+
+		describe('n8n-oauth branch — sealed (subject present)', () => {
+			const sealedContext = (metaOverrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => ({
+				identity: 'oauth-access-token',
+				version: 1 as const,
+				metadata: {
+					source: 'n8n-oauth' as const,
+					resource: 'https://host/mcp/wf',
+					subject: 'user-123',
+					establishedAt: 1,
+					executionPath: ['exec-root'],
+					...metaOverrides,
+				},
+			});
+
+			it('returns the subject when the execution is in the path, without verifying the token', async () => {
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, 'exec-root');
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.verifyOAuthAccessToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			});
+
+			it('accepts a sub-workflow execution present in the inherited path', async () => {
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(
+					sealedContext({ executionPath: ['exec-root', 'exec-child'] }),
+					{},
+					'exec-child',
+				);
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+			});
+
+			it('rejects a seal used in a different execution of the same workflow', async () => {
+				await expect(identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, 'exec-other')).rejects.toThrow(
+					CredentialResolverError,
+				);
+			});
+
+			it('fails closed when a bound seal reaches resolution with no execution id', async () => {
+				await expect(identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, undefined)).rejects.toThrow(
+					CredentialResolverError,
+				);
+			});
+
+			it('rejects when the sealed principal is disabled', async () => {
+				mockUserRepository.findOneBy.mockResolvedValue(
+					mock<User>({ id: 'user-123', disabled: true }),
+				);
+
+				await expect(identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, 'exec-root')).rejects.toThrow(
+					CredentialResolverError,
+				);
+			});
+
+			it('rejects when the sealed principal no longer exists', async () => {
+				mockUserRepository.findOneBy.mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+				await expect(identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, 'exec-root')).rejects.toThrow(
+					CredentialResolverError,
+				);
+			});
+
+			it('resolves however long after establishment (no token, no TTL)', async () => {
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(
+					sealedContext({ establishedAt: 0 }),
+					{},
+					'exec-root',
+				);
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.verifyOAuthAccessToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			});
+
+			it('returns the subject ungated for an unbound seal (empty path, pre-execution probe)', async () => {
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(
+					sealedContext({ executionPath: [] }),
+					{},
+					undefined,
+				);
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.verifyOAuthAccessToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			});
+
+			it('rejects an unbound seal (empty path) when resolving inside an execution', async () => {
+				await expect(
+					identifier.resolve(sealedContext({ executionPath: [] }), {}, 'exec-root'),
+				).rejects.toThrow(CredentialResolverError);
+			});
+
+			it('re-takes the sealed grant and returns the subject when still authorized', async () => {
+				const grant = { audiences: ['https://host/mcp/wf'], executeAccessWorkflowId: 'wf' };
+
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(sealedContext({ grant }), {}, 'exec-root');
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.authorizeSealedGrant).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user-123', grant);
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.verifyOAuthAccessToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			});
+
+			it('rejects when the sealed grant is no longer authorized', async () => {
+				mockOAuthVerifier.authorizeSealedGrant.mockResolvedValue(false);
+				const grant = { audiences: ['https://host/mcp/wf'], executeAccessWorkflowId: 'wf' };
+
+				await expect(identifier.resolve(sealedContext({ grant }), {}, 'exec-root')).rejects.toThrow(
+					CredentialResolverError,
+				);
+			});
+
+			it('skips the grant re-take for a grant-less seal and checks the principal locally', async () => {
+				const result = await identifier.resolve(sealedContext(), {}, 'exec-root');
+
+				expect(result).toBe('user-123');
+				expect(mockOAuthVerifier.authorizeSealedGrant).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+				expect(mockUserRepository.findOneBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'user-123' });
+			});
+		});
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/identifier-interface.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/identifier-interface.ts
index cc260c703d6..26e4cea3fc9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/identifier-interface.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/identifier-interface.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ export interface ITokenIdentifier {
 	 *
 	 * @param context - Credential context with execution details
 	 * @param identifierOptions - Implementation-specific options
+	 * @param executionId - Optional execution ID for context
 	 * @returns Unique identifier string
 	 * @throws {IdentifierValidationError} When validation or resolution fails
 	 */
-	resolve(context: ICredentialContext, identifierOptions: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>;
+	resolve(
+		context: ICredentialContext,
+		identifierOptions: Record<string, unknown>,
+		executionId?: string,
+	): Promise<string>;
 
 	/**
 	 * Validates identifier options before use
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/n8n-identifier.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/n8n-identifier.ts
index ac4a2fea486..4fa1ece0ce1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/n8n-identifier.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/identifiers/n8n-identifier.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { AuthService } from '@/auth/auth.service';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { CredentialResolverError } from '@n8n/decorators';
 import { OAuthTokenVerifierProxy } from '@/services/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service';
+import { UserRepository } from '@n8n/db';
 
 /**
  * The `source` values this identifier accepts, declared once so the schemas below and
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ const N8nOAuthMetadataSchema = z.object({
 	resource: z.string(),
 	/** Absent for contexts sealed before grants existed, and for long-lived resources. */
 	grant: OAuthResourceGrantSchema.optional(),
+	/**
+	 * The resolved n8n user, sealed at establishment. When present, resolution trusts it
+	 * (bound to `executionPath`, principal re-checked) instead of re-verifying the token.
+	 * Absent on legacy / grant-only carriers, which fall back to token verification.
+	 */
+	subject: z.string().optional(),
+	establishedAt: z.number().optional(),
+	executionPath: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
 });
 
