diff --git a/navigator/CHANGELOG.MD b/navigator/CHANGELOG.MD
index e521fb38..8c2360d2 100644
--- a/navigator/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/navigator/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.7.2] – 2026-07-16
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `Timeline.tocEntryFor()` (via `@readium/shared`) now falls back to the nearest preceding resource's toc entry when a resource has no toc entry of its own — the case where one toc entry spans several consecutive reading-order resources ([#242](https://github.com/readium/ts-toolkit/pull/242))
+
 ## [2.7.1] – 2026-07-16
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/navigator/package.json b/navigator/package.json
index 1a82be01..dab8ad1a 100644
--- a/navigator/package.json
+++ b/navigator/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@readium/navigator",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.7.2",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Next generation SDK for publications in Web Apps",
   "author": "readium",
diff --git a/shared/CHANGELOG.MD b/shared/CHANGELOG.MD
index 11d7d2d7..97add596 100644
--- a/shared/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/shared/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.3.1] – 2026-07-16
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `Timeline.tocEntryFor()` now falls back to the nearest preceding resource's toc entry when a resource has no toc entry of its own — the case where one toc entry spans several consecutive reading-order resources ([#242](https://github.com/readium/ts-toolkit/pull/242))
+
 ## [2.3.0] – 2026-07-16
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/shared/package.json b/shared/package.json
index 6db3f519..1a6a9a67 100644
--- a/shared/package.json
+++ b/shared/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@readium/shared",
-  "version": "2.3.0",
+  "version": "2.3.1",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Shared models to be used across other Readium projects and implementations in Typescript",
   "author": "readium",
diff --git a/shared/src/publication/services/timeline/Timeline.ts b/shared/src/publication/services/timeline/Timeline.ts
index eba70dc6..4ad73d4b 100644
--- a/shared/src/publication/services/timeline/Timeline.ts
+++ b/shared/src/publication/services/timeline/Timeline.ts
@@ -267,10 +267,12 @@ export class Timeline {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Maps a `TimelineItem` (typically from `locate()`) to its `ContextualizedTocEntry`:
-     * a direct match first, falling back to the nearest preceding toc entry
-     * for that resource when there's no exact match (e.g. a mid-resource
-     * audio position between chapter markers).
+     * Maps a `TimelineItem` (typically from `locate()`) to its `ContextualizedTocEntry`,
+     * trying three fallbacks in order:
+     *   1. A direct match on `current`'s own link.
+     *   2. The nearest preceding toc entry within the same resource.
+     *   3. When no toc entry references the resource at all, the nearest
+     *      preceding resource's toc entry.
      */
     tocEntryFor(current: TimelineItem): ContextualizedTocEntry | undefined {
         const link = this.linkFor(current);
@@ -279,7 +281,10 @@ export class Timeline {
         const direct = this.findTocEntryByLink(this.contextualizedToc, link);
         if (direct) return direct;
 
-        return this.nearestTocEntryForResource(link.href, current);
+        const nearest = this.nearestTocEntryForResource(link.href, current);
+        if (nearest) return nearest;
+
+        return this.previousResolvedTocEntry(link);
     }
 
     private get flat(): TimelineItem[] {
@@ -470,6 +475,11 @@ export class Timeline {
         return undefined;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tier-2 fallback for `tocEntryFor`: among the toc entries that reference
+     * `href`'s own resource (e.g. chapter markers within one audio file),
+     * return the nearest one at or before `current`'s position/scroll.
+     */
     private nearestTocEntryForResource(href: string, current: TimelineItem): ContextualizedTocEntry | undefined {
         const bare = Timeline.bareHref(href);
         // Re-walk with raw items (not the display-formatted TocEntry tree) so we can compare
@@ -491,6 +501,33 @@ export class Timeline {
         return this.findTocEntryByLink(this.contextualizedToc, chosen.link);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tier-3 fallback for `tocEntryFor`: when no toc entry references
+     * `href`'s resource at all, walk backward through the reading order and
+     * return the nearest preceding resource's toc entry.
+     */
+    private previousResolvedTocEntry(link: Link): ContextualizedTocEntry | undefined {
+        const index = this._allItems.findIndex(item => this.linkFor(item) === link);
+        if (index === -1) return undefined;
+
+        for (let i = index - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            const precedingLink = this.linkFor(this._allItems[i]);
+            if (!precedingLink) continue;
+            const precedingBare = Timeline.bareHref(precedingLink.href);
+            const { atStart, fragments } = Timeline.collectTocCandidates(this.tocLinks, precedingBare, this._tocDepth, 1);
+            // Exclude fragment-only entries (bareHref "") — collectTocCandidates
+            // treats them as matching any bare href for single-track audio, but
+            // here they must belong to this specific preceding resource.
+            const ownAtStart = atStart.filter(l => Timeline.bareHref(l.href) === precedingBare);
+            const ownFragments = fragments.filter(l => Timeline.bareHref(l.href) === precedingBare);
+            const chosen = ownAtStart[0] ?? (ownFragments.length > 0 ? ownFragments[ownFragments.length - 1] : undefined);
+            if (!chosen) continue;
+            const entry = this.findTocEntryByLink(this.contextualizedToc, chosen);
+            if (entry) return entry;
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Shared utilities
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/shared/test/Timeline.test.ts b/shared/test/Timeline.test.ts
index 788ab971..40ad2639 100644
--- a/shared/test/Timeline.test.ts
+++ b/shared/test/Timeline.test.ts
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ describe('Timeline – contextualizedToc', () => {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 describe('Timeline – tocEntryFor', () => {
-  it('10.1 direct match: a TOC-derived child item resolves to its own toc entry', () => {
+  it('10.1 tier-1 direct match: a TOC-derived child item resolves to its own toc entry', () => {
     const t = build(
       ro({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter 1' }),
       toc({ href: 'chapter1.html#intro', title: 'Introduction' }),
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ describe('Timeline – tocEntryFor', () => {
     expect(t.tocEntryFor(child)?.link.title).toBe('Introduction');
   });
 
