diff --git a/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_core.c b/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_core.c
index cc120c918..1d6fd730a 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_core.c
+++ b/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_core.c
@@ -211,22 +211,38 @@ static char oo_def_class(const char *label) {
     return cbm_label_is_type_like(label) ? 'T' : 'F';
 }
 
+/* A spilled result goes back to the store as soon as its file is harvested, so a qualified
+ * name the index keeps is copied into the index. A definition found here is valid only
+ * during the harvest. */
 bool oo_defs_init(oo_defs_t *defs, CBMArena *arena, const CBMFileResult *file) {
-    defs->arena = arena;
+    cbm_arena_init(&defs->scratch);
     defs->by_line = cbm_ht_create((uint32_t)file->defs.count + 8);
-    if (!defs->by_line)
+    if (!defs->by_line) {
+        oo_defs_free(defs);
         return false;
+    }
     for (int i = 0; i < file->defs.count; i++) {
         const CBMDefinition *def = &file->defs.items[i];
         if (!def->name || !def->qualified_name)
             continue;
-        const char *key = cbm_arena_sprintf(arena, "%c%u:%s", oo_def_class(def->label),
+        const char *key = cbm_arena_sprintf(&defs->scratch, "%c%u:%s", oo_def_class(def->label),
                                             def->start_line, def->name);
-        if (!key)
+        if (!key) {
+            oo_defs_free(defs);
             return false;
+        }
         /* First writer wins: overloads on one line share a qualified name. */
-        if (!cbm_ht_get(defs->by_line, key))
-            cbm_ht_set(defs->by_line, key, (void *)def);
+        if (cbm_ht_get(defs->by_line, key))
+            continue;
+        CBMDefinition *copy = cbm_arena_alloc(&defs->scratch, sizeof(*copy));
+        const char *qualified_name = cbm_arena_strdup(arena, def->qualified_name);
+        if (!copy || !qualified_name) {
+            oo_defs_free(defs);
+            return false;
+        }
+        *copy = *def;
+        copy->qualified_name = qualified_name;
+        cbm_ht_set(defs->by_line, key, copy);
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -234,6 +250,7 @@ bool oo_defs_init(oo_defs_t *defs, CBMArena *arena, const CBMFileResult *file) {
 void oo_defs_free(oo_defs_t *defs) {
     cbm_ht_free(defs->by_line);
     defs->by_line = NULL;
+    cbm_arena_destroy(&defs->scratch);
 }
 
 const CBMDefinition *oo_defs_find(const oo_defs_t *defs, char kind, uint32_t line,
diff --git a/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_internal.h b/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_internal.h
index 1caadc56a..a3bc02c7b 100644
--- a/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_internal.h
+++ b/internal/cbm/lsp/oo_internal.h
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ const oo_callable_t *oo_lookup_ext_static(const cbm_oo_index_t *ix, const char *
 /* Per-file definition lookup while harvesting: extraction's exact node names. */
 typedef struct {
     CBMHashTable *by_line;
-    CBMArena *arena;
+    CBMArena scratch; /* the table's keys and definition copies, gone with the harvest */
 } oo_defs_t;
 bool oo_defs_init(oo_defs_t *defs, CBMArena *arena, const CBMFileResult *file);
 void oo_defs_free(oo_defs_t *defs);
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_resolver.c b/src/pipeline/pass_resolver.c
index 12d7fe862..07286da36 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_resolver.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_resolver.c
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ static bool ecma_type_only_label(const char *label) {
 
 /* TypeScript facts about two same-QN declarations of one file. Returns true when
  * they are one declared entity, which then needs no ambiguity verdict. */
-static bool ecma_merge_target(target_proof_t *prior, const CBMDefinition *definition,
-                              const char *file) {
+static bool ecma_merge_target(CBMArena *arena, target_proof_t *prior,
+                              const CBMDefinition *definition, const char *file) {
     if (strcmp(prior->file, file))
         return false;
     bool same_label = !strcmp(prior->label, definition->label);
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static bool ecma_merge_target(target_proof_t *prior, const CBMDefinition *defini
     }
     if (!same_label && !prior->merged_label &&
         ecma_type_only_label(prior->label) != ecma_type_only_label(definition->label)) {
-        prior->merged_label = definition->label;
+        prior->merged_label = cbm_arena_strdup(arena, definition->label);
         prior->merged_start_line = definition->start_line;
         prior->merged_end_line = definition->end_line;
         return true;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static bool add_target(cbm_shared_resolver_t *resolver, const CBMDefinition *def
     if (prior) {
         if ((language == CBM_LANG_TYPESCRIPT || language == CBM_LANG_TSX ||
              language == CBM_LANG_ARKTS) &&
-            ecma_merge_target(prior, definition, file))
+            ecma_merge_target(&resolver->arena, prior, definition, file))
             return true;
         bool same_file = !strcmp(prior->file, file);
         bool same_owner = same_file && !strcmp(prior->label, definition->label);
diff --git a/tests/test_resolver_oo.c b/tests/test_resolver_oo.c
index f3fe62527..343447f5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_resolver_oo.c
+++ b/tests/test_resolver_oo.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "pipeline/pipeline.h"
 #include "store/store.h"
 #include "sqlite3.h"
+#include "resolver_quality.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -893,7 +894,70 @@ TEST(resolver_oo_rust_context_failure_keeps_java_imports) {
     PASS();
 }
 
