diff --git a/en/api/@connectum/events/functions/createBroadcastSubscribers.md b/en/api/@connectum/events/functions/createBroadcastSubscribers.md
index 35d64130..e726f16a 100644
--- a/en/api/@connectum/events/functions/createBroadcastSubscribers.md
+++ b/en/api/@connectum/events/functions/createBroadcastSubscribers.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 > **createBroadcastSubscribers**(`options`): [`EventBus`](../types/interfaces/EventBus.md) & `EventBusLike`[]
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/broadcast.ts:74](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/broadcast.ts#L74)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/broadcast.ts:76](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/broadcast.ts#L76)
 
 Build one `EventBus` per reactor (each with its own consumer group) so a
 single published event fans out to ALL reactors independently.
diff --git a/en/api/@connectum/events/interfaces/BroadcastSubscribersOptions.md b/en/api/@connectum/events/interfaces/BroadcastSubscribersOptions.md
index da16e248..241592c2 100644
--- a/en/api/@connectum/events/interfaces/BroadcastSubscribersOptions.md
+++ b/en/api/@connectum/events/interfaces/BroadcastSubscribersOptions.md
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ own connection / durable consumer).
 
 ***
 
+### drainPublishTimeout?
+
+> `readonly` `optional` **drainPublishTimeout?**: `number`
+
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/broadcast.ts:48](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/broadcast.ts#L48)
+
+Shared per-bus opt-in publish drain budget at `stop()` (ms). Since 1.3.0.
+
+***
+
 ### drainTimeout?
 
 > `readonly` `optional` **drainTimeout?**: `number`
@@ -55,6 +65,6 @@ The independent reactors — each becomes its own EventBus with its own group.
 
 > `readonly` `optional` **signal?**: `AbortSignal`
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/broadcast.ts:48](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/broadcast.ts#L48)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/broadcast.ts:50](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/broadcast.ts#L50)
 
 Shared abort signal for graceful shutdown.
diff --git a/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBus.md b/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBus.md
index 94efc24b..45a7e1c0 100644
--- a/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBus.md
+++ b/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBus.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Interface: EventBus
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:372](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L372)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:399](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L399)
 
 EventBus interface -- manages adapter, routes, and middleware
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EventBus interface -- manages adapter, routes, and middleware
 
 > **publish**\<`Desc`\>(`schema`, `data`, `options?`): `Promise`\<`void`\>
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:386](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L386)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:413](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L413)
 
 Publish a typed event
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Publish a typed event
 
 > **start**(`options?`): `Promise`\<`void`\>
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:382](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L382)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:409](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L409)
 
 Start the event bus: connect adapter, set up subscriptions.
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ shutdown or per-event timeout will abort in-flight processing.
 
 > **stop**(): `Promise`\<`void`\>
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:384](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L384)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:411](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L411)
 
 Stop the event bus: drain subscriptions, disconnect adapter
 
diff --git a/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBusOptions.md b/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBusOptions.md
index c90aded1..dcc28568 100644
--- a/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBusOptions.md
+++ b/en/api/@connectum/events/types/interfaces/EventBusOptions.md
@@ -18,6 +18,39 @@ Adapter instance (e.g., NatsAdapter, KafkaAdapter, MemoryAdapter)
 
 ***
 
+### drainPublishTimeout?
+
+> `optional` **drainPublishTimeout?**: `number`
+
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:379](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L379)
+
+Opt-in symmetric publish drain during `stop()`: maximum time in
+milliseconds to wait for in-flight `publish()` promises (started BEFORE
+`stop()` was called) to settle, before the adapter is disconnected.
+
+Runs concurrently with the handler drain (`drainTimeout`) — shutdown
+waits for the slower of the two, not their sum. Tracked promises carry
+a no-op observer, so a publish that settles (even rejects) after the
+deadline never becomes an `unhandledRejection`; the caller's own
+`publish()` promise is unaffected (rejections still propagate to it).
+
+NOT covered: publishes issued from inside handlers (including the DLQ
+republish) — those are governed by the handler drain and its post-abort
+settle window; new `publish()` calls after `stop()` begins are rejected
+by the stopping gate (the relay-pattern design is tracked in
+https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/issues/212).
+
+Budget note: `createServer`'s `shutdown.timeout` bounds the transport
+phase, not the shutdown hooks that stop the bus — a large value here
+extends total process shutdown accordingly; size it below your
+orchestrator's kill grace period.
+
+Default: `undefined` — disabled: `stop()` behavior is unchanged and
+in-flight publishes race the adapter disconnect exactly as before.
+`0` (or negative) also disables waiting. Available since 1.3.0.
+
+***
+
 ### drainTimeout?
 
