diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts b/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
index ee48b765..35730519 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -107,4 +107,23 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('backspace', {
     return () => { ipcRenderer.removeListener('keybind-hook-error', handler); };
   },
   checkAccessibility: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('check-accessibility'),
+
+  // Recovery mode bridge (Task 11)
+  rendererReady: (): void => {
+    ipcRenderer.send('renderer-ready');
+  },
+
+  getRecoveryState: (): Promise<unknown> => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('get-recovery-state');
+  },
+
+  onRecoveryStateChanged: (cb: (state: unknown) => void): (() => void) => {
+    const handler = (_e: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, state: unknown) => cb(state);
+    ipcRenderer.on('recovery-state-changed', handler);
+    return () => { ipcRenderer.removeListener('recovery-state-changed', handler); };
+  },
+
+  recoveryAction: (action: string): void => {
+    ipcRenderer.send('recovery-action', action);
+  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/web/src/platform/electron.d.ts b/packages/web/src/platform/electron.d.ts
index add4bca8..e6437147 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/platform/electron.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/platform/electron.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 /** Type augmentation for the Electron IPC bridge exposed by preload.ts */
 
+// Recovery mode types (Task 11)
+type RecoveryReasonCode = 'load-failed' | 'render-gone' | 'unresponsive' | 'renderer-stalled';
+type UpdateState = 'idle' | 'checking' | 'downloading' | 'downloaded' | 'error';
+interface RecoveryState {
+  mode: 'normal' | 'recovery';
+  reason: { code: RecoveryReasonCode; detail: string } | null;
+  updateState: UpdateState;
+  updateVersion: string | null;
+  lastUpdateError: { message: string; code: string | null; at: number } | null;
+  lastCheckResult: 'up-to-date' | 'failed' | null;
+}
+type RecoveryAction =
+  | 'reload'
+  | 'check-update'
+  | 'install-update'
+  | 'change-instance'
+  | 'open-releases'
+  | 'quit';
+
 interface ElectronScreenSource {
   id: string;                      // "screen:0:0" or "window:12345:0"
   name: string;                    // "Entire Screen" or "Firefox"
@@ -63,6 +82,12 @@ interface BackspaceElectronAPI {
   onAccessibilityStatus: (callback: (status: { trusted: boolean }) => void) => (() => void);
   onKeybindHookError: (callback: (error: { message: string }) => void) => (() => void);
   checkAccessibility: () => Promise<boolean>;
+
+  // Recovery mode bridge (Task 11)
+  rendererReady: () => void;
+  getRecoveryState: () => Promise<RecoveryState>;
+  onRecoveryStateChanged: (cb: (state: RecoveryState) => void) => () => void;
+  recoveryAction: (action: RecoveryAction) => void;
 }
 
 interface Window {