diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
index 0c6c60a..8247caf 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
@@ -375,6 +375,28 @@ struct SessionDetailView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The placeholder shown while an approval's details are still loading — mirrors the approval
+    /// card's frame (orange warning header, glass surface) so the real `ApprovalCardView` swaps in
+    /// without a jump. Non-actionable: the real approval id isn't known yet, so there's nothing to
+    /// Allow/Deny until the snapshot lands.
+    private var approvalLoadingCard: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill").foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                Text("Permission requested").font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
+            }
+            HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                ProgressView().controlSize(.small)
+                Text("Connecting to your Mac to load this approval…")
+                    .font(.footnote).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                Spacer(minLength: 0)
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .padding(.horizontal, 14).padding(.vertical, 12)
+        .glassSurface(cornerRadius: 26)
+    }
+
     /// A queued follow-up shown above the composer: its text (or attachment names) with the
     /// attachments as chips, and — at control scope — a ✕ that cancels just this message.
     @ViewBuilder