diff --git a/Game/scripts/matchmaking_state.gd b/Game/scripts/matchmaking_state.gd
index a4a9e027..bab98c05 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/matchmaking_state.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/matchmaking_state.gd
@@ -112,15 +112,28 @@ func apply_proposal_update(update: Dictionary) -> bool:
 		return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 	var incoming_proposal_state := String(update["state"])
 	if incoming_proposal_state == "OPEN":
+		if not _is_legal_proposal_transition(proposal_state, incoming_proposal_state):
+			return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 		phase = PROPOSED
 	elif incoming_proposal_state == "ACCEPTED":
+		if not _is_legal_proposal_transition(proposal_state, incoming_proposal_state):
+			return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 		phase = ALLOCATING
 	elif incoming_proposal_state == "DECLINED":
+		if not _is_legal_proposal_transition(proposal_state, incoming_proposal_state):
+			return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 		phase = FAILED
 		message = "A player declined the match proposal"
 	elif incoming_proposal_state == "EXPIRED":
+		if not _is_legal_proposal_transition(proposal_state, incoming_proposal_state):
+			return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 		phase = EXPIRED
 		message = "The match proposal expired"
+	elif incoming_proposal_state == "CANCELLED":
+		if not _is_legal_proposal_transition(proposal_state, incoming_proposal_state):
+			return _request_resync(proposal_id)
+		phase = CANCELLED
+		message = "The match proposal was cancelled"
 	else:
 		return _request_resync(proposal_id)
 	proposal_revision = incoming_revision
@@ -268,6 +281,14 @@ func _is_legal_ticket_transition(from: String, to: String) -> bool:
 	return transitions.has(from) and to in transitions[from]
 
 
+func _is_legal_proposal_transition(from: String, to: String) -> bool:
+	if from.is_empty():
+		return to == "OPEN"
+	if from == to:
+		return true
+	return from == "OPEN" and to in ["ACCEPTED", "DECLINED", "EXPIRED", "CANCELLED"]
+
+
 func _has_string(value: Dictionary, key: String) -> bool:
 	return value.has(key) and value[key] is String and not String(value[key]).is_empty()
 
diff --git a/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_state.gd b/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_state.gd
index 8c982a9a..85798d4b 100644
--- a/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_state.gd
+++ b/Game/tests/cases/test_matchmaking_state.gd
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ func test_proposal_terminal_states_are_visible_and_not_cancellable() -> void:
 	assert_true(not expired.can_cancel(), "expired proposal cannot be cancelled")
 
 
+func test_proposal_projection_rejects_illegal_higher_revision_transitions() -> void:
+	var state := MatchmakingState.new()
+	state.begin_queue("ticket-proposal-transition", "casual")
+	assert_true(state.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-transition", "revision": 1, "state": "OPEN"}), "proposal opens")
+	assert_true(state.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-transition", "revision": 2, "state": "ACCEPTED"}), "proposal accepts")
+	assert_true(not state.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-transition", "revision": 3, "state": "OPEN"}), "accepted proposal cannot reopen")
+	assert_eq(state.proposal_state, "ACCEPTED", "illegal proposal transition cannot mutate state")
+	state.needs_resync = false
+	var declined := MatchmakingState.new()
+	declined.begin_queue("ticket-proposal-declined", "casual")
+	assert_true(declined.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-declined", "revision": 1, "state": "OPEN"}), "second proposal opens")
+	assert_true(declined.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-declined", "revision": 2, "state": "DECLINED"}), "second proposal declines")
+	assert_true(not declined.apply_proposal_update({"proposal_id": "proposal-declined", "revision": 3, "state": "ACCEPTED"}), "declined proposal cannot accept")
+
+
 func test_assignment_lifecycle_has_explicit_connecting_and_live_states() -> void:
 	var state := MatchmakingState.new()
 	state.begin_queue("ticket-1", "ranked")
diff --git a/multiplayer-next.md b/multiplayer-next.md
index 6fc50395..420ef903 100644
--- a/multiplayer-next.md
+++ b/multiplayer-next.md
@@ -1544,3 +1544,5 @@ Client ticket updates now enforce the versioned legal transition graph as well a
 Reconnect recovery now treats `COMPLETED` as terminal, avoiding a needless queue read after a finished match. UI policy tests cover the complete expanded lifecycle, including the completed-to-new-search boundary.
 
 Ticket, proposal, and WebSocket revisions now fail closed unless they are finite, non-negative integers; fractional values are no longer silently truncated into valid revisions. Adversarial client tests cover fractional and negative inputs.
+
+Proposal updates now enforce the documented `OPEN → ACCEPTED/DECLINED/EXPIRED/CANCELLED` graph, including rejecting higher-revision reopen/accept attempts after terminal decisions while preserving same-state duplicates. Adversarial proposal-transition tests cover accepted and declined terminal paths.