diff --git a/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go b/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go
index 7a0ec8ce7..3e55b26dd 100644
--- a/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go
+++ b/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ const (
 	// for the T-10 event, FinalWarningLead for the T-2 event) so the UI
 	// can show "expires in ~N minutes" without hardcoding either constant.
 	MetaSessionLeadMinutes = "lead_minutes"
+	// MetaSessionDeadlineRejected is attached to the ERROR/AUTHENTICATION
+	// SystemEvent the daemon emits when it discards a deadline from the
+	// management server (pre-epoch, too far in the future, or past the
+	// clock-skew tolerance). The value is the rejection reason string.
+	// userMessage is left empty; the UI detects the event via this key
+	// and builds a localized notification — same pattern as the session
+	// warnings above.
+	MetaSessionDeadlineRejected = "session_deadline_rejected"
 )
 
 // expiresAtLayout is the wire format used for MetaSessionExpiresAt.
diff --git a/client/internal/engine_authsession.go b/client/internal/engine_authsession.go
index c12b6de6b..8335c2cb5 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine_authsession.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine_authsession.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
 	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 )
 
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ func (e *Engine) ApplySessionDeadline(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) {
 			cProto.SystemEvent_ERROR,
 			cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION,
 			"session deadline rejected",
-			"The session expiry time from the server could not be applied. Re-login may be required.",
-			map[string]string{"reason": err.Error()},
+			"",
+			map[string]string{sessionwatch.MetaSessionDeadlineRejected: err.Error()},
 		)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/ui/authsession/warning.go b/client/ui/authsession/warning.go
index a9e8fa65f..304b903d2 100644
--- a/client/ui/authsession/warning.go
+++ b/client/ui/authsession/warning.go
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import (
 // side) so UI-side consumers don't have to import the daemon-internal
 // package directly.
 const (
-	MetaWarning     = sessionwatch.MetaSessionWarning
-	MetaFinal       = sessionwatch.MetaSessionFinal
-	MetaExpiresAt   = sessionwatch.MetaSessionExpiresAt
-	MetaLeadMinutes = sessionwatch.MetaSessionLeadMinutes
+	MetaWarning          = sessionwatch.MetaSessionWarning
+	MetaFinal            = sessionwatch.MetaSessionFinal
+	MetaExpiresAt        = sessionwatch.MetaSessionExpiresAt
+	MetaLeadMinutes      = sessionwatch.MetaSessionLeadMinutes
+	MetaDeadlineRejected = sessionwatch.MetaSessionDeadlineRejected
 )
 
 // Warning is the typed payload emitted on the session-warning Wails
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
index 39dd57f87..9758011e3 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     "notify.sessionWarning.failed": "NetBird-Sitzung konnte nicht verlängert werden",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successTitle": "NetBird-Sitzung verlängert",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successBody": "Ihre Sitzung wurde erneuert.",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.title": "Sitzungsfrist abgelehnt",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.body": "Der Server hat eine ungültige Sitzungsfrist übermittelt. Bitte melden Sie sich erneut an.",
 
     "common.cancel": "Abbrechen",
     "common.save": "Speichern",
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
index 1e7b0c28f..9b423461c 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     "notify.sessionWarning.failed": "Failed to extend NetBird session",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successTitle": "NetBird session extended",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successBody": "Your session has been refreshed.",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.title": "Session deadline rejected",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.body": "The server sent an invalid session deadline. Please sign in again.",
 
     "common.cancel": "Cancel",
     "common.save": "Save",
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
index 80f5766ff..05e206219 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     "notify.sessionWarning.failed": "A NetBird munkamenet meghosszabbítása sikertelen",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successTitle": "NetBird munkamenet meghosszabbítva",
     "notify.sessionWarning.successBody": "A munkamenet frissítve.",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.title": "Munkamenet-határidő elutasítva",
+    "notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.body": "A szerver érvénytelen munkamenet-határidőt küldött. Kérjük, jelentkezzen be újra.",
 
     "common.cancel": "Mégse",
     "common.save": "Mentés",
diff --git a/client/ui/tray_events.go b/client/ui/tray_events.go
index 1a628f0bc..4668d555d 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray_events.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray_events.go
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ func (t *Tray) onSystemEvent(ev *application.CustomEvent) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	// Session-warning events carry no UserMessage — the tray builds the
-	// localised notification body locally from metadata. Every other
-	// event needs a non-empty UserMessage to show anything meaningful.
+	// Session-warning and deadline-rejected events carry no UserMessage —
+	// the tray builds the localised notification body locally from metadata.
+	// Every other event needs a non-empty UserMessage to show anything meaningful.
 	isSessionWarning := se.Metadata[authsession.MetaWarning] == "true"
-	if !isSessionWarning && se.UserMessage == "" {
+	isDeadlineRejected := se.Metadata[authsession.MetaDeadlineRejected] != ""
+	if !isSessionWarning && !isDeadlineRejected && se.UserMessage == "" {
 		return
 	}
 	if shouldSkipSystemEvent(se) {
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ func (t *Tray) onSystemEvent(ev *application.CustomEvent) {
 	//   - T-FinalWarningLead (MetaSessionFinal=true) → auto-open the
 	//     SessionAboutToExpire dialog. No OS notification here; the
 	//     dialog is the last-chance reminder, doubling up would be noise.
+	if isDeadlineRejected {
+		t.notify(
+			t.loc.T("notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.title"),
+			t.loc.T("notify.sessionDeadlineRejected.body"),
+			notifyIDSessionExpired,
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if se.Metadata != nil && se.Metadata[authsession.MetaWarning] == "true" {
 		if se.Metadata[authsession.MetaFinal] == "true" {
 			t.openSessionAboutToExpire()