 > `optional` **drainTimeout?**: `number`
@@ -111,7 +144,7 @@ Automatically set when used with `createServer({ eventBus })`.
 
 > `optional` **strictTopics?**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:366](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L366)
+Defined in: [packages/events/src/types.ts:393](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/blob/main/packages/events/src/types.ts#L393)
 
 Reject a `publish()` whose topic cannot be resolved instead of silently
 falling back to the message `typeName`.
diff --git a/en/packages/events.md b/en/packages/events.md
index b49e3a71..07281eb5 100644
--- a/en/packages/events.md
+++ b/en/packages/events.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function createEventBus(options: EventBusOptions): EventBus & EventBusLike;
 | `signal` | `AbortSignal` | `undefined` | Abort signal for graceful shutdown |
 | `handlerTimeout` | `number` | `30000` | Timeout in ms for event handler execution |
 | `drainTimeout` | `number` | `30000` | Max ms to wait for in-flight handlers during `stop()` |
+| `drainPublishTimeout` | `number` | `undefined` | Opt-in: max ms to wait for in-flight `publish()` promises during `stop()`, before the adapter disconnects. Runs concurrently with the handler drain (slower-of, never the sum). `undefined`/`0` = disabled. Available since 1.3.0 |
 | `middleware` | `MiddlewareConfig` | `undefined` | Middleware configuration (retry, DLQ, custom) |
 | `publishes` | `DescService[]` | `[]` | Event service descriptors this process publishes to (publisher-only, no subscription) |
 | `strictTopics` | `boolean` | `false` | Throw on an unresolved publish topic instead of silently falling back to the message `typeName`. Available since 1.1.0. |
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ await Promise.all(buses.map((bus) => bus.start()));
 | `reactors` | `BroadcastReactor[]` | *required* | The independent reactors -- each becomes its own `EventBus` with its own group |
 | `handlerTimeout` | `number` | `30000` | Shared per-bus handler timeout in ms |
 | `drainTimeout` | `number` | `30000` | Shared per-bus drain timeout in ms |
+| `drainPublishTimeout` | `number` | `undefined` | Shared per-bus opt-in publish drain budget at `stop()` (ms). Available since 1.3.0 |
 | `signal` | `AbortSignal` | `undefined` | Shared abort signal for graceful shutdown |
 
 ### `BroadcastReactor`
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ await bus.stop();
 Two related boundaries:
 
 - **Publishing from a draining handler is rejected** — once `stop()` begins, `publish()` throws, including from handlers that are still draining. Relay topologies (consume → transform → publish) lose the in-flight tail at shutdown; the design discussion is tracked in [connectum#212](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/issues/212).
-- **An opt-in symmetric publish drain** (`drainPublishTimeout`) is planned — tracked in [connectum#196](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/issues/196).
+- **An opt-in symmetric publish drain** ships since 1.3.0: set `drainPublishTimeout` and `stop()` waits (up to that budget, concurrently with the handler drain) for publishes started before `stop()` to settle, before the adapter disconnects. A post-deadline settlement never becomes an `unhandledRejection`. Publishes issued from draining handlers stay uncovered (the stopping gate; design tracked in [connectum#212](https://github.com/Connectum-Framework/connectum/issues/212)). Note: `createServer`'s `shutdown.timeout` does not bound the bus-stopping hook — size the budget below your orchestrator's kill grace.
 
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