diff --git a/src/runtime/collision.ts b/src/runtime/collision.ts
index 1f60d1c..77ce5ca 100644
--- a/src/runtime/collision.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/collision.ts
@@ -419,7 +419,10 @@ export function buildQuakeClipCollisionWorld(collision: QuakePreparedCollision):
         bestBrush = brush;
       }
     }
-    return best === -Infinity ? null : { z: best, ...(bestBrush ? { brush: bestBrush } : {}) };
+    if (best !== -Infinity) return { z: best, ...(bestBrush ? { brush: bestBrush } : {}) };
+    // Keep player grounding aligned with the prepared floor grid when hull tracing misses a walkable brush.
+    const staticZ = staticFloorAt(x, y, maxZ, minZ);
+    return staticZ === null ? null : { z: staticZ };
   }
 
   function floorAt(x: number, y: number, maxZ = Infinity, minZ = -Infinity): number | null {
diff --git a/test/collisionFloor.test.mjs b/test/collisionFloor.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79875c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collisionFloor.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { importTsModule } from "./importTsModule.mjs";
+
+const mapNames = ["start", "e1m1", "e1m2", "e1m3", "e1m4", "e1m5", "e1m6", "e1m7", "e1m8"];
+const e1m4Path = path.resolve("build/generated/public/q/e1m4.json");
+const fallbackSampleLimit = 16;
+const shortMoveDeltas = [
+  [0.1, 0, 0],
+  [-0.1, 0, 0],
+  [0, 0.1, 0],
+  [0, -0.1, 0],
+];
+
+test("E1M4 low-ceiling floor stays grounded from copied view URL pose", {
+  skip: existsSync(e1m4Path) ? false : `Missing ${e1m4Path}; run pnpm prepare:quake:map e1m4 first.`,
+}, async () => {
+  const { buildQuakeClipCollisionWorld } = await importTsModule("src/runtime/collision.ts");
+  const {
+    GROUND_SNAP,
+    QUAKE_COLLISION_UNIT_SCALE,
+    QUAKE_PLAYER_MINS_Z,
+    STEP_HEIGHT,
+  } = await importTsModule("src/runtime/constants.ts");
+  const scene = JSON.parse(readFileSync(e1m4Path, "utf8"));
+  const collisionWorld = buildQuakeClipCollisionWorld(scene.collision);
+  assert.ok(collisionWorld);
+
+  const viewOrigin = { x: 151.557, y: 1320.062, z: 912.035 };
+  const pivot = scene.collision.pivot;
+  const playerOrigin = [
+    (viewOrigin.x - pivot.x) * QUAKE_COLLISION_UNIT_SCALE,
+    (viewOrigin.y - pivot.y) * QUAKE_COLLISION_UNIT_SCALE,
+    (viewOrigin.z - pivot.z) * QUAKE_COLLISION_UNIT_SCALE,
+  ];
+  const eyeHeight = scene.spawn.eyeHeight;
+  const eyeOrigin = [
+    playerOrigin[0],
+    playerOrigin[1],
+    playerOrigin[2] + QUAKE_PLAYER_MINS_Z + eyeHeight,
+  ];
+  const footZ = eyeOrigin[2] - eyeHeight;
+
+  const floorZ = collisionWorld.floorAt(
+    eyeOrigin[0],
+    eyeOrigin[1],
+    footZ + STEP_HEIGHT + GROUND_SNAP,
+    footZ - STEP_HEIGHT - GROUND_SNAP,
+  );
+  assert.notEqual(floorZ, null);
+
+  const target = [eyeOrigin[0], eyeOrigin[1] + 0.1, eyeOrigin[2]];
+  const resolved = collisionWorld.resolve(target, eyeOrigin, eyeHeight, footZ, false);
+  assert.equal(resolved.grounded, true);
+  assert.equal(resolved.groundZ, floorZ);
+  assert.deepEqual(resolved.origin, [target[0], target[1], floorZ + eyeHeight]);
+});
+
+test("prepared maps keep fallback floor samples grounded on short moves", {
+  skip: mapNames.every((mapName) => existsSync(path.resolve(`build/generated/public/q/${mapName}.json`)))
+    ? false
+    : "Missing generated map JSON; run pnpm prepare:quake first.",
+}, async () => {
+  const { buildQuakeClipCollisionWorld } = await importTsModule("src/runtime/collision.ts");
+  const {
+    GROUND_SNAP,
+    STEP_HEIGHT,
+  } = await importTsModule("src/runtime/constants.ts");
+
+  for (const mapName of mapNames) {
+    const scene = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.resolve(`build/generated/public/q/${mapName}.json`), "utf8"));
+    const collisionWorld = buildQuakeClipCollisionWorld(scene.collision);
+    assert.ok(collisionWorld);
+    const samples = fallbackFloorSamples(scene, collisionWorld, STEP_HEIGHT, GROUND_SNAP);
+    assert.ok(samples.length > 0, `${mapName} should exercise prepared floor fallback samples`);
+
+    for (const sample of samples) {
+      for (const delta of shortMoveDeltas) {
+        const target = [
+          sample.eyeOrigin[0] + delta[0],
+          sample.eyeOrigin[1] + delta[1],
+          sample.eyeOrigin[2],
+        ];
+        const targetFloor = collisionWorld.floorContactAt?.(
+          target[0],
+          target[1],
+          sample.groundZ + STEP_HEIGHT + GROUND_SNAP,
+          sample.groundZ - STEP_HEIGHT - GROUND_SNAP,
+        ) ?? null;
+        if (!targetFloor) continue;
+
+        const resolved = collisionWorld.resolve(target, sample.eyeOrigin, sample.eyeHeight, sample.groundZ, false);
+        assert.equal(resolved.grounded, true, `${mapName} fallback floor lost grounding at ${sample.x},${sample.y}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+function fallbackFloorSamples(scene, collisionWorld, stepHeight, groundSnap) {
+  const grid = scene.collision.runtime.groundGrid;
+  const samples = decodeGroundGridSamples(grid);
+  const out = [];
+  for (let row = 0; row < grid.height && out.length < fallbackSampleLimit; row++) {
+    for (let col = 0; col < grid.width && out.length < fallbackSampleLimit; col++) {
+      const raw = samples[row * grid.width + col];
+      if (raw === grid.nullSample) continue;
+      const z = raw * grid.zScale;
+      const x = grid.origin[0] + col * grid.cellSize;
+      const y = grid.origin[1] + row * grid.cellSize;
+      const contact = collisionWorld.floorContactAt?.(x, y, z + stepHeight + groundSnap, z - stepHeight - groundSnap) ?? null;
+      if (!contact || contact.entityIndex !== undefined || contact.modelIndex !== undefined || contact.classname !== undefined) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const eyeHeight = scene.spawn.eyeHeight;
+      const eyeOrigin = [x, y, contact.z + eyeHeight];
+      const resolved = collisionWorld.resolve(eyeOrigin, eyeOrigin, eyeHeight, contact.z, false);
+      if (!resolved.grounded || !nearVec3(resolved.origin, eyeOrigin)) continue;
+      out.push({ eyeHeight, eyeOrigin, groundZ: contact.z, x, y });
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function decodeGroundGridSamples(grid) {
+  const bytes = Buffer.from(grid.samples, "base64");
+  return new Int16Array(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, grid.width * grid.height);
+}
+
+function nearVec3(a, b) {
+  return Math.hypot(a[0] - b[0], a[1] - b[1], a[2] - b[2]) <= 0.025;
+}