diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index e457ee7..4a080e5 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -243,6 +243,58 @@ function _registerSW() {
   });
 }
 
+// ========== VAPID / Push subscription ==========
+
+async function _fetchVapidPublicKey() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/vapid-public-key');
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      console.warn('[baton] /api/vapid-public-key returned', res.status);
+      return null;
+    }
+    const data = await res.json();
+    return data.vapid_public_key || null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[baton] Failed to fetch VAPID public key:', err);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function _urlBase64ToUint8Array(base64String) {
+  const padding = '='.repeat((4 - (base64String.length % 4)) % 4);
+  const base64 = (base64String + padding).replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
+  const raw = atob(base64);
+  const output = new Uint8Array(raw.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < raw.length; i++) {
+    output[i] = raw.charCodeAt(i);
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
+async function _initPushSubscription(vapidPublicKey) {
+  if (!vapidPublicKey) {
+    console.warn('[baton] VAPID public key not available — push subscription skipped');
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!('serviceWorker' in navigator) || !('PushManager' in window)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
+    const existing = await registration.pushManager.getSubscription();
+    if (existing) return;
+    const applicationServerKey = _urlBase64ToUint8Array(vapidPublicKey);
+    const subscription = await registration.pushManager.subscribe({
+      userVisibleOnly: true,
+      applicationServerKey,
+    });
+    _storage.setItem('baton_push_subscription', JSON.stringify(subscription));
+    console.info('[baton] Push subscription created');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[baton] Push subscription failed:', err);
+  }
+}
+
 // ========== Init ==========
 
 function _init() {
@@ -269,6 +321,11 @@ function _init() {
   } else {
     _showOnboarding();
   }
+
+  // Fire-and-forget: fetch VAPID key from API and subscribe to push (non-blocking)
+  _fetchVapidPublicKey().then(_initPushSubscription).catch((err) => {
+    console.warn('[baton] Push init error:', err);
+  });
 }
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {