diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 6e4040c..cf839e4 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.25-11'
+VERS='2026.7.25-12'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
diff --git a/inc/evacuate-proxmox-node.sh b/inc/evacuate-proxmox-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..516dfba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/evacuate-proxmox-node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u
+
+# Evacuate non-HA guests after the local Proxmox node enters HA maintenance.
+# Guests using shared storage are migrated to one operator-selected node.
+# Guests with local storage remain on this node and are gracefully shut down.
+
+HA_WAIT_SECONDS=300
+SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=180
+LOCAL_NODE="$(hostname -s)"
+
+log() {
+	printf '\n[%s] %s\n' "$(date '+%F %T')" "$*"
+}
+
+warn() {
+	printf '\nWARNING: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+}
+
+die() {
+	printf '\nERROR: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+command -v pvesh >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "pvesh is required."
+command -v ha-manager >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ha-manager is required."
+command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "python3 is required."
+
+pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output-format json >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	die "Could not read cluster guest resources."
+pvesh get /cluster/ha/resources --output-format json >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	die "Could not read HA resources."
+pvesh get /nodes --output-format json >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	die "Could not read cluster node status."
+pvesh get /storage --output-format json >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	die "Could not read cluster storage configuration."
+
+get_local_guests() {
+	pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output-format json 2>/dev/null |
+		python3 -c '
+import json
+import sys
+
+node = sys.argv[1]
+for guest in json.load(sys.stdin):
+    if guest.get("node") != node or guest.get("type") not in ("qemu", "lxc"):
+        continue
+    print(
+        guest.get("vmid", ""),
+        guest.get("type", ""),
+        guest.get("status", "unknown"),
+        str(guest.get("name", "")).replace("\x1f", " "),
+        sep="\x1f",
+    )
+' "$LOCAL_NODE"
+}
+
+get_ha_guest_ids() {
+	pvesh get /cluster/ha/resources --output-format json 2>/dev/null |
+		python3 -c '
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+
+for resource in json.load(sys.stdin):
+    sid = str(resource.get("sid") or resource.get("service") or "")
+    match = re.fullmatch(r"(?:vm|ct):(\d+)", sid)
+    if match:
+        print(match.group(1))
+'
+}
+
+get_online_nodes() {
+	pvesh get /nodes --output-format json 2>/dev/null |
+		python3 -c '
+import json
+import sys
+
+local_node = sys.argv[1]
+for node in json.load(sys.stdin):
+    name = str(node.get("node", ""))
+    if name and name != local_node and node.get("status") == "online":
+        print(name)
+' "$LOCAL_NODE"
+}
+
+get_shared_storages() {
+	pvesh get /storage --output-format json 2>/dev/null |
+		python3 -c '
+import json
+import sys
+
+for storage in json.load(sys.stdin):
+    if storage.get("shared"):
+        print(storage.get("storage", ""))
+'
+}
+
+guest_storage_scope() {
+	local guest_type="$1"
+	local vmid="$2"
+	local shared_csv="$3"
+
+	pvesh get "/nodes/${LOCAL_NODE}/${guest_type}/${vmid}/config" \
+		--output-format json 2>/dev/null |
+		python3 -c '
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+
+guest_type, shared_csv = sys.argv[1:3]
+shared = {item for item in shared_csv.split(",") if item}
+config = json.load(sys.stdin)
+
+if guest_type == "qemu":
+    disk_key = re.compile(
+        r"^(?:ide|sata|scsi|virtio|efidisk|tpmstate|unused)\d+$"
+    )
+else:
+    disk_key = re.compile(r"^(?:rootfs|mp\d+|unused\d+)$")
+
+local_reasons = []
+for key, raw_value in config.items():
+    if not disk_key.match(key) or not isinstance(raw_value, str):
+        continue
+
+    volume = raw_value.split(",", 1)[0]
+    if volume in ("none", "cdrom") or volume.startswith("none,"):
+        continue
+    if volume.startswith("/") or ":" not in volume:
+        local_reasons.append(f"{key}={volume}")
+        continue
+
+    storage = volume.split(":", 1)[0]
+    if storage not in shared:
+        local_reasons.append(f"{key}={storage}")
+
+if local_reasons:
+    print("local\x1f" + ", ".join(local_reasons))
+else:
+    print("shared\x1f")
+' "$guest_type" "$shared_csv"
+}
+
+select_target_node() {
+	local -a nodes
+	local choice
+	local index
+
+	mapfile -t nodes < <(get_online_nodes)
+	(( ${#nodes[@]} > 0 )) || die "No other online cluster node is available."
+
+	printf '\nAvailable migration targets:\n\n'
+	for index in "${!nodes[@]}"; do
+		printf '  %d) %s\n' "$((index + 1))" "${nodes[$index]}"
+	done
+
+	while true; do
+		printf '\n'
+		read -r -p "Select migration target [1-${#nodes[@]}]: " choice
+		if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] &&
+			(( choice >= 1 && choice <= ${#nodes[@]} )); then
+			TARGET_NODE="${nodes[$((choice - 1))]}"
+			return
+		fi
+		printf 'Invalid selection.\n' >&2
+	done
+}
+
+wait_for_ha_evacuation() {
+	local deadline=$((SECONDS + HA_WAIT_SECONDS))
+	local -a local_guests
+	local -a ha_ids
+	local -a remaining
+	local guest
+	local ha_id
+
+	log "Waiting for HA-managed guests to leave ${LOCAL_NODE}."
