diff --git a/src/Dispatcher.cpp b/src/Dispatcher.cpp
index 0a1549851..2bae9c000 100644
--- a/src/Dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/Dispatcher.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void Dispatcher::loop() {
       MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("%s Dispatcher::loop(): WARNING: outbound packed send timed out!", getLogDateTime());
 
       _radio->onSendFinished();
+      _radio->onTXRXFault();
       logTxFail(outbound, 2 + outbound->path_len + outbound->payload_len);
 
       releasePacket(outbound);  // return to pool
diff --git a/src/Dispatcher.h b/src/Dispatcher.h
index 25a41d82c..406cbd857 100644
--- a/src/Dispatcher.h
+++ b/src/Dispatcher.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ class Radio {
   */
   virtual void onSendFinished() = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief  optional hook for handling radio TX/RX fault recovery
+  */
+  virtual void onTXRXFault() { }
+
   /**
    * \brief  do any processing needed on each loop cycle
    */
diff --git a/src/helpers/radiolib/CustomSX1262Wrapper.h b/src/helpers/radiolib/CustomSX1262Wrapper.h
index 1afee5e8b..78433b422 100644
--- a/src/helpers/radiolib/CustomSX1262Wrapper.h
+++ b/src/helpers/radiolib/CustomSX1262Wrapper.h
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ class CustomSX1262Wrapper : public RadioLibWrapper {
     int sf = ((CustomSX1262 *)_radio)->spreadingFactor;
     return packetScoreInt(snr, sf, packet_len);
   }
+  void onTXRXFault() override {
+    auto radio = static_cast<CustomSX1262 *>(_radio);
+    int16_t result = radio->reset();
+    if (result != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+      MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("CustomSX1262Wrapper: reset failed (%d)", result);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!radio->std_init()) {
+      MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("CustomSX1262Wrapper: re-init failed");
+      return;
+    }
+    // Rebind ISR and restart receive after reset.
+    RadioLibWrapper::begin();
+    startRecv();
+  }
   virtual void powerOff() override {
     ((CustomSX1262 *)_radio)->sleep(false);
   }
diff --git a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
index e34078211..e2c1743a0 100644
--- a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,32 @@ void setFlag(void) {
   state |= STATE_INT_READY;
 }
 
+// Decide which radio TX/RX errors warrant a reset (hardware/timeout), versus logic/parameter errors.
+static bool shouldResetOnTXRXError(int err) {
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_TX_TIMEOUT
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_TX_TIMEOUT) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_CMD_FAILED
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_CMD_FAILED) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_CMD_INVALID
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_CMD_INVALID) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_WRITE_FAILED
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_WRITE_FAILED) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_READ_FAILED
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_SPI_READ_FAILED) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_CHIP_NOT_FOUND
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_CHIP_NOT_FOUND) return true;
+#endif
+#ifdef RADIOLIB_ERR_DEVICE_BUSY
+  if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_DEVICE_BUSY) return true;
+#endif
+  return false;
+}
+
 void RadioLibWrapper::begin() {
   _radio->setPacketReceivedAction(setFlag);  // this is also SentComplete interrupt
   state = STATE_IDLE;
@@ -88,6 +114,13 @@ void RadioLibWrapper::startRecv() {
     state = STATE_RX;
   } else {
     MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("RadioLibWrapper: error: startReceive(%d)", err);
+    static bool in_rx_recover = false;
+    // Prevent recursive recovery attempts if startReceive keeps failing during re-init.
+    if (!in_rx_recover && shouldResetOnTXRXError(err)) {
+      in_rx_recover = true;
+      onTXRXFault();
+      in_rx_recover = false;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -114,12 +147,7 @@ int RadioLibWrapper::recvRaw(uint8_t* bytes, int sz) {
   }
 
   if (state != STATE_RX) {
-    int err = _radio->startReceive();
-    if (err == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
-      state = STATE_RX;
-    } else {
-      MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("RadioLibWrapper: error: startReceive(%d)", err);
-    }
+    startRecv();
   }
   return len;
 }
@@ -137,6 +165,11 @@ bool RadioLibWrapper::startSendRaw(const uint8_t* bytes, int len) {
   }
   MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("RadioLibWrapper: error: startTransmit(%d)", err);
   idle();   // trigger another startRecv()
+  if (shouldResetOnTXRXError(err)) {
+    onTXRXFault();
+  } else {
+    startRecv();
+  }
   _board->onAfterTransmit();
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/variants/rak4631/RAK4631Board.h b/variants/rak4631/RAK4631Board.h
index a181256b0..7b33cf109 100644
--- a/variants/rak4631/RAK4631Board.h
+++ b/variants/rak4631/RAK4631Board.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // LoRa radio module pins for RAK4631
 #define  P_LORA_DIO_1   47
 #define  P_LORA_NSS     42
-#define  P_LORA_RESET  RADIOLIB_NC   // 38
+#define  P_LORA_RESET  38
 #define  P_LORA_BUSY    46
 #define  P_LORA_SCLK    43
 #define  P_LORA_MISO    45