@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ const notificationsDisabledPreferences = JSON.stringify({
   notifyOnFailure: true,
 });
 
+const liveActivityWithoutPushPreferences = JSON.stringify({
+  liveActivitiesEnabled: true,
+  notificationsEnabled: false,
+  notifyOnApproval: true,
+  notifyOnInput: true,
+  notifyOnCompletion: true,
+  notifyOnFailure: true,
+});
+
 const target: LiveActivities.TargetRow = {
   user_id: "dev:julius",
   device_id: "device-1",
@@ -523,6 +532,53 @@ describe("ApnsDeliveries", () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it.effect("keeps the Live Activity alert when push notifications are preferred off", () => {
+    const attempts: Array<DeliveryAttempts.DeliveryAttemptInput> = [];
+    const queuedJobs: Array<SignedApnsDeliveryJob> = [];
+    const previousAggregate: RelayAgentActivityAggregateState = {
+      ...aggregate,
+      activities: [
+        {
+          ...aggregate.activities[0]!,
+          phase: "running",
+          status: "Working",
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const inputAggregate: RelayAgentActivityAggregateState = {
+      ...aggregate,
+      activities: [
+        {
+          ...aggregate.activities[0]!,
+          phase: "waiting_for_approval",
+          status: "Approval",
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    return Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const deliveries = yield* ApnsDeliveries.ApnsDeliveries;
+      const result = yield* deliveries.sendForTarget({
+        target: {
+          ...target,
+          push_token: "apns-device-token",
+          preferences_json: liveActivityWithoutPushPreferences,
+          last_aggregate_json: JSON.stringify(previousAggregate),
+        },
+        aggregate: inputAggregate,
+        nowMs: 5_000,
+      });
+
+      expect(result?.kind).toBe("live_activity_update");
+      expect(queuedJobs).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(queuedJobs[0]?.payload).toMatchObject({
+        kind: "live_activity_update",
+        alert: { title: "Needs your reply" },
+      });
+      expect(attempts).toEqual([]);
+    }).pipe(Effect.provide(layerFor({ attempts, queuedJobs })));
+  });
+
   it.effect(
     "queues a companion push with Live Activity updates so stale activity tokens cannot swallow alerts",
     () => {
 
@@ -1156,12 +1156,11 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
             ? endAlertRow
             : null
           : delivery.alertRow;
-      // Prefer a regular push when we have a device token — Live Activity alert
-      // payloads alone stay silent if the activity token is stale or the card was
-      // dismissed. Content updates only companion on a new transition; ends may
-      // still use notificationForAggregate (e.g. Live Activities turned off).
+      // Prefer a companion push when allowed; otherwise keep the Live Activity alert.
+      // Skip companions when notifications are off so a leftover token cannot mute both.
       const transitionCompanion =
         input.target.push_token === null ||
+        preferences?.notificationsEnabled !== true ||
         input.replay ||
         suppressAlerts ||
         liveActivityAlert === null ||