+
+	while true; do
+		mapfile -t local_guests < <(get_local_guests)
+		mapfile -t ha_ids < <(get_ha_guest_ids)
+		remaining=()
+
+		for guest in "${local_guests[@]}"; do
+			for ha_id in "${ha_ids[@]}"; do
+				if [[ "${guest%%$'\x1f'*}" == "$ha_id" ]]; then
+					remaining+=("$guest")
+					break
+				fi
+			done
+		done
+
+		(( ${#remaining[@]} == 0 )) && return
+
+		if (( SECONDS >= deadline )); then
+			warn "HA evacuation did not finish within ${HA_WAIT_SECONDS} seconds."
+			printf 'HA-managed guests still assigned to %s:\n' "$LOCAL_NODE" >&2
+			printf '  %s\n' "${remaining[@]}" >&2
+			return 1
+		fi
+
+		printf '\r  Waiting: %d HA guest(s) remain... ' "${#remaining[@]}"
+		sleep 5
+	done
+}
+
+migrate_guest() {
+	local vmid="$1"
+	local guest_type="$2"
+	local status="$3"
+
+	if [[ "$guest_type" == "qemu" ]]; then
+		if [[ "$status" == "running" ]]; then
+			qm migrate "$vmid" "$TARGET_NODE" --online
+		else
+			qm migrate "$vmid" "$TARGET_NODE"
+		fi
+	else
+		if [[ "$status" == "running" ]]; then
+			pct migrate "$vmid" "$TARGET_NODE" --restart 1 \
+				--timeout "$SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"
+		else
+			pct migrate "$vmid" "$TARGET_NODE"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+shutdown_guest() {
+	local vmid="$1"
+	local guest_type="$2"
+
+	if [[ "$guest_type" == "qemu" ]]; then
+		qm shutdown "$vmid" --timeout "$SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"
+	else
+		pct shutdown "$vmid" --timeout "$SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"
+	fi
+}
+
+guest_status() {
+	local vmid="$1"
+	local guest_type="$2"
+
+	if [[ "$guest_type" == "qemu" ]]; then
+		qm status "$vmid" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }'
+	else
+		pct status "$vmid" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }'
+	fi
+}
+
+if ! ha-manager status |
+	grep -F "$LOCAL_NODE" |
+	grep -q "maintenance mode"; then
+	die "${LOCAL_NODE} is not in HA maintenance mode."
+fi
+
+wait_for_ha_evacuation ||
+	die "Resolve the remaining HA guests before continuing the evacuation."
+
+select_target_node
+
+mapfile -t shared_storages < <(get_shared_storages)
+shared_csv="$(IFS=,; echo "${shared_storages[*]}")"
+
+mapfile -t guests < <(get_local_guests)
+if (( ${#guests[@]} == 0 )); then
+	log "No guests remain on ${LOCAL_NODE}."
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+declare -a shared_guests=()
+declare -a local_guests=()
+
+for guest in "${guests[@]}"; do
+	IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name <<< "$guest"
+	storage_result="$(guest_storage_scope "$guest_type" "$vmid" "$shared_csv")" ||
+		die "Could not inspect storage for ${guest_type} ${vmid}."
+	IFS=$'\x1f' read -r scope reason <<< "$storage_result"
+
+	if [[ "$scope" == "shared" ]]; then
+		shared_guests+=("$guest")
+	else
+		local_guests+=("${guest}"$'\x1f'"${reason:-local storage}")
+	fi
+done
+
+printf '\nEvacuation plan for %s:\n' "$LOCAL_NODE"
+printf '  Migration target: %s\n' "$TARGET_NODE"
+printf '  Shared-storage guests to migrate: %d\n' "${#shared_guests[@]}"
+printf '  Local-storage guests to retain:   %d\n' "${#local_guests[@]}"
+
+if (( ${#shared_guests[@]} > 0 )); then
+	printf '\nShared-storage guests:\n'
+	for guest in "${shared_guests[@]}"; do
+		IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name <<< "$guest"
+		printf '  %-6s %-5s %-8s %s\n' "$vmid" "$guest_type" "$status" "$name"
+	done
+fi
+
+if (( ${#local_guests[@]} > 0 )); then
+	printf '\nLocal-storage guests (will not migrate):\n'
+	for guest in "${local_guests[@]}"; do
+		IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name reason <<< "$guest"
+		printf '  %-6s %-5s %-8s %-24s %s\n' \
+			"$vmid" "$guest_type" "$status" "$name" "$reason"
+	done
+fi
+
+printf '\n'
+read -r -p "Proceed with shared-storage guest migration? [y/N] " answer
+[[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || { echo "Evacuation cancelled."; exit 0; }
+
+declare -a migration_failures=()
+for guest in "${shared_guests[@]}"; do
+	IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name <<< "$guest"
+	log "Migrating ${guest_type} ${vmid} (${name:-unnamed}) to ${TARGET_NODE}."
