diff --git a/docs/build-status.md b/docs/build-status.md
index 7b4106a..a16379b 100644
--- a/docs/build-status.md
+++ b/docs/build-status.md
@@ -520,3 +520,14 @@ Detection is listener-based (`addBinderReceivedListenerSticky` + binder-dead), b
 `pingBinder()` is only truthful once ShizukuProvider has delivered the binder — a one-shot poll at
 launch would show a false "not running". Installed-vs-not needs the `<queries>` package-visibility
 entry on Android 11+. Verified on-device: with shizuku_server stopped the banner appears correctly.
+
+### Shizuku banner is actionable; progress + cancel verified on-device (2026-08-01)
+Tapping the shell-tier banner now does the right thing per state: **installed-but-stopped** →
+deep-links into the Shizuku app (a third-party app *cannot* start Shizuku itself; the wireless-
+debugging pairing flow is privileged and lives in that app, so taking the user there in one tap is
+the best available), **running-but-unauthorised** → fires the Shizuku permission request directly.
+The hint line states which action the tap performs.
+Verified on-device in one screenshot: progress bar at "test 4 of 8 · icmp.ping6 · ~33s left",
+Cancel button beside the disabled Run button, title clear of the status bar/cutout, and the banner
+having live-switched from "installed but not running" to "running but not authorised" via the
+binder listener when Shizuku was started mid-session.
diff --git a/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/MainActivity.kt b/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/MainActivity.kt
index 1c42332..86f45eb 100644
--- a/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
@@ -64,6 +65,19 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                         state = vm.state,
                         onRun = { vm.run() },
                         onCancel = vm::cancel,
+                        onShizukuAction = {
+                            // Shizuku can only be started from its own app (the pairing flow lives
+                            // there), so send the user straight to it; if it is already running we
+                            // just need permission.
+                            when (vm.state.shizukuState) {
+                                app.echo_lot.shizuku.ShizukuAvailability.State.NEEDS_PERMISSION ->
+                                    app.echo_lot.shizuku.ShizukuAvailability.requestPermission()
+                                app.echo_lot.shizuku.ShizukuAvailability.State.INSTALLED_NOT_RUNNING ->
+                                    app.echo_lot.shizuku.ShizukuAvailability.launchIntent(this)
+                                        ?.let { startActivity(it) }
+                                else -> Unit
+                            }
+                        },
                         onExport = { doc -> startActivity(Intent.createChooser(Report.share(this, doc), "Export Echolot run")) },
                     )
                 }
@@ -99,6 +113,7 @@ private fun EcholotScreen(
     state: UiState,
     onRun: () -> Unit,
     onCancel: () -> Unit,
+    onShizukuAction: () -> Unit,
     onExport: (MeasurementDocument) -> Unit,
 ) {
     Column(
@@ -119,15 +134,23 @@ private fun EcholotScreen(
         // only users who actually use it get reminded that it must be running.
         state.shizukuNotice?.let { notice ->
             Card(
-                Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                Modifier.fillMaxWidth().let { m ->
+                    if (state.shizukuHint != null) m.clickable { onShizukuAction() } else m
+                },
                 colors = CardDefaults.cardColors(
                     containerColor = if (state.shizukuReady) Color(0xFF14301F) else Color(0xFF3A2E12),
                 ),
             ) {
-                Text(
-                    notice, Modifier.padding(10.dp), fontSize = 12.sp,
-                    color = if (state.shizukuReady) Color(0xFF9CCFA8) else Color(0xFFFFD08A),
-                )
+                Column(Modifier.padding(10.dp)) {
+                    Text(
+                        notice, fontSize = 12.sp,
+                        color = if (state.shizukuReady) Color(0xFF9CCFA8) else Color(0xFFFFD08A),
+                    )
+                    state.shizukuHint?.let {
+                        Text(it, fontSize = 11.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+                            color = Color(0xFFFFB454))
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/RunViewModel.kt b/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/RunViewModel.kt
index f9042e2..3ad4e0a 100644
--- a/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/RunViewModel.kt
+++ b/echolot-app/app/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/app/RunViewModel.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ data class UiState(
     /** Shell-tier readiness, shown before a run; null message = say nothing (Shizuku not installed). */
     val shizukuNotice: String? = null,
     val shizukuReady: Boolean = false,
+    val shizukuHint: String? = null,
+    val shizukuState: ShizukuAvailability.State = ShizukuAvailability.State.NOT_INSTALLED,
 )
 
 /**
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ class RunViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
             state = state.copy(
                 shizukuNotice = ShizukuAvailability.describe(st),
                 shizukuReady = st == ShizukuAvailability.State.READY,
+                shizukuHint = ShizukuAvailability.actionHint(st),
+                shizukuState = st,
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/echolot-app/core-shizuku/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/shizuku/ShizukuAvailability.kt b/echolot-app/core-shizuku/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/shizuku/ShizukuAvailability.kt
index 491a1d8..1a598a9 100644
--- a/echolot-app/core-shizuku/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/shizuku/ShizukuAvailability.kt
+++ b/echolot-app/core-shizuku/src/main/kotlin/app/echo_lot/shizuku/ShizukuAvailability.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ object ShizukuAvailability {
         State.NOT_INSTALLED -> null
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Intent that opens the Shizuku manager, where the user starts the service ("Start with
+     * wireless debugging" / root). A third-party app cannot start Shizuku itself — the pairing
+     * flow lives inside that app — so the best we can do is take the user straight there.
+     * Null when Shizuku isn't installed or exposes no launcher activity.
+     */
+    fun launchIntent(context: Context): android.content.Intent? =
+        context.packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(SHIZUKU_PACKAGE)
+            ?.addFlags(android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
+
+    /** Asks Shizuku for permission (only meaningful while it is running). */
+    fun requestPermission(requestCode: Int = 0xE1) {
+        runCatching { Shizuku.requestPermission(requestCode) }
+    }
+
+    /** What tapping the notice should do, so the UI can label it honestly. */
+    fun actionHint(s: State): String? = when (s) {
+        State.INSTALLED_NOT_RUNNING -> "Tap to open Shizuku and start it"
+        State.NEEDS_PERMISSION -> "Tap to grant permission"
+        else -> null
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reports the state now and on every binder transition. Returns a function that removes the
      * listeners again (call it from onCleared).