diff --git a/frontend/p2p-client.js b/frontend/p2p-client.js
index 7c81e47..2e8a892 100644
--- a/frontend/p2p-client.js
+++ b/frontend/p2p-client.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
   // Send one saved video to the server so it can hash + validate it and add its
   // cid to the catalog. Uploads the whole file: only on the user's request
   // ("Verify & share") or when the server asks for a copy (plan 018).
-  async function contribute(videoId, { cid = null, title = '', channel = '' } = {}) {
+  async function contribute(videoId, { cid = null, title = '', channel = '', restore = false } = {}) {
     const dev = await ensureDevice();
     const rec = await window.DeviceDB.getFile(videoId);
     const file = window.OPFS.getFileObject ? await window.OPFS.getFileObject(videoId) : null;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     const h = { 'X-Device': dev.deviceId + '.' + dev.secret };
     const t = await (await fetch('/api/p2p/intake', {
       method: 'POST', headers: { ...h, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ videoId, cid: cid || (rec && rec.cid) || undefined, size: file.size, title, channel }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ videoId, cid: cid || (rec && rec.cid) || undefined, size: file.size, title, channel, restore }),
     })).json().catch(() => ({ ok: false, error: 'server unreachable' }));
     if (!t.ok || t.known) { if (t.known) changed(); return t; }
     const r = await (await fetch(t.url, { method: 'PUT', headers: h, body: file }))
@@ -280,6 +280,19 @@
     timer = setTimeout(sync, 5000);
   }
 
+  // Plan 018: the server lost its copy and the source is gone — it asks one
+  // holder to send the file back. Only while sharing is on, one at a time,
+  // and only for the exact cid this device holds.
+  let restoring = false;
+  onMessage('upload-request', async (m) => {
+    if (restoring || hooks.getSettings().p2pShare === false) return;
+    const rec = window.DeviceDB ? await window.DeviceDB.getFile(m.videoId) : null;
+    if (!rec || rec.cid !== m.cid) return;
+    restoring = true;
+    try { await contribute(m.videoId, { cid: m.cid, restore: true }); } catch { /* next request retries */ }
+    finally { restoring = false; }
+  });
+
   function start(h) {
     hooks = { ...hooks, ...(h || {}) };
     const idle = window.requestIdleCallback || ((fn) => setTimeout(fn, 1));
diff --git a/plans/INDEX.md b/plans/INDEX.md
index 4933634..40f67e8 100644
--- a/plans/INDEX.md
+++ b/plans/INDEX.md
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ green, app boots with no JS errors, P2P on by default, offline boot works).
 | 015 | 015-availability-ui-and-settings-3b9397 | Show peer availability with stale markers and add Sharing settings | done | Show peer availability with stale markers and add Sharing settings |  |
 | 016 | 016-intake-and-server-verification-cfe031 | Let a device hand a file to the server for hashing and validation | done | Let a device hand a file to the server for hashing and validation | needs ffmpeg for tests |
 | 017 | 017-peer-transfer-1faaa7 | Download a verified file from another device over WebRTC | done | Download a verified file from another device over WebRTC | STUN only |
-| 018 | 018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd | Restore an evicted server copy from an online holder | in-progress |  |  |
+| 018 | 018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd | Restore an evicted server copy from an online holder | done | Restore an evicted server copy from an online holder |  |
 | 019 | 019-admin-p2p-panel-4dc623 | Add a P2P panel to the admin page | queued | | |
diff --git a/plans/active/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md b/plans/done/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md
similarity index 83%
rename from plans/active/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md
rename to plans/done/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md
index 00e24b2..a893162 100644
--- a/plans/active/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md
+++ b/plans/done/018-server-rehydrate-from-peer-4fb8bd.md
@@ -118,3 +118,9 @@ Output ONLY the following, no other prose:
 3. `Findings:` — max 10 lines.
 
 Do not commit. Do not push. Do not touch files outside the Steps.
+
+## Execution log
+
+- Executor: in-session Agent (haiku). Attempts: 1. Fix rounds: 0.
+- Orchestrator re-ran Verification: `p2p-hub.js`, `p2p-hub.test.js`, `p2p-intake.js`, `p2p-intake.test.js`, `p2p-client.js` byte-identical to the pre-tested versions; hub tests 4 pass, intake tests 5 pass; all 15 server test files 0 fail; `SERVER_OK`; frontend syntax ok; browser check in Chromium reproduced the expected JSON (first `/api/streams` -> `restoring: true`, holder uploaded, server adopted the exact cid). No leftover processes.
