diff --git a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
index 137baea0..c8b1a429 100644
--- a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
+++ b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
@@ -549,7 +549,12 @@ export class SignerManager {
       throw new Error("Please install a Nostr extension (Alby, nos2x, etc.).");
     }
 
-    const { allowAccountSelection = false, expectPubkey } =
+    const {
+      allowAccountSelection = false,
+      expectPubkey,
+      getPublicKeyTimeoutMs,
+      getPublicKeyRetryMultiplier,
+    } =
       typeof options === "object" && options !== null ? options : {};
     const normalizedExpectedPubkey =
       typeof expectPubkey === "string" && expectPubkey.trim()
@@ -576,7 +581,14 @@ export class SignerManager {
       throw denialError;
     }
 
-    const pubkey = await extension.getPublicKey();
+    const pubkey = await runNip07WithRetry(
+      () => extension.getPublicKey(),
+      {
+        label: "extension.getPublicKey",
+        timeoutMs: getPublicKeyTimeoutMs,
+        retryMultiplier: getPublicKeyRetryMultiplier,
+      },
+    );
     if (!pubkey) {
       throw new Error("Extension did not return a public key.");
     }
diff --git a/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js b/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
index 1f4e1e6a..1864fec5 100644
--- a/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
+++ b/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
@@ -318,9 +318,8 @@ export async function requestEnablePermissions(
     return { ok: false, error: new Error("extension-unavailable") };
   }
 
-  if (typeof extension.enable !== "function") {
-    return { ok: true, code: "enable-unavailable" };
-  }
+  const hasRequestPermissions = typeof extension.requestPermissions === "function";
+  const hasEnable = typeof extension.enable === "function";
 
   const normalized = Array.isArray(outstandingMethods)
     ? outstandingMethods
@@ -328,16 +327,70 @@ export async function requestEnablePermissions(
         .filter(Boolean)
     : [];
 
-  const permissionVariants = [];
-  if (normalized.length) {
-    permissionVariants.push({
-      permissions: normalized.map((method) => ({ method })),
-    });
-    permissionVariants.push({ permissions: normalized });
+  const permissionVariants = (() => {
+    const variants = [];
+    if (normalized.length) {
+      variants.push({
+        permissions: normalized.map((method) => ({ method })),
+      });
+      variants.push({ permissions: normalized });
+      variants.push(normalized);
+    }
+    variants.push(null);
+    return variants;
+  })();
+
+  if (!hasRequestPermissions && !hasEnable) {
+    return { ok: true, code: "enable-unavailable" };
   }
-  permissionVariants.push(null);
 
   let lastError = null;
+  if (hasRequestPermissions) {
+    for (const options of permissionVariants) {
+      const variantTimeoutOverrides = options
+        ? {
+            timeoutMs: Math.min(3000, getEnableVariantTimeoutMs()),
+            retryMultiplier: 1,
+          }
+        : {
+            timeoutMs: Math.min(
+              NIP07_LOGIN_TIMEOUT_MS,
+              getEnableVariantTimeoutMs(),
+            ),
+            retryMultiplier: 1,
+          };
+
+      try {
+        await runNip07WithRetry(
+          () =>
+            options === null
+              ? extension.requestPermissions()
+              : extension.requestPermissions(options),
+          {
+            label: "extension.requestPermissions",
+            ...variantTimeoutOverrides,
+          },
+        );
+        return { ok: true };
+      } catch (error) {
+        lastError = error;
+        if (options && isDevMode) {
+          userLogger.warn(
+            "[nostr] extension.requestPermissions call failed:",
+            error,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!hasEnable) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      error: lastError || new Error("permission-denied"),
+    };
+  }
+
   for (const options of permissionVariants) {
     // If specific permissions are requested (variants 1 & 2), fail fast (3s)
     // to avoid hanging if the extension doesn't support the structured format.
diff --git a/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs b/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
index 22f4b5a9..a5c37db4 100644
--- a/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
@@ -392,8 +392,14 @@ describe("NIP-07 Login Permissions", () => {
       const [objectCall, stringCall, plainCall] = env.enableCalls;
       assert.ok(objectCall !== undefined);
       assert.ok(stringCall !== undefined);
-      // plainCall is the one that succeeded (called with undefined/no args)
-      assert.equal(plainCall, undefined, "successful attempt should use plain enable()");
+      // Success may come from requestPermissions() (array payload) or fallback enable().
+      assert.ok(
+        plainCall === undefined ||
+          (Array.isArray(plainCall) &&
+            plainCall.includes("get_public_key") &&
+            plainCall.includes("sign_event")),
+        "successful attempt should use a plain permission payload or plain enable()",
+      );
     } finally {
       env.restore();
       nostrClient.logout();
@@ -455,6 +461,37 @@ describe("NIP-07 Login Permissions", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("NIP-07 login times out instead of hanging when getPublicKey stalls", async () => {
+    clearStoredPermissions();
+    const env = setupLoginEnvironment({
+      getPublicKey: new Promise(() => {}),
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const start = Date.now();
+      await assert.rejects(
+        () =>
+          nip07Provider.login({
+            nostrClient,
+            options: {
+              getPublicKeyTimeoutMs: 80,
+              getPublicKeyRetryMultiplier: 1,
+            },
+          }),
+        /Timed out waiting for the NIP-07 extension/,
+      );
+      const duration = Date.now() - start;
+      assert.ok(
+        duration < 1000,
+        `getPublicKey timeout should fail quickly (duration: ${duration}ms)`,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      env.restore();
+      nostrClient.logout();
+      clearStoredPermissions();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("NIP-07 login does not wait for deferred permission grants", async () => {
     clearStoredPermissions();
     const env = setupLoginEnvironment();
diff --git a/tests/nostr/nip07Permissions.test.js b/tests/nostr/nip07Permissions.test.js
index 2558505c..2d7903cf 100644
--- a/tests/nostr/nip07Permissions.test.js
+++ b/tests/nostr/nip07Permissions.test.js
@@ -64,11 +64,47 @@ test("requestEnablePermissions retries explicit and fallback variants", async ()
   assert.deepStrictEqual(calls, [
     { permissions: [{ method: "sign_event" }] },
     { permissions: ["sign_event"] },
-    undefined,
+    ["sign_event"],
   ]);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(result, { ok: true });
 });
 
+test("requestEnablePermissions supports requestPermissions-only extensions", async () => {
+  clearStoredNip07Permissions();
+  const calls = [];
+  const extension = {
+    requestPermissions: (options) => {
+      calls.push(options);
+      return Promise.resolve({ granted: true });
+    },
+  };
+
+  const result = await requestEnablePermissions(
+    extension,
+    ["sign_event"],
+    { isDevMode: false },
+  );
+
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(result, { ok: true });
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(calls, [{ permissions: [{ method: "sign_event" }] }]);
+});
+
+test("requestEnablePermissions fails when requestPermissions exists but denies", async () => {
+  clearStoredNip07Permissions();
+  const extension = {
+    requestPermissions: () => Promise.reject(new Error("permission denied")),
+  };
+
+  const result = await requestEnablePermissions(
+    extension,
+    ["sign_event"],
+    { isDevMode: false },
+  );
+
+  assert.strictEqual(result.ok, false);
+  assert.ok(result.error instanceof Error);
+});
+
 test("requestEnablePermissions reports unavailable extension", async () => {
   clearStoredNip07Permissions();
   const result = await requestEnablePermissions(null, ["sign_event"]);