diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
index a349a2e5fa6..30efcd4f9bd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers } from './connection-revival-triggers'
 
 type AppStateListener = (next: string) => void
-type NetworkListener = (state: { isConnected?: boolean; type?: string }) => void
+type NetworkSnapshot = { isConnected?: boolean; type?: string }
+type NetworkListener = (state: NetworkSnapshot) => void
 
 let appStateListener: AppStateListener | null = null
 let networkListener: NetworkListener | null = null
+let seededNetworkState: NetworkSnapshot = { isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' }
 const appStateRemove = vi.fn()
 const networkRemove = vi.fn()
 
@@ -19,52 +21,73 @@ vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
 }))
 
 vi.mock('expo-network', () => ({
+  getNetworkStateAsync: () => Promise.resolve(seededNetworkState),
   addNetworkStateListener: (listener: NetworkListener) => {
     networkListener = listener
     return { remove: networkRemove }
   }
 }))
 
+// Why: the baseline seed resolves on a microtask; flush it so listener
+// events in the test observe the same ordering as a real subscription.
+async function subscribeAndSeed(nudge: () => void): Promise<() => void> {
+  const unsubscribe = subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(nudge)
+  await Promise.resolve()
+  return unsubscribe
+}
+
 describe('subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers', () => {
   let nudge: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
-  let unsubscribe: () => void
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     appStateListener = null
     networkListener = null
+    seededNetworkState = { isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' }
     nudge = vi.fn()
-    unsubscribe = subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(nudge)
   })
 
-  it('nudges when the app returns to the foreground, not on background', () => {
+  it('nudges when the app returns to the foreground, not on background', async () => {
+    await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     appStateListener?.('background')
     expect(nudge).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     appStateListener?.('active')
     expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  it('nudges when the network comes back online', () => {
+  it('nudges when the network comes back online', async () => {
+    await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: false, type: 'NONE' })
     expect(nudge).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' })
     expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  it('nudges on a Wi-Fi to cellular handoff that never reports offline', () => {
+  it('nudges when the app started offline and the first event is the recovery', async () => {
+    seededNetworkState = { isConnected: false, type: 'NONE' }
+    await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' })
+    expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('nudges on a Wi-Fi to cellular handoff that never reports offline', async () => {
+    await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: true, type: 'CELLULAR' })
     expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  it('stays quiet on the initial report and on repeated identical states', () => {
+  it('stays quiet when the network state matches the seeded baseline', async () => {
+    await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' })
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: true, type: 'WIFI' })
     expect(nudge).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
-  it('removes both OS listeners on unsubscribe', () => {
+  it('ignores a stale seed that resolves after unsubscribe', async () => {
+    seededNetworkState = { isConnected: false, type: 'NONE' }
+    const unsubscribe = subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(nudge)
     unsubscribe()
+    await Promise.resolve()
     expect(appStateRemove).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(networkRemove).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
index 86244920dca..1391607d4bf 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { AppState } from 'react-native'
-import { addNetworkStateListener, type NetworkState } from 'expo-network'
+import { addNetworkStateListener, getNetworkStateAsync, type NetworkState } from 'expo-network'
 
 // Why: Android/iOS suspend JS timers and silently kill sockets while the app
 // is backgrounded, and network handoffs (Wi-Fi → cellular) kill the TCP path
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ export function subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(nudge: () => void): () => voi
     }
   })
   let lastNetwork: Pick<NetworkState, 'isConnected' | 'type'> | null = null
+  let disposed = false
+  // Why: the listener only fires on *changes*; without a seeded baseline the
+  // first change after subscribing (app launched offline, network returns)
+  // would be swallowed by the previous == null guard below.
+  void getNetworkStateAsync()
+    .then((state) => {
+      if (!disposed && lastNetwork == null) {
+        lastNetwork = { isConnected: state.isConnected, type: state.type }
+      }
+    })
+    .catch(() => {})
   const networkSub = addNetworkStateListener((state) => {
     const previous = lastNetwork
     lastNetwork = { isConnected: state.isConnected, type: state.type }
@@ -32,6 +43,7 @@ export function subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(nudge: () => void): () => voi
     }
   })
   return () => {
+    disposed = true
     appStateSub.remove()
     networkSub.remove()
   }