diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
index 194eacf..224257e 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/LiveActivityManager.swift
@@ -293,14 +293,20 @@ final class LiveActivityManager {
     }
 
     /// Hand the newest state to the serial drainer (starting it if idle).
-    private func enqueue(_ state: NucleicSessionAttributes.ContentState) {
+    private func enqueue(
+        _ state: NucleicSessionAttributes.ContentState, alert: AlertConfiguration? = nil
+    ) {
         pendingState = state
+        if let alert { pendingAlert = alert }  // latch — a coalesced-away update must not drop it
         guard updateTask == nil else { return }  // the running drainer will pick this up
         updateTask = Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
             while let next = self.pendingState {
                 self.pendingState = nil
-                await self.activity?.update(ActivityContent(state: next, staleDate: nil))
+                let alert = self.pendingAlert
+                self.pendingAlert = nil
+                await self.activity?.update(
+                    ActivityContent(state: next, staleDate: nil), alertConfiguration: alert)
             }
             self.updateTask = nil
         }