diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 39b361d..ab75ef3 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -715,7 +715,12 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
         }
         cb.sessionBecameWaiting = { [weak self] summary in
             guard let self, !self.isActive else { return }
-            NotificationRouter.shared.postSessionUpdate(summary)
+            // Backgrounded: prefer the glance — it shows the waiting session and alerts through the
+            // local update (sound/haptic). Only fall back to a banner when there's no glance at all
+            // (Live Activities off), so a needs-input arrival is never silent.
+            if !LiveActivityManager.shared.hasLiveActivity {
+                NotificationRouter.shared.postSessionUpdate(summary)
+            }
         }
         cb.wireError = { [weak self] error in
             self?.showError(error.message, sessionID: error.sessionID)