diff --git a/client/internal/peer/status.go b/client/internal/peer/status.go
index e06c0e6aa..966da1a50 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/status.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/status.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -190,21 +191,21 @@ func (s *StatusChangeSubscription) Events() chan map[string]RouterState {
 // every private-service request) don't contend against each other.
 // Pure read methods take RLock; anything that mutates state takes Lock.
 type Status struct {
-	mux                   sync.RWMutex
-	peers                 map[string]State
-	changeNotify          map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
-	signalState           bool
-	signalError           error
-	managementState       bool
-	managementError       error
-	relayStates           []relay.ProbeResult
-	localPeer             LocalPeerState
-	offlinePeers          []State
-	mgmAddress            string
-	signalAddress         string
-	notifier              *notifier
-	rosenpassEnabled      bool
-	rosenpassPermissive   bool
+	mux                 sync.RWMutex
+	peers               map[string]State
+	changeNotify        map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
+	signalState         bool
+	signalError         error
+	managementState     bool
+	managementError     error
+	relayStates         []relay.ProbeResult
+	localPeer           LocalPeerState
+	offlinePeers        []State
+	mgmAddress          string
+	signalAddress       string
+	notifier            *notifier
+	rosenpassEnabled    bool
+	rosenpassPermissive bool
 	// sessionExpiresAt is the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's SSO
 	// session expires. Zero when the peer is not SSO-tracked or login
 	// expiration is disabled. Populated from management LoginResponse /
@@ -234,6 +235,13 @@ type Status struct {
 	stateChangeMux     sync.Mutex
 	stateChangeStreams map[string]chan struct{}
 
+	// networksRevision bumps whenever the routed-networks set or their
+	// selected state changes (driven by the route manager). Surfaced in the
+	// status snapshot so the UI can fingerprint on it and re-fetch
+	// ListNetworks only on a real change. Atomic so the snapshot builder can
+	// read it without taking mux.
+	networksRevision atomic.Uint64
+
 	ingressGwMgr *ingressgw.Manager
 
 	routeIDLookup routeIDLookup
@@ -1355,6 +1363,23 @@ func (d *Status) NotifyStateChange() {
 	d.notifyStateChange()
 }
 
+// BumpNetworksRevision increments the routed-networks revision and wakes every
+// SubscribeStatus subscriber. The route manager calls it when a network map
+// changes the available routes or when a selection is applied — the peer
+// status itself only records actively-routed (chosen) networks, so without
+// this bump a candidate route appearing/disappearing would never reach the UI.
+func (d *Status) BumpNetworksRevision() {
+	d.networksRevision.Add(1)
+	d.notifyStateChange()
+}
+
+// GetNetworksRevision returns the current routed-networks revision, surfaced in
+// the status snapshot so the UI can detect route/selection changes (see
+// BumpNetworksRevision).
+func (d *Status) GetNetworksRevision() uint64 {
+	return d.networksRevision.Load()
+}
+
 func (d *Status) SetWgIface(wgInterface WGIfaceStatus) {
 	d.mux.Lock()
 	defer d.mux.Unlock()
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go b/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
index 839ec14c0..2325267fd 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) UpdateRoutes(
 
 		m.updateClientNetworks(updateSerial, filteredClientRoutes)
 		m.notifier.OnNewRoutes(filteredClientRoutes)
+		// A new network map can add or drop route/exit-node candidates without
+		// touching any peer's chosen-route state, so the peer status alone
+		// wouldn't notify SubscribeStatus subscribers. Bump the revision so the
+		// UI re-fetches ListNetworks.
+		m.statusRecorder.BumpNetworksRevision()
 	}
 	m.clientRoutes = clientRoutes
 
@@ -579,6 +584,10 @@ func (m *DefaultManager) TriggerSelection(networks route.HAMap) {
 	if err := m.stateManager.UpdateState((*SelectorState)(m.routeSelector)); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	// A selection change flips Network.selected without altering the candidate
+	// set, so bump the revision to push the new state to the UI.
+	m.statusRecorder.BumpNetworksRevision()
 }
 
