diff --git a/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitor.StaticReceiverFirst.cs b/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitor.StaticReceiverFirst.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6c19b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitor.StaticReceiverFirst.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+namespace AR.Iec61850.Mms;
+
+public sealed partial class MmsClientSession
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Static-DataSet activation path that closes the receiver-registration race present in the
+    /// legacy persistent monitor start sequence. A fast IED is allowed to emit an
+    /// InformationReport immediately after RptEna=true or GI=true, so the monitor must already
+    /// be registered before either write is issued.
+    ///
+    /// This path never creates, rebinds or deletes a DataSet. It preserves the configured static
+    /// DataSet/RCB authority supplied by the caller and performs only the minimum RCB ownership,
+    /// enable and GI writes needed to start reporting.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<MmsPersistentReportMonitorStartResult> StartStaticPersistentReportMonitorReceiverFirstAsync(
+        MmsReportSubscriptionPlan plan,
+        bool triggerGeneralInterrogation = true,
+        bool deleteDynamicDataSetOnStop = false,
+        MmsIedModelDirectory? directory = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        EnsureMmsReady();
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(plan);
+
+        if (plan.Mode != MmsReportSubscriptionPlanMode.StaticDataSet || !plan.IsReady || plan.ReportControl == null)
+        {
+            return new MmsPersistentReportMonitorStartResult
+            {
+                IsSuccess = false,
+                Message = "Receiver-first static monitor requires a ready StaticDataSet plan with selected RCB."
+            };
+        }
+
+        var rcb = plan.ReportControl;
+        var writes = new List<MmsReportAttributeWriteStep>();
+        var warnings = new List<string>();
+        var rcbSnapshots = new List<MmsReportRcbSnapshot>();
+        var dataSetSnapshots = new List<MmsReportDataSetSnapshot>();
+        var originalDataSetReference = rcb.DataSetReference;
+        var reservationAttempted = false;
+        var reservationTouched = false;
+        var enableAttempted = false;
+        MmsPersistentReportMonitorSession? monitor = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var beforeSnapshot = await CaptureReportControlSnapshotAsync(
+                rcb,
+                "before-static-receiver-first-start",
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            rcbSnapshots.Add(beforeSnapshot);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(plan.DataSetReference))
+            {
+                var dataSetBefore = await CaptureDataSetSnapshotAsync(
+                    plan.DataSetReference,
+                    plan.Members,
+                    "before-static-receiver-first-start",
+                    directory,
+                    cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                dataSetSnapshots.Add(dataSetBefore);
+            }
+
+            if (rcb.Buffered && rcb.Attributes.Contains("ResvTms", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                warnings.Add(
+                    "BRCB ResvTms pre-reserve was skipped. Receiver-first static activation keeps the existing relay-compatible RptEna ownership path.");
+            }
+            else if (!rcb.Buffered && rcb.Attributes.Contains("Resv", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                reservationAttempted = true;
+                var reserve = await WriteReportAttributeAsync(
+                    rcb,
+                    "Resv",
+                    MmsDataValue.Boolean(true),
+                    cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                writes.Add(reserve);
+                reservationTouched = reserve.IsSuccess;
+                if (!reserve.IsSuccess)
+                    warnings.Add("URCB Resv write failed. Continuing only if RptEna=true is accepted by the IED.");
+            }
+
+            // P0 ordering invariant: register first. From this point onward an unsolicited or GI
+            // InformationReport has an unambiguous active monitor to route into.
+            monitor = new MmsPersistentReportMonitorSession(
+                plan,
+                rcb,
+                originalDataSetReference,
+                isDynamic: false,
+                deleteDynamicDataSetOnStop,
+                dataSetCreated: false,
+                reservationTouched,
+                enabledByThisClient: false);
+            RegisterPersistentReportMonitor(monitor);
+            warnings.Add("InformationReport receiver registered before RptEna/GI (receiver-first static activation).");
+
+            enableAttempted = true;
+            var enable = await WriteReportAttributeAsync(
+                rcb,
+                "RptEna",
+                MmsDataValue.Boolean(true),
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            writes.Add(enable);
+            monitor.EnabledByThisClient = enable.IsSuccess;
+
+            if (!enable.IsSuccess)
+            {
+                var cleanup = await CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync(
+                    monitor,
+                    enableAttempted,
+                    reservationAttempted || reservationTouched).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                writes.AddRange(cleanup.Steps);
+                warnings.AddRange(cleanup.Warnings);
+
+                return new MmsPersistentReportMonitorStartResult
+                {
+                    IsSuccess = false,
+                    WriteSteps = writes,
+                    Warnings = warnings,
+                    RcbSnapshots = rcbSnapshots,
+                    DataSetSnapshots = dataSetSnapshots,
+                    Message = "RptEna=true failed after the static receiver was registered; receiver/RCB state was rolled back best-effort."
