diff --git a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
index ef4d6cb..9f763ae 100644
--- a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
+++ b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
@@ -6806,3 +6806,127 @@ fn double_guest_with_max_byte_value() {
     assert_eq!(msg2.0, vec![0xFF]);
     assert!(inbox.try_recv().is_none(), "exactly two copies");
 }
+
+// ── ByteMessage supports large messages (4KB) ───────────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn large_4kb_message_round_trips() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, guest_wasm("echo")).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    // 4KB payload (each byte = position mod 256)
+    let payload: Vec<u8> = (0..4096).map(|i| (i & 0xFF) as u8).collect();
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), &payload)).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0.len(), 4096);
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, payload);
+}
+
+// ── Guest that sends back payload length as response ────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn guest_reports_payload_length() {
+    // Guest reads the payload length (len-32) and sends it back as a 4-byte LE integer.
+    let wat = r#"
+        (module
+            (import "swactor" "send" (func $send (param i32 i32 i32)))
+            (memory (export "memory") 1)
+            (func (export "alloc") (param i32) (result i32) i32.const 4096)
+            (func (export "handle") (param $ptr i32) (param $len i32)
+                ;; Store payload_len = len - 32 as i32 at offset 200
+                (i32.store (i32.const 200) (i32.sub (local.get $len) (i32.const 32)))
+                (call $send (local.get $ptr) (i32.const 200) (i32.const 4))
+            )
+        )
+    "#;
+    let wasm = wat::parse_str(wat).unwrap();
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, wasm).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), &[0u8; 100])).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    let len = i32::from_le_bytes([msg.0[0], msg.0[1], msg.0[2], msg.0[3]]);
+    assert_eq!(len, 100, "guest should report payload length of 100");
+}
+
+// ── Alloc returns 1 (odd alignment) — still works ──────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn alloc_returns_odd_alignment() {
+    // Guest alloc returns 1 (not aligned). Host should still write correctly.
+    let wat = r#"
+        (module
+            (import "swactor" "send" (func $send (param i32 i32 i32)))
+            (memory (export "memory") 1)
+            (func (export "alloc") (param i32) (result i32) i32.const 1)
+            (func (export "handle") (param $ptr i32) (param $len i32)
+                ;; Echo from offset 1
+                (call $send
+                    (local.get $ptr)
+                    (i32.add (local.get $ptr) (i32.const 32))
+                    (i32.sub (local.get $len) (i32.const 32))
+                )
+            )
+        )
+    "#;
+    let wasm = wat::parse_str(wat).unwrap();
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, wasm).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), b"odd-align")).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, b"odd-align");
+}
+
+// ── SharedEngine clone + Debug ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn shared_engine_clone_and_debug() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let cloned = engine.clone();
+    let debug1 = format!("{:?}", engine);
+    let debug2 = format!("{:?}", cloned);
+    assert_eq!(debug1, debug2, "cloned engine should have same debug repr");
+}
+
+// ── Multiple sequential ticks without messages don't affect WASM actor ──────
+
+#[test]
+fn idle_ticks_dont_affect_wasm_actor() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, guest_wasm("echo")).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    // 500 idle ticks
+    for _ in 0..500 {
+        rt.tick();
+    }
+
+    // Should still work
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), b"after-idle")).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, b"after-idle");
+}
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