diff --git a/lib/service/firmware_update_service.dart b/lib/service/firmware_update_service.dart
index ff6e1d3..399d891 100644
--- a/lib/service/firmware_update_service.dart
+++ b/lib/service/firmware_update_service.dart
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@ class FirmwareUpdateService {
     this.defaultWindowSize = 8,
     this.maxNoProgressRetries = 5,
     this.defaultAckTimeout = const Duration(milliseconds: 800),
+    this.defaultPostFinishResetTimeout = const Duration(seconds: 8),
+    this.defaultReconnectTimeout = const Duration(seconds: 12),
+    this.defaultVerificationTimeout = const Duration(seconds: 5),
   }) : _transport = transport;
 
   final FirmwareUpdateTransport _transport;
   final int defaultWindowSize;
   final int maxNoProgressRetries;
   final Duration defaultAckTimeout;
+  final Duration defaultPostFinishResetTimeout;
+  final Duration defaultReconnectTimeout;
+  final Duration defaultVerificationTimeout;
 
   final StreamController<DfuUpdateProgress> _progressController =
       StreamController<DfuUpdateProgress>.broadcast();
@@ -59,6 +65,9 @@ class FirmwareUpdateService {
     int? windowSize,
     Duration? ackTimeout,
     int? noProgressRetries,
+    Duration? postFinishResetTimeout,
+    Duration? reconnectTimeout,
+    Duration? verificationTimeout,
   }) async {
     if (_isRunning) {
       return bail(
@@ -73,6 +82,12 @@ class FirmwareUpdateService {
     final effectiveAckTimeout = ackTimeout ?? defaultAckTimeout;
     final effectiveNoProgressRetries =
         noProgressRetries ?? maxNoProgressRetries;
+    final effectivePostFinishResetTimeout =
+        postFinishResetTimeout ?? defaultPostFinishResetTimeout;
+    final effectiveReconnectTimeout =
+        reconnectTimeout ?? defaultReconnectTimeout;
+    final effectiveVerificationTimeout =
+        verificationTimeout ?? defaultVerificationTimeout;
 
     if (effectiveWindowSize <= 0) {
       return bail(
@@ -231,6 +246,38 @@ class FirmwareUpdateService {
         );
       }
 
+      await _ackSubscription?.cancel();
+      _ackSubscription = null;
+
+      final resetDisconnectResult =
+          await _transport.waitForExpectedResetDisconnect(
+        timeout: effectivePostFinishResetTimeout,
+      );
+      if (resetDisconnectResult.isErr()) {
+        throw _DfuFailure(
+          'Device did not perform the expected post-FINISH reset disconnect: ${resetDisconnectResult.unwrapErr()}',
+        );
+      }
+
+      final reconnectResult = await _transport.reconnectForVerification(
+        timeout: effectiveReconnectTimeout,
+      );
+      if (reconnectResult.isErr()) {
+        throw _DfuFailure(
+          'Device did not reconnect after DFU reset: ${reconnectResult.unwrapErr()}',
+        );
+      }
+
+      final verificationResult = await _transport.verifyDeviceReachable(
+        timeout: effectiveVerificationTimeout,
+      );
+      if (verificationResult.isErr()) {
+        throw _DfuFailure(
+          'Device reconnected but post-update verification failed: ${verificationResult.unwrapErr()} '
+          'Firmware version cannot be compared yet because the device does not expose a version characteristic.',
+        );
+      }
+
       shouldAbortForCleanup = false;
       _emitProgress(
           state: DfuUpdateState.completed, sentBytes: imageBytes.length);
@@ -486,6 +533,22 @@ abstract interface class FirmwareUpdateTransport {
   Future<Result<void>> writeControl(List<int> payload);
 