 // stopObsoleteClients stops the client network watcher for the networks that are not in the new list
diff --git a/client/proto/daemon.pb.go b/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
index 2e3f453d4..aff296344 100644
--- a/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
+++ b/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
@@ -2122,8 +2122,13 @@ type FullStatus struct {
 	Events                  []*SystemEvent         `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=events,proto3" json:"events,omitempty"`
 	LazyConnectionEnabled   bool                   `protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=lazyConnectionEnabled,proto3" json:"lazyConnectionEnabled,omitempty"`
 	SshServerState          *SSHServerState        `protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=sshServerState,proto3" json:"sshServerState,omitempty"`
-	unknownFields           protoimpl.UnknownFields
-	sizeCache               protoimpl.SizeCache
+	// networksRevision bumps whenever the set of routed networks (route and
+	// exit-node candidates) or their selected state changes. The UI fingerprints
+	// on it to know when to re-fetch ListNetworks via the push stream, instead
+	// of polling on every status snapshot.
+	NetworksRevision uint64 `protobuf:"varint,11,opt,name=networksRevision,proto3" json:"networksRevision,omitempty"`
+	unknownFields    protoimpl.UnknownFields
+	sizeCache        protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
 
 func (x *FullStatus) Reset() {
@@ -2226,6 +2231,13 @@ func (x *FullStatus) GetSshServerState() *SSHServerState {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *FullStatus) GetNetworksRevision() uint64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.NetworksRevision
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // Networks
 type ListNetworksRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
@@ -6763,7 +6775,7 @@ const file_daemon_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\fportForwards\x18\x05 \x03(\tR\fportForwards\"^\n" +
 	"\x0eSSHServerState\x12\x18\n" +
 	"\aenabled\x18\x01 \x01(\bR\aenabled\x122\n" +
-	"\bsessions\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x16.daemon.SSHSessionInfoR\bsessions\"\xaf\x04\n" +
+	"\bsessions\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x16.daemon.SSHSessionInfoR\bsessions\"\xdb\x04\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"FullStatus\x12A\n" +
 	"\x0fmanagementState\x18\x01 \x01(\v2\x17.daemon.ManagementStateR\x0fmanagementState\x125\n" +
@@ -6777,7 +6789,8 @@ const file_daemon_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x06events\x18\a \x03(\v2\x13.daemon.SystemEventR\x06events\x124\n" +
 	"\x15lazyConnectionEnabled\x18\t \x01(\bR\x15lazyConnectionEnabled\x12>\n" +
 	"\x0esshServerState\x18\n" +
-	" \x01(\v2\x16.daemon.SSHServerStateR\x0esshServerState\"\x15\n" +
+	" \x01(\v2\x16.daemon.SSHServerStateR\x0esshServerState\x12*\n" +
+	"\x10networksRevision\x18\v \x01(\x04R\x10networksRevision\"\x15\n" +
 	"\x13ListNetworksRequest\"?\n" +
 	"\x14ListNetworksResponse\x12'\n" +
 	"\x06routes\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x0f.daemon.NetworkR\x06routes\"a\n" +
diff --git a/client/proto/daemon.proto b/client/proto/daemon.proto
index 4554a3081..6c47c71aa 100644
--- a/client/proto/daemon.proto
+++ b/client/proto/daemon.proto
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ message FullStatus {
 
   bool lazyConnectionEnabled = 9;
   SSHServerState sshServerState = 10;
+
+  // networksRevision bumps whenever the set of routed networks (route and
+  // exit-node candidates) or their selected state changes. The UI fingerprints
+  // on it to know when to re-fetch ListNetworks via the push stream, instead
+  // of polling on every status snapshot.
+  uint64 networksRevision = 11;
 }
 
 // Networks
diff --git a/client/server/server.go b/client/server/server.go
index e7fcfb78d..d84941023 100644
--- a/client/server/server.go
+++ b/client/server/server.go
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ func (s *Server) buildStatusResponse(msg *proto.StatusRequest) (*proto.StatusRes
 		pbFullStatus := fullStatus.ToProto()
 		pbFullStatus.Events = s.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
 		pbFullStatus.SshServerState = s.getSSHServerState()
+		pbFullStatus.NetworksRevision = s.statusRecorder.GetNetworksRevision()
 		statusResponse.FullStatus = pbFullStatus
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/networks/NetworksContext.tsx b/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/networks/NetworksContext.tsx
index 14768c1fb..08308e334 100644
--- a/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/networks/NetworksContext.tsx
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/src/modules/networks/NetworksContext.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "react";
 import { Networks as NetworksSvc } from "@bindings/services";
 import type { Network } from "@bindings/services/models.js";
+import { useStatus } from "@/modules/daemon-status/StatusContext";
 
