diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/escalation-feature.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/escalation-feature.test.ts
index ecba864a5..566212e30 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/escalation-feature.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/escalation-feature.test.ts
@@ -348,4 +348,49 @@ describe("claimOverrideForInjection (carry-forward)", () => {
 			"empty user rationale should fall back to recommendationRationale",
 		);
 	});
+
+	test("writeEscalationArtifact with continueWithDefault=true also persists a memory", async () => {
+		writeEscalationArtifact(
+			dir,
+			buildEscalationArtifact({
+				...baseArtifact,
+				continueWithDefault: true,
+			}),
+		);
+		const { getActiveMemories } = await import("../memory-store.ts");
+		const memories = getActiveMemories();
+		const escalationMemory = memories.find((m) =>
+			m.content.startsWith("[escalation:T01]"),
+		);
+		assert.ok(
+			escalationMemory,
+			"continueWithDefault=true should write a memory at artifact-write time",
+		);
+		assert.equal(escalationMemory!.category, "architecture");
+		// Recommendation was "fail" → memory should reference the Fail option label.
+		assert.match(escalationMemory!.content, /Fail/);
+		// Rationale prefix distinguishes auto-applied defaults from operator-
+		// resolved entries on a journal scan.
+		assert.match(escalationMemory!.content, /auto-applied default:/);
+	});
+
+	test("writeEscalationArtifact with continueWithDefault=false does NOT persist a memory at write time", async () => {
+		writeEscalationArtifact(
+			dir,
+			buildEscalationArtifact({
+				...baseArtifact,
+				continueWithDefault: false,
+			}),
+		);
+		const { getActiveMemories } = await import("../memory-store.ts");
+		const memories = getActiveMemories();
+		const escalationMemory = memories.find((m) =>
+			m.content.startsWith("[escalation:T01]"),
+		);
+		assert.equal(
+			escalationMemory,
+			undefined,
+			"pending escalations defer memory persistence to resolveEscalation",
+		);
+	});
 });