diff --git a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
index aafcd79a..3735d153 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
@@ -668,10 +668,12 @@ class RPCClient {
   }
 
   // Federation
-  async federationInvite(): Promise<{ code: string; did: string; onion: string }> {
+  async federationInvite(
+    trustLevel: 'trusted' | 'observer' = 'trusted'
+  ): Promise<{ code: string; did: string; onion: string; trust_level: string }> {
     return this.call({
       method: 'federation.invite',
-      params: {},
+      params: { trust_level: trustLevel },
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
index badb1de5..c7d0af6d 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
@@ -400,7 +400,9 @@ async function generateInvite() {
   try {
     generatingInvite.value = true
     error.value = ''
-    const result = await rpcClient.federationInvite()
+    // The invite type is not cosmetic: it sets the trust level the invite
+    // grants both sides ("Invite a Peer" = observer, "Link Your Nodes" = trusted)
+    const result = await rpcClient.federationInvite(inviteType.value)
     inviteCode.value = result.code
   } catch (e) {
     error.value = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to generate invite'