diff --git a/apple/VniDrop/App/RootView.swift b/apple/VniDrop/App/RootView.swift
index dacdc03..7210c35 100644
--- a/apple/VniDrop/App/RootView.swift
+++ b/apple/VniDrop/App/RootView.swift
@@ -9,15 +9,9 @@ struct RootView: View {
 	@StateObject private var sendModel: SendModel
 	@StateObject private var receiveModel: ReceiveModel
 	@StateObject private var settingsModel: SettingsModel
-	@ObservedObject private var messages: UiMessageController
-	@ObservedObject private var approvals: ApprovalCoordinator
 
 	@Environment(\.scenePhase) private var scenePhase
 
-	/// Drives the approval sheet; toggled from the pending-approval `onChange` so the
-	/// presentation can be deferred until the Share/QR sheet has dismissed on macOS.
-	@State private var showApproval = false
-
 	init(dependencies: AppDependencies) {
 		let graph = AppGraph(dependencies: dependencies)
 		_graph = StateObject(wrappedValue: graph)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ struct RootView: View {
 			messages: graph.messages,
 			bugReports: NoopBugReportService()
 		))
-		messages = graph.messages
-		approvals = graph.approvalCoordinator
 	}
 
 	var body: some View {
@@ -60,12 +52,14 @@ struct RootView: View {
 			let isDark = resolveDarkTheme(appModel.themeMode, systemDark: systemDark)
 			ZStack {
 				navigation(windowClass: windowClass)
-				SnackbarHost(controller: messages)
-				ApprovalModalHost(
-					isPresented: $showApproval,
-					state: approvals.state,
-					onAccept: approvals.accept,
-					onRefuse: approvals.refuse
+				// Observe the coordinator/messages from the *persisted* `graph`
+				// StateObject. Deriving them in `init` bound the view to a throwaway
+				// AppGraph rebuilt on every re-init, whose coordinator never receives
+				// core events — so the approval modal never appeared.
+				OverlayLayer(
+					approvals: graph.approvalCoordinator,
+					messages: graph.messages,
+					sendModel: sendModel
 				)
 			}
 			.overlay {
@@ -103,27 +97,6 @@ struct RootView: View {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		// A pending approval is a blocking modal. Close the sender's detail panel
-		// (e.g. the Share/QR sheet) first, then present the approval sheet — but on
-		// macOS a sheet presented while another is still dismissing is silently
-		// dropped, so defer the presentation until that dismissal finishes.
-		.onChange(of: approvals.state.current?.id) { _, id in
-			guard id != nil else { showApproval = false; return }
-			let wasShowingSheet = sendModel.state.detailPanel != nil
-			sendModel.closeDetailPanel()
-			#if os(macOS)
-			if wasShowingSheet {
-				DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.45) {
-					if approvals.state.current != nil { showApproval = true }
-				}
-			} else {
-				showApproval = true
-			}
-			#else
-			_ = wasShowingSheet
-			showApproval = true
-			#endif
-		}
 		#if os(macOS)
 		// macOS keeps `scenePhase == .active` even when the app loses focus, so
 		// drive foreground/background off NSApplication's active state instead —
@@ -217,6 +190,70 @@ struct RootView: View {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Hosts the snackbar and the approval modal, observing the coordinator and message
+/// controller passed in from the persisted `AppGraph`. Kept as a child view so the
+/// `@ObservedObject` subscriptions are established here (in `body`) against the live
+/// instances, rather than in `RootView.init` against a throwaway graph.
+private struct OverlayLayer: View {
+	@ObservedObject var approvals: ApprovalCoordinator
+	@ObservedObject var messages: UiMessageController
+	let sendModel: SendModel
+
+	/// Drives the approval sheet; toggled from the pending-approval `onChange` so the
+	/// presentation can be deferred until the Share/QR sheet has dismissed on macOS.
+	@State private var showApproval = false
+
+	/// macOS-only: an approval arrived while a share/QR sheet was still up. We close
+	/// that sheet and present the approval once its dismissal completes (see
+	/// `sendModel.shareSheetsDismissed`), since macOS drops a sheet shown mid-dismissal.
+	@State private var approvalAwaitingSheetDismiss = false
+
+	var body: some View {
+		ZStack {
+			SnackbarHost(controller: messages)
+			ApprovalModalHost(
+				isPresented: $showApproval,
+				state: approvals.state,
+				onAccept: approvals.accept,
+				onRefuse: approvals.refuse
+			)
+		}
+		// A pending approval is a blocking modal. Close any open share/QR sheet first
+		// (the detail-view panel *or* the list-level share sheet), then present the
+		// approval sheet: the approval is presented from the app root and neither
+		// platform reliably stacks it over a sheet owned by the Send screen.
+		.onChange(of: approvals.state.current?.id) { _, id in
+			guard id != nil else {
+				showApproval = false
+				approvalAwaitingSheetDismiss = false
+				return
+			}
+			let wasShowingSheet = sendModel.state.detailPanel != nil
+				|| sendModel.state.shareTargetId != nil
+			sendModel.dismissShareSheets()
+			#if os(macOS)
+			// macOS silently drops a sheet presented while another is still dismissing,
+			// so wait for that sheet's real dismissal completion before presenting.
+			if wasShowingSheet {
+				approvalAwaitingSheetDismiss = true
+			} else {
+				showApproval = true
+			}
+			#else
+			_ = wasShowingSheet
+			showApproval = true
+			#endif
+		}
+		#if os(macOS)
+		.onReceive(sendModel.shareSheetsDismissed) { _ in
+			guard approvalAwaitingSheetDismiss else { return }
+			approvalAwaitingSheetDismiss = false
+			if approvals.state.current != nil { showApproval = true }
+		}
+		#endif
+	}
+}
+
 /// A full-window cover with a centered spinner shown while the core is starting.
 private struct CoreStartingOverlay: View {
 	var body: some View {
diff --git a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendModel.swift b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendModel.swift
index 951bb77..88410cc 100644
--- a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendModel.swift
+++ b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendModel.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ struct SendState: Equatable {
 	var selectedTransferId: UInt64?
 	var transferThumbnails: [UInt64: Data] = [:]
 	var detailPanel: TransferDetailPanel?
+	/// Transfer whose share panel is presented inline from the list context menu
+	/// (distinct from `detailPanel == .share`, which shows it from the detail view).
+	/// Held in the model — not `SendScreen` @State — so the approval flow can dismiss
+	/// it centrally before presenting its modal.
+	var shareTargetId: UInt64?
 	var receiverHistory: [ReceiverRequestModel] = []
 	var isLoadingReceivers = false
 	var isDeleteConfirmationOpen = false
@@ -56,6 +61,18 @@ final class SendModel: ObservableObject {
 	private let messages: UiMessageController
 	private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
 