 // A range is treated as an exit-node candidate when any of its CIDRs is a
 // default route (v4 or v6). The daemon may merge a v4+v6 pair into a single
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export const useNetworks = () => {
 };
 
 export const NetworksProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
+    const { status } = useStatus();
     const [routes, setRoutes] = useState<Network[]>([]);
 
     const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -51,9 +53,15 @@ export const NetworksProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         }
     }, []);
 
+    // The daemon bumps networksRevision whenever the routed-network set or a
+    // selection changes (from any surface) and pushes it on the status stream.
+    // Refetch on every bump so the list stays live without polling — and on
+    // mount, since the revision is already defined by the time this provider
+    // renders (StatusProvider only mounts children once the daemon is reachable).
+    const networksRevision = status?.networksRevision;
     useEffect(() => {
         void refresh();
-    }, [refresh]);
+    }, [refresh, networksRevision]);
 
     const toggleNetwork = useCallback(
         async (id: string, selected: boolean) => {
@@ -120,7 +128,5 @@ export const NetworksProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         };
     }, [routes, refresh, toggleNetwork, toggleExitNode]);
 
-    return (
-        <NetworksContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</NetworksContext.Provider>
-    );
+    return <NetworksContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</NetworksContext.Provider>;
 };
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
index dec785537..d239b3fb2 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/de/common.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "notify.error.connect": "Verbindung fehlgeschlagen",
     "notify.error.disconnect": "Trennen fehlgeschlagen",
     "notify.error.switchProfile": "Wechsel zu {profile} fehlgeschlagen",
+    "notify.error.exitNode": "Exit-Node {name} konnte nicht aktualisiert werden",
     "notify.sessionExpired.title": "NetBird-Sitzung abgelaufen",
     "notify.sessionExpired.body": "Ihre NetBird-Sitzung ist abgelaufen. Bitte melden Sie sich erneut an.",
     "notify.sessionWarning.title": "Sitzung läuft bald ab",
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
index a00e94d2c..f3b9beb3a 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/en/common.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "notify.error.connect": "Failed to connect",
     "notify.error.disconnect": "Failed to disconnect",
     "notify.error.switchProfile": "Failed to switch to {profile}",
+    "notify.error.exitNode": "Failed to update exit node {name}",
     "notify.sessionExpired.title": "NetBird session expired",
     "notify.sessionExpired.body": "Your NetBird session has expired. Please log in again.",
     "notify.sessionWarning.title": "Session expires soon",
diff --git a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
index 01a368899..cd5b72c83 100644
--- a/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/client/ui/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "notify.error.connect": "Csatlakozás sikertelen",
     "notify.error.disconnect": "Bontás sikertelen",
     "notify.error.switchProfile": "Átváltás sikertelen erre: {profile}",
+    "notify.error.exitNode": "A kilépő csomópont frissítése sikertelen: {name}",
     "notify.sessionExpired.title": "NetBird munkamenet lejárt",
     "notify.sessionExpired.body": "A NetBird munkamenet lejárt. Kérjük, jelentkezzen be újra.",
     "notify.sessionWarning.title": "Munkamenet hamarosan lejár",
diff --git a/client/ui/main.go b/client/ui/main.go
index 80e5f206c..6eb39e83d 100644
--- a/client/ui/main.go
+++ b/client/ui/main.go
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ func main() {
 	authSession := authsession.NewSession(conn)
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewSession(authSession)))
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(settings))
-	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewNetworks(conn)))
+	networks := services.NewNetworks(conn)
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(networks))
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewForwarding(conn)))
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(profiles))
 	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewDebug(conn)))
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ func main() {
 		Connection:      connection,
 		Settings:        settings,
 		Profiles:        profiles,
+		Networks:        networks,
 		Peers:           peers,
 		Notifier:        notifier,
 		Update:          update,
diff --git a/client/ui/services/peers.go b/client/ui/services/peers.go
index 651362c4f..3f812af3a 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/peers.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/peers.go
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ type Status struct {
 	Local         LocalPeer     `json:"local"`
 	Peers         []PeerStatus  `json:"peers"`
 	Events        []SystemEvent `json:"events"`
+	// NetworksRevision bumps whenever the daemon's routed-networks set or their
+	// selected state changes. Consumers fingerprint on it to know when to
+	// re-fetch ListNetworks instead of polling every snapshot.
+	NetworksRevision uint64 `json:"networksRevision"`
 	// SessionExpiresAt is the absolute UTC instant at which the peer's
 	// SSO session expires. nil when the peer is not SSO-tracked or login
 	// expiration is disabled (either server-side off, or peer not
@@ -425,8 +429,9 @@ func statusFromProto(resp *proto.StatusResponse) Status {
 	local := full.GetLocalPeerState()
 
