diff --git a/scripts/lib/actions-artifact-archive.mjs b/scripts/lib/actions-artifact-archive.mjs
index 8561175ac122..0e6bc0e33124 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/actions-artifact-archive.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/actions-artifact-archive.mjs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ARTIFACT_DIGEST_RE = /^sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}$/u;
 const ARTIFACT_NAME_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.-]*$/u;
 const COMMIT_SHA_RE = /^[0-9a-f]{40}$/u;
 const REPOSITORY_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$/u;
+const ACTIVE_SAME_RUN_STATUSES = new Set(["in_progress", "waiting"]);
 const SUPPORTED_ZIP_FLAGS = 0x0808;
 const ZIP_DATA_DESCRIPTOR_FLAG = 0x0008;
 const ZIP_UTF8_FLAG = 0x0800;
@@ -736,8 +737,10 @@ export function validateActionsArtifactBinding(params) {
       throw new Error("Actions workflow run does not match the immutable publication tuple.");
     }
   } else if (expected.runAttempt === expected.consumerRunAttempt) {
-    if (run.status !== "in_progress" || run.conclusion !== null) {
-      throw new Error("Current producer workflow attempt must still be in progress.");
+    // Environment protection reports the active workflow as waiting until the
+    // approval transition propagates, even while the approved consumer runs.
+    if (!ACTIVE_SAME_RUN_STATUSES.has(run.status) || run.conclusion !== null) {
+      throw new Error("Current producer workflow attempt must still be active.");
     }
   } else if (
     run.status !== "completed" ||
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-publication-artifact.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-publication-artifact.test.ts
index e2335be2a4a9..41574d466f75 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-publication-artifact.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-publication-artifact.test.ts
@@ -749,6 +749,23 @@ describe("plugin publication artifact", () => {
     ).toThrow("producer job did not complete successfully");
   });
 
+  it("accepts an environment-waiting current producer attempt", () => {
+    const fixture = createFixture();
+    const workflowRun = JSON.parse(readFileSync(fixture.workflowRunPath, "utf8"));
+    workflowRun.status = "waiting";
+    workflowRun.conclusion = null;
+    writeFileSync(fixture.workflowRunPath, `${JSON.stringify(workflowRun)}\n`);
+
+    expect(
+      verifyFixture(fixture, {
+        consumerRunAttempt: RUN_ATTEMPT,
+        producerJobName: PRODUCER_JOB_NAME,
+        runStatePolicy: "same-run-producer-success",
+        workflowJobsMetadataPath: fixture.workflowJobsPath,
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ producerRunAttempt: RUN_ATTEMPT, producerRunId: RUN_ID });
+  });
+
   it("retries bounded metadata, attempt, and archive failures against the exact run attempt", async () => {
     const zip = createZip([{ bytes: Buffer.from("proof"), name: "proof.txt" }]);
     const artifactMetadata = {