diff --git a/lib/providers/messages_provider.dart b/lib/providers/messages_provider.dart
index c65495e..d04c739 100644
--- a/lib/providers/messages_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/messages_provider.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import 'helpers/message_retry_manager.dart';
 
 /// Messages Provider - manages message history and SAR markers
 class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
+  static const Duration _channelEchoWarningDelay = Duration(seconds: 12);
+
   final List<Message> _messages = [];
   final Map<String, SarMarker> _sarMarkers = {};
   final Set<String> _removedSarMarkerIds = <String>{};
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   // Track timeout timers for pending messages
   // Key: message ID (not ACK tag, since multiple messages can share same ACK)
   final Map<String, Timer> _timeoutTimers = {};
+  final Map<String, Timer> _channelEchoWarningTimers = {};
+  final Set<String> _channelEchoWarningMessageIds = <String>{};
 
   // Recently completed ACKs are kept briefly to ignore duplicate confirms.
   final Map<int, DateTime> _completedAckHistory = {};
@@ -156,6 +160,9 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   MessageRouteMetadata? getMessageRouteMetadata(String messageId) =>
       _messageRouteMetadata[messageId];
 
+  bool hasChannelSendWarning(String messageId) =>
+      _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.contains(messageId);
+
   void updateMessageRouteSelection(
     String messageId,
     PathSelection selection, {
@@ -565,6 +572,11 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         '   Text: ${finalMessage.text.substring(0, finalMessage.text.length > 50 ? 50 : finalMessage.text.length)}...',
       );
       final existingId = _messages[duplicateIndex].id;
+      if (finalMessage.isChannelMessage &&
+          !finalMessage.isSentMessage &&
+          _messages[duplicateIndex].isSentMessage) {
+        _clearChannelSendWarning(existingId);
+      }
       if (contactLocationSnapshot != null) {
         _messageContactLocations[existingId] = contactLocationSnapshot;
       }
@@ -787,6 +799,35 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     return _normalizeSenderName(resolved);
   }
 
+  void _scheduleChannelEchoWarning(String messageId) {
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers[messageId]?.cancel();
+    _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.remove(messageId);
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers[messageId] = Timer(_channelEchoWarningDelay, () {
+      final index = _messages.indexWhere((m) => m.id == messageId);
+      _channelEchoWarningTimers.remove(messageId);
+      if (index == -1) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      final message = _messages[index];
+      if (!message.isChannelMessage ||
+          !message.isSentMessage ||
+          message.deliveryStatus != MessageDeliveryStatus.sent ||
+          message.echoCount > 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.add(messageId);
+      notifyListeners();
+    });
+  }
+
+  void _clearChannelSendWarning(String messageId) {
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers[messageId]?.cancel();
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers.remove(messageId);
+    _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.remove(messageId);
+  }
+
   /// Trigger urgent notification for SAR marker
   Future<void> _triggerSarNotification(
     Message message,
@@ -1167,6 +1208,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       // Cancel timeout timer if it exists
       _timeoutTimers[message.id]?.cancel();
       _timeoutTimers.remove(message.id);
+      _clearChannelSendWarning(message.id);
       if (message.expectedAckTag != null) {
         _pendingSentMessages.remove(message.expectedAckTag);
       }
@@ -1203,6 +1245,11 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
   /// Clear all messages
   void clearMessages() {
+    for (final timer in _channelEchoWarningTimers.values) {
+      timer.cancel();
+    }
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers.clear();
+    _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.clear();
     _messages.clear();
     _sarMarkers.clear();
     _removedSarMarkerIds.clear();
@@ -1225,6 +1272,11 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
   /// Clear all data
   void clearAll() {
+    for (final timer in _channelEchoWarningTimers.values) {
+      timer.cancel();
+    }
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers.clear();
+    _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.clear();
     _messages.clear();
     _sarMarkers.clear();
     _removedSarMarkerIds.clear();
@@ -1639,6 +1691,9 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         debugPrint(
           '  ℹ️ Channel message (no ACK tracking) - marked as sent immediately',
         );
+        if (message.isChannelMessage) {
+          _scheduleChannelEchoWarning(messageId);
+        }
       }
 
       debugPrint('  Calling notifyListeners() to update UI with "sent" status');
@@ -1687,6 +1742,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         lastEchoAt: DateTime.now(),
       );
       _messages[index] = updatedMessage;
+      _clearChannelSendWarning(messageId);
 
       debugPrint('  Updated echo count to: $echoCount');
       _persistMessages();
@@ -2062,6 +2118,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     }
 
     final message = _messages[index];
+    _clearChannelSendWarning(messageId);
     final contact = _messageContactMap[messageId];
 
     debugPrint('❌ [MessagesProvider] Message $messageId timeout/failed');
@@ -2101,6 +2158,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         deliveryStatus: MessageDeliveryStatus.sending,
         lastRetryAt: DateTime.now(),
       );
+      _clearChannelSendWarning(messageId);
 
       // Cancel old timeout timer
       _timeoutTimers[message.id]?.cancel();
@@ -2166,6 +2224,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         deliveryStatus: MessageDeliveryStatus.sending,
         lastRetryAt: DateTime.now(),
       );
+      _clearChannelSendWarning(messageId);
 
       _timeoutTimers[message.id]?.cancel();
       _timeoutTimers.remove(message.id);
@@ -2292,6 +2351,7 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       isVoice: message.isVoice,
       voiceId: message.voiceId,
     );
+    _clearChannelSendWarning(messageId);
 
     _persistMessages();
     notifyListeners();
@@ -2355,6 +2415,11 @@ class MessagesProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       timer.cancel();
     }
     _timeoutTimers.clear();
+    for (final timer in _channelEchoWarningTimers.values) {
+      timer.cancel();
+    }
+    _channelEchoWarningTimers.clear();
+    _channelEchoWarningMessageIds.clear();
     _completedAckHistory.clear();
     _messageAckHistory.clear();
     _ackHistoryLookup.clear();
diff --git a/lib/utils/message_extensions.dart b/lib/utils/message_extensions.dart
index 3d16f1d..20c3f59 100644
--- a/lib/utils/message_extensions.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/message_extensions.dart
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ extension MessageLocalization on Message {
   /// Get localized delivery status text
   String getLocalizedDeliveryStatus(BuildContext context) {
     final l10n = AppLocalizations.of(context)!;
-    final routeMetadata = context
-        .read<MessagesProvider>()
-        .getMessageRouteMetadata(id);
+    final messagesProvider = context.read<MessagesProvider>();
+    final routeMetadata = messagesProvider.getMessageRouteMetadata(id);
 
     // For channel messages, show echo count instead of delivery status
     if (isChannelMessage && deliveryStatus == MessageDeliveryStatus.sent) {
       final latestMeta = _formatEchoMeta(context);
       if (echoCount == 0) {
+        if (messagesProvider.hasChannelSendWarning(id)) {
+          return 'Broadcast may have failed';
+        }
         return l10n.broadcast; // "Broadcast (no echoes yet)"
       } else if (echoCount == 1) {
         return latestMeta == null ? '1 node' : '1 node • $latestMeta';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index d8d0d25..1f391a9 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
   meshcore_client:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/dz0ny/meshcore_client.git
-      ref: "0efc820"
+      ref: "b66e268"
 
   # Codec2 ultra-low-bitrate speech codec (FFI plugin)
   codec2_flutter:
diff --git a/test/providers/messages_provider_retransmission_test.dart b/test/providers/messages_provider_retransmission_test.dart
index d7388ad..2355555 100644
--- a/test/providers/messages_provider_retransmission_test.dart
+++ b/test/providers/messages_provider_retransmission_test.dart
@@ -176,6 +176,72 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
+    test('channel warning appears when no echo arrives in time', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final provider = MessagesProvider();
+        provider.addSentMessage(
+          _buildSentChannelMessage(id: 'c-warn', senderTimestamp: 1700000000),
+        );
+
+        provider.markMessageSent('c-warn', 0, 0);
+        expect(provider.hasChannelSendWarning('c-warn'), isFalse);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(seconds: 12));
+        async.flushMicrotasks();
+
+        expect(provider.hasChannelSendWarning('c-warn'), isTrue);
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('channel warning clears when echo arrives before timeout', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final provider = MessagesProvider();
+        provider.addSentMessage(
+          _buildSentChannelMessage(
+            id: 'c-warn-echo',
+            senderTimestamp: 1700000000,
+          ),
+        );
+
+        provider.markMessageSent('c-warn-echo', 0, 0);
+        async.elapse(const Duration(seconds: 6));
+        provider.handleMessageEcho('c-warn-echo', 1, 4, -90);
+        async.elapse(const Duration(seconds: 6));
+        async.flushMicrotasks();
+
+        expect(provider.hasChannelSendWarning('c-warn-echo'), isFalse);
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('channel warning clears when replay is deduped into sent bubble', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final provider = MessagesProvider();
+        provider.resolveContactNameCallback = (_) => 'dz0ny (SI)';
+        provider.addSentMessage(
+          _buildSentChannelMessage(
+            id: 'c-warn-replay',
+            senderTimestamp: 1700000100,
+          ),
+        );
+
+        provider.markMessageSent('c-warn-replay', 0, 0);
+        async.elapse(const Duration(seconds: 12));
+        async.flushMicrotasks();
+        expect(provider.hasChannelSendWarning('c-warn-replay'), isTrue);
+
+        provider.addMessage(
+          _buildReceivedChannelReplay(
+            id: 'c-warn-replay-incoming',
+            senderTimestamp: 1700000101,
+            senderName: 'dz0ny (SI)',
+          ),
+        );
+
+        expect(provider.hasChannelSendWarning('c-warn-replay'), isFalse);
+        expect(provider.messages, hasLength(1));
+      });
+    });
+
     test('channel replay is deduped for self sender within repeat window', () {
       final provider = MessagesProvider();
       provider.resolveContactNameCallback = (_) => 'dz0ny (SI)';