diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/beat_tasks.py b/backend/app/tasks/beat_tasks.py
index 9c38022..dbad854 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/beat_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/beat_tasks.py
@@ -82,6 +82,103 @@ def recover_stuck_cad_files() -> None:
         logger.error("recover_stuck_cad_files failed: %s", exc)
 
 
+@shared_task(name="app.tasks.beat_tasks.recover_stalled_renders", queue="step_processing")
+def recover_stalled_renders() -> None:
+    """Detect order_lines stuck in render_status='processing' for longer than
+    RENDER_STALL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES (default 30) and mark them as failed.
+
+    Tries to revoke the Celery task if a celery_task_id is stored in render_job_doc.
+    Emits a single batch system alert to admins via CHANNEL_ALERT.
+    Runs every 5 minutes via Celery Beat.
+    """
+    RENDER_STALL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES = 30
+    try:
+        from sqlalchemy import create_engine, select
+        from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+        from app.config import settings
+        from app.domains.orders.models import OrderLine
+        from app.domains.notifications.service import emit_notification_sync, CHANNEL_ALERT
+        from app.tasks.celery_app import celery_app
+
+        cutoff = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(minutes=RENDER_STALL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES)
+        sync_url = settings.database_url.replace("+asyncpg", "")
+        engine = create_engine(sync_url)
+
+        stalled_ids: list[str] = []
+
+        with Session(engine) as session:
+            rows = session.execute(
+                select(OrderLine).where(
+                    OrderLine.render_status == "processing",
+                    OrderLine.render_started_at < cutoff,
+                )
+            ).scalars().all()
+
+            for line in rows:
+                elapsed_minutes = int(
+                    (datetime.utcnow() - line.render_started_at).total_seconds() / 60
+                )
+                # Try to revoke the Celery task if we have its ID
+                job_doc = line.render_job_doc or {}
+                celery_task_id = job_doc.get("celery_task_id")
+                if celery_task_id:
+                    try:
+                        celery_app.control.revoke(celery_task_id, terminate=True)
+                        logger.info(
+                            "[WORKER_RECOVERY] Revoked Celery task %s for order_line %s",
+                            celery_task_id, line.id,
+                        )
+                    except Exception as revoke_exc:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            "[WORKER_RECOVERY] Could not revoke task %s: %s",
+                            celery_task_id, revoke_exc,
+                        )
+
+                # Update render_job_doc with failure info
+                updated_doc = dict(job_doc)
+                updated_doc["state"] = "failed"
+                updated_doc["error"] = (
+                    f"Stalled render terminated by health recovery after {RENDER_STALL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES}min"
+                )
+
+                line.render_status = "failed"
+                line.render_job_doc = updated_doc
+
+                stalled_ids.append(str(line.id))
+                logger.warning(
+                    "[WORKER_RECOVERY] Stalled render for order_line %s terminated after %dmin",
+                    line.id, elapsed_minutes,
+                )
+
+            if stalled_ids:
+                session.commit()
+
+        engine.dispose()
+
+        if stalled_ids:
+            emit_notification_sync(
+                action="worker.recovery",
+                entity_type="system",
+                details={
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Worker recovery: {len(stalled_ids)} stalled render(s) terminated "
+                        f"after {RENDER_STALL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES}min timeout"
+                    ),
+                    "stalled_order_line_ids": stalled_ids,
+                    "count": len(stalled_ids),
+                },
+                channel=CHANNEL_ALERT,
+            )
+            logger.warning(
+                "recover_stalled_renders: terminated %d stalled render(s): %s",
+                len(stalled_ids), stalled_ids,
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug("recover_stalled_renders: no stalled renders found")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error("recover_stalled_renders failed: %s", exc)
+
+
 @shared_task(name="app.tasks.beat_tasks.batch_render_notifications", queue="step_processing")
 def batch_render_notifications() -> None:
     """Check for orders where all lines are terminal but no batch notification emitted yet.
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/celery_app.py b/backend/app/tasks/celery_app.py
index 6ef0e9d..15a1c55 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/celery_app.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/celery_app.py
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ celery_app.conf.update(
             "task": "app.tasks.beat_tasks.batch_render_notifications",
             "schedule": 60.0,  # every 60 seconds
         },
+        "recover-stalled-renders-every-5m": {
+            "task": "app.tasks.beat_tasks.recover_stalled_renders",
+            "schedule": 300.0,  # every 5 minutes
+        },
     },
 )