diff --git a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
index 6bb70fff..ad766c4d 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
@@ -1084,6 +1084,16 @@ class RPCClient {
       relay_count: number
       first_seen: string
       nostr_pubkey: string
+      /**
+       * Whether the author proved control of the key their `author.did` names.
+       * `invalid` manifests are dropped during discovery and should never
+       * appear here; typed anyway so the UI fails safe rather than falling
+       * through to "signed" if that ever changes.
+       */
+      signature?:
+        | { status: 'valid' }
+        | { status: 'missing' }
+        | { status: 'invalid'; reason: string }
     }>
     relay_count: number
   }> {
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Marketplace.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Marketplace.vue
index b88158af..3235ab1a 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Marketplace.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Marketplace.vue
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ async function loadNostrMarketplace() {
       trustScore: app.trust_score,
       trustTier: app.trust_tier,
       relayCount: app.relay_count,
+      // Default to `missing` rather than leaving it undefined: a node running
+      // an older backend returns no field at all, and "we couldn't check" must
+      // never render as "signed".
+      signature: app.signature ?? { status: 'missing' as const },
+      authorDid: app.manifest.author.did,
     }))
   } catch (e) {
     nostrError.value = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Discovery failed'
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/MarketplaceAppCard.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/MarketplaceAppCard.vue
index ebd06de9..94515a05 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/MarketplaceAppCard.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/MarketplaceAppCard.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Trust badge for Nostr community apps -->
-    <div v-if="app.trustTier" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+    <div v-if="app.trustTier" class="flex items-center flex-wrap gap-2 mb-3">
       <span
         class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full font-medium"
         :class="{
@@ -42,6 +42,31 @@
           'bg-red-400/20 text-red-400': app.trustTier === 'untrusted',
         }"
       >{{ app.trustTier }}</span>
+
+      <!--
+        Authorship, which is a different question from the trust score: the
+        score blends relay count, provenance and policy compliance, while this
+        says only whether the author proved control of the key their DID names.
+      -->
+      <span
+        v-if="app.signature"
+        class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full font-medium inline-flex items-center gap-1"
+        :class="{
+          'bg-green-400/20 text-green-400': app.signature.status === 'valid',
+          'bg-white/10 text-white/50': app.signature.status === 'missing',
+          'bg-red-400/20 text-red-400': app.signature.status === 'invalid',
+        }"
+        :title="signatureTooltip"
+      >
+        <svg v-if="app.signature.status === 'valid'" class="w-3 h-3" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+          <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M5 9V7a5 5 0 0110 0v2a2 2 0 012 2v5a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2v-5a2 2 0 012-2zm8-2v2H7V7a3 3 0 016 0z" clip-rule="evenodd" />
+        </svg>
+        <svg v-else-if="app.signature.status === 'invalid'" class="w-3 h-3" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+          <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.257 3.099c.765-1.36 2.722-1.36 3.486 0l5.58 9.92c.75 1.334-.213 2.98-1.742 2.98H4.42c-1.53 0-2.493-1.646-1.743-2.98l5.58-9.92zM11 13a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0zm-1-8a1 1 0 00-1 1v3a1 1 0 002 0V6a1 1 0 00-1-1z" clip-rule="evenodd" />
+        </svg>
+        {{ signatureLabel }}
+      </span>
+
       <span class="text-xs text-white/40">Score: {{ app.trustScore }}/100</span>
       <span v-if="app.relayCount" class="text-xs text-white/40">&middot; {{ app.relayCount }} relay{{ app.relayCount !== 1 ? 's' : '' }}</span>
     </div>
@@ -175,6 +200,35 @@ defineEmits<{
   launch: [app: MarketplaceApp]
 }>()
 
+const signatureLabel = computed(() => {
+  switch (props.app.signature?.status) {
+    case 'valid': return 'signed'
+    case 'invalid': return 'bad signature'
+    default: return 'unsigned'
+  }
+})
+
+/**
+ * The badge is two words; the tooltip carries the meaning. "signed" is easy to
+ * read as "safe", so say what was actually proven — that the author holds the
+ * key their DID names — and nothing more.
+ */
+const signatureTooltip = computed(() => {
+  const sig = props.app.signature
+  const did = props.app.authorDid
+  const shortDid = did && did.length > 24 ? `${did.slice(0, 16)}…${did.slice(-6)}` : did
+  switch (sig?.status) {
+    case 'valid':
+      return `Authorship verified: signed by the key ${shortDid ?? 'in author.did'}. `
+        + 'This proves who published it, not that the app is safe.'
+    case 'invalid':
+      return `Signature did not verify: ${sig.reason}`
+    default:
+      return 'No author signature — the publisher\'s identity is unproven. '
+        + 'The app may still be fine; nothing has been demonstrated about who wrote it.'
+  }
+})
+
 const installProgressMessage = computed(() => {
   const p = props.installProgress
   if (!p) return 'Installing'
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/marketplaceData.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/marketplaceData.ts
index 99e54e96..5cecd729 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/marketplaceData.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/marketplace/marketplaceData.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,20 @@ export interface MarketplaceApp {
   trustScore?: number
   trustTier?: string
   relayCount?: number
+  /**
+   * DID-signature verdict for relay-discovered apps. `undefined` for curated
+   * and local apps, which don't travel through the marketplace protocol at all.
+   */
+  signature?: AppSignature
+  /** The `author.did` the signature was checked against, for the tooltip. */
+  authorDid?: string
 }
 
+export type AppSignature =
+  | { status: 'valid' }
+  | { status: 'missing' }
+  | { status: 'invalid'; reason: string }
+
 export type AppScreenshot = string | {
   src: string
   alt?: string