diff --git a/plugin/grpc/fuzz.go b/plugin/grpc/fuzz.go
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+//go:build gofuzz
+
+package grpc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/pb"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/pkg/fuzz"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/test"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	grpcgo "google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// fakeClient implements pb.DnsServiceClient without doing any network I/O.
+// Its behavior is controlled by the mode field.
+type fakeClient struct {
+	mode byte
+	idx  int
+}
+
+func (f *fakeClient) Query(_ context.Context, in *pb.DnsPacket, _ ...grpcgo.CallOption) (*pb.DnsPacket, error) {
+	// Derive mode deterministically from request bytes to vary behavior per call.
+	m := f.mode
+	if len(in.GetMsg()) > 0 {
+		b := in.GetMsg()[f.idx%len(in.GetMsg())]
+		f.idx++
+		m = b
+	}
+
+	switch m % 12 {
+	case 0:
+		// Success echo: return the same bytes.
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+	case 1:
+		// Return NotFound to exercise NXDOMAIN conversion and optional fallthrough.
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "not found")
+	case 2:
+		// Return a transient error to trigger retry/rotation.
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "unavailable")
+	case 3:
+		// Corrupt response that fails dns.Msg Unpack.
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: []byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02}}, nil
+	case 4:
+		// Valid DNS message with mismatched ID/qname to trigger formerr path in ServeDNS.
+		var req dns.Msg
+		if err := req.Unpack(in.GetMsg()); err != nil {
+			// If input isn't a DNS message, just echo to avoid blocking fuzzing.
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		resp := new(dns.Msg)
+		resp.SetReply(&req)
+		resp.Id = req.Id + 1
+		// Alter question name if present.
+		if len(req.Question) > 0 {
+			resp.Question[0].Name = "example.net."
+		}
+		packed, err := resp.Pack()
+		if err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: packed}, nil
+	case 5:
+		// Success with EDNS and larger answer to stress flags and sizes.
+		var req dns.Msg
+		if err := req.Unpack(in.GetMsg()); err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		resp := new(dns.Msg)
+		resp.SetReply(&req)
+		// Set EDNS0 with varying UDP size and DO bit based on m.
+		size := uint16(512)
+		if (m>>1)&1 == 1 {
+			size = 1232
+		}
+		if (m>>2)&1 == 1 {
+			size = 4096
+		}
+		do := ((m>>3)&1 == 1)
+		resp.SetEdns0(size, do)
+		// Optionally set TC bit to exercise truncation handling.
+		if (m>>4)&1 == 1 {
+			resp.Truncated = true
+		}
+		// Add a few TXT records to grow the payload.
+		name := "."
+		if len(req.Question) > 0 {
+			name = req.Question[0].Name
+		}
+		n := int(1 + (m % 16))
+		for range n {
+			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, &dns.TXT{Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: name, Rrtype: dns.TypeTXT, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: 0}, Txt: []string{"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"}})
+		}
+		packed, err := resp.Pack()
+		if err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: packed}, nil
+	case 6:
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.DeadlineExceeded, "timeout")
+	case 7:
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "internal")
+	case 8:
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.ResourceExhausted, "quota")
+	case 9:
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "denied")
+	case 10:
+		// NODATA: NOERROR with empty Answer and SOA in Authority.
+		var req dns.Msg
+		if err := req.Unpack(in.GetMsg()); err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		resp := new(dns.Msg)
+		resp.SetRcode(&req, dns.RcodeSuccess)
+		name := "."
+		if len(req.Question) > 0 {
+			name = req.Question[0].Name
+		}
+		resp.Ns = append(resp.Ns, &dns.SOA{Hdr: dns.RR_Header{Name: name, Rrtype: dns.TypeSOA, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: 60}, Ns: "ns.example.", Mbox: "hostmaster.example.", Serial: 1, Refresh: 3600, Retry: 600, Expire: 86400, Minttl: 60})
+		packed, err := resp.Pack()
+		if err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: packed}, nil
+	case 11:
+		// TC-only: truncated response without answers.
+		var req dns.Msg
+		if err := req.Unpack(in.GetMsg()); err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		resp := new(dns.Msg)
+		resp.SetReply(&req)
+		resp.Truncated = true
+		packed, err := resp.Pack()
+		if err != nil {
+			return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: in.GetMsg()}, nil
+		}
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: packed}, nil
+	default:
+		// Empty/zero-length response to exercise unpack error path.
+		return &pb.DnsPacket{Msg: nil}, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Fuzz exercises the grpc plugin using a fake client and the shared fuzz harness.
+func Fuzz(data []byte) int {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	cfg := data[0]
+	rest := data[1:]
+
+	g := &GRPC{
+		from: ".",
+		Next: test.ErrorHandler(),
+	}
+
+	// Select policy based on cfg bits to vary list() ordering.
+	switch cfg % 3 {
+	case 0:
+		g.p = &random{}
+	case 1:
+		g.p = &roundRobin{}
+	default:
+		g.p = &sequential{}
+	}
+
+	// Optionally enable fallthrough; choose scope based on input bit.
+	if cfg&0x80 != 0 {
+		if cfg&0x01 != 0 {
+			g.Fall.SetZonesFromArgs([]string{"."})
+		} else {
+			g.Fall.SetZonesFromArgs([]string{g.from})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create 0–3 fake proxies with varied behaviors.
+	numProxies := int((cfg >> 4) & 0x03)
+	if numProxies == 0 {
+		if _, is := g.p.(*roundRobin); is {
+			// Avoid divide-by-zero in roundRobin policy when pool is empty.
+			g.p = &sequential{}
+		}
+	}
+	for i := range numProxies {
+		mode := byte(i)
+		if len(rest) > 0 {
+			mode = rest[i%len(rest)]
+		}
+		p := &Proxy{addr: "fake"}
+		p.client = &fakeClient{mode: mode}
+		g.proxies = append(g.proxies, p)
+	}
+
+	// Deterministically set a narrow from to miss match and hit Next/SERVFAIL paths.
+	if cfg&0x20 != 0 {
+		g.from = "_not_matching_."
+	}
+
+	// Optionally construct a tiny deterministic query to vary RD/CD flags.
+	if cfg&0x08 != 0 {
+		var rq dns.Msg
+		rq.SetQuestion("example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+		rq.RecursionDesired = (cfg&0x04 != 0)
+		rq.CheckingDisabled = (cfg&0x02 != 0)
+		if packed, err := rq.Pack(); err == nil {
+			rest = packed
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fuzz.Do(g, rest)
+}