+/* Over the memory budget every result is parked on disk and read back only for a moment.
+ * The declaration index outlives each read, so it must own the names it keeps: it held
+ * pointers into the freed result, and a resolve worker read them. */
+TEST(resolver_oo_declaration_index_outlives_a_spilled_result) {
+    char root[256];
+    snprintf(root, sizeof(root), "/tmp/cbm_oo_spill_XXXXXX");
+    ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cbm_mkdtemp(root));
+    char repo[512], database[512];
+    snprintf(repo, sizeof(repo), "%s/repo", root);
+    snprintf(database, sizeof(database), "%s/index.db", root);
+    bool ok = cbm_mkdir_p(repo, 0755) == true;
+    static const RQ_Source sources[] = {
+        {.path = "app/Store.java",
+         .text = "package app;\nclass Store {\n  static int count;\n  int read() { return count; }\n}\n"},
+        {.path = "app/Use.java",
+         .text = "package app;\nclass Use {\n  int run(Store store) { return store.read(); }\n}\n"}};
+    for (size_t i = 0; ok && i < sizeof(sources) / sizeof(sources[0]); i++)
+        ok = th_write_file(TH_PATH(repo, sources[i].path), sources[i].text) == 0;
+    for (int i = 0; ok && i < 55; i++) {
+        char path[40];
+        snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "SpillPadding%02d.java", i);
+        ok = th_write_file(TH_PATH(repo, path), "// unrelated source file\n") == 0;
+    }
+    static const RQ_Expected expected[] = {
+        {.case_id = "spilled-member-call",
+         .site = {.file = "app/Use.java", .caller = "app.Use.run", .needle = "store.read()"},
+         .relation = "CALLS",
+         .target = {.file = "app/Store.java",
+                    .suffix = "app.Store.read",
+                    .label = "Method",
+                    .declaration_line = 4,
+                    .declaration_text = "  int read() { return count; }"},
+         .mode = RQ_REQUIRED},
+        {.case_id = "spilled-static-field",
+         .site = {.file = "app/Store.java", .caller = "app.Store.read", .needle = "count", .occurrence_index = 1},
+         .relation = "USAGE",
+         .target = {.file = "app/Store.java",
+                    .suffix = "app.Store.count",
+                    .label = "Field",
+                    .declaration_line = 3,
+                    .declaration_text = "  static int count;"},
+         .mode = RQ_REQUIRED}};
+    cbm_setenv("CBM_MEM_SPILL", "1", 1);
+    cbm_setenv("CBM_WORKERS", "4", 1);
+    cbm_pipeline_t *pipeline = ok ? cbm_pipeline_new(repo, database, CBM_MODE_FULL) : NULL;
+    ok = pipeline && cbm_pipeline_set_project_name(pipeline, "oo-spill") &&
+         cbm_pipeline_run(pipeline) == 0;
+    cbm_pipeline_free(pipeline);
+    cbm_unsetenv("CBM_WORKERS");
+    cbm_unsetenv("CBM_MEM_SPILL");
+    cbm_store_t *store = ok ? cbm_store_open_path_existing(database) : NULL;
+    RQ_Report report = {0};
+    ok = store && rq_check(store, "oo-spill", "oo-spill", sources, 2, expected, 2, NULL, 0, &report,
+                           stderr);
+    if (store)
+        cbm_store_close(store);
+    th_cleanup(root);
+    ASSERT(ok);
+    ASSERT_EQ(report.found, 2);
+    PASS();
+}
+
 SUITE(resolver_oo) {
+    RUN_TEST(resolver_oo_declaration_index_outlives_a_spilled_result);
     RUN_TEST(resolver_oo_java_static_selection);
     RUN_TEST(resolver_oo_java_static_selection_parallel);
     RUN_TEST(resolver_oo_kotlin_static_selection);