diff --git a/neode-ui/package-lock.json b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
index 7111e898..5d1b4390 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "neode-ui",
       "version": "1.7.113-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@scure/bip39": "^2.2.0",
         "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
         "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",
         "buffer": "^6.0.3",
@@ -2882,6 +2883,18 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/js-sdsl"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@noble/hashes": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@noble/hashes/-/hashes-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IYqDGiTXab6FniAgnSdZwgWbomxpy9FtYvLKs7wCUs2a8RkITG+DFGO1DM9cr+E3/RgADRpFjrKVaJ1z6sjtEg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 20.19.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://paulmillr.com/funding/"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@nodelib/fs.scandir": {
       "version": "2.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodelib/fs.scandir/-/fs.scandir-2.1.5.tgz",
@@ -3538,6 +3551,28 @@
         "win32"
       ]
     },
+    "node_modules/@scure/base": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@scure/base/-/base-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-b8XEupJibegiXV+tDUseI8oLQc8ei3d/4Jkb2RpbHh3MfE054ov3uIz2dhFkB3FI8iwYkEh0gGCApkrYggkPNg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://paulmillr.com/funding/"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@scure/bip39": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@scure/bip39/-/bip39-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T/Bj/YvYMNkIPq6EENO6/rcs2e7qTNuyoUXf0KBFDmp0ZDu0H2X4Lq6yC3i0c8PcWkov5EbW+yQZZbdMmk154A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@noble/hashes": "2.2.0",
+        "@scure/base": "2.2.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://paulmillr.com/funding/"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@trickfilm400/rollup-plugin-off-main-thread": {
       "version": "3.0.0-pre1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@trickfilm400/rollup-plugin-off-main-thread/-/rollup-plugin-off-main-thread-3.0.0-pre1.tgz",
diff --git a/neode-ui/package.json b/neode-ui/package.json
index 80361d39..92c10cd3 100644
--- a/neode-ui/package.json
+++ b/neode-ui/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "generate-welcome-speech": "node scripts/generate-welcome-speech.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@scure/bip39": "^2.2.0",
     "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
     "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/SeedRevealPanel.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/SeedRevealPanel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a480bdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/SeedRevealPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <div class="flex gap-1 mb-3 p-1 bg-white/5 rounded-lg">
+      <button
+        v-for="tab in ([{ key: 'words', label: 'Words' }, { key: 'qr', label: 'QR code' }] as const)"
+        :key="tab.key"
+        type="button"
+        @click="seedTab = tab.key"
+        class="flex-1 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-xs font-medium transition-colors"
+        :class="seedTab === tab.key ? 'bg-white/15 text-white' : 'text-white/50 hover:text-white/80'"
+      >{{ tab.label }}</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <template v-if="seedTab === 'words'">
+      <p class="text-sm text-white/60 mb-3">Write these down and store them offline. Tap to {{ hidden ? 'reveal' : 'hide' }}.</p>
+      <div class="relative">
+        <div
+          class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-2 p-3 bg-white/5 rounded-lg transition-all select-text"
+          :class="hidden ? 'blur-md' : ''"
+          @click="hidden = !hidden"
+        >
+          <div v-for="(w, i) in words" :key="i" class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm">
+            <span class="text-white/30 text-xs w-5 text-right">{{ i + 1 }}.</span>
+            <span class="text-white font-mono">{{ w }}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <button v-if="hidden" type="button" class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-white/70 font-medium" @click="hidden = false">Tap to reveal</button>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+
+    <template v-else>
+      <p class="text-sm text-white/60 mb-3">
+        {{ aezeed ? 'Scan to copy the words into another device.' : 'Scan into a wallet that imports seeds by QR.' }}
+        Tap to {{ hidden ? 'reveal' : 'hide' }}.
+      </p>
+      <div class="relative">
+        <div
+          class="flex justify-center p-3 bg-white/5 rounded-lg transition-all"
+          :class="hidden ? 'blur-md' : ''"
+          @click="hidden = !hidden"
+        >
+          <canvas ref="qrCanvas" class="rounded-lg bg-white p-2"></canvas>
+        </div>
+        <button v-if="hidden" type="button" class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-white/70 font-medium" @click="hidden = false">Tap to reveal</button>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="!aezeed && seedQrAvailable" class="flex justify-center mt-2">
