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index eb304be9..c61a8cde 100644
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diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/components/notes/incoming-note-popup.tsx b/artifacts/tx-os/src/components/notes/incoming-note-popup.tsx
index f9b22f55..9ce29d4c 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/components/notes/incoming-note-popup.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/components/notes/incoming-note-popup.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   colorBg,
   useMarkNoteRead,
   userDisplayName,
+  type ChecklistItem,
   type UserSummary,
 } from "@/lib/notes-api";
 import {
@@ -96,6 +97,46 @@ function clampToViewport(pos: StoredPos): StoredPos {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Read-only checklist render that mirrors the visual style of the
+ * NoteCard's `ChecklistView` (notes.tsx). Inlined here to keep the
+ * popup self-contained — the popup is purely a preview surface, so
+ * the checkboxes are not interactive (toggling is reserved for the
+ * full Notes page after "Open note").
+ */
+function PopupChecklistPreview({ items }: { items: ChecklistItem[] }) {
+  if (!items || items.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="space-y-1 mt-2"
+      data-testid="incoming-note-popup-checklist"
+    >
+      {items.map((it) => (
+        <div
+          key={it.id}
+          className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm"
+          data-testid={`incoming-note-popup-checklist-row-${it.id}`}
+        >
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={it.done}
+            disabled
+            readOnly
+            className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 rounded border-black/30 accent-amber-500 disabled:cursor-default"
+          />
+          <span
+            className={`flex-1 break-words ${
+              it.done ? "line-through text-muted-foreground" : ""
+            }`}
+          >
+            {it.text || "\u00A0"}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function IncomingNotePopup() {
   const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
   const isRtl = i18n.language === "ar";
@@ -181,6 +222,10 @@ export function IncomingNotePopup() {
   const replyPayload = isReply
     ? (current as Extract<PopupPayload, { kind: "reply" }>)
     : null;
+  const notePayload =
+    current && current.kind !== "reply"
+      ? (current as Extract<PopupPayload, { kind?: "note" }>)
+      : null;
 
   const senderForHeader: UserSummary | null = useMemo(() => {
     if (!current) return null;
@@ -288,6 +333,16 @@ export function IncomingNotePopup() {
   const bodyContent = replyPayload
     ? replyPayload.replyContent
     : current.content;
+  // Render the inner sticky-note as faithfully as the NoteCard does:
+  // text body for "text" notes, read-only checklist for "checklist".
+  // Reply-variant popups always render the reply text as plain content.
+  const isChecklistNote =
+    !!notePayload &&
+    notePayload.noteKind === "checklist" &&
+    Array.isArray(notePayload.items);
+  const checklistItems = isChecklistNote
+    ? (notePayload!.items as ChecklistItem[])
+    : [];
 
   return (
     // The popup is "floating", not modal: render the card directly as
@@ -368,22 +423,31 @@ export function IncomingNotePopup() {
             </button>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Body */}
+          {/* Body — render the inner note as a real sticky note. The
+              outer floating frame (header + actions) keeps its chrome;
+              this inner block matches the NoteCard surface so users see
+              the same artefact they'd see on the Notes page. */}
           <div className="p-4 space-y-3">
             <div
-              className={`rounded-xl border border-black/5 shadow-sm p-3 ${colorBg(
+              className={`rounded-xl border border-black/5 shadow-sm p-3 max-h-[40vh] overflow-y-auto ${colorBg(
                 current.color,
               )}`}
               data-testid="incoming-note-popup-body"
             >
-              <div className="font-semibold text-sm text-foreground break-words">
-                {bodyTitle}
-              </div>
-              {bodyContent && (
-                <div className="text-sm text-foreground/80 mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words max-h-[40vh] overflow-y-auto">
-                  {bodyContent}
+              {bodyTitle && (
+                <div className="font-semibold text-sm text-foreground break-words">
+                  {bodyTitle}
                 </div>
               )}
+              {isChecklistNote ? (
+                <PopupChecklistPreview items={checklistItems} />
+              ) : (
+                bodyContent && (
+                  <div className="text-sm text-foreground/80 mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">
+                    {bodyContent}
+                  </div>
+                )
+              )}
             </div>
 
             {queueLength > 1 && (
@@ -395,16 +459,19 @@ export function IncomingNotePopup() {
               </div>
             )}
 