 	st := Status{
-		Status:        resp.GetStatus(),
-		DaemonVersion: resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
+		Status:           resp.GetStatus(),
+		DaemonVersion:    resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
+		NetworksRevision: full.GetNetworksRevision(),
 		Management: PeerLink{
 			URL:       mgmt.GetURL(),
 			Connected: mgmt.GetConnected(),
diff --git a/client/ui/tray.go b/client/ui/tray.go
index 00223df1e..56ba6b2d0 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type TrayServices struct {
 	Connection      *services.Connection
 	Settings        *services.Settings
 	Profiles        *services.Profiles
+	Networks        *services.Networks
 	Peers           *services.Peers
 	Notifier        *notifications.NotificationService
 	Update          *services.Update
@@ -122,9 +123,18 @@ type Tray struct {
 
 	updater *trayUpdater
 
-	mu                   sync.Mutex
-	connected            bool
-	exitNodes            []string
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	connected bool
+	// exitNodes are the rows currently painted into the Exit Node submenu,
+	// sourced from Networks.List() (NetID + selected state) so each row can be
+	// toggled. lastNetworksRevision is the daemon's routed-networks revision
+	// from the last Status snapshot; a bump in it — or a connect/disconnect
+	// transition — is what triggers a refreshExitNodes re-fetch, so we hit
+	// ListNetworks only when routes or their selection actually change rather
+	// than on every push. The peer-status route list can't be used here: it
+	// only carries actively-routed (chosen) routes, not candidate exit nodes.
+	exitNodes            []exitNodeEntry
+	lastNetworksRevision uint64
 	lastStatus           string
 	lastDaemonVersion    string
 	notificationsEnabled bool
@@ -148,6 +158,11 @@ type Tray struct {
 	// SetMenu, which the Wails menu API is not safe against concurrent
 	// callers.
 	profileLoadMu sync.Mutex
+	// exitNodesLoadMu serializes refreshExitNodes for the same reason: the
+	// Status stream can fire several pushes in quick succession and each may
+	// kick a refresh, but the ListNetworks fetch + submenu rebuild + SetMenu
+	// must not run concurrently with itself.
+	exitNodesLoadMu sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func NewTray(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, svc TrayServices) *Tray {
@@ -267,7 +282,7 @@ func (t *Tray) reapplyMenuState() {
 	connected := t.connected
 	lastStatus := t.lastStatus
 	daemonVersion := t.lastDaemonVersion
-	exitNodes := append([]string(nil), t.exitNodes...)
+	exitNodes := append([]exitNodeEntry(nil), t.exitNodes...)
 	sessionDeadline := t.sessionExpiresAt
 	t.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -311,7 +326,13 @@ func (t *Tray) reapplyMenuState() {
 	if t.updater != nil {
 		t.updater.applyLanguage()
 	}
+	// buildMenu just recreated an empty Exit Node submenu, so repaint the
+	// cached rows unconditionally (a refreshExitNodes would skip the rebuild
+	// when the list is unchanged). Hold exitNodesLoadMu so this rebuild can't
+	// race a status-push-driven refreshExitNodes mutating the same submenu.
+	t.exitNodesLoadMu.Lock()
 	t.rebuildExitNodes(exitNodes)
+	t.exitNodesLoadMu.Unlock()
 	go t.loadProfiles()
 }
 
