diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/service/ConversationNotificationReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/service/ConversationNotificationReceiver.kt
index e6dbef2a..6feca2a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/service/ConversationNotificationReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/service/ConversationNotificationReceiver.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class ConversationNotificationReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
                             ?.trim()
                             ?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty)
                             ?: return@launch
+                        // A notification can outlive the process/service that posted it. Promote
+                        // the mesh runtime before dispatch so Android keeps the transport alive
+                        // after this short-lived receiver finishes.
+                        MeshForegroundService.start(context.applicationContext)
                         val mesh = MeshServiceHolder.getUnifiedOrCreate(
                             context.applicationContext
                         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/AppStateStore.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/AppStateStore.kt
index fc4c439c..66633fee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/AppStateStore.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/AppStateStore.kt
@@ -384,8 +384,11 @@ object AppStateStore {
             }
             if (changed) {
                 _privateMessages.value = map
-                conversationRepository?.updateDeliveryStatus(messageID, status)
             }
+            // Full histories are unloaded after a chat closes, so the message may only exist in
+            // SQLite. Always offer the update to the repository; it safely ignores unknown IDs
+            // and enforces the same monotonic status rules as the in-memory path.
+            conversationRepository?.updateDeliveryStatus(messageID, status)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/services/IncomingMessageAdmissionTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/services/IncomingMessageAdmissionTest.kt
index f94a498e..94cdcec4 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/services/IncomingMessageAdmissionTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/services/IncomingMessageAdmissionTest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.bitchat.android.services
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
 import com.bitchat.android.model.BitchatMessage
+import com.bitchat.android.model.DeliveryStatus
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.ChatState
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.DataManager
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.MessageManager
@@ -99,6 +100,40 @@ class IncomingMessageAdmissionTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `delivery receipt persists after older message is unloaded from memory`() {
+        val older = privateMessage(id = "older-outgoing").copy(
+            sender = "me",
+            senderPeerID = "self",
+            recipientNickname = "alice",
+            deliveryStatus = DeliveryStatus.Sent
+        )
+        val latest = privateMessage(id = "latest-summary").copy(timestamp = Date(2L))
+        assertTrue(AppStateStore.addPrivateMessage("peer-a", older, forceRead = true))
+        assertTrue(IncomingMessageAdmission.admitToAppState(latest))
+        runBlocking { repository.awaitPendingWrites() }
+
+        AppStateStore.releasePrivateConversationHistory("peer-a")
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf(latest.id),
+            AppStateStore.privateMessages.value.getValue("peer-a").map { it.id }
+        )
+
+        val delivered = DeliveryStatus.Delivered(to = "alice", at = Date(3L))
+        AppStateStore.updatePrivateMessageStatus(older.id, delivered)
+        runBlocking { repository.awaitPendingWrites() }
+
+        val snapshot = runBlocking {
+            repository.loadConversationAndWait("peer-a")
+        }
+        assertEquals(
+            delivered,
+            snapshot?.chats?.getValue("peer-a")
+                ?.single { it.id == older.id }
+                ?.deliveryStatus
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `public and channel messages preserve best effort admission`() {
         val public = BitchatMessage(
diff --git a/wear/build.gradle.kts b/wear/build.gradle.kts
index e2d4abc1..819fc5cd 100644
--- a/wear/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/wear/build.gradle.kts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ val sharedSourceIncludes = listOf(
     "com/bitchat/android/services/ContactDirectory.kt",
     "com/bitchat/android/services/ContactIdentityResolver.kt",
     "com/bitchat/android/services/ConversationRepository.kt",
+    "com/bitchat/android/services/ConversationStorageCipher.kt",
     "com/bitchat/android/services/PrivateMessageArrivalOrder.kt",
     "com/bitchat/android/services/SeenMessageStore.kt",
     "com/bitchat/android/services/VerificationService.kt",