diff --git a/src/__tests__/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.test.tsx
index 2783f87..1897983 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration";
 import { savedCatalogsService } from "@/services/savedCatalogs";
 import type { Publication } from "@/types/opds";
+import { notifyOpdsError } from "@/utils/notifyOpdsError";
 
 vi.mock("@/services/savedCatalogs", () => ({
   savedCatalogsService: {
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@ vi.mock("@/services/savedCatalogs", () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+vi.mock("@/utils/notifyOpdsError", () => ({
+  notifyOpdsError: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const mockNotify = vi.mocked(notifyOpdsError);
+
 const makePublication = (id: string): Publication => ({
   id,
   title: "Dune",
@@ -112,12 +119,35 @@ describe("useOpdsScreenOrchestration", () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it("is best-effort: swallows a save failure without bumping the refresh key", async () => {
+    it("is best-effort: swallows a save failure without bumping the refresh key and surfaces it via notifyOpdsError", async () => {
       vi.mocked(savedCatalogsService.save).mockRejectedValue(new Error("backend down"));
       const { result } = render();
 
       await expect(result.current.handleSaveCatalog()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
       expect(result.current.savedCatalogsKey).toBe(0);
+      expect(mockNotify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockNotify).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ message: "backend down" }),
+        { context: "Save catalog", fallback: "Failed to save the catalog" },
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("does not toast when the save succeeds", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(savedCatalogsService.save).mockResolvedValue({
+        id: "cat-ok",
+        name: "https://example.com/opds",
+        url: "https://example.com/opds",
+        username: "alice",
+        added_at: "2026-08-28T00:00:00Z",
+      });
+      const { result } = render();
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        await result.current.handleSaveCatalog();
+      });
+
+      expect(result.current.savedCatalogsKey).toBe(1);
+      expect(mockNotify).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.ts b/src/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.ts
index 98e5e85..ba71e82 100644
--- a/src/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.ts
+++ b/src/features/opds/useOpdsScreenOrchestration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { savedCatalogsService } from "@/services/savedCatalogs";
 import type { Publication } from "@/types/opds";
+import { notifyOpdsError } from "@/utils/notifyOpdsError";
 import type { UseCatalogConnectionResult } from "./useCatalogConnection";
 import type { UseDownloadRegistryResult } from "./useDownloadRegistry";
 
@@ -36,8 +37,12 @@ export function useOpdsScreenOrchestration({
         connection.username,
       );
       setSavedCatalogsKey((k) => k + 1);
-    } catch {
-      // Non-fatal: saving the catalog is best-effort.
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Non-fatal: saving the catalog is best-effort, but surface it.
+      notifyOpdsError(error, {
+        context: "Save catalog",
+        fallback: "Failed to save the catalog",
+      });
     }
   }, [connection]);