diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
index 2621c04..8b81305 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
@@ -124,6 +124,25 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
     val identityStore = remember { IdentityStore(context) }
     val knownHostStore = remember { KnownHostStore(context) }
     var savedHosts by remember { mutableStateOf(knownHostStore.all()) }
+    // Learn wake MAC(s) from live adverts for hosts we've saved (parity with the desktop clients),
+    // so we can Wake-on-LAN them once they sleep. Runs only when the discovered set changes; the
+    // prefs write is guarded (no-op when unchanged), and we refresh the saved list only if a MAC
+    // was actually newly learned.
+    LaunchedEffect(discovered) {
+        val learned = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            var any = false
+            discovered.forEach { dh ->
+                if (dh.mac.isNotEmpty() &&
+                    knownHostStore.get(dh.host, dh.port)?.let { it.mac != dh.mac } == true
+                ) {
+                    knownHostStore.learnMac(dh.host, dh.port, dh.mac)
+                    any = true
+                }
+            }
+            any
+        }
+        if (learned) savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
+    }
     // Mint-once on genuine first run; an Unrecoverable store (decrypt failure) surfaces here and
     // refuses to connect — never silently shadow-minting a new identity (which would force re-pair).
     var identity by remember { mutableStateOf<ClientIdentity?>(null) }
@@ -176,6 +195,14 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
         }
         connecting = true
         status = "Connecting to $targetHost:$targetPort…"
+        // Auto-wake: reconnecting to a saved host that may be asleep. If we learned its MAC while it
+        // was online and it isn't currently advertising, fire a magic packet first — the connect's
+        // own timeout gives a woken host time to come up (harmless if it's already awake).
+        knownHostStore.get(targetHost, targetPort)?.mac
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() && discovered.none { d -> d.host == targetHost && d.port == targetPort } }
+            ?.let { macs ->
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(macs.joinToString(","), targetHost) }
+            }
         discovery.stop() // free the Wi-Fi radio before the stream session
         scope.launch {
             val handle = connectNative(id, targetHost, targetPort, pinHex ?: "", CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
@@ -359,6 +386,15 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                             savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
                         },
                         onRename = { renameTarget = kh },
+                        // Explicit wake: offered only when the host is offline and we have a MAC to
+                        // target (a tap-to-connect already auto-wakes an offline saved host).
+                        onWake = if (kh.mac.isNotEmpty() &&
+                            discovered.none { it.host == kh.address && it.port == kh.port }
+                        ) {
+                            { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(kh.mac.joinToString(","), kh.address) } }
+                        } else {
+                            null
+                        },
                     )
                 }
             }
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
index 7d0b959..43b34e9 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ fun HostCard(
     onConnect: () -> Unit,
     onForget: (() -> Unit)?,
     onRename: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    onWake: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     // D-pad / controller focus highlight: a clickable card is focusable, but the default state
     // layer is too subtle on a TV across a room — draw a clear primary-colour border when focused.
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ fun HostCard(
                 StatusPill(status)
             }
 
-            if (onForget != null || onRename != null) {
+            if (onForget != null || onRename != null || onWake != null) {
                 var menu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
                 Box(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)) {
                     IconButton(enabled = enabled, onClick = { menu = true }) {
@@ -119,6 +120,15 @@ fun HostCard(
                         )
                     }
                     DropdownMenu(expanded = menu, onDismissRequest = { menu = false }) {
+                        if (onWake != null) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text("Wake host") },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menu = false
+                                    onWake()
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
                         if (onRename != null) {
                             DropdownMenuItem(
                                 text = { Text("Rename") },
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
index 1f49ae0..2875ffb 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object NativeBridge {
 
     /**
      * The current resolved-host snapshot for [handle]: newline-joined records, each
-     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
+     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
      * cheap (a lock + string build), safe to call on the main thread.
      */
     external fun nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle: Long): String
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ object NativeBridge {
     /** Stop the browse, shut the mDNS daemon down and join its thread. No-op on `0`. */
     external fun nativeDiscoveryStop(handle: Long)
 
+    /**
+     * Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake a sleeping host. [macsCsv] is comma-separated MAC
+     * addresses (`aa:bb:..,cc:dd:..`), learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online;
+     * [lastIp] is the host's last-known IPv4 (or empty). Returns true if at least one datagram was
+     * sent. No handle — callable without a live session. Do NOT call on the main thread (it does
+     * blocking socket sends); run it on a background dispatcher.
+     */
+    external fun nativeWakeOnLan(macsCsv: String, lastIp: String): Boolean
+
     /**
      * Start the HEVC decode thread rendering onto [surface] (a SurfaceView's surface). Decode runs
      * entirely in Rust (NDK AMediaCodec → ANativeWindow) — no per-frame JNI. No-op if already started.
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
index a52746e..35e1190 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ data class DiscoveredHost(
     val port: Int,
     val fingerprint: String? = null, // TXT "fp" (host cert SHA-256, advisory — TOFU still verifies)
     val pairingRequired: Boolean = false,
+    val mac: List<String> = emptyList(), // TXT "mac" (wake-capable NIC MAC(s), for Wake-on-LAN)
 )
 
 /** Field separator the native browse uses inside one record (ASCII Unit Separator). */
 private const val FIELD_SEP = '\u001F'
 
 /**
- * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), or null
- * if it's malformed. Pure — unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side
- * already applied the protocol gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
+ * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac`), or
+ * null if it's malformed. `mac` (7th field) is optional — an older host omits it. Pure —
+ * unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side already applied the protocol
+ * gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
  */
 fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
     val f = record.split(FIELD_SEP)
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
         port = port,
         fingerprint = f[4].ifBlank { null },
         pairingRequired = f[5] == "required",
+        mac = if (f.size > 6) f[6].split(",").map { it.trim() }.filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+        else emptyList(),
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
index 277b6ac..a651497 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ data class KnownHost(
     val name: String,
     val fpHex: String,
     val paired: Boolean,
+    /**
+     * Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+     * online, so the client can wake it once it sleeps. Empty until first learned.
+     */
+    val mac: List<String> = emptyList(),
 )
 
 /**
@@ -42,9 +47,22 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
             .put("name", host.name)
             .put("fp", host.fpHex.lowercase())
             .put("paired", host.paired)
+            .put("mac", host.mac.joinToString(","))
         prefs.edit().putString(key(host.address, host.port), json.toString()).apply()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while online).
+     * No-op when the host isn't saved, the list is empty, or it's unchanged — so it doesn't churn
+     * prefs on every discovery tick.
+     */
+    fun learnMac(address: String, port: Int, mac: List<String>) {
+        if (mac.isEmpty()) return
+        val h = get(address, port) ?: return
+        if (h.mac == mac) return
+        save(h.copy(mac = mac))
+    }
+
     /** Forget [address]:[port] (the next connect re-pairs / re-TOFUs). */
     fun remove(address: String, port: Int) {
         prefs.edit().remove(key(address, port)).apply()
@@ -68,6 +86,7 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
             name = j.getString("name"),
             fpHex = j.getString("fp"),
             paired = j.optBoolean("paired", false),
+            mac = j.optString("mac", "").split(",").map { it.trim() }.filter { it.isNotEmpty() },
         )
     }.getOrNull()
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs b/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs
index e36e0fb..d68da71 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const PROTO: &str = "punktfunk/1";
 /// Field separator inside one serialized record (ASCII Unit Separator — never in a field value).
 const FIELD_SEP: char = '\u{1f}';
 
-/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
+/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
 /// Records are newline-joined in a poll snapshot; [`Host::encode`] strips the framing bytes from
 /// every field so no value can break it.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct Host {
     port: u16,
     fp: String,
     pair: String,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated), for later wake. Empty if absent.
+    mac: String,
 }
 
 impl Host {
@@ -54,13 +56,14 @@ impl Host {
             s.replace(['\n', '\r', FIELD_SEP], "")
         }
         format!(
-            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
+            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
             clean(&self.key),
             clean(&self.name),
             clean(&self.addr),
             self.port,
             clean(&self.fp),
             clean(&self.pair),
+            clean(&self.mac),
         )
     }
 }
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ fn resolve(info: &ResolvedService) -> Option<Host> {
         port: info.get_port(),
         fp: val("fp"),
         pair: val("pair"),
+        mac: val("mac"),
     })
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoverySt
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle): String` — the current resolved-host snapshot,
-/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
+/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
 /// `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz from the UI thread (cheap: a mutex lock + string build).
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll<'local>(
@@ -263,16 +267,18 @@ mod tests {
             port: 9777,
             fp: "ab".repeat(32),
             pair: "required".into(),
+            mac: "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff".into(),
         };
         let encoded = h.encode();
         let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
-        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 7);
         assert_eq!(fields[0], "host-123");
         assert_eq!(fields[1], "home-worker-2");
         assert_eq!(fields[2], "192.168.1.70");
         assert_eq!(fields[3], "9777");
         assert_eq!(fields[4], "ab".repeat(32));
         assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+        assert_eq!(fields[6], "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff");
         assert!(
             !encoded.contains('\n'),
             "a record must never contain the record separator"
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn encode_strips_injected_separators_from_a_hostile_advert() {
         // A rogue advert could carry framing bytes in its instance label / TXT; encode must strip
-        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly six fields.
+        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly seven fields.
         let h = Host {
             key: "k\u{1f}injected".into(),
             name: "evil\nhost\r".into(),
@@ -290,9 +296,10 @@ mod tests {
             port: 9777,
             fp: "ab\u{1f}cd".into(),
             pair: "required\n".into(),
+            mac: "aa:bb\u{1f}cc".into(),
         };
         let encoded = h.encode();
-        assert_eq!(encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(), 5, "exactly six fields");
+        assert_eq!(encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(), 6, "exactly seven fields");
         assert!(!encoded.contains('\n') && !encoded.contains('\r'));
         let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
         assert_eq!(fields[0], "kinjected");
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs b/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
index 7efba50..25dee21 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ mod feedback;
 mod mic;
 mod session;
 mod stats;
+// Ungated like `discovery`: pure `jni` + `punktfunk_core::wol` (no Android framework), so it links
+// into the host workspace build too. Kotlin only ever calls it on device.
+mod wol;
 
 /// Initialize `android_logger` once when the JVM loads the library. Logs land in logcat under the
 /// `punktfunk` tag. Android-only — there is no JVM (and no logcat) on the host build.
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/wol.rs b/clients/android/native/src/wol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e32d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/wol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! JNI seam for Wake-on-LAN: parse the stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). Like [`crate::discovery`], this takes no session handle — a sleeping
+//! host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is what wakes it, and Kotlin calls this
+//! just before connecting to an offline saved host.
+
+use jni::objects::{JObject, JString};
+use jni::JNIEnv;
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(macsCsv: String, lastIp: String): Boolean` — send a Wake-on-LAN
+/// magic packet. `macsCsv` is comma-separated MACs (`aa:bb:..,cc:dd:..`, learned from the host's
+/// mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online); `lastIp` is the host's last-known IPv4 (or empty).
+/// Returns true if at least one datagram went out.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeWakeOnLan<'local>(
+    mut env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+    _this: JObject<'local>,
+    macs_csv: JString<'local>,
+    last_ip: JString<'local>,
+) -> jni::sys::jboolean {
+    let macs_csv: String = match env.get_string(&macs_csv) {
+        Ok(s) => s.into(),
+        Err(_) => return 0,
+    };
+    let last_ip: String = env
+        .get_string(&last_ip)
+        .map(|s| Into::<String>::into(s))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let macs: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs_csv
+        .split(',')
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s.trim()))
+        .collect();
+    if macs.is_empty() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    let ip = last_ip.trim().parse::<std::net::Ipv4Addr>().ok();
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&macs, ip) {
+        Ok(()) => 1,
+        Err(_) => 0,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements b/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
index a934dc3..7ef8c24 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
+++ b/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
@@ -11,5 +11,22 @@
 	<array>
 		<string>$(AppIdentifierPrefix)io.unom.punktfunk</string>
 	</array>
+	<!-- Wake-on-LAN needs to send a UDP broadcast magic packet (a sleeping host has no ARP
+	     entry, so unicast can't wake it). Since iOS 14 / tvOS 14 the OS blocks sending to
+	     broadcast/multicast addresses unless the app carries this managed entitlement — it must
+	     be requested from and approved by Apple for the App ID, then enabled in the provisioning
+	     profile. macOS is not gated by this (its App Sandbox network.client/server cover it).
+
+	     GATED pending Apple's approval of the request (form filed) — an unauthorized managed
+	     entitlement breaks iOS/tvOS signing, so it's commented out to keep those apps releasable.
+	     ON APPROVAL: (1) uncomment the two lines below, and (2) flip
+	     PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable (PunktfunkConnection.swift) to enable the iOS/tvOS
+	     wake path + UI. Until then iOS/tvOS Wake-on-LAN is a clean no-op — MACs are still learned
+	     from mDNS so it works immediately once ungated. macOS is unaffected (separate entitlements
+	     file, no multicast entitlement needed). -->
+	<!--
+	<key>com.apple.developer.networking.multicast</key>
+	<true/>
+	-->
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
index bb9f66a..59cd5a3 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         _ host: StoredHost, launchID: String? = nil,
         allowTofu: Bool, requestAccess: Bool = false
     ) {
+        prepareWake(for: host)
         model.connect(
             to: host,
             width: UInt32(clamping: width), height: UInt32(clamping: height),
@@ -426,6 +427,25 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             requestAccess: requestAccess)
     }
 