+	if ! migrate_guest "$vmid" "$guest_type" "$status"; then
+		warn "Migration failed for ${guest_type} ${vmid}."
+		migration_failures+=("$guest")
+	fi
+done
+
+declare -a running_local_guests=()
+for guest in "${local_guests[@]}"; do
+	IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name reason <<< "$guest"
+	status="$(guest_status "$vmid" "$guest_type")"
+	if [[ "$status" == "running" ]]; then
+		running_local_guests+=(
+			"${vmid}"$'\x1f'"${guest_type}"$'\x1f'"${status}"$'\x1f'"${name}"$'\x1f'"${reason}"
+		)
+	fi
+done
+
+if (( ${#running_local_guests[@]} > 0 )); then
+	printf '\nThe following local-storage guests remain running:\n'
+	for guest in "${running_local_guests[@]}"; do
+		IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name reason <<< "$guest"
+		printf '  %-6s %-5s %-24s %s\n' "$vmid" "$guest_type" "$name" "$reason"
+	done
+
+	printf '\n'
+	read -r -p "Gracefully shut down these local-storage guests? [y/N] " answer
+	if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+		for guest in "${running_local_guests[@]}"; do
+			IFS=$'\x1f' read -r vmid guest_type status name reason <<< "$guest"
+			log "Shutting down ${guest_type} ${vmid} (${name:-unnamed})."
+			shutdown_guest "$vmid" "$guest_type" ||
+				warn "Graceful shutdown failed for ${guest_type} ${vmid}; it was not force-stopped."
+		done
+	else
+		warn "Local-storage guests were left running."
+	fi
+fi
+
+mapfile -t final_guests < <(get_local_guests)
+
+printf '\nEvacuation summary:\n'
+printf '  Migration failures: %d\n' "${#migration_failures[@]}"
+printf '  Guests still assigned to %s: %d\n' "$LOCAL_NODE" "${#final_guests[@]}"
+
+if (( ${#migration_failures[@]} > 0 )); then
+	printf '\nFailed migrations (left unchanged; not shut down automatically):\n'
+	printf '  %s\n' "${migration_failures[@]}"
+fi
+
+if (( ${#final_guests[@]} > 0 )); then
+	printf '\nGuests still assigned to %s:\n' "$LOCAL_NODE"
+	printf '  %s\n' "${final_guests[@]}"
+fi
+
+printf '\nNo guest was force-stopped.\n'
diff --git a/proxmenu-scripts.sh b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
index 1afe5f9..52121bb 100755
--- a/proxmenu-scripts.sh
+++ b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ SET_VM_SHUTDOWNTIMEOUT(){
 }
 
 MAINTENANCE_MODE(){
-	if ha-manager status | grep $(hostname) | grep "maintenance mode" &> /dev/null; then
+	local local_node
+	local_node="$(hostname -s)"
+
+	if ha-manager status | grep -F "$local_node" | grep -q "maintenance mode"; then
 		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Take the local host out of maintenance mode (Y/n)?${idsCL[Default]} "
 	else
 		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Put the local host into maintenance mode (Y/n)?${idsCL[Default]} "
@@ -282,12 +285,13 @@ MAINTENANCE_MODE(){
 	case "$choice" in
 		[Nn]) echo;;
 		*) echo
-			if ha-manager status | grep $(hostname) | grep "maintenance mode" &> /dev/null; then
-				ha-manager crm-command node-maintenance disable $(hostname) &
+			if ha-manager status | grep -F "$local_node" | grep -q "maintenance mode"; then
+				ha-manager crm-command node-maintenance disable "$local_node"
 				echo -e "\n${idsCL[Green]}This host will be taken out of maintenance mode${idsCL[Default]}\n"
 			else
-				ha-manager crm-command node-maintenance enable $(hostname) &
+				ha-manager crm-command node-maintenance enable "$local_node"
 				echo -e "\n${idsCL[Green]}This host will be entered into maintenance mode${idsCL[Default]}\n"
+				bash /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/evacuate-proxmox-node.sh
 			fi
 			FINISH_ACTION
 		;;
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ MAIN_MENU() {
 			echo -e "${idsCL[DarkGray]} [S] ScreenConnect is already installed${idsCL[Default]}"
 		fi
 		echo
-		if ha-manager status | grep $(hostname) | grep "maintenance mode" &> /dev/null; then
+		if ha-manager status | grep -F "$(hostname -s)" | grep -q "maintenance mode"; then
 			echo -e "${idsCL[White]} [${idsCL[LightYellow]}M${idsCL[Default]}] ${idsCL[White]}Take Host out of Maintenance Mode${idsCL[Default]}"
 		else
 			echo -e "${idsCL[White]} [${idsCL[LightYellow]}M${idsCL[Default]}] ${idsCL[White]}Put Host into Maintenance Mode${idsCL[Default]}"
@@ -437,4 +441,3 @@ else
 fi
 
 exit 0
-