From c4846d92daf276a5f91eac6e71f09f340fcf5bfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Henthorne <cody@signal.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:12:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add request backfill attachment support for linked devices.

---
 ...MessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill.kt | 338 ++++++++++++
 .../securesms/components/AudioView.java       |  67 ++-
 .../securesms/components/DocumentView.java    |  59 +-
 .../transfercontrols/TransferControlView.kt   |  71 ++-
 .../TransferControlViewState.kt               |   3 +-
 .../transfercontrols/TransferControls.kt      |  25 +-
 .../conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt   |  24 +
 .../securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt     |  44 ++
 .../securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfill.kt      | 289 ++++++++++
 .../securesms/jobs/AttachmentDownloadJob.kt   |  70 ++-
 .../securesms/jobs/JobManagerFactories.java   |   1 +
 ...MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.kt | 139 +++++
 .../MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.kt |  10 +-
 .../securesms/jobs/RestoreAttachmentJob.kt    |  14 +-
 .../messages/SyncMessageProcessor.kt          | 143 ++++-
 app/src/main/protowire/JobData.proto          |   4 +
 app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml           |   6 +
 .../transfercontrols/TransferControlsTest.kt  |  80 ++-
 .../securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfillTest.kt  | 507 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../api/SignalServiceMessageSender.java       |  10 +
 .../multidevice/SignalServiceSyncMessage.java |  59 +-
 21 files changed, 1863 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill.kt
 create mode 100644 app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfill.kt
 create mode 100644 app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.kt
 create mode 100644 app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfillTest.kt

diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..286c2c92bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.messages
+
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import assertk.assertThat
+import assertk.assertions.isEqualTo
+import assertk.assertions.isNotNull
+import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
+import org.signal.core.util.Base64
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.MessageTable
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.testing.MessageContentFuzzer
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.testing.SignalActivityRule
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.push.SignalServiceAddress
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.AddressableMessage
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.AttachmentPointer
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.Content
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.ConversationIdentifier
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.DataMessage
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage
+import java.util.UUID
+
+@Suppress("ClassName")
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class SyncMessageProcessorTest_attachmentBackfill {
+
+  @get:Rule
+  val harness = SignalActivityRule(createGroup = true)
+
+  private lateinit var messageHelper: MessageHelper
+  private var originalDeviceId: Int = SignalServiceAddress.DEFAULT_DEVICE_ID
+
+  @Before
+  fun setUp() {
+    messageHelper = MessageHelper(harness)
+    originalDeviceId = SignalStore.account.deviceId
+    // Make this device a linked device so backfill response handling activates.
+    SignalStore.account.deviceId = 2
+  }
+
+  @After
+  fun tearDown() {
+    SignalStore.account.deviceId = originalDeviceId
+    messageHelper.tearDown()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun fresh_pointer_updates_row_and_resets_transfer_state() {
+    val (messageId, attachmentId) = insertIncomingMediaMessage(messageHelper.alice)
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    val pointer = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "fresh-key", size = 1234, uploadTimestamp = 9_999_000L)
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = pointer))
+    )
+
+    // transferState is not asserted: the forced download job's onAdded() races it PENDING -> STARTED. The pointer fields
+    // are written synchronously and are stable.
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.remoteLocation).isEqualTo("fresh-key")
+    assertThat(refreshed.cdn.cdnNumber).isEqualTo(3)
+    assertThat(refreshed.size).isEqualTo(1234L)
+    assertThat(refreshed.uploadTimestamp).isEqualTo(9_999_000L)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun terminal_error_marks_permanent_failure() {
+    val (messageId, attachmentId) = insertIncomingMediaMessage(messageHelper.alice)
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(
+          status = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.TERMINAL_ERROR
+        )
+      )
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.transferState).isEqualTo(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_PERMANENT_FAILURE)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun pending_status_leaves_row_unchanged() {
+    val (messageId, attachmentId) = insertIncomingMediaMessage(messageHelper.alice)
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(
+          status = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.PENDING
+        )
+      )
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.transferState).isEqualTo(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun message_not_found_error_marks_attachments_retryable_failed() {
+    val (messageId, attachmentId) = insertIncomingMediaMessage(messageHelper.alice)
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      error = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.Error.MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.transferState).isEqualTo(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun primary_device_ignores_backfill_response() {
+    SignalStore.account.deviceId = SignalServiceAddress.DEFAULT_DEVICE_ID
+
+    val (messageId, attachmentId) = insertIncomingMediaMessage(messageHelper.alice)
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(
+          status = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.TERMINAL_ERROR
+        )
+      )
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.transferState).isEqualTo(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun multi_attachment_response_matches_positionally_with_mixed_status() {
+    val messageId = insertIncomingMessageWith(messageHelper.alice, listOf(incomingImagePointer(), incomingImagePointer()))
+    val body = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).sortedBy { it.displayOrder }
+    assertThat(body.size).isEqualTo(2)
+    body.forEach { SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(it.attachmentId, messageId) }
+
+    // Response is a positional array: index 0 -> body[0] (fresh pointer), index 1 -> body[1] (terminal).
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "first-key", size = 11, uploadTimestamp = 111L)),
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(status = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.TERMINAL_ERROR)
+      )
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).sortedBy { it.displayOrder }
+    // remoteLocation proves index 0 routed to body[0]. transferState is not asserted: it races the download job's onAdded().
+    assertThat(refreshed[0].remoteLocation).isEqualTo("first-key")
+    assertThat(refreshed[0].cdn.cdnNumber).isEqualTo(3)
+    assertThat(refreshed[1].transferState).isEqualTo(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_PERMANENT_FAILURE)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun long_text_slot_is_applied_independently_of_the_body() {
+    val messageId = insertIncomingMessageWith(messageHelper.alice, listOf(incomingImagePointer(), incomingLongTextPointer()))
+    val all = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
+    all.forEach { SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(it.attachmentId, messageId) }
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "body-key", size = 22, uploadTimestamp = 222L))),
+      longText = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "long-text-key", size = 33, uploadTimestamp = 333L))
+    )
+
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
+    val bodyRow = refreshed.single { it.contentType != MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT }
+    val longTextRow = refreshed.single { it.contentType == MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT }
+    // The positional `attachments` array fills the body row and the separate `longText` slot fills the long-text row,
+    // with no cross-contamination. transferState is not asserted: it races the download job's onAdded().
+    assertThat(bodyRow.remoteLocation).isEqualTo("body-key")
+    assertThat(longTextRow.remoteLocation).isEqualTo("long-text-key")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun remote_attachment_list_longer_than_local_skips_extras() {
+    val messageId = insertIncomingMessageWith(messageHelper.alice, listOf(incomingImagePointer()))
+    val attachmentId = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single().attachmentId
+    SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    deliverBackfillResponse(
+      sender = messageHelper.alice,
+      sentTimestamp = sentTimestampFor(messageId),
+      conversationId = messageHelper.alice,
+      attachmentData = listOf(
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "only-key", size = 44, uploadTimestamp = 444L)),
+        SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData(attachment = freshPointer(cdnNumber = 3, cdnKey = "extra-key", size = 55, uploadTimestamp = 555L))
+      )
+    )
+
+    // The single local row is routed from index 0; the extra index-1 entry has no body[1] and must be skipped, not throw.
+    val refreshed = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).single()
+    assertThat(refreshed.remoteLocation).isEqualTo("only-key")
+  }
+
+  private fun insertIncomingMediaMessage(sender: RecipientId): Pair<Long, AttachmentId> {
+    messageHelper.startTime = messageHelper.nextStartTime()
+    val sentTimestamp = messageHelper.startTime
+
+    val content = Content.Builder()
+      .dataMessage(
+        DataMessage.Builder()
+          .timestamp(sentTimestamp)
+          .attachments(listOf(MessageContentFuzzer.attachmentPointer()))
+          .build()
+      )
+      .build()
+
+    messageHelper.processor.process(
+      envelope = MessageContentFuzzer.envelope(sentTimestamp),
+      content = content,
+      metadata = MessageContentFuzzer.envelopeMetadata(source = sender, destination = harness.self.id),
+      serverDeliveredTimestamp = sentTimestamp + 10
+    )
+
+    val syncMessageId = MessageTable.SyncMessageId(sender, sentTimestamp)
+    val messageId = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageIdOrNull(syncMessageId)
+    assertThat(messageId, name = "messageId").isNotNull()
+
+    val attachment = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId!!).single()
+    return messageId to attachment.attachmentId
+  }
+
+  private fun insertIncomingMessageWith(sender: RecipientId, pointers: List<AttachmentPointer>): Long {
+    messageHelper.startTime = messageHelper.nextStartTime()
+    val sentTimestamp = messageHelper.startTime
+
+    val content = Content.Builder()
+      .dataMessage(
+        DataMessage.Builder()
+          .timestamp(sentTimestamp)
+          .attachments(pointers)
+          .build()
+      )
+      .build()
+
+    messageHelper.processor.process(
+      envelope = MessageContentFuzzer.envelope(sentTimestamp),
+      content = content,
+      metadata = MessageContentFuzzer.envelopeMetadata(source = sender, destination = harness.self.id),
+      serverDeliveredTimestamp = sentTimestamp + 10
+    )
+
+    val messageId = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageIdOrNull(MessageTable.SyncMessageId(sender, sentTimestamp))
+    assertThat(messageId, name = "messageId").isNotNull()
+    return messageId!!
+  }
+
+  private fun incomingImagePointer(): AttachmentPointer = MessageContentFuzzer.attachmentPointer().newBuilder().contentType("image/jpeg").build()
+
+  private fun incomingLongTextPointer(): AttachmentPointer = MessageContentFuzzer.attachmentPointer().newBuilder().contentType(MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT).build()
+
+  private fun sentTimestampFor(messageId: Long): Long {
+    return SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageRecord(messageId).dateSent
+  }
+
+  private fun deliverBackfillResponse(
+    sender: RecipientId,
+    sentTimestamp: Long,
+    conversationId: RecipientId,
+    attachmentData: List<SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData> = emptyList(),
+    longText: SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData? = null,
+    error: SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.Error? = null
+  ) {
+    messageHelper.startTime = messageHelper.nextStartTime()
+    val envelopeTimestamp = messageHelper.startTime
+
+    val response = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse(
+      targetMessage = AddressableMessage(
+        authorServiceIdBinary = Recipient.resolved(sender).requireAci().toByteString(),
+        sentTimestamp = sentTimestamp
+      ),
+      targetConversation = ConversationIdentifier(
+        threadServiceIdBinary = Recipient.resolved(conversationId).requireAci().toByteString()
+      ),
+      attachments = if (error == null) SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentDataList(attachments = attachmentData, longText = longText) else null,
+      error = error
+    )
+
+    val content = Content.Builder()
+      .syncMessage(SyncMessage.Builder().attachmentBackfillResponse(response).build())
+      .build()
+
+    messageHelper.processor.process(
+      envelope = MessageContentFuzzer.envelope(envelopeTimestamp, serverGuid = UUID.randomUUID()),
+      content = content,
+      metadata = MessageContentFuzzer.envelopeMetadata(source = harness.self.id, destination = harness.self.id, sourceDeviceId = 1),
+      serverDeliveredTimestamp = envelopeTimestamp + 10
+    )
+  }
+
+  private fun freshPointer(cdnNumber: Int, cdnKey: String, size: Int, uploadTimestamp: Long): AttachmentPointer {
+    return AttachmentPointer.Builder()
+      .cdnKey(cdnKey)
+      .cdnNumber(cdnNumber)
+      .key(Base64.decode("AAAAAAAA").toByteString())
+      .digest(ByteArray(32) { it.toByte() }.toByteString())
+      .size(size)
+      .uploadTimestamp(uploadTimestamp)
+      .contentType("image/jpeg")
+      .build()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
index 471fbe63b9..26dd4be214 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AudioView.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.audio.AudioWaveForms;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.voice.VoiceNotePlaybackState;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.events.PartProgressEvent;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentBackfill;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.AudioSlide;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.SlideClickListener;
@@ -82,9 +83,11 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
             private boolean            isPlaying;
             private long               durationMillis;
             private AudioSlide         audioSlide;
+            private boolean            showControls;
             private Callbacks          callbacks;
 
