diff --git a/app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php b/app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php
index c9eae30..a698dff 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TwoFactorSetup extends Component
             session()->flash('open_recovery_modal', true);
             // put (not flash): must survive the redirect AND the later openModal Livewire
             // request; the modal pulls it on mount to reveal the freshly generated codes once.
-            session()->put('2fa.codes_fresh', true);
+            session()->put('2fa.codes_fresh', now()->timestamp);
             // One-time download grant (a timestamp) — the download route requires + consumes
             // it within a short window, so the fresh set can be downloaded once and a later
             // direct hit 403s.
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Modals/RecoveryCodes.php b/app/Livewire/Modals/RecoveryCodes.php
index 1462d1b..551195b 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Modals/RecoveryCodes.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Modals/RecoveryCodes.php
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ class RecoveryCodes extends ModalComponent
 
     public function mount(): void
     {
-        // One-time, server-set flag (put on first-factor enrollment). pull() reads + forgets,
-        // so a refresh of the manage view will no longer reveal the codes. mount() does not
-        // run on hydrate, so a replayed snapshot never re-triggers this.
-        if (session()->pull('2fa.codes_fresh', false)) {
+        // One-time, server-set flag (a timestamp put on first-factor enrollment). pull() reads
+        // + forgets, so a refresh of the manage view will no longer reveal the codes. mount()
+        // does not run on hydrate, so a replayed snapshot never re-triggers this. The flag is
+        // valid only within [now-600s, now]: a stale flag (enrollment whose modal never opened)
+        // or a non-timestamp value reveals nothing.
+        $freshAt = session()->pull('2fa.codes_fresh');
+        $age = is_int($freshAt) ? now()->timestamp - $freshAt : null;
+        if ($age !== null && $age >= 0 && $age <= 600) {
             $this->dispatchCodes();
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Settings/WebauthnKeys.php b/app/Livewire/Settings/WebauthnKeys.php
index a97b0b3..1b77182 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Settings/WebauthnKeys.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Settings/WebauthnKeys.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class WebauthnKeys extends Component
         if (! Auth::user()->hasRecoveryCodes()) {
             Auth::user()->replaceRecoveryCodes();
             // Server-set one-time flag so the opening modal reveals the fresh set once.
-            session()->put('2fa.codes_fresh', true);
+            session()->put('2fa.codes_fresh', now()->timestamp);
             // One-time download grant (a timestamp) — the download route requires + consumes
             // it within a short window, so the fresh set can be downloaded once and a later
             // direct hit 403s.
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal.md
index 2199f64..6dd4b68 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal.md
@@ -454,4 +454,18 @@ Codex raised three findings; resolutions:
   No code disclosure was possible (cross-origin response is unreadable); the fix prevents the
   grant-consumption nuisance.
 
-Final suite: 7 tests / 61 assertions, all green.
+- **F5 (`2fa.codes_fresh` reveal flag had no expiry — symmetric to F2):** The flag is now a
+  timestamp set by `Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php` and `Settings/WebauthnKeys.php`, and
+  `RecoveryCodes::mount()` reveals only within a 10-minute window. New test
+  `test_a_stale_codes_fresh_flag_reveals_nothing`. `tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php`
+  updated to assert the flag is an int (`assertIsInt`) rather than `true`.
+- **F6 (timestamp comparison accepted a future value):** Both checks (download route and
+  `mount()`) now validate `$age >= 0 && $age <= 600`, rejecting future-dated timestamps. New
+  case added to `test_a_stale_download_grant_is_rejected`.
+
+Touched beyond the original plan: `app/Livewire/Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php`,
+`app/Livewire/Settings/WebauthnKeys.php` (both flag types → timestamps), and
+`tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php` (flag type assertion).
+
+Final suite: `RecoveryCodesModalTest` 8 tests / 65 assertions, all green; recovery/2FA
+regression set green.
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal-design.md
index aeac014..1c4e7b3 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-15-recovery-codes-airtight-reveal-design.md
@@ -134,8 +134,13 @@ a download link, but a cross-site request can no longer burn the victim's grant.
 
 - Grant setters (updated for the TTL — F2): `Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php`,
   `Settings/WebauthnKeys.php`, and `Modals/RecoveryCodes::regenerate()` now store
-  `session()->put('2fa.download_grant', now()->timestamp)` instead of `true`. They still set
-  `2fa.codes_fresh` unchanged.
+  `session()->put('2fa.download_grant', now()->timestamp)` instead of `true`.
+- Reveal-flag setters (updated for symmetry — F5): `Auth/TwoFactorSetup.php` and
+  `Settings/WebauthnKeys.php` store `2fa.codes_fresh` as `now()->timestamp` too, and
+  `RecoveryCodes::mount()` only reveals when that flag is within `[now-600s, now]` — a stale
+  flag (enrollment whose modal never opened) reveals nothing.
+- Both timestamp checks (route grant + `mount()` flag) validate the window as
+  `$age !== null && $age >= 0 && $age <= 600`, which also rejects a future-dated value (F6).
 - `Settings/Index.php` is unchanged; the modal now consumes `codes_fresh` by dispatching the
   codes instead of flipping a `revealed` bool.
 - No i18n changes: no new visible strings (the heading, subtitle, warning, hidden-notice, and
diff --git a/tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php b/tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php
index b7e2f6e..5041b7f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/FirstFactorCodesTest.php
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ class FirstFactorCodesTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertTrue($user->fresh()->hasRecoveryCodes());
         $this->assertTrue(session('open_recovery_modal'));
-        // The modal that opens after the redirect reveals the fresh set once.
-        $this->assertTrue(session('2fa.codes_fresh'));
+        // The modal that opens after the redirect reveals the fresh set once. The flag is a
+        // timestamp (TTL-bounded) — the modal pulls it within its 10-minute window.
+        $this->assertIsInt(session('2fa.codes_fresh'));
     }
 
     public function test_first_key_register_generates_codes_and_opens_modal(): void
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ class FirstFactorCodesTest extends TestCase
             ->assertDispatched('openModal');
 
         $this->assertTrue($user->fresh()->hasRecoveryCodes());
-        // The opening modal reveals the fresh set once.
-        $this->assertTrue(session('2fa.codes_fresh'));
+        // The opening modal reveals the fresh set once. The flag is a TTL-bounded timestamp.
+        $this->assertIsInt(session('2fa.codes_fresh'));
     }
 
     public function test_malformed_setup_secret_yields_validation_error_not_500(): void