diff --git a/iso/builder/build.sh b/iso/builder/build.sh
index 98471b2..5ff446f 100755
--- a/iso/builder/build.sh
+++ b/iso/builder/build.sh
@@ -466,6 +466,75 @@ validate_iso_memtest() {
     echo "=== memtest validation OK ==="
 }
 
+validate_iso_live_boot_entries() {
+    iso_path="$1"
+    echo "=== validating live boot entries in ISO ==="
+
+    [ -f "$iso_path" ] || {
+        echo "ERROR: ISO not found for live boot validation: $iso_path" >&2
+        exit 1
+    }
+    require_iso_reader "$iso_path" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+        echo "ERROR: ISO reader unavailable for live boot validation" >&2
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    grub_cfg="$(mktemp)"
+    isolinux_cfg="$(mktemp)"
+
+    iso_read_member "$iso_path" boot/grub/grub.cfg "$grub_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: failed to read boot/grub/grub.cfg from ISO" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    iso_read_member "$iso_path" isolinux/live.cfg "$isolinux_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: failed to read isolinux/live.cfg from ISO" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    if grep -q '@APPEND_LIVE@\|@KERNEL_LIVE@\|@INITRD_LIVE@' "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"; then
+        echo "ERROR: unresolved live-build placeholders remain in ISO bootloader config" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    grep -q 'menuentry "EASY-BEE"' "$grub_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: GRUB default EASY-BEE entry is missing" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    grep -q 'menuentry "EASY-BEE — load to RAM (toram)"' "$grub_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: GRUB toram entry is missing" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    grep -q 'linux .*boot=live ' "$grub_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: GRUB live entry is missing boot=live" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    grep -q 'linux .*boot=live .*toram ' "$grub_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: GRUB toram entry is missing boot=live or toram" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    grep -q 'append .*boot=live ' "$isolinux_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: isolinux live entry is missing boot=live" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    grep -q 'append .*boot=live .*toram ' "$isolinux_cfg" || {
+        echo "ERROR: isolinux toram entry is missing boot=live or toram" >&2
+        rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    rm -f "$grub_cfg" "$isolinux_cfg"
+    echo "=== live boot validation OK ==="
+}
+
 validate_iso_nvidia_runtime() {
     iso_path="$1"
     [ "$BEE_GPU_VENDOR" = "nvidia" ] || return 0
@@ -1441,6 +1510,7 @@ if [ -f "$ISO_RAW" ]; then
         fi
     fi
     validate_iso_memtest "$ISO_RAW"
+    validate_iso_live_boot_entries "$ISO_RAW"
     validate_iso_nvidia_runtime "$ISO_RAW"
     cp "$ISO_RAW" "$ISO_OUT"
     echo ""