-            private Disposable disposable = Disposable.disposed();
+  private Disposable disposable         = Disposable.disposed();
+  private Disposable awaitingDisposable = Disposable.disposed();
 
   private final Observer<VoiceNotePlaybackState> playbackStateObserver = this::onPlaybackState;
 
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
   protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
     super.onAttachedToWindow();
     if (!EventBus.getDefault().isRegistered(this)) EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
+
+    awaitingDisposable = AttachmentBackfill.awaitingChanges()
+                                           .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                                           .subscribe(ignored -> {
+                                             if (audioSlide != null) presentTransferControls(audioSlide, showControls);
+                                           }, t -> Log.w(TAG, "Error observing backfill awaiting state.", t));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
     super.onDetachedFromWindow();
     EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this);
     disposable.dispose();
+    awaitingDisposable.dispose();
   }
 
   public void setProgressAndPlayBackgroundTint(@ColorInt int color) {
@@ -197,27 +207,8 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
       }
     }
 
-    if (showControls && audio.isPendingDownload()) {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(downloadContainer);
-      seekBar.setEnabled(false);
-      downloadButton.setOnClickListener(new DownloadClickedListener(audio));
-      if (circleProgress != null) {
-        if (circleProgress.isSpinning()) circleProgress.stopSpinning();
-        circleProgress.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-      }
-    } else if (showControls && audio.getTransferState() == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED) {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(progressAndPlay);
-      seekBar.setEnabled(false);
-      showPlayButton();
-      if (circleProgress != null) {
-        circleProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-        circleProgress.spin();
-      }
-    } else {
-      seekBar.setEnabled(true);
-      if (circleProgress != null && circleProgress.isSpinning()) circleProgress.stopSpinning();
-      showPlayButton();
-    }
+    this.showControls = showControls;
+    presentTransferControls(audio, showControls);
 
     if (seekBar instanceof WaveFormSeekBarView) {
       WaveFormSeekBarView waveFormView = (WaveFormSeekBarView) seekBar;
@@ -263,6 +254,38 @@ public final class AudioView extends FrameLayout {
     }
   }
 
+  private void presentTransferControls(@NonNull AudioSlide audio, boolean showControls) {
+    DatabaseAttachment dbAttachment = audio.asAttachment() instanceof DatabaseAttachment ? (DatabaseAttachment) audio.asAttachment() : null;
+
+    if (dbAttachment != null && dbAttachment.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_DONE && AttachmentBackfill.isAwaitingBackfill(dbAttachment.attachmentId)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(dbAttachment.attachmentId, dbAttachment.mmsId);
+    }
+
+    boolean awaitingBackfill = dbAttachment != null && AttachmentBackfill.isAwaitingBackfill(dbAttachment.attachmentId);
+
+    if (showControls && audio.isPendingDownload() && !awaitingBackfill) {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(downloadContainer);
+      seekBar.setEnabled(false);
+      downloadButton.setOnClickListener(new DownloadClickedListener(audio));
+      if (circleProgress != null) {
+        if (circleProgress.isSpinning()) circleProgress.stopSpinning();
+        circleProgress.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+      }
+    } else if (showControls && (audio.getTransferState() == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED || awaitingBackfill)) {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(progressAndPlay);
+      seekBar.setEnabled(false);
+      showPlayButton();
+      if (circleProgress != null) {
+        circleProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        if (!circleProgress.isSpinning()) circleProgress.spin();
+      }
+    } else {
+      seekBar.setEnabled(true);
+      if (circleProgress != null && circleProgress.isSpinning()) circleProgress.stopSpinning();
+      showPlayButton();
+    }
+  }
+
   public void setDownloadClickListener(@Nullable SlideClickListener listener) {
     this.downloadListener = listener;
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/DocumentView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/DocumentView.java
index e8b2b4de7f..ab021ba19f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/DocumentView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/DocumentView.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.R;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.events.PartProgressEvent;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentBackfill;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.Slide;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.SlideClickListener;
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.util.OptionalUtil;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.Disposable;
+
 public class DocumentView extends FrameLayout {
 
   private static final String TAG = Log.tag(DocumentView.class);
@@ -55,6 +59,9 @@ public class DocumentView extends FrameLayout {
   private @Nullable SlidesClickedListener cancelTransferClickListener;
   private @Nullable SlidesClickedListener resendTransferClickListener;
   private @Nullable Slide                 documentSlide;
+  private           boolean               showControls;
+
+  private Disposable awaitingDisposable = Disposable.disposed();
 
   public DocumentView(@NonNull Context context) {
     this(context, null);
@@ -98,12 +105,19 @@ public class DocumentView extends FrameLayout {
     if (!EventBus.getDefault().isRegistered(this)) {
       EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
     }
+
+    awaitingDisposable = AttachmentBackfill.awaitingChanges()
+                                           .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                                           .subscribe(ignored -> {
+                                             if (documentSlide != null) presentTransferControls(documentSlide, showControls);
+                                           }, t -> Log.w(TAG, "Error observing backfill awaiting state.", t));
   }
 
   @Override
   protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
     super.onDetachedFromWindow();
     EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this);
+    awaitingDisposable.dispose();
   }
 
   public void setDownloadClickListener(@Nullable SlideClickListener listener) {
@@ -126,22 +140,8 @@ public class DocumentView extends FrameLayout {
                           final boolean showControls,
                           final boolean showSingleLineFilename)
   {
-    if (showControls && documentSlide.getTransferState() == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED) {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(stopUploadButton);
-      downloadProgress.spin();
-      stopUploadButton.setOnClickListener(new CancelTransferListener(documentSlide));
-    } else if (showControls && documentSlide.getUri() != null && documentSlide.isPendingDownload()) {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(uploadButton);
-      uploadButton.setOnClickListener(new ResendTransferClickListener(documentSlide));
-      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
-    } else if (showControls && documentSlide.getUri() == null && documentSlide.isPendingDownload()) {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(downloadButton);
-      downloadButton.setOnClickListener(new DownloadClickedListener(documentSlide));
-      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
-    } else {
-      controlToggle.displayQuick(iconContainer);
-      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
-    }
+    this.showControls = showControls;
+    presentTransferControls(documentSlide, showControls);
 
     this.documentSlide = documentSlide;
 