 /** Exported for the drift test that keeps {@link N8N_IDENTITY_SOURCES} in step with it. */
@@ -94,13 +103,18 @@ export class N8NIdentifier implements ITokenIdentifier {
 	constructor(
 		private readonly authService: AuthService,
 		private readonly oauthTokenVerifierProxy: OAuthTokenVerifierProxy,
+		private readonly userRepository: UserRepository,
 	) {}
 
 	async validateOptions(_: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<void> {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	async resolve(context: ICredentialContext, _: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string> {
+	async resolve(
+		context: ICredentialContext,
+		_: Record<string, unknown>,
+		executionId?: string,
+	): Promise<string> {
 		const metadataResult = N8NIdentifierMetadataSchema.safeParse(context.metadata);
 		if (!metadataResult.success) {
 			throw new CredentialResolverError(
@@ -115,8 +129,54 @@ export class N8NIdentifier implements ITokenIdentifier {
 		}
 
 		if (metadataResult.data.source === 'n8n-oauth') {
-			// Looked up afresh on every access, so by now the resource may be gone — the
-			// sealed grant carries what the gate needs in that case.
+			// Sealed identity: trust the resolved user, bound to its execution, without
+			// re-verifying the token (so it resolves past the token's TTL, e.g. after a Wait).
+			if (metadataResult.data.subject) {
+				const userId = metadataResult.data.subject;
+
+				const executionPath = metadataResult.data.executionPath ?? [];
+				if (executionId) {
+					// Resolving inside an execution: the seal must be bound to it (or a sub-workflow
+					// of it). An unbound seal (empty path) is not valid once an execution exists.
+					if (!executionPath.includes(executionId)) {
+						throw new CredentialResolverError('Sealed identity is not valid for this execution');
+					}
+				} else if (executionPath.length > 0) {
+					// Bound seal but no execution to check it against → fail closed.
+					throw new CredentialResolverError('Sealed identity is not valid for this execution');
+				}
+
+				const grant = metadataResult.data.grant;
+				if (grant) {
+					// Re-take the grant's live workflow:execute decision (token-independent) so a
+					// principal whose access was revoked after sealing stops resolving. This also
+					// covers existence/disabled — a denied user resolves to `false`.
+					const authorized = await this.oauthTokenVerifierProxy.authorizeSealedGrant(userId, grant);
+					if (!authorized) {
+						throw new CredentialResolverError(
+							`Invalid OAuth token for resource ${metadataResult.data.resource}`,
+						);
+					}
+					return userId;
+				}
+
+				// Grant-less sealed carrier (legacy): no execute gate to re-take, so confirm the
+				// principal still exists and is enabled. Keep "missing" and "disabled"
+				// indistinguishable to the caller (no account enumeration) and never surface the
+				// internal user id in the error.
+				const user = await this.userRepository.findOneBy({ id: userId });
+				if (!user || user.disabled) {
+					throw new CredentialResolverError(
+						`Invalid OAuth token for resource ${metadataResult.data.resource}`,
+					);
+				}
+
+				return user.id;
+			}
+
+			// No sealed subject: verify the token. The grant is looked up afresh on every
+			// access, so by now the resource may be gone — the sealed grant carries what the
+			// gate needs in that case.
 			const user = await this.oauthTokenVerifierProxy.verifyOAuthAccessToken(
 				context.identity,
 				metadataResult.data.resource,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/n8n-credential-resolver.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/n8n-credential-resolver.ts
index 94124bd8f5e..17d5f294d02 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/n8n-credential-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/credential-resolvers/n8n-credential-resolver.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ export class N8NCredentialResolver implements ICredentialResolver {
 		credentialId: string,
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<ICredentialDataDecryptedObject> {
-		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration);
+		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration, executionId);
 
 		const data = await this.storage.getCredentialData(
 			credentialId,
@@ -70,8 +71,9 @@ export class N8NCredentialResolver implements ICredentialResolver {
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		data: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void> {
-		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration);
+		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration, executionId);
 
 		const encryptedData = await this.cipher.encryptV2(data);
 
@@ -89,8 +91,9 @@ export class N8NCredentialResolver implements ICredentialResolver {
 		credentialId: string,
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void> {
-		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration);
+		const key = await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration, executionId);
 		await this.storage.deleteCredentialData(
 			credentialId,
 			key,
@@ -110,8 +113,9 @@ export class N8NCredentialResolver implements ICredentialResolver {
 	private async resolveIdentifier(
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		configuration: CredentialResolverConfiguration,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<string> {
-		return await this.n8nIdentifier.resolve(context, configuration);
+		return await this.n8nIdentifier.resolve(context, configuration, executionId);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -121,14 +125,16 @@ export class N8NCredentialResolver implements ICredentialResolver {
 	async resolveOwningUserId(
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<string> {
-		return await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration);
+		return await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration, executionId);
 	}
 
 	async validateIdentity(
 		context: ICredentialContext,
 		handle: CredentialResolverHandle,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void> {
-		await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration);
+		await this.resolveIdentifier(context, handle.configuration, executionId);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/__tests__/dynamic-credential.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/__tests__/dynamic-credential.service.test.ts
index 6bd423c1184..48aed58fd56 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/__tests__/dynamic-credential.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/__tests__/dynamic-credential.service.test.ts
@@ -693,13 +693,18 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 					apiKey: 'dynamic-key', // From dynamic (overridden)
 					refreshToken: 'dynamic-refresh-token', // From dynamic (new field)
 				});
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: {
-						prefix: 'test',
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: {
+							prefix: 'test',
+						},
 					},
-				});
+					undefined,
+				);
 				expect(mockLogger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					'Successfully resolved dynamic credentials',
 					expect.objectContaining({
@@ -738,11 +743,16 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 					undefined,
 				);
 
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: customConfig,
-				});
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: customConfig,
+					},
+					undefined,
+				);
 			});
 
 			it('credential context with metadata is properly decrypted', async () => {
@@ -777,6 +787,7 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 					'cred-123',
 					credentialContext,
 					expect.any(Object),
+					undefined,
 				);
 				expect(mockLogger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					'Successfully resolved dynamic credentials',
@@ -854,11 +865,16 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 					undefined,
 				);
 
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: {},
-				});
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: {},
+					},
+					undefined,
+				);
 			});
 		});
 
