diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_asm_request_context.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_asm_request_context.py
index 8a1d99679c6..83343d33068 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_asm_request_context.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_asm_request_context.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import APPSEC
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import EXPLOIT_PREVENTION
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import SPAN_DATA_NAMES
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import iast_suppress_context
 from ddtrace.appsec._metrics import UNKNOWN_VERSION
 from ddtrace.appsec._metrics import report_waf_run_error
 from ddtrace.appsec._metrics import report_waf_truncation
@@ -788,7 +789,5 @@ def asm_listen() -> None:
 
 def iast_disabled_taint_sources() -> "contextlib.AbstractContextManager[None]":
     if asm_config._iast_enabled:
-        from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import iast_suppress_context
-
         return iast_suppress_context()
     return contextlib.nullcontext()
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_exploit_prevention/stack_traces.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_exploit_prevention/stack_traces.py
index 903e85a01b6..3b08a162ecd 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_exploit_prevention/stack_traces.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_exploit_prevention/stack_traces.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from ddtrace._trace.span import Span
-from ddtrace.appsec import _asm_request_context
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import STACK_TRACE
 from ddtrace.internal import span_bus
 from ddtrace.internal.settings.asm import config as asm_config
@@ -17,6 +16,13 @@
 ) + (os.path.sep + "wrapt" + os.path.sep,)
 
 
+def _get_stack_span() -> Optional[Span]:
+    span = span_bus.get_span()
+    if span is not None:
+        return span._service_entry_span
+    return span_bus.get_root_span()
+
+
 def report_stack(
     message: Optional[str] = None,
     span: Optional[Span] = None,
@@ -24,26 +30,18 @@ def report_stack(
     stack_id: Optional[str] = None,
     namespace: str = STACK_TRACE.RASP,
 ) -> bool:
-    """
-    Report a stack trace to the current span.
-    This is used to report stack traces for exploit prevention.
-    Return the stack id for the reported stack trace to link it in triggers.
-    """
+    """Report an AppSec stack trace to a span."""
     if not asm_config._ep_stack_trace_enabled:
-        # stack trace report disabled
         return False
     if namespace == STACK_TRACE.RASP and not (asm_config._asm_enabled and asm_config._ep_enabled):
-        # exploit prevention stack trace with ep disabled
         return False
-    if namespace == STACK_TRACE.IAST and not (asm_config._iast_enabled):
-        # iast stack trace with iast disabled
+    if namespace == STACK_TRACE.IAST and not asm_config._iast_enabled:
         return False
 
     if namespace == STACK_TRACE.IAST and asm_config._iast_use_root_span:
         span = span_bus.get_root_span()
-
-    if span is None:
-        span = _asm_request_context.get_entry_span()
+    elif span is None:
+        span = _get_stack_span()
 
     if span is None or stack_id is None:
         return False
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ def report_stack(
     current_list = appsec_traces.get(namespace, [])
     total_length = len(current_list)
 
-    # Do not report more than the maximum number of stack traces
     if asm_config._ep_max_stack_traces and total_length >= asm_config._ep_max_stack_traces:
         return False
 
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ def report_stack(
             if frame.frame.f_code.co_name == crop_stack:
                 crop_index = i + 1
                 break
-        # Strip any remaining ddtrace/wrapt frames from the top of the stack
         while crop_index < len(stack) and any(d in stack[crop_index].filename for d in _INTERNAL_FRAMES):
             crop_index += 1
     if crop_index:
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_iast_request_context_base.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_iast_request_context_base.py
index 9eb47dde35f..f687e304ac8 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_iast_request_context_base.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_iast_request_context_base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import contextlib
-import contextvars
 from typing import Optional
 
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
@@ -7,10 +5,14 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_env import IASTEnvironment
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_env import _get_iast_env
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._overhead_control_engine import oce
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._context import debug_num_tainted_objects
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast._request_taint_state import _num_objects_tainted_in_request
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._context import finish_request_context
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._context import start_request_context
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast.sampling.vulnerability_detection import update_global_vulnerability_limit
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import IAST_CONTEXT
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _get_iast_context_id
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import iast_suppress_context as iast_suppress_context  # noqa: F401
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import is_iast_request_enabled as is_iast_request_enabled
 from ddtrace.internal import core
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 from ddtrace.internal.settings.asm import config as asm_config
@@ -18,31 +20,6 @@
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
-# Stopgap module for providing ASM context for the blocking features wrapping some contextvars.
-
-IAST_CONTEXT: contextvars.ContextVar[Optional[int]] = contextvars.ContextVar("iast_var", default=None)
-
-# Keep source suppression separate from IAST_CONTEXT. Clearing the
-# request context id disables request-scoped taint queries and propagation and
-# can send no-context queries through unsafe native fallback paths.
-_IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED: contextvars.ContextVar[bool] = contextvars.ContextVar(
-    "iast_taint_sources_suppressed", default=False
-)
-
-
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def iast_suppress_context():
-    """Temporarily disable IAST taint *source* generation for the current context."""
-    token = _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.set(True)
-    try:
-        yield
-    finally:
-        _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.reset(token)
-
-
-def _is_iast_taint_source_enabled() -> bool:
-    return not _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.get()
-
 
 def _set_span_tag_iast_request_tainted(span):
     total_objects_tainted = _num_objects_tainted_in_request()
@@ -102,11 +79,6 @@ def _iast_start_request(span=None) -> Optional[int]:
     return context_id
 
