diff --git a/src/core/Cargo.toml b/src/core/Cargo.toml
index 551d209a15..65f464df92 100644
--- a/src/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ zstd.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 infra = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util"] }
+o2_enterprise = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["test-utils"] }
 criterion = { version = "0.5", default-features = false, features = ["rayon"] }
 multer.workspace = true
 tower.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/core/tests/rbac_report_failure.rs b/src/core/tests/rbac_report_failure.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8b0e3cfd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/tests/rbac_report_failure.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright 2026 OpenObserve Inc.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#![cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+
+use config::meta::user::UserRole;
+use o2_enterprise::enterprise::license::{
+    block_feature_for_report_failure, last_reported_timestamp,
+    set_last_reported_timestamp_for_tests,
+};
+use openobserve_core::{
+    auth::AuthExtractor,
+    authz::{check_permissions, rbac_enforced},
+    background_access,
+};
+
+const DAY_MICROS: i64 = 86_400_000_000;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rbac_stays_enforced_when_usage_reporting_fails() {
+    // SAFETY: this binary holds only this test, so no other thread reads the environment
+    unsafe {
+        std::env::set_var("O2_OPENFGA_ENABLED", "true");
+        std::env::set_var("O2_OPENFGA_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:1/stores");
+    }
+    o2_openfga::config::refresh_config().unwrap();
+    assert!(o2_openfga::config::get_config().enabled);
+    let now = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_micros();
+    set_last_reported_timestamp_for_tests(now - 8 * DAY_MICROS);
+    assert!(block_feature_for_report_failure().await);
+    assert!(last_reported_timestamp().await > 0);
+
+    assert!(rbac_enforced().await);
+    assert!(background_access::rbac_enforced().await);
+    let viewer_read = AuthExtractor {
+        auth: String::new(),
+        method: "GET".to_string(),
+        o2_type: "stream:rbac_report_failure".to_string(),
+        org_id: "default".to_string(),
+        bypass_check: false,
+        parent_id: String::new(),
+        use_all_org: false,
+        use_self_context: false,
+        use_self_parent: false,
+    };
+    assert!(!check_permissions("viewer@rbac.test", viewer_read, UserRole::Viewer, false).await);
+}