@@ -1022,14 +1038,19 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 				);
 
 				// Verify the resolver was called with resolved config
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: {
-						apiKey: 'secret-api-key-123', // $vars expression resolved
-						prefix: 'cred',
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: {
+							apiKey: 'secret-api-key-123', // $vars expression resolved
+							prefix: 'cred',
+						},
 					},
-				});
+					undefined,
+				);
 
 				// Cleanup
 				delete (global as any).testVars;
@@ -1115,16 +1136,21 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 				);
 
 				// Verify only global expressions were resolved, runtime expressions remain as-is
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: {
-						prefix: '={{$execution.id}}', // NOT resolved (runtime data)
-						envValue: 'env-value', // Resolved (global data)
-						mode: '={{$execution.mode}}', // NOT resolved (runtime data)
-						staticValue: 'no-expression',
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: {
+							prefix: '={{$execution.id}}', // NOT resolved (runtime data)
+							envValue: 'env-value', // Resolved (global data)
+							mode: '={{$execution.mode}}', // NOT resolved (runtime data)
+							staticValue: 'no-expression',
+						},
 					},
-				});
+					undefined,
+				);
 
 				// Cleanup
 				delete (global as any).testVars;
@@ -1159,14 +1185,19 @@ describe('DynamicCredentialService', () => {
 				);
 
 				// Verify config passed as-is (expression not resolved)
-				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith('cred-123', credentialContext, {
-					resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
-					resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
-					configuration: {
-						prefix: 'cred',
-						executionId: '={{$execution.id}}', // Expression NOT resolved
+				expect(mockResolver.getSecret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'cred-123',
+					credentialContext,
+					{
+						resolverId: resolverEntity.id,
+						resolverName: resolverEntity.type,
+						configuration: {
+							prefix: 'cred',
+							executionId: '={{$execution.id}}', // Expression NOT resolved
+						},
 					},
-				});
+					undefined,
+				);
 			});
 		});
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/dynamic-credential.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/dynamic-credential.service.ts
index eafca2e9811..03c53e79feb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/dynamic-credential.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/dynamic-credentials.ee/services/dynamic-credential.service.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class DynamicCredentialService implements ICredentialResolutionProvider {
 		staticData: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		executionContext?: IExecutionContext,
 		workflowSettings?: IWorkflowSettings,
+		executionId?: string,
 	): Promise<CredentialResolutionResult> {
 		// Determine which resolver ID to use: credential's own resolver or workflow's fallback
 		// (explicit workflow override, or the seeded system resolver looked up via the proxy).
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export class DynamicCredentialService implements ICredentialResolutionProvider {
 				credentialsResolveMetadata.id,
 				credentialContext,
 				handle,
+				executionId,
 			);
 