+    /// Learn-while-awake, wake-while-asleep — run just before every connect:
+    ///  • host currently advertising (awake) → refresh its stored Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the live
+    ///    advert, so a later wake has an up-to-date target;
+    ///  • host NOT advertising (likely asleep/off) and we have MAC(s) → fire a magic packet first.
+    ///    The connect that follows already retries/times out long enough for a woken host to come
+    ///    up; if it's genuinely off/unreachable the connect fails as before. Best-effort and
+    ///    non-blocking (the send runs off the main thread).
+    private func prepareWake(for host: StoredHost) {
+        if let live = discovery.hosts.first(where: { host.matches($0) }) {
+            store.updateMacs(host.id, macs: live.macAddresses) // learn — on every platform
+        } else if PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable, !host.wakeMacs.isEmpty {
+            let macs = host.wakeMacs
+            let ip = host.address
+            DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+                PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLAN(macs: macs, lastKnownIP: ip)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// The no-PIN delegated-approval flow: open an identified connect the host parks until the
     /// operator approves it in the console, showing the cancelable "Waiting for approval" prompt
     /// meanwhile. On success the SAME connection is admitted (no reconnect) and the host is pinned
@@ -455,7 +475,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     /// inside `connect`.)
     private func connectDiscovered(_ d: DiscoveredHost) {
         guard !model.isBusy else { return }
-        let host = StoredHost(name: d.name, address: d.host, port: d.port)
+        let host = StoredHost(
+            name: d.name, address: d.host, port: d.port,
+            macAddresses: d.macAddresses.isEmpty ? nil : d.macAddresses)
         store.add(host)
         if d.allowsTofu {
             connect(host, allowTofu: true)
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HomeView.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HomeView.swift
index 13cc9e0..4a10e3a 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HomeView.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HomeView.swift
@@ -154,7 +154,14 @@ struct HomeView: View {
             onSpeedTest: { if !model.isBusy { speedTestTarget = host } },
             onForget: { store.forgetIdentity(host) },
             onRemove: { store.remove(host) },
-            onBrowseLibrary: onBrowseLibrary)
+            onBrowseLibrary: onBrowseLibrary,
+            onWake: {
+                let macs = host.wakeMacs
+                let ip = host.address
+                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+                    PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLAN(macs: macs, lastKnownIP: ip)
+                }
+            })
     }
 
     private var discoveredSection: some View {
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HostCards.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HostCards.swift
index b2ebccb..28bfd32 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HostCards.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/HostCards.swift
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ struct HostCardView: View {
     let onRemove: () -> Void
     /// Open the experimental library browser — nil (no menu item) unless the feature flag is on.
     var onBrowseLibrary: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    /// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet. Shown only when the host is offline and we have a stored
+    /// MAC to target (a tap-to-connect already auto-wakes; this is the explicit "just wake it").
+    var onWake: (() -> Void)? = nil
 
     var body: some View {
         let m = CardMetrics.current
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ struct HostCardView: View {
             if let onBrowseLibrary {
                 Button("Browse Library…", action: onBrowseLibrary)
             }
+            if !isOnline, !host.wakeMacs.isEmpty, PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable, let onWake {
+                Button("Wake Host", systemImage: "power", action: onWake)
+            }
             if host.pinnedSHA256 != nil {
                 // Dropping the pin does NOT downgrade to TOFU: the next connect must re-pair via
                 // PIN (unless the host advertises pair=optional). Wording reflects that.
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Stores/HostStore.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Stores/HostStore.swift
index 9701398..81778d6 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Stores/HostStore.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Stores/HostStore.swift
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ struct StoredHost: Identifiable, Codable, Hashable {
     /// decode: synthesized Decodable ignores property defaults but treats a missing Optional as
     /// nil. Resolve via `effectiveMgmtPort`. (Auth is mTLS by the pinned identity — no token.)
     var mgmtPort: UInt16?
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC address(es) of the host's wake-capable NIC(s), each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`.
+    /// Learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT record while it's awake and persisted here, so the
+    /// client can send a magic packet to wake the host later (when it's asleep and no longer
+    /// advertising). Optional (same forward-compat reason as `mgmtPort`); nil until first learned.
+    var macAddresses: [String]?
 
     var displayName: String { name.isEmpty ? address : name }
     var effectiveMgmtPort: UInt16 { mgmtPort ?? punktfunkDefaultMgmtPort }
+    /// Wake-capable, in a form the wake helper accepts (empty when none learned yet).
+    var wakeMacs: [String] { macAddresses ?? [] }
 }
 
 extension StoredHost {
@@ -101,6 +108,16 @@ final class HostStore: ObservableObject {
         hosts[i].pinnedSHA256 = fingerprint
     }
 
