diff --git a/client/ui/main.go b/client/ui/main.go
index 9a3e17743..656acd61f 100644
--- a/client/ui/main.go
+++ b/client/ui/main.go
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ func main() {
 	updaterHolder := updater.NewHolder(app.Event)
 	update := services.NewUpdate(conn, updaterHolder)
 	daemonFeed := services.NewDaemonFeed(conn, app.Event, updaterHolder, debugLog)
+	// Status snapshots go only to visible windows — a snapshot is full state,
+	// so a hidden webview loses nothing by being skipped; it gets the cached
+	// one on show (SetShowReplay below). Every other event stays on the bus.
+	daemonFeed.SetWindowDispatcher(func(st services.Status) {
+		ev := &application.CustomEvent{Name: services.EventStatusSnapshot, Data: st}
+		for _, w := range app.Window.GetAll() {
+			if w == nil || !w.IsVisible() {
+				continue
+			}
+			w.DispatchWailsEvent(ev)
+		}
+	})
 	notifier := notifications.New()
 	compat := services.NewCompat(conn)
 	// macOS shows no toast until permission is requested. Run it after
@@ -152,8 +164,29 @@ func main() {
 	// re-centering on that environment; nil leaves placement to the WM on full
 	// desktops, macOS, and Windows.
 	windowManager.SetRecenterOnShow(recenterOnShowPredicate())
+	// Replay the latest snapshot into a window on (re)show, so a webview that
+	// was hidden while pushes flowed never paints stale state.
+	windowManager.SetShowReplay(func(w application.Window) {
+		if st := daemonFeed.LastStatus(); st != nil {
+			w.DispatchWailsEvent(&application.CustomEvent{Name: services.EventStatusSnapshot, Data: *st})
+		}
+	})
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(windowManager))
 
+	// On macOS, Wails' default applicationShouldHandleReopen handler Show()s
+	// every hidden window on dock-icon click, resurrecting hide-on-close
+	// surfaces like Settings. Cancel it in a hook (hooks run before listeners)
+	// and show only the main window. No-op elsewhere — the event never fires.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		app.Event.RegisterApplicationEventHook(events.Mac.ApplicationShouldHandleReopen, func(e *application.ApplicationEvent) {
+			e.Cancel()
+			if e.Context().HasVisibleWindows() {
+				return
+			}
+			windowManager.ShowMain()
+		})
+	}
+
 	// Welcome window, first launch only — Continue flips OnboardingCompleted
 	// so later launches skip it. ApplicationStarted hook so the Wails window
 	// machinery is fully up before the window is created.
@@ -377,20 +410,5 @@ func newMainWindow(app *application.App, prefStore *preferences.Store) *applicat
 		window.Hide()
 	})
 
-	// On macOS, Wails' default applicationShouldHandleReopen handler Show()s
-	// every hidden window on dock-icon click, resurrecting hide-on-close
-	// surfaces like Settings. Cancel it in a hook (hooks run before listeners)
-	// and show only the main window. No-op elsewhere — the event never fires.
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-		app.Event.RegisterApplicationEventHook(events.Mac.ApplicationShouldHandleReopen, func(e *application.ApplicationEvent) {
-			e.Cancel()
-			if e.Context().HasVisibleWindows() {
-				return
-			}
-			window.Show()
-			window.Focus()
-		})
-	}
-
 	return window
 }
diff --git a/client/ui/services/daemon_feed.go b/client/ui/services/daemon_feed.go
index 632581fe9..082edfc7b 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/daemon_feed.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/daemon_feed.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -167,6 +168,14 @@ type DaemonFeed struct {
 	cancel   context.CancelFunc
 	streamWg sync.WaitGroup
 
+	// statusSubs are Go-side snapshot consumers (the tray), fed directly so
+	// they don't ride the window event bus. Callbacks run synchronously on
+	// the stream goroutine, so pushes arrive in order.
+	statusSubsMu     sync.Mutex
+	statusSubs       []func(Status)
+	lastStatus       *Status
+	windowDispatcher func(Status)
+
 	switchMu              sync.Mutex
 	switchInProgress      bool
 	switchInProgressUntil time.Time
@@ -188,6 +197,50 @@ func NewDaemonFeed(conn DaemonConn, emitter Emitter, updaterHolder *updater.Hold
 	return &DaemonFeed{conn: conn, emitter: emitter, updater: updaterHolder, logCtl: logCtl}
 }
 