+        <div class="flex p-0.5 bg-white/5 rounded-md">
+          <button
+            v-for="f in ([{ key: 'seedqr', label: 'SeedQR' }, { key: 'text', label: 'Plain text' }] as const)"
+            :key="f.key"
+            type="button"
+            @click="qrFormat = f.key"
+            class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium transition-colors"
+            :class="qrFormat === f.key ? 'bg-white/15 text-white' : 'text-white/50 hover:text-white/80'"
+          >{{ f.label }}</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p class="text-xs text-white/40 mt-2">
+        <template v-if="aezeed">
+          The code contains your seed words as plain text — treat it exactly like the words
+          themselves. Note: this is an LND <span class="font-mono">aezeed</span>, not a BIP39
+          phrase — it restores into LND-based wallets (Zeus, Blixt, another Archipelago node),
+          not into hardware wallets like Passport.
+        </template>
+        <template v-else-if="qrFormat === 'seedqr'">
+          SeedQR — scans into Passport, SeedSigner, Keystone and other wallets that import
+          seeds by QR. Treat this code exactly like the words themselves.
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+          Plain text words — for wallets that read the phrase as text. Treat this code exactly
+          like the words themselves.
+        </template>
+      </p>
+    </template>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, watch, nextTick } from 'vue'
+
+// Shared seed reveal body: Words / QR code tabs behind a tap-to-reveal blur.
+// Words are always the first view. For BIP39 seeds the QR defaults to the
+// SeedQR standard (4-digit wordlist indices — what Passport Prime, SeedSigner,
+// Keystone etc. import), with a plain-text option. `aezeed` seeds (LND) are
+// NOT BIP39 and no hardware wallet can import them, so they only ever get the
+// plain-text QR plus an explanation — SeedQR-encoding one would be dishonest.
+const props = defineProps<{ words: string[]; aezeed?: boolean }>()
+
+const seedTab = ref<'words' | 'qr'>('words')
+const qrFormat = ref<'seedqr' | 'text'>(props.aezeed ? 'text' : 'seedqr')
+const seedQrAvailable = ref(!props.aezeed)
+const hidden = ref(true)
+const qrCanvas = ref<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
+
+async function renderQr() {
+  await nextTick()
+  if (!qrCanvas.value || props.words.length === 0) return
+  try {
+    let payload = props.words.join(' ')
+    if (!props.aezeed && qrFormat.value === 'seedqr') {
+      const { toSeedQrDigits } = await import('@/utils/seedqr')
+      const digits = await toSeedQrDigits(props.words)
+      if (digits) {
+        payload = digits
+      } else {
+        // Not a BIP39 phrase after all — only plain text is honest.
+        seedQrAvailable.value = false
+        qrFormat.value = 'text'
+        return // the qrFormat watcher re-renders as text
+      }
+    }
+    const QRCode = await import('qrcode')
+    await QRCode.toCanvas(qrCanvas.value, payload, { width: 260, margin: 1 })
+  } catch { /* QR is a convenience — the words remain authoritative */ }
+}
+watch(seedTab, (t) => { if (t === 'qr') void renderQr() })
+watch(qrFormat, () => { if (seedTab.value === 'qr') void renderQr() })
+watch(() => props.words, () => {
+  seedTab.value = 'words' // fresh reveal always shows words first
+  hidden.value = true
+  seedQrAvailable.value = !props.aezeed
+  qrFormat.value = props.aezeed ? 'text' : 'seedqr'
+})
+</script>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/utils/seedqr.ts b/neode-ui/src/utils/seedqr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bfc5f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/utils/seedqr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * SeedQR encoding (SeedSigner standard, supported by Passport/Passport Prime,
+ * SeedSigner, Keystone, Nunchuk, Sparrow, …): each BIP39 word becomes its
+ * zero-padded 4-digit wordlist index (0000–2047), concatenated into one
+ * digit stream and rendered as a numeric-mode QR. A 24-word seed is 96
+ * digits. Spec: github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/blob/main/docs/seed_qr
+ *
+ * Only valid for real BIP39 mnemonics — LND's aezeed shares the wordlist but
+ * is NOT BIP39, and hardware wallets cannot import it; never SeedQR-encode it.
+ */
+export async function toSeedQrDigits(words: string[]): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (words.length === 0) return null
+  const { wordlist } = await import('@scure/bip39/wordlists/english.js')
+  const digits: string[] = []
+  for (const raw of words) {
+    const idx = wordlist.indexOf(raw.trim().toLowerCase())
+    if (idx < 0) return null // not a BIP39 word — caller falls back to text
+    digits.push(idx.toString().padStart(4, '0'))
+  }
+  return digits.join('')
+}
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/OnboardingSeedGenerate.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/OnboardingSeedGenerate.vue
index 45f3a4a0..03786ed9 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/OnboardingSeedGenerate.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/OnboardingSeedGenerate.vue
@@ -69,9 +69,21 @@
 