+    /// Learn/refresh this host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host is
+    /// awake, so the client can wake it once it sleeps). No-op when unchanged, so it doesn't churn
+    /// UserDefaults on every discovery tick.
+    func updateMacs(_ hostID: UUID, macs: [String]) {
+        guard !macs.isEmpty,
+              let i = hosts.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == hostID }),
+              hosts[i].macAddresses != macs else { return }
+        hosts[i].macAddresses = macs
+    }
+
     /// Drop the pinned identity (e.g. after a legitimate host reinstall). This does NOT downgrade
     /// to TOFU: the next connect re-pairs via the PIN ceremony, unless the host advertises
     /// `pair=optional` (the only case the connect path still offers the trust prompt).
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/HostDiscovery.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/HostDiscovery.swift
index 71f4dd4..4db7e91 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/HostDiscovery.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/HostDiscovery.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public struct DiscoveredHost: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
     /// reduced-security TOFU "Trust" path. A missing/unknown `pair` field is NOT optional:
     /// pairing is mandatory unless this is true (the policy authority is the host's advert).
     public let allowsTofu: Bool
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC address(es) the host advertised (mDNS `mac` TXT, comma-separated
+    /// `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, routed NIC first). Empty when not advertised. A client persists these
+    /// onto the saved host so it can wake it after it sleeps; advisory/unauthenticated (a wrong
+    /// value only makes a wake fail — the magic packet is inert and the fingerprint still gates
+    /// the connection).
+    public let macAddresses: [String]
 }
 
 @MainActor
@@ -111,10 +117,15 @@ public final class HostDiscovery: ObservableObject {
         var fp: String?
         var pair: String?
         var id: String?
+        var macs: [String] = []
         if case let .bonjour(txt) = result.metadata {
             fp = Self.entry(txt, "fp")
             pair = Self.entry(txt, "pair")
             id = Self.entry(txt, "id")
+            macs = (Self.entry(txt, "mac") ?? "")
+                .split(separator: ",")
+                .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+                .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
         }
         let conn = NWConnection(to: result.endpoint, using: .udp)
         connections[key] = conn
@@ -129,7 +140,7 @@ public final class HostDiscovery: ObservableObject {
                             id: (id?.isEmpty == false) ? id! : name,
                             name: name, host: address, port: port.rawValue,
                             fingerprintHex: fp, requiresPairing: pair == "required",
-                            allowsTofu: pair == "optional")
+                            allowsTofu: pair == "optional", macAddresses: macs)
                         self.publish()
                     }
                     conn.cancel()
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
index 6423a3f..edc725f 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
@@ -67,6 +67,53 @@ func withOptionalCString<R>(_ s: String?, _ body: (UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> R)
     return s.withCString { body($0) }
 }
 
+public extension PunktfunkConnection {
+    /// Whether the Wake-on-LAN broadcast path is usable on this platform/build. macOS can always
+    /// broadcast (its App Sandbox network entitlements cover it). iOS/tvOS need the managed
+    /// `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement, which is GATED pending Apple's
+    /// approval (see `Config/Punktfunk.entitlements`) — until it's granted, sending a broadcast is
+    /// blocked by the OS, so the wake path + its UI are gated off there to avoid a dead action.
+    /// The MAC-learning path stays active on every platform, so flipping this on once the
+    /// entitlement lands makes wake work immediately. ON APPROVAL: change `#if os(macOS)` below to
+    /// `true` for iOS/tvOS too (and uncomment the entitlement).
+    static var wakeOnLANAvailable: Bool {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        return true
+        #else
+        return false
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    /// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake a sleeping host. `macs` are the host's NIC MAC(s)
+    /// (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, learned from its mDNS `mac` TXT while awake); malformed entries are
+    /// skipped. `lastKnownIP`, when set, is additionally unicast. The core broadcasts to every
+    /// interface's subnet-directed broadcast + 255.255.255.255 on ports 9/7, repeated.
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if at least one datagram went out. Does blocking sends — call OFF the main
+    /// thread. On iOS/tvOS this requires the `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement
+    /// (broadcast is otherwise blocked by the OS); macOS needs only the existing network entitlements.
+    @discardableResult
+    static func wakeOnLAN(macs: [String], lastKnownIP: String? = nil) -> Bool {
+        var bytes: [UInt8] = []
+        var count = 0
+        for mac in macs {
+            let parts = mac.split(separator: ":")
+            guard parts.count == 6 else { continue }
+            let octets = parts.compactMap { UInt8($0, radix: 16) }
+            guard octets.count == 6 else { continue }
+            bytes.append(contentsOf: octets)
+            count += 1
+        }
+        guard count > 0 else { return false }
+        let rc: Int32 = bytes.withUnsafeBufferPointer { buf in
+            withOptionalCString(lastKnownIP) { ip in
+                punktfunk_wake_on_lan(buf.baseAddress, UInt(count), ip)
+            }
+        }
+        return rc == statusOK
+    }
+}
+
 public final class PunktfunkConnection {
     private var handle: OpaquePointer?
     /// Set by close() before it contends for the plane locks: the pullers see it at their
diff --git a/clients/decky/main.py b/clients/decky/main.py
index eea131e..2569bf0 100644
--- a/clients/decky/main.py
+++ b/clients/decky/main.py
@@ -489,6 +489,40 @@ class Plugin:
         reason = (err.strip().splitlines() or out.strip().splitlines() or ["pairing failed"])[-1]
         return {"ok": False, "error": reason}
 
