diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d84bc3..c36cea3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ coverage.xml
 .phpunit.result.cache
 .php_cs.cache
 .php-cs-fixer.cache
+.vs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WorkflowStub.php b/src/WorkflowStub.php
index 76b828b..84e33ac 100644
--- a/src/WorkflowStub.php
+++ b/src/WorkflowStub.php
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ private function dispatch(): void
             );
         }
 
-        $this->storedWorkflow->status->transitionTo(WorkflowPendingStatus::class);
+        try {
+            $this->storedWorkflow->status->transitionTo(WorkflowPendingStatus::class);
+        } catch (\Spatie\ModelStates\Exceptions\TransitionNotFound $exception) {
+            $this->storedWorkflow->refresh();
+
+            if ($this->status() !== WorkflowPendingStatus::class) {
+                throw $exception;
+            }
+        }
 
         $dispatch = static::faked() ? 'dispatchSync' : 'dispatch';
 
diff --git a/tests/.env.feature b/tests/.env.feature
index 406cbc8..e6a598c 100644
--- a/tests/.env.feature
+++ b/tests/.env.feature
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ DB_PORT=5432
 DB_USERNAME=laravel
 DB_PASSWORD=laravel
 
+CACHE_DRIVER=redis
+CACHE_STORE=redis
+
 QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis
 QUEUE_FAILED_DRIVER=null
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/NestedSignalRaceConditionTest.php b/tests/Feature/NestedSignalRaceConditionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6612bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/NestedSignalRaceConditionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+use Tests\Fixtures\TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow;
+use Tests\Fixtures\TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use Workflow\Models\StoredWorkflow;
+use Workflow\States\WorkflowCompletedStatus;
+use Workflow\WorkflowStub;
+
+final class NestedSignalRaceConditionTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testNestedChildWorkflowsWithDuplicateSignalsDoNotGetStuckPending(): void
+    {
+        $runId = (int) now()
+            ->format('Uu');
+        $middleCount = 12;
+        $leafCount = 3;
+        $duplicateSignals = 4;
+        $expectedLeafCount = $middleCount * $leafCount;
+
+        $workflow = WorkflowStub::make(TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow::class);
+        $workflow->start($runId, $middleCount, $leafCount);
+
+        $creationDeadline = now()
+            ->addSeconds(30);
+        $leafIds = [];
+        while (now()->lt($creationDeadline)) {
+            $leafIds = StoredWorkflow::query()
+                ->where('class', TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow::class)
+                ->pluck('id')
+                ->all();
+
+            if (count($leafIds) === $expectedLeafCount) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            usleep(50000);
+        }
+
+        $this->assertCount($expectedLeafCount, $leafIds, 'Timed out waiting for all nested leaf workflows');
+
+        for ($round = 0; $round < $duplicateSignals; $round++) {
+            foreach ($leafIds as $leafId) {
+                WorkflowStub::load((int) $leafId)->respond();
+            }
+        }
+
+        $completionDeadline = now()
+            ->addSeconds(120);
+        while ($workflow->running() && now()->lt($completionDeadline)) {
+            usleep(50000);
+            $workflow->fresh();
+        }
+
+        if ($workflow->running()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                'Nested signal run %d did not complete before timeout. Current status: %s',
+                $runId,
+                (string) $workflow->status()
+            ));
+        }
+
+        $this->assertSame(WorkflowCompletedStatus::class, $workflow->status());
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'run_id' => $runId,
+            'middle_count' => $middleCount,
+            'leaf_count' => $leafCount,
+            'resolved_leaf_count' => $expectedLeafCount,
+        ], $workflow->output());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8897680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use Generator;
+use function Workflow\awaitWithTimeout;
+use Workflow\SignalMethod;
+use Workflow\Workflow;
+
+final class TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow extends Workflow
+{
+    private bool $responded = false;
+
+    #[SignalMethod]
+    public function respond(): void
+    {
+        $this->responded = true;
+    }
+
+    public function execute(int $runId, int $middleIndex, int $leafIndex): Generator
+    {
+        $resolved = yield awaitWithTimeout(30, fn (): bool => $this->responded);
+
+        return [
+            'run_id' => $runId,
+            'middle_index' => $middleIndex,
+            'leaf_index' => $leafIndex,
+            'resolved' => $resolved,
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalMiddleWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalMiddleWorkflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4714e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalMiddleWorkflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use Generator;
+use function Workflow\all;
+use function Workflow\child;
+use Workflow\Workflow;
+
+final class TestNestedSignalMiddleWorkflow extends Workflow
+{
+    public function execute(int $runId, int $middleIndex, int $leafCount = 3): Generator
+    {
+        $promises = [];
+
+        for ($leafIndex = 0; $leafIndex < $leafCount; $leafIndex++) {
+            $promises[] = child(TestNestedSignalLeafWorkflow::class, $runId, $middleIndex, $leafIndex);
+        }
+
+        $results = yield all($promises);
+
+        return count(array_filter(
+            $results,
+            static fn (array $result): bool => (bool) ($result['resolved'] ?? false)
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a63cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use Generator;
+use function Workflow\all;
+use function Workflow\child;
+use Workflow\Workflow;
+
+final class TestNestedSignalParentWorkflow extends Workflow
+{
+    public function execute(int $runId, int $middleCount = 10, int $leafCount = 3): Generator
+    {
+        $promises = [];
+
+        for ($middleIndex = 0; $middleIndex < $middleCount; $middleIndex++) {
+            $promises[] = child(TestNestedSignalMiddleWorkflow::class, $runId, $middleIndex, $leafCount);
+        }
+
+        $resolvedPerMiddle = yield all($promises);
+
+        return [
+            'run_id' => $runId,
+            'middle_count' => $middleCount,
+            'leaf_count' => $leafCount,
+            'resolved_leaf_count' => array_sum($resolvedPerMiddle),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowStubTest.php b/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowStubTest.php
index 61d51fd..f3d90dc 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowStubTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowStubTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
+use Mockery;
+use Spatie\ModelStates\Exceptions\TransitionNotFound;
 use Tests\Fixtures\TestChildWorkflow;
 use Tests\Fixtures\TestParentWorkflow;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -89,6 +91,77 @@ public function testLoadsChildWorkflow(): void
         $this->assertNull($result);
     }
 
