diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 38f9da8b00..938a285c96 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2648,8 +2648,14 @@ if(BUILD_UNIT_TESTS)
 
 	add_executable(unit_vm_native_module
 		tests/unit/test_vm_native_module.c
+		tests/stub_qcommon_min.c
+		src/qcommon/q_shared.c
+		src/qcommon/q_math.c
 		src/qcommon/vm_native_module.c)
 	target_include_directories(unit_vm_native_module PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+	if(NOT MSVC)
+		target_link_libraries(unit_vm_native_module PRIVATE m)
+	endif()
 	add_test(NAME unit_vm_native_module COMMAND unit_vm_native_module)
 	set_tests_properties(unit_vm_native_module PROPERTIES LABELS "unit;validation")
 endif()
diff --git a/src/qcommon/vm.c b/src/qcommon/vm.c
index 64daf86413..4e0738a7b3 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/vm.c
+++ b/src/qcommon/vm.c
@@ -1746,59 +1746,15 @@ static void * QDECL loadNative( const char *name, vmMainFunc_t *entryPoint, dllS
 	void		*sym;
 	void		*vmMainAddr;
 	qboolean	isGenericModule = qfalse;
+	char		moduleNames[3][MAX_QPATH];
+	int			moduleCount;
+	int			i;
 
-	// For ui, game, cgame, qagame and custom aliases, try generic names first.
-	if ( Q_stricmp( name, "ui" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( name, "game" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( name, "cgame" ) == 0 ||
-		 Q_stricmp( name, "qagame" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( name, "frontend" ) == 0 ||
-		 Q_stricmp( name, "client" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( name, "server" ) == 0 ) {
+	moduleCount = VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder( name, moduleNames, (int)ARRAY_LEN( moduleNames ) );
+	if ( moduleCount > 0 ) {
 		isGenericModule = qtrue;
-
-		libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( name, filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-		if ( libHandle ) {
-			goto loadSuccess;
-		}
-
-		// qagame has historically been loaded from game.* as an alias.
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "qagame" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "game", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Support renamed native modules for this project.
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "qagame" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( name, "game" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "server", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "cgame" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "client", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "ui" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "frontend", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "server" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "game", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "client" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "cgame", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
-			if ( libHandle ) {
-				goto loadSuccess;
-			}
-		}
-		if ( Q_stricmp( name, "frontend" ) == 0 ) {
-			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( "ui", filename, sizeof( filename ) );
+		for ( i = 0; i < moduleCount; i++ ) {
+			libHandle = VM_TryLoadNativeModule( moduleNames[i], filename, sizeof( filename ) );
 			if ( libHandle ) {
 				goto loadSuccess;
 			}
@@ -2051,7 +2007,6 @@ intptr_t QDECL VM_Call( vm_t *vm, int nargs, int callnum, ... )
 {
 	//vm_t	*oldVM;
 	intptr_t r;
-	int i;
 
 	if ( !vm ) {
 		Com_Error( ERR_FATAL, "VM_Call with NULL vm" );
@@ -2077,19 +2032,12 @@ intptr_t QDECL VM_Call( vm_t *vm, int nargs, int callnum, ... )
 	// if we have a dll loaded, call it directly
 	if ( vm->entryPoint )
 	{
-		/* Pass three arg slots: native vmMain only receives nargs from varargs; zero the rest
-		 * so e.g. UI_GETAPIVERSION (nargs=0) does not read stack garbage. */
-		int32_t args[MAX_VMMAIN_CALL_ARGS-1];
-		Com_Memset( args, 0, sizeof( args ) );
 		va_list ap;
+		_Static_assert( VM_NATIVE_MODULE_ARG_COUNT == MAX_VMMAIN_CALL_ARGS - 1,
+			"native vmMain helper must pass every native arg slot" );
 		va_start( ap, callnum );
-		for ( i = 0; i < nargs; i++ ) {
-			args[i] = va_arg( ap, int32_t );
-		}
+		r = VM_CallNativeModuleEntryPoint( vm->entryPoint, nargs, callnum, ap );
 		va_end( ap );
-
-		// add more arguments if you're changed MAX_VMMAIN_CALL_ARGS:
-		r = vm->entryPoint( callnum, args[0], args[1], args[2] );
 	} else {
 #if id386 && !defined __clang__ // calling convention doesn't need conversion in some cases
 #ifndef NO_VM_COMPILED
@@ -2100,6 +2048,7 @@ intptr_t QDECL VM_Call( vm_t *vm, int nargs, int callnum, ... )
 			r = VM_CallInterpreted2( vm, nargs+1, (int32_t*)&callnum );
 #else
 		int32_t args[MAX_VMMAIN_CALL_ARGS];
+		int i;
 		va_list ap;
 
 		args[0] = callnum;
diff --git a/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.c b/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.c
index be2f9d7b78..0260e96012 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.c
+++ b/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.c
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #include "vm_native_module.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+static void VM_AddNativeModuleName( char out[][MAX_QPATH], int maxModules, int *count, const char *moduleName ) {
+	if ( *count >= maxModules ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	(void)snprintf( out[*count], MAX_QPATH, "%s", moduleName );
+	(*count)++;
+}
+
 int VM_BuildNativeModuleCandidates( const char *moduleName, char out[][MAX_QPATH], int maxCandidates ) {
 	int count = 0;
 