+    async def wake(self, host: str, port: int = 9777) -> dict:
+        """Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host via the flatpak client's headless
+        ``--wake`` mode, so a sleeping host is up by the time the stream ``--connect`` runs.
+
+        The MAC comes from the flatpak client's OWN known-hosts store (learned from the host's
+        mDNS ``mac`` TXT while it was online) — no MAC handling here — so this is a no-op if none
+        has been learned yet. Fire it just before launching a stream; it's fast and best-effort.
+        Returns ``{ok, error?}`` (``ok: False`` when no MAC is known / flatpak missing).
+        """
+        flatpak = _flatpak()
+        if not flatpak:
+            return {"ok": False, "error": "flatpak-not-found"}
+        argv = [flatpak, "run", "--arch=x86_64", APP_ID, "--wake", f"{host}:{port}"]
+        decky.logger.info("wake: %s:%s", host, port)
+        try:
+            proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                *argv,
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                env=_flatpak_env(),
+            )
+            _, stderr = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.communicate(), timeout=15.0)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            return {"ok": False, "error": "wake timed out"}
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            decky.logger.exception("wake failed to launch")
+            return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+        if proc.returncode == 0:
+            return {"ok": True}
+        reason = (stderr.decode(errors="replace").strip().splitlines() or
+                  ["no MAC known for this host yet"])[-1]
+        decky.logger.info("wake skipped (rc=%s): %s", proc.returncode, reason)
+        return {"ok": False, "error": reason}
+
     async def library(self, host: str, mgmt_port: int = 0, fp: str = "") -> dict:
         """Fetch a paired host's game library via the flatpak client's headless
         ``--library`` mode (the client's own mTLS identity + pinned-fingerprint transport —
diff --git a/clients/decky/src/backend.ts b/clients/decky/src/backend.ts
index 029f20b..8db2084 100644
--- a/clients/decky/src/backend.ts
+++ b/clients/decky/src/backend.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ export const setSettings = callable<[settings: StreamSettings], { ok: boolean }>
   "set_settings",
 );
 export const killStream = callable<[], { ok: boolean }>("kill_stream");
+// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host (headless flatpak --wake) so a sleeping host is
+// up by the time the stream connects. The MAC is looked up from the flatpak client's own
+// known-hosts store; `ok: false` (no-op) when none has been learned yet. Fire before launching.
+export const wake = callable<[host: string, port: number], { ok: boolean; error?: string }>(
+  "wake",
+);
 export const checkUpdate = callable<[force: boolean], UpdateInfo>("check_update");
 // Update the flatpak client in the user installation (`flatpak update --user -y io.unom.Punktfunk`).
 export const updateClient = callable<
diff --git a/clients/decky/src/steam.ts b/clients/decky/src/steam.ts
index 0acaf4e..0b2663e 100644
--- a/clients/decky/src/steam.ts
+++ b/clients/decky/src/steam.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // and start it with RunGame. The wrapper then execs
 // `flatpak run io.unom.Punktfunk --connect <host>` as a reaper descendant.
 
-import { runnerInfo, shortcutArt } from "./backend";
+import { runnerInfo, shortcutArt, wake } from "./backend";
 
 // SteamClient is a Steam-internal global injected into the CEF context; it is not fully typed
 // by @decky/ui, so declare the surface we use. Signatures verified against MoonDeck + the
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ export async function launchStream(
   port: number,
   opts: LaunchOpts = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
+  // Wake-on-LAN: if this host is asleep, nudge it awake before the stream connects. Kicked off now
+  // so it races with the shortcut setup (near-zero added latency), and awaited just before RunGame.
+  // Best-effort — the flatpak client's --wake looks up the host's learned MAC (a no-op if none is
+  // known), and the connect that follows has its own retry window, so a failure never blocks launch.
+  const waking = wake(host, port).catch(() => ({ ok: false }));
   const { appId, runner } = await ensureShortcut();
   // Best-effort so the Deck's rich controls reach the client; no-op if the API is absent (the user
   // disables Steam Input manually — see the Settings instruction).
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ export async function launchStream(
   // KEY=value ... %command% args — %command% expands to the shortcut exe (/bin/sh); the wrapper
   // script rides behind it as an argument and reads PF_* from the environment.
   SteamClient.Apps.SetAppLaunchOptions(appId, `${env.join(" ")} %command% "${runner}"`);
+  await waking; // ensure the magic packet is out before the connect attempt
   SteamClient.Apps.RunGame(gameIdFromAppId(appId), "", -1, 100);
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/app.rs b/clients/linux/src/app.rs
index cbde161..b8e5d4a 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/app.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/app.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
     if let Some(target) = crate::cli::arg_value("--library") {
         return crate::cli::headless_library(&target);
     }
+    // Headless Wake-on-LAN (no GTK window): `--wake host[:port]`. The Decky wrapper calls this
+    // before the stream launch so a sleeping host is up by the time `--connect` runs.
+    if crate::cli::arg_value("--wake").is_some() {
+        return crate::cli::cli_wake();
+    }
     let mut builder = adw::Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID);
     // Screenshot mode launches the app once per scene back-to-back; NON_UNIQUE keeps each
     // launch its own primary instance instead of forwarding to a still-registered name.
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/cli.rs b/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
index e9ff1c0..f608261 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/cli.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ pub fn cli_connect_request() -> Option<ConnectRequest> {
         eprintln!("--connect: unparsable port in '{target}', using default 9777");
         9777
     });
+    // Pull the wake MAC(s) from the store (learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+    // online) so a `--connect` to a known host can still be woken if we add that later.
+    let mac = crate::trust::KnownHosts::load()
+        .hosts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|h| h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+        .map(|h| h.mac.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
     Some(ConnectRequest {
         name: addr.clone(),
         addr,
@@ -108,9 +116,39 @@ pub fn cli_connect_request() -> Option<ConnectRequest> {
         fp_hex: None,
         pair_optional: false,
         launch: arg_value("--launch").map(|id| (id.clone(), id)),
+        mac,
     })
 }
 