 			this.logger.debug('Successfully resolved dynamic credentials', {
@@ -166,7 +168,11 @@ export class DynamicCredentialService implements ICredentialResolutionProvider {
 			// execution simply stays unattributed (redacted for everyone).
 			let resolvedUserId: string | undefined;
 			try {
-				resolvedUserId = await resolver.resolveOwningUserId?.(credentialContext, handle);
+				resolvedUserId = await resolver.resolveOwningUserId?.(
+					credentialContext,
+					handle,
+					executionId,
+				);
 			} catch (error) {
 				this.logger.debug('Could not resolve owning user for dynamic credentials', {
 					credentialId: credentialsResolveMetadata.id,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/__tests__/oauth-token.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/__tests__/oauth-token.service.test.ts
index 7ea531c77f3..20903893c4b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/__tests__/oauth-token.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/__tests__/oauth-token.service.test.ts
@@ -480,6 +480,48 @@ describe('OAuthTokenService', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('authorizeSealedGrant', () => {
+		const grant = { audiences: ['https://host/mcp/wf'], executeAccessWorkflowId: 'wf' };
+
+		it('returns false when the user no longer exists', async () => {
+			userRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+			expect(await service.authorizeSealedGrant('user-123', grant)).toBe(false);
+			expect(workflowFinderService.findWorkflowIdsWithScopeForUser).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('returns false when the user is disabled', async () => {
+			userRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(mock<User>({ id: 'user-123', disabled: true }));
+
+			expect(await service.authorizeSealedGrant('user-123', grant)).toBe(false);
+			expect(workflowFinderService.findWorkflowIdsWithScopeForUser).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('grants when the user still holds workflow:execute on the bound workflow', async () => {
+			const user = mock<User>({ id: 'user-123', disabled: false });
+			userRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(user);
+			workflowFinderService.findWorkflowIdsWithScopeForUser.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['wf']));
+
+			expect(await service.authorizeSealedGrant('user-123', grant)).toBe(true);
+			expect(userRepository.findOne).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				where: { id: 'user-123' },
+				relations: ['role'],
+			});
+			expect(workflowFinderService.findWorkflowIdsWithScopeForUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				['wf'],
+				user,
+				['workflow:execute'],
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('denies when the user no longer holds workflow:execute on the bound workflow', async () => {
+			userRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(mock<User>({ id: 'user-123', disabled: false }));
+			workflowFinderService.findWorkflowIdsWithScopeForUser.mockResolvedValue(new Set());
+
+			expect(await service.authorizeSealedGrant('user-123', grant)).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('verifyOAuthAccessToken audience resolution', () => {
 		it('should deny when a resource-scoped audience cannot be resolved', async () => {
 			// Fail closed: the token carries an audience but no resource resolves for
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/oauth-token.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/oauth-token.service.ts
index f2bd4d1cc2f..49b7b55dc6b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/oauth-token.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/oauth-server/oauth-token.service.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,17 @@ export class OAuthTokenService implements OAuthTokenVerifier {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Re-take a sealed grant's decision for a user, without the token. The sealed-identity
+	 * credential path calls this on every resolve, so a revoked `workflow:execute` stops
+	 * resolution mid-run. Loads the user with its role (a bare id lookup carries no scopes).
+	 */
+	async authorizeSealedGrant(userId: string, grant: OAuthResourceGrant): Promise<boolean> {
+		const user = await this.userRepository.findOne({ where: { id: userId }, relations: ['role'] });
+		if (!user || user.disabled) return false;
+		return await authorizeAgainstGrant(this.workflowFinderService, grant, user);
+	}
+
 	/** Deletes every access and refresh token a user holds for a client. */
 	async revokeAllTokensForGrant(clientId: string, userId: string): Promise<void> {
 		await Promise.all([
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.test.ts
index 330bc252520..942b559ea34 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.test.ts
@@ -51,4 +51,24 @@ describe('OAuthTokenVerifierProxy', () => {
 			grant,
 		);
 	});
+
+	describe('authorizeSealedGrant', () => {
+		const grant = { audiences: ['https://n8n.example.com/x'], executeAccessWorkflowId: 'wf' };
+
+		it('should fail closed when no provider is registered', async () => {
+			const proxy = new OAuthTokenVerifierProxy();
+
+			expect(await proxy.authorizeSealedGrant('user-1', grant)).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('should delegate to the registered provider', async () => {
+			const proxy = new OAuthTokenVerifierProxy();
+			const provider = mock<OAuthTokenVerifier>();
+			provider.authorizeSealedGrant.mockResolvedValue(true);
+			proxy.registerProvider(provider);
+
+			expect(await proxy.authorizeSealedGrant('user-1', grant)).toBe(true);
+			expect(provider.authorizeSealedGrant).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user-1', grant);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.ts
index bd6587bcec3..fd342a665b3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/oauth-token-verifier-proxy.service.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ export interface OAuthTokenVerifier {
 		expectedAudience?: string,
 		grant?: OAuthResourceGrant,
 	): Promise<UserWithContext>;
+
+	/**
+	 * Re-take a sealed grant's `workflow:execute` decision for `userId`, without the token.
+	 * Used by the sealed-identity credential path to keep the check live: a caller whose
+	 * execute access was revoked after the identity was sealed must stop resolving. Returns
+	 * `false` when the user is gone/disabled or lacks the access the grant requires.
+	 */
+	authorizeSealedGrant(userId: string, grant: OAuthResourceGrant): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -92,4 +100,12 @@ export class OAuthTokenVerifierProxy implements OAuthTokenVerifier {
 		}
 		return await this.provider.verifyOAuthAccessToken(token, expectedAudience, grant);
 	}
+
+	async authorizeSealedGrant(userId: string, grant: OAuthResourceGrant): Promise<boolean> {
+		// Fail closed: with no verifier registered there is nothing to re-authorize against.
+		if (!this.provider) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return await this.provider.authorizeSealedGrant(userId, grant);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/webhooks/__tests__/webhook-helpers.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/webhooks/__tests__/webhook-helpers.test.ts
index 87136373c6e..b73f04283c9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/webhooks/__tests__/webhook-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/webhooks/__tests__/webhook-helpers.test.ts
@@ -1317,6 +1317,9 @@ describe('executeWebhook establishTriggerIdentity', () => {
 		workflowRunner.run.mockResolvedValue(EXECUTION_ID);
 		activeExecutions.getPostExecutePromise.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
 		executionContextService.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials.mockResolvedValue('sealed-context');
+		// `establishExecutionContext` binds the execution id onto the sealed context; with no
+		// execution id yet (or no sealed subject) it hands the context straight back.
+		executionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId.mockImplementation(async (context) => context);
 		// `establishExecutionContext` runs the hook pass over the seeded stack.
 		executionContextService.augmentExecutionContextWithHooks.mockImplementation(
 			async (_workflow, _startItem, context) => ({ context, triggerItems: null }),
@@ -1391,6 +1394,7 @@ describe('executeWebhook establishTriggerIdentity', () => {
 			'caller-token',
 			RESOURCE_URL,
 			GRANT,
+			undefined,
 		);
 		expect(additionalData.encryptedRunnerIdentity).toBe('sealed-context');
 	});
@@ -1413,6 +1417,7 @@ describe('executeWebhook establishTriggerIdentity', () => {
 			'caller-token',
 			RESOURCE_URL,
 			undefined,
+			undefined,
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -1423,6 +1428,7 @@ describe('executeWebhook establishTriggerIdentity', () => {
 			'caller-token',
 			RESOURCE_URL,
 			undefined,
+			undefined,
 		);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/webhooks/webhook-helpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/webhooks/webhook-helpers.ts
index 5b891a69a45..8757fd59b2e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/webhooks/webhook-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/webhooks/webhook-helpers.ts
@@ -623,7 +623,11 @@ export async function executeWebhook(
 		};
 	};
 
-	additionalData.establishTriggerIdentity = async (token: string, resource: string) => {
+	additionalData.establishTriggerIdentity = async (
+		token: string,
+		resource: string,
+		subject?: string,
+	) => {
 		// The run re-verifies this token after the trigger stops listening, so it carries
 		// the gate with it. Fall back to a lookup for callers that establish an identity
 		// without going through `validateN8nOAuth2Token`.
@@ -642,7 +646,7 @@ export async function executeWebhook(
 
 		additionalData.encryptedRunnerIdentity = await Container.get(
 			ExecutionContextService,
-		).buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(token, resource, grant);
+		).buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(token, resource, grant, subject);
 		if (runExecutionData) {
 			await establishExecutionContext(workflow, runExecutionData, additionalData, executionMode);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.service.test.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.service.test.ts
index 701582ab03f..facc2a53ca2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.service.test.ts
@@ -373,18 +373,26 @@ describe('ExecutionContextService', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('buildTriggerIdentityCredentials()', () => {
-		it('should encrypt the credential context with the token as identity and resource in metadata', async () => {
+		it('keeps the token as identity and seals the subject + establishedAt in metadata', async () => {
 			mockCipher.encryptV2.mockResolvedValue('encrypted-credential-blob');
 
 			const result = await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
 				'oauth-token-jwt',
 				'https://api.example.com/resource',
+				undefined,
+				'user-123',
 			);
 
