diff --git a/crates/miroir-proxy/src/main.rs b/crates/miroir-proxy/src/main.rs
index 6d420b9..fc5aee6 100644
--- a/crates/miroir-proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/miroir-proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ impl FromRef<UnifiedState> for admin_endpoints::AppState {
             shadow_manager: state.admin.shadow_manager.clone(),
             cdc_manager: state.admin.cdc_manager.clone(),
             tenant_affinity_manager: state.admin.tenant_affinity_manager.clone(),
+            ilm_manager: state.admin.ilm_manager.clone(),
+            ilm_worker: state.admin.ilm_worker.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -481,6 +483,41 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         info!("drift reconciler not available (no task store configured)");
     }
 
+    // Start ILM worker background task (plan §13.17)
+    // Evaluates rollover policies and performs index rollovers when triggers fire
+    if let Some(ref ilm_manager) = state.admin.ilm_manager {
+        if let Some(ref leader_election) = state.admin.leader_election {
+            let pod_id = state.pod_id.clone();
+            let ilm_manager = ilm_manager.clone();
+            let leader_election = leader_election.clone();
+
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                info!("ILM worker starting");
+
+                // Create the ILM worker
+                match ilm_manager.create_worker(leader_election.clone(), pod_id.clone()) {
+                    Ok(mut worker) => {
+                        match worker.run().await {
+                            Ok(()) => {
+                                info!("ILM worker exited cleanly");
+                            }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                error!(error = %e, "ILM worker exited with error");
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!(error = %e, "ILM worker failed to start: {}", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            info!("ILM worker not available (no leader election service)");
+        }
+    } else {
+        info!("ILM worker not available (disabled or no task store configured)");
+    }
+
     // Start anti-entropy worker background task (plan §13.8)
     // Uses the anti_entropy_worker from AppState which is already configured
     if let Some(ref anti_entropy_worker) = state.admin.anti_entropy_worker {
diff --git a/crates/miroir-proxy/src/routes/admin_endpoints.rs b/crates/miroir-proxy/src/routes/admin_endpoints.rs
index b9eedff..371b9c0 100644
--- a/crates/miroir-proxy/src/routes/admin_endpoints.rs
+++ b/crates/miroir-proxy/src/routes/admin_endpoints.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use miroir_core::{
     config::MiroirConfig,
     group_addition::GroupAdditionCoordinator,
     group_sync_worker::GroupSyncWorker,
+    ilm::{IlmManager, IlmWorker},
     leader_election::{LeaderElection, LeaderElectionMetricsCallback},
     migration::{MigrationConfig, MigrationCoordinator},
     mode_a_coordinator::ModeACoordinator,
@@ -470,6 +471,10 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub cdc_manager: Option<Arc<miroir_core::cdc::CdcManager>>,
     /// Tenant affinity manager for noisy-neighbor isolation (plan §13.15).
     pub tenant_affinity_manager: Arc<miroir_core::tenant::TenantAffinityManager>,
+    /// ILM manager for index lifecycle management (plan §13.17).
+    pub ilm_manager: Option<Arc<IlmManager>>,
+    /// ILM worker for background rollover evaluation (plan §13.17).
+    pub ilm_worker: Option<Arc<tokio::sync::RwLock<IlmWorker>>>,
 }
 
 impl AppState {
@@ -727,6 +732,33 @@ impl AppState {
         // Note: Aliases are loaded asynchronously in background, not during initialization
         let alias_registry = Arc::new(miroir_core::alias::AliasRegistry::new());
 
+        // Create ILM manager (plan §13.17) if enabled in config
+        let ilm_manager = if config.ilm.enabled {
+            let node_addresses = config.nodes.iter().map(|n| n.address.clone()).collect();
+            // Convert from config::advanced::IlmConfig to ilm::IlmConfig
+            let ilm_config = miroir_core::ilm::IlmConfig {
+                enabled: config.ilm.enabled,
+                check_interval_s: config.ilm.check_interval_s,
+                safety_lock_older_than_days: config.ilm.safety_lock_older_than_days,
+                max_rollovers_per_check: config.ilm.max_rollovers_per_check,
+            };
+            let manager = IlmManager::new(ilm_config)
+                .with_node_addresses(node_addresses)
+                .with_master_key(config.node_master_key.clone())
+                .with_alias_registry(alias_registry.clone());
+
+            // Set task store if available
+            let manager = if let Some(ref store) = task_store {
+                manager.with_task_store(store.clone())
+            } else {
+                manager
+            };
+
+            Some(Arc::new(manager))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
         // Create leader election service (plan §14.5) if task store is available
         let leader_election = if let Some(ref store) = task_store {
             // Create metrics callback for leader election
@@ -999,6 +1031,8 @@ impl AppState {
                     None
                 }
             },
+            ilm_manager,
+            ilm_worker: None, // Will be created after leader_election is available
         }
     }