diff --git a/src/ir/resolver.test.zig b/src/ir/resolver.test.zig
index b78815a..a00e2fa 100644
--- a/src/ir/resolver.test.zig
+++ b/src/ir/resolver.test.zig
@@ -353,6 +353,18 @@ fn findDecl(root: *const ast.Node, name: []const u8, comptime kind: std.meta.Tag
     return null;
 }
 
+fn firstBareCallCallee(func: *const ast.Node, name: []const u8) ?*const ast.Node {
+    if (func.data != .fn_decl) return null;
+    const body = func.data.fn_decl.body;
+    if (body.data != .block) return null;
+    for (body.data.block.stmts) |stmt| {
+        if (stmt.data != .call) continue;
+        const callee = stmt.data.call.callee;
+        if (callee.data == .identifier and std.mem.eql(u8, callee.data.identifier.name, name)) return callee;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 fn expectTypeRefOwnTag(
     rp: *const resolver.ResolvedProgram,
     node: *const ast.Node,
@@ -711,8 +723,9 @@ test "resolver: resolve — namespace-qualified + generic-struct/type-fn/protoco
 // into foreign_class_refs — NOT type_refs. (2) A `Type.CONST` field access whose
 // base resolves to a struct carrying that const member (`Phys.GRAVITY`) fills
 // struct_const_refs, keyed by the field_access node. (3) A UFCS alias
-// (`plus :: ufcs adder`) is keyed by its decl node AND its rewrite call site
-// (`plus(1, 2)`) is keyed by the callee, both resolving to the target's author.
+// (`plus :: ufcs adder`) is keyed by its decl node AND its rewrite call sites
+// (including one before the alias decl) are keyed by the callee, both resolving
+// to the target's author.
 // This fixture exercises ALL TEN domains at once, proving the full-population
 // acceptance: every ResolvedProgram side table is non-empty and node-keyed.
 test "resolver: resolve — S2.1c foreign-class/struct-const/UFCS + all ten domains populated" {
@@ -738,6 +751,7 @@ test "resolver: resolve — S2.1c foreign-class/struct-const/UFCS + all ten doma
         \\Cmp :: protocol(T: Type) { get :: () -> T; }
         \\LIMIT :: 5;
         \\adder :: (a: s64, b: s64) -> s64 { a + b }
+        \\call_alias_before :: () -> s64 { plus(3, 4) }
         \\plus :: ufcs adder;
         \\use_phys :: (p: Phys) -> s64 { p.mass }
         \\use_obj :: (o: Obj) -> s64 { 0 }
@@ -746,7 +760,7 @@ test "resolver: resolve — S2.1c foreign-class/struct-const/UFCS + all ten doma
         \\use_cmp :: (c: Cmp(s64)) -> s64 { 0 }
         \\read_const :: () -> s64 { Phys.GRAVITY }
         \\read_ns :: () -> s64 { g.helper_fn() }
-        \\call_alias :: () -> s64 { plus(1, 2) }
+        \\call_alias_after :: () -> s64 { plus(1, 2) }
         \\main :: () -> s32 {
         \\    n := helper();
         \\    m := LIMIT;
@@ -824,20 +838,29 @@ test "resolver: resolve — S2.1c foreign-class/struct-const/UFCS + all ten doma
     try std.testing.expect(plus_ref.authors.own != null);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(fn_tag, std.meta.activeTag(plus_ref.authors.own.?.raw));
 
-    // (3b) UFCS rewrite site: the `plus(1, 2)` callee identifier is keyed in
-    //      ufcs_refs (NOT callable_refs) and resolves to the SAME target author.
-    var saw_site = false;
+    // (3b) UFCS rewrite sites: both the forward `plus(3, 4)` site and the later
+    //      `plus(1, 2)` site are keyed in ufcs_refs (NOT callable_refs) and
+    //      resolve to the SAME target author.
+    const before_alias = findFn(prog.root, "call_alias_before") orelse return error.MissingBeforeAliasFn;
+    const before_alias_callee = firstBareCallCallee(before_alias, "plus") orelse return error.MissingBeforeAliasCallee;
+    const before_ref = rp.ufcs_refs.get(before_alias_callee) orelse return error.BeforeAliasUfcsNotKeyed;
+    try std.testing.expect(before_ref == .authors);
+    try std.testing.expect(before_ref.authors.own != null);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(fn_tag, std.meta.activeTag(before_ref.authors.own.?.raw));
+    try std.testing.expect(rp.callable_refs.get(before_alias_callee) == null);
+
+    var saw_after_site = false;
     var uit = rp.ufcs_refs.iterator();
     while (uit.next()) |e| {
         const k = e.key_ptr.*;
-        if (k.data == .identifier and std.mem.eql(u8, k.data.identifier.name, "plus")) {
+        if (k != before_alias_callee and k.data == .identifier and std.mem.eql(u8, k.data.identifier.name, "plus")) {
             try std.testing.expect(e.value_ptr.* == .authors);
             try std.testing.expect(e.value_ptr.authors.own != null);
             try std.testing.expectEqual(fn_tag, std.meta.activeTag(e.value_ptr.authors.own.?.raw));
-            saw_site = true;
+            saw_after_site = true;
         }
     }
-    try std.testing.expect(saw_site);
+    try std.testing.expect(saw_after_site);
 