 			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 				version: 1,
 				identity: 'oauth-token-jwt',
-				metadata: { source: 'n8n-oauth', resource: 'https://api.example.com/resource' },
+				metadata: {
+					source: 'n8n-oauth',
+					subject: 'user-123',
+					resource: 'https://api.example.com/resource',
+					establishedAt: expect.any(Number),
+					executionPath: [],
+				},
 			});
 			expect(result).toBe('encrypted-credential-blob');
 		});
@@ -409,17 +417,159 @@ describe('ExecutionContextService', () => {
 				metadata: {
 					source: 'n8n-oauth',
 					resource: 'https://api.example.com/resource',
+					establishedAt: expect.any(Number),
+					executionPath: [],
 					grant,
 				},
 			});
 		});
 
+		it('omits the subject and grant when neither is provided (legacy token-only carrier)', async () => {
+			mockCipher.encryptV2.mockResolvedValue('encrypted-credential-blob');
+
+			await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials('oauth-token-jwt', 'https://api/r');
+
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				version: 1,
+				identity: 'oauth-token-jwt',
+				metadata: {
+					source: 'n8n-oauth',
+					resource: 'https://api/r',
+					establishedAt: expect.any(Number),
+					executionPath: [],
+				},
+			});
+		});
+
 		it('should propagate errors raised by the cipher', async () => {
 			mockCipher.encryptV2.mockRejectedValue(new Error('encryption key missing'));
 
-			await expect(service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials('token', 'resource')).rejects.toThrow(
-				'encryption key missing',
+			await expect(
+				service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials('token', 'resource', undefined, 'user-123'),
+			).rejects.toThrow('encryption key missing');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('maybeBindExecutionId()', () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			// Symmetric fakes: decrypt is identity, encrypt is JSON.stringify, so we can
+			// read the re-encrypted credentials back with JSON.parse.
+			mockCipher.decryptV2.mockImplementation(async (data: string) => data);
+			mockCipher.encryptV2.mockImplementation(async (data: unknown) => JSON.stringify(data));
+			toCredentialContext.mockImplementation((data: string) => JSON.parse(data));
+		});
+
+		const contextWith = (metadata: Record<string, unknown>): IExecutionContext => ({
+			version: 1,
+			establishedAt: 1,
+			source: 'webhook',
+			credentials: JSON.stringify({ version: 1, identity: 'oauth-token', metadata }),
+		});
+
+		const pathOf = (context: IExecutionContext) =>
+			JSON.parse(context.credentials as string).metadata.executionPath;
+
+		it('stamps the current execution id onto a freshly sealed carrier', async () => {
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(
+				contextWith({ source: 'n8n-oauth', resource: 'r', subject: 'user-123' }),
+				'exec-root',
 			);
+
+			expect(pathOf(bound)).toEqual(['exec-root']);
+		});
+
+		it('appends a child execution id, preserving the inherited path', async () => {
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(
+				contextWith({
+					source: 'n8n-oauth',
+					resource: 'r',
+					subject: 'user-123',
+					executionPath: ['exec-root'],
+				}),
+				'exec-child',
+				{ allowInherit: true },
+			);
+
+			expect(pathOf(bound)).toEqual(['exec-root', 'exec-child']);
+		});
+
+		it('leaves a populated path untouched for an unrelated execution', async () => {
+			const context = contextWith({
+				source: 'n8n-oauth',
+				resource: 'r',
+				subject: 'user-123',
+				executionPath: ['exec-other'],
+			});
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-current');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is idempotent when the execution id is already in the path (retry/resume)', async () => {
+			const context = contextWith({
+				source: 'n8n-oauth',
+				resource: 'r',
+				subject: 'user-123',
+				executionPath: ['exec-root'],
+			});
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-root');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is a no-op for a non-sealed carrier (no subject)', async () => {
+			const context = contextWith({ source: 'n8n-oauth', resource: 'r' });
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-root');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is a no-op when no execution id is provided', async () => {
+			const context = contextWith({ source: 'n8n-oauth', resource: 'r', subject: 'user-123' });
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, undefined);
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.decryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is a no-op for a non-n8n-oauth carrier (schema mismatch)', async () => {
+			const context = contextWith({ source: 'manual-execution' });
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-root');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is a no-op for a carrier without metadata', async () => {
+			const context: IExecutionContext = {
+				version: 1,
+				establishedAt: 1,
+				source: 'webhook',
+				credentials: JSON.stringify({ version: 1, identity: 'oauth-token' }),
+			};
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-root');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('is a no-op for a context without credentials', async () => {
+			const context: IExecutionContext = { version: 1, establishedAt: 1, source: 'webhook' };
+
+			const bound = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(context, 'exec-root');
+
+			expect(bound).toBe(context);
+			expect(mockCipher.decryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(mockCipher.encryptV2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.test.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.test.ts
index 3dd716e7970..71f8904639c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/execution-context.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import type { Logger } from '@n8n/backend-common';
 import { Container } from '@n8n/di';
 import {
 	createEmptyRunExecutionData,
 	createRunExecutionData,
 	UnexpectedError,
 	type IExecutionContext,
+	type IN8NOAuthMetadata,
 	type INode,
 	type IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	type RelatedExecution,
@@ -12,7 +14,10 @@ import {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended';
 
+import type { Cipher } from '@/encryption';
+
 import { establishExecutionContext } from '../execution-context';
+import type { ExecutionContextHookRegistry } from '../execution-context-hook-registry.service';
 import { ExecutionContextService } from '../execution-context.service';
 
 describe('establishExecutionContext', () => {
@@ -21,6 +26,9 @@ describe('establishExecutionContext', () => {
 		webhookWaitingBaseUrl: 'http://localhost:5678/webhook-waiting',
 		formWaitingBaseUrl: 'http://localhost:5678/form-waiting',
 		encryptedRunnerIdentity: undefined,
+		// No executionId at establishment time; the real (unmocked) maybeBindExecutionId
+		// is then a no-op and never tries to decrypt these tests' fake credentials.
+		executionId: undefined,
 	});
 	const mockMode: WorkflowExecuteMode = 'manual';
 
