diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue
index 6d89462d..20755a35 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ const show = computed(() =>
 )
 
 function backUpNow() {
-  router.push(LND_DETAILS_PATH).catch(() => {})
+  // seed-backup=1 makes the LND page open the reveal flow immediately —
+  // landing on the app page with the card below the fold read as
+  // "clicking the notification did nothing".
+  router.push({ path: LND_DETAILS_PATH, query: { 'seed-backup': '1' } }).catch(() => {})
 }
 
 function snooze() {
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
index 73494b96..95e0b016 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
 
 // Lightning seed (aezeed) backup card. Shown on the LND app detail page.
@@ -7,11 +8,14 @@ import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
 // confirms writing it down (`acknowledged`), the card renders as a
 // prominent first-launch prompt.
 
+const route = useRoute()
+const router = useRouter()
+
 const available = ref(false)
 const acknowledged = ref(true)
 const statusLoaded = ref(false)
 
-async function loadStatus() {
+async function loadStatus(): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const res = await rpcClient.call<{ available: boolean; acknowledged: boolean }>({
       method: 'lnd.seed-backup-status',
@@ -20,12 +24,28 @@ async function loadStatus() {
     available.value = !!res.available
     acknowledged.value = !!res.acknowledged
     statusLoaded.value = true
+    return true
   } catch {
-    statusLoaded.value = false
+    // Leave statusLoaded as-is; a one-off RPC blip must not permanently
+    // hide the card (the global banner may have just promised it's here).
+    return false
   }
 }
 
-onMounted(loadStatus)
+onMounted(async () => {
+  // Retry a few times — on fresh installs the backend can still be warming
+  // up when the user lands here straight from the backup banner.
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 4; attempt++) {
+    if (await loadStatus()) break
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500 * (attempt + 1)))
+  }
+  // Deep link from the "Back up your Lightning seed" banner: open the
+  // reveal flow directly so the click visibly does something.
+  if (route.query['seed-backup'] === '1') {
+    router.replace({ query: { ...route.query, 'seed-backup': undefined } }).catch(() => {})
+    if (statusLoaded.value && available.value) openReveal()
+  }
+})
 
 // Reveal modal — re-auth gated (password + 2FA when enabled), same UX as
 // the recovery-phrase reveal in Settings → Backup.