             <div v-else class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 py-2">
               <canvas ref="seedQrCanvas" class="rounded-lg bg-white p-2"></canvas>
+              <div class="flex p-0.5 bg-white/5 rounded-md">
+                <button
+                  v-for="f in ([{ key: 'seedqr', label: 'SeedQR' }, { key: 'text', label: 'Plain text' }] as const)"
+                  :key="f.key"
+                  type="button"
+                  @click="qrFormat = f.key"
+                  class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium transition-colors"
+                  :class="qrFormat === f.key ? 'bg-white/15 text-white' : 'text-white/50 hover:text-white/80'"
+                >{{ f.label }}</button>
+              </div>
               <p class="text-xs text-white/50 text-center max-w-[420px]">
-                The code contains your seed words — scan only into a wallet you trust,
-                and treat it exactly like the words themselves.
+                {{ qrFormat === 'seedqr'
+                  ? 'SeedQR — scans into Passport, SeedSigner, Keystone and other wallets that import seeds by QR.'
+                  : 'Plain text words — for wallets that read the phrase as text.' }}
+                Treat this code exactly like the words themselves.
               </p>
             </div>
 
@@ -121,17 +133,30 @@ const continueButton = ref<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
 const words = ref<string[]>([])
 
 // Words / QR code view of the seed — words are the default first view.
+// The QR tab defaults to SeedQR (BIP39 word-index digit stream), the format
+// hardware wallets like Passport Prime / SeedSigner actually import; plain
+// text stays available for wallets that read the phrase as text.
 const seedTab = ref<'words' | 'qr'>('words')
+const qrFormat = ref<'seedqr' | 'text'>('seedqr')
 const seedQrCanvas = ref<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
-watch(seedTab, async (tab) => {
-  if (tab !== 'qr') return
+
+async function renderSeedQr() {
   await nextTick()
   if (!seedQrCanvas.value || words.value.length === 0) return
   try {
+    let payload = words.value.join(' ')
+    if (qrFormat.value === 'seedqr') {
+      const { toSeedQrDigits } = await import('@/utils/seedqr')
+      const digits = await toSeedQrDigits(words.value)
+      if (digits) payload = digits
+      else qrFormat.value = 'text' // non-BIP39 word — only text is honest
+    }
     const QRCode = await import('qrcode')
-    await QRCode.toCanvas(seedQrCanvas.value, words.value.join(' '), { width: 240, margin: 1 })
+    await QRCode.toCanvas(seedQrCanvas.value, payload, { width: 240, margin: 1 })
   } catch { /* QR is a convenience — the words remain authoritative */ }
-})
+}
+watch(seedTab, (tab) => { if (tab === 'qr') void renderSeedQr() })
+watch(qrFormat, () => { if (seedTab.value === 'qr') void renderSeedQr() })
 const confirmed = ref(false)
 const loading = ref(false)
 const waitingForServer = ref(false)
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
index 668b9b81..475c6e1e 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, watch, nextTick, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+import SeedRevealPanel from '@/components/SeedRevealPanel.vue'
 
 // Lightning seed (aezeed) backup card. Shown on the LND app detail page.
 // The backend captures the aezeed at wallet-init time; until the user
@@ -65,25 +66,9 @@ function openReveal() {
   revealError.value = ''
   revealedWords.value = []
   wordsHidden.value = true
-  seedTab.value = 'words' // words first — QR is the opt-in second view
   showRevealModal.value = true
 }
 
-// Words / QR code tabs (wallet-settings segmented style). The QR encodes the
-// space-joined seed words for wallets that support seed import by scan.
-const seedTab = ref<'words' | 'qr'>('words')
-const seedQrCanvas = ref<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
-
-async function renderSeedQr() {
-  await nextTick()
-  if (!seedQrCanvas.value || revealedWords.value.length === 0) return
-  try {
-    const QRCode = await import('qrcode')
-    await QRCode.toCanvas(seedQrCanvas.value, revealedWords.value.join(' '), { width: 260, margin: 1 })
-  } catch { /* QR is a convenience — the words remain authoritative */ }
-}
-watch(seedTab, (t) => { if (t === 'qr') void renderSeedQr() })
-
 async function submitReveal() {
   if (revealing.value || !revealPassword.value) return
   revealing.value = true
@@ -182,48 +167,7 @@ async function confirmBackedUp() {
         </template>
 