   Future<Result<void>> writeDataFrame(List<int> frame);
+
+  Future<Result<void>> waitForExpectedResetDisconnect({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  });
+
+  Future<Result<void>> reconnectForVerification({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  });
+
+  /// Verifies that the device is reachable after reconnect.
+  ///
+  /// Current limitation: strict firmware version comparison is not possible
+  /// yet because no firmware version characteristic is exposed by the device.
+  Future<Result<void>> verifyDeviceReachable({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  });
 }
 
 class ShifterFirmwareUpdateTransport implements FirmwareUpdateTransport {
@@ -535,6 +598,82 @@ class ShifterFirmwareUpdateTransport implements FirmwareUpdateTransport {
       withResponse: false,
     );
   }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> waitForExpectedResetDisconnect({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    final currentState = bluetoothController.currentConnectionState;
+    if (currentState.$1 == ConnectionStatus.disconnected) {
+      return Ok(null);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await bluetoothController.connectionStateStream
+          .firstWhere((state) => state.$1 == ConnectionStatus.disconnected)
+          .timeout(timeout);
+      return Ok(null);
+    } on TimeoutException {
+      return bail(
+        'Timed out after ${timeout.inMilliseconds}ms waiting for the expected reset disconnect.',
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      return bail('Failed while waiting for expected reset disconnect: $error');
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> reconnectForVerification({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    final connectResult =
+        await bluetoothController.connectById(buttonDeviceId, timeout: timeout);
+    if (connectResult.isErr()) {
+      return bail(connectResult.unwrapErr());
+    }
+
+    final currentState = bluetoothController.currentConnectionState;
+    if (currentState.$1 == ConnectionStatus.connected &&
+        currentState.$2 == buttonDeviceId) {
+      return Ok(null);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await bluetoothController.connectionStateStream
+          .firstWhere(
+            (state) =>
+                state.$1 == ConnectionStatus.connected &&
+                state.$2 == buttonDeviceId,
+          )
+          .timeout(timeout);
+      return Ok(null);
+    } on TimeoutException {
+      return bail(
+        'Timed out after ${timeout.inMilliseconds}ms waiting for reconnect.',
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      return bail('Reconnect wait failed: $error');
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> verifyDeviceReachable({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    try {
+      final statusResult = await shifterService.readStatus().timeout(timeout);
+      if (statusResult.isErr()) {
+        return bail(statusResult.unwrapErr());
+      }
+      return Ok(null);
+    } on TimeoutException {
+      return bail(
+        'Timed out after ${timeout.inMilliseconds}ms while reading status for post-update verification.',
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      return bail('Post-update verification failed: $error');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class _DfuFailure implements Exception {
diff --git a/test/service/firmware_update_service_test.dart b/test/service/firmware_update_service_test.dart
index 8cb795c..885c360 100644
--- a/test/service/firmware_update_service_test.dart
+++ b/test/service/firmware_update_service_test.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ void main() {
           transport.controlWrites.first.first, universalShifterDfuOpcodeStart);
       expect(transport.controlWrites.last, [universalShifterDfuOpcodeFinish]);
       expect(transport.dataWrites.length, greaterThanOrEqualTo(3));
+      expect(
+        transport.postFinishSteps,
+        [
+          'waitForExpectedResetDisconnect',
+          'reconnectForVerification',
+          'verifyDeviceReachable',
+        ],
+      );
       expect(service.currentProgress.state, DfuUpdateState.completed);
       expect(service.currentProgress.sentBytes, image.length);
 
