diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
index 192bf1b..55d8409 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use rand::Rng;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
+use crate::config::MeFloorMode;
 use crate::crypto::SecureRandom;
 use crate::network::IpFamily;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
     let mut outage_next_attempt: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
     let mut single_endpoint_outage: HashSet<(i32, IpFamily)> = HashSet::new();
     let mut shadow_rotate_deadline: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut adaptive_idle_since: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut adaptive_recover_until: HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant> = HashMap::new();
     loop {
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(HEALTH_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
         pool.prune_closed_writers().await;
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
             &mut outage_next_attempt,
             &mut single_endpoint_outage,
             &mut shadow_rotate_deadline,
+            &mut adaptive_idle_since,
+            &mut adaptive_recover_until,
         )
         .await;
         check_family(
@@ -53,6 +58,8 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
             &mut outage_next_attempt,
             &mut single_endpoint_outage,
             &mut shadow_rotate_deadline,
+            &mut adaptive_idle_since,
+            &mut adaptive_recover_until,
         )
         .await;
     }
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ async fn check_family(
     outage_next_attempt: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
     single_endpoint_outage: &mut HashSet<(i32, IpFamily)>,
     shadow_rotate_deadline: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_idle_since: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_recover_until: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
 ) {
     let enabled = match family {
         IpFamily::V4 => pool.decision.ipv4_me,
@@ -95,6 +104,11 @@ async fn check_family(
         endpoints.dedup();
     }
 
+    if pool.floor_mode() == MeFloorMode::Static {
+        adaptive_idle_since.clear();
+        adaptive_recover_until.clear();
+    }
+
     let mut live_addr_counts = HashMap::<SocketAddr, usize>::new();
     let mut live_writer_ids_by_addr = HashMap::<SocketAddr, Vec<u64>>::new();
     for writer in pool.writers.read().await.iter().filter(|w| {
@@ -111,12 +125,21 @@ async fn check_family(
         if endpoints.is_empty() {
             continue;
         }
-        let required = pool.required_writers_for_dc(endpoints.len());
+        let key = (dc, family);
+        let reduce_for_idle = should_reduce_floor_for_idle(
+            pool,
+            key,
+            &endpoints,
+            &live_writer_ids_by_addr,
+            adaptive_idle_since,
+            adaptive_recover_until,
+        )
+        .await;
+        let required = pool.required_writers_for_dc_with_floor_mode(endpoints.len(), reduce_for_idle);
         let alive = endpoints
             .iter()
             .map(|addr| *live_addr_counts.get(addr).unwrap_or(&0))
             .sum::<usize>();
-        let key = (dc, family);
 
         if endpoints.len() == 1 && pool.single_endpoint_outage_mode_enabled() && alive == 0 {
             if single_endpoint_outage.insert(key) {
@@ -148,6 +171,8 @@ async fn check_family(
             outage_backoff.remove(&key);
             outage_next_attempt.remove(&key);
             shadow_rotate_deadline.remove(&key);
+            adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+            adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
             info!(
                 dc = %dc,
                 ?family,
@@ -262,6 +287,54 @@ async fn check_family(
     }
 }
 
+async fn should_reduce_floor_for_idle(
+    pool: &Arc<MePool>,
+    key: (i32, IpFamily),
+    endpoints: &[SocketAddr],
+    live_writer_ids_by_addr: &HashMap<SocketAddr, Vec<u64>>,
+    adaptive_idle_since: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+    adaptive_recover_until: &mut HashMap<(i32, IpFamily), Instant>,
+) -> bool {
+    if endpoints.len() != 1 || pool.floor_mode() != MeFloorMode::Adaptive {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let now = Instant::now();
+    let endpoint = endpoints[0];
+    let writer_ids = live_writer_ids_by_addr
+        .get(&endpoint)
+        .map(Vec::as_slice)
+        .unwrap_or(&[]);
+    let has_bound_clients = has_bound_clients_on_endpoint(pool, writer_ids).await;
+    if has_bound_clients {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        adaptive_recover_until.insert(key, now + pool.adaptive_floor_recover_grace_duration());
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(recover_until) = adaptive_recover_until.get(&key)
+        && now < *recover_until
+    {
+        adaptive_idle_since.remove(&key);
+        return false;
+    }
+    adaptive_recover_until.remove(&key);
+
+    let idle_since = adaptive_idle_since.entry(key).or_insert(now);
+    now.saturating_duration_since(*idle_since) >= pool.adaptive_floor_idle_duration()
+}
+
+async fn has_bound_clients_on_endpoint(pool: &Arc<MePool>, writer_ids: &[u64]) -> bool {
+    for writer_id in writer_ids {
+        if !pool.registry.is_writer_empty(*writer_id).await {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
 async fn recover_single_endpoint_outage(
     pool: &Arc<MePool>,
     rng: &Arc<SecureRandom>,