diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index d3ba854..3a87b72 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
     func onForeground() {
         endBackgroundHold()
         guard !demoMode, isPaired else { return }
+        // Pretend we're still connected for a few seconds while the (possibly OS-killed) sockets
+        // re-handshake — the reconnect below is fast, and flashing "Disconnected" in the meantime
+        // just feels janky. Set before `reconnect()` so the connecting/reconnecting states it
+        // produces are overlaid with the last-live projection (see `rebuildAggregate`).
+        beginOptimisticWindow()
         // Foreground again: the app self-creates its own Live Activity now, so tell the hosts to stop
         // push-to-starting it (UX_IOS §5.3). Sent to already-live hosts; ones still reconnecting get
         // it via `didUpdate` once live.