+	/// Fires *after* a share/QR sheet (the detail-view panel or the list-level share
+	/// sheet) has finished animating out. The approval flow waits on this to present
+	/// its modal on macOS, where a sheet shown while another is still dismissing is
+	/// dropped — using the real completion instead of a guessed delay.
+	private let shareSheetsDismissedSubject = PassthroughSubject<Void, Never>()
+	var shareSheetsDismissed: AnyPublisher<Void, Never> {
+		shareSheetsDismissedSubject.eraseToAnyPublisher()
+	}
+
+	/// Invoked by a share sheet's `onDismiss` completion.
+	func shareSheetDidDismiss() { shareSheetsDismissedSubject.send(()) }
+
 	init(
 		repository: CoreGateway,
 		fileSystemService: FileSystemService,
@@ -201,6 +218,17 @@ final class SendModel: ObservableObject {
 	}
 	func closeDetailPanel() { state.detailPanel = nil }
 
+	func openShareTarget(_ transferId: UInt64) { state.shareTargetId = transferId }
+	func closeShareTarget() { state.shareTargetId = nil }
+
+	/// Dismisses every share/QR surface at once — the detail-view share panel and the
+	/// list-level share sheet. Used before presenting the receiver-approval modal, so
+	/// no competing sheet is left open (macOS drops a sheet shown over another).
+	func dismissShareSheets() {
+		state.detailPanel = nil
+		state.shareTargetId = nil
+	}
+
 	func requestDeleteTransfer() { state.isDeleteConfirmationOpen = true }
 	func dismissDeleteTransfer() { if !state.isDeleting { state.isDeleteConfirmationOpen = false } }
 
