diff --git a/js/accessControl.js b/js/accessControl.js
index 54652aed..99e09adc 100644
--- a/js/accessControl.js
+++ b/js/accessControl.js
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ function dedupeNpubs(values) {
   );
 }
 
+function areSetsEqual(first, second) {
+  if (first === second) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const a = first instanceof Set ? first : new Set();
+  const b = second instanceof Set ? second : new Set();
+
+  if (a.size !== b.size) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const value of a) {
+    if (!b.has(value)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 function isValidNpub(npub) {
   if (typeof npub !== "string") {
     return false;
@@ -59,6 +80,7 @@ class AccessControl {
     this._isRefreshing = false;
     this._refreshPromise = Promise.resolve();
     this._hydratedFromCache = false;
+    this._whitelistListeners = new Set();
 
     this._hydrateFromCache();
   }
@@ -78,11 +100,15 @@ class AccessControl {
     const whitelist = Array.isArray(state?.whitelist) ? state.whitelist : [];
     const blacklist = Array.isArray(state?.blacklist) ? state.blacklist : [];
 
+    const previousWhitelist =
+      this.whitelist instanceof Set ? new Set(this.whitelist) : new Set();
+
     this.editors = new Set(
       dedupeNpubs([...ADMIN_EDITORS_NPUBS, ...editors])
     );
     const normalizedWhitelist = dedupeNpubs(whitelist);
     this.whitelist = new Set(normalizedWhitelist);
+    const whitelistChanged = !areSetsEqual(previousWhitelist, this.whitelist);
 
     const blacklistDedupe = dedupeNpubs(blacklist);
     const whitelistSet = new Set(normalizedWhitelist.map(normalizeNpub));
@@ -112,6 +138,28 @@ class AccessControl {
       this.hasLoaded = true;
       this._hydratedFromCache = false;
     }
+
+    if (whitelistChanged) {
+      this._emitWhitelistChange(Array.from(this.whitelist));
+    }
+  }
+
+  _emitWhitelistChange(whitelistValues) {
+    if (!this._whitelistListeners.size) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const snapshot = Array.isArray(whitelistValues)
+      ? [...whitelistValues]
+      : this.getWhitelist();
+
+    for (const listener of Array.from(this._whitelistListeners)) {
+      try {
+        listener(snapshot);
+      } catch (error) {
+        userLogger.error("accessControl whitelist listener failed", error);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   _performRefresh() {
@@ -209,6 +257,18 @@ class AccessControl {
     return Array.from(this.editors);
   }
 
+  onWhitelistChange(listener) {
+    if (typeof listener !== "function") {
+      return () => {};
+    }
+
+    this._whitelistListeners.add(listener);
+
+    return () => {
+      this._whitelistListeners.delete(listener);
+    };
+  }
+
   async addModerator(requestorNpub, moderatorNpub) {
     if (!this.isSuperAdmin(requestorNpub)) {
       return { ok: false, error: "forbidden" };
diff --git a/js/bootstrap.js b/js/bootstrap.js
index d3f77c17..fb0e14d8 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap.js
@@ -5,23 +5,71 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS,
   FEATURE_TRUST_SEEDS,
 } from "./constants.js";
+import { accessControl } from "./accessControl.js";
 import moderationService from "./services/moderationService.js";
 import nostrService from "./services/nostrService.js";
 import r2Service from "./services/r2Service.js";
 import { loadView } from "./viewManager.js";
 
-if (
-  FEATURE_TRUST_SEEDS &&
-  moderationService &&
-  typeof moderationService.setTrustedSeeds === "function"
-) {
+function mergeSeedsWithWhitelist(source) {
+  const seeds = new Set(DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS);
+
+  if (source && typeof source[Symbol.iterator] === "function") {
+    for (const value of source) {
+      if (typeof value !== "string") {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const trimmed = value.trim();
+      if (trimmed) {
+        seeds.add(trimmed);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return seeds;
+}
+
+async function bootstrapTrustedSeeds() {
+  if (
+    !(
+      FEATURE_TRUST_SEEDS &&
+      moderationService &&
+      typeof moderationService.setTrustedSeeds === "function"
+    )
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const applySeeds = (whitelist = null) => {
+    try {
+      const merged = mergeSeedsWithWhitelist(
+        whitelist ?? accessControl?.getWhitelist?.()
+      );
+      moderationService.setTrustedSeeds(merged);
+    } catch {
+      // Swallow bootstrap errors so login flow can continue; flag enables quick rollback.
+    }
+  };
+
   try {
-    moderationService.setTrustedSeeds(DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS);
+    if (accessControl && typeof accessControl.ensureReady === "function") {
+      await accessControl.ensureReady();
+    }
   } catch {
     // Swallow bootstrap errors so login flow can continue; flag enables quick rollback.
   }
+
+  applySeeds();
+
+  if (accessControl && typeof accessControl.onWhitelistChange === "function") {
+    accessControl.onWhitelistChange((nextWhitelist) => {
+      applySeeds(nextWhitelist);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
+bootstrapTrustedSeeds();
+
 function mergeServices(overrides = {}) {
   const merged = { nostrService, r2Service };
 
diff --git a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
index 33566e58..ff87be17 100644
--- a/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/moderation/trust-seeds.test.mjs
@@ -66,3 +66,23 @@ test("trusted seeds contribute to trusted report counts", (t) => {
   const reporters = service.getTrustedReporters(eventId, "nudity");
   assert.deepEqual(reporters.map((entry) => entry.pubkey), [seedHex]);
 });
+
+test("whitelist entries augment trusted seeds", (t) => {
+  withMockedNostrTools(t);
+
+  const whitelistHex = "a".repeat(64);
+  const whitelistNpub = `npub${whitelistHex}`;
+
+  const { service } = createModerationServiceHarness(t);
+  service.setTrustedSeeds([...DEFAULT_TRUST_SEED_NPUBS, whitelistNpub]);
+
+  assert.ok(
+    service.trustedSeedContacts.has(whitelistHex),
+    "whitelist npubs should populate trusted seed contacts"
+  );
+
+  assert.ok(
+    service.trustedContacts.has(whitelistHex),
+    "whitelist npubs should populate trusted contacts"
+  );
+});