diff --git a/neode-ui/src/App.vue b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
index 55dc47f3..f1532d8b 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/App.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     <!-- Global "mesh device detected" setup flow (fires on any page) -->
     <MeshDeviceSetupModal />
 
+    <!-- Nudge to back up the Lightning seed once a wallet exists (any page) -->
+    <LndSeedBackupPrompt />
+
     <!-- Global persistent audio player (bottom bar) -->
     <GlobalAudioPlayer />
 
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ import Screensaver from './components/Screensaver.vue'
 import HelpGuideModal from './components/HelpGuideModal.vue'
 import GlobalAudioPlayer from './components/GlobalAudioPlayer.vue'
 import MeshDeviceSetupModal from './components/mesh/MeshDeviceSetupModal.vue'
+import LndSeedBackupPrompt from './components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue'
 import { useMeshStore } from './stores/mesh'
 
 import { useControllerNav } from '@/composables/useControllerNav'
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
index fe1caf0b..93129af7 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
     <!-- Open Channel Modal -->
     <Teleport to="body">
-    <div v-if="showOpenModal" class="fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-md" @click.self="showOpenModal = false">
+    <div v-if="showOpenModal" class="fixed inset-0 z-[3100] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-md" @click.self="showOpenModal = false">
       <div class="glass-card p-6 w-full max-w-md mx-4 max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto">
         <h2 class="text-lg font-bold text-white mb-4">Open Channel</h2>
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 
     <!-- Close Confirmation Modal -->
     <Teleport to="body">
-    <div v-if="closeTarget" class="fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-md" @click.self="closeTarget = null">
+    <div v-if="closeTarget" class="fixed inset-0 z-[3100] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-md" @click.self="closeTarget = null">
       <div class="glass-card p-6 w-full max-w-sm mx-4">
         <h2 class="text-lg font-bold text-white mb-2">Close Channel?</h2>
         <p class="text-white/60 text-sm mb-4">This will cooperatively close the channel with peer {{ closeTarget.remote_pubkey.slice(0, 16) }}...</p>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d89462d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/LndSeedBackupPrompt.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed, watch, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
+import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
+import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/app'
+
+// Global "back up your Lightning seed" nudge. The full backup flow lives on
+// the LND app-details page (views/appDetails/LndSeedBackup.vue); this banner
+// just surfaces it proactively once a wallet seed exists and hasn't been
+// acknowledged as backed up yet.
+//
+// lnd.seed-backup-status → { available, acknowledged }:
+//   available=false    → no captured seed (LND not installed / legacy wallet) → stay quiet
+//   acknowledged=true  → user already confirmed the backup → stay quiet
+//   available && !acknowledged → prompt
+
+const SNOOZE_KEY = 'lnd-seed-backup-prompt-snooze-until'
+const SNOOZE_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+const POLL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000
+const LND_DETAILS_PATH = '/dashboard/apps/lnd'
+
+const router = useRouter()
+const route = useRoute()
+const appStore = useAppStore()
+
+const needsBackup = ref(false)
+const snoozedUntil = ref(readSnooze())
+let pollTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+// Once the backend says acked (or there is no seed to back up), stop polling
+// for the rest of the session — nothing left for this banner to do.
+let settled = false
+
+function readSnooze(): number {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(SNOOZE_KEY)
+    const ts = raw ? Number(raw) : 0
+    return Number.isFinite(ts) ? ts : 0
+  } catch {
+    return 0
+  }
+}
+
+function isAuthed(): boolean {
+  // Same guard as useMessageToast — never poll unauthenticated (background
+  // 401s on the login page cause refresh loops).
+  try { return localStorage.getItem('neode-auth') === 'true' } catch { return false }
+}
+
+async function pollStatus() {
+  if (settled || !isAuthed()) return
+  try {
+    const res = await rpcClient.call<{ available: boolean; acknowledged: boolean }>({
+      method: 'lnd.seed-backup-status',
+      timeout: 5000,
+    })
+    if (!res.available || res.acknowledged) {
+      needsBackup.value = false
+      settled = true
+      stopPolling()
+    } else {
+      needsBackup.value = true
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Transient RPC failure — keep the current state, retry on next tick.
+  }
+}
+
+function startPolling() {
+  if (pollTimer || settled) return
+  void pollStatus()
+  pollTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') void pollStatus()
+  }, POLL_MS)
+}
+
+function stopPolling() {
+  if (pollTimer) {
+    clearInterval(pollTimer)
+    pollTimer = null
+  }
+}
+
+watch(() => appStore.isAuthenticated, (authed) => {
+  if (authed) startPolling()
+  else {
+    stopPolling()
+    needsBackup.value = false
+  }
+}, { immediate: true })
+
+// The LND details page renders its own prominent backup card — hide the
+// banner there, and re-check status when the user navigates away so an ack
+// made on that page hides the banner immediately (not after the next tick).
+const onLndPage = computed(() => route.path === LND_DETAILS_PATH)
+watch(onLndPage, (now, was) => {
+  if (was && !now && !settled && isAuthed()) void pollStatus()
+})
+
+const show = computed(() =>
+  needsBackup.value && !onLndPage.value && Date.now() >= snoozedUntil.value,
+)
+
+function backUpNow() {
+  router.push(LND_DETAILS_PATH).catch(() => {})
+}
+
+function snooze() {
+  const until = Date.now() + SNOOZE_MS
+  snoozedUntil.value = until
+  try { localStorage.setItem(SNOOZE_KEY, String(until)) } catch { /* noop */ }
+}
+
+onBeforeUnmount(stopPolling)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <Teleport to="body">
+    <Transition name="seed-banner">
+      <div
+        v-if="show"
+        role="alert"
+        class="fixed bottom-4 left-4 right-4 z-[95] mx-auto w-auto max-w-lg rounded-xl border border-orange-400/30 p-4 seed-banner-glass md:left-auto md:right-6 md:bottom-6"
+      >
+        <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
+          <div class="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-orange-500/20">
+            <svg class="h-5 w-5 text-orange-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M12 9v2m0 4h.01M10.29 3.86l-8.4 14.55A1.5 1.5 0 003.19 21h17.62a1.5 1.5 0 001.3-2.59l-8.4-14.55a1.5 1.5 0 00-2.62 0z" />
+            </svg>
+          </div>
+          <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <p class="text-sm font-medium text-white">Back up your Lightning wallet seed</p>
+            <p class="mt-0.5 text-sm text-white/70">
+              Your Lightning wallet has a recovery seed that hasn't been backed up yet.
+              Write it down now so your funds survive a disk failure.
+            </p>
+            <div class="mt-3 flex gap-2">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="glass-button glass-button-warning rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium"
+                @click="backUpNow"
+              >Back up now</button>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="glass-button rounded-lg px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium"
+                @click="snooze"
+              >Later</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-label="Dismiss for now"
+            class="-mt-1 -mr-1 shrink-0 rounded-full p-1 text-white/40 transition-colors hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white/80"
+            @click="snooze"
+          >
+            <svg class="h-4 w-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Transition>
+  </Teleport>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.seed-banner-glass {
+  background: rgba(15, 15, 20, 0.85);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+}
+
+.seed-banner-enter-active,
+.seed-banner-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
+}
+
+.seed-banner-enter-from,
+.seed-banner-leave-to {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(12px);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/TransactionsModal.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/TransactionsModal.vue
index 8d174364..9eac5c34 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/TransactionsModal.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/TransactionsModal.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 <template>
   <BaseModal :show="show" :title="t('transactions.title')" max-width="max-w-2xl" content-class="max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col" @close="close">
+        <!-- Rail filter: instant ecash micro-payments pile up fast and bury
+             on-chain/Lightning rows; chips keep the standard txs reachable. -->
+        <div v-if="transactions.length > 0" class="flex gap-1.5 mb-3 shrink-0 flex-wrap">
+          <button
+            v-for="f in filters"
+            :key="f.key"
+            class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full text-xs transition-colors"
+            :class="activeFilter === f.key
+              ? 'bg-orange-500/25 text-orange-200 border border-orange-400/40'
+              : 'bg-white/5 text-white/50 border border-white/10 hover:text-white/80'"
+            @click="activeFilter = f.key"
+          >
+            {{ f.label }}<span v-if="countFor(f.key)" class="text-white/35"> · {{ countFor(f.key) }}</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
         <div v-if="transactions.length === 0" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center py-12">
           <p class="text-white/40 text-sm">{{ t('transactions.noTransactionsYet') }}</p>
         </div>
 
