diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/entities/city.gd b/src/game/engine/src/entities/city.gd
index 9027cbb7..2e9fbb69 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/entities/city.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/entities/city.gd
@@ -306,10 +306,17 @@ func refresh_turn() -> void:
 	has_bombarded = false
 
 
-## Heal the city by the standard per-turn amount (20 HP). Skips destroyed cities.
-func heal_per_turn() -> void:
+## Heal the city by the standard per-turn amount (20 HP). Skips destroyed cities
+## and cities attacked in the last few turns (so siege damage accumulates).
+func heal_per_turn(current_turn: int) -> void:
 	if _gd_city != null:
-		_gd_city.call("heal_per_turn")
+		_gd_city.call("heal_per_turn", current_turn)
+
+
+## Mark the city as having taken combat damage on `turn`. Gates heal_per_turn.
+func mark_attacked(turn: int) -> void:
+	if _gd_city != null:
+		_gd_city.call("mark_attacked", turn)
 
 
 ## Get food surplus (food yield - consumption).
diff --git a/src/simulator/crates/mc-city/src/city.rs b/src/simulator/crates/mc-city/src/city.rs
index 9f400a5f..1198cccd 100644
--- a/src/simulator/crates/mc-city/src/city.rs
+++ b/src/simulator/crates/mc-city/src/city.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ pub struct City {
     /// Populated by GDScript at game load from JSON `effects` arrays.
     #[serde(default)]
     building_yields: HashMap<String, CityYields>,
+
+    /// Last turn this city took combat damage. Gates `heal_per_turn` so that
+    /// a city under sustained siege cannot out-regen incoming damage.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub last_attacked_turn: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 impl Default for City {
@@ -205,6 +210,7 @@ impl Default for City {
             buildings: Vec::new(),
             queues: HashMap::new(),
             building_yields: HashMap::new(),
+            last_attacked_turn: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ impl City {
             buildings: Vec::new(),
             queues: HashMap::new(),
             building_yields: HashMap::new(),
+            last_attacked_turn: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -515,16 +522,29 @@ impl City {
         self.hp = (self.hp + amount).min(self.max_hp);
     }
 
-    /// Heal the city by the standard per-turn amount (20 HP, was 10).
-    /// Raised with the melee-city-damage fraction in resolver.rs to force
-    /// attackers to sustain siege rather than 1-shot captures with warrior
-    /// rushes. Further bumps to 23/26 regressed results.
-    /// Skips destroyed cities (HP == 0).
-    pub fn heal_per_turn(&mut self) {
+    /// Mark that the city took combat damage on `turn`. Used to gate
+    /// `heal_per_turn` so siege damage can accumulate across turns.
+    pub fn mark_attacked(&mut self, turn: u32) {
+        self.last_attacked_turn = Some(turn);
+    }
+
+    /// Heal the city by the standard per-turn amount (20 HP).
+    /// Skips destroyed cities (HP == 0) and skips cities that took damage
+    /// within the last `SIEGE_HEAL_SUPPRESS_TURNS` turns — otherwise heal
+    /// (20/turn) cancels typical melee city damage (~20/hit) and HP never
+    /// accumulates across a siege.
+    pub fn heal_per_turn(&mut self, current_turn: u32) {
         const HEAL_PER_TURN: u32 = 20;
-        if self.hp > 0 && self.hp < self.max_hp {
-            self.heal(HEAL_PER_TURN);
+        const SIEGE_HEAL_SUPPRESS_TURNS: u32 = 3;
+        if self.hp == 0 || self.hp >= self.max_hp {
+            return;
         }
+        if let Some(last) = self.last_attacked_turn {
+            if current_turn.saturating_sub(last) < SIEGE_HEAL_SUPPRESS_TURNS {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        self.heal(HEAL_PER_TURN);
     }
 
     pub fn is_destroyed(&self) -> bool {
@@ -849,6 +869,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(city.is_destroyed());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn heal_per_turn_skips_when_recently_attacked() {
+        let mut city = City::found("Ironhold", (5, 5), true, 1);
+        city.take_damage(100);
+        let hp_after_damage = city.hp;
+        // Attacked on turn 10 — heal on turns 10..=12 must be suppressed.
+        city.mark_attacked(10);
+        city.heal_per_turn(10);
+        assert_eq!(city.hp, hp_after_damage);
+        city.heal_per_turn(11);
+        assert_eq!(city.hp, hp_after_damage);
+        city.heal_per_turn(12);
+        assert_eq!(city.hp, hp_after_damage);
+        // Turn 13 (3 turns after attack) resumes healing.
+        city.heal_per_turn(13);
+        assert_eq!(city.hp, hp_after_damage + 20);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rename_city() {
         let mut city = City::found("Ironhold", (5, 5), true, 1);