@@ -91,6 +99,108 @@ void main() {
       await service.dispose();
       await transport.dispose();
     });
+
+    test('fails when reconnect does not succeed after expected reset',
+        () async {
+      final transport = _FakeFirmwareUpdateTransport(
+        reconnectError: 'simulated reconnect timeout',
+      );
+      final service = FirmwareUpdateService(
+        transport: transport,
+        defaultWindowSize: 4,
+        defaultAckTimeout: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+      );
+
+      final image = List<int>.generate(130, (index) => index & 0xFF);
+      final result = await service.startUpdate(
+        imageBytes: image,
+        sessionId: 13,
+      );
+
+      expect(result.isErr(), isTrue);
+      expect(result.unwrapErr().toString(), contains('did not reconnect'));
+      expect(service.currentProgress.state, DfuUpdateState.failed);
+      expect(
+        transport.postFinishSteps,
+        [
+          'waitForExpectedResetDisconnect',
+          'reconnectForVerification',
+        ],
+      );
+
+      await service.dispose();
+      await transport.dispose();
+    });
+
+    test('fails when expected reset disconnect is not observed', () async {
+      final transport = _FakeFirmwareUpdateTransport(
+        resetDisconnectError: 'simulated missing disconnect',
+      );
+      final service = FirmwareUpdateService(
+        transport: transport,
+        defaultWindowSize: 4,
+        defaultAckTimeout: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+      );
+
+      final image = List<int>.generate(130, (index) => index & 0xFF);
+      final result = await service.startUpdate(
+        imageBytes: image,
+        sessionId: 15,
+      );
+
+      expect(result.isErr(), isTrue);
+      expect(
+        result.unwrapErr().toString(),
+        contains('expected post-FINISH reset disconnect'),
+      );
+      expect(service.currentProgress.state, DfuUpdateState.failed);
+      expect(
+        transport.postFinishSteps,
+        ['waitForExpectedResetDisconnect'],
+      );
+
+      await service.dispose();
+      await transport.dispose();
+    });
+
+    test('fails when post-update status verification read fails', () async {
+      final transport = _FakeFirmwareUpdateTransport(
+        verificationError: 'simulated status read failure',
+      );
+      final service = FirmwareUpdateService(
+        transport: transport,
+        defaultWindowSize: 4,
+        defaultAckTimeout: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+      );
+
+      final image = List<int>.generate(130, (index) => index & 0xFF);
+      final result = await service.startUpdate(
+        imageBytes: image,
+        sessionId: 14,
+      );
+
+      expect(result.isErr(), isTrue);
+      expect(
+        result.unwrapErr().toString(),
+        contains('post-update verification failed'),
+      );
+      expect(
+        result.unwrapErr().toString(),
+        contains('does not expose a version characteristic'),
+      );
+      expect(service.currentProgress.state, DfuUpdateState.failed);
+      expect(
+        transport.postFinishSteps,
+        [
+          'waitForExpectedResetDisconnect',
+          'reconnectForVerification',
+          'verifyDeviceReachable',
+        ],
+      );
+
+      await service.dispose();
+      await transport.dispose();
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -99,17 +209,24 @@ class _FakeFirmwareUpdateTransport implements FirmwareUpdateTransport {
     this.dropFirstSequence,
     this.onDataWrite,
     this.suppressDataAcks = false,
+    this.resetDisconnectError,
+    this.reconnectError,
+    this.verificationError,
   });
 
   final int? dropFirstSequence;
   final void Function(List<int> frame)? onDataWrite;
   final bool suppressDataAcks;
+  final String? resetDisconnectError;
+  final String? reconnectError;
+  final String? verificationError;
 
   final StreamController<List<int>> _ackController =
       StreamController<List<int>>.broadcast();
 
   final List<List<int>> controlWrites = <List<int>>[];
   final List<List<int>> dataWrites = <List<int>>[];
+  final List<String> postFinishSteps = <String>[];
   final Set<int> _droppedOnce = <int>{};
   int _lastAck = 0xFF;
   int _expectedSequence = 0;
@@ -184,6 +301,39 @@ class _FakeFirmwareUpdateTransport implements FirmwareUpdateTransport {
     return Ok(null);
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> waitForExpectedResetDisconnect({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    postFinishSteps.add('waitForExpectedResetDisconnect');
+    if (resetDisconnectError != null) {
+      return bail(resetDisconnectError!);
+    }
+    return Ok(null);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> reconnectForVerification({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    postFinishSteps.add('reconnectForVerification');
+    if (reconnectError != null) {
+      return bail(reconnectError!);
+    }
+    return Ok(null);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<Result<void>> verifyDeviceReachable({
+    required Duration timeout,
+  }) async {
+    postFinishSteps.add('verifyDeviceReachable');
+    if (verificationError != null) {
+      return bail(verificationError!);
+    }
+    return Ok(null);
+  }
+
   int sequenceWriteCount(int sequence) {
     var count = 0;
     for (final frame in dataWrites) {