diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63e2c9c..58b9c44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Issue #17: Platform Fee Mechanism
   - Added configurable fee basis points and fee recipient
   - Fee is deducted from each tip and sent to the recipient immediately
+- Issue #87: Fee Recipient Compromise Runbook Test
+  - Added adversarial test `test_fee_recipient_compromise_response_runbook`
+    that validates the full admin-key-compromise recovery sequence (pause →
+    rotate admin → restore fee recipient → unpause → verify fee routing)
+    documented in `docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md`
 - Issue #20: Profile Updates & Account Deletion
   - Added `update_profile()` for in-place profile edits
   - Added `unregister()` that requires zero balance across all tokens
diff --git a/docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md b/docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md
index 725703b..05435ac 100644
--- a/docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md
+++ b/docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ cargo test test_set_admin
 cargo test test_set_fee_percentage
 cargo test test_set_fee_recipient
 cargo test unauthorized
+cargo test test_fee_recipient_compromise_response_runbook
 ```
 
 Expected result for each command: exit status `0` and a final line containing
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 49bad2b..10217c4 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -2192,3 +2192,77 @@ fn gas_init() {
     assert_eq!(client.get_fee_percentage(), 500);
     assert!(used <= GAS_INIT_MAX, "init() consumed {used} CPU insns, limit is {GAS_INIT_MAX}");
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fee-recipient compromise adversarial test (issue #87)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Cross-referenced from docs/ADMIN_RUNBOOK.md. This test validates the
+// end-to-end recovery runbook for a compromised admin key that changed the
+// fee recipient to an attacker-controlled address.
+
+/// Full recovery runbook: pause → rotate admin → restore fee recipient →
+/// unpause → verify future tips route fees to the safe address.
+#[test]
+fn test_fee_recipient_compromise_response_runbook() {
+    // Set up with a non-zero fee so fee routing is observable.
+    let t = TestEnv::new_with_fee(500); // 5%
+
+    let alice = Address::generate(&t.env);
+    let bob = Address::generate(&t.env);
+
+    // Register a creator and send a pre-compromise tip.
+    t.tip_client().register(
+        &alice,
+        &Symbol::new(&t.env, "alice"),
+        &s(&t.env, "Alice"),
+        &s(&t.env, "Writer"),
+    );
+    t.stellar_client().mint(&bob, &10_000);
+
+    t.tip_client().tip(&bob, &alice, &t.token_id, &1_000, &s(&t.env, "pre-recovery"));
+
+    // Sanity: original fee recipient got 50 (5% of 1000).
+    assert_eq!(t.tip_client().get_balance(&alice, &t.token_id), 950);
+    let orig_recipient_balance = t.token_client().balance(&t.fee_recipient);
+    assert_eq!(orig_recipient_balance, 50);
+
+    // ── Step 1: Unauthorized set_fee_recipient panics with #11. ──
+    // The existing standalone test `test_set_fee_recipient_unauthorized_fails`
+    // already asserts this behaviour (NotAuthorized = #11).  We rely on that
+    // coverage rather than duplicating it here, and proceed directly to the
+    // recovery sequence below.
+
+    // ── Step 2: Admin pauses the contract (emergency stop). ──
+    t.tip_client().pause(&t.admin);
+    assert!(t.tip_client().is_paused());
+
+    // ── Step 3: Rotate admin to a new, safe address. ──
+    let new_admin = Address::generate(&t.env);
+    t.tip_client().set_admin(&t.admin, &new_admin);
+    assert_eq!(t.tip_client().get_admin(), Some(new_admin.clone()));
+
+    // ── Step 4: New admin restores fee recipient to the approved address. ──
+    let safe_recipient = Address::generate(&t.env);
+    t.tip_client().set_fee_recipient(&new_admin, &safe_recipient);
+    assert_eq!(t.tip_client().get_fee_recipient(), Some(safe_recipient.clone()));
+
+    // ── Step 5: New admin unpauses the contract. ──
+    t.tip_client().unpause(&new_admin);
+    assert!(!t.tip_client().is_paused());
+
+    // ── Step 6: Verify the next tip routes its fee to the safe recipient. ──
+    let charlie = Address::generate(&t.env);
+    t.stellar_client().mint(&charlie, &10_000);
+
+    t.tip_client().tip(&charlie, &alice, &t.token_id, &1_000, &s(&t.env, "post-recovery"));
+
+    // Creator gets another 950 (cumulative 1_900).
+    assert_eq!(t.tip_client().get_balance(&alice, &t.token_id), 1_900);
+
+    // Fee for the post-recovery tip went to the safe recipient.
+    assert_eq!(t.token_client().balance(&safe_recipient), 50);
+
+    // Original fee recipient balance is unchanged after recovery.
+    assert_eq!(t.token_client().balance(&t.fee_recipient), orig_recipient_balance);
+}