@@ -769,6 +777,11 @@ describe('establishExecutionContext', () => {
 
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			mockExecutionContextService = mock<ExecutionContextService>();
+			// maybeBindExecutionId runs on every branch; pass through so this describe only
+			// asserts sub-execution augmentation (binding is covered in its own tests).
+			mockExecutionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId.mockImplementation(
+				async (context) => context,
+			);
 			Container.set(ExecutionContextService, mockExecutionContextService);
 		});
 
@@ -1223,6 +1236,11 @@ describe('establishExecutionContext', () => {
 					triggerItems: null,
 				}),
 			);
+			// maybeBindExecutionId runs on every branch; pass through so these tests assert
+			// only the manual-injection branch (binding is covered in its own tests).
+			mockExecutionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId.mockImplementation(
+				async (context) => context,
+			);
 			Container.set(ExecutionContextService, mockExecutionContextService);
 		});
 
@@ -1303,4 +1321,178 @@ describe('establishExecutionContext', () => {
 			expect(runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData).toEqual(existingContext);
 		});
 	});
+
+	// End-to-end binding through the REAL service (with a symmetric fake cipher so the
+	// carrier round-trips): proves that a sealed carrier established before the real
+	// executionId existed actually gets bound to it, so credential resolution can gate
+	// on executionPath. Without the bind-on-early-return fix, executionPath stays empty.
+	describe('execution id binding (real service)', () => {
+		// Symmetric fake: encrypt is JSON.stringify, decrypt is identity — the real
+		// toCredentialContext then parses/validates the JSON back into a context.
+		const fakeCipher = {
+			encryptV2: async (data: unknown) => JSON.stringify(data),
+			decryptV2: async (data: string) => data,
+		} as unknown as Cipher;
+
+		let service: ExecutionContextService;
+
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			service = new ExecutionContextService(
+				mock<Logger>(),
+				mock<ExecutionContextHookRegistry>(),
+				fakeCipher,
+			);
+			Container.set(ExecutionContextService, service);
+		});
+
+		afterEach(() => {
+			Container.reset();
+		});
+
+		const pathOf = async (context: IExecutionContext) => {
+			const decrypted = await service.decryptExecutionContext(context);
+			return (decrypted.credentials!.metadata as IN8NOAuthMetadata).executionPath;
+		};
+
+		it('binds the real execution id onto a seal established before it existed', async () => {
+			const sealed = await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
+				'oauth-token',
+				'https://host/mcp/wf',
+				undefined,
+				'user-123',
+			);
+			const runExecutionData = createRunExecutionData({
+				startData: {},
+				resultData: { runData: {} },
+				executionData: {
+					contextData: {},
+					nodeExecutionStack: [],
+					metadata: {},
+					waitingExecution: {},
+					waitingExecutionSource: {},
+				},
+			});
+			// Pre-established carrier, as the webhook mint leaves it (unbound, path []).
+			runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData = {
+				version: 1,
+				establishedAt: 1,
+				source: 'webhook',
+				credentials: sealed,
+			};
+			const additionalData = mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>({
+				executionId: 'exec-real',
+				encryptedRunnerIdentity: undefined,
+			});
+
+			await establishExecutionContext(mockWorkflow, runExecutionData, additionalData, 'webhook');
+
+			expect(await pathOf(runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData)).toEqual(['exec-real']);
+		});
+
+		it('does not extend a populated path when the carrier belongs to another execution', async () => {
+			const sealed = await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
+				'oauth-token',
+				'https://host/mcp/wf',
+				undefined,
+				'user-123',
+			);
+			const runExecutionData = createRunExecutionData({
+				startData: {},
+				resultData: { runData: {} },
+				executionData: {
+					contextData: {},
+					nodeExecutionStack: [],
+					metadata: {},
+					waitingExecution: {},
+					waitingExecutionSource: {},
+				},
+			});
+			// Carrier already bound to a different execution, re-attached to this run.
+			const carried = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(
+				{ version: 1, establishedAt: 1, source: 'webhook', credentials: sealed },
+				'exec-other',
+			);
+			runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData = carried;
+			const additionalData = mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>({
+				executionId: 'exec-real',
+				encryptedRunnerIdentity: undefined,
+			});
+
+			await establishExecutionContext(mockWorkflow, runExecutionData, additionalData, 'webhook');
+
+			// Path stays pinned to its own execution, so resolution rejects this run.
+			expect(await pathOf(runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData)).toEqual(['exec-other']);
+		});
+
+		it('appends the retry execution id, keeping the carrier resolvable on retry', async () => {
+			const sealed = await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
+				'oauth-token',
+				'https://host/mcp/wf',
+				undefined,
+				'user-123',
+			);
+			const runExecutionData = createRunExecutionData({
+				startData: {},
+				resultData: { runData: {} },
+				executionData: {
+					contextData: {},
+					nodeExecutionStack: [],
+					metadata: {},
+					waitingExecution: {},
+					waitingExecutionSource: {},
+				},
+			});
+			// Original run's carrier, bound to its own execution, reloaded verbatim for the retry.
+			const carried = await service.maybeBindExecutionId(
+				{ version: 1, establishedAt: 1, source: 'webhook', credentials: sealed },
+				'exec-root',
+			);
+			runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData = carried;
+			const additionalData = mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>({
+				executionId: 'exec-retry',
+				encryptedRunnerIdentity: undefined,
+			});
+
+			await establishExecutionContext(mockWorkflow, runExecutionData, additionalData, 'retry');
+
+			// Retry id joins the path, so resolution accepts the run.
+			expect(await pathOf(runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData)).toEqual([
+				'exec-root',
+				'exec-retry',
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it('leaves a legacy (subject-less) carrier untouched', async () => {
+			const legacy = await service.buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
+				'oauth-token',
+				'https://host/mcp/wf',
+			);
+			const runExecutionData = createRunExecutionData({
+				startData: {},
+				resultData: { runData: {} },
+				executionData: {
+					contextData: {},
+					nodeExecutionStack: [],
+					metadata: {},
+					waitingExecution: {},
+					waitingExecutionSource: {},
+				},
+			});
+			runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData = {
+				version: 1,
+				establishedAt: 1,
+				source: 'webhook',
+				credentials: legacy,
+			};
+			const additionalData = mock<IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData>({
+				executionId: 'exec-real',
+				encryptedRunnerIdentity: undefined,
+			});
+
+			await establishExecutionContext(mockWorkflow, runExecutionData, additionalData, 'webhook');
+
+			// No subject → not sealed → executionPath stays as minted (empty), never gated.
+			expect(await pathOf(runExecutionData.executionData!.runtimeData)).toEqual([]);
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/workflow-execute-node-error-reporting.test.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/workflow-execute-node-error-reporting.test.ts
index 457ded8a0b2..af138513a8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/workflow-execute-node-error-reporting.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/__tests__/workflow-execute-node-error-reporting.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ describe('WorkflowExecute node error forwarding to ErrorReporter', () => {
 	let mockErrorReporter: { error: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
 	let mockNodeTypes: Mocked<INodeTypes>;
 	let mockLogger: { error: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>; warn: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
-	let mockExecutionContextService: { augmentExecutionContextWithHooks: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+	let mockExecutionContextService: {
+		augmentExecutionContextWithHooks: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+		maybeBindExecutionId: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+	};
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ describe('WorkflowExecute node error forwarding to ErrorReporter', () => {
 				context: { version: 1, establishedAt: Date.now(), source: 'manual' },
 				triggerItems: undefined,
 			}),
+			// establishExecutionContext also binds the execution id onto an already
+			// established context; pass through so the run isn't aborted.
+			maybeBindExecutionId: vi.fn(async (context) => context),
 		};
 