     // A UFCS-rewritten callee is NOT also recorded as an ordinary callable head.
     var cit = rp.callable_refs.iterator();
diff --git a/src/ir/resolver.zig b/src/ir/resolver.zig
index 56713b7..c55c8bb 100644
--- a/src/ir/resolver.zig
+++ b/src/ir/resolver.zig
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ pub fn resolve(
         .ufcs_aliases = std.StringHashMap([]const u8).init(alloc),
     };
     defer pass.ufcs_aliases.deinit();
+    pass.seedTopLevelUfcsAliases(root);
     pass.visit(root, .{ .source = main_file, .scope = null });
     return pass.out;
 }
@@ -352,6 +353,10 @@ const Frame = struct {
 const Ctx = struct {
     source: []const u8,
     scope: ?*const Frame,
+    /// True only while visiting declarations that were already covered by the
+    /// top-level UFCS alias pre-scan. Their decl nodes still get recorded into
+    /// `ufcs_refs`, but the alias map keeps the scanDecls-style final state.
+    preseeded_decl: bool = false,
 };
 
 /// A resolved generic-param reference: the matched param (its address is its
@@ -467,7 +472,11 @@ const ResolvePass = struct {
     /// names must resolve in their DEFINING module) overrides the ambient source
     /// for this subtree; an unstamped node inherits its parent's.
     fn visit(self: *ResolvePass, node: *const ast.Node, ctx: Ctx) void {
-        const here = Ctx{ .source = node.source_file orelse ctx.source, .scope = ctx.scope };
+        const here = Ctx{
+            .source = node.source_file orelse ctx.source,
+            .scope = ctx.scope,
+            .preseeded_decl = ctx.preseeded_decl,
+        };
         switch (node.data) {
             // ── declarations that open a generic-param scope ──
             .fn_decl => |*fd| {
@@ -585,7 +594,8 @@ const ResolvePass = struct {
             // ── structural recursion (no classification of their own) ──
             .root => |*r| {
                 // each top-level decl carries its own ambient source stamp.
-                self.visitAll(r.decls, here);
+                const decl_ctx = Ctx{ .source = here.source, .scope = here.scope, .preseeded_decl = true };
+                self.visitAll(r.decls, decl_ctx);
             },
             .block => |*b| self.visitAll(b.stmts, here),
             .binary_op => |*b| {
@@ -746,12 +756,37 @@ const ResolvePass = struct {
             // name so its rewrite call sites resolve to the same target. The map is
             // global / traversal-ordered, mirroring lowering's flat `ufcs_alias_map`.
             .ufcs_alias => |ua| {
-                self.ufcs_aliases.put(ua.name, ua.target) catch @panic("resolve: OOM");
+                if (!here.preseeded_decl) {
+                    self.ufcs_aliases.put(ua.name, ua.target) catch @panic("resolve: OOM");
+                }
                 self.recordAuthorsInto(&self.out.ufcs_refs, node, ua.target, here.source);
             },
         }
     }
 
+    /// Mirror lowering's declaration pre-scan for UFCS aliases: top-level roots
+    /// and namespace declaration lists are scanned before function bodies are
+    /// visited, so a call can resolve through an alias declared later in the file.
+    /// Function/lambda/block bodies are intentionally not entered here; local
+    /// aliases keep normal statement-order behavior on the owning walk.
+    fn seedTopLevelUfcsAliases(self: *ResolvePass, node: *const ast.Node) void {
+        switch (node.data) {
+            .root => |*r| self.seedTopLevelUfcsAliasDecls(r.decls),
+            .namespace_decl => |*ns| self.seedTopLevelUfcsAliasDecls(ns.decls),
+            else => {},
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn seedTopLevelUfcsAliasDecls(self: *ResolvePass, decls: []const *ast.Node) void {
+        for (decls) |decl| switch (decl.data) {
+            .ufcs_alias => |ua| {
+                self.ufcs_aliases.put(ua.name, ua.target) catch @panic("resolve: OOM");
+            },
+            .namespace_decl => self.seedTopLevelUfcsAliases(decl),
+            else => {},
+        };
+    }
+
     fn visitAll(self: *ResolvePass, nodes: anytype, ctx: Ctx) void {
         for (nodes) |n| self.visit(n, ctx);
     }