diff --git a/bitchat/App/ConversationUIModel.swift b/bitchat/App/ConversationUIModel.swift
index 91f0afef..53062d45 100644
--- a/bitchat/App/ConversationUIModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/App/ConversationUIModel.swift
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ final class ConversationUIModel: ObservableObject {
         message.sender == currentNickname || message.senderPeerID == chatViewModel.meshService.myPeerID
     }
 
+    /// Whether a private-message row should show the filled verification seal
+    /// next to the sender name (#1439). Scoped to DMs only — public timelines
+    /// have different trust semantics and stay undressed.
+    func showsVerifiedSeal(for message: BitchatMessage) -> Bool {
+        guard message.isPrivate,
+              message.sender != "system",
+              !isSentByCurrentUser(message),
+              let peerID = message.senderPeerID else { return false }
+        guard let fingerprint = chatViewModel.getFingerprint(for: peerID) else { return false }
+        return chatViewModel.peerIdentityStore.isVerified(fingerprint)
+    }
+
     func senderDisplayName(for peerID: PeerID, fallbackMessages: [BitchatMessage]) -> String? {
         if peerID.isGeoDM || peerID.isGeoChat {
             return chatViewModel.geohashDisplayName(for: peerID)
@@ -219,6 +231,15 @@ final class ConversationUIModel: ObservableObject {
                 self?.refreshComputedState()
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
+
+        // Verify/unverify while a DM is open must repaint existing rows —
+        // showsVerifiedSeal is computed per render, so forward the store change.
+        chatViewModel.peerIdentityStore.$verifiedFingerprints
+            .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
+            .sink { [weak self] _ in
+                self?.objectWillChange.send()
+            }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
 
     private func refreshComputedState() {
diff --git a/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings b/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
index c43da7a2..f869ab85 100644
--- a/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -26973,6 +26973,191 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "content.accessibility.verified_sender" : {
+      "extractionState" : "manual",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "ar" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "مرسل موثق"
+          }
+        },
+        "bn" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "যাচাইকৃত প্রেরক"
+          }
+        },
+        "de" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Verifizierter absender"
+          }
+        },
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Verified sender"
+          }
+        },
+        "es" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Remitente verificado"
+          }
+        },
+        "fa" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "فرستنده تأییدشده"
+          }
+        },
+        "fil" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Beripikadong nagpadala"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Expéditeur vérifié"
+          }
+        },
+        "he" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "שולח מאומת"
+          }
+        },
+        "hi" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "सत्यापित प्रेषक"
+          }
+        },
+        "id" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Pengirim terverifikasi"
+          }
+        },
+        "it" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Mittente verificato"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "確認済みの送信者"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "확인된 보낸 사람"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Pengirim yang disahkan"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "प्रमाणित प्रेषक"
+          }
+        },
+        "nl" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Geverifieerde afzender"
+          }
+        },
+        "pl" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Zweryfikowany nadawca"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Remetente verificado"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Remetente verificado"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Подтверждённый отправитель"
+          }
+        },
+        "sv" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Verifierad avsändare"
+          }
+        },
+        "ta" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "சரிபார்க்கப்பட்ட அனுப்புநர்"
+          }
+        },
+        "th" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ผู้ส่งที่ยืนยันแล้ว"
+          }
+        },
+        "tr" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Doğrulanmış gönderen"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Підтверджений відправник"
+          }
+        },
+        "ur" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "تصدیق شدہ مرسل"
+          }
+        },
+        "vi" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Người gửi đã xác minh"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "已验证的发送者"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hant" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "已驗證的傳送者"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "content.accessibility.view_fingerprint_hint" : {
       "extractionState" : "manual",
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatMessageFormatter.swift b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatMessageFormatter.swift
index ae663f84..1a00315b 100644
--- a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatMessageFormatter.swift
+++ b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatMessageFormatter.swift
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ final class ChatMessageFormatter {
                 suffixStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor.opacity(0.6)
                 result.append(AttributedString(suffix).mergingAttributes(suffixStyle))
             }
-            if isVerifiedSender {
+            // Private rows render a filled SF Symbol seal beside the lock
+            // (TextMessageView / MediaMessageView); skip the in-string ✓ there
+            // so verified DMs don't show two markers.
+            if isVerifiedSender, !message.isPrivate {
                 appendVerifiedSeal(to: &result, baseColor: baseColor, design: design)
             }
             result.append(AttributedString("> ").mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@ final class ChatMessageFormatter {
             suffixStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor.opacity(0.6)
             result.append(AttributedString(suffix).mergingAttributes(suffixStyle))
         }
-        if isVerifiedSender {
+        if isVerifiedSender, !message.isPrivate {
             appendVerifiedSeal(to: &result, baseColor: baseColor, design: design)
         }
         result.append(AttributedString("> ").mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/Components/TextMessageView.swift b/bitchat/Views/Components/TextMessageView.swift
index a16e3ac6..ed376acf 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/Components/TextMessageView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/Components/TextMessageView.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ struct TextMessageView: View {
                         .padding(.trailing, 4)
                         .accessibilityHidden(true)
                 }
+                if conversationUIModel.showsVerifiedSeal(for: message) {
+                    Image(systemName: "checkmark.seal.fill")
+                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 8))
+                        .foregroundColor(Color.green.opacity(0.85))
+                        .padding(.trailing, 4)
+                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.verified_sender", defaultValue: "Verified sender", comment: "Accessibility label for the seal next to a verified peer's name on a private message")
+                        )
+                }
                 if message.isBridged {
                     Image(systemName: "network")
                         .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 8))
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/Media/MediaMessageView.swift b/bitchat/Views/Media/MediaMessageView.swift
index 2e2d1429..29711f38 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/Media/MediaMessageView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/Media/MediaMessageView.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ struct MediaMessageView: View {
                     .padding(.trailing, 4)
                     .accessibilityHidden(true)
             }
+            if conversationUIModel.showsVerifiedSeal(for: message) {
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark.seal.fill")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 8))
+                    .foregroundColor(Color.green.opacity(0.85))
+                    .padding(.trailing, 4)
+                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.verified_sender", defaultValue: "Verified sender", comment: "Accessibility label for the seal next to a verified peer's name on a private message")
+                    )
+            }
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
                 HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 4) {
                     Text(conversationUIModel.formatMessageHeader(message, colorScheme: colorScheme, theme: theme))