diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
index cea45ea..2e95b09 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                 }
 
                 Section {
+                    // Grow the mesh: ask a connected Mac to mint a join code this phone shows —
+                    // scan it from a new iPhone/iPad, or copy the link to a new Mac. Only when a
+                    // live Mac can mint one (the phone can't originate a join code on its own).
+                    if store.canAddDeviceToMesh {
+                        Button {
+                            showAddDevice = true
+                        } label: {
+                            Label("Add a device to this mesh", systemImage: "plus.circle")
+                        }
+                    }
                     Button {
                         showScanner = true
                     } label: {