diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/AppLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/layout/AppLayout.tsx
index aae73f7..0d9909f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/AppLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/AppLayout.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { Menu } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTheme } from '@/hooks/useTheme';
+import { useAuth } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
 import { usePrefetch } from '@/hooks/usePrefetch';
 import { AlertsProvider } from '@/hooks/useAlerts';
 import { LockProvider, useLock } from '@/hooks/useLock';
@@ -17,7 +19,20 @@ function AppContent({ mobileOpen, setMobileOpen }: {
   setMobileOpen: (v: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const { isLocked, isLockResolved } = useLock();
+  const { hasPasskeys } = useAuth();
   usePrefetch(isLockResolved && !isLocked);
+
+  // Post-login passkey prompt — show once per session if user has no passkeys
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      isLockResolved && !isLocked && !hasPasskeys &&
+      window.PublicKeyCredential &&
+      !sessionStorage.getItem('passkey-prompt-shown')
+    ) {
+      sessionStorage.setItem('passkey-prompt-shown', '1');
+      toast.info('Simplify your login \u2014 set up a passkey in Settings', { duration: 8000 });
+    }
+  }, [isLockResolved, isLocked, hasPasskeys]);
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(() => {
     try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('umbra-sidebar-collapsed') || 'false'); }
     catch { return false; }