+// OnStatus registers a Go-side status subscriber. Not for the frontend —
+// React consumers subscribe to EventStatusSnapshot on the event bus.
+func (s *DaemonFeed) OnStatus(cb func(Status)) {
+	s.statusSubsMu.Lock()
+	s.statusSubs = append(s.statusSubs, cb)
+	s.statusSubsMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// SetWindowDispatcher installs the frontend push path: it receives every
+// snapshot and decides which webview windows get it (visible ones). While
+// unset, pushStatus falls back to the event-bus broadcast.
+func (s *DaemonFeed) SetWindowDispatcher(fn func(Status)) {
+	s.statusSubsMu.Lock()
+	s.windowDispatcher = fn
+	s.statusSubsMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// pushStatus delivers a snapshot to the Go-side subscribers and the frontend,
+// and caches it for LastStatus replays. Hidden windows are skipped by the
+// window dispatcher; they catch up via the show replay (WindowManager).
+func (s *DaemonFeed) pushStatus(st Status) {
+	s.statusSubsMu.Lock()
+	s.lastStatus = &st
+	subs := slices.Clone(s.statusSubs)
+	dispatch := s.windowDispatcher
+	s.statusSubsMu.Unlock()
+	for _, cb := range subs {
+		cb(st)
+	}
+	if dispatch != nil {
+		dispatch(st)
+		return
+	}
+	s.emitter.Emit(EventStatusSnapshot, st)
+}
+
+// LastStatus returns the most recently pushed snapshot, or nil before the
+// first push. Windows becoming visible replay it so they never paint stale.
+func (s *DaemonFeed) LastStatus() *Status {
+	s.statusSubsMu.Lock()
+	defer s.statusSubsMu.Unlock()
+	return s.lastStatus
+}
+
 // BeginProfileSwitch arms suppression for a switch from Connected/Connecting,
 // where the daemon emits stale Connected updates during Down's teardown then an
 // Idle before the new Up; statusStreamLoop drops those, and a synthetic
@@ -201,7 +254,7 @@ func (s *DaemonFeed) BeginProfileSwitch() {
 	s.switchLoginWatch = true
 	s.switchLoginWatchUntil = now.Add(30 * time.Second)
 	s.switchMu.Unlock()
-	s.emitter.Emit(EventStatusSnapshot, Status{Status: StatusConnecting})
+	s.pushStatus(Status{Status: StatusConnecting})
 }
 
 // CancelProfileSwitch aborts a switch midway (tray Disconnect while Connecting):
@@ -343,7 +396,7 @@ func (s *DaemonFeed) statusStreamLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 		unavailable = true
-		s.emitter.Emit(EventStatusSnapshot, Status{Status: StatusDaemonUnavailable})
+		s.pushStatus(Status{Status: StatusDaemonUnavailable})
 	}
 
 	op := func() error {
@@ -403,7 +456,7 @@ func (s *DaemonFeed) emitStatus(st Status) {
 		log.Debugf("suppressing status=%q during profile switch", st.Status)
 		return
 	}
-	s.emitter.Emit(EventStatusSnapshot, st)
+	s.pushStatus(st)
 	if triggerLogin {
 		s.emitter.Emit(EventTriggerLogin)
 	}
diff --git a/client/ui/services/windowmanager.go b/client/ui/services/windowmanager.go
index bac9790b4..227e161e4 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/windowmanager.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/windowmanager.go
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ type WindowManager struct {
 	// recenterOnShow is set only on the minimal-WM/XEmbed path, where the WM neither centers nor
 	// restores position; nil on full desktops so re-centering can't fight a user-moved window.
 	recenterOnShow func() bool
+	// showReplay fires whenever a live-but-hidden window is (re)shown, so the
+	// caller can replay the latest status snapshot into its webview.
+	showReplay func(application.Window)
 }
 