@@ -257,8 +285,19 @@ final class SendModel: ObservableObject {
 	/// Uses the core's `respondReceiverRequest` (no backend change); applies to
 	/// receivers that are still pending or accepted.
 	func cancelReceiver(requestId: String) {
+		respondToReceiver(requestId: requestId, accepted: false)
+	}
+
+	/// Approves a single pending receiver by responding to its request positively.
+	/// A fallback for when the approval modal didn't surface — the pending receiver
+	/// can still be accepted from its row in the transfer's receivers panel.
+	func acceptReceiver(requestId: String) {
+		respondToReceiver(requestId: requestId, accepted: true)
+	}
+
+	private func respondToReceiver(requestId: String, accepted: Bool) {
 		Task {
-			let result = await repository.respondReceiverRequest(requestId: requestId, accepted: false, reason: nil)
+			let result = await repository.respondReceiverRequest(requestId: requestId, accepted: accepted, reason: nil)
 			switch result {
 			case .success:
 				if let transferId = state.selectedTransferId { refreshReceivers(transferId) }
diff --git a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendScreen.swift b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendScreen.swift
index 4d73bea..f596ed5 100644
--- a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendScreen.swift
+++ b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/SendScreen.swift
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ struct SendScreen: View {
 	@ObservedObject var model: SendModel
 	let windowClass: WindowClass
 
-	/// Transfer whose share panel is presented inline from the list context menu.
-	@State private var shareTarget: Transfer?
 	/// Transfer pending an inline (list-level) delete confirmation.
 	@State private var deleteTarget: Transfer?
 
 	private var outgoing: [Transfer] {
 		model.coreState.transfers.filter { $0.direction == .send }
 	}
+	/// The transfer whose list-level share sheet is open, resolved from the model's
+	/// `shareTargetId` (kept in the model so the approval flow can dismiss it).
+	private var shareTarget: Transfer? {
+		guard let id = model.state.shareTargetId else { return nil }
+		return outgoing.first { $0.transferId == id }
+	}
 	private var selectedTransfer: Transfer? {
 		guard let id = model.state.selectedTransferId else { return nil }
 		return outgoing.first { $0.transferId == id }
@@ -50,9 +54,10 @@ struct SendScreen: View {
 			// composer drawer on the outer body, so the two don't clash). Opens the
 			// share panel over the list without navigating into the transfer detail.
 			.adaptiveDrawer(
-				isPresented: Binding(get: { shareTarget != nil }, set: { if !$0 { shareTarget = nil } }),
+				isPresented: Binding(get: { shareTarget != nil }, set: { if !$0 { model.closeShareTarget() } }),
 				windowClass: windowClass,
-				onDismiss: { shareTarget = nil }
+				onDismiss: model.closeShareTarget,
+				onDismissed: model.shareSheetDidDismiss
 			) {
 				if let shareTarget {
 					TransferSharePanel(model: model, transfer: shareTarget)
@@ -92,7 +97,8 @@ struct SendScreen: View {
 			.adaptiveDrawer(
 				isPresented: Binding(get: { model.state.detailPanel != nil }, set: { _ in }),
 				windowClass: windowClass,
-				onDismiss: model.closeDetailPanel
+				onDismiss: model.closeDetailPanel,
+				onDismissed: model.shareSheetDidDismiss
 			) {
 				if let panel = model.state.detailPanel {
 					DetailPanelContent(model: model, transfer: transfer, panel: panel)
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ struct SendScreen: View {
 					.contextMenu {
 						if transfer.ticket != nil {
 							Button {
-								shareTarget = transfer
+								model.openShareTarget(transfer.transferId)
 							} label: {
 								Label(String(localized: L10n.Transfer.shareTitle), systemSymbol: .squareAndArrowUp)
 							}
diff --git a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/TransferDetailsView.swift b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/TransferDetailsView.swift
index b0358fc..a65dd10 100644
--- a/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/TransferDetailsView.swift
+++ b/apple/VniDrop/Features/Send/TransferDetailsView.swift
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ struct DetailPanelContent: View {
 				loading: model.state.isLoadingReceivers,
 				events: model.coreState.events,
 				transferTotalSize: transfer.totalSize,
-				onCancel: model.cancelReceiver
+				onCancel: model.cancelReceiver,
+				onAccept: model.acceptReceiver
 			)
 		case .share:
 			TransferSharePanel(model: model, transfer: transfer)
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ struct ReceiverHistoryPanel: View {
 	let events: [CoreEventModel]
 	let transferTotalSize: UInt64
 	let onCancel: (String) -> Void
+	let onAccept: (String) -> Void
 