+/// `--wake host[:port]` — send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host and exit, without
+/// opening a window. The Decky wrapper calls this before launching the stream so a sleeping host
+/// is up by the time `--connect` runs. The MAC comes from the known-hosts store (learned from the
+/// host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online); exits non-zero if none is known yet.
+pub fn cli_wake() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    let Some(target) = arg_value("--wake") else {
+        eprintln!("--wake requires host[:port]");
+        return glib::ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    };
+    let (addr, port) = parse_host_port(&target);
+    let port = port.unwrap_or(9777);
+    let mac = crate::trust::KnownHosts::load()
+        .hosts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|h| h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+        .map(|h| h.mac.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!(
+            "--wake: no MAC known for {addr}:{port} — connect once while the host is awake so its \
+             advertised MAC is learned"
+        );
+        return glib::ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    }
+    crate::wol::wake(&mac, addr.parse().ok());
+    println!("woke {addr}:{port} ({} MAC(s) targeted)", mac.len());
+    glib::ExitCode::SUCCESS
+}
+
 /// `--browse host[:port]` — open the gamepad library launcher for that host instead of
 /// connecting (the Decky wrapper's `PF_BROWSE`; native port, default 9777). The host must
 /// already be paired: the stored pin is what lets the launcher fetch the library and
@@ -138,6 +176,7 @@ pub fn cli_browse_request() -> Option<(ConnectRequest, bool, u16)> {
             fp_hex: k.map(|k| k.fp_hex.clone()),
             pair_optional: false,
             launch: None,
+            mac: k.map(|k| k.mac.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
         },
         k.is_some_and(|k| k.paired),
         mgmt,
@@ -210,6 +249,7 @@ pub fn run_shot(app: Rc<App>, scene: &str) {
         ),
         pair_optional: true,
         launch: None,
+        mac: Vec::new(),
     };
     let mock_advert =
         |key: &str, name: &str, addr: &str, fp: &str| crate::discovery::DiscoveredHost {
@@ -221,6 +261,7 @@ pub fn run_shot(app: Rc<App>, scene: &str) {
             fp_hex: fp.to_string(),
             pair: "required".to_string(),
             mgmt_port: None,
+            mac: Vec::new(),
         };
 
     // What the self-capture renders: the main window, except for scenes that open their
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/discovery.rs b/clients/linux/src/discovery.rs
index 8cbd5dd..47b5c9e 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/discovery.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/discovery.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pub struct DiscoveredHost {
     /// `None` when not advertised (older host / standalone `punktfunk1-host`); the
     /// library client then falls back to the well-known default.
     pub mgmt_port: Option<u16>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), which the
+    /// hosts page persists onto the matching saved host so it can wake it later. Empty if absent.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// One discovery update for the UI's advert map.
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ pub fn browse() -> async_channel::Receiver<DiscoveryEvent> {
                             fp_hex: val("fp"),
                             pair: val("pair"),
                             mgmt_port: val("mgmt").parse().ok(),
+                            mac: val("mac")
+                                .split(',')
+                                .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+                                .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                                .collect(),
                         })
                     }
                     ServiceEvent::ServiceRemoved(_ty, fullname) => {
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/main.rs b/clients/linux/src/main.rs
index 578f408..57fd694 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/main.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ mod ui_trust;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 mod video;
 
+mod wol;
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn main() -> gtk::glib::ExitCode {
     app::run()
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/trust.rs b/clients/linux/src/trust.rs
index a680ef0..d8b1e00 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/trust.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/trust.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ pub struct KnownHost {
     /// most-recent card with the accent bar. `default` so pre-existing stores load.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub last_used: Option<u64>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it
+    /// was online, so we can wake it once it sleeps and stops advertising. `default` so
+    /// pre-existing stores load; empty until first learned.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -115,6 +120,10 @@ impl KnownHosts {
             if entry.last_used.is_some() {
                 h.last_used = entry.last_used;
             }
+            // Likewise a trust-decision upsert (which carries no MAC) must not wipe learned MACs.
+            if !entry.mac.is_empty() {
+                h.mac = entry.mac;
+            }
         } else {
             self.hosts.push(entry);
         }
@@ -132,10 +141,31 @@ pub fn persist_host(name: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, fp_hex: &str, paired: boo
         fp_hex: fp_hex.to_string(),
         paired,
         last_used: None,
+        mac: Vec::new(),
     });
     let _ = known.save();
 }
 
+/// Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host
+/// is online, matched by fingerprint or address). No-op — and no disk write — when unchanged, so
+/// the hosts page can call it on every discovery tick without churning the store.
+pub fn learn_mac(fp_hex: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, mac: &[String]) {
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+    let Some(h) = known.hosts.iter_mut().find(|h| {
+        (!fp_hex.is_empty() && h.fp_hex == fp_hex) || (h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+    }) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if h.mac == mac {
+        return;
+    }
+    h.mac = mac.to_vec();
+    let _ = known.save();
+}
+
 /// Stamp "now" as this host's last successful connect (drives the hosts page's
 /// most-recent accent). No-op when the fingerprint isn't stored.
 pub fn touch_last_used(fp_hex: &str) {
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/ui_hosts.rs b/clients/linux/src/ui_hosts.rs
index 5d6bfc7..54f98aa 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/ui_hosts.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/ui_hosts.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub struct ConnectRequest {
     /// `("steam:570", "Dota 2")`) — set by the library page's card activation; the id
     /// rides the Hello and the name titles the stream page. `None` = plain desktop session.
     pub launch: Option<(String, String)>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) for this host (from the saved store or the live advert). Used to send a
+    /// magic packet before connecting to an offline host. Empty when none is known.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl ConnectRequest {
@@ -314,6 +317,11 @@ fn rebuild(state: &Rc<State>) {
     state.saved_flow.remove_all();
     for k in &known.hosts {
         let online = adverts.values().any(|a| matches(k, a));
+        // Learn this host's wake MAC(s) from its live advert while it's online, so we can wake it
+        // once it sleeps and stops advertising (no-op / no disk write when unchanged).
+        if let Some(a) = adverts.values().find(|a| matches(k, a) && !a.mac.is_empty()) {
+            crate::trust::learn_mac(&k.fp_hex, &k.addr, k.port, &a.mac);
+        }
         let recent = most_recent.as_deref() == Some(k.fp_hex.as_str());
         state
             .saved_flow
@@ -421,6 +429,7 @@ fn saved_card(
         // connect; TOFU eligibility is irrelevant.
         pair_optional: false,
         launch: None,
+        mac: k.mac.clone(),
     };
 