@@ -172,6 +172,33 @@ public class DocumentView extends FrameLayout {
     }
   }
 
+  private void presentTransferControls(@NonNull Slide documentSlide, boolean showControls) {
+    DatabaseAttachment dbAttachment = documentSlide.asAttachment() instanceof DatabaseAttachment ? (DatabaseAttachment) documentSlide.asAttachment() : null;
+
+    if (dbAttachment != null && dbAttachment.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_DONE && AttachmentBackfill.isAwaitingBackfill(dbAttachment.attachmentId)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(dbAttachment.attachmentId, dbAttachment.mmsId);
+    }
+
+    boolean awaitingBackfill = dbAttachment != null && AttachmentBackfill.isAwaitingBackfill(dbAttachment.attachmentId);
+
+    if (showControls && (documentSlide.getTransferState() == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED || awaitingBackfill)) {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(stopUploadButton);
+      if (!downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.spin();
+      stopUploadButton.setOnClickListener(awaitingBackfill ? null : new CancelTransferListener(documentSlide));
+    } else if (showControls && documentSlide.getUri() != null && documentSlide.isPendingDownload()) {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(uploadButton);
+      uploadButton.setOnClickListener(new ResendTransferClickListener(documentSlide));
+      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
+    } else if (showControls && documentSlide.getUri() == null && documentSlide.isPendingDownload()) {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(downloadButton);
+      downloadButton.setOnClickListener(new DownloadClickedListener(documentSlide));
+      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
+    } else {
+      controlToggle.displayQuick(iconContainer);
+      if (downloadProgress.isSpinning()) downloadProgress.stopSpinning();
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setFocusable(boolean focusable) {
     super.setFocusable(focusable);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlView.kt
index 5144c7932c..db3de83a48 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlView.kt
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.AbstractComposeView
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ViewCompositionStrategy
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.EventBus
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.Subscribe
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.ThreadMode
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
 import org.signal.core.ui.compose.theme.SignalTheme
 import org.signal.core.util.ByteSize
 import org.signal.core.util.ThrottledDebouncer
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.RecyclerViewParentTransitionController
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.events.PartProgressEvent
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentBackfill
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.Slide
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
 import java.util.UUID
@@ -48,6 +54,11 @@ class TransferControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
 
   private val progressUpdateDebouncer = ThrottledDebouncer(100)
 
+  private var previousRenderState: TransferControlsRenderState = TransferControlsRenderState.Gone
+
+  /** Active while view is attached */
+  private var renderScope: CoroutineScope? = null
+
   /** Per-instance id so a single recycled view can be isolated in logcat when [VERBOSE_DEVELOPMENT_LOGGING] is on. */
   private val viewId by lazy { UUID.randomUUID().toString().take(8) }
 
@@ -72,39 +83,56 @@ class TransferControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
   override fun onAttachedToWindow() {
     super.onAttachedToWindow()
     if (!EventBus.getDefault().isRegistered(this)) EventBus.getDefault().register(this)
+
+    renderScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Main.immediate).also { scope ->
+      scope.launch {
+        AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.collect { renderState() }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
     super.onDetachedFromWindow()
     EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this)
+    renderScope?.cancel()
+    renderScope = null
   }
 
   fun isGone(): Boolean {
-    return TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state) is TransferControlsRenderState.Gone
+    val state = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state = state, awaitingAttachmentIds = state.slides.attachmentIdsAwaitingBackfill())
+    return state is TransferControlsRenderState.Gone
   }
 
   private fun updateState(stateFactory: (TransferControlViewState) -> TransferControlViewState) {
-    val newState = stateFactory(state)
+    state = stateFactory(state)
+    renderState()
+  }
 
-    val oldRender = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state)
-    val newRender = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(newState)
-    state = newState
+  /**
+   * Derives and applies the render state by combining [state] with the current awaiting attachments. Both the state and
+   * awaiting paths change events funnel through here.
+   */
+  private fun renderState() {
+    val oldRenderState = previousRenderState
+    val newRenderState = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state, state.slides.attachmentIdsAwaitingBackfill())
+    previousRenderState = newRenderState
 
-    if (oldRender == newRender) {
+    if (oldRenderState == newRenderState) {
       return
     }
 
-    verboseLog { "render $oldRender -> $newRender slides=[${slidesAsLogString(newState.slides)}]" }
+    verboseLog { "render $oldRenderState -> $newRenderState slides=[${slidesAsLogString(state.slides)}]" }
 
-    if (oldRender is TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress && oldRender.isProgressOnlyDifference(newRender)) {
+    // Only throttle noisy progress changes
+    if (oldRenderState is TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress && oldRenderState.isProgressOnlyDifference(newRenderState)) {
       progressUpdateDebouncer.publish {
-        renderState = newRender
+        renderState = newRenderState
         visibility = VISIBLE
       }
     } else {
       progressUpdateDebouncer.clear()
-      renderState = newRender
-      if (newRender !is TransferControlsRenderState.Gone) {
+      renderState = newRenderState
+      if (newRenderState !is TransferControlsRenderState.Gone) {
         visibility = VISIBLE
       }
     }
@@ -133,6 +161,7 @@ class TransferControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
 
   fun setSlides(slides: List<Slide>) {
     require(slides.isNotEmpty()) { "Must provide at least one slide." }
+    clearResolvedBackfills(slides)
     updateState { state ->
       val isNewSlideSet = !isUpdateToExistingSet(state, slides)
       val networkProgress: MutableMap<Attachment, Progress> = if (isNewSlideSet) HashMap() else state.networkProgress.toMutableMap()
@@ -201,10 +230,6 @@ class TransferControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
     updateState { it.copy(isVisible = isVisible) }
   }
 
-  fun setAwaitingPrimaryResponse(awaiting: Boolean) {
-    updateState { it.copy(awaitingPrimaryResponse = awaiting) }
-  }
-
   override fun setFocusable(focusable: Boolean) {
     super.setFocusable(false)
     updateState { it.copy(isFocusable = focusable) }
@@ -215,6 +240,22 @@ class TransferControlView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
     updateState { it.copy(isClickable = clickable) }
   }
 
+  private fun List<Slide>.attachmentIdsAwaitingBackfill(): Set<AttachmentId> {
+    return this
+      .mapNotNullTo(HashSet()) { (it.asAttachment() as? DatabaseAttachment)?.attachmentId }
+      .apply { retainAll(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value) }
+  }
+
+  /** Tells [AttachmentBackfill] to stop awaiting any backfilled attachment that this view now sees as DONE. */
+  private fun clearResolvedBackfills(slides: List<Slide>) {
+    for (slide in slides) {
+      val attachment = slide.asAttachment() as? DatabaseAttachment ?: continue
+      if (attachment.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_DONE && attachment.attachmentId in AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value) {
+        AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(attachment.attachmentId, attachment.mmsId)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private fun MutableMap<Attachment, Progress>.applyProgress(attachment: Attachment, update: Progress) {
     if (update.completed < 0.bytes) {
       remove(attachment)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlViewState.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlViewState.kt
index c4310c26b4..6cb7c6b719 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlViewState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlViewState.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ data class TransferControlViewState(
   val networkProgress: Map<Attachment, TransferControlView.Progress> = HashMap(),
   val compressionProgress: Map<Attachment, TransferControlView.Progress> = HashMap(),
   val playableWhileDownloading: Boolean = false,
-  val isUpload: Boolean = false,
-  val awaitingPrimaryResponse: Boolean = false
+  val isUpload: Boolean = false
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControls.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControls.kt
index 9d3e5818f2..2491bc8225 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControls.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControls.kt
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.transfercontrols
 
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
 import org.signal.core.util.ByteSize
 import org.signal.core.util.bytes
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.Attachment
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.Slide
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
@@ -42,7 +44,10 @@ object TransferControls {
     data class Bytes(val completed: ByteSize, val total: ByteSize) : ProgressLabel
   }
 
-  fun deriveRenderState(state: TransferControlViewState): TransferControlsRenderState {
+  fun deriveRenderState(
+    state: TransferControlViewState,
+    awaitingAttachmentIds: Set<AttachmentId> = emptySet()
+  ): TransferControlsRenderState {
     if (state.slides.isEmpty()) {
       return TransferControlsRenderState.Gone
     }
@@ -55,14 +60,17 @@ object TransferControls {
       return TransferControlsRenderState.Gone
     }
 
-    if (state.awaitingPrimaryResponse) {
+    // If any attachments are being backfilled, overwrite with in progress state to maintain spinner
+    val awaitingBackfill = state.slides.any { (it.asAttachment() as? DatabaseAttachment)?.attachmentId in awaitingAttachmentIds }
+    if (awaitingBackfill) {
+      val downloading = state.slides.any { it.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED }
       return TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress(
         isUpload = false,
         placement = if (state.slides.size == 1) Placement.CENTER else Placement.CORNER,
-        progress = null,
+        progress = if (downloading) calculateProgress(state) else null,
         showPlayButton = false,
-        cancelable = false,
-        label = null
+        cancelable = downloading,
+        label = if (downloading) progressLabel(state) else null
       )
     }
 
