diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 82dd525f..ad5ce4fc 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -3351,9 +3351,15 @@ class Application {
         typeof sessionActor?.source === "string"
           ? sessionActor.source.trim()
           : "";
+      // The anonymous view-event actor is created with source "session" (see
+      // SignerManager.ensureSessionActor). It's telemetry, NOT an alternate login
+      // identity, so it must not disqualify a real login — otherwise watching any
+      // video flips isUserLoggedIn() to false and breaks zaps/etc. Only a managed
+      // real source (e.g. "nsec") for a DIFFERENT pubkey disqualifies.
+      const isManagedSource = Boolean(declaredSource) && declaredSource !== "session";
       const isPersisted = sessionActor?.persisted === true;
 
-      if (!hasEmbeddedPrivateKey || declaredSource || isPersisted) {
+      if (!hasEmbeddedPrivateKey || isManagedSource || isPersisted) {
         return false;
       }
     }
diff --git a/tests/app/is-user-logged-in.test.mjs b/tests/app/is-user-logged-in.test.mjs
index 57779a5f..50c4d703 100644
--- a/tests/app/is-user-logged-in.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/app/is-user-logged-in.test.mjs
@@ -112,6 +112,31 @@ test("isUserLoggedIn ignores anonymous session actor mismatches", () => {
   }
 });
 
+test("isUserLoggedIn allows the anonymous view-event session actor (source 'session')", () => {
+  // Regression: watching a video creates an anonymous view-event actor with
+  // source "session" and a different pubkey. It must NOT log the user out (which
+  // broke zaps with "Log in and connect a wallet").
+  const previousPubkey = nostrClient.pubkey;
+  const previousSessionActor = nostrClient.sessionActor;
+
+  try {
+    const pubkey = "1".repeat(64);
+    nostrClient.pubkey = pubkey;
+    nostrClient.sessionActor = {
+      pubkey: "2".repeat(64),
+      privateKey: "3".repeat(64),
+      source: "session",
+      createdAt: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    const app = createTestApp(pubkey);
+    assert.equal(app.isUserLoggedIn(), true);
+  } finally {
+    nostrClient.pubkey = previousPubkey;
+    nostrClient.sessionActor = previousSessionActor;
+  }
+});
+
 test("isUserLoggedIn rejects mismatched managed session actors", () => {
   const previousPubkey = nostrClient.pubkey;
   const previousSessionActor = nostrClient.sessionActor;