         <template v-else>
-          <div class="flex gap-1 mb-3 p-1 bg-white/5 rounded-lg">
-            <button
-              v-for="tab in ([{ key: 'words', label: 'Words' }, { key: 'qr', label: 'QR code' }] as const)"
-              :key="tab.key"
-              type="button"
-              @click="seedTab = tab.key"
-              class="flex-1 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-xs font-medium transition-colors"
-              :class="seedTab === tab.key ? 'bg-white/15 text-white' : 'text-white/50 hover:text-white/80'"
-            >{{ tab.label }}</button>
-          </div>
-
-          <template v-if="seedTab === 'words'">
-            <p class="text-sm text-white/60 mb-3">Write these down and store them offline. Tap to {{ wordsHidden ? 'reveal' : 'hide' }}.</p>
-            <div class="relative">
-              <div
-                class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-2 p-3 bg-white/5 rounded-lg transition-all select-text"
-                :class="wordsHidden ? 'blur-md' : ''"
-                @click="wordsHidden = !wordsHidden"
-              >
-                <div v-for="(w, i) in revealedWords" :key="i" class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm">
-                  <span class="text-white/30 text-xs w-5 text-right">{{ i + 1 }}.</span>
-                  <span class="text-white font-mono">{{ w }}</span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              <button v-if="wordsHidden" type="button" class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-white/70 font-medium" @click="wordsHidden = false">Tap to reveal</button>
-            </div>
-          </template>
-
-          <template v-else>
-            <p class="text-sm text-white/60 mb-3">Scan with a wallet that supports seed import by QR. Tap to {{ wordsHidden ? 'reveal' : 'hide' }}.</p>
-            <div class="relative">
-              <div
-                class="flex justify-center p-3 bg-white/5 rounded-lg transition-all"
-                :class="wordsHidden ? 'blur-md' : ''"
-                @click="wordsHidden = !wordsHidden"
-              >
-                <canvas ref="seedQrCanvas" class="rounded-lg bg-white p-2"></canvas>
-              </div>
-              <button v-if="wordsHidden" type="button" class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-white/70 font-medium" @click="wordsHidden = false">Tap to reveal</button>
-            </div>
-            <p class="text-xs text-white/40 mt-2">The code contains your seed words — treat it exactly like the words themselves.</p>
-          </template>
+          <SeedRevealPanel :words="revealedWords" aezeed />
 
           <div class="flex gap-2 pt-4">
             <button type="button" @click="copyRevealedWords" class="flex-1 glass-button rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium">{{ wordsCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy' }}</button>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/settings/BackupSection.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/settings/BackupSection.vue
index a4580277..151ad739 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/settings/BackupSection.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/settings/BackupSection.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+import SeedRevealPanel from '@/components/SeedRevealPanel.vue'
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
@@ -329,20 +330,7 @@ defineExpose({ loadBackups })
         </template>
 
         <template v-else>
-          <p class="text-sm text-white/60 mb-3">Write these down and store them offline. Tap to {{ wordsHidden ? 'reveal' : 'hide' }}.</p>
-          <div class="relative">
-            <div
-              class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-2 p-3 bg-white/5 rounded-lg transition-all select-text"
-              :class="wordsHidden ? 'blur-md' : ''"
-              @click="wordsHidden = !wordsHidden"
-            >
-              <div v-for="(w, i) in revealedWords" :key="i" class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm">
-                <span class="text-white/30 text-xs w-5 text-right">{{ i + 1 }}.</span>
-                <span class="text-white font-mono">{{ w }}</span>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <button v-if="wordsHidden" type="button" class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-white/70 font-medium" @click="wordsHidden = false">Tap to reveal</button>
-          </div>
+          <SeedRevealPanel :words="revealedWords" />
           <div class="flex gap-2 pt-4">
             <button type="button" @click="copyRevealedWords" class="flex-1 glass-button rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium">{{ wordsCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy' }}</button>
             <button type="button" @click="closeReveal" class="flex-1 glass-button rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium bg-orange-500/20 border-orange-400/30">Done</button>