@@ -173,10 +181,6 @@ object TransferControls {
     return weightedProgress / weightedTotal
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Internal, view-free mirror of the legacy state machine. Kept verbatim from the original view to preserve behavior; the
-   * resulting [Mode] is mapped to a [TransferControlsRenderState] by [deriveRenderState].
-   */
   private fun deriveMode(state: TransferControlViewState): Mode {
     if (state.slides.isEmpty()) {
       return Mode.GONE
@@ -279,9 +283,6 @@ object TransferControls {
 
   private const val UPLOAD_TASK_WEIGHT = 1
 
-  /**
-   * A weighting compared to [UPLOAD_TASK_WEIGHT]
-   */
   private const val COMPRESSION_TASK_WEIGHT = 3
 
   private enum class Mode {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
index 78d3e59609..c1911597cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.ui.migration.GroupsV1MigrationInfoBotto
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.ui.migration.GroupsV1MigrationSuggestionsDialog
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.v2.GroupBlockJoinRequestResult
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.invites.InviteActions
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentBackfill
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.ServiceOutageDetectionJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyboard.KeyboardPage
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyboard.KeyboardPagerFragment
@@ -1408,6 +1409,16 @@ class ConversationFragment :
       }
     }
 
+    lifecycleScope.launch {
+      lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED) {
+        AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { failure ->
+          if (failure.threadId == args.threadId) {
+            showAttachmentBackfillFailureDialog(failure.reason)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     if (TextSecurePreferences.getServiceOutage(context)) {
       AppDependencies.jobManager.add(ServiceOutageDetectionJob())
     }
@@ -3104,6 +3115,19 @@ class ConversationFragment :
     dialogBuilder.show()
   }
 
+  private fun showAttachmentBackfillFailureDialog(reason: AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason) {
+    val messageRes = when (reason) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason.TIMEOUT -> R.string.ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_timeout
+      AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason.NOT_FOUND -> R.string.ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_not_found
+    }
+
+    MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(requireContext())
+      .setTitle(R.string.ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_failed_title)
+      .setMessage(messageRes)
+      .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null)
+      .show()
+  }
+
   private fun handleDisplayDetails(conversationMessage: ConversationMessage) {
     val recipientSnapshot = viewModel.recipientSnapshot ?: return
     chatRouter.goToChatDetail(MainNavigationDetailLocation.Chats.MessageDetails(recipientSnapshot.id, MessageId(conversationMessage.messageRecord.id)))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
index 1bc176d0e2..250f553f60 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
@@ -1723,6 +1723,50 @@ class AttachmentTable(
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Replaces the remote pointer fields on [attachmentId] with the values from a primary device's
+   * backfill response and resets the transfer state to pending so a fresh download can run.
+   */
+  fun updatePointerFromBackfill(attachmentId: AttachmentId, attachment: Attachment): Boolean {
+    val remoteLocation = attachment.remoteLocation
+    if (remoteLocation.isNullOrBlank()) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[updatePointerFromBackfill] Attachment has no remote location for $attachmentId.")
+      return false
+    }
+
+    val remoteKey = attachment.remoteKey
+    if (remoteKey.isNullOrBlank()) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[updatePointerFromBackfill] Attachment missing key for $attachmentId.")
+      return false
+    }
+
+    val remoteDigest = attachment.remoteDigest
+    if (remoteDigest == null) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[updatePointerFromBackfill] Attachment missing digest for $attachmentId.")
+      return false
+    }
+
+    val values = contentValuesOf(
+      TRANSFER_STATE to TRANSFER_PROGRESS_PENDING,
+      CDN_NUMBER to attachment.cdn.cdnNumber,
+      REMOTE_LOCATION to remoteLocation,
+      REMOTE_KEY to remoteKey,
+      REMOTE_DIGEST to remoteDigest,
+      REMOTE_INCREMENTAL_DIGEST to attachment.incrementalDigest,
+      REMOTE_INCREMENTAL_DIGEST_CHUNK_SIZE to attachment.incrementalMacChunkSize,
+      DATA_SIZE to attachment.size,
+      UPLOAD_TIMESTAMP to attachment.uploadTimestamp
+    )
+
+    val updateCount = writableDatabase
+      .update(TABLE_NAME)
+      .values(values)
+      .where("$ID = ?", attachmentId.id)
+      .run()
+
+    return updateCount > 0
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates the attachment (and all attachments that share the same data file) with a new length.
    */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfill.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfill.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc1f4b9380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfill.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs
+
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Observable
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.rx3.asObservable
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
+import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MessageRecord
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MmsMessageRecord
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+import kotlin.time.Duration
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.minutes
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
+
+/**
+ * Orchestrates outbound attachment backfill requests and the awaiting-state that drives the UI controls.
+ *
+ * [awaiting] is keyed by [AttachmentId] and combined with the slides in [TransferControlView]. The flag is set in
+ * [maybeRequest] and cleared in [onAttachmentTerminal] when the backfill download terminates in failure or is rendered
+ * in success.
+ *
+ * Dedup, timeout, threadId, and the failure dialog are per-message.
+ */
+object AttachmentBackfill {
+
+  private val TAG = Log.tag(AttachmentBackfill::class)
+
+  /** Suppress duplicate requests for the same message; bounded so a lost request can be re-driven by a later retry. */
+  private val DEDUP_REQUEST_BACKFILL_WINDOW = 30.seconds.inWholeMilliseconds
+
+  /** Time to wait for an initial response from the primary before showing a check network error */
+  private val INITIAL_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 30.seconds
+
+  /** Hard stop to wait on a primary acknowledged pending attachment before showing an error */
+  private val PENDING_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 2.minutes
+
+  private val messageBackfillLastRequestedAt: ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Long> = ConcurrentHashMap()
+
+  private val messageThreads: ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Long> = ConcurrentHashMap()
+
+  private val messageTimeoutJobs: ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Job> = ConcurrentHashMap()
+
+  private val messageAttachments: ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Set<AttachmentId>> = ConcurrentHashMap()
+
+  private val _awaiting = MutableStateFlow<Set<AttachmentId>>(emptySet())
+
+  /** Attachments currently awaiting a primary backfill (request sent, not yet re-downloaded) */
+  val awaiting: StateFlow<Set<AttachmentId>> = _awaiting.asStateFlow()
+
+  private val _failures = MutableSharedFlow<BackfillFailure>(extraBufferCapacity = 16)
+
+  /** One-shot stream of backfill failures for a foreground surface to react to (e.g. show a dialog). */
+  val failures: SharedFlow<BackfillFailure> = _failures.asSharedFlow()
+
+  /** The scope the response timeouts run on. Overridable so tests can drive the timeout with virtual time. */
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  internal var timeoutScope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
+
+  /**
+   * Considers a backfill request for [messageId] after a permanent download failure. The attachment is flagged
+   * [awaiting] even when the request send is deduped, so each failed part of a multi-attachment message marks itself.
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun maybeRequest(messageId: Long, attachment: DatabaseAttachment) {
+    if (SignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    val record = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(messageId)
+    if (record == null) {
+      Log.d(TAG, "[$messageId] Skipping backfill: message missing.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (!isEligibleForBackfill(record, attachment)) {
+      Log.d(TAG, "[$messageId] Skipping backfill request for ineligible attachment kind.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    markAwaiting(messageId, attachment.attachmentId)
+
+    val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+    val previous = messageBackfillLastRequestedAt[messageId]
+    if (previous != null && now - previous < DEDUP_REQUEST_BACKFILL_WINDOW) {
+      Log.d(TAG, "[$messageId] Request already sent ${now - previous} ms ago; attachment flagged, not re-requesting.")
+      return
+    }
+    messageBackfillLastRequestedAt[messageId] = now
+
+    Log.i(TAG, "[$messageId] Enqueuing attachment backfill request.")
+    AppDependencies.jobManager.add(MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob(messageId))
+
+    startTimeout(messageId, record.threadId, INITIAL_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Manages only the response timeout: extend it while the primary still reports work pending, else cancel it.
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun onResponseProcessed(messageId: Long, anyPending: Boolean) {
+    if (anyPending) {
+      val threadId = messageThreads[messageId]
+      if (threadId == null) {
+        Log.d(TAG, "[$messageId] Pending response for a message we're no longer tracking; ignoring.")
+        return
+      }
+
+      Log.i(TAG, "[$messageId] Backfill response still pending; extending timeout.")
+      startTimeout(messageId, threadId, PENDING_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT)
+    } else {
+      Log.i(TAG, "[$messageId] Backfill response final; awaiting re-download(s).")
+      cancelTimeout(messageId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop awaiting an attachment whose backfill reached a terminal error state or attachment has been rendered.
+   * Only drops the message's bookkeeping once none of its attachments are awaiting.
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun onAttachmentTerminal(attachmentId: AttachmentId, messageId: Long) {
+    if (!_awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    Log.i(TAG, "[$messageId] Backfill resolved for $attachmentId.")
+    _awaiting.update { it - attachmentId }
+
+    val remaining = messageAttachments.computeIfPresent(messageId) { _, set ->
+      (set - attachmentId).ifEmpty { null }
+    }
+
+    if (remaining == null) {
+      clearMessage(messageId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Primary could not find the message; stop awaiting all of its attachments and surface a not-found failure. */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun onResponseMessageNotFound(messageId: Long, threadId: Long) {
+    Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] Backfill response reported message not found.")
+    clearMessageAndAwaiting(messageId)
+    _failures.tryEmit(BackfillFailure(messageId, threadId, FailureReason.NOT_FOUND))
+  }
+
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun clearPending(messageId: Long) {
+    clearMessageAndAwaiting(messageId)
+  }
+
+  private fun markAwaiting(messageId: Long, attachmentId: AttachmentId) {
+    messageAttachments.merge(messageId, setOf(attachmentId)) { old, added -> old + added }
+    _awaiting.update { it + attachmentId }
+  }
+
+  private fun startTimeout(messageId: Long, threadId: Long, timeout: Duration) {
+    messageThreads[messageId] = threadId
+
+    messageTimeoutJobs.remove(messageId)?.cancel()
+
+    val timeoutJob = timeoutScope.launch {
+      delay(timeout)
+
+      // Conditional remove: fails if a response replaced or cleared our entry, so we never fire a stale timeout.
+      if (messageTimeoutJobs.remove(messageId, coroutineContext[Job])) {
+        Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] Backfill request timed out after $timeout.")
+        clearMessageAndAwaiting(messageId)
+        _failures.tryEmit(BackfillFailure(messageId, threadId, FailureReason.TIMEOUT))
+      }
+    }
+    messageTimeoutJobs[messageId] = timeoutJob
+  }
+
+  /** Cancels the pending timeout for [messageId] without otherwise touching its wait state. */
+  private fun cancelTimeout(messageId: Long) {
+    messageTimeoutJobs.remove(messageId)?.cancel()
+  }
+
+  /** Drops all per-message bookkeeping. Does not touch [_awaiting], see [clearMessageAndAwaiting]. */
+  private fun clearMessage(messageId: Long) {
+    messageBackfillLastRequestedAt.remove(messageId)
+    messageThreads.remove(messageId)
+    messageAttachments.remove(messageId)
+    messageTimeoutJobs.remove(messageId)?.cancel()
+  }
+
+  private fun clearMessageAndAwaiting(messageId: Long) {
+    val ids = messageAttachments[messageId]
+    if (!ids.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+      _awaiting.update { it - ids }
+    }
+    clearMessage(messageId)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The eligible attachments of a message, display-ordered. The single source of truth for the protocol set, so the
+   * responder (which to re-upload) and requester (how to match the response) agree. See [backfillContractForMessage].
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun backfillAttachmentsForMessage(messageId: Long): List<DatabaseAttachment> {
+    val record = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(messageId) ?: return emptyList()
+    return SignalDatabase.attachments
+      .getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
+      .filter { isEligibleForBackfill(record, it) }
+      .sortedBy { it.displayOrder }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Splits the full on-diskl set to mirror the wire format, splitting eligible normal attachments from long text.
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun backfillContractForMessage(messageId: Long): BackfillContract {
+    val all = backfillAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
+    return BackfillContract(
+      bodyAttachments = all.filterNot { it.contentType == MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT },
+      longTextAttachment = all.firstOrNull { it.contentType == MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT }
+    )
+  }
+
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun isEligibleForBackfill(record: MessageRecord, attachment: DatabaseAttachment): Boolean {
+    if (record is MmsMessageRecord && record.storyType.isStory) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (attachment.quote) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (attachment.isSticker || MediaUtil.isLongTextType(attachment.contentType)) {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    if (record is MmsMessageRecord) {
+      val ineligibleIds = buildSet {
+        record.linkPreviews.mapNotNullTo(this) { it.attachmentId }
+        record.sharedContacts.mapNotNullTo(this) { it.avatar?.attachmentId }
+      }
+
+      if (attachment.attachmentId in ineligibleIds) {
+        return false
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun awaitingChanges(): Observable<Set<AttachmentId>> = awaiting.asObservable()
+
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun isAwaitingBackfill(attachmentId: AttachmentId): Boolean = _awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId)
+
+  enum class FailureReason {
+    /** The primary did not respond before the timeout. */
+    TIMEOUT,
+
+    /** The primary responded but could not find the message to re-upload. */
+    NOT_FOUND
+  }
+
+  data class BackfillFailure(val messageId: Long, val threadId: Long, val reason: FailureReason)
+
+  /** Body attachments (the positional `attachments` array) and the optional long-text slot of the wire response. */
+  data class BackfillContract(val bodyAttachments: List<DatabaseAttachment>, val longTextAttachment: DatabaseAttachment?)
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentDownloadJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentDownloadJob.kt
index 479356a1fa..357af8d2c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentDownloadJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentDownloadJob.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
   parameters: Parameters,
   private val messageId: Long,
   private val attachmentId: AttachmentId,
-  private val forceDownload: Boolean
+  private val forceDownload: Boolean,
+  private val requestSource: RequestSource
 ) : BaseJob(parameters) {
 
