diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/prefill_delayer.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/prefill_delayer.py
index d775a35c9..eacae42a7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/prefill_delayer.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/prefill_delayer.py
@@ -244,13 +244,25 @@ class PrefillDelayer:
                     self.skip_first_delayer = False
                     pass
                 else:
-                    next_state = prev_state or _State()
-                    next_state = next_state.bump_delayed_count()
+                    # Bound the wait like the "mixed" branch: on a saturated
+                    # engine slot_condition may never turn false, so cap the
+                    # delay by max_delay_passes.
+                    prev_delayed_count = prev_state.delayed_count if prev_state else 0
+                    if prev_delayed_count < self._max_delay_passes - 1:
+                        next_state = prev_state or _State()
+                        next_state = next_state.bump_delayed_count()
+                        return _NegotiateOutput(
+                            next_state=next_state,
+                            output_allow=False,
+                            output_reason="delay",
+                            **debug_info,
+                        )
                     return _NegotiateOutput(
-                        next_state=next_state,
-                        output_allow=False,
-                        output_reason="delay",
+                        next_state=None,
+                        output_allow=True,
+                        output_reason="wait_timeout",
                         **debug_info,
+                        **wait_info,
                     )
             exist_previous_wait = prev_state is not None
             return _NegotiateOutput(
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
index 573627ecd..6a4a0880a 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler.py
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ class Scheduler(
             self.schedule_low_priority_values_first,
         )
         self.prefill_delayer: Optional[PrefillDelayer] = None
-        self.max_prefill_bs: int = 0
+        self.max_prefill_bs: float = 0.0
         if get_schedule().enable_prefill_delayer:
             if get_disagg().disaggregation_mode == "decode":
                 logger.info(
@@ -3010,6 +3010,11 @@ class Scheduler(
     def get_new_batch_prefill(self, running_batch: ScheduleBatch) -> NextBatchPlan:
         prefill_delayer_single_pass = None
         if self.prefill_delayer:
+            # Decay the max-prefill-bs high-watermark once per pass so one
+            # unusually large admission burst does not permanently raise the
+            # slot_condition bar in the delayer (0.998/pass ~= half-life of
+            # ~350 forward passes).
+            self.max_prefill_bs *= 0.998
             # Get max usage across all pools for prefill delay decision
             max_pool_usage = (
                 self.pool_stats_observer.get_pool_stats().get_max_pool_usage()
@@ -3104,7 +3109,7 @@ class Scheduler(
             chunked_prefill_size,
             running_bs if self.is_mixed_chunk else 0,
             self.priority_scheduling_preemption_threshold,
-            max_prefill_bs=self.max_prefill_bs,
+            max_prefill_bs=int(self.max_prefill_bs),
             max_running_requests=self.max_running_requests,
             prefill_max_requests=get_schedule().prefill_max_requests,
             prefill_delayer_single_pass=prefill_delayer_single_pass,
diff --git a/test/registered/scheduler/test_prefill_delayer.py b/test/registered/scheduler/test_prefill_delayer.py
index 58074fbce..64ce40841 100644
--- a/test/registered/scheduler/test_prefill_delayer.py
+++ b/test/registered/scheduler/test_prefill_delayer.py
@@ -371,6 +371,53 @@ _NEGOTIATE_TEST_CASES = [
         # One queue-trigger delay was recorded before the wall-clock release.
         expected_wait_forward_passes=1,
     ),
+    # slot_condition (all-branch) must not delay forever: with 128-100=28
+    # free slots < max_prefill_bs=80 the delay holds, but it must release
+    # with wait_timeout after max_delay_passes, like the mixed branch.
+    NegotiateTestCase(
+        name="slot_condition_pass_cap_timeout",
+        max_delay_passes=3,
+        token_usage_low_watermark=0.8,
+        calls=[
+            # skip_first_delayer consumes the first would-be delay.
+            NegotiateCall(
+                prefillable=[True, True, True, True],
+                token_usage=[0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9],
+                running_batch=[100, 100, 100, 100],
+                max_prefill_bs=[80, 80, 80, 80],
+                waiting_queue_len=[10, 10, 10, 10],
+                max_running_requests=128,
+            ),
+            NegotiateCall(
+                prefillable=[True, True, True, True],
+                token_usage=[0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9],
+                running_batch=[100, 100, 100, 100],
+                max_prefill_bs=[80, 80, 80, 80],
+                waiting_queue_len=[10, 10, 10, 10],
+                max_running_requests=128,
+            ),
+            NegotiateCall(
+                prefillable=[True, True, True, True],
+                token_usage=[0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9],
+                running_batch=[100, 100, 100, 100],
+                max_prefill_bs=[80, 80, 80, 80],
+                waiting_queue_len=[10, 10, 10, 10],
+                max_running_requests=128,
+            ),
+            NegotiateCall(
+                prefillable=[True, True, True, True],
+                token_usage=[0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9],
+                running_batch=[100, 100, 100, 100],
+                max_prefill_bs=[80, 80, 80, 80],
+                waiting_queue_len=[10, 10, 10, 10],
+                max_running_requests=128,
+            ),
+        ],
+        expected_allow=True,
+        expected_reason="wait_timeout",
+        # Two slot-condition delays accumulated after the skip-first pass.
+        expected_wait_forward_passes=2,
+    ),
 ]