diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/server-move/freeze.ts b/apps/server/src/services/server-move/freeze.ts
index 5206d890362..ee570e73dc8 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/server-move/freeze.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/server-move/freeze.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ import { serverMovingError } from "./freeze-state.js";
 
 const READ_METHODS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"]);
 const SERVER_MOVE_ROUTE_PATTERN = /^\/api\/v1\/server\/move(?:\/|$)/u;
+const CONNECT_ACCOUNT_STATUS_RPC_PATHS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(
+  [
+    "bb-account.v1.status",
+    "bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange",
+    "bb-account.v1.connectCredential",
+  ].map((method) => `/api/v1/plugins/bb-account/rpc/${method}`),
+);
 
 export interface ServerMoveFreezeState {
   isFrozen(): boolean;
@@ -12,7 +19,11 @@ export function isServerMoveFreezeExempt(
   method: string,
   path: string,
 ): boolean {
-  return READ_METHODS.has(method) || SERVER_MOVE_ROUTE_PATTERN.test(path);
+  return (
+    READ_METHODS.has(method) ||
+    SERVER_MOVE_ROUTE_PATTERN.test(path) ||
+    CONNECT_ACCOUNT_STATUS_RPC_PATHS.has(path)
+  );
 }
 
 export function serverMoveFreezeMiddleware(
diff --git a/apps/server/test/server-move/coordinator.test.ts b/apps/server/test/server-move/coordinator.test.ts
index 941e81ba06d..cf75492541d 100644
--- a/apps/server/test/server-move/coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/test/server-move/coordinator.test.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ import {
 } from "@bb/server-archive";
 import type { ServerMoveStatus } from "@bb/server-contract";
 import { createDeferredPromise } from "@bb/test-helpers";
+import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createServerErrorHandler } from "../../src/errors.js";
 import { createServerMoveCoordinator } from "../../src/services/server-move/coordinator.js";
+import { serverMoveFreezeMiddleware } from "../../src/services/server-move/freeze.js";
 import {
   isServerMoveFrozen,
   isServerMoveSnapshotFenced,
@@ -32,7 +35,11 @@ import {
   type FakeDaemonReply,
 } from "../helpers/server-move.js";
 import { seedHost, seedPrimaryHost } from "../helpers/seed.js";
-import { withTestHarness, type TestAppHarness } from "../helpers/test-app.js";
+import {
+  testLogger,
+  withTestHarness,
+  type TestAppHarness,
+} from "../helpers/test-app.js";
 
 const OLD = "host-old";
 const NEW = "host-new";
@@ -634,6 +641,72 @@ describe("server move coordinator", () => {
       ).toEqual({ serverUrl: CONNECT_URL, serverHeaders: grantHeaders });
     }));
 
+  it("keeps bb connect's bb account status reads open while a bb connect move is frozen", () =>
+    withTestHarness(async (harness) => {
+      seedTopology(harness);
+      const base = createTestServerMoveEnvironment(harness);
+      const { events } = base;
+      const accountRpc = new Hono();
+      accountRpc.onError(createServerErrorHandler(testLogger));
+      accountRpc.use(
+        "/api/v1/*",
+        serverMoveFreezeMiddleware({ isFrozen: () => coordinator.isFrozen() }),
+      );
+      accountRpc.post("/api/v1/plugins/:id/rpc/:method", (context) =>
+        context.json({ ok: true, result: null }),
+      );
+      const whileFrozen: Array<[string, boolean, number]> = [];
+      const coordinator = createServerMoveCoordinator({
+        ...base.environment,
+        exportArchive: async (args) => {
+          for (const method of [
+            "bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange",
+            "bb-account.v1.status",
+            "bb-account.v1.connectCredential",
+            "bb-account.v1.fetch",
+          ]) {
+            const response = await accountRpc.request(
+              `/api/v1/plugins/bb-account/rpc/${method}`,
+              { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ afterRevision: 1 }) },
+            );
+            whileFrozen.push([method, coordinator.isFrozen(), response.status]);
+          }
+          return base.environment.exportArchive(args);
+        },
+        resolveMode: async () => ({
+          mode: "connect",
+          connectHandle: "laptop",
+          serverUrl: CONNECT_URL,
+        }),
+        resolveServerHostGrant: async () => ({
+          serverUrl: CONNECT_URL,
+          headers: { "x-bb-connect-machine": "bbcm_laptop" },
+        }),
+      });
+      registerFakeDaemon(harness, { events, hostId: OLD, handle: probeReply });
+      registerFakeDaemon(harness, {
+        events,
+        hostId: WORKER,
+        handle: probeReply,
+      });
+      registerFakeDaemon(harness, {
+        events,
+        hostId: NEW,
+        handle: targetReply,
+      });
+
+      await coordinator.start({ ...START_DIRECT, serverUrl: null });
+      await expect.poll(() => events.includes("retire")).toBe(true);
+
+      expect(whileFrozen).toEqual([
+        ["bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange", true, 200],
+        ["bb-account.v1.status", true, 200],
+        ["bb-account.v1.connectCredential", true, 200],
+        ["bb-account.v1.fetch", true, 503],
+      ]);
+      expect(coordinator.getStatus()?.state).toBe("completed");
+    }));
+
   it.each([
     {
       name: "the target inspect during update-target",
diff --git a/apps/server/test/server-move/freeze.test.ts b/apps/server/test/server-move/freeze.test.ts
index 3c0b53fc754..004e0a09466 100644
--- a/apps/server/test/server-move/freeze.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/test/server-move/freeze.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { createServerErrorHandler } from "../../src/errors.js";
-import { serverMoveFreezeMiddleware } from "../../src/services/server-move/freeze.js";
+import {
+  isServerMoveFreezeExempt,
+  serverMoveFreezeMiddleware,
+} from "../../src/services/server-move/freeze.js";
 import { readJson } from "../helpers/json.js";
 import { testLogger } from "../helpers/test-app.js";
 
+const BB_ACCOUNT_RPC = "/api/v1/plugins/bb-account/rpc";
+
 function frozenApp(state: { frozen: boolean }): Hono {
   const app = new Hono();
   app.onError(createServerErrorHandler(testLogger));
@@ -55,4 +60,61 @@ describe("server move freeze middleware", () => {
       (await app.request("/api/v1/threads", { method: "POST" })).status,
     ).toBe(200);
   });
+
+  it("keeps bb connect's bb account status reads open while frozen so the tunnel stays up", async () => {
+    const app = frozenApp({ frozen: true });
+
+    for (const method of [
+      "bb-account.v1.status",
+      "bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange",
+      "bb-account.v1.connectCredential",
+    ]) {
+      const response = await app.request(`${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/${method}`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ afterRevision: 3 }),
+      });
+      expect(response.status, method).toBe(200);
+    }
+    for (const method of [
+      "bb-account.v1.fetch",
+      "bb-account.v1.adoptConnectCredential",
+      "bb-account.v1.confirmRefusedCredential",
+    ]) {
+      const response = await app.request(`${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/${method}`, {
+        method: "POST",
+      });
+      expect(response.status, method).toBe(503);
+      expect(await readJson(response)).toMatchObject({
+        code: "server_moving",
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("exempts only the read-only bb account RPCs that bb connect polls", () => {
+    for (const path of [
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.status`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.connectCredential`,
+    ]) {
+      expect(isServerMoveFreezeExempt("POST", path), path).toBe(true);
+    }
+    for (const path of [
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.fetch`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.adoptConnectCredential`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.confirmRefusedCredential`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/login.start`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/redeemCode`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/signOut`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.statusX`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.status/extra`,
+      `${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.waitForStatusChange/`,
+      "/api/v1/plugins/connect/rpc/bb-account.v1.status",
+      "/api/v1/plugins/bb-account-evil/rpc/bb-account.v1.status",
+      "/api/v1/plugins/bb-account/cli",
+      `/prefix${BB_ACCOUNT_RPC}/bb-account.v1.status`,
+      "/api/v1/threads",
+    ]) {
+      expect(isServerMoveFreezeExempt("POST", path), path).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/docs/server-move-plan.md b/docs/server-move-plan.md
index 24eb2a9eb8d..f42b087a706 100644
--- a/docs/server-move-plan.md
+++ b/docs/server-move-plan.md
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ All refuse requests authenticated by a machine credential.
   the imported files it created.
 - **At the freeze:** running turns stop, plugin schedules pause, and every
   plugin except bb connect is suspended before the target is updated, so
-  nothing writes during the update or after the snapshot. Suspending and the
+  nothing writes during the update or after the snapshot. The read-only bb
+  account RPCs that bb connect polls (`bb-account.v1.status`,
+  `waitForStatusChange`, and `connectCredential`) stay available while frozen,
+  so the tunnel stays up. Suspending and the
   later plugin shutdown are each time-boxed at 30 seconds; on expiry the move
   logs a warning and continues, and retirement's forced exit covers a hung
   tunnel. A failed, cancelled, or abandoned move lifts the freeze at once, so