 	var body: some View {
 		PanelContainer(title: String(localized: L10n.Transfer.receiversTitle)) {
@@ -203,7 +205,12 @@ struct ReceiverHistoryPanel: View {
 			} else {
 				ForEach(Array(receivers.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, receiver in
 					if index > 0 { Divider().overlay(colors.borderDefault) }
-					ReceiverRow(receiver: receiver, sendProgress: sendProgress(for: receiver), onCancel: onCancel)
+					ReceiverRow(
+						receiver: receiver,
+						sendProgress: sendProgress(for: receiver),
+						onCancel: onCancel,
+						onAccept: onAccept
+					)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ private struct ReceiverRow: View {
 	let receiver: ReceiverRequestModel
 	let sendProgress: TransferProgress?
 	let onCancel: (String) -> Void
+	let onAccept: (String) -> Void
 
 	/// Only pending requests can be cancelled per-receiver: the core rejects a
 	/// negative response to an already-accepted request ("...not approved, or it
@@ -257,14 +265,27 @@ private struct ReceiverRow: View {
 			}
 			.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
 			if isCancelable {
-				Button(role: .destructive) {
-					onCancel(receiver.id)
-				} label: {
-					Text(String(localized: L10n.Button.refuse))
-						.font(VniType.bodySmall)
+				VStack(alignment: .trailing, spacing: 8) {
+					Button(role: .destructive) {
+						onCancel(receiver.id)
+					} label: {
+						Text(String(localized: L10n.Button.refuse))
+							.font(VniType.bodySmall)
+					}
+					.buttonStyle(.borderless)
+					.tint(.red)
+					// Fallback approve action, in case the approval modal didn't surface.
+					Button {
+						onAccept(receiver.id)
+					} label: {
+						Text(String(localized: L10n.Button.approve))
+							.font(VniType.bodySmall).fontWeight(.medium)
+							.foregroundStyle(.white)
+							.padding(.horizontal, 16).padding(.vertical, 7)
+							.background(Color.green, in: Capsule())
+					}
+					.buttonStyle(.plain)
 				}
-				.buttonStyle(.borderless)
-				.tint(.red)
 			}
 		}
 		.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
diff --git a/apple/VniDrop/UI/Components/AdaptiveDrawer.swift b/apple/VniDrop/UI/Components/AdaptiveDrawer.swift
index 7b75752..d991b07 100644
--- a/apple/VniDrop/UI/Components/AdaptiveDrawer.swift
+++ b/apple/VniDrop/UI/Components/AdaptiveDrawer.swift
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ struct AdaptiveDrawer<DrawerContent: View>: ViewModifier {
 	@Binding var isPresented: Bool
 	let windowClass: WindowClass
 	let onDismiss: () -> Void
+	/// Fired after the sheet's dismissal animation completes (as opposed to
+	/// `onDismiss`, which requests the close). Lets callers serialize a follow-up
+	/// sheet against this one's actual teardown instead of guessing a delay.
+	let onDismissed: (() -> Void)?
 	@ViewBuilder let drawerContent: () -> DrawerContent
 
 	func body(content: Content) -> some View {
 		content.sheet(
-			isPresented: Binding(get: { isPresented }, set: { if !$0 { onDismiss() } })
+			isPresented: Binding(get: { isPresented }, set: { if !$0 { onDismiss() } }),
+			onDismiss: onDismissed
 		) {
 			SheetChrome(onClose: onDismiss) { drawerContent() }
 				.modifier(PhoneDetents(enabled: windowClass == .phone))
@@ -56,11 +61,12 @@ extension View {
 		isPresented: Binding<Bool>,
 		windowClass: WindowClass,
 		onDismiss: @escaping () -> Void,
+		onDismissed: (() -> Void)? = nil,
 		@ViewBuilder content: @escaping () -> DrawerContent
 	) -> some View {
 		modifier(AdaptiveDrawer(
 			isPresented: isPresented, windowClass: windowClass,
-			onDismiss: onDismiss, drawerContent: content
+			onDismiss: onDismiss, onDismissed: onDismissed, drawerContent: content
 		))
 	}
 }