     // Presence pip + spelled-out state, then the trust pill.
@@ -492,11 +501,21 @@ fn saved_card(
             Box::new(move || forget_dialog(&state, &fp, &name)),
         );
     }
+    {
+        // Explicit "just wake it" (the tap-to-connect already auto-wakes an offline host).
+        let mac = k.mac.clone();
+        let addr = k.addr.clone();
+        add("wake", Box::new(move || crate::wol::wake(&mac, addr.parse().ok())));
+    }
     overlay.insert_action_group("card", Some(&actions));
 
     let menu = gio::Menu::new();
     menu.append(Some("Pair with PIN…"), Some("card.pair"));
     menu.append(Some("Test network speed…"), Some("card.speed"));
+    // Offer an explicit wake only when the host is offline and we actually have a MAC to target.
+    if !online && !k.mac.is_empty() {
+        menu.append(Some("Wake host"), Some("card.wake"));
+    }
     // Experimental (Preferences gate, Apple parity): browse the host's game library. The
     // item is offered on every saved card — an unpaired host answers with the friendly
     // "not paired" error state rather than the entry hiding itself.
@@ -521,7 +540,16 @@ fn saved_card(
     overlay.add_controller(right_click);
 
     let on_connect = state.cbs.on_connect.clone();
-    child.connect_activate(move |_| on_connect(req.clone()));
+    // Auto-wake: if the host wasn't advertising when this card was built and we have a MAC, fire a
+    // magic packet before connecting — the connect's own retry/timeout gives a woken host time to
+    // come up. A host that's genuinely off/unreachable then fails the connect as before.
+    let wake_first = !online && !req.mac.is_empty();
+    child.connect_activate(move |_| {
+        if wake_first {
+            crate::wol::wake(&req.mac, req.addr.parse().ok());
+        }
+        on_connect(req.clone());
+    });
     child
 }
 
@@ -539,6 +567,7 @@ fn discovered_card(
         // required/empty means mandatory PIN.
         pair_optional: a.pair == "optional",
         launch: None,
+        mac: a.mac.clone(),
     };
 
     let status = gtk::Box::new(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal, 6);
@@ -674,6 +703,7 @@ fn add_host_dialog(state: &Rc<State>) {
                 // Manual entry carries no advertised policy — never eligible for TOFU.
                 pair_optional: false,
                 launch: None,
+                mac: Vec::new(),
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/clients/linux/src/wol.rs b/clients/linux/src/wol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25db1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/linux/src/wol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//! Client-side Wake-on-LAN: parse stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). A sleeping host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is
+//! what actually wakes it; this is called just before connecting to an offline saved host, and
+//! from the explicit "Wake host" menu item / `--wake` CLI mode.
+
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+/// Fire a Wake-on-LAN magic packet at `macs` (each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), also unicasting
+/// `last_ip` when given. Best-effort — logs the outcome and never blocks the caller meaningfully
+/// (the core sends a short burst of datagrams and returns).
+pub fn wake(macs: &[String], last_ip: Option<Ipv4Addr>) {
+    let parsed: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s))
+        .collect();
+    if parsed.is_empty() {
+        tracing::warn!("wake requested but no valid MAC is known for this host");
+        return;
+    }
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&parsed, last_ip) {
+        Ok(()) => tracing::info!(count = parsed.len(), "sent Wake-on-LAN magic packet"),
+        Err(e) => tracing::warn!(error = %e, "Wake-on-LAN send failed"),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/app/connect.rs b/clients/windows/src/app/connect.rs
index fbe56fc..4dd966a 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/app/connect.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/app/connect.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ fn connect_with(
                         port: target.port,
                         fp_hex: trust::hex(&fingerprint),
                         paired: persist_paired,
+                        mac: target.mac.clone(),
                     });
                     let _ = k.save();
                 }
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/app/hosts.rs b/clients/windows/src/app/hosts.rs
index 7ae92d1..df93e99 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/app/hosts.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/app/hosts.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use windows_reactor::*;
 /// Overflow-menu item labels — `on_item_clicked` reports the clicked item by its text.
 const MENU_CONNECT: &str = "Connect";
 const MENU_SPEED: &str = "Test network speed\u{2026}";
+const MENU_WAKE: &str = "Wake host";
 const MENU_RENAME: &str = "Rename\u{2026}";
 const MENU_FORGET: &str = "Forget\u{2026}";
 
