diff --git a/packages/ocap-kernel/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ocap-kernel/CHANGELOG.md
index c1e67d864..5803ed883 100644
--- a/packages/ocap-kernel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ocap-kernel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Deserialize CapData rejections in `Kernel.queueMessage` so vat errors surface as plain `Error` objects to all callers ([#928](https://github.com/MetaMask/ocap-kernel/pull/928))
 - Detect peer restart across receiver state loss so the receiving kernel no longer silently drops a restarted peer's `seq=1` messages ([#948](https://github.com/MetaMask/ocap-kernel/pull/948))
   - Persist the peer's last-observed incarnation and compare it on every successful handshake; on a detected restart, clear the peer's c-list contributions and reject the promises it was deciding before the new incarnation reuses any erefs
+- Accept liveslots-allocated durable, virtual, and faceted vrefs (e.g. `o+d10/1`, `o+v3/4:0`) in `isVRef` / `insistERef` / `EndpointMessageStruct` validation ([#949](https://github.com/MetaMask/ocap-kernel/pull/949))
+  - Previously the regex only matched plain `[op][+-]N`, so any vat using `defineDurableKind` failed outgoing-send validation and persisted-slot reads
 
 ## [0.7.0]
 
diff --git a/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.test.ts b/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.test.ts
index 98869f937..9590ea580 100644
--- a/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.test.ts
@@ -602,12 +602,21 @@ describe('insistKRef', () => {
 });
 
 describe('isVRef', () => {
-  it.each(['o+0', 'o-1', 'p+42', 'p-0', 'o+123456789'])(
-    'returns true for valid VRef %s',
-    (value) => {
-      expect(isVRef(value)).toBe(true);
-    },
-  );
+  it.each([
+    'o+0',
+    'o-1',
+    'p+42',
+    'p-0',
+    'o+123456789',
+    // Vat-allocated durable / virtual objects (liveslots `defineDurableKind`
+    // and friends). See parseVatSlot in @agoric/swingset-liveslots.
+    'o+d10/1',
+    'o+v3/4',
+    'o+d10/1:0',
+    'o+v3/4:7',
+  ])('returns true for valid VRef %s', (value) => {
+    expect(isVRef(value)).toBe(true);
+  });
 
   it.each([
     { name: 'missing sign', value: 'o1' },
@@ -616,6 +625,16 @@ describe('isVRef', () => {
     { name: 'non-digit suffix', value: 'o+1abc' },
     { name: 'kernel ref', value: 'ko1' },
     { name: 'remote ref', value: 'ro+1' },
+    // Durability marker only valid on `o+`. `o-` is kernel-allocated;
+    // promises and devices never carry a durability/subid suffix.
+    { name: 'durable on import', value: 'o-d10/1' },
+    { name: 'durable on promise', value: 'p+d10/1' },
+    // Subid grammar requires a durability marker.
+    { name: 'subid without marker', value: 'o+10/1' },
+    // Facet requires a subid.
+    { name: 'facet without subid', value: 'o+d10:0' },
+    // Device refs are not supported by this kernel.
+    { name: 'device ref', value: 'd+0' },
     { name: 'number', value: 123 },
     { name: 'null', value: null },
   ])('returns false for $name', ({ value }) => {
@@ -624,7 +643,7 @@ describe('isVRef', () => {
 });
 
 describe('insistVRef', () => {
-  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'o+42'])(
+  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'o+42', 'o+d10/1', 'o+v3/4:7'])(
     'does not throw for valid VRef %s',
     (value) => {
       expect(() => insistVRef(value)).not.toThrow();
@@ -680,7 +699,7 @@ describe('insistRRef', () => {
 });
 
 describe('isERef', () => {
-  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'ro+1', 'rp-2'])(
+  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'ro+1', 'rp-2', 'o+d10/1', 'o+v3/4:7'])(
     'returns true for valid ERef %s',
     (value) => {
       expect(isERef(value)).toBe(true);
@@ -698,7 +717,7 @@ describe('isERef', () => {
 });
 
 describe('insistERef', () => {
-  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'ro+1', 'rp-2'])(
+  it.each(['o+0', 'p-1', 'ro+1', 'rp-2', 'o+d10/1', 'o+v3/4:7'])(
     'does not throw for valid ERef %s',
     (value) => {
       expect(() => insistERef(value)).not.toThrow();
diff --git a/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.ts b/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.ts
index 599a85fb1..e5ea314b0 100644
--- a/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ocap-kernel/src/types.ts
@@ -101,8 +101,22 @@ export type KRef = string & { readonly [KRefBrand]: never };
 
 declare const VRefBrand: unique symbol;
 /**
- * Vat-space reference. Format: `${'o'|'p'}${'+' | '-'}${number}`.
- * E.g. `"o+0"`, `"p-7"`.
+ * Vat-space reference. Mirrors the vref grammar produced by
+ * `@agoric/swingset-liveslots`'s `parseVatSlot`:
+ *
+ *   - `${'o'|'p'}${'+' | '-'}${number}` for plain refs
+ *     (kernel imports, ephemeral exports, promises).
+ *     E.g. `"o+0"`, `"o-3"`, `"p-7"`.
+ *   - `o+${'d'|'v'}${kindId}/${instanceId}` for vat-allocated
+ *     virtual (`v`) or durable (`d`) objects.
+ *     E.g. `"o+d10/1"`, `"o+v3/4"`.
+ *   - `o+${'d'|'v'}${kindId}/${instanceId}:${facetId}` for the
+ *     same with a facet selector.
+ *     E.g. `"o+d10/1:0"`.
+ *
+ * The durability/subid/facet syntax is only valid for `o+`
+ * (vat-allocated objects); kernel imports, promises, and remotes
+ * never carry it.
  */
 export type VRef = string & { readonly [VRefBrand]: never };
 
@@ -139,7 +153,8 @@ export const isKRef = (value: unknown): value is KRef =>
   typeof value === 'string' && /^k[op]\d+$/u.test(value);
 
 export const isVRef = (value: unknown): value is VRef =>
-  typeof value === 'string' && /^[op][+-]\d+$/u.test(value);
+  typeof value === 'string' &&
+  /^(?:p[+-]\d+|o-\d+|o\+(?:\d+|[dv]\d+\/\d+(?::\d+)?))$/u.test(value);
 
 export const isRRef = (value: unknown): value is RRef =>
   typeof value === 'string' && /^r[op][+-]\d+$/u.test(value);