diff --git a/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted.zig b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted.zig
index 999aaeab6a..1aacfa30e3 100644
--- a/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted.zig
+++ b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted.zig
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ pub const Drafted = struct {
     absorbs: std.ArrayList(dr.Absorb) = .empty,
     holds: std.ArrayList(dr.Hold) = .empty,
     firsts: std.ArrayList(u32) = .empty,
+    /// The target reads held drafts from the drafter itself (Window.held), so windows without fillers pass as they are.
+    held_on_target: bool = false,
 
     /// The wrapper, with the target told the drafter's taps before any forward.
     pub fn init(gpa: Allocator, target: be.Backend, drafter: dr.Drafter) !Drafted {
@@ -217,11 +219,13 @@ pub const Drafted = struct {
             lane.tree_first = null;
         };
         var total: usize = 0;
+        var through = x.held_on_target;
         for (windows) |w| {
             if (w.held > 0 and w.tokens.len != 0) return error.MixedDrafts;
             total += w.held;
+            if (through and w.held > 0 and (x.lanes.getPtr(w.stream) orelse return error.NotDrafting).filler > 0) through = false;
         }
-        if (total == 0) return x.target.verify(x.windows.items, out);
+        if (total == 0 or through) return x.target.verify(x.windows.items, out);
         try x.tokens.resize(x.gpa, total);
         x.streams.clearRetainingCapacity();
         x.outs.clearRetainingCapacity();
diff --git a/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_held_test.zig b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_held_test.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a6010744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_held_test.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//! Drafted.verify with held_on_target: windows of drafting streams reach the target with Window.held as asked.
+const std = @import("std");
+const be = @import("backend.zig");
+const dr = @import("drafter.zig");
+const Stream = @import("stream.zig").Stream;
+const Drafted = @import("drafted.zig").Drafted;
+
+/// A target that records each verify's held rows and host tokens, and a drafter that only counts host readbacks.
+const Fake = struct {
+    seen: u32 = 0,
+    tokens: [4]u32 = @splat(0),
+    readbacks: u32 = 0,
+
+    fn cast(ptr: *anyopaque) *Fake {
+        return @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
+    }
+    fn verify(ptr: *anyopaque, windows: []const be.Window, _: []be.Verified) anyerror!void {
+        const f = cast(ptr);
+        f.seen = windows[0].held;
+        @memcpy(f.tokens[0..windows[0].tokens.len], windows[0].tokens);
+    }
+    fn held(ptr: *anyopaque, _: []const *Stream, out: []const []u32) anyerror!void {
+        cast(ptr).readbacks += 1;
+        for (out) |o| @memset(o, 5);
+    }
+    fn none(_: *anyopaque) []const u32 {
+        return &.{};
+    }
+    fn facts(_: *anyopaque) dr.Facts {
+        return .{ .depth = 3, .step_ms = 0, .prior = &.{}, .stream_bytes = 0 };
+    }
+    fn unused(_: *anyopaque, _: *Stream) anyerror!void {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn absorb(_: *anyopaque, _: []const dr.Absorb) anyerror!void {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn hold(_: *anyopaque, _: []const dr.Hold) anyerror!void {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn release(_: *anyopaque, _: *Stream) void {}
+    fn first(_: *anyopaque, _: *Stream, _: u64) anyerror!u64 {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn queue(_: *anyopaque, _: *Stream, _: be.Feed, _: u64) anyerror!u64 {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn read(_: *anyopaque, _: u64) anyerror!u32 {
+        return error.Unused;
+    }
+    fn keep(_: *anyopaque, _: []const be.Window, _: []const []const u32) anyerror!void {}
+    fn draft(_: *anyopaque, _: []const be.DraftRequest) anyerror!void {}
+};
+
+test "held_on_target passes held windows through, and a stream with fillers still gets host tokens" {
+    var f: Fake = .{};
+    const target: be.Backend = .{ .ptr = &f, .vtable = &.{ .prefill = Fake.unused, .first = Fake.first, .queue = Fake.queue, .read = Fake.read, .verify = Fake.verify, .keep = Fake.keep, .draft = Fake.draft, .release = Fake.release } };
+    const drafter: dr.Drafter = .{ .ptr = &f, .vtable = &.{ .taps = Fake.none, .facts = Fake.facts, .open = Fake.unused, .absorb = Fake.absorb, .hold = Fake.hold, .held = Fake.held, .release = Fake.release } };
+    var x: Drafted = .{ .gpa = std.testing.allocator, .target = target, .drafter = drafter, .held_on_target = true };
+    defer x.deinit();
+    var s: Stream = undefined;
+    try x.lanes.put(std.testing.allocator, &s, .{ .rows = true });
+    var sampled: [4]u32 = undefined;
+    var drafts: [3]u32 = undefined;
+    const w = [_]be.Window{.{ .stream = &s, .pending = 9, .held = 3, .tokens = &.{}, .parents = null, .positions = &.{ 1, 2, 3, 4 } }};
+    var o = [_]be.Verified{.{ .sampled = &sampled, .drafts = &drafts }};
+    try x.backend().verify(&w, &o);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 3), f.seen);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), f.readbacks);
+    x.lanes.getPtr(&s).?.filler = 3; // fillers: the pending token as host tokens, no readback
+    try x.backend().verify(&w, &o);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 0), f.seen);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualSlices(u32, &.{ 9, 9, 9 }, f.tokens[0..3]);
+    x.held_on_target = false; // off: the drafter's drafts as host tokens
+    try x.backend().verify(&w, &o);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 1), f.readbacks);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualSlices(u32, &.{ 5, 5, 5 }, f.tokens[0..3]);
+}
diff --git a/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_test.zig b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_test.zig
index 1c313bc305..be10023409 100644
--- a/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_test.zig
+++ b/zig/src/core/lanes/drafted_test.zig
@@ -594,4 +594,5 @@ test "the drafter wrapper sees the committed callback before its first hold" {
 test {
     _ = @import("drafted_role_test.zig");
     _ = @import("drafted_step_test.zig");
+    _ = @import("drafted_held_test.zig");
 }