 
-def _get_iast_context_id() -> Optional[int]:
-    """Retrieve the current IAST context identifier from the ContextVar."""
-    return IAST_CONTEXT.get()
-
-
 def _iast_finish_request(span=None, shoud_update_global_vulnerability_limit: bool = True) -> bool:
     """Finalize the IAST request context and optionally update global limits.
 
@@ -129,22 +101,6 @@ def _iast_finish_request(span=None, shoud_update_global_vulnerability_limit: boo
     return False
 
 
-def is_iast_request_enabled() -> bool:
-    """Check whether IAST is currently operating within an active request context."""
-    return _get_iast_context_id() is not None
-
-
-def _num_objects_tainted_in_request() -> int:
-    """Get the count of tainted objects tracked in the active IAST request context.
-
-    Useful for span metrics and internal telemetry.
-    """
-    context_id = _get_iast_context_id()
-    if context_id is not None:
-        return debug_num_tainted_objects(context_id)
-    return 0
-
-
 def get_hash_object_tracking_len():
     env = _get_iast_env()
     if env:
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_metrics.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_metrics.py
index 86ffe4c6145..0596e74d714 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_metrics.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_metrics.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY
 from ddtrace.appsec._deduplications import deduplication
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _num_objects_tainted_in_request
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast._request_taint_state import _num_objects_tainted_in_request
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import OriginType
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import origin_to_str
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._utils import _is_iast_debug_enabled
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_request_taint_state.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_request_taint_state.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ea288d9224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_request_taint_state.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._context import debug_num_tainted_objects
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _get_iast_context_id
+
+
+def _num_objects_tainted_in_request() -> int:
+    """Return the number of objects tainted in the current request."""
+    context_id = _get_iast_context_id()
+    if context_id is not None:
+        num_tainted: int = debug_num_tainted_objects(context_id)
+        return num_tainted
+    return 0
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_span_metrics.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_span_metrics.py
index e2048d63209..e4a3990582f 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_span_metrics.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_span_metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST_SPAN_TAGS
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_env import _get_iast_env
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _num_objects_tainted_in_request
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._metrics import _metric_key_as_snake_case
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast._request_taint_state import _num_objects_tainted_in_request
 
 
 def _set_span_tag_iast_request_tainted(span):
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
index e40809c5a68..ded0837c206 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
@@ -43,35 +43,24 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._native.taint_tracking import shift_taint_ranges  # noqa: F401
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._native.taint_tracking import str_to_origin  # noqa: F401
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._native.taint_tracking import taint_range as TaintRange  # noqa: F401
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _get_iast_context_id
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
-# AIDEV-NOTE: _get_iast_context_id is imported lazily — a top-level import here
-# circularly bootstraps via _iast_request_context_base -> _taint_tracking._context
-# -> _taint_tracking/__init__.py. The cached module-global avoids the per-call
-# import dance on this hot path.
-_CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID = None
+# AIDEV-NOTE: Resolve the active native context through the lightweight request-state
+# module. Keeping lifecycle imports out of taint tracking avoids circular initialization
+# and makes this hot path a direct ContextVar lookup.
 
 
 def _current_iast_context_id() -> Optional[int]:
-    global _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID
-    if _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID is None:
-        from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _get_iast_context_id
-
-        _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID = _get_iast_context_id
-    return _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID()
+    return _get_iast_context_id()
 
 
 def get_ranges(string_input: Any, context_id: Optional[int] = None) -> Any:
     if context_id is None:
-        global _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID
-        if _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID is None:
-            from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _get_iast_context_id
-
-            _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID = _get_iast_context_id
-        context_id = _CACHE_GET_IAST_CONTEXT_ID()
+        context_id = _get_iast_context_id()
     if context_id is None:
         return []
     return _native_get_ranges(string_input, context_id)
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects.py
index bf746ed6c0a..756dcc7d71c 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST_SPAN_TAGS
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _get_iast_context_id
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _is_iast_taint_source_enabled
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._logs import iast_propagation_debug_log
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._metrics import _set_metric_iast_executed_source
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._span_metrics import increment_iast_span_metric
@@ -13,6 +11,8 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import TaintRange
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import set_ranges
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._taint_objects_base import _taint_pyobject_base
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _get_iast_context_id
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _is_iast_taint_source_enabled
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 
 