+- Executor Findings (verbatim): All patches applied successfully without conflicts. All 4 plan steps executed: (1) both git patches applied, (2) import modified to include createRehydrator, (3) serverHasCid option added to registerIntakeRoutes, (4) p2pRehydrate instance created with correct parameters, (5) /api/streams catch block replaced with rehydration logic. Hub tests: 4 pass. Intake tests: 5 pass. All server tests pass (0 fail across all suites). Browser test confirms complete rehydration flow: device detects request, uploads file, server adopts it into cache. Expected JSON output matched exactly.
diff --git a/server/p2p-hub.js b/server/p2p-hub.js
index 72b215d..7929917 100644
--- a/server/p2p-hub.js
+++ b/server/p2p-hub.js
@@ -118,3 +118,28 @@ export async function holdersPayload({ videoId, cid, p2pDb, isOnline, staleDays,
   }
   return { ok: true, staleDays, cids: out };
 }
+
+// Flow 8 (plan 018): the source is gone and the server evicted its copy, so
+// ask ONE online holder that shares to upload it through intake
+// ({type:'upload-request', videoId, cid}). At most one request per video per
+// 10 minutes; returns true when a device was asked (or recently was).
+export function createRehydrator({ p2pDb, hub, hasServerCopy, enabled = () => true, now = () => Date.now() }) {
+  const asked = new Map(); // videoId -> ms
+  return async function rehydrate(videoId) {
+    if (!enabled()) return false;
+    if (await hasServerCopy(videoId)) return false;
+    const last = asked.get(videoId);
+    if (last && now() - last < 10 * 60_000) return true;
+    for (const c of await p2pDb.listContentForVideo(videoId)) {
+      for (const h of await p2pDb.listHolders(c.cid, 50)) {
+        if (Number(h.share) !== 1 || !hub.isOnline(h.device_id)) continue;
+        if (hub.send(h.device_id, { type: 'upload-request', videoId, cid: c.cid })) {
+          asked.set(videoId, now());
+          if (asked.size > 5000) asked.delete(asked.keys().next().value);
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/server/p2p-hub.test.js b/server/p2p-hub.test.js
index d40f8a7..ceaa6f1 100644
--- a/server/p2p-hub.test.js
+++ b/server/p2p-hub.test.js
@@ -85,3 +85,21 @@ test('holders payload: persistent rows, online flag, stale marker, share-off hid
   ]);
   expect(JSON.stringify(p)).not.toContain('dev_'); // never leak device ids
 });
+
+test('rehydrator asks one online sharing holder, once per 10 min, only when the server has no copy', async () => {
+  const { createRehydrator } = await import('./p2p-hub.js');
+  const sent = [];
+  let t = NOW;
+  let serverHas = false;
+  const hub = { isOnline: (d) => d === 'dev_000000000000000a' || d === 'dev_000000000000000c', send: (d, m) => { sent.push([d, m]); return true; } };
+  const rehydrate = createRehydrator({ p2pDb, hub, hasServerCopy: async () => serverHas, now: () => t });
+  expect(await rehydrate('dQw4w9WgXcQ')).toBe(true);
+  // c is online but has sharing off; a is online and shares.
+  expect(sent).toEqual([['dev_000000000000000a', { type: 'upload-request', videoId: 'dQw4w9WgXcQ', cid: CID }]]);
+  expect(await rehydrate('dQw4w9WgXcQ')).toBe(true);   // recently asked — no second message
+  expect(sent.length).toBe(1);
+  t += 11 * 60_000;
+  serverHas = true;
+  expect(await rehydrate('dQw4w9WgXcQ')).toBe(false);  // server copy is back
+  expect(await rehydrate('unknownVid1')).toBe(false);  // nobody holds it
+});
diff --git a/server/p2p-intake.js b/server/p2p-intake.js
index ada76bd..8a230e3 100644
--- a/server/p2p-intake.js
+++ b/server/p2p-intake.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
  * (docs/p2p-architecture.md flow 7). The ONLY path by which bytes that did
  * not come from the server's own fetch can become verified content.
  *
- *   POST /api/p2p/intake          (device) { videoId, cid?, size, title?, channel? }
+ *   POST /api/p2p/intake          (device) { videoId, cid?, size, title?, channel?, restore? }
  *        → { ok, known:true }                     cid already verified — nothing to send
+ *                                                  (unless restore:true and the server
+ *                                                  lost its copy — plan 018)
  *        → { ok, ticket, url, expiresAt }         PUT the bytes to url within 30 min
  *   PUT  /api/p2p/intake/:ticket  (device) raw file body
  *        → { ok, cid, adopted }                    admitted (+ adopted into the media cache)
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const clean = (v, max) => String(v || '').replace(/[\u0000-\u001f\u007f<>]+/g, '
 export function registerIntakeRoutes(app, deps) {
   const {
     cfg, p2pDb, gate, requireDevice, validateMedia, admitFile, adopt = null,
+    serverHasCid = async () => true, // (cid) → does the server still hold these bytes?
