diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 03b69f046..5fc3cd027 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ See also the [rdkafka-sys changelog](rdkafka-sys/changelog.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-None
+* Spawn the periodic fallback wakeup for queues created via
+  `StreamConsumer::split_partition_queue` too. Previously only the main queue
+  had it, so a lost edge-triggered wakeup could stall a single partition's
+  stream indefinitely while other partitions kept consuming (#665).
 
 ## 0.39.0 (2026-01-25)
 
diff --git a/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs b/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
index 469c7e1bb..beebc0d8a 100644
--- a/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
+++ b/src/consumer/stream_consumer.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ where
 {
     base: Arc<BaseConsumer<C>>,
     wakers: Arc<WakerSlab>,
+    poll_interval: Duration,
     _shutdown_trigger: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     _runtime: PhantomData<R>,
 }
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ where
         Ok(StreamConsumer {
             base,
             wakers,
+            poll_interval,
             _shutdown_trigger: shutdown_trigger,
             _runtime: PhantomData,
         })
@@ -356,12 +358,33 @@ where
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         topic: &str,
         partition: i32,
-    ) -> Option<StreamPartitionQueue<C, R>> {
+    ) -> Option<StreamPartitionQueue<C, R>>
+    where
+        R: AsyncRuntime,
+    {
         self.base
             .split_partition_queue(topic, partition)
             .map(|queue| {
                 let wakers = Arc::new(WakerSlab::new());
                 unsafe { enable_nonempty_callback(&queue.queue, &wakers) };
+
+                // Same periodic fallback wakeup as the main queue (see
+                // `from_config_and_context`): the non-empty callback is
+                // edge-triggered, so a lost wakeup would otherwise park this
+                // partition's stream forever. Holds a `Weak` so the loop ends
+                // once the queue is dropped and its `WakerSlab` is freed.
+                let poll_interval = self.poll_interval;
+                let weak_wakers = Arc::downgrade(&wakers);
+                R::spawn(async move {
+                    loop {
+                        R::delay_for(poll_interval / 2).await;
+                        match weak_wakers.upgrade() {
+                            Some(wakers) => wakers.wake_all(),
+                            None => break,
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+
                 StreamPartitionQueue {
                     queue,
                     wakers,
diff --git a/tests/test_partition_queue_wakeup.rs b/tests/test_partition_queue_wakeup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..552286ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_partition_queue_wakeup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//! Deterministic regression test for the split-partition-queue fallback wakeup.
+//!
+//! No broker required: a parked partition stream with no data and no non-empty
+//! callback edge can only be woken by the periodic fallback loop. With the fix
+//! it is woken within ~max.poll.interval.ms; without it, never.
+
+use std::pin::pin;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll, Wake, Waker};
+
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration, Instant};
+
+use rdkafka::config::ClientConfig;
+use rdkafka::consumer::{Consumer, StreamConsumer};
+use rdkafka::topic_partition_list::{Offset, TopicPartitionList};
+
+// Waker that records when it is woken, so we can observe the fallback wake.
+struct SignalWaker(AtomicBool);
+
+impl Wake for SignalWaker {
+    fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        self.0.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<Self>) {
+        self.0.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn test_split_partition_queue_fallback_wakeup() {
+    let _r = env_logger::try_init();
+
+    // poll_interval = 500ms => fallback fires every 250ms. Dummy bootstrap:
+    // we never connect, the test is purely about local waker mechanics.
+    let consumer: Arc<StreamConsumer> = Arc::new(
+        ClientConfig::new()
+            .set("group.id", "test-fallback-wakeup")
+            .set("bootstrap.servers", "localhost:9092")
+            .set("session.timeout.ms", "1000")
+            .set("max.poll.interval.ms", "1000")
+            .set("enable.auto.commit", "false")
+            .create()
+            .expect("consumer creation failed"),
+    );
+
+    let mut tpl = TopicPartitionList::new();
+    tpl.add_partition_offset("nonexistent-topic", 0, Offset::Beginning)
+        .unwrap();
+    consumer.assign(&tpl).unwrap();
+
+    let pq = consumer
+        .split_partition_queue("nonexistent-topic", 0)
+        .expect("split_partition_queue returned None");
+
+    let signal = Arc::new(SignalWaker(AtomicBool::new(false)));
+    let waker = Waker::from(signal.clone());
+
+    // Park the stream: first poll registers our waker and returns Pending
+    // (empty queue, no broker -> no data).
+    let mut stream = pin!(pq.stream());
+    let mut cx = Context::from_waker(&waker);
+    match stream.as_mut().poll_next(&mut cx) {
+        Poll::Pending => {}
+        Poll::Ready(_) => panic!("expected Pending on empty queue"),
+    }
+
+    // The only thing that can wake us now is the fallback loop. With the fix it
+    // fires within ~250ms; without it, this never trips and we time out.
+    let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(3);
+    while Instant::now() < deadline {
+        if signal.0.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            return; // woken by the fallback loop — pass
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+
+    panic!("partition queue stream was never woken — split queue is not covered by the fallback wakeup");
+}