+        <div v-else-if="filteredTransactions.length === 0" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center py-12">
+          <p class="text-white/40 text-sm">No {{ activeFilter }} transactions</p>
+        </div>
+
         <div v-else class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto -mx-2 px-2 divide-y divide-white/5">
           <div
-            v-for="tx in transactions"
+            v-for="tx in filteredTransactions"
             :key="(tx.kind || 'onchain') + tx.tx_hash + tx.time_stamp"
             class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 py-3 hover:bg-white/5 rounded-lg px-2 transition-colors"
             :class="isOnchain(tx) ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-default'"
@@ -75,6 +95,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import BaseModal from '@/components/BaseModal.vue'
 import { useAppLauncherStore } from '@/stores/appLauncher'
@@ -93,7 +114,7 @@ interface WalletTransaction {
   kind?: 'onchain' | 'lightning' | 'cashu' | 'fedimint'
 }
 
-defineProps<{
+const props = defineProps<{
   show: boolean
   transactions: WalletTransaction[]
 }>()
@@ -101,6 +122,28 @@ defineProps<{
 const emit = defineEmits<{ close: [] }>()
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
+type FilterKey = 'all' | 'onchain' | 'lightning' | 'ecash'
+const filters: Array<{ key: FilterKey; label: string }> = [
+  { key: 'all', label: 'All' },
+  { key: 'onchain', label: 'On-chain' },
+  { key: 'lightning', label: '⚡ Lightning' },
+  { key: 'ecash', label: 'Ecash' },
+]
+const activeFilter = ref<FilterKey>('all')
+
+function matchesFilter(tx: WalletTransaction, f: FilterKey): boolean {
+  if (f === 'all') return true
+  if (f === 'onchain') return isOnchain(tx)
+  if (f === 'lightning') return tx.kind === 'lightning'
+  return tx.kind === 'cashu' || tx.kind === 'fedimint'
+}
+
+const filteredTransactions = computed(() => props.transactions.filter(tx => matchesFilter(tx, activeFilter.value)))
+function countFor(f: FilterKey): number {
+  if (f === 'all') return 0
+  return props.transactions.filter(tx => matchesFilter(tx, f)).length
+}
+
 function close() {
   emit('close')
 }