diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 1327198..ff40b49 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -1530,7 +1530,11 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
     /// so they know whether to defer to the phone's own Live Activity creation (foreground) or
     /// push-to-start the glance themselves (backgrounded — the phone can't reliably start one). Starts
     /// `true`: `onAppear` runs in the foreground; the background adopt-wake flips it first (§5.3).
-    private var isForeground = true
+    /// Mirrored to `LiveActivityManager` so it knows whether a "needs you" arrival should alert
+    /// through the glance (backgrounded) or stay silent while a banner announces it (foreground).
+    private var isForeground = true {
+        didSet { LiveActivityManager.shared.foreground = isForeground }
+    }
     /// Host ids already told the *current* `isForeground` value — cleared whenever it flips so the
     /// next sync re-notifies every host (mirrors `pushToStartSentTo`).
     private var foregroundSentTo: Set<String> = []