diff --git a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
index 1f3323cf..b2c635b5 100644
--- a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
+++ b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import { createPrivateKeyCipherClosures } from "../signerHelpers.js";
 import { queueSignEvent } from "../signRequestQueue.js";
 import { signEventWithPrivateKey } from "../publishHelpers.js";
 import { ensureNostrTools, getCachedNostrTools } from "../toolkit.js";
+import { accessControl } from "../../accessControl.js";
 
 export function resolveSignerCapabilities(signer) {
   const fallback = {
@@ -1213,6 +1214,29 @@ export class SignerManager {
     }
   }
 
+  // Access-control gate for restoring a stored signer. Waits for the admin
+  // lists to load (so the decision is accurate on a cold start) and throws if
+  // the pubkey is no longer allowed, matching the fresh-login/connect paths.
+  // useStoredRemoteSigner clears the stored session when this rejects.
+  buildAccessControlValidator() {
+    return async (pubkey) => {
+      try {
+        if (typeof accessControl.waitForReady === "function") {
+          await accessControl.waitForReady();
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        // If readiness can't be confirmed, fall through to the live check.
+      }
+      if (!accessControl.canAccess(pubkey)) {
+        if (accessControl.isBlacklisted(pubkey)) {
+          throw new Error("Your account has been blocked on this platform.");
+        }
+        throw new Error("Access restricted to admins and moderators only.");
+      }
+      return true;
+    };
+  }
+
   async scheduleStoredRemoteSignerRestore() {
     const stored = readStoredNip46Session();
     if (!stored) {
@@ -1221,7 +1245,13 @@ export class SignerManager {
 
     const decryptAndConnect = async () => {
       try {
-        await this.useStoredRemoteSigner({ silent: true });
+        // Enforce access control on the silent startup restore too — without a
+        // validator a since-blocked pubkey's stored session would reconnect
+        // unchecked.
+        await this.useStoredRemoteSigner({
+          silent: true,
+          validator: this.buildAccessControlValidator(),
+        });
       } catch (err) {
         devLogger.warn("Failed to restore remote signer", err);
       }
diff --git a/tests/nip46-silent-restore-access-control.test.mjs b/tests/nip46-silent-restore-access-control.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..668a61d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nip46-silent-restore-access-control.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// The silent NIP-46 session restore on startup must enforce access control,
+// so a since-blocked pubkey's stored remote-signer session can't reconnect
+// unchecked.
+
+import "./test-helpers/setup-localstorage.mjs";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import { SignerManager } from "../js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js";
+import { accessControl } from "../js/accessControl.js";
+
+const NIP46_SESSION_KEY = "bitvid:nip46:session:v1";
+
+function seedStoredSession() {
+  localStorage.setItem(
+    NIP46_SESSION_KEY,
+    JSON.stringify({
+      version: 1,
+      remotePubkey: "a".repeat(64),
+      clientPrivateKey: "b".repeat(64),
+      relays: ["wss://relay.example"],
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
+test("scheduleStoredRemoteSignerRestore passes an access-control validator", async () => {
+  seedStoredSession();
+  const manager = new SignerManager({ relays: ["wss://relay.example"] });
+
+  let capturedOptions = null;
+  manager.useStoredRemoteSigner = async (options) => {
+    capturedOptions = options;
+    return { ok: true, pubkey: "a".repeat(64) };
+  };
+
+  await manager.scheduleStoredRemoteSignerRestore();
+  // schedule fires the restore without awaiting it; let the microtask run.
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
+  assert.ok(capturedOptions, "the stored signer restore was attempted");
+  assert.equal(
+    capturedOptions.silent,
+    true,
+    "startup restore stays silent",
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    typeof capturedOptions.validator,
+    "function",
+    "a validator must be supplied so access control is enforced on restore",
+  );
+
+  localStorage.removeItem(NIP46_SESSION_KEY);
+});
+
+test("the restore validator allows permitted pubkeys and rejects blocked ones", async () => {
+  const manager = new SignerManager({ relays: [] });
+  const validator = manager.buildAccessControlValidator();
+
+  const origWaitForReady = accessControl.waitForReady;
+  const origCanAccess = accessControl.canAccess;
+  const origIsBlacklisted = accessControl.isBlacklisted;
+  accessControl.waitForReady = async () => {};
+
+  try {
+    accessControl.canAccess = () => true;
+    accessControl.isBlacklisted = () => false;
+    await assert.doesNotReject(
+      () => validator("a".repeat(64)),
+      "an allowed pubkey passes the validator",
+    );
+
+    accessControl.canAccess = () => false;
+    accessControl.isBlacklisted = () => true;
+    await assert.rejects(
+      () => validator("c".repeat(64)),
+      /blocked/i,
+      "a blocked pubkey is rejected so the stored session is forgotten",
+    );
+  } finally {
+    accessControl.waitForReady = origWaitForReady;
+    accessControl.canAccess = origCanAccess;
+    accessControl.isBlacklisted = origIsBlacklisted;
+  }
+});