     now = () => Date.now(), log = console,
   } = deps;
   const tickets = new Map(); // ticket -> { deviceId, videoId, cid, size, expiresAt, busy }
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ export function registerIntakeRoutes(app, deps) {
     if (!(size > 0) || size > cfg.intakeMaxBytes) return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'bad size' }, 413);
     if (cid) {
       const known = await p2pDb.getContent(cid);
-      if (known && known.status === 'verified') return c.json({ ok: true, known: true });
+      const restore = body.restore === true && known && known.status === 'verified' && !(await serverHasCid(cid));
+      if (known && known.status === 'verified' && !restore) return c.json({ ok: true, known: true });
       if (known && known.status === 'revoked') return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'revoked' }, 410);
     }
     sweep();
diff --git a/server/p2p-intake.test.js b/server/p2p-intake.test.js
index bdb9928..061c396 100644
--- a/server/p2p-intake.test.js
+++ b/server/p2p-intake.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Device → server intake: hash, validate, (scan), admit (plan 016). Needs ffmpeg.
 import { test, expect, beforeAll } from 'bun:test';
-import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ test('a valid file is hashed by the server, validated, admitted and its uploader
   expect(await (await req('/api/p2p/intake', { method: 'POST', body: { videoId: 'upAAAAAAAA1', cid: goodCid, size: good.length } })).json()).toEqual({ ok: true, known: true });
 });
 
+test('restore: a known cid is uploaded again only when the server lost its copy', async () => {
+  let serverHas = true;
+  const app3 = new Hono();
+  const p2p = registerP2pRoutes(app3, { cfg, p2pDb, fileForCid: async () => null, sha256Range: async () => '', log: quiet });
+  const got = [];
+  registerIntakeRoutes(app3, {
+    cfg, p2pDb, gate: p2p.gate, requireDevice: p2p.requireDevice, validateMedia, admitFile, log: quiet,
+    serverHasCid: async () => serverHas,
+    adopt: async (videoId, path, info) => { got.push(info.sha256); unlinkSync(path); return { adopted: true }; }, // a real adopt moves the file
+  });
+  const h = { 'X-Device': dev.deviceId + '.' + dev.secret, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
+  const open = async () => (await app3.request('/api/p2p/intake', { method: 'POST', headers: h, body: JSON.stringify({ videoId: 'upAAAAAAAA1', cid: goodCid, size: good.length, restore: true }) })).json();
+  expect(await open()).toEqual({ ok: true, known: true });   // server still has it
+  serverHas = false;
+  const t = await open();
+  expect(t.ticket).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{32}$/);
+  const r = await (await app3.request(t.url, { method: 'PUT', headers: { 'X-Device': h['X-Device'] }, body: good })).json();
+  expect(r).toEqual({ ok: true, cid: goodCid, adopted: true });
+  expect(got).toEqual([goodCid]);
+});
+
 test('claimed cid mismatch, truncated media, and non-media are rejected and deleted', async () => {
   const cases = [
     [{ cid: 'f'.repeat(64), bytes: good }, 400, /hash mismatch/],
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index af0f904..9128c5e 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { P2P } from './p2p-config.js';
 import * as p2pDb from './p2p-db.js';
 import { registerP2pRoutes } from './p2p-routes.js';
 import { registerIntakeRoutes } from './p2p-intake.js';
-import { createP2pHub, holdersPayload } from './p2p-hub.js';
+import { createP2pHub, holdersPayload, createRehydrator } from './p2p-hub.js';
 import { sha256Range } from './hash.js';
 import * as innertube from './innertube.js';
 import QRCode from 'qrcode';
@@ -711,6 +711,16 @@ app.get('/api/streams', async (c) => {
       },
     });
   } catch (err) {
+    // The source failed. If a device holds a verified copy, ask it to send one
+    // to the server so the video comes back (P2P flow 8).
+    let restoring = false;
+    try { restoring = await p2pRehydrate(videoId); } catch { /* best effort */ }
+    if (restoring) {
+      return c.json({
+        ok: false, restoring: true,
+        error: 'This video is unavailable at the source — a device that has it is sending a copy to the server. Try again in a minute.',
+      }, 503);
+    }
     return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 500);
   }
 });
@@ -1989,6 +1999,14 @@ const intake = registerIntakeRoutes(app, {
   validateMedia: (path, expected, opts) => validateMedia(path, expected,
     { ...opts, ffmpeg: FFMPEG, ffprobe: process.env.FFPROBE_PATH || 'ffprobe' }),
   adopt: (videoId, path, info) => media.adoptFile(videoId, path, info),
+  serverHasCid: async (cid) => !!(await fileForCid(cid)),
+});
+
+// Source gone + server copy evicted → ask one online holder to send it back
+// through intake (docs/p2p-architecture.md flow 8).
+const p2pRehydrate = createRehydrator({
+  p2pDb, hub: p2pHub, enabled: () => P2P.enabled,
+  hasServerCopy: async (id) => !!(await media.getReady(id).catch(() => null)),
 });
 
 // ============================================================================