diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
index 7bbcefd..0c6c60a 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ struct SessionDetailView: View {
                 } else {
                     ApprovalCardView(approval: approval, availableHeight: availableHeight)
                 }
+            } else if store.openApprovalLoading {
+                // Opened from a Live Activity / notification for a session blocked on approval, but
+                // the channel is still (re)connecting — bridge the gap with a placeholder so the tap
+                // lands on the request-in-progress, not a blank transcript. Replaced by the real
+                // ApprovalCardView the instant the snapshot arrives (sub-second reconnect).
+                approvalLoadingCard
             } else if let status = summary?.status {
                 let running = status == .running
                 let canCompose = running || status == .awaitingInput || status.isTerminal