@@ -645,9 +666,8 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 		t.lastDaemonVersion = st.DaemonVersion
 	}
 
-	exitNodes := exitNodesFromStatus(st)
-	exitNodesChanged := !equalStrings(exitNodes, t.exitNodes)
-	t.exitNodes = exitNodes
+	revisionChanged := st.NetworksRevision != t.lastNetworksRevision
+	t.lastNetworksRevision = st.NetworksRevision
 	t.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if triggerLogin {
@@ -687,15 +707,10 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 			t.downItem.SetHidden(!connected && !connecting)
 			t.downItem.SetEnabled(connected || connecting)
 		}
-		// Exit Node surfaces tunnel-routed state, so only expose it while
-		// the tunnel is up AND the account actually has at least one
-		// exit-node candidate (a peer advertising 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0).
-		// The row stays visible but greyed when no candidate is around,
-		// so the user can tell the feature exists. Settings just needs
-		// the daemon socket reachable.
-		if t.exitNodeItem != nil {
-			t.exitNodeItem.SetEnabled(connected && len(exitNodes) > 0)
-		}
+		// Exit Node parent-item enablement (greyed unless the tunnel is up
+		// AND at least one candidate exists) is owned by refreshExitNodes,
+		// triggered below on this same transition. Settings just needs the
+		// daemon socket reachable.
 		if t.settingsItem != nil {
 			t.settingsItem.SetEnabled(!daemonUnavailable)
 		}
@@ -713,20 +728,14 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 		// reads item.disabled/item.hidden at NSMenuItem construction time.
 		go t.loadProfiles()
 	}
-	if exitNodesChanged {
-		// Re-evaluate the parent item's enablement here too, not only in
-		// the iconChanged block above: the daemon ships peer routes in a
-		// later snapshot than the Connected status text (networks=[] first,
-		// then populated), so the candidate list can flip empty→non-empty
-		// while the status string is unchanged. Without this the parent
-		// "Exit Node" item stays greyed from when it was last set on the
-		// status transition and the freshly painted rows are unreachable.
-		// Set before rebuildExitNodes' SetMenu so the rebuild reads the
-		// updated enabled state at NSMenuItem construction time.
-		if t.exitNodeItem != nil {
-			t.exitNodeItem.SetEnabled(connected && len(exitNodes) > 0)
-		}
-		t.rebuildExitNodes(exitNodes)
+	// Re-fetch the selectable exit-node list whenever the daemon's routed-
+	// networks revision bumps (a route candidate added/removed, or a selection
+	// applied from any surface) or the tunnel flips state (iconChanged). The
+	// revision is the only reliable signal: candidate routes never appear in
+	// the peer-status snapshot, so a removed exit node would otherwise go
+	// unnoticed. The refresh owns the parent item's enablement and the rebuild.
+	if iconChanged || revisionChanged {
+		go t.refreshExitNodes()
 	}
 	if daemonVersionChanged && t.daemonVersionItem != nil {
 		t.daemonVersionItem.SetLabel(t.loc.T("tray.menu.daemonVersion", "version", st.DaemonVersion))
@@ -754,27 +763,114 @@ func (t *Tray) handleSessionExpired() {
 	}
 }
 