@@ -318,10 +319,19 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                 port: k.port,
                 fp_hex: Some(k.fp_hex.clone()),
                 pair_optional: false,
+                mac: k.mac.clone(),
             };
             let online = hosts
                 .iter()
                 .any(|h| h.fp_hex == k.fp_hex || (h.addr == k.addr && h.port == k.port));
+            // Learn this host's wake MAC(s) from its live advert while it's online, so we can wake
+            // it once it sleeps (no-op / no disk write when unchanged).
+            if let Some(a) = hosts.iter().find(|h| {
+                (h.fp_hex == k.fp_hex || (h.addr == k.addr && h.port == k.port)) && !h.mac.is_empty()
+            }) {
+                crate::trust::learn_mac(&k.fp_hex, &k.addr, k.port, &a.mac);
+            }
+            let can_wake = !online && !k.mac.is_empty();
             let menu = {
                 let (svc, target) = (props.svc.clone(), target.clone());
                 let (sf, sr) = (set_forget.clone(), set_rename.clone());
@@ -331,17 +341,22 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                     .subtle()
                     .tooltip("More options")
                     .automation_name("More options")
-                    .menu_flyout(vec![
-                        menu_item(MENU_CONNECT),
-                        menu_item(MENU_SPEED),
-                        menu_item(MENU_RENAME),
-                        menu_separator(),
-                        menu_item(MENU_FORGET),
-                    ])
+                    .menu_flyout({
+                        let mut items = vec![menu_item(MENU_CONNECT), menu_item(MENU_SPEED)];
+                        // Offer an explicit wake only when the host is offline and we have a MAC.
+                        if can_wake {
+                            items.push(menu_item(MENU_WAKE));
+                        }
+                        items.push(menu_item(MENU_RENAME));
+                        items.push(menu_separator());
+                        items.push(menu_item(MENU_FORGET));
+                        items
+                    })
                     .on_item_clicked(move |item: String| match item.as_str() {
                         MENU_CONNECT => {
                             initiate(&svc.ctx, target.clone(), &svc.set_screen, &svc.set_status)
                         }
+                        MENU_WAKE => crate::wol::wake(&target.mac, target.addr.parse().ok()),
                         MENU_SPEED => {
                             *svc.ctx.shared.target.lock().unwrap() = target.clone();
                             // New run: invalidate any still-in-flight probe, reset the screen.
@@ -369,7 +384,14 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                     if k.paired { Pill::Good } else { Pill::Info },
                 ),
                 Some(menu),
-                Some(Box::new(move || initiate(&ctx2, target.clone(), &ss, &st))),
+                Some(Box::new(move || {
+                    // Auto-wake an offline saved host before connecting; the connect's own
+                    // retry/timeout gives a woken host time to come up.
+                    if can_wake {
+                        crate::wol::wake(&target.mac, target.addr.parse().ok());
+                    }
+                    initiate(&ctx2, target.clone(), &ss, &st)
+                })),
             ));
         }
         body.push(tile_grid(tiles, cols));
@@ -406,6 +428,7 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                 port: h.port,
                 fp_hex: (!h.fp_hex.is_empty()).then(|| h.fp_hex.clone()),
                 pair_optional: h.pair == "optional",
+                mac: h.mac.clone(),
             };
             let (ctx2, ss, st) = (ctx.clone(), set_screen.clone(), set_status.clone());
             let (badge, kind) = if h.pair == "required" {
@@ -486,6 +509,7 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                     port,
                     fp_hex: None,
                     pair_optional: false,
+                    mac: Vec::new(),
                 },
                 &ss,
                 &st,
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/app/mod.rs b/clients/windows/src/app/mod.rs
index 33acf50..1346c98 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Target {
     pub(crate) port: u16,
     pub(crate) fp_hex: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) pair_optional: bool,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) for this host (from the saved store or the live advert) — used to send a
+    /// magic packet before connecting to an offline host. Empty when none is known.
+    pub(crate) mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// Stable app services handed to the page components as props. Each routed screen that uses
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/app/pair.rs b/clients/windows/src/app/pair.rs
index 52efbb2..8213dc1 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/app/pair.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/app/pair.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pair_page(props: &Svc, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                                 port: target3.port,
                                 fp_hex: trust::hex(&fp),
                                 paired: true,
+                                mac: target3.mac.clone(),
                             });
                             let _ = k.save();
                             connect(&ctx3, &target3, Some(fp), &ss, &st);
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/discovery.rs b/clients/windows/src/discovery.rs
index e8d0a6e..784bc66 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/discovery.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/discovery.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ pub struct DiscoveredHost {
     pub fp_hex: String,
     /// Pairing requirement: `"required"` or `"optional"`.
     pub pair: String,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), which the
+    /// hosts page persists onto the matching saved host so it can wake it later. Empty if absent.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// Browse continuously for the app's lifetime. The thread exits when the receiver is
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ pub fn browse() -> async_channel::Receiver<DiscoveredHost> {
                         port: info.get_port(),
                         fp_hex: val("fp"),
                         pair: val("pair"),
+                        mac: val("mac")
+                            .split(',')
+                            .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+                            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                            .collect(),
                     };
                     if tx.send_blocking(host).is_err() {
                         break; // UI gone — stop browsing
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/main.rs b/clients/windows/src/main.rs
index 4c1c275..a63d08f 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/main.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ mod trust;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod video;
 
+mod wol;
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn main() {
     // With #![windows_subsystem = "windows"] the process starts with no console, so the GUI/MSIX
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ fn run_headless_cli(args: &[String], identity: (String, String)) {
                     port,
                     fp_hex: trust::hex(&fp),
                     paired: true,
+                    mac: Vec::new(),
                 });
                 let _ = k.save();
                 tracing::info!(fp = %trust::hex(&fp), "paired");
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/trust.rs b/clients/windows/src/trust.rs
index aa32de1..d16a3a4 100644
--- a/clients/windows/src/trust.rs
+++ b/clients/windows/src/trust.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ pub struct KnownHost {
     pub fp_hex: String,
     /// True if trust came from the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony (vs. trust-on-first-use).
     pub paired: bool,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+    /// online, so we can wake it once it sleeps. `default` so pre-existing stores load; empty until
+    /// first learned.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -106,12 +111,36 @@ impl KnownHosts {
             h.addr = entry.addr;
             h.port = entry.port;
             h.paired |= entry.paired;
+            // A trust-decision upsert (which carries no MAC) must not wipe learned MACs.
+            if !entry.mac.is_empty() {
+                h.mac = entry.mac;
+            }
         } else {
             self.hosts.push(entry);
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host is
+/// online, matched by fingerprint or address). No-op — and no disk write — when unchanged, so the
+/// hosts page can call it on every discovery tick without churning the store.
+pub fn learn_mac(fp_hex: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, mac: &[String]) {
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+    let Some(h) = known.hosts.iter_mut().find(|h| {
+        (!fp_hex.is_empty() && h.fp_hex == fp_hex) || (h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+    }) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if h.mac == mac {
+        return;
+    }
+    h.mac = mac.to_vec();
+    let _ = known.save();
+}
+
 /// App settings, persisted as JSON. Stringly-typed gamepad/compositor prefs so the file
 /// stays readable; parsed with `*Pref::from_name` at connect time.
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/clients/windows/src/wol.rs b/clients/windows/src/wol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee1047e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/windows/src/wol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//! Client-side Wake-on-LAN: parse stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). A sleeping host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is
+//! what actually wakes it; this is called just before connecting to an offline saved host and
+//! from the explicit "Wake host" menu item.
+
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+/// Fire a Wake-on-LAN magic packet at `macs` (each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), also unicasting
+/// `last_ip` when given. Best-effort — logs the outcome and returns promptly (the core sends a
+/// short burst of datagrams).
+pub fn wake(macs: &[String], last_ip: Option<Ipv4Addr>) {
+    let parsed: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s))
+        .collect();
+    if parsed.is_empty() {
+        tracing::warn!("wake requested but no valid MAC is known for this host");
+        return;
+    }
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&parsed, last_ip) {
+        Ok(()) => tracing::info!(count = parsed.len(), "sent Wake-on-LAN magic packet"),
+        Err(e) => tracing::warn!(error = %e, "Wake-on-LAN send failed"),
+    }
+}