diff --git a/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/obfuscated2.go b/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/obfuscated2.go
index fe642d1f..7aecae38 100644
--- a/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/obfuscated2.go
+++ b/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/obfuscated2.go
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ func (o *Obfuscated2) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		return n, err
 	}
 	if n > 0 {
-		o.decrypt.XORKeyStream(b, b)
+		// IMPORTANT: only XOR the n bytes that were actually read.
+		// XOR-ing the full b advances the CTR keystream past where the
+		// server is and permanently desyncs the stream — every later
+		// MTProto message decrypts to garbage and the engine fails
+		// with "msg_key is invalid".
+		o.decrypt.XORKeyStream(b[:n], b[:n])
 	}
 	return n, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/short_read_test.go b/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/short_read_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb2b32c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gotd/mtproxy/obfuscated2/short_read_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package obfuscated2
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/cipher"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// chunkConn delivers data from buf in chunks of at most chunkSize bytes.
+type chunkConn struct {
+	buf       *bytes.Buffer
+	chunkSize int
+}
+
+func (c *chunkConn) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if c.buf.Len() == 0 {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	want := len(p)
+	if want > c.chunkSize {
+		want = c.chunkSize
+	}
+	return c.buf.Read(p[:want])
+}
+
+func (c *chunkConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) { return len(p), nil }
+
+// TestShortReadKeepsKeystreamAligned ensures that when the underlying
+// transport returns fewer bytes than the caller asked for, the CTR
+// keystream is only advanced by the bytes actually delivered.
+//
+// The previous implementation called XORKeyStream(b, b) instead of
+// XORKeyStream(b[:n], b[:n]); after a single short read the client and
+// server keystreams diverged and every subsequent MTProto message
+// failed integrity (msg_key invalid).
+func TestShortReadKeepsKeystreamAligned(t *testing.T) {
+	a := require.New(t)
+
+	key := bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x11}, 32)
+	iv := bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x22}, 16)
+
+	enc, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
+	a.NoError(err)
+	dec, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
+	a.NoError(err)
+
+	encStream := cipher.NewCTR(enc, iv)
+	decStream := cipher.NewCTR(dec, iv)
+
+	plaintext := bytes.Repeat([]byte("Hello, MTProxy! "), 50)
+	ciphertext := make([]byte, len(plaintext))
+	encStream.XORKeyStream(ciphertext, plaintext)
+
+	wire := &chunkConn{buf: bytes.NewBuffer(append([]byte(nil), ciphertext...)), chunkSize: 7}
+	o := &Obfuscated2{
+		conn: wire,
+		keys: keys{decrypt: decStream},
+	}
+
+	got := make([]byte, len(plaintext))
+	off := 0
+	for off < len(plaintext) {
+		end := off + 128
+		if end > len(got) {
+			end = len(got)
+		}
+		n, err := o.Read(got[off:end])
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			t.Fatalf("read at off %d: %v", off, err)
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("zero-length read at off %d", off)
+		}
+		off += n
+	}
+
+	a.Equal(plaintext, got, "short reads must not desync the keystream")
+}