 		mockContainer.get.mockImplementation((token) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.service.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.service.ts
index 6b2028c2945..e8cc1a85ebf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import {
 	ICredentialContext,
 	IExecuteData,
 	IExecutionContext,
+	IN8NOAuthMetadata,
 	INodeExecutionData,
+	N8NOAuthMetadataSchema,
 	OAuthResourceGrant,
 	PlaintextExecutionContext,
 	toCredentialContext,
@@ -99,20 +101,64 @@ export class ExecutionContextService {
 		);
 	}
 
+	async maybeBindExecutionId(
+		context: IExecutionContext,
+		executionId: string | undefined,
+		{ allowInherit = false }: { allowInherit?: boolean } = {},
+	): Promise<IExecutionContext> {
+		if (!executionId) {
+			return context;
+		}
+		const decryptedContext = await this.decryptExecutionContext(context);
+		if (decryptedContext.credentials) {
+			if (decryptedContext.credentials.metadata) {
+				const metadata = N8NOAuthMetadataSchema.safeParse(decryptedContext.credentials.metadata);
+				// Only sealed carriers (a resolved subject) need execution binding; a
+				// non-sealed n8n-oauth carrier has nothing that reads its executionPath.
+				if (metadata.success && metadata.data.subject) {
+					const executionPath = metadata.data.executionPath ?? [];
+					// Seed an empty path at mint, or extend it only for a legitimate re-run of
+					// this carrier's own execution data — an inherited child (sub-workflow /
+					// error workflow) or a retry. A non-empty path that lacks this id on a
+					// non-inherit bind means the carrier was attached to an execution it was
+					// not minted for — leave it, so credential resolution rejects it.
+					const mayBind =
+						!executionPath.includes(executionId) && (executionPath.length === 0 || allowInherit);
+					if (mayBind) {
+						metadata.data.executionPath = [...executionPath, executionId];
+						decryptedContext.credentials.metadata = metadata.data;
+						return await this.encryptExecutionContext(decryptedContext);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return context;
+	}
+
 	/**
-	 * Seals the token a trigger authenticated its caller with, plus the grant it was
-	 * accepted under, so the run can re-verify itself for as long as it lasts. See
-	 * {@link OAuthResourceGrant}.
+	 * Seals the identity a trigger authenticated its caller with. The token stays in
+	 * `identity` as evidence; `grant` lets the run re-verify that token after the
+	 * protected resource stops resolving (see {@link OAuthResourceGrant}), and `subject`
+	 * seals the resolved n8n user so a bound run resolves without re-verifying the token.
 	 */
 	async buildTriggerIdentityCredentials(
 		token: string,
 		resource: string,
 		grant?: OAuthResourceGrant,
+		subject?: string,
 	): Promise<string> {
+		const metadata: IN8NOAuthMetadata = {
+			source: 'n8n-oauth',
+			resource,
+			establishedAt: Date.now(),
+			executionPath: [],
+			...(grant ? { grant } : {}),
+			...(subject ? { subject } : {}),
+		};
 		const payload: ICredentialContext = {
 			version: 1,
 			identity: token,
-			metadata: { source: 'n8n-oauth', resource, ...(grant ? { grant } : {}) },
+			metadata,
 		};
 		return await this.cipher.encryptV2(payload);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.ts
index cc9d5c389c9..3455d7980a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/execution-context.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,23 @@ export const establishExecutionContext = async (
 
 	const executionData = runExecutionData.executionData;
 
