diff --git a/service/channel_monitor_checker.go b/service/channel_monitor_checker.go
index baad47fb..7bf32194 100644
--- a/service/channel_monitor_checker.go
+++ b/service/channel_monitor_checker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -196,8 +197,19 @@ func parseChannelMonitorCustomHeaders(raw string) (map[string]string, error) {
 }
 
 func newChannelMonitorHTTPClient(timeout time.Duration, validateURL func(string) error) *http.Client {
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{
+		Timeout:   timeout,
+		KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
 	return &http.Client{
 		Timeout: timeout,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			DialContext:         newChannelMonitorProtectedDialContext(dialer),
+			ForceAttemptHTTP2:   true,
+			MaxIdleConns:        100,
+			IdleConnTimeout:     90 * time.Second,
+			TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
 		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 			if len(via) >= 10 {
 				return errors.New("stopped after 10 redirects")
diff --git a/service/channel_monitor_ssrf.go b/service/channel_monitor_ssrf.go
index 066386ae..b2ddc9dd 100644
--- a/service/channel_monitor_ssrf.go
+++ b/service/channel_monitor_ssrf.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package service
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var channelMonitorBlockedIPNets = mustParseChannelMonitorCIDRs([]string{
@@ -90,6 +93,77 @@ func resolveChannelMonitorTargetHost(host string) ([]net.IP, error) {
 	return ips, nil
 }
 
+func newChannelMonitorProtectedDialContext(dialer *net.Dialer) func(context.Context, string, string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	if dialer == nil {
+		dialer = &net.Dialer{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
+	}
+	return channelMonitorProtectedDialContext(dialer.DialContext, net.DefaultResolver.LookupIPAddr)
+}
+
+func channelMonitorProtectedDialContext(
+	dial func(context.Context, string, string) (net.Conn, error),
+	lookupIPAddr func(context.Context, string) ([]net.IPAddr, error),
+) func(context.Context, string, string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dial address: %w", err)
+		}
+		if host == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty dial host")
+		}
+
+		ips, err := resolveChannelMonitorDialIPs(ctx, host, lookupIPAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var dialErrs []error
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			if isBlockedChannelMonitorTargetIP(ip) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("private/internal IP not allowed: %s resolved to %s", host, ip.String())
+			}
+			conn, err := dial(ctx, network, net.JoinHostPort(ip.String(), port))
+			if err == nil {
+				return conn, nil
+			}
+			dialErrs = append(dialErrs, err)
+		}
+		if len(dialErrs) > 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("channel monitor dial rejected or failed: %w", errors.Join(dialErrs...))
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no IP resolved for host: %s", host)
+	}
+}
+
+func resolveChannelMonitorDialIPs(ctx context.Context, host string, lookupIPAddr func(context.Context, string) ([]net.IPAddr, error)) ([]net.IP, error) {
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(host); ip != nil {
+		return []net.IP{ip}, nil
+	}
+	if lookupIPAddr == nil {
+		lookupIPAddr = net.DefaultResolver.LookupIPAddr
+	}
+
+	addresses, err := lookupIPAddr(ctx, host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DNS lookup failed for %s: %w", host, err)
+	}
+	if len(addresses) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no IP resolved for host: %s", host)
+	}
+
+	ips := make([]net.IP, 0, len(addresses))
+	for _, address := range addresses {
+		if address.IP != nil {
+			ips = append(ips, address.IP)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no IP resolved for host: %s", host)
+	}
+	return ips, nil
+}
+
 func isBlockedChannelMonitorTargetIP(ip net.IP) bool {
 	if ip == nil {
 		return true
diff --git a/service/channel_monitor_ssrf_test.go b/service/channel_monitor_ssrf_test.go
index cf68117c..cbdf3914 100644
--- a/service/channel_monitor_ssrf_test.go
+++ b/service/channel_monitor_ssrf_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package service
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -85,3 +89,47 @@ func TestValidateChannelMonitorTargetURLAllowsPublicHTTPSTarget(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestChannelMonitorProtectedDialContextRejectsResolvedInternalIP(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	dialCalled := false
+	dialContext := channelMonitorProtectedDialContext(
+		func(context.Context, string, string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			dialCalled = true
+			return nil, errors.New("dial should not be called")
+		},
+		func(context.Context, string) ([]net.IPAddr, error) {
+			return []net.IPAddr{{IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")}}, nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	conn, err := dialContext(context.Background(), "tcp", "rebind.example:443")
+
+	require.Nil(t, conn)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "private/internal IP not allowed")
+	require.False(t, dialCalled)
+}
+
+func TestChannelMonitorProtectedDialContextDialsResolvedPublicIP(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var dialedAddress string
+	dialContext := channelMonitorProtectedDialContext(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			dialedAddress = strings.TrimSpace(addr)
+			return nil, errors.New("stop after address capture")
+		},
+		func(context.Context, string) ([]net.IPAddr, error) {
+			return []net.IPAddr{{IP: net.ParseIP("93.184.216.34")}}, nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	conn, err := dialContext(context.Background(), "tcp", "example.com:443")
+
+	require.Nil(t, conn)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "stop after address capture")
+	require.Equal(t, "93.184.216.34:443", dialedAddress)
+}