   companion object {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
     private const val KEY_MESSAGE_ID = "message_id"
     private const val KEY_ATTACHMENT_ID = "part_row_id"
     private const val KEY_FORCE_DOWNLOAD = "part_manual"
+    private const val KEY_SOURCE = "requestSource"
 
     @JvmStatic
     fun constructQueueString(attachmentId: AttachmentId): String {
@@ -113,7 +115,8 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
             val downloadJob = AttachmentDownloadJob(
               messageId = databaseAttachment.mmsId,
               attachmentId = databaseAttachment.attachmentId,
-              forceDownload = true
+              forceDownload = true,
+              requestSource = RequestSource.USER
             )
             AppDependencies.jobManager.add(downloadJob)
             downloadJob.id
@@ -144,9 +147,23 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
     }
   }
 
-  constructor(messageId: Long, attachmentId: AttachmentId, forceDownload: Boolean) : this(messageId, attachmentId, forceDownload, forceDownload, forceDownload)
+  @JvmOverloads
+  constructor(
+    messageId: Long,
+    attachmentId: AttachmentId,
+    forceDownload: Boolean,
+    requestSource: RequestSource = RequestSource.AUTO
+  ) : this(messageId, attachmentId, forceDownload, forceDownload, forceDownload, requestSource)
 
-  constructor(messageId: Long, attachmentId: AttachmentId, forceDownload: Boolean, skipInCallConstraint: Boolean, isHighPriority: Boolean) : this(
+  @JvmOverloads
+  constructor(
+    messageId: Long,
+    attachmentId: AttachmentId,
+    forceDownload: Boolean,
+    skipInCallConstraint: Boolean,
+    isHighPriority: Boolean,
+    requestSource: RequestSource = RequestSource.AUTO
+  ) : this(
     Parameters.Builder()
       .setQueue(constructQueueString(attachmentId))
       .addConstraint(NetworkConstraint.KEY)
@@ -157,7 +174,8 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
       .build(),
     messageId,
     attachmentId,
-    forceDownload
+    forceDownload,
+    requestSource
   )
 
   override fun serialize(): ByteArray? {
@@ -165,6 +183,7 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
       .putLong(KEY_MESSAGE_ID, messageId)
       .putLong(KEY_ATTACHMENT_ID, attachmentId.id)
       .putBoolean(KEY_FORCE_DOWNLOAD, forceDownload)
+      .putString(KEY_SOURCE, requestSource.name)
       .serialize()
   }
 
@@ -482,10 +501,48 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
 
   private fun markFailed(messageId: Long, attachmentId: AttachmentId) {
     SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    if (requestSource == RequestSource.BACKFILL) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(attachmentId, messageId)
+    } else {
+      maybeRequestBackfill()
+    }
   }
 
   private fun markPermanentlyFailed(messageId: Long, attachmentId: AttachmentId) {
     SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressPermanentFailure(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    if (requestSource == RequestSource.BACKFILL) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(attachmentId, messageId)
+    } else {
+      maybeRequestBackfill()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun maybeRequestBackfill() {
+    if (SignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice || requestSource != RequestSource.USER) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    val attachment = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachment(attachmentId) ?: return
+
+    if (SignalStore.backup.backsUpMedia && attachment.dataHash != null && attachment.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED) {
+      Log.i(TAG, "[$attachmentId] Backs up media and have a plaintext hash; attempting archive restore before backfill")
+      RestoreAttachmentJob.forManualRestore(attachment)
+      return
+    }
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachment)
+  }
+
+  enum class RequestSource {
+    AUTO,
+    USER,
+    BACKFILL;
+
+    companion object {
+      fun fromName(name: String?): RequestSource = entries.firstOrNull { it.name == name } ?: AUTO
+    }
   }
 