+                };
+            }
+
+            var afterEnableSnapshot = await CaptureReportControlSnapshotAsync(
+                rcb,
+                "after-static-receiver-first-enable",
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            rcbSnapshots.Add(afterEnableSnapshot);
+
+            if (triggerGeneralInterrogation)
+            {
+                var gi = await WriteReportAttributeAsync(
+                    rcb,
+                    "GI",
+                    MmsDataValue.Boolean(true),
+                    cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                writes.Add(gi);
+                if (!gi.IsSuccess)
+                    warnings.Add("GI=true write failed or is not supported by this RCB. Receiver remains active for spontaneous/integrity reports.");
+            }
+
+            return new MmsPersistentReportMonitorStartResult
+            {
+                IsSuccess = true,
+                Session = monitor,
+                WriteSteps = writes,
+                Warnings = warnings,
+                RcbSnapshots = rcbSnapshots,
+                DataSetSnapshots = dataSetSnapshots,
+                Message = $"Receiver-first static persistent report monitor started for {rcb.Reference}. Receiver was registered before RptEna/GI."
+            };
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            if (monitor is not null)
+                await CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync(
+                    monitor,
+                    enableAttempted,
+                    reservationAttempted || reservationTouched).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or InvalidDataException or ObjectDisposedException or InvalidOperationException)
+        {
+            if (monitor is not null)
+            {
+                var cleanup = await CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync(
+                    monitor,
+                    enableAttempted,
+                    reservationAttempted || reservationTouched).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                writes.AddRange(cleanup.Steps);
+                warnings.AddRange(cleanup.Warnings);
+            }
+
+            return new MmsPersistentReportMonitorStartResult
+            {
+                IsSuccess = false,
+                WriteSteps = writes,
+                Warnings = warnings,
+                RcbSnapshots = rcbSnapshots,
+                DataSetSnapshots = dataSetSnapshots,
+                Message = $"Receiver-first static persistent report monitor start failed: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}"
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<(IReadOnlyList<MmsReportAttributeWriteStep> Steps, IReadOnlyList<string> Warnings)>
+        CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync(
+            MmsPersistentReportMonitorSession monitor,
+            bool enableAttempted,
+            bool reservationMayHaveBeenTouched)
+    {
+        var steps = new List<MmsReportAttributeWriteStep>();
+        var warnings = new List<string>();
+
+        // Keep the receiver registered while disabling the RCB. If the IED emits a final report
+        // during disable, it is still routed deterministically and then discarded when the failed
+        // monitor is unregistered below.
+        if (enableAttempted)
+        {
+            var disable = await TryWriteReportAttributeForCleanupAsync(
+                monitor.ReportControl,
+                "RptEna",
+                MmsDataValue.Boolean(false),
+                CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            steps.Add(disable);
+            if (!disable.IsSuccess)
+                warnings.Add("Failed-start cleanup could not prove RptEna=false. Re-read RCB state on a fresh association before another activation attempt.");
+        }
+
+        if (reservationMayHaveBeenTouched && !monitor.ReportControl.Buffered)
+        {
+            var release = await TryWriteReportAttributeForCleanupAsync(
+                monitor.ReportControl,
+                "Resv",
+                MmsDataValue.Boolean(false),
+                CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            steps.Add(release);
+            if (!release.IsSuccess)
+                warnings.Add("Failed-start cleanup could not prove URCB Resv=false. Re-read ownership before another activation attempt.");
+        }
+
+        UnregisterPersistentReportMonitor(monitor);
+        monitor.IsStopped = true;
+        return (steps, warnings);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptEvidence.cs b/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptEvidence.cs
index af6e046c..6a1869e0 100644
--- a/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptEvidence.cs
+++ b/src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptEvidence.cs
@@ -98,12 +98,22 @@ public async Task<MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptResult> StartPersistentReport
             }
         }
 
-        var start = await StartPersistentReportMonitorAsync(
-            plan,
-            triggerGeneralInterrogation,
-            deleteDynamicDataSetOnStop,
-            directory,
-            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        // Static DataSet monitoring has a stricter startup contract than the legacy generic
+        // path: the InformationReport receiver must be registered before RptEna or GI can make
+        // the IED emit a report. Dynamic activation retains its existing mutation/rollback path.