+	// Call the execution context service to augment the context with any hook-based data
+	const executionContextService = Container.get(ExecutionContextService);
+
 	if (executionData.runtimeData) {
-		// Context is already established, no further action needed.
-		// This can happen, when a workflow is resumed from the database.
+		// Context is already established (e.g. established at webhook mint time,
+		// before the real executionId existed, or resumed from the database).
+		// Bind the now-known executionId to any sealed carrier so credential
+		// resolution can gate on executionPath. No-op for legacy (subject-less)
+		// carriers and when executionId is undefined; idempotent on resume.
+		// A retry reloads the original run's data under a NEW executionId, so its
+		// id must join the sealed carrier's path (allowInherit) or resolution would
+		// reject it. Resume keeps the same id, so the bind stays a no-op regardless.
+		executionData.runtimeData = await executionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId(
+			executionData.runtimeData,
+			additionalData?.executionId,
+			{ allowInherit: mode === 'retry' },
+		);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -128,6 +142,12 @@ export const establishExecutionContext = async (
 
 	if (additionalData?.encryptedRunnerIdentity) {
 		executionData.runtimeData.credentials = additionalData.encryptedRunnerIdentity;
+		if (executionData.runtimeData.credentials) {
+			executionData.runtimeData = await executionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId(
+				executionData.runtimeData,
+				additionalData.executionId,
+			);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (runExecutionData.parentExecution) {
@@ -142,6 +162,12 @@ export const establishExecutionContext = async (
 			parentExecutionId: runExecutionData.parentExecution.executionId,
 		};
 
+		executionData.runtimeData = await executionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId(
+			executionData.runtimeData,
+			additionalData?.executionId,
+			{ allowInherit: true },
+		);
+
 		// The child inherits the parent's context, but its OWN execution record must
 		// still reflect context derived from the child workflow — most importantly
 		// its redaction policy (a policy'd child called by a policy-less parent must
@@ -188,12 +214,17 @@ export const establishExecutionContext = async (
 			...executionData.runtimeData,
 			parentExecutionId: startItem.metadata.parentExecution.executionId,
 		};
+
+		// Bind this execution's id to any inherited sealed carrier so it stays
+		// resolvable within its own execution (mirrors the parentExecution branch).
+		executionData.runtimeData = await executionContextService.maybeBindExecutionId(
+			executionData.runtimeData,
+			additionalData?.executionId,
+			{ allowInherit: true },
+		);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// Call the execution context service to augment the context with any hook-based data
-	const executionContextService = Container.get(ExecutionContextService);
-
 	try {
 		const { context, triggerItems } =
 			await executionContextService.augmentExecutionContextWithHooks(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/webhook-context.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/webhook-context.ts
index c643083452c..a5fc2e11c6f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/webhook-context.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/webhook-context.ts
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ export class WebhookContext extends NodeExecutionContext implements IWebhookFunc
 		return await this.additionalData.validateN8nOAuth2Token(token, resourceUrl);
 	}
 
-	async establishTriggerIdentity(token: string, resource: string): Promise<void> {
+	async establishTriggerIdentity(token: string, resource: string, subject?: string): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.additionalData.establishTriggerIdentity) {
 			throw new UnexpectedError('Trigger identity establishment is not available');
 		}
-		await this.additionalData.establishTriggerIdentity(token, resource);
+		await this.additionalData.establishTriggerIdentity(token, resource, subject);
 	}
 
 	async checkTriggerCredentialStatus(): Promise<CredentialCheckResult | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/execution-context.ts b/packages/workflow/src/execution-context.ts
index db75ace737a..aab350416e9 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/execution-context.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/execution-context.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,36 @@ export const ExecutionContextSchema = z
  */
 export type IExecutionContext = z.output<typeof ExecutionContextSchema>;
 
+/**
+ * Metadata shape for the `n8n-oauth` credential-context source.
+ *
+ * `subject` (the resolved n8n user id) and `executionPath` (the execution ids the
+ * seal is valid for) turn the carrier into a verify-once "sealed" identity: when a
+ * subject is present, resolution trusts it and binds to `executionPath` instead of
+ * re-verifying the stored token. Absent `subject` = the legacy token-verify carrier;
+ * `establishedAt`/`executionPath` are optional so those legacy carriers still parse.
+ *
+ * `grant` (see {@link OAuthResourceGrant}) is carried by grant-based triggers so a run
+ * can re-verify its token after the protected resource stops resolving. It is listed
+ * here so `maybeBindExecutionId` preserves it through its parse-and-re-encrypt round-trip;
+ * the identifier validates it against its own local schema.
+ */
+export const N8NOAuthMetadataSchema = z.object({
+	source: z.literal('n8n-oauth'),
+	subject: z.string().optional(),
+	resource: z.string(),
+	establishedAt: z.number().optional(),
+	executionPath: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+	grant: z
+		.object({
+			audiences: z.array(z.string()).min(1),
+			executeAccessWorkflowId: z.string().optional(),
+		})
+		.optional(),
+});
+
+export type IN8NOAuthMetadata = z.output<typeof N8NOAuthMetadataSchema>;
+
 /**
  * Runtime representation of execution context with decrypted credential data.
  *
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
index aee219ef851..b7c8788be45 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ export interface IWebhookFunctions extends FunctionsBaseWithRequiredKeys<'getMod
 	 * Call only after the token is validated. The identity persists for the whole
 	 * execution (including across a Wait), within the token's validity window.
 	 */
-	establishTriggerIdentity(token: string, resource: string): Promise<void>;
+	establishTriggerIdentity(token: string, resource: string, subject?: string): Promise<void>;
 	/**
 	 * Checks the status of the triggering identity's resolvable (end-user) credentials
 	 * for this workflow, using the execution context established by
@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ export interface IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData {
 		token: string,
 		resourceUrl: string,
 	) => Promise<N8nOAuth2ValidationResult>;
-	establishTriggerIdentity?(token: string, resource: string): Promise<void>;
+	establishTriggerIdentity?(token: string, resource: string, subject?: string): Promise<void>;
 	checkTriggerCredentialStatus?(): Promise<CredentialCheckResult | undefined>;
 	currentNodeExecutionIndex: number;
 	httpResponse?: express.Response;