diff --git a/hosts/ocaml/bin/integration_tests.ml b/hosts/ocaml/bin/integration_tests.ml
index 11788d48..1d42ce71 100644
--- a/hosts/ocaml/bin/integration_tests.ml
+++ b/hosts/ocaml/bin/integration_tests.ml
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@
     Usage:
       dune exec bin/integration_tests.exe *)
 
-module Sx_types = Sx.Sx_types
-module Sx_parser = Sx.Sx_parser
-module Sx_primitives = Sx.Sx_primitives
-module Sx_runtime = Sx.Sx_runtime
-module Sx_ref = Sx.Sx_ref
-module Sx_render = Sx.Sx_render
+(* Modules accessed directly — library is unwrapped *)
 
 open Sx_types
 
@@ -513,6 +508,53 @@ let () =
          (reset! s (list 1 2 3))
          (len (deref s)))");
 
+  (* ================================================================== *)
+  Printf.printf "\nSuite: JIT closure scoping\n%!";
+
+  (* The JIT bug: when a lambda captures closure vars (e.g. from let/letrec),
+     the VM must use the closure's vm_env_ref (which has the merged bindings),
+     not the caller's globals (which lacks them). This test reproduces the
+     exact pattern that broke the home stepper: a component with a letrec
+     binding referenced inside a map callback. *)
+
+  (* 1. Define a component whose body uses letrec + map with closure var *)
+  assert_no_error "defcomp with letrec+map closure var" (fun () ->
+    ignore (Sx_ref.eval_expr
+      (List.hd (Sx_parser.parse_all
+        "(defcomp ~jit-test (&key)
+           (let ((items (list \"a\" \"b\" \"c\")))
+             (letrec ((fmt (fn (x) (str \"[\" x \"]\"))))
+               (div (map (fn (item) (span (fmt item))) items)))))"))
+      (Env env)));
+
+  (* 2. Render it — this triggers JIT compilation of the map callback *)
+  assert_contains "jit closure: first render"
+    "[a]" (sx_render_html "(~jit-test)");
+
+  (* 3. Render something ELSE — tests that the JIT-compiled closure
+     still works when called in a different context *)
+  assert_contains "jit closure: unrelated render between"
+    "<p>" (sx_render_html "(p \"hello\")");
+
+  (* 4. Render the component AGAIN — the JIT-compiled map callback
+     must still find 'fmt' via its closure env, not the caller's globals *)
+  assert_contains "jit closure: second render still works"
+    "[b]" (sx_render_html "(~jit-test)");
+
+  (* 5. Test with signal (the actual stepper pattern) *)
+  assert_no_error "defcomp with signal+map closure" (fun () ->
+    ignore (Sx_ref.eval_expr
+      (List.hd (Sx_parser.parse_all
+        "(defcomp ~jit-signal-test (&key)
+           (let ((data (signal (list 1 2 3))))
+             (letrec ((double (fn (x) (* x 2))))
+               (div (map (fn (item) (span (str (double item)))) (deref data))))))"))
+      (Env env)));
+
+  assert_contains "jit signal closure: renders" "4" (sx_render_html "(~jit-signal-test)");
+  assert_contains "jit signal closure: after other render"
+    "4" (let _ = sx_render_html "(div \"break\")" in sx_render_html "(~jit-signal-test)");
+
   (* ================================================================== *)
   Printf.printf "\n";
   Printf.printf "============================================================\n";