+        var start = isDynamic
+            ? await StartPersistentReportMonitorAsync(
+                plan,
+                triggerGeneralInterrogation,
+                deleteDynamicDataSetOnStop,
+                directory,
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)
+            : await StartStaticPersistentReportMonitorReceiverFirstAsync(
+                plan,
+                triggerGeneralInterrogation,
+                deleteDynamicDataSetOnStop,
+                directory,
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         if (probe is not null)
             start = MergeProbeEvidence(start, probe);
diff --git a/tests/AR.Iec61850.Tests/Mms/MmsStaticReceiverFirstActivationContractTests.cs b/tests/AR.Iec61850.Tests/Mms/MmsStaticReceiverFirstActivationContractTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c37c0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AR.Iec61850.Tests/Mms/MmsStaticReceiverFirstActivationContractTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+namespace AR.Iec61850.Tests.Mms;
+
+public sealed class MmsStaticReceiverFirstActivationContractTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void AttemptEvidence_StaticPlans_RouteThroughReceiverFirstActivation()
+    {
+        var source = Read("src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitorAttemptEvidence.cs");
+
+        Assert.Contains("var start = isDynamic", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("StartPersistentReportMonitorAsync(", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("StartStaticPersistentReportMonitorReceiverFirstAsync(", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StaticActivation_RegistersReceiverBeforeRptEnaAndGi()
+    {
+        var source = Read("src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitor.StaticReceiverFirst.cs");
+
+        var register = source.IndexOf("RegisterPersistentReportMonitor(monitor);", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var enable = source.IndexOf("\"RptEna\",\n                MmsDataValue.Boolean(true)", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var gi = source.IndexOf("\"GI\",\n                    MmsDataValue.Boolean(true)", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        Assert.True(register >= 0, "receiver registration marker missing");
+        Assert.True(enable > register, "RptEna=true must occur after receiver registration");
+        Assert.True(gi > enable, "GI=true must occur after RptEna=true");
+        Assert.Contains("InformationReport receiver registered before RptEna/GI", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void StaticActivation_FailedStartDisablesBeforeUnregisteringAndNeverMutatesDataSet()
+    {
+        var source = Read("src/AR.Iec61850/Mms/MmsPersistentReportMonitor.StaticReceiverFirst.cs");
+
+        var cleanupStart = source.IndexOf("CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var cleanupBody = source.LastIndexOf("CleanupFailedStaticReceiverFirstStartAsync", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var disable = source.IndexOf("\"RptEna\",\n                MmsDataValue.Boolean(false)", cleanupBody, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var unregister = source.IndexOf("UnregisterPersistentReportMonitor(monitor);", cleanupBody, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        Assert.True(cleanupStart >= 0 && cleanupBody >= cleanupStart);
+        Assert.True(disable > cleanupBody, "failed-start cleanup must attempt RptEna=false");
+        Assert.True(unregister > disable, "receiver must remain registered until disable cleanup is attempted");
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("DefineNamedVariableList", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("DeleteNamedVariableList", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("\"DatSet\"", source, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    private static string Read(string relativePath)
+        => File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile(relativePath)).Replace("\r\n", "\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+    private static string FindRepoFile(string relativePath)
+    {
+        DirectoryInfo? directory = new(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (directory is not null)
+        {
+            var candidate = Path.Combine(directory.FullName, relativePath);
+            if (File.Exists(candidate))
+                return candidate;
+            directory = directory.Parent;
+        }
+
+        throw new FileNotFoundException(relativePath);
+    }
+}