-// rebuildExitNodes paints one row per exit-node candidate into the
-// Exit Node submenu. The list is read-only for now — selection wiring
-// would need ListNetworks + a peer-FQDN → network-ID lookup, which the
-// PeerStatus stream doesn't ship. Rebuilds via Clear + Add so the row
-// set stays in sync with the daemon snapshot; SetMenu on the root menu
-// is required because Wails v3 alpha menu Update() builds a detached
-// NSMenu on darwin that never replaces the empty submenu attached at
-// initial setup (same workaround as loadProfiles).
-func (t *Tray) rebuildExitNodes(nodes []string) {
+// rebuildExitNodes paints one clickable row per exit-node candidate into the
+// Exit Node submenu. Each row carries the network's NetID and its selected
+// state from ListNetworks; clicking toggles it via toggleExitNode. The active
+// node is marked with a "✓ " prefix using a plain Add rather than AddCheckbox
+// for the same reason as loadProfiles — Wails auto-toggles a checkbox's state
+// on click before the OnClick handler runs, so the deselect/select round-trip
+// would briefly show two checked rows. Rebuilds via Clear + Add so the row set
+// stays in sync; SetMenu on the root menu is required because Wails v3 alpha
+// menu Update() builds a detached NSMenu on darwin that never replaces the
+// empty submenu attached at initial setup (same workaround as loadProfiles).
+// Callers must hold exitNodesLoadMu so concurrent rebuilds can't race the
+// submenu's item slice.
+func (t *Tray) rebuildExitNodes(nodes []exitNodeEntry) {
 	if t.exitNodeSubmenu == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	t.exitNodeSubmenu.Clear()
-	for _, fqdn := range nodes {
-		t.exitNodeSubmenu.Add(fqdn).SetEnabled(false)
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		id := n.ID
+		selected := n.Selected
+		label := id
+		if selected {
+			label = "✓ " + id
+		}
+		t.exitNodeSubmenu.Add(label).OnClick(func(*application.Context) {
+			t.toggleExitNode(id, selected)
+		})
 	}
 	if t.menu != nil {
 		t.tray.SetMenu(t.menu)
 	}
 }
 
+// refreshExitNodes re-fetches the routed-network list from the daemon and
+// repaints the Exit Node submenu. Sourcing the rows from Networks.List() (not
+// the Status stream) is what makes them selectable: the stream only ships peer
+// FQDNs, whereas ListNetworks returns the NetID + selected state the
+// Select/Deselect RPCs need. Serialized by exitNodesLoadMu so overlapping
+// Status pushes can't race the submenu rebuild. Owns the parent item's
+// enablement: greyed unless the tunnel is up and at least one candidate exists.
+func (t *Tray) refreshExitNodes() {
+	t.exitNodesLoadMu.Lock()
+	defer t.exitNodesLoadMu.Unlock()
+
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	connected := t.connected
+	t.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var nodes []exitNodeEntry
+	if connected {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		list, err := t.svc.Networks.List(ctx)
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("tray list networks: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+		nodes = exitNodesFromNetworks(list)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("tray refreshExitNodes: %d exit node(s)", len(nodes))
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		log.Infof("tray exit node: id=%q selected=%v", n.ID, n.Selected)
+	}
+
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	changed := !equalExitNodes(nodes, t.exitNodes)
+	t.exitNodes = nodes
+	t.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Set enablement before rebuildExitNodes' SetMenu so the rebuild reads the
+	// updated state at NSMenuItem construction time (Wails v3 alpha reads
+	// item.disabled at build time, not lazily).
+	if t.exitNodeItem != nil {
+		t.exitNodeItem.SetEnabled(connected && len(nodes) > 0)
+	}
+	if changed {
+		t.rebuildExitNodes(nodes)
+	}
+}
+
+// toggleExitNode activates or deactivates one exit node by NetID. Exit nodes
+// are mutually exclusive, so Select uses append=false to clear any other
+// active node before turning this one on; deselecting an active node turns
+// routing off entirely. Mirrors the frontend's toggleExitNode semantics. Runs
+// the RPC off the menu-click goroutine and re-fetches so the ✓ moves to the
+// new selection.
+func (t *Tray) toggleExitNode(id string, selected bool) {
+	go func() {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		params := services.SelectNetworksParams{NetworkIDs: []string{id}, Append: false, All: false}
+		var err error
+		if selected {
+			err = t.svc.Networks.Deselect(ctx, params)
+		} else {
+			err = t.svc.Networks.Select(ctx, params)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("tray toggle exit node %q: %v", id, err)
+			t.notifyError(t.loc.T("notify.error.exitNode", "name", id))
+			return
+		}
+		t.refreshExitNodes()
+	}()
+}
+
 // applyStatusIndicator sets the small coloured dot shown on the status
 // menu entry. The dot mirrors the tray icon's state through a fixed
 // palette: green for Connected, yellow for Connecting, blue for the
@@ -955,13 +1051,11 @@ func (t *Tray) loadProfiles() {
 	}
 	sort.Slice(profiles, func(i, j int) bool { return profiles[i].Name < profiles[j].Name })
 
