diff --git a/roborock/devices/rpc/v1_channel.py b/roborock/devices/rpc/v1_channel.py
index 8259994ad..75a5a566d 100644
--- a/roborock/devices/rpc/v1_channel.py
+++ b/roborock/devices/rpc/v1_channel.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from roborock.devices.transport.channel import Channel
 from roborock.devices.transport.local_channel import LocalChannel, LocalSession, create_local_session
 from roborock.devices.transport.mqtt_channel import MqttChannel
-from roborock.exceptions import RoborockException
+from roborock.exceptions import RoborockException, RoborockTimeout
 from roborock.mqtt.health_manager import HealthManager
 from roborock.mqtt.session import MqttParams, MqttSession
 from roborock.protocols.v1_protocol import (
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T", bound=RoborockBase)
 _TIMEOUT = 10.0
+_READ_ONLY_PREFIXES = ("get_", "app_get_")
+
+
+def _is_read_only(method: CommandType) -> bool:
+    """Return True if the command only reads state, so it is safe to resend after a timeout."""
+    return method.startswith(_READ_ONLY_PREFIXES)
 
 
 # Exponential backoff parameters for reconnecting to local
@@ -89,10 +95,18 @@ async def send_command(
         request = RequestMessage(method, params=params)
 
         # Try each channel in order until one succeeds
-        last_exception = None
+        last_exception: RoborockException | None = None
         for strategy in self._rpc_strategies_cb():
             try:
                 decoded_response = await self._send_rpc(strategy, request, self._logger)
+            except RoborockTimeout as e:
+                # The request was published, so the device may have received and run it. Only
+                # read-only commands are safe to resend on another channel; resending anything
+                # else could make the device act twice.
+                if not _is_read_only(method):
+                    raise
+                self._logger.debug("Command %s timed out on %s channel: %s", method, strategy.name, e)
+                last_exception = e
             except RoborockException as e:
                 self._logger.debug("Command %s failed on %s channel: %s", method, strategy.name, e)
                 last_exception = e
@@ -154,7 +168,7 @@ def find_response(response_message: RoborockMessage) -> None:
             if strategy.health_manager:
                 await strategy.health_manager.on_timeout()
             future.cancel()
-            raise RoborockException(f"Command timed out after {_TIMEOUT}s") from ex
+            raise RoborockTimeout(f"Command timed out after {_TIMEOUT}s") from ex
         finally:
             unsub()
         if strategy.health_manager:
diff --git a/tests/devices/rpc/test_v1_channel.py b/tests/devices/rpc/test_v1_channel.py
index c153c752d..c65ff5f5d 100644
--- a/tests/devices/rpc/test_v1_channel.py
+++ b/tests/devices/rpc/test_v1_channel.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from roborock.devices.cache import DeviceCache, DeviceCacheData, InMemoryCache
 from roborock.devices.rpc.v1_channel import V1Channel
 from roborock.devices.transport.local_channel import LocalSession
-from roborock.exceptions import RoborockException
+from roborock.exceptions import RoborockException, RoborockTimeout
 from roborock.protocol import (
     create_local_decoder,
     create_local_encoder,
@@ -433,6 +433,45 @@ async def test_v1_channel_send_pick_first_available(
     assert result.state == RoborockStateCode.cleaning
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("command", "expect_mqtt_resend"),
+    [
+        (RoborockCommand.GET_STATUS, True),
+        (RoborockCommand.APP_START, False),
+    ],
+    ids=["read-falls-back-to-mqtt", "write-not-resent-on-mqtt"],
+)
+async def test_v1_channel_send_command_local_timeout(
+    v1_channel: V1Channel,
+    rpc_channel: V1RpcChannel,
+    mock_mqtt_channel: Mock,
+    mock_local_channel: Mock,
+    command: RoborockCommand,
+    expect_mqtt_resend: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """A command that times out locally is only resent over MQTT if it is read-only.
+
+    After a timeout the request has already been published, so the device may have run it.
+    """
+    mock_mqtt_channel.response_queue.append(TEST_NETWORK_INFO_RESPONSE)
+    await v1_channel.subscribe(Mock())
+    mqtt_published_before = len(mock_mqtt_channel.published_messages)
+
+    # Local publish succeeds but no response arrives; MQTT would answer.
+    mock_mqtt_channel.response_queue.append(TEST_RESPONSE)
+    with patch("roborock.devices.rpc.v1_channel._TIMEOUT", 0.01):
+        if expect_mqtt_resend:
+            result = await rpc_channel.send_command(command, response_type=StatusV2)
+            assert result.state == RoborockStateCode.cleaning
+        else:
+            with pytest.raises(RoborockTimeout):
+                await rpc_channel.send_command(command)
+
+    mock_local_channel.publish.assert_called_once()
+    mqtt_resent = len(mock_mqtt_channel.published_messages) > mqtt_published_before
+    assert mqtt_resent == expect_mqtt_resend
+
+
 async def test_v1_channel_send_decoded_command_with_params(
     v1_channel: V1Channel,
     rpc_channel: V1RpcChannel,