diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/MeshMap.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/MeshMap.vue
index 2abc6943..9d1ecfed 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/MeshMap.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/MeshMap.vue
@@ -421,12 +421,28 @@ function disarmMapVisibility() {
 // count as the first activation's arm, so onActivated only re-arms on a
 // genuine later reactivation, matching Mesh.vue's own meshFreshMount idiom.
 let mapMountFresh = true
+// Set when a live geolocation watch is torn down by onDeactivated so
+// onActivated can transparently resume it (WR-02) — the browser location
+// watch must not keep firing (battery drain, background location indicator)
+// while the Mesh tab is off screen, matching the only-while-visible pattern
+// already applied to the resize listener/ResizeObserver in this file.
+let wasSharingBeforeDeactivate = false
 onActivated(() => {
   if (mapMountFresh) { mapMountFresh = false; return }
   armMapVisibility()
+  if (wasSharingBeforeDeactivate) {
+    wasSharingBeforeDeactivate = false
+    startSharing()
+  }
 })
 onMounted(() => armMapVisibility())
-onDeactivated(() => disarmMapVisibility())
+onDeactivated(() => {
+  disarmMapVisibility()
+  if (sharingLocation.value) {
+    wasSharingBeforeDeactivate = true
+    stopSharing()
+  }
+})
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   disarmMapVisibility()