@@ -24,3 +33,56 @@ int VM_BuildNativeModuleCandidates( const char *moduleName, char out[][MAX_QPATH
 
 	return count;
 }
+
+int VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder( const char *moduleName, char out[][MAX_QPATH], int maxModules ) {
+	int count = 0;
+
+	if ( !moduleName || !moduleName[0] || !out || maxModules <= 0 ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "ui" ) != 0 && Q_stricmp( moduleName, "game" ) != 0 &&
+		 Q_stricmp( moduleName, "cgame" ) != 0 && Q_stricmp( moduleName, "qagame" ) != 0 &&
+		 Q_stricmp( moduleName, "frontend" ) != 0 && Q_stricmp( moduleName, "client" ) != 0 &&
+		 Q_stricmp( moduleName, "server" ) != 0 ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, moduleName );
+
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "qagame" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "game" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "qagame" ) == 0 || Q_stricmp( moduleName, "game" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "server" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "cgame" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "client" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "ui" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "frontend" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "server" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "game" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "client" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "cgame" );
+	}
+	if ( Q_stricmp( moduleName, "frontend" ) == 0 ) {
+		VM_AddNativeModuleName( out, maxModules, &count, "ui" );
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+intptr_t VM_CallNativeModuleEntryPoint( vmNativeModuleEntryPoint_t entryPoint, int nargs, int callnum, va_list ap ) {
+	int32_t args[VM_NATIVE_MODULE_ARG_COUNT];
+	int i;
+
+	Com_Memset( args, 0, sizeof( args ) );
+	for ( i = 0; i < nargs; i++ ) {
+		args[i] = va_arg( ap, int32_t );
+	}
+
+	return entryPoint( callnum, args[0], args[1], args[2] );
+}
diff --git a/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.h b/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.h
index e8bd630f99..ad35a26c6a 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.h
+++ b/src/qcommon/vm_native_module.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #include "q_shared.h"
 
+#define VM_NATIVE_MODULE_ARG_COUNT 3
+
+typedef intptr_t (QDECL *vmNativeModuleEntryPoint_t)( int command, int arg0, int arg1, int arg2 );
+
 /*
  * Builds native VM module filename candidates in priority order:
  *   1) module.so
@@ -11,4 +15,12 @@
  */
 int VM_BuildNativeModuleCandidates( const char *moduleName, char out[][MAX_QPATH], int maxCandidates );
 
+/*
+ * Builds logical native VM module names in the order loadNative() should probe
+ * them before falling back to the legacy platform-specific filename.
+ */
+int VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder( const char *moduleName, char out[][MAX_QPATH], int maxModules );
+
+intptr_t VM_CallNativeModuleEntryPoint( vmNativeModuleEntryPoint_t entryPoint, int nargs, int callnum, va_list ap );
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index f155d19aa4..7e837883d9 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Tests
 