 // NewWindowManager wires the manager to the main app; translator/prefs may be nil (tests). The
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenSettings(tab string) {
 	s.app.Event.Emit(EventSettingsOpen, target)
 	s.settings.Show()
 	s.settings.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.settings)
 	// Re-center (minimal-WM only; see centerWhenReady).
 	s.centerWhenReady(s.settings)
 }
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenBrowserLogin(uri string) {
 	s.centerOnCursorScreen(s.browserLogin)
 	s.browserLogin.Show()
 	s.browserLogin.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.browserLogin)
 }
 
 // BrowserLoginWindow returns the live SSO popup, or nil. While non-nil it is the
@@ -280,6 +285,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenSessionExpiration(seconds int) {
 	s.centerOnCursorScreen(s.sessionExpiration)
 	s.sessionExpiration.Show()
 	s.sessionExpiration.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.sessionExpiration)
 }
 
 func (s *WindowManager) CloseSessionExpiration() {
@@ -347,6 +353,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenInstallProgress(version string) {
 	s.installProgress.SetURL(startURL)
 	s.installProgress.Show()
 	s.installProgress.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.installProgress)
 	s.centerWhenReady(s.installProgress)
 }
 
@@ -380,6 +387,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenWelcome() {
 	}
 	s.welcome.Show()
 	s.welcome.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.welcome)
 	s.centerWhenReady(s.welcome)
 }
 
@@ -417,6 +425,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) OpenError(title, message string) {
 	s.errorDialog.SetURL(startURL)
 	s.errorDialog.Show()
 	s.errorDialog.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.errorDialog)
 	s.centerWhenReady(s.errorDialog)
 }
 
@@ -443,6 +452,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) ShowMain() {
 	}
 	s.mainWindow.Show()
 	s.mainWindow.Focus()
+	s.notifyShown(s.mainWindow)
 	// Re-center (minimal-WM only; see centerWhenReady).
 	s.centerWhenReady(s.mainWindow)
 }
@@ -452,6 +462,17 @@ func (s *WindowManager) SetRecenterOnShow(pred func() bool) {
 	s.recenterOnShow = pred
 }
 
+// SetShowReplay installs the shown-window hook (see the showReplay field).
+func (s *WindowManager) SetShowReplay(fn func(application.Window)) {
+	s.showReplay = fn
+}
+
+func (s *WindowManager) notifyShown(w application.Window) {
+	if s.showReplay != nil && w != nil {
+		s.showReplay(w)
+	}
+}
+
 // centerWhenReady centers w only on minimal WMs (recenterOnShow); elsewhere it
 // returns so it never fights a user-moved window. On GTK4 an inline Center()
 // no-ops until the GdkSurface is realized (async, after Show) and InvokeAsync
@@ -572,6 +593,7 @@ func (s *WindowManager) restoreHiddenWindowsLocked() {
 			continue
 		}
 		w.Show()
+		s.notifyShown(w)
 		if w == s.mainWindow {
 			mainRestored = true
 		}
diff --git a/client/ui/tray.go b/client/ui/tray.go
index 7a1f74770..5f1e854f1 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func NewTray(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, svc TraySe
 		// in the right locale — no English flash then re-paint.
 		loc: svc.Localizer,
 	}
-	t.updater = newTrayUpdater(app, window, svc.Update, svc.Notifier, t.loc, func() { t.applyIcon() }, func() { t.relayoutMenu() })
+	t.updater = newTrayUpdater(app, window, svc.Update, svc.Notifier, t.loc, func() { t.applyIcon() }, func() { t.relayoutMenu() }, func() { t.showMainWindow() })
 	t.tray = app.SystemTray.New()
 	// Seed panel-theme detection before the first paint so the initial icon
 	// matches the panel's light/dark scheme (Linux only).
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func NewTray(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, svc TraySe
 	// menu (e.g. GNOME Shell AppIndicator).
 	bindTrayClick(t)
 
-	app.Event.On(services.EventStatusSnapshot, t.onStatusEvent)
+	svc.DaemonFeed.OnStatus(t.applyStatus)
 	app.Event.On(services.EventDaemonNotification, t.onSystemEvent)
 	// Refresh the Profiles submenu on ProfileSwitcher's change event. A
 	// switch on an idle daemon drives no status transition, so without this
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ func (t *Tray) ShowWindow() {
 	t.window.Focus()
 }
 