   class Factory : Job.Factory<AttachmentDownloadJob?> {
@@ -495,7 +552,8 @@ class AttachmentDownloadJob private constructor(
         parameters = parameters,
         messageId = data.getLong(KEY_MESSAGE_ID),
         attachmentId = AttachmentId(data.getLong(KEY_ATTACHMENT_ID)),
-        forceDownload = data.getBoolean(KEY_FORCE_DOWNLOAD)
+        forceDownload = data.getBoolean(KEY_FORCE_DOWNLOAD),
+        requestSource = RequestSource.fromName(data.getStringOrDefault(KEY_SOURCE, null))
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/JobManagerFactories.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/JobManagerFactories.java
index 6980530b8f..02da6d7ddd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/JobManagerFactories.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/JobManagerFactories.java
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ public final class JobManagerFactories {
       put(MarkerJob.KEY,                               new MarkerJob.Factory());
       put(MessageSendLogCleanupJob.KEY,                new MessageSendLogCleanupJob.Factory());
       put(MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillMissingJob.KEY, new MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillMissingJob.Factory());
+      put(MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.KEY, new MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.Factory());
       put(MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.KEY,  new MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.Factory());
       put(MultiDeviceBlockedUpdateJob.KEY,             new MultiDeviceBlockedUpdateJob.Factory());
       put(MultiDeviceCallLinkSyncJob.KEY,              new MultiDeviceCallLinkSyncJob.Factory());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8088e51b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs
+
+import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
+import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
+import org.signal.core.util.orNull
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.Job
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.impl.NetworkConstraint
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.impl.SealedSenderConstraint
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.protos.MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJobData
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.crypto.UntrustedIdentityException
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.messages.multidevice.SignalServiceSyncMessage
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.push.exceptions.ServerRejectedException
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.AddressableMessage
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.ConversationIdentifier
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage
+import java.io.IOException
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
+
+/**
+ * Sent by a linked device to request the primary to re-upload attachments when we fail
+ * to restore them automatically but the user has specifically requested we retry.
+ */
+class MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob private constructor(
+  parameters: Parameters,
+  private val messageId: Long
+) : Job(parameters) {
+
+  companion object {
+    private val TAG = Log.tag(MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob::class)
+
+    const val KEY = "MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob"
+  }
+
+  constructor(messageId: Long) : this(
+    Parameters.Builder()
+      .setLifespan(30.seconds.inWholeMilliseconds)
+      .setMaxAttempts(3)
+      .addConstraint(NetworkConstraint.KEY)
+      .addConstraint(SealedSenderConstraint.KEY)
+      .build(),
+    messageId
+  )
+
+  override fun getFactoryKey(): String = KEY
+
+  override fun serialize(): ByteArray {
+    return MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJobData(messageId = messageId).encode()
+  }
+
+  override fun run(): Result {
+    if (SignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Primary device should never request attachment backfill. Dropping.")
+      return Result.failure()
+    }
+
+    val record = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(messageId)
+    if (record == null) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] No message record; cannot build backfill request.")
+      return Result.failure()
+    }
+
+    val author = record.fromRecipient
+    val authorServiceId = author.aci.orNull()?.toByteString()
+    if (authorServiceId == null) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] No serviceId for author ${author.id}; cannot build backfill request.")
+      return Result.failure()
+    }
+
+    val threadRecipient = SignalDatabase.threads.getRecipientForThreadId(record.threadId)
+    if (threadRecipient == null) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] No thread recipient for thread ${record.threadId}; cannot build backfill request.")
+      return Result.failure()
+    }
+
+    val conversation = threadRecipient.toBackfillConversationId()
+    if (conversation == null) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "[$messageId] No conversation identifier for recipient ${threadRecipient.id}; cannot build backfill request.")
+      return Result.failure()
+    }
+
+    val request = SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillRequest(
+      targetMessage = AddressableMessage(
+        authorServiceIdBinary = authorServiceId,
+        sentTimestamp = record.dateSent
+      ),
+      targetConversation = conversation
+    )
+
+    val syncMessage = SignalServiceSyncMessage.forAttachmentBackfillRequest(request)
+
+    return try {
+      val result = AppDependencies.signalServiceMessageSender.sendSyncMessage(syncMessage)
+      if (result.isSuccess) {
+        Log.i(TAG, "[${record.dateSent}] Sent attachment backfill request.")
+        Result.success()
+      } else {
+        Log.w(TAG, "[${record.dateSent}] Non-success send result; retrying.")
+        Result.retry(defaultBackoff())
+      }
+    } catch (e: ServerRejectedException) {
+      Log.w(TAG, e)
+      Result.failure()
+    } catch (e: IOException) {
+      Log.w(TAG, e)
+      Result.retry(defaultBackoff())
+    } catch (e: UntrustedIdentityException) {
+      Log.w(TAG, e)
+      Result.failure()
+    }
+  }
+
+  override fun onFailure() = Unit
+
+  private fun Recipient.toBackfillConversationId(): ConversationIdentifier? {
+    return when {
+      this.isGroup -> ConversationIdentifier(threadGroupId = this.requireGroupId().decodedId.toByteString())
+      this.hasAci -> ConversationIdentifier(threadServiceIdBinary = this.requireAci().toByteString())
+      this.hasPni -> ConversationIdentifier(threadServiceIdBinary = this.requirePni().toByteString())
+      this.hasE164 -> ConversationIdentifier(threadE164 = this.requireE164())
+      else -> null
+    }
+  }
+
+  class Factory : Job.Factory<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob> {
+    override fun create(parameters: Parameters, serializedData: ByteArray?): MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob {
+      val data = MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJobData.ADAPTER.decode(serializedData!!)
+      return MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob(parameters, data.messageId)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.kt
index 1e7b3a2b94..3761e1a869 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.kt
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.toAttachmentPointer
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.Job
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.impl.NetworkConstraint
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.impl.SealedSenderConstraint
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.protos.MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJobData
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.crypto.UntrustedIdentityException
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.messages.multidevice.SignalServiceSyncMessage
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.push.exceptions.ServerRejectedException
@@ -75,11 +73,9 @@ class MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob(
   }
 
   override fun run(): Result {
-    val allAttachments = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
-    val syncAttachments: List<DatabaseAttachment> = allAttachments
-      .filterNot { it.quote || it.contentType == MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT }
-      .sortedBy { it.displayOrder }
-    val longTextAttachment: DatabaseAttachment? = allAttachments.firstOrNull { it.contentType == MediaUtil.LONG_TEXT }
+    val contract = AttachmentBackfill.backfillContractForMessage(messageId)
+    val syncAttachments: List<DatabaseAttachment> = contract.bodyAttachments
+    val longTextAttachment: DatabaseAttachment? = contract.longTextAttachment
 
     if (syncAttachments.isEmpty() && longTextAttachment == null) {
       Log.w(TAG, "Failed to find any attachments for the message! Sending a missing response.")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/RestoreAttachmentJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/RestoreAttachmentJob.kt
index f923974d5d..306abad227 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/RestoreAttachmentJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/RestoreAttachmentJob.kt
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ class RestoreAttachmentJob private constructor(
 
     SignalLocalMetrics.ArchiveAttachmentRestore.start(attachmentId)
 
-    val progressServiceController = BackupMediaRestoreService.start(context, context.getString(R.string.BackupStatus__restoring_media))
+    val progressServiceController = if (!manual) BackupMediaRestoreService.start(context, context.getString(R.string.BackupStatus__restoring_media)) else null
 
     if (progressServiceController != null) {
       progressServiceController.use {
         retrieveAttachment(messageId, attachmentId, attachment)
       }
     } else {
-      Log.w(TAG, "Continuing without service.")
+      Log.w(TAG, "Continuing without service. manual: $manual")
       retrieveAttachment(messageId, attachmentId, attachment)
     }
 
@@ -506,12 +506,22 @@ class RestoreAttachmentJob private constructor(
     ArchiveDatabaseExecutor.runBlocking {
       SignalDatabase.attachments.setRestoreTransferState(attachmentId, AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED)
     }
+    maybeRequestBackfill()
   }
 
   private fun markPermanentlyFailed(attachmentId: AttachmentId) {
     ArchiveDatabaseExecutor.runBlocking {
       SignalDatabase.attachments.setRestoreTransferState(attachmentId, AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_PERMANENT_FAILURE)
     }
+    maybeRequestBackfill()
+  }
+
+  private fun maybeRequestBackfill() {
+    if (SignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice || !manual) {
+      return
+    }
+    val attachment = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachment(attachmentId) ?: return
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachment)
   }
 
   private fun maybePostFailedToDownloadFromArchiveNotification() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessor.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessor.kt
index 7873a49b5b..a443f00d6b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/SyncMessageProcessor.kt
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.KeyTransparencyApi
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.BadGroupIdException
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.GroupChangeBusyException
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.GroupId
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentBackfill
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentDownloadJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.AttachmentUploadJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillMissingJob
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.EditMessage
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.Envelope
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.StoryMessage
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.Blocked
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.CallLinkUpdate
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.CallLogEvent
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
       syncMessage.callLogEvent != null -> handleSynchronizeCallLogEvent(syncMessage.callLogEvent!!, envelope.clientTimestamp!!)
       syncMessage.deleteForMe != null -> handleSynchronizeDeleteForMe(context, syncMessage.deleteForMe!!, envelope.clientTimestamp!!, earlyMessageCacheEntry)
       syncMessage.attachmentBackfillRequest != null -> handleSynchronizeAttachmentBackfillRequest(syncMessage.attachmentBackfillRequest!!, envelope.clientTimestamp!!)
-      syncMessage.attachmentBackfillResponse != null -> warn(envelope.clientTimestamp!!, "Contains a backfill response, but we don't handle these!")
+      syncMessage.attachmentBackfillResponse != null -> handleSynchronizeAttachmentBackfillResponse(syncMessage.attachmentBackfillResponse!!, envelope.clientTimestamp!!)
       syncMessage.usernameChange != null -> handleSynchronizeUsernameChange(envelope.clientTimestamp!!)
       else -> warn(envelope.clientTimestamp!!, "Contains no known sync types...")
     }
@@ -1739,7 +1741,7 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
       return
     }
 
