diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/federation.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/federation.ts
index de102c51..cb5f9dfa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/federation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/federation.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ interface SanitizedPeer {
   rotationInProgress: boolean;
   secretRotatedAt: number | null;
   autoRotateIntervalDays: number;
+  needsAttentionReason: string | null;
 }
 
 function sanitizePeer(row: typeof schema.federationPeers.$inferSelect): SanitizedPeer {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ function sanitizePeer(row: typeof schema.federationPeers.$inferSelect): Sanitize
     rotationInProgress: row.pendingHmacSecret !== null,
     secretRotatedAt: row.secretRotatedAt,
     autoRotateIntervalDays: row.autoRotateIntervalDays,
+    needsAttentionReason: row.needsAttentionReason,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types.ts b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
index 066157ea..11e20997 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ export interface FederationPeer {
   secretRotatedAt: number | null;
   rotationInProgress: boolean;
   createdAt: number;
+  needsAttentionReason: 'auth_failures' | 'peer_reset_detected' | null;
 }
 
 // ─── Outbound peering gate ──────────────────────────────────────────────────