diff --git a/src/wabot/hosts.py b/src/wabot/hosts.py
index b6b70f9..16f5c90 100644
--- a/src/wabot/hosts.py
+++ b/src/wabot/hosts.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import platformdirs
 from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.webdriver import WebDriver as RemoteWebDriver
+from urllib3.exceptions import HTTPError as _Urllib3HTTPError
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger("wabot")
 
@@ -217,3 +220,38 @@ def stop_service(pid: int) -> bool:
             break
         time.sleep(0.05)
     return True
+
+
+class ReattachingRemote(RemoteWebDriver):
+    """A Remote driver that adopts an existing session instead of creating one.
+
+    Selenium has no supported reattach API; this relies on two internals
+    that have been stable across 4.x (pin selenium <5): ``execute()``
+    injects ``self.session_id`` into every command, and ``start_session``
+    is the only place a NEW_SESSION request happens.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, command_executor: str, session_id: str, options):
+        # NOT self.session_id: the base __init__ resets that to None before
+        # calling start_session, so stash the id under a private name.
+        self._reattach_session_id = session_id
+        super().__init__(command_executor=command_executor, options=options)
+
+    def start_session(self, capabilities: dict) -> None:
+        # Skip Command.NEW_SESSION entirely; adopt the saved session.
+        self.session_id = self._reattach_session_id
+        self.caps = capabilities  # requested caps: fine for normal commands (no CDP/BiDi)
+
+
+def attach(executor_url: str, session_id: str, browser: str):
+    """Return a live driver adopting the saved session, or None if it is dead."""
+    driver = ReattachingRemote(executor_url, session_id, options=build_options(browser))
+    try:
+        _ = driver.current_url  # first real HTTP call; raises if the session is gone
+        return driver
+    except WebDriverException as ex:
+        LOGGER.warning("saved session %s is dead: %s", session_id, ex)
+        return None
+    except (OSError, _Urllib3HTTPError) as ex:  # server unreachable (connection refused, timeout)
+        LOGGER.warning("no server at %s: %s", executor_url, ex)
+        return None
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_reattach.py b/tests/unit/test_reattach.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca677a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_reattach.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException
+
+from wabot.hosts import ReattachingRemote, attach, build_options
+
+
+class TestReattachingRemote:
+    def test_adopts_session_id_without_creating_a_session(self):
+        driver = ReattachingRemote(
+            "http://127.0.0.1:1", "saved-session-id", options=build_options("chromium")
+        )
+        # base __init__ resets session_id to None BEFORE start_session runs;
+        # our override must still win
+        assert driver.session_id == "saved-session-id"
+        assert isinstance(driver.caps, dict)
+
+    def test_works_for_firefox_options_too(self):
+        driver = ReattachingRemote(
+            "http://127.0.0.1:1", "sid", options=build_options("firefox")
+        )
+        assert driver.session_id == "sid"
+
+
+class TestAttach:
+    def test_returns_driver_when_probe_succeeds(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            ReattachingRemote, "current_url", property(lambda self: "http://example.com")
+        )
+        driver = attach("http://127.0.0.1:1", "sid", "chromium")
+        assert driver is not None
+        assert driver.session_id == "sid"
+
+    def test_returns_none_when_session_is_dead(self, monkeypatch):
+        def boom(self):
+            raise WebDriverException("invalid session id")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ReattachingRemote, "current_url", property(boom))
+        assert attach("http://127.0.0.1:1", "sid", "chromium") is None
+
+    def test_returns_none_when_server_is_unreachable(self):
+        # no server on port 1: connection refused is immediate; attach must not raise
+        assert attach("http://127.0.0.1:1", "sid", "chromium") is None