diff --git a/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.test.ts b/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.test.ts
index f5346b926..8ff3382c5 100644
--- a/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.test.ts
+++ b/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ describe("cooperative canonical JSON digest", () => {
     ),
     { payload: `${"x".repeat(8191)}𐀀${"\n\ud800".repeat(20_000)}` },
     { [`${"x".repeat(8191)}𐀀${"\n".repeat(20_000)}`]: "value" },
+    Object.fromEntries(
+      Array.from({ length: 512 }, (_, index) => [
+        `escaped\n\"\\𐀀${"x".repeat(32)}${index}`,
+        { repeated: index },
+      ]),
+    ),
   ];
   it.each(values.map((value) => ({ value })))(
     "preserves complete canonical meaning (%#)",
@@ -55,6 +61,18 @@ describe("cooperative canonical JSON digest", () => {
     expect(steps.next().done).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("continues object hashing when a pending property is omitted", () => {
+    const value: { [key: string]: JsonValue } = {
+      a: "x".repeat(32_768),
+      b: 1,
+      c: { retained: true },
+    };
+    const steps = canonicalJsonDigestSteps(value);
+    expect(steps.next().done).toBe(false);
+    delete value.b;
+    expect(complete(steps)).toBe(digestCanonicalValue(value));
+  });
+
   it("rejects sparse arrays, nonfinite numbers and cycles", () => {
     const sparse: JsonValue[] = [];
     sparse.length = 2;
diff --git a/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.ts b/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.ts
index ef4ab8841..35cbb8491 100644
--- a/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.ts
+++ b/src/domain/canonicalJsonDigestSteps.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export function* canonicalJsonDigestSteps(
   const hash = createHash("sha256");
   const ancestors = new Set<object>();
   const stack: DigestFrame[] = [{ kind: "value", value }];
+  const encodedKeys = new Map<string, string>();
+  // Keep reusable key encodings within one existing digest-buffer quantum.
+  let remainingKeyCodeUnits = 8192;
   let buffered = "";
   let flushed = false;
   const emit = (part: string): void => {
@@ -69,22 +72,22 @@ export function* canonicalJsonDigestSteps(
         stack.push(frame);
         continue;
       }
+      let item: JsonValue;
       if (frame.kind === "array") {
         if (frame.index === frame.length) {
           emit("]");
           ancestors.delete(frame.value);
           continue;
         }
-        const item = frame.value[frame.index];
-        if (item === undefined)
+        const element = frame.value[frame.index];
+        if (element === undefined)
           throw new TypeError(
             "Canonical JSON digest requires dense JSON arrays",
           );
         if (frame.index++ > 0) emit(",");
-        stack.push(frame, { kind: "value", value: item });
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (frame.kind === "object") {
+        stack.push(frame);
+        item = element;
+      } else if (frame.kind === "object") {
         if (frame.index === frame.keys.length) {
           emit("}");
           ancestors.delete(frame.value);
@@ -93,25 +96,42 @@ export function* canonicalJsonDigestSteps(
         const key = frame.keys[frame.index++];
         if (key === undefined)
           throw new TypeError("Canonical JSON object changed during hashing");
-        const item = frame.value[key];
-        if (item === undefined) continue;
+        const property = frame.value[key];
+        if (property === undefined) {
+          stack.push(frame);
+          continue;
+        }
         if (frame.written++ > 0) emit(",");
         if (key.length > 8192) {
           emit('"');
           stack.push(
             frame,
-            { kind: "value", value: item },
+            { kind: "value", value: property },
             { kind: "separator" },
             { kind: "string", value: key, index: 0 },
           );
           continue;
         }
-        emit(JSON.stringify(key));
+        let encodedKey = encodedKeys.get(key);
+        if (encodedKey === undefined) {
+          encodedKey = JSON.stringify(key);
+          if (encodedKey.length <= remainingKeyCodeUnits) {
+            encodedKeys.set(key, encodedKey);
+            remainingKeyCodeUnits -= encodedKey.length;
+          }
+        }
+        emit(encodedKey);
         emit(":");
-        stack.push(frame, { kind: "value", value: item });
-        continue;
+        stack.push(frame);
+        item = property;
+      } else {
+        item = frame.value;
+      }
+      // Resume containers directly; scalar members need no temporary value frame.
+      if (flushed) {
+        flushed = false;
+        yield;
       }
-      const item = frame.value;
       if (typeof item === "string" && item.length > 8192) {
         emit('"');
         stack.push({ kind: "string", value: item, index: 0 });
@@ -151,6 +171,7 @@ export function* canonicalJsonDigestSteps(
   } finally {
     stack.length = 0;
     ancestors.clear();
+    encodedKeys.clear();
     buffered = "";
   }
 }