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects_base.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects_base.py
index 775d644a769..687d5ba58f3 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects_base.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/_taint_objects_base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import _get_iast_context_id
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._logs import iast_propagation_debug_log
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._logs import iast_propagation_error_log
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import OriginType
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import origin_to_str
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import taint_pyobject
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._context import is_in_taint_map
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import _get_iast_context_id
 
 
 def _taint_pyobject_base(pyobject: Any, source_name: Any, source_value: Any, source_origin=None, contextid=None) -> Any:
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/aspects.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/aspects.py
index bfb960af069..99282a79051 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/aspects.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/_taint_tracking/aspects.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from typing import Union
 
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import is_iast_request_enabled
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._logs import iast_propagation_error_log
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import TagMappingMode
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking import TaintRange
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._taint_objects_base import get_tainted_ranges
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_tracking._taint_objects_base import is_pyobject_tainted
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._taint_utils import taint_structure
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import is_iast_request_enabled
 
 
 TEXT_TYPES = Union[str, bytes, bytearray]
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/reporter.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/reporter.py
index 50c84e3e5e2..64ab27f02cd 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/reporter.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast/reporter.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import STACK_TRACE
 from ddtrace.appsec._exploit_prevention.stack_traces import report_stack
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._evidence_redaction._sensitive_handler import sensitive_handler
-from ddtrace.appsec._iast._iast_request_context_base import is_iast_request_enabled
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast._utils import _get_source_index
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast.constants import VULN_INSECURE_HASHING_TYPE
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast.constants import VULN_WEAK_CIPHER_TYPE
 from ddtrace.appsec._iast.constants import VULN_WEAK_RANDOMNESS
+from ddtrace.appsec._iast_request_state import is_iast_request_enabled
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 from ddtrace.internal.settings import env
 from ddtrace.internal.settings.asm import config as asm_config
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_iast_request_state.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast_request_state.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fc65605c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_iast_request_state.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import contextlib
+import contextvars
+from typing import Iterator
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+IAST_CONTEXT: contextvars.ContextVar[Optional[int]] = contextvars.ContextVar("iast_var", default=None)
+
+# Keep source suppression separate from IAST_CONTEXT. Clearing the request context id disables
+# request-scoped taint queries and propagation and can send no-context queries through unsafe native
+# fallback paths.
+_IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED: contextvars.ContextVar[bool] = contextvars.ContextVar(
+    "iast_taint_sources_suppressed", default=False
+)
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def iast_suppress_context() -> Iterator[None]:
+    """Temporarily disable IAST taint source generation for the current context."""
+    token = _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.set(True)
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.reset(token)
+
+
+def _is_iast_taint_source_enabled() -> bool:
+    return not _IAST_TAINT_SOURCES_SUPPRESSED.get()
+
+
+def _get_iast_context_id() -> Optional[int]:
+    """Return the native taint context identifier for the current request."""
+    return IAST_CONTEXT.get()
+
+
+def is_iast_request_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Check whether IAST is operating within an active request context."""
+    return _get_iast_context_id() is not None
diff --git a/tests/appsec/appsec/test_stack_traces.py b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_stack_traces.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c58aad8e6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_stack_traces.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from ddtrace.appsec._constants import STACK_TRACE
+from ddtrace.appsec._exploit_prevention.stack_traces import report_stack
+from tests.utils import override_global_config
+
+
+def test_report_stack_uses_service_entry_span(tracer):
+    config = {
+        "_asm_enabled": True,
+        "_ep_enabled": True,
+        "_ep_stack_trace_enabled": True,
+    }
+
+    with override_global_config(config):
+        with tracer.trace("request", service="service") as request_span:
+            with tracer.trace("child", service="service") as child_span:
+                assert report_stack(stack_id="1")
+
+    assert child_span._get_struct_tag(STACK_TRACE.TAG) is None
+    assert request_span._get_struct_tag(STACK_TRACE.TAG)[STACK_TRACE.RASP][0]["id"] == "1"
+
+
+def test_report_iast_stack_uses_root_span(tracer):
+    config = {
+        "_ep_stack_trace_enabled": True,
+        "_iast_enabled": True,
+        "_iast_use_root_span": True,
+    }
+
+    with override_global_config(config):
+        with tracer.trace("root") as root_span:
+            with tracer.trace("child", service="child") as child_span:
+                assert report_stack(stack_id="1", namespace=STACK_TRACE.IAST)
+
+    assert child_span._get_struct_tag(STACK_TRACE.TAG) is None
+    assert root_span._get_struct_tag(STACK_TRACE.TAG)[STACK_TRACE.IAST][0]["id"] == "1"