diff --git a/src/domain/evidence.test.ts b/src/domain/evidence.test.ts
index 8b32b5904f..2230190472 100644
--- a/src/domain/evidence.test.ts
+++ b/src/domain/evidence.test.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@ import {
   parseEvidence,
   immutableEvidence,
   withEvidenceCallerInputPath,
+  rebindEvidenceToTargetPath,
 } from "./evidence.js";
-import { MAX_JSON_DEPTH, type JsonValue } from "./jsonValue.js";
+import {
+  MAX_JSON_DEPTH,
+  jsonValueSchema,
+  type JsonValue,
+} from "./jsonValue.js";
+import { AnalysisResourceConstraintError } from "./analysisErrorCore.js";
+import { projectAnalysisError } from "./analysisErrorProjection.js";
 import { createEvidenceBundle } from "./evidenceBundle.js";
 import { freezeJsonSnapshot } from "./immutableJson.js";
 
@@ -183,6 +190,49 @@ it("retains verbatim caller input without changing semantic identity or copying
   expect(() => withEvidenceCallerInputPath(second, "invalid\0path")).toThrow();
 });
 
+it.each(["caller selection", "subject display"])(
+  "preserves sealed JSON ownership when rebinding %s metadata",
+  (metadata) => {
+    const original = createEvidence(
+      TARGET,
+      PROVIDER,
+      {
+        operation: "inspect",
+        parameters: {},
+        result: { rows: [{ value: "observed" }] },
+        rawResult: { source: ["provider"] },
+      },
+      { immutable: true },
+    );
+    const rebound =
+      metadata === "caller selection"
+        ? withEvidenceCallerInputPath(original, "./selected/../alias")
+        : rebindEvidenceToTargetPath(original, {
+            ...TARGET,
+            path: "/tmp/selected-alias",
+          });
+    const projected = projectAnalysisError(
+      new AnalysisResourceConstraintError(
+        "inspect",
+        "memory",
+        "low heap",
+        null,
+        {
+          partialObservation: rebound,
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(rebound).not.toBe(original);
+    expect(rebound.evidence_id).toBe(original.evidence_id);
+    expect(rebound.normalized_result).toBe(original.normalized_result);
+    expect(rebound.raw_result).toBe(original.raw_result);
+    expect(projected.details?.partial_observation).toBe(rebound);
+    expect(jsonValueSchema.parse(rebound)).toBe(rebound);
+    expect(original.caller_input_path).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(original.subject?.local_path).toBe(TARGET.path);
+  },
+);
+
 it("applies the JSON depth boundary to owned immutable results", () => {
   let result: JsonValue = 1;
   for (let index = 0; index <= MAX_JSON_DEPTH; index += 1)
diff --git a/src/domain/evidence.ts b/src/domain/evidence.ts
index cc6895b15d..bcbc959386 100644
--- a/src/domain/evidence.ts
+++ b/src/domain/evidence.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   freezeJsonSnapshot,
   freezeOwnedJsonTreeSnapshot,
   canBorrowParsedJsonSnapshot,
+  immutableJsonSnapshotMember,
   isImmutableJsonSnapshot,
 } from "./immutableJson.js";
 import { digestSchema } from "./../domain/digests.js";
@@ -355,11 +356,7 @@ export const rebindEvidenceToTargetPath = (
   // The original authenticated Evidence owns immutable payloads. Only the
   // small display subject and envelope are new, so preserve those payloads
   // without reparsing a potentially large analysis result.
-  Object.freeze(reboundSubject.digest);
-  Object.freeze(reboundSubject);
-  Object.freeze(reboundEvidence);
-  immutableEvidenceSnapshots.set(reboundEvidence, reboundEvidence);
-  return reboundEvidence;
+  return rememberReboundEvidence(evidence, reboundEvidence);
 };
 
 /** Bind the exact selected request path without changing semantic identity or stored history. */
@@ -372,12 +369,23 @@ export const withEvidenceCallerInputPath = (
   if (owned.caller_input_path === callerInputPath) return owned;
   // The authenticated source owns its immutable payloads. Only this small
   // envelope changes, so replay does not copy a document-sized result.
-  const rebound = Object.freeze({
+  const rebound = {
     ...owned,
     caller_input_path: callerInputPath,
-  });
-  immutableEvidenceSnapshots.set(rebound, rebound);
-  return rebound;
+  };
+  return rememberReboundEvidence(owned, rebound);
+};
+
+/** Carry the source's sealing proof before sealing only the changed envelope. */
+const rememberReboundEvidence = (
+  source: Evidence,
+  rebound: Evidence,
+): Evidence => {
+  // Each own member belongs to an authenticated immutable source. Register
+  // these shared roots so sealing the envelope never walks their payloads.
+  for (const key of Object.keys(source))
+    immutableJsonSnapshotMember(source, key);
+  return rememberImmutableEvidence(rebound);
 };
 
 /** Recognize authenticated Evidence whose complete reachable JSON data is immutable. */