-- **Unit** (`BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON`): `unit_macros`, `unit_qmath`, `unit_surfaceflags`, `unit_qhelpers`, `unit_crc`, `unit_pathutil`, `unit_msg`, `unit_info`, `unit_cm_bounds`, `unit_parse`, `unit_endian` (CRC, COM path, `Info_*`, `COM_Parse*`, and endian tests use the same minimal `stub_qcommon_min.c` + `q_shared.c` + `q_math.c` link as `unit_qhelpers`; `unit_msg` links `msg.c` + `huffman_static.c` with `stub_qcommon_min.c`, `stub_msg_cvar.c`, and `-DDEDICATED`; `unit_cm_bounds` links `cm_bounds.c` + `q_math.c` only) — run `ctest -R unit_` or `./unit_*` from the build directory.
+- **Unit** (`BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON`): `unit_macros`, `unit_qmath`, `unit_surfaceflags`, `unit_qhelpers`, `unit_crc`, `unit_pathutil`, `unit_msg`, `unit_info`, `unit_cm_bounds`, `unit_parse`, `unit_endian`, `unit_vm_native_module` (CRC, COM path, `Info_*`, `COM_Parse*`, endian, and native VM module tests use the same minimal `stub_qcommon_min.c` + `q_shared.c` + `q_math.c` link as `unit_qhelpers`; `unit_msg` links `msg.c` + `huffman_static.c` with `stub_qcommon_min.c`, `stub_msg_cvar.c`, and `-DDEDICATED`; `unit_cm_bounds` links `cm_bounds.c` + `q_math.c` only) — run `ctest -R unit_` or `./unit_*` from the build directory.
 - **Script regression tests**: `test_botlib_bounded_strings` (botlib string invariants). Run with `ctest -R test_botlib_bounded_strings` from the build directory.
 - **Validation**: `smoke_test`, `renderer_regression_check`, `check_artifacts`, `test_run_vulkan_script`, `test_compile_engine_lto`, `test_demo_game_pk3`, `test_vk_vegetation_dispatch_order`, `test_vulkan_mesh_shader_opt_in`, `test_vulkan_runtime_regressions`, `test_botlib_chat_message_bounds`, `test_vulkan_renderer_guards`, `test_vulkan_regression_source_guards`, `test_gltf_opengl_regressions`, `test_botlib_bounded_strings` — see `scripts/`, `tests/scripts/`, and `docs/RENDERER_CONFIDENCE.md`.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_vm_native_module.c b/tests/unit/test_vm_native_module.c
index 51ee8d9035..6a98368b4f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_vm_native_module.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test_vm_native_module.c
@@ -64,6 +64,120 @@ static int test_candidate_limit(void) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int assert_load_order(const char *moduleName, int maxModules, int expectedCount, const char **expected) {
+	char out[3][MAX_QPATH];
+	int count;
+	int i;
+
+	count = VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder(moduleName, out, maxModules);
+	ASSERT(count == expectedCount, "load-order count");
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		ASSERT(strcmp(out[i], expected[i]) == 0, "load-order entry");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_load_order_aliases(void) {
+	const char *qagame[] = { "qagame", "game", "server" };
+	const char *game[] = { "game", "server" };
+	const char *cgame[] = { "cgame", "client" };
+	const char *ui[] = { "ui", "frontend" };
+	const char *server[] = { "server", "game" };
+	const char *client[] = { "client", "cgame" };
+	const char *frontend[] = { "frontend", "ui" };
+	const char *mixedCase[] = { "QAGAME", "game", "server" };
+
+	if (assert_load_order("qagame", 3, 3, qagame) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("game", 3, 2, game) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("cgame", 3, 2, cgame) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("ui", 3, 2, ui) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("server", 3, 2, server) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("client", 3, 2, client) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("frontend", 3, 2, frontend) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (assert_load_order("QAGAME", 3, 3, mixedCase) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_load_order_limits_and_custom_modules(void) {
+	const char *limited[] = { "qagame", "game" };
+	char out[3][MAX_QPATH];
+
+	if (assert_load_order("qagame", 2, 2, limited) != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	ASSERT(VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder(NULL, out, 3) == 0, "NULL load-order input");
+	ASSERT(VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder("", out, 3) == 0, "empty load-order input");
+	ASSERT(VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder("custommod", out, 3) == 0, "custom module should use legacy platform-specific fallback only");
+	ASSERT(VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder("qagame", NULL, 3) == 0, "NULL load-order output");
+	ASSERT(VM_BuildNativeModuleLoadOrder("qagame", out, 0) == 0, "zero load-order capacity");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int capturedCommand;
+static int capturedArg0;
+static int capturedArg1;
+static int capturedArg2;
+
+static intptr_t QDECL capture_entry_point(int command, int arg0, int arg1, int arg2) {
+	capturedCommand = command;
+	capturedArg0 = arg0;
+	capturedArg1 = arg1;
+	capturedArg2 = arg2;
+	return 1234;
+}
+
+static intptr_t call_native_entry_point(int nargs, int callnum, ...) {
+	intptr_t result;
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, callnum);
+	result = VM_CallNativeModuleEntryPoint(capture_entry_point, nargs, callnum, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int test_native_call_args_zero_fill(void) {
+	ASSERT(call_native_entry_point(0, 77) == 1234, "native entry return value");
+	ASSERT(capturedCommand == 77, "zero-arg callnum");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg0 == 0, "zero-arg arg0");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg1 == 0, "zero-arg arg1");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg2 == 0, "zero-arg arg2");
+
+	ASSERT(call_native_entry_point(1, 88, 111) == 1234, "one-arg native entry return value");
+	ASSERT(capturedCommand == 88, "one-arg callnum");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg0 == 111, "one-arg arg0");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg1 == 0, "one-arg arg1 zero-filled");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg2 == 0, "one-arg arg2 zero-filled");
+
+	ASSERT(call_native_entry_point(3, 99, 11, 22, 33) == 1234, "three-arg native entry return value");
+	ASSERT(capturedCommand == 99, "three-arg callnum");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg0 == 11, "three-arg arg0");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg1 == 22, "three-arg arg1");
+	ASSERT(capturedArg2 == 33, "three-arg arg2");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int main(void) {
 	if (test_empty_inputs() != 0) {
 		return 1;
@@ -74,6 +188,15 @@ int main(void) {
 	if (test_candidate_limit() != 0) {
 		return 1;
 	}
+	if (test_load_order_aliases() != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (test_load_order_limits_and_custom_modules() != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (test_native_call_args_zero_fill() != 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	printf("PASS: unit_vm_native_module\n");
 	return 0;