diff --git a/src/jolt/clojure/walk.clj b/src/jolt/clojure/walk.clj
index f2ba5e2..8d73b2b 100644
--- a/src/jolt/clojure/walk.clj
+++ b/src/jolt/clojure/walk.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 ; Jolt Standard Library: clojure.walk
 ; Tree walking for Clojure data structures.
-; Simplified: uses vector? and map? predicates (no list? or seq?).
 
 (defn walk
   [inner outer form]
   (cond
+    ; vectors/maps first so seq? can't swallow them (a vector is not seq? on
+    ; jolt, but keep the concrete branches authoritative)
     (vector? form) (outer (vec (map inner form)))
     (map? form) (outer (into (empty form) (map inner form)))
+    ; lists rebuild as lists, other seqs (incl. macro/template output: cons/
+    ; concat/lazy-seq) walk too — without this, postwalk-replace silently no-op'd
+    ; a quoted list, breaking clojure.template/apply-template (jolt-khk)
+    (list? form) (outer (apply list (map inner form)))
+    (seq? form) (outer (map inner form))
     :else (outer form)))
 
 (defn postwalk
diff --git a/test/spec/walk-spec.janet b/test/spec/walk-spec.janet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90a5aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/walk-spec.janet
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Specification: clojure.walk must descend lists and seqs, not just vectors/maps
+# (jolt-khk). postwalk-replace with symbol keys over a quoted list silently
+# no-op'd because walk only handled vector?/map? and fell through for list?/seq?
+# — which broke clojure.template/apply-template (found during reitit work).
+(use ../support/harness)
+
+(defspec "clojure.walk / lists + seqs"
+  ["postwalk-replace symbol keys in a list" "(quote (+ 2 2))"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/postwalk-replace {(quote x) 2} (quote (+ x x))))"]
+  ["postwalk descends a list" "(quote (:a :a))"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/postwalk (fn [n] (if (symbol? n) :a n)) (quote (x y))))"]
+  ["prewalk-replace in a list" "(quote (* 3 3))"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/prewalk-replace {(quote *) (quote *) (quote y) 3} (quote (* y y))))"]
+  ["nested list + vector" "(quote (1 [2 1]))"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/postwalk-replace {:a 1 :b 2} (quote (:a [:b :a]))))"]
+  # vectors/maps still work (regression guard for the existing behavior)
+  ["postwalk-replace in a vector" "[:one 2 :one]"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/postwalk-replace {1 :one} [1 2 1]))"]
+  ["keywordize-keys still works" "{:a 1}"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.walk :as w])) (w/keywordize-keys {\"a\" 1}))"]
+  # clojure.template/apply-template (the real-world trigger) substitutes now
+  ["apply-template substitutes" "(quote (+ 1 2))"
+   "(do (require (quote [clojure.template :as t])) (t/apply-template (quote [x y]) (quote (+ x y)) (quote (1 2))))"])