+// showMainWindow brings the main window forward through the WindowManager so
+// the status replay and re-centering apply; falls back to a bare Show in tests.
+func (t *Tray) showMainWindow() {
+	if t.svc.WindowManager != nil {
+		t.svc.WindowManager.ShowMain()
+		return
+	}
+	if t.window != nil {
+		t.window.Show()
+		t.window.Focus()
+	}
+}
+
 // applyLanguage re-renders every translated surface in the Localizer's current
 // language. Wails dispatches menu/tray APIs onto the UI thread internally, so
 // calling them from the Localizer's background goroutine is safe; profileLoadMu
diff --git a/client/ui/tray_session.go b/client/ui/tray_session.go
index 45caf2a37..ebd78c934 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray_session.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray_session.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ const (
 // handleSessionExpired notifies and brings the window forward so the frontend's /login route drives renewal.
 func (t *Tray) handleSessionExpired() {
 	t.notify(t.loc.T("notify.sessionExpired.title"), t.loc.T("notify.sessionExpired.body"), notifyIDSessionExpired)
-	if t.window != nil {
-		t.window.SetURL("/#/login")
-		t.window.Show()
-		t.window.Focus()
+	if t.window == nil {
+		return
 	}
+	t.window.SetURL("/#/login")
+	t.showMainWindow()
 }
 
 // applySessionExpiry refreshes the cached SSO deadline and reports whether it changed.
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ func (t *Tray) openSessionExtendFlow() {
 	if seconds <= 0 {
 		if t.window != nil {
 			t.window.SetURL("/#/login")
-			t.window.Show()
-			t.window.Focus()
+			t.showMainWindow()
 		}
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/client/ui/tray_status.go b/client/ui/tray_status.go
index 793f1785a..1de595a12 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray_status.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray_status.go
@@ -5,19 +5,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/pkg/application"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services"
 )
 
-func (t *Tray) onStatusEvent(ev *application.CustomEvent) {
-	st, ok := ev.Data.(services.Status)
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-	t.applyStatus(st)
-}
-
 // applyStatus repaints the tray from a daemon snapshot. Icon refresh is skipped
 // when no icon-relevant input changed: the daemon emits rapid SubscribeStatus
 // bursts during health probes that would otherwise spam Shell_NotifyIcon.
diff --git a/client/ui/tray_update.go b/client/ui/tray_update.go
index 1a377dfa3..779fe6517 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray_update.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray_update.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ type trayUpdater struct {
 	// About submenu, which KDE/Plasma caches on first open and never re-fetches
 	// on a plain SetLabel/SetHidden — only a relayout (fresh submenu ids) repaints.
 	onMenuChange func()
+	// showMain brings the main window forward via the WindowManager (status
+	// replay + centering); nil falls back to a bare window.Show.
+	showMain func()
 
 	mu                 sync.Mutex
 	item               *application.MenuItem
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ type trayUpdater struct {
 	progressWindowOpen bool
 }
 
-func newTrayUpdater(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, update *services.Update, notifier *notifications.NotificationService, loc *Localizer, onIconChange func(), onMenuChange func()) *trayUpdater {
+func newTrayUpdater(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, update *services.Update, notifier *notifications.NotificationService, loc *Localizer, onIconChange, onMenuChange, showMain func()) *trayUpdater {
 	u := &trayUpdater{
 		app:          app,
 		window:       window,
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ func newTrayUpdater(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, upd
 		loc:          loc,
 		onIconChange: onIconChange,
 		onMenuChange: onMenuChange,
+		showMain:     showMain,
 	}
 	app.Event.On(updater.EventStateChanged, u.onStateEvent)
 	// Seed from cached state to cover an event that fired before wiring completed.
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ func (u *trayUpdater) openProgressWindow(version string) {
 		url += "?version=" + version
 	}
 	u.window.SetURL(url)
+	if u.showMain != nil {
+		u.showMain()
+		return
+	}
 	u.window.Show()
 	u.window.Focus()
 }