diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ScanTicketsPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ScanTicketsPage.vue
index a1b6648..0a665d9 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ScanTicketsPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ScanTicketsPage.vue
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const {
   lastScan,
   eventStats,
   statsLoading,
+  statsError,
   refreshStats,
   onDecode,
   resume,
@@ -137,6 +138,22 @@ function fmtTime(iso: string) {
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Surface stats fetch failures (e.g. backend missing the /stats
+         endpoint, or wallet ownership rejected). Without this the
+         counts strip silently freezes on the last good value while
+         scans keep landing on the backend. -->
+    <div
+      v-if="statsError"
+      class="mb-4 flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/10 p-3 text-xs text-destructive"
+      role="alert"
+    >
+      <AlertCircle class="w-4 h-4 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
+      <div class="min-w-0">
+        <p class="font-medium">Counts may be out of date</p>
+        <p class="text-destructive/80 mt-0.5 break-words">{{ statsError }}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
     <Tabs v-model="activeTab" class="w-full">
       <TabsList class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 mb-4">
         <TabsTrigger value="scanner" class="gap-1.5">