-    val attachments: List<DatabaseAttachment> = SignalDatabase.attachments.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId).filterNot { it.quote }.sortedBy { it.displayOrder }
+    val attachments: List<DatabaseAttachment> = AttachmentBackfill.backfillAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
     if (attachments.isEmpty()) {
       warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillRequest] There were no attachments found for the message! Enqueuing a 'missing' response.")
       MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillMissingJob.enqueue(request.targetMessage!!, request.targetConversation!!)
@@ -1747,7 +1749,7 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
     }
 
     val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
-    val needsUpload = attachments.filter { now - it.uploadTimestamp > 3.days.inWholeMilliseconds }
+    val needsUpload = attachments.filter { it.hasData && now - it.uploadTimestamp > 3.days.inWholeMilliseconds }
     log(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillRequest] ${needsUpload.size}/${attachments.size} attachments need to be re-uploaded.")
 
     for (attachment in needsUpload) {
@@ -1761,6 +1763,99 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
     MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillUpdateJob.enqueue(request.targetMessage!!, request.targetConversation!!, messageId)
   }
 
+  private fun handleSynchronizeAttachmentBackfillResponse(response: AttachmentBackfillResponse, timestamp: Long) {
+    if (SignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice) {
+      log(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Primary device ignores attachment backfill response.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (response.targetMessage == null || response.targetConversation == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Missing targetMessage or targetConversation; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    val syncMessageId = response.targetMessage!!.toSyncMessageId(timestamp)
+    if (syncMessageId == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Invalid targetMessage; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    val conversationRecipientId = response.targetConversation!!.toRecipientId()
+    if (conversationRecipientId == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Unable to resolve targetConversation; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    val threadId = SignalDatabase.threads.getThreadIdFor(conversationRecipientId)
+    if (threadId == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] No thread for conversation; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    val messageId = SignalDatabase.messages.getMessageIdOrNull(syncMessageId, threadId)
+    if (messageId == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Unable to find local message; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (response.error == AttachmentBackfillResponse.Error.MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND) {
+      log(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Primary could not find message $messageId; marking attachments failed")
+      val attachments = AttachmentBackfill.backfillAttachmentsForMessage(messageId)
+        .filterNot { it.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_DONE }
+      for (attachment in attachments) {
+        SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressFailed(attachment.attachmentId, messageId)
+      }
+      AttachmentBackfill.onResponseMessageNotFound(messageId, threadId)
+      return
+    }
+
+    val attachmentList = response.attachments
+    if (attachmentList == null) {
+      warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Response has neither error nor attachments; dropping.")
+      return
+    }
+
+    val contract = AttachmentBackfill.backfillContractForMessage(messageId)
+    val localBody = contract.bodyAttachments
+    val localLongText = contract.longTextAttachment
+
+    var anyPending = false
+    var pointersApplied = 0
+
+    for ((index, remote) in attachmentList.attachments.withIndex()) {
+      val local = localBody.getOrNull(index)
+      if (local == null) {
+        warn(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Remote attachment $index has no local row; skipping.")
+        continue
+      }
+      when (applyAttachmentData(local, remote, messageId)) {
+        // UPDATED/PENDING keep awaiting; the re-download terminates them later.
+        BackfillApplyResult.PENDING -> anyPending = true
+        BackfillApplyResult.UPDATED -> pointersApplied++
+        // Won't re-download, so stop awaiting now.
+        BackfillApplyResult.SKIPPED,
+        BackfillApplyResult.TERMINAL -> AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(local.attachmentId, messageId)
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (localLongText != null) {
+      if (attachmentList.longText != null) {
+        when (applyAttachmentData(localLongText, attachmentList.longText!!, messageId)) {
+          BackfillApplyResult.PENDING -> anyPending = true
+          BackfillApplyResult.UPDATED -> pointersApplied++
+          BackfillApplyResult.SKIPPED,
+          BackfillApplyResult.TERMINAL -> AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(localLongText.attachmentId, messageId)
+        }
+      } else {
+        AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(localLongText.attachmentId, messageId)
+      }
+    }
+
+    log(timestamp, "[AttachmentBackfillResponse] Processed response for messageId=$messageId pointersApplied=$pointersApplied anyPending=$anyPending")
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending)
+  }
+
   private fun handleSynchronizePniChangeNumber(envelope: Envelope, metadata: EnvelopeMetadata, pniChangeNumber: SyncMessage.PniChangeNumber) {
     val timestamp = envelope.clientTimestamp!!
 
@@ -1854,6 +1949,46 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
     AppDependencies.jobManager.add(PreKeysSyncJob.create(forceRotationRequested = true))
   }
 
+  private fun applyAttachmentData(
+    local: DatabaseAttachment,
+    remote: AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData,
+    messageId: Long
+  ): BackfillApplyResult {
+    if (local.transferState == AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_DONE) {
+      return BackfillApplyResult.SKIPPED
+    }
+
+    if (remote.status == AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.PENDING) {
+      return BackfillApplyResult.PENDING
+    }
+
+    if (remote.status == AttachmentBackfillResponse.AttachmentData.Status.TERMINAL_ERROR) {
+      SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressPermanentFailure(local.attachmentId, messageId)
+      return BackfillApplyResult.TERMINAL
+    }
+
+    val attachment = remote.attachment?.toPointer() ?: return BackfillApplyResult.SKIPPED
+
+    val updated = SignalDatabase.attachments.updatePointerFromBackfill(local.attachmentId, attachment)
+    if (!updated) {
+      SignalDatabase.attachments.setTransferProgressPermanentFailure(local.attachmentId, messageId)
+      return BackfillApplyResult.TERMINAL
+    }
+
+    SignalDatabase.runPostSuccessfulTransaction {
+      AppDependencies.jobManager.add(
+        AttachmentDownloadJob(
+          messageId = messageId,
+          attachmentId = local.attachmentId,
+          forceDownload = true,
+          requestSource = AttachmentDownloadJob.RequestSource.BACKFILL
+        )
+      )
+    }
+
+    return BackfillApplyResult.UPDATED
+  }
+
   private fun handleSynchronizedPollCreate(
     envelope: Envelope,
     message: DataMessage,
@@ -2090,4 +2225,6 @@ object SyncMessageProcessor {
       return AttachmentTable.SyncAttachmentId(syncMessageId, uuid, digest, plaintextHash)
     }
   }
+
+  private enum class BackfillApplyResult { SKIPPED, PENDING, TERMINAL, UPDATED }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/protowire/JobData.proto b/app/src/main/protowire/JobData.proto
index de3ab021e2..0129b0f07f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/protowire/JobData.proto
+++ b/app/src/main/protowire/JobData.proto
@@ -286,3 +286,7 @@ message AdminDeleteJobData {
 message IndividualSendJobV2Data {
   uint64 messageId = 1;
 }
+
+message MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJobData {
+  uint64 messageId = 1;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 19e1b768c2..fb23def49d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -721,6 +721,12 @@
     <string name="ConversationFragment_group_names">Group names</string>
     <!-- Snackbar toast message shown when a profile cannot be downloaded and to try again. -->
     <string name="ConversationFragment_photo_failed">Photo failed to download. Try again.</string>
+    <!-- Title of the dialog shown when re-requesting an expired attachment from your primary device fails -->
+    <string name="ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_failed_title">Can\'t download media</string>
+    <!-- Body of the dialog shown when your phone didn\'t respond to a request to re-send an expired attachment -->
+    <string name="ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_timeout">Check this device and your phone\'s internet connection. Open Signal on your phone, then try downloading again.</string>
+    <!-- Body of the dialog shown when your phone no longer has the attachment you tried to download -->
+    <string name="ConversationFragment_attachment_backfill_not_found">This media is no longer available on your phone and can\'t be downloaded.</string>
     <!-- Dialog for how to long to keep a messaged pinned for -->
     <string name="ConversationFragment__keep_pinned">Keep pinned for…</string>
     <!-- Dialog option to keep message pin for 24 hours -->
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlsTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlsTest.kt
index 33b4d8b32c..a3e3fd87a3 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlsTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/transfercontrols/TransferControlsTest.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
 import org.signal.core.util.bytes
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.Attachment
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.Cdn
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.Slide
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MediaUtil
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.crypto.PaddingInputStream
 
 class TransferControlsTest {
 
+  /** Distinct default attachmentId per slide so DatabaseAttachment equality (by id) doesn't collapse map keys. */
+  private var nextSlideId: Long = 1000L
+
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
     mockkStatic(MediaUtil::class)
@@ -56,8 +62,9 @@ class TransferControlsTest {
 
   @Test
   fun `awaiting primary single item is centered indeterminate non-cancelable`() {
-    val state = stateOf(listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE)), awaitingPrimaryResponse = true)
-    val render = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state) as TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress
+    val id = AttachmentId(1L)
+    val state = stateOf(listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE, attachmentId = id)))
+    val render = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state, setOf(id)) as TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress
     assertNull(render.progress)
     assertEquals(TransferControls.Placement.CENTER, render.placement)
     assertFalse(render.cancelable)
@@ -66,19 +73,29 @@ class TransferControlsTest {
 
   @Test
   fun `awaiting primary gallery is corner indeterminate`() {
+    val first = AttachmentId(1L)
+    val second = AttachmentId(2L)
     val state = stateOf(
-      listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE), slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE)),
-      awaitingPrimaryResponse = true
+      listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE, attachmentId = first), slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE, attachmentId = second))
     )
-    val render = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state) as TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress
+    val render = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state, setOf(first, second)) as TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress
     assertNull(render.progress)
     assertEquals(TransferControls.Placement.CORNER, render.placement)
   }
 