-	log.Infof("tray loadProfiles: received %d profile(s) for user %q", len(profiles), username)
 	t.profileSubmenu.Clear()
 	var activeName, activeEmail string
 	for _, p := range profiles {
 		name := p.Name
 		active := p.IsActive
-		log.Infof("tray loadProfiles: profile=%q active=%v", name, active)
 		// Use Add instead of AddCheckbox: Wails auto-toggles a checkbox's
 		// checked state on click (before the OnClick handler fires), so with
 		// AddCheckbox both the old and the new profile would briefly show as
@@ -984,6 +1078,7 @@ func (t *Tray) loadProfiles() {
 			activeEmail = p.Email
 		}
 	}
+	log.Infof("tray loadProfiles: received %d profile(s) for user %q, active=%q", len(profiles), username, activeName)
 	if t.profileSubmenuItem != nil && activeName != "" {
 		t.profileSubmenuItem.SetLabel(activeName)
 	}
@@ -1357,44 +1452,38 @@ func (t *Tray) notifyError(message string) {
 	t.notify(t.loc.T("notify.error.title"), message, notifyIDTrayError)
 }
 
-// exitNodesFromStatus returns the FQDNs of peers advertising an IPv4
-// or IPv6 default route (`0.0.0.0/0` or `::/0`) — the only candidates
-// the user can pick as an exit node. The daemon ships each peer's
-// route table as `maps.Keys(...)` of a CIDR-keyed map (see
-// client/internal/peer/status.go: pbPeerState.Networks = maps.Keys(
-// peerState.GetRoutes())), so we parse each entry with netip and
-// match by `Bits()==0 && Addr().IsUnspecified()` rather than
-// string-comparing "0.0.0.0/0" — that catches the v4/v6 partner
-// management pairs together for a dual-stack exit, and tolerates any
-// future canonicalisation of the prefix string.
-func exitNodesFromStatus(st services.Status) []string {
-	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
-	out := []string{}
-	for _, p := range st.Peers {
-		if p.Fqdn == "" {
+// exitNodeEntry is one selectable row in the Exit Node submenu. ID is the
+// network's NetID — both the row label and the argument the Select/Deselect
+// RPCs take; Selected drives the ✓ prefix.
+type exitNodeEntry struct {
+	ID       string
+	Selected bool
+}
+
+// exitNodesFromNetworks filters the daemon's routed-network list down to
+// exit-node candidates (a default-route range) and maps them to selectable
+// rows. Sorted case-insensitively by ID so the submenu reads alphabetically.
+func exitNodesFromNetworks(networks []services.Network) []exitNodeEntry {
+	out := []exitNodeEntry{}
+	for _, n := range networks {
+		if !rangeIsDefaultRoute(n.Range) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if !advertisesDefaultRoute(p.Networks) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, ok := seen[p.Fqdn]; ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		seen[p.Fqdn] = struct{}{}
-		out = append(out, p.Fqdn)
+		out = append(out, exitNodeEntry{ID: n.ID, Selected: n.Selected})
 	}
-	// Case-insensitive sort so the submenu reads alphabetically the
-	// way a human would — sort.Strings alone would put every
-	// uppercase letter ahead of any lowercase one.
 	sort.Slice(out, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return strings.ToLower(out[i]) < strings.ToLower(out[j])
+		return strings.ToLower(out[i].ID) < strings.ToLower(out[j].ID)
 	})
 	return out
 }
 
-func advertisesDefaultRoute(networks []string) bool {
-	for _, n := range networks {
-		pref, err := netip.ParsePrefix(n)
+// rangeIsDefaultRoute reports whether a Network.Range string contains an IPv4
+// or IPv6 default route. The daemon may merge a v4+v6 exit pair into a single
+// comma-joined range ("0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"), so we split and check each part,
+// matching by Bits()==0 && unspecified rather than a literal string compare.
+func rangeIsDefaultRoute(r string) bool {
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(r, ",") {
+		pref, err := netip.ParsePrefix(strings.TrimSpace(part))
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1405,7 +1494,7 @@ func advertisesDefaultRoute(networks []string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func equalStrings(a, b []string) bool {
+func equalExitNodes(a, b []exitNodeEntry) bool {
 	if len(a) != len(b) {
 		return false
 	}