diff --git a/src/pad/src/ICeWall.cpp b/src/pad/src/ICeWall.cpp
index 6472300c60c..51643803bcd 100644
--- a/src/pad/src/ICeWall.cpp
+++ b/src/pad/src/ICeWall.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ void ICeWall::assignBump(odb::dbInst* inst,
     if (iterm->getNet() != net) {
       iterm->connect(net);
     }
+
+    routing_map_.erase(iterm);
+    if (auto* prop = odb::dbStringProperty::find(iterm, kRdlRouteTargetProperty)) {
+      odb::dbProperty::destroy(prop);
+    }
+    if (auto* prop = odb::dbBoolProperty::find(iterm, kRdlDontRouteProperty)) {
+      odb::dbProperty::destroy(prop);
+    }
+
     if (terminal) {
       auto already_assigned = std::ranges::find_if(
           routing_map_,
@@ -275,10 +284,16 @@ void ICeWall::assignBump(odb::dbInst* inst,
                        terminal->getNet()->getName());
       }
       routing_map_[iterm] = terminal;
+      const std::string target_name
+          = std::string(terminal->getInst()->getName()) + "/"
+            + terminal->getMTerm()->getName();
+      odb::dbStringProperty::create(
+          iterm, kRdlRouteTargetProperty, target_name.c_str());
       terminal = nullptr;
     }
     if (dont_route) {
       routing_map_[iterm] = nullptr;
+      odb::dbBoolProperty::create(iterm, kRdlDontRouteProperty, true);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.cpp b/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.cpp
index 76abf3c3474..f5657d50828 100644
--- a/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@ void RDLRouter::buildIntialRouteSet()
         if (assigned_route->second != nullptr) {
           iterm_pairs.push_back(assigned_route->second);
         }
+      } else if (auto* dont_route
+                 = odb::dbBoolProperty::find(iterm, kRdlDontRouteProperty);
+                 dont_route != nullptr && dont_route->getValue()) {
+        // Explicit -dont_route intent is persisted on the bump terminal so it
+        // survives write_db/read_db.
+        continue;
+      } else if (auto* target
+                 = odb::dbStringProperty::find(iterm, kRdlRouteTargetProperty);
+                 target != nullptr) {
+        if (auto* target_iterm = block_->findITerm(target->getValue().c_str())) {
+          iterm_pairs.push_back(target_iterm);
+        }
       } else {
         for (const auto& [piterm, targets] : iterm_targets) {
           if (iterm->getInst() != piterm->getInst()) {
diff --git a/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.h b/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.h
index 54ff722a3df..7511aaab572 100644
--- a/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.h
+++ b/src/pad/src/RDLRouter.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class Logger;
 
 namespace pad {
 
+inline constexpr char kRdlRouteTargetProperty[] = "PAD_RDL_ROUTE_TARGET";
+inline constexpr char kRdlDontRouteProperty[] = "PAD_RDL_DONT_ROUTE";
+
 struct DbNetPtrLess
 {
   bool operator()(const odb::dbNet* lhs, const odb::dbNet* rhs) const
diff --git a/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.reload.tcl b/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.reload.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fffc1753e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.reload.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright (c) 2026, The OpenROAD Authors
+
+source "helpers.tcl"
+
+read_db [make_result_file "rdl_route_assignments.odb"]
+
+rdl_route -layer metal10 -width 4 -spacing 4 "DVDD"
+
+set def_file [make_result_file "rdl_route_assignments.def"]
+write_def $def_file
+diff_files $def_file "rdl_route_assignments.defok"
diff --git a/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.tcl b/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.tcl
index a779b70f8f5..9ccd6e3519f 100644
--- a/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.tcl
+++ b/src/pad/test/rdl_route_assignments.tcl
@@ -570,8 +570,10 @@ assign_io_bump -net VDD BUMP_11_11 -dont_route
 assign_io_bump -net DVDD BUMP_15_10 -terminal u_v18_16/DVDD
 assign_io_bump -net DVDD BUMP_14_12 -terminal u_v18_14/DVDD
 
-rdl_route -layer metal10 -width 4 -spacing 4 "DVDD"
+write_db [make_result_file "rdl_route_assignments.odb"]
 
-set def_file [make_result_file "rdl_route_assignments.def"]
-write_def $def_file
-diff_files $def_file "rdl_route_assignments.defok"
+# Reload in a separate process to verify explicit -terminal/-dont_route bump
+# assignments survive a database checkpoint.
+puts [exec [info nameofexecutable] -no_splash -no_init -exit \
+  -threads [thread_count] \
+  [file join [file dirname [info script]] "rdl_route_assignments.reload.tcl"] 2>@1]