diff --git a/doc/thinking/2026-04-26-namespace-manager-step40.md b/doc/thinking/2026-04-26-namespace-manager-step40.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b34de6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/thinking/2026-04-26-namespace-manager-step40.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# 2026-04-26 — NamespaceManager rewrite, step 40
+
+## Цель шага
+
+Зафиксировать lifecycle policy для namespace removal в коде явно, а не только комментариями и log-сообщениями.
+
+## Что меняем
+
+1. Добавляем `NamespaceRemovalStrategy`.
+2. Поддерживаем два режима:
+   - `track-only`
+   - `dispatch-remove`
+3. Общие watcher handlers принимают strategy.
+4. Текущий production flow использует `track-only`.
+5. Добавляем unit tests на оба режима.
+
+## Что НЕ меняем
+
+- не включаем реальный remove dispatch в watcher-ах;
+- не меняем runtime cleanup policy по умолчанию.
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diff --git a/pkg/buildermgr/ns_watcher.go b/pkg/buildermgr/ns_watcher.go
index 89c1a626..c1b178b2 100644
--- a/pkg/buildermgr/ns_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/buildermgr/ns_watcher.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func StartNSWatcher(
 			}
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(logger, "buildermgr.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj)
+			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(ctx, logger, "buildermgr.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj, utils.NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly)
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/executor/multitenant/ns_watcher.go b/pkg/executor/multitenant/ns_watcher.go
index 58eba378..57d681c5 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/multitenant/ns_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/multitenant/ns_watcher.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func StartNSWatcher(
 			}
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(logger, "multitenant.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj)
+			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(ctx, logger, "multitenant.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj, utils.NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly)
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/router/ns_watcher.go b/pkg/router/ns_watcher.go
index 41e59fb7..13210eb2 100644
--- a/pkg/router/ns_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/router/ns_watcher.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func StartNSWatcher(
 			}
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(logger, "router.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj)
+			utils.HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(ctx, logger, "router.NSWatcher", nsManager, obj, utils.NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly)
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager.go b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager.go
index 5ab06095..df023082 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager.go
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ func HandleWatcherNamespaceUpdate(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, compo
 		return
 	}
 	if NamespaceBecameUnmanaged(oldNamespace, newNamespace) {
-		_, _ = RecordNamespaceRemoval(manager, newNamespace, NamespaceSourceWatcher, time.Now().UTC())
-		logger.Info(component+": namespace removed from manager state; runtime registrations kept",
-			zap.String("namespace", newNamespace.Name))
+		HandleWatcherNamespaceRemoval(ctx, logger, component, manager, newNamespace, NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly)
 		return
 	}
 	if !IsManagedNamespace(newNamespace.Labels) {
@@ -165,12 +163,25 @@ func HandleWatcherNamespaceUpdate(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, compo
 	}
 }
 
-func HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(logger *zap.Logger, component string, manager NamespaceManager, obj interface{}) {
+func HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, component string, manager NamespaceManager, obj interface{}, strategy NamespaceRemovalStrategy) {
+	HandleWatcherNamespaceRemoval(ctx, logger, component, manager, obj, strategy)
+}
+
+func HandleWatcherNamespaceRemoval(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, component string, manager NamespaceManager, obj interface{}, strategy NamespaceRemovalStrategy) {
 	record, ok := RecordNamespaceRemoval(manager, obj, NamespaceSourceWatcher, time.Now().UTC())
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	logger.Info(component+": namespace deleted from manager state; runtime registrations kept",
+	if strategy == NamespaceRemovalStrategyDispatchRemove {
+		if _, _, err := manager.DispatchRemove(ctx, record.Name); err != nil {
+			logger.Error(component+": DispatchRemove failed", zap.String("namespace", record.Name), zap.Error(err))
+			return
+		}
+		logger.Info(component+": namespace removal dispatched through subscribers",
+			zap.String("namespace", record.Name))
+		return
+	}
+	logger.Info(component+": namespace removed from manager state; runtime registrations kept",
 		zap.String("namespace", record.Name))
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model.go b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model.go
index fea48ffb..fc79c901 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model.go
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ const (
 	NamespaceEventResync NamespaceEventType = "resync"
 )
 
+type NamespaceRemovalStrategy string
+
+const (
+	NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly     NamespaceRemovalStrategy = "track-only"
+	NamespaceRemovalStrategyDispatchRemove NamespaceRemovalStrategy = "dispatch-remove"
+)
+
 type NamespacePartState struct {
 	State     string
 	LastError string
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model_test.go b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model_test.go
index a6a599b3..71d0c2a0 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_model_test.go
@@ -145,3 +145,12 @@ func TestNamespaceEventFromObject(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected empty name for unsupported object")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNamespaceRemovalStrategyValues(t *testing.T) {
+	if NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly != "track-only" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected track-only strategy value")
+	}
+	if NamespaceRemovalStrategyDispatchRemove != "dispatch-remove" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected dispatch-remove strategy value")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_test.go b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_test.go
index 950cd8eb..5065a2b9 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/namespace_manager_test.go
@@ -357,13 +357,32 @@ func TestHandleWatcherNamespaceAddUpdateDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected update handler to dispatch resync")
 	}
 
-	HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(logger, "router.NSWatcher", manager, k8sCache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown{Obj: namespace})
+	HandleWatcherNamespaceDelete(context.Background(), logger, "router.NSWatcher", manager, k8sCache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown{Obj: namespace}, NamespaceRemovalStrategyTrackOnly)
 	record, ok := manager.Get("tenant-a")
 	if !ok || record.Phase != NamespacePhaseRemoved {
 		t.Fatalf("expected delete handler to mark namespace removed")
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandleWatcherNamespaceRemovalDispatch(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := NewNamespaceManager()
+	router := &testNamespaceSubscriber{name: "router"}
+	manager.Subscribe(router)
+	logger := zap.NewNop()
+	namespace := &corev1.Namespace{}
+	namespace.Name = "tenant-a"
+	manager.Upsert(NamespaceEvent{Type: NamespaceEventAdd, Name: "tenant-a", Source: NamespaceSourceWatcher})
+
+	HandleWatcherNamespaceRemoval(context.Background(), logger, "router.NSWatcher", manager, namespace, NamespaceRemovalStrategyDispatchRemove)
+	record, ok := manager.Get("tenant-a")
+	if !ok || record.Phase != NamespacePhaseRemoved {
+		t.Fatalf("expected dispatch removal to keep removed record")
+	}
+	if router.removeCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected remove subscriber to be called once")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNamespaceManagerDispatchAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	manager := NewNamespaceManager()
 	manager.Upsert(NamespaceEvent{Type: NamespaceEventAdd, Name: "tenant-a", Source: NamespaceSourceWatcher})