diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
index 25c2ddd..9bb8920 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ struct PairingIntroView: View {
             }
             .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
 
+            // Feedback after a scan: the whole UI is still the intro until pairing completes, so
+            // without this a failed or in-flight pair looks like "nothing happened."
+            pairingStatus
+
             VStack(spacing: 6) {
                 Button { store.enterDemo() } label: {
                     Label("Explore a demo — no Mac needed", systemImage: "play.circle")