diff --git a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
index 10dfb72..ef4d6cb 100644
--- a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
+++ b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
@@ -6673,3 +6673,136 @@ fn wasm_actor_error_is_send_and_sync() {
     fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
     assert_send_sync::<WasmActorError>();
 }
+
+// ── Message with all 256 byte values round-trips correctly ──────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn all_256_byte_values_round_trip() {
+    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();
+
+    // Send all 256 byte values as payload
+    let payload: Vec<u8> = (0..=255).collect();
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), &payload)).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0.len(), 256, "should receive all 256 bytes");
+    for (i, &byte) in msg.0.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert_eq!(byte, i as u8, "byte {i} should be {i}");
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Guest uses memory.fill to initialize a region ───────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn guest_uses_memory_fill_for_response() {
+    // Guest fills a region with a constant byte and sends it.
+    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)
+                ;; Fill 10 bytes at offset 200 with value 0x42 ('B')
+                (memory.fill (i32.const 200) (i32.const 0x42) (i32.const 10))
+                (call $send (local.get $ptr) (i32.const 200) (i32.const 10))
+            )
+        )
+    "#;
+    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"fill")).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, vec![0x42; 10], "should receive 10 'B' bytes");
+}
+
+// ── WASM actor processes messages after watcher is installed ─────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn wasm_actor_works_normally_while_being_watched() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, guest_wasm("echo")).build().unwrap();
+
+    let exit_count = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0));
+    let exit_clone = exit_count.clone();
+
+    struct WatchAndCount2 {
+        target: Option<ActorAddress>,
+        count: std::sync::Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize>,
+    }
+    impl ActorInterface for WatchAndCount2 {
+        type Incoming = ByteMessage;
+        type Response = ();
+        fn handle(&mut self, ctx: &Ctx, _msg: ByteMessage) {
+            if let Some(t) = self.target.take() {
+                ctx.watch(t);
+            }
+        }
+        fn on_actor_exit(&mut self, _ctx: &Ctx, _exited: swactor::actor::ActorExited) {
+            self.count.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let wasm_addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    let watcher = WatchAndCount2 { target: Some(wasm_addr), count: exit_clone };
+    let watcher_addr = rt.spawn(watcher).unwrap();
+
+    // Install the watch
+    rt.send_to(watcher_addr, ByteMessage(vec![])).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    // WASM actor should still work normally
+    for i in 0u8..5 {
+        rt.send_to(wasm_addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), &[i])).unwrap();
+    }
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let mut received = Vec::new();
+    while let Some(msg) = inbox.try_recv() {
+        received.push(msg.0[0]);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(received, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4], "actor should work normally while watched");
+
+    // Stop it — watcher should be notified
+    rt.stop_actor(wasm_addr);
+    rt.tick();
+    rt.tick();
+    assert_eq!(exit_count.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+}
+
+// ── Double guest processes 0xFF payload (boundary byte value) ───────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn double_guest_with_max_byte_value() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, guest_wasm("double")).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(), &[0xFF])).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg1 = inbox.try_recv().expect("first double");
+    let msg2 = inbox.try_recv().expect("second double");
+    assert_eq!(msg1.0, vec![0xFF]);
+    assert_eq!(msg2.0, vec![0xFF]);
+    assert!(inbox.try_recv().is_none(), "exactly two copies");
+}