   @Test
   fun `awaiting primary still Gone when not visible`() {
-    val state = stateOf(listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE)), awaitingPrimaryResponse = true, isVisible = false)
-    assertEquals(TransferControlsRenderState.Gone, TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state))
+    val id = AttachmentId(1L)
+    val state = stateOf(listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_NEEDS_RESTORE, attachmentId = id)), isVisible = false)
+    assertEquals(TransferControlsRenderState.Gone, TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state, setOf(id)))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `awaiting primary yields to download progress once the re-download starts`() {
+    val id = AttachmentId(1L)
+    val state = stateOf(listOf(slide(AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_STARTED, attachmentId = id)))
+    val render = TransferControls.deriveRenderState(state, setOf(id)) as TransferControlsRenderState.InProgress
+    assertTrue(render.cancelable)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -286,9 +303,12 @@ class TransferControlsTest {
   private fun slide(
     transferState: Int,
     hasVideo: Boolean = false,
-    size: Long = 1024
+    size: Long = 1024,
+    attachmentId: AttachmentId = AttachmentId(nextSlideId++)
   ): Slide {
-    val attachment = mockk<Attachment>(relaxed = true)
+    // asAttachment() returns a real DatabaseAttachment: deriveRenderState reads its attachmentId (a @JvmField,
+    // so unmockkable) to decide whether the slide is awaiting backfill.
+    val attachment = databaseAttachment(attachmentId, transferState)
     val slide = mockk<Slide>(relaxed = true)
     every { slide.transferState } returns transferState
     every { slide.hasVideo() } returns hasVideo
@@ -297,13 +317,52 @@ class TransferControlsTest {
     return slide
   }
 
+  private fun databaseAttachment(attachmentId: AttachmentId, transferProgress: Int): DatabaseAttachment {
+    return DatabaseAttachment(
+      attachmentId = attachmentId,
+      mmsId = 1L,
+      hasData = false,
+      hasThumbnail = false,
+      contentType = "image/jpeg",
+      transferProgress = transferProgress,
+      size = 1024L,
+      fileName = "photo.jpg",
+      cdn = Cdn.CDN_3,
+      location = null,
+      key = null,
+      digest = null,
+      incrementalDigest = null,
+      incrementalMacChunkSize = 0,
+      fastPreflightId = null,
+      voiceNote = false,
+      borderless = false,
+      videoGif = false,
+      width = 0,
+      height = 0,
+      quote = false,
+      caption = null,
+      stickerLocator = null,
+      blurHash = null,
+      audioHash = null,
+      transformProperties = null,
+      displayOrder = 0,
+      uploadTimestamp = 0,
+      dataHash = null,
+      archiveCdn = null,
+      thumbnailRestoreState = AttachmentTable.ThumbnailRestoreState.NONE,
+      archiveTransferState = AttachmentTable.ArchiveTransferState.NONE,
+      uuid = null,
+      quoteTargetContentType = null,
+      metadata = null
+    )
+  }
+
   private fun stateOf(
     slides: List<Slide>,
     isUpload: Boolean = false,
     playableWhileDownloading: Boolean = false,
     isVisible: Boolean = true,
     showSecondaryText: Boolean = true,
-    awaitingPrimaryResponse: Boolean = false,
     networkProgress: Map<Attachment, TransferControlView.Progress> = slides.associate { it.asAttachment() to TransferControlView.Progress(0L.bytes, 1024L.bytes) },
     compressionProgress: Map<Attachment, TransferControlView.Progress> = emptyMap()
   ): TransferControlViewState {
@@ -313,7 +372,6 @@ class TransferControlsTest {
       playableWhileDownloading = playableWhileDownloading,
       isVisible = isVisible,
       showSecondaryText = showSecondaryText,
-      awaitingPrimaryResponse = awaitingPrimaryResponse,
       networkProgress = networkProgress,
       compressionProgress = compressionProgress
     )
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfillTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfillTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb3e08776f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/AttachmentBackfillTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,507 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs
+
+import android.app.Application
+import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import io.mockk.mockkObject
+import io.mockk.unmockkObject
+import io.mockk.verify
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.StandardTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.UnconfinedTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.signal.core.models.database.AttachmentId
+import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.Cdn
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.contactshare.Contact
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.AttachmentTable
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.MessageTable
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MessageRecord
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MmsMessageRecord
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.StoryType
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.JobManager
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.linkpreview.LinkPreview
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.testutil.MockAppDependenciesRule
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.testutil.MockSignalStoreRule
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.testutil.SystemOutLogger
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(manifest = Config.NONE, application = Application::class)
+class AttachmentBackfillTest {
+
+  companion object {
+    private var nextId: Long = 1000L
+  }
+
+  @get:Rule
+  val mockSignalStore = MockSignalStoreRule()
+
+  @get:Rule
+  val appDependencies = MockAppDependenciesRule()
+
+  private lateinit var jobManager: JobManager
+  private lateinit var messages: MessageTable
+  private lateinit var record: MessageRecord
+
+  @Before
+  fun setUp() {
+    Log.initialize(SystemOutLogger())
+
+    every { mockSignalStore.account.isLinkedDevice } returns true
+    every { mockSignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice } returns false
+
+    jobManager = AppDependencies.jobManager
+
+    messages = mockk(relaxed = true)
+    mockkObject(SignalDatabase.Companion)
+    every { SignalDatabase.messages } returns messages
+
+    record = mockk(relaxed = true)
+    every { record.isOutgoing } returns false
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns record
+  }
+
+  @After
+  fun tearDown() {
+    // Restore the production scope so a test-scheduler scope can't leak into the next test.
+    AttachmentBackfill.timeoutScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
+    unmockkObject(SignalDatabase.Companion)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Builds a real [DatabaseAttachment]. [Attachment.transferState]/[Attachment.quote] and [attachmentId] are read
+   * directly by the backfill logic and can't be stubbed on a mock (they're @JvmField / final), so we construct a
+   * concrete instance.
+   */
+  private fun databaseAttachment(
+    attachmentId: AttachmentId = AttachmentId(1L),
+    transferProgress: Int = AttachmentTable.TRANSFER_PROGRESS_FAILED,
+    quote: Boolean = false,
+    contentType: String = "image/jpeg",
+    displayOrder: Int = 0
+  ): DatabaseAttachment {
+    return DatabaseAttachment(
+      attachmentId = attachmentId,
+      mmsId = 42L,
+      hasData = false,
+      hasThumbnail = false,
+      contentType = contentType,
+      transferProgress = transferProgress,
+      size = 1_000L,
+      fileName = "photo.jpg",
+      cdn = Cdn.CDN_3,
+      location = null,
+      key = null,
+      digest = null,
+      incrementalDigest = null,
+      incrementalMacChunkSize = 0,
+      fastPreflightId = null,
+      voiceNote = false,
+      borderless = false,
+      videoGif = false,
+      width = 0,
+      height = 0,
+      quote = quote,
+      caption = null,
+      stickerLocator = null,
+      blurHash = null,
+      audioHash = null,
+      transformProperties = null,
+      displayOrder = displayOrder,
+      uploadTimestamp = 0,
+      dataHash = null,
+      archiveCdn = null,
+      thumbnailRestoreState = AttachmentTable.ThumbnailRestoreState.NONE,
+      archiveTransferState = AttachmentTable.ArchiveTransferState.NONE,
+      uuid = null,
+      quoteTargetContentType = null,
+      metadata = null
+    )
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `enqueues when all gates pass`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 1) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips when primary device`() {
+    every { mockSignalStore.account.isPrimaryDevice } returns true
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips when message record is missing`() {
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns null
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `dedups consecutive requests for the same message`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 1) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `clearPending allows requeue for the same message`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.clearPending(messageId)
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, attachmentFor(messageId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 2) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips quote attachments as ineligible kind`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId, quote = true))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips attachments on story messages`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    val storyRecord = mockk<MmsMessageRecord>(relaxed = true)
+    every { storyRecord.storyType } returns StoryType.STORY_WITH_REPLIES
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns storyRecord
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips link-preview attachments as ineligible kind`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val previewId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    val preview = mockk<LinkPreview>()
+    every { preview.attachmentId } returns previewId
+    val mmsRecord = mockk<MmsMessageRecord>(relaxed = true)
+    every { mmsRecord.storyType } returns StoryType.NONE
+    every { mmsRecord.linkPreviews } returns listOf(preview)
+    every { mmsRecord.sharedContacts } returns emptyList()
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns mmsRecord
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = previewId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(previewId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `skips contact-share avatar attachments as ineligible kind`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val avatarId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    val avatar = mockk<Contact.Avatar>()
+    every { avatar.attachmentId } returns avatarId
+    val contact = mockk<Contact>()
+    every { contact.avatar } returns avatar
+    val mmsRecord = mockk<MmsMessageRecord>(relaxed = true)
+    every { mmsRecord.storyType } returns StoryType.NONE
+    every { mmsRecord.linkPreviews } returns emptyList()
+    every { mmsRecord.sharedContacts } returns listOf(contact)
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns mmsRecord
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = avatarId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 0) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(avatarId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `allows long-text overflow attachments`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