diff --git a/extension/lib.js b/extension/lib.js
index 94447a7..f2b5ddc 100644
--- a/extension/lib.js
+++ b/extension/lib.js
@@ -111,14 +111,21 @@ async function vapidJwt(privateJwk, audience, sub) {
 export async function sendWebPush(subscription, vapid, ttl = 60) {
   const audience = new URL(subscription.endpoint).origin;
   const jwt = await vapidJwt(vapid.privateJwk, audience);
-  const r = await fetch(subscription.endpoint, {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: {
-      "Authorization": `vapid t=${jwt}, k=${vapid.publicB64}`,
-      "TTL": String(ttl),
-    },
-  });
-  return { ok: r.ok, status: r.status };
+  let r;
+  try {
+    r = await fetch(subscription.endpoint, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Authorization": `vapid t=${jwt}, k=${vapid.publicB64}`,
+        "TTL": String(ttl),
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { ok: false, error: `fetch failed: ${e.message || e} (host_permission missing for ${audience}?)` };
+  }
+  if (r.ok) return { ok: true, status: r.status };
+  const body = await r.text().catch(() => "");
+  return { ok: false, status: r.status, error: `push service ${r.status}: ${body.slice(0, 200) || r.statusText}` };
 }
 
 // Polls an ntfy topic once. Returns parsed JSON body (the subscription
diff --git a/extension/manifest.json b/extension/manifest.json
index 6a55297..3a42adc 100644
--- a/extension/manifest.json
+++ b/extension/manifest.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   "host_permissions": [
     "https://*.youtube.com/*",
     "https://*.google.com/*",
+    "https://fcm.googleapis.com/*",
+    "https://updates.push.services.mozilla.com/*",
+    "https://web.push.apple.com/*",
     "http://localhost/*",
     "http://127.0.0.1/*"
   ],
diff --git a/test/extension-only.spec.ts b/test/extension-only.spec.ts
index fbcb780..02cb2da 100644
--- a/test/extension-only.spec.ts
+++ b/test/extension-only.spec.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,31 @@ test("share-to-phone: ntfy round-trip — extension picks up a posted subscripti
   await context.close();
 });
 
+test("share-to-phone: test-phone-push reaches FCM (regression for missing fcm.googleapis.com host permission)", async () => {
+  const { context, extensionId } = await bootContext();
+  const dash = await context.newPage();
+  await dash.goto(`chrome-extension://${extensionId}/dashboard.html`);
+  await dash.evaluate(() => chrome.storage.local.set({
+    phoneSub: {
+      // Real FCM origin so the SW's fetch hits the actual endpoint. Path is
+      // bogus so FCM will return 404 — that's fine; we only care that the
+      // request *reaches* FCM (no CORS / host_permission failure).
+      endpoint: "https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send/host-perm-regression-fake-id",
+      keys: { p256dh: "BHello-test-p256dh-key", auth: "test-auth-secret" },
+    },
+  }));
+  await dash.reload();
+  await expect(dash.locator("#phoneStatus")).toContainText("phone subscribed", { timeout: 10_000 });
+  await dash.click("#testPhone");
+  await expect(dash.locator("#phoneStatus")).not.toHaveText("sending…", { timeout: 15_000 });
+  const status = await dash.locator("#phoneStatus").innerText();
+  // Acceptable: either ✓ sent (impossible with fake) or ✗ push service <2xx-4xx>.
+  // Forbidden: ✗ fetch failed (means CORS / host_permission missing).
+  expect(status, "must reach FCM, not CORS-block").not.toMatch(/fetch failed|Failed to fetch/i);
+  expect(status, "should report a real push-service status").toMatch(/sent|push service \d{3}/);
+  await context.close();
+});
+
 test("share-to-phone: paired state shows test/forget; forget clears storage", async () => {
   const { context, extensionId } = await bootContext();
   const dash = await context.newPage();