+    public function testIgnoresTransitionNotFoundWhenChildResumeThrows(): void
+    {
+        $logs = Mockery::mock();
+        $logs->shouldReceive('whereIndex')
+            ->once()
+            ->with(0)
+            ->andReturnSelf();
+        $logs->shouldReceive('first')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn(null);
+
+        $childWorkflow = new class() {
+            public function running(): bool
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            public function created(): bool
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            public function resume(): void
+            {
+                throw TransitionNotFound::make('running', 'pending', StoredWorkflow::class);
+            }
+
+            public function completed(): bool
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            public function startAsChild(...$arguments): void
+            {
+            }
+        };
+
+        $storedChildWorkflow = Mockery::mock();
+        $storedChildWorkflow->shouldReceive('toWorkflow')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn($childWorkflow);
+
+        $children = Mockery::mock();
+        $children->shouldReceive('wherePivot')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('parent_index', 0)
+            ->andReturnSelf();
+        $children->shouldReceive('first')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn($storedChildWorkflow);
+
+        $storedWorkflow = Mockery::mock();
+        $storedWorkflow->shouldReceive('logs')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn($logs);
+        $storedWorkflow->shouldReceive('children')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn($children);
+
+        WorkflowStub::setContext([
+            'storedWorkflow' => $storedWorkflow,
+            'index' => 0,
+            'now' => now(),
+            'replaying' => false,
+        ]);
+
+        ChildWorkflowStub::make(TestChildWorkflow::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, WorkflowStub::getContext()->index);
+    }
+
     public function testAll(): void
     {
         $workflow = WorkflowStub::load(WorkflowStub::make(TestParentWorkflow::class)->id());
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowTest.php b/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49da05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ChildWorkflowTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use Tests\Fixtures\TestChildWorkflow;
+use Tests\Fixtures\TestWorkflow;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use Workflow\ChildWorkflow;
+use Workflow\Models\StoredWorkflow;
+use Workflow\Serializers\Serializer;
+use Workflow\States\WorkflowRunningStatus;
+use Workflow\WorkflowStub;
+
+final class ChildWorkflowTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testHandleReleasesWhenParentWorkflowIsRunning(): void
+    {
+        $parent = WorkflowStub::make(TestWorkflow::class);
+        $storedParent = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($parent->id());
+        $storedParent->update([
+            'arguments' => Serializer::serialize([]),
+            'status' => WorkflowRunningStatus::class,
+        ]);
+
+        $storedChild = StoredWorkflow::create([
+            'class' => TestChildWorkflow::class,
+            'arguments' => Serializer::serialize([]),
+        ]);
+
+        $job = new ChildWorkflow(0, now()->toDateTimeString(), $storedChild, true, $storedParent);
+
+        $job->handle();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $storedParent->logs()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(WorkflowRunningStatus::class, $storedParent->refresh()->status::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php b/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
index fbc2218..fde6f76 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
@@ -258,6 +258,23 @@ public function testHandlesDuplicateLogInsertionProperly(): void
         Queue::assertPushed(TestWorkflow::class, 1);
     }
 
+    public function testResumeWhilePendingDoesNotThrowAndStillDispatches(): void
+    {
+        Queue::fake();
+
+        $workflow = WorkflowStub::make(TestWorkflow::class);
+        $storedWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id());
+        $storedWorkflow->update([
+            'arguments' => Serializer::serialize([]),
+            'status' => WorkflowPendingStatus::$name,
+        ]);
+
+        $workflow->resume();
+
+        $this->assertSame(WorkflowPendingStatus::class, $workflow->status());
+        Queue::assertPushed(TestWorkflow::class, 1);
+    }
+
     public function testIsUpdateMethodReturnsTrueForUpdateMethods(): void
     {
         $this->assertTrue(WorkflowStub::isUpdateMethod(TestChatBotWorkflow::class, 'receive'));