diff --git a/script/deploy/mainnet/038_DecreaseEthenaARMCrossPriceScript.s.sol b/script/deploy/mainnet/038_DecreaseEthenaARMCrossPriceScript.s.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3286401
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+++ b/script/deploy/mainnet/038_DecreaseEthenaARMCrossPriceScript.s.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity 0.8.23;
+
+// Contracts
+import {IERC20, IStakedUSDe} from "contracts/Interfaces.sol";
+import {Mainnet} from "contracts/utils/Addresses.sol";
+import {EthenaARM} from "contracts/EthenaARM.sol";
+import {EthenaAssetAdapter} from "contracts/adapters/EthenaAssetAdapter.sol";
+
+// Deployment
+import {AbstractDeployScript} from "script/deploy/helpers/AbstractDeployScript.s.sol";
+import {State} from "script/deploy/helpers/DeploymentTypes.sol";
+import {GovHelper, GovProposal} from "script/deploy/helpers/GovHelper.sol";
+
+/// @title Decrease the Ethena ARM sUSDe cross price
+/// @notice Builds a governance proposal that lowers the price used to value sUSDe in USDe.
+///         There is nothing to deploy; the governance-owned Ethena ARM is updated directly.
+/// @dev Lowering the cross price is only allowed once both the ARM's sUSDe balance and its pending
+///      sUSDe redemption exposure have been cleared. The operator must complete those steps before
+///      executing the proposal. Fork runs reproduce that operational preparation before simulating
+///      the governance lifecycle.
+contract $038_DecreaseEthenaARMCrossPriceScript is AbstractDeployScript("038_DecreaseEthenaARMCrossPriceScript") {
+    using GovHelper for GovProposal;
+
+    bool public constant override skip = false;
+
+    /// @dev 0.9999e36 = 0.9999 USDe per sUSDe (a 1 basis point discount to parity).
+    uint256 internal constant CROSS_PRICE = 0.9999e36;
+
+    function _execute() internal override {
+        if (state != State.REAL_DEPLOYING) _prepareForkState();
+    }
+
+    function _buildGovernanceProposal() internal override {
+        govProposal.setDescription("Decrease Ethena ARM sUSDe cross price to 0.9999 USDe");
+        govProposal.action(
+            resolver.resolve("ETHENA_ARM"), "setCrossPrice(address,uint256)", abi.encode(Mainnet.SUSDE, CROSS_PRICE)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// @dev Models the operator clearing all sUSDe exposure before governance executes. This is fork-only:
+    ///      no operational transaction is broadcast by this proposal script on mainnet.
+    function _prepareForkState() internal {
+        EthenaARM arm = EthenaARM(payable(resolver.resolve("ETHENA_ARM")));
+        EthenaAssetAdapter adapter = EthenaAssetAdapter(resolver.resolve("ETHENA_ARM_SUSDE_ADAPTER"));
+
+        // AbstractDeployScript starts a deployer prank before _execute(). Replace it with the actors
+        // involved in the operational preparation, then restore it before returning.
+        vm.stopPrank();
+
+        // Let every existing Ethena cooldown mature, then claim the complete FIFO queue.
+        vm.warp(block.timestamp + 7 days);
+        uint256 pendingShares;
+        for (uint256 i; i < adapter.MAX_UNSTAKERS(); ++i) {
+            pendingShares += adapter.requestShares(adapter.unstakers(i));
+        }
+        if (pendingShares != 0) {
+            vm.prank(arm.operator());
+            arm.claimBaseAssetRedeem(Mainnet.SUSDE, pendingShares);
+        }
+
+        // Model a trader buying the ARM's remaining sUSDe at the configured sell price.
+        IERC20 usde = IERC20(Mainnet.USDE);
+        IERC20 susde = IERC20(Mainnet.SUSDE);
+        uint256 susdeBalance = susde.balanceOf(address(arm));
+        if (susdeBalance != 0) {
+            uint256 usdeRequired = IStakedUSDe(Mainnet.SUSDE).convertToAssets(susdeBalance) + 1 ether;
+            // USDe inherits OpenZeppelin ERC20 with `_balances` at storage slot 2. This fork-only
+            // write is the lightweight equivalent of forge-std's deal() helper.
+            vm.store(Mainnet.USDE, keccak256(abi.encode(address(this), uint256(2))), bytes32(usdeRequired));
+            usde.approve(address(arm), usdeRequired);
+            arm.swapTokensForExactTokens(usde, susde, susdeBalance, usdeRequired, address(this));
+        }
+
+        vm.startPrank(deployer);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/smoke/EthenaARMSmokeTest.t.sol b/test/smoke/EthenaARMSmokeTest.t.sol
index 4aa2df79..df5f60be 100644
--- a/test/smoke/EthenaARMSmokeTest.t.sol
+++ b/test/smoke/EthenaARMSmokeTest.t.sol
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ contract Fork_EthenaARM_Smoke_Test is AbstractSmokeTest {
             address(ethenaARM).staticcall(abi.encodeWithSignature("baseAssetConfigs(address)", Mainnet.SUSDE));
         require(ok, "baseAssetConfigs call failed");
         (,,,, uint128 crossPrice) = abi.decode(configData, (uint128, uint128, uint128, uint128, uint128));
-        assertEq(crossPrice, 0.99996e36, "cross price");
+        assertEq(crossPrice, 0.9999e36, "cross price");
 
         _assertBaseAssetListed(ethenaARM.getBaseAssets(), Mainnet.SUSDE, "sUSDe listed as base asset");