diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/mesh/MeshDeviceSetupModal.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/mesh/MeshDeviceSetupModal.vue
index 4b4973bc..895e910a 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/mesh/MeshDeviceSetupModal.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/mesh/MeshDeviceSetupModal.vue
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function stopProbeProgress(done = false) {
   if (done) probeProgress.value = 100
 }
 
-const devicePath = computed(() => mesh.undismissedDetectedDevices[0] ?? '')
+const devicePath = computed(() => mesh.flashFlowPath ?? mesh.undismissedDetectedDevices[0] ?? '')
 const show = computed(() => !!devicePath.value)
 const imageFailed = ref(false)
 const deviceImage = computed(() =>
@@ -402,6 +402,23 @@ watch([show, devicePath], async ([visible]) => {
     stopFlashPoll()
     return
   }
+  if (mesh.flashFlowPath) {
+    // Manual "Flash LoRa" entry: jump straight to the flash step. Skip the
+    // read-only probe — the port is usually the live session's, and a second
+    // opener on the tty corrupts the running connection; status already
+    // knows the firmware kind for the connected radio.
+    probe.value = null
+    probeError.value = ''
+    probing.value = false
+    stopProbeProgress()
+    imageFailed.value = false
+    openFlashStep()
+    const t = (mesh.status?.device_type ?? '').toLowerCase()
+    if (t === 'meshcore' || t === 'meshtastic' || t === 'reticulum') {
+      flashFamily.value = t as FlashFirmwareFamily
+    }
+    return
+  }
   step.value = 1
   error.value = ''
   imageFailed.value = false
@@ -428,6 +445,10 @@ watch([show, devicePath], async ([visible]) => {
 }, { immediate: false })
 
 function dismiss() {
+  if (mesh.flashFlowPath) {
+    mesh.closeFlashFlow()
+    return
+  }
   if (devicePath.value) mesh.dismissDetectedDevice(devicePath.value)
 }
 
@@ -598,6 +619,11 @@ async function cancelFlash() {
 
 function closeFlashStep() {
   stopFlashPoll()
+  if (mesh.flashFlowPath) {
+    // Manual entry has no detection step to go back to — close the modal.
+    mesh.closeFlashFlow()
+    return
+  }
   step.value = 1
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/stores/mesh.ts b/neode-ui/src/stores/mesh.ts
index 7d9a815a..96788428 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/stores/mesh.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/stores/mesh.ts
@@ -377,6 +377,16 @@ export const useMeshStore = defineStore('mesh', () => {
     }
     localStorage.setItem(DETECT_DISMISS_KEY, JSON.stringify(dismissedDetected.value))
   }
+  // Manual "Flash LoRa" entry (Mesh header button): forces the global setup
+  // modal open at the flash step for this port — including the live session's
+  // port, which detection-driven opening deliberately excludes.
+  const flashFlowPath = ref<string | null>(null)
+  function openFlashFlow(path: string) {
+    flashFlowPath.value = path
+  }
+  function closeFlashFlow() {
+    flashFlowPath.value = null
+  }
   /** Read-only firmware/config probe of a detected port (hot-swap modal). */
   async function probeDevice(path: string): Promise<MeshDeviceProbe> {
     return rpcClient.call<MeshDeviceProbe>({
@@ -1066,6 +1076,9 @@ export const useMeshStore = defineStore('mesh', () => {
     fetchStatus,
     undismissedDetectedDevices,
     dismissDetectedDevice,
+    flashFlowPath,
+    openFlashFlow,
+    closeFlashFlow,
     probeDevice,
     flashListFirmware,
     flashDevice,
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Mesh.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Mesh.vue
index 05d927eb..923601a7 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Mesh.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Mesh.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ const mesh = useMeshStore()
 const transport = useTransportStore()
 const route = useRoute()
 
+// "Flash LoRa" header button target: the connected radio wins, else any
+// detected-but-unconnected stick. Opens the global setup modal at its
+// flash step (backend stops the listener and frees the port itself).
+const flashLoraPath = computed(() =>
+  (mesh.status?.device_connected && mesh.status.device_path) ||
+  mesh.status?.detected_devices?.[0] ||
+  ''
+)
+function openFlashLora() {
+  if (flashLoraPath.value) mesh.openFlashFlow(flashLoraPath.value)
+}
+
 // Responsive layout breakpoints
 const isWideDesktop = ref(window.innerWidth >= 1536)
 const isVeryWideDesktop = ref(window.innerWidth >= 2560 && window.innerHeight >= 1200)
@@ -1860,14 +1872,14 @@ async function downloadAttachment(payload: MeshAttachmentPayload) {
           <span v-else-if="mesh.status?.device_present" class="mesh-subtitle-badge">Mesh device detected</span>
         </p>
       </div>
-      <a
-        href="https://flasher.meshcore.co.uk/"
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      <button
         class="glass-button mesh-flasher-btn"
+        :disabled="!flashLoraPath"
+        :title="flashLoraPath ? '' : 'Plug in a LoRa radio first'"
+        @click="openFlashLora"
       >
-        Flash Meshcore <span class="mesh-flasher-sep">|</span> Choose Companion USB
-      </a>
+        Flash LoRa
+      </button>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Error banner -->
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/mesh/mesh-styles.css b/neode-ui/src/views/mesh/mesh-styles.css
index a6f679c1..7f468f5f 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/mesh/mesh-styles.css
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/mesh/mesh-styles.css
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 .mesh-subtitle { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); font-size: 0.85rem; margin: 2px 0 0; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
 .mesh-subtitle-badge { font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 600; color: #4ade80; background: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.12); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
 .mesh-flasher-btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0; padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 0.9rem; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.mesh-flasher-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: not-allowed; }
 .mesh-flasher-sep { margin: 0 8px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); }
 .mesh-error { color: #ef4444; font-size: 0.85rem; padding: 8px 12px; background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.1); border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.2); flex-shrink: 0; }
 .mesh-columns { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex: 1; min-height: 0; overflow: hidden; }