-  it('10.2 fallback match: a plain reading-order item resolves to the nearest preceding toc entry by scroll', () => {
+  it('10.2 tier-2 fallback: a plain reading-order item resolves to the nearest preceding toc entry by scroll', () => {
     const t = build(
       ro({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter 1' }),
       toc(
@@ -802,7 +802,88 @@ describe('Timeline – tocEntryFor', () => {
     expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[0])?.link.title).toBe('Section 2');
   });
 
-  it('10.3 no match: an item unknown to the timeline resolves to undefined', () => {
+  it('10.3 tier-3 fallback: a resource with no TOC entries of its own resolves to the preceding resource\'s toc entry', () => {
+    // One TOC entry spans three consecutive RO resources — only the first is referenced.
+    const t = build(
+      ro(
+        { href: 'chapter1.html' },
+        { href: 'chapter1-2.html' },
+        { href: 'chapter1-3.html' },
+      ),
+      toc({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter One' }),
+    );
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[1])?.link.title).toBe('Chapter One');
+  });
+
+  it('10.4 tier-3 fallback: walks back past multiple untitled resources to find the nearest preceding entry', () => {
+    const t = build(
+      ro(
+        { href: 'chapter1.html' },
+        { href: 'chapter1-2.html' },
+        { href: 'chapter1-3.html' },
+      ),
+      toc({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter One' }),
+    );
+    // chapter1-3.html has no toc entry of its own, and neither does chapter1-2.html
+    // immediately preceding it — must skip past it to chapter1.html's entry.
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[2])?.link.title).toBe('Chapter One');
+  });
+
+  it('10.5 tier-3 fallback: preceding resource with only ambiguous fragment entries still resolves, to the last one', () => {
+    // chapter1.html has no start-of-resource toc entry, and two fragment entries —
+    // ambiguous for title resolution (undefined title), but tier-3 must still
+    // pick one deterministically rather than skipping past it to nothing.
+    const t = build(
+      ro(
+        { href: 'chapter1.html' },
+        { href: 'chapter1-2.html' },
+      ),
+      toc(
+        { href: 'chapter1.html#s1', title: 'Section 1' },
+        { href: 'chapter1.html#s2', title: 'Section 2' },
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[1])?.link.title).toBe('Section 2');
+  });
+
+  it('10.6 tier-3 fallback: excludes fragment-only toc entries when resolving the preceding resource', () => {
+    // "#t=30" is fragment-only (single-track audio convention) and loosely
+    // matches any resource's own title resolution in build(), but it does
+    // not belong to track1.mp3 specifically — must not be picked as its entry.
+    const t = build(
+      ro(
+        { href: 'track1.mp3' },
+        { href: 'track2.mp3' },
+      ),
+      toc({ href: '#t=30', title: 'Marker' }),
+    );
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[1])).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('10.7 tier-3 fallback: no preceding entry exists → undefined', () => {
+    const t = build(
+      ro({ href: 'chapter1.html' }, { href: 'chapter2.html', title: 'Chapter 2' }),
+      toc({ href: 'chapter2.html', title: 'Chapter Two' }),
+    );
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[0])).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('10.8 tier-3 fallback: does not misresolve when the reading order repeats the same href', () => {
+    // Two RO entries share an href; the second (untitled, no toc entries of
+    // its own) must resolve against its own preceding neighbor by identity,
+    // not the first occurrence of a matching href.
+    const t = build(
+      ro(
+        { href: 'shared.html', title: 'First' },
+        { href: 'other.html' },
+        { href: 'shared.html' },
+      ),
+      toc({ href: 'other.html', title: 'Other' }),
+    );
+    expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[2])?.link.title).toBe('Other');
+  });
+
+  it('10.9 no match: an item unknown to the timeline resolves to undefined', () => {
     const t = build(
       ro({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter 1' }),
       toc({ href: 'chapter1.html#intro', title: 'Introduction' }),
@@ -811,7 +892,7 @@ describe('Timeline – tocEntryFor', () => {
     expect(t.tocEntryFor(untracked)).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  it('10.4 no manifest toc: a reading-order item direct-matches its own fallback toc entry', () => {
+  it('10.10 no manifest toc: a reading-order item direct-matches its own fallback toc entry', () => {
     const t = build(ro({ href: 'chapter1.html', title: 'Chapter 1' }));
     expect(t.tocEntryFor(t.items[0])?.link.href).toBe('chapter1.html');
   });