diff --git a/src/lerobot/rl/learner.py b/src/lerobot/rl/learner.py
index 3467b4558..a2e0b9996 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/rl/learner.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/rl/learner.py
@@ -373,6 +373,39 @@ def add_actor_information_and_train(
     if cfg.dataset is not None:
         dataset_repo_id = cfg.dataset.repo_id
 
+    # ── Offline phase (e.g. RLT RL-token training, ConRFT Cal-QL pretraining) ──
+    offline_steps = getattr(cfg.policy, "offline_steps", 0)
+    if algorithm.supports_offline_phase() and offline_steps > 0 and offline_replay_buffer is not None:
+        logging.info(f"[LEARNER] Starting offline phase ({offline_steps} steps)")
+        offline_mixer = OnlineOfflineMixer(
+            online_buffer=offline_replay_buffer,
+            offline_buffer=None,
+            online_ratio=1.0,
+        )
+        offline_iterator = algorithm.configure_data_iterator(
+            data_mixer=offline_mixer,
+            batch_size=total_batch_size,
+            async_prefetch=async_prefetch,
+            queue_size=queue_size,
+        )
+        for step in range(offline_steps):
+            if shutdown_event is not None and shutdown_event.is_set():
+                logging.info("[LEARNER] Shutdown during offline phase. Exiting...")
+                return
+
+            stats = algorithm.offline_update(offline_iterator)
+
+            if step % log_freq == 0:
+                logging.info(f"[LEARNER] Offline step {step}/{offline_steps}: {stats.to_log_dict()}")
+                if wandb_logger:
+                    log_dict = stats.to_log_dict()
+                    log_dict["offline_step"] = step
+                    wandb_logger.log_dict(d=log_dict, mode="train", custom_step_key="offline_step")
+
+        algorithm.transition_to_online()
+        optimizers = algorithm.get_optimizers()
+        logging.info("[LEARNER] Offline phase complete, transitioned to online")
+
     # NOTE: THIS IS THE MAIN LOOP OF THE LEARNER
     while True:
         # Exit the training loop if shutdown is requested