+            {/* Action row — exactly three buttons: Done, Open note,
+                Reply. The standalone Dismiss button was removed; the
+                X in the header still closes. */}
             <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 sm:flex-nowrap justify-end">
               <Button
                 type="button"
                 variant="ghost"
                 size="sm"
-                onClick={handleDismiss}
-                data-testid="incoming-note-popup-dismiss"
+                onClick={handleMarkRead}
+                data-testid="incoming-note-popup-mark-read"
               >
-                <X size={14} className="me-1" />
-                {t("notes.popup.dismiss")}
+                <Check size={14} className="me-1" />
+                {t("notes.popup.done")}
               </Button>
               <Button
                 type="button"
@@ -414,22 +481,8 @@ export function IncomingNotePopup() {
                 data-testid="incoming-note-popup-open"
               >
                 <ExternalLink size={14} className="me-1" />
-                {replyPayload
-                  ? t("notes.popup.openThread")
-                  : t("notes.popup.openInNotes")}
+                {t("notes.popup.openNote")}
               </Button>
-              {!replyPayload && (
-                <Button
-                  type="button"
-                  variant="outline"
-                  size="sm"
-                  onClick={handleMarkRead}
-                  data-testid="incoming-note-popup-mark-read"
-                >
-                  <Check size={14} className="me-1" />
-                  {t("notes.popup.markRead")}
-                </Button>
-              )}
               <Button
                 type="button"
                 size="sm"
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-notifications-socket.ts b/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-notifications-socket.ts
index e1fcd451..dc1acb0a 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-notifications-socket.ts
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-notifications-socket.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ export function useNotificationsSocket() {
         typeof payload.noteId === "number" &&
         typeof payload.senderUserId === "number"
       ) {
+        const rawKind = (payload as { kind?: unknown }).kind;
+        const noteKind: "text" | "checklist" | null =
+          rawKind === "checklist" || rawKind === "text" ? rawKind : null;
+        const rawItems = (payload as { items?: unknown }).items;
+        const items = Array.isArray(rawItems)
+          ? (rawItems as IncomingNotePayload["items"])
+          : null;
         const full: IncomingNotePayload = {
           noteId: payload.noteId,
           recipientRowId: payload.recipientRowId,
@@ -162,6 +169,8 @@ export function useNotificationsSocket() {
           sentAt: payload.sentAt,
           senderUserId: payload.senderUserId,
           sender: payload.sender ?? null,
+          noteKind,
+          items,
         };
         enqueued = enqueueNotePopupRef.current(
           full,
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/lib/incoming-note-queue.ts b/artifacts/tx-os/src/lib/incoming-note-queue.ts
index 8b29892d..e64e129b 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/lib/incoming-note-queue.ts
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/lib/incoming-note-queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { UserSummary } from "@/lib/notes-api";
+import type { ChecklistItem, UserSummary } from "@/lib/notes-api";
 
 /**
  * Common fields shared by every floating-card popup entry, regardless
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ interface BasePayload {
 
 export interface IncomingNotePayload extends BasePayload {
   kind?: "note";
+  /**
+   * Mirrors the underlying note's `kind` ("text" | "checklist") so the
+   * popup body can render the same surface as the NoteCard. Named
+   * `noteKind` to avoid clashing with the popup-variant discriminator
+   * (`kind: "note" | "reply"`) above.
+   */
+  noteKind?: "text" | "checklist" | null;
+  items?: ChecklistItem[] | null;
 }
 
 export interface IncomingReplyPayload extends BasePayload {
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/ar.json b/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/ar.json
index 9b89248e..a525cd25 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/ar.json
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/ar.json
@@ -1136,10 +1136,12 @@
       "queueMore_one": "ملاحظة أخرى بالانتظار",
       "queueMore_other": "{{count}} ملاحظات أخرى بالانتظار",
       "reply": "رد",
-      "replyBack": "رد عليه",
-      "markRead": "تحديد كمقروءة",
-      "openInNotes": "فتح في الملاحظات",
-      "openThread": "فتح المحادثة",
+      "replyBack": "رد",
+      "markRead": "تم",
+      "openInNotes": "فتح الملاحظة",
+      "openThread": "فتح الملاحظة",
+      "openNote": "فتح الملاحظة",
+      "done": "تم",
       "dismiss": "إغلاق",
       "dragHint": "اسحب للتحريك"
     },
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/en.json b/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/en.json
index 1e41a981..f52e91c8 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/locales/en.json
@@ -1042,10 +1042,12 @@
       "queueMore_one": "{{count}} more note waiting",
       "queueMore_other": "{{count}} more notes waiting",
       "reply": "Reply",
-      "replyBack": "Reply back",
-      "markRead": "Mark as read",
-      "openInNotes": "Open in Notes",
-      "openThread": "Open thread",
+      "replyBack": "Reply",
+      "markRead": "Done",
+      "openInNotes": "Open note",
+      "openThread": "Open note",
+      "openNote": "Open note",
+      "done": "Done",
       "dismiss": "Dismiss",
       "dragHint": "Drag to move"
     },
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/tests/notes-popup-on-receive.spec.mjs b/artifacts/tx-os/tests/notes-popup-on-receive.spec.mjs
index 07867122..016ac818 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/tests/notes-popup-on-receive.spec.mjs
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/tests/notes-popup-on-receive.spec.mjs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ test("recipient sees a popup modal when a note arrives in real time", async ({
 
     // Dismissing acknowledges (closes) the popup.
     await recipientPage
-      .getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-dismiss")
+      .getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-close")
       .click();
     await expect(popup).toBeHidden();
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ test("sender sees a floating reply card when the recipient replies", async ({
     const replyPromise = recipientPage.waitForResponse(
       (r) =>
         new URL(r.url()).pathname ===
-          `/api/notes/${createdNote.id}/replies` &&
+          `/api/notes/${createdNote.id}/reply` &&
         r.request().method() === "POST" &&
         r.status() >= 200 &&
         r.status() < 300,
@@ -336,11 +336,13 @@ test("sender sees a floating reply card when the recipient replies", async ({
     await expect(
       senderPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-drag-handle"),
     ).toBeVisible();
-    // Reply card uses the "open thread" + "reply back" affordances —
-    // the recipient-only "mark read" action MUST be absent.
+    // Reply card now uses the same three-button action row as the
+    // note variant — Done, Open note, Reply — so all three are
+    // present. The header X is also a dismiss path. Done on the reply
+    // variant only dismisses (markRead is a no-op for the note owner).
     await expect(
       senderPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-mark-read"),
-    ).toHaveCount(0);
+    ).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
       senderPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-open"),
     ).toBeVisible();
@@ -367,8 +369,8 @@ test("sender sees a floating reply card when the recipient replies", async ({
       recipientPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup"),
     ).toHaveCount(0);
 
-    // Dismiss closes the floating card.
-    await senderPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-dismiss").click();
+    // Header X closes the floating card.
+    await senderPage.getByTestId("incoming-note-popup-close").click();
     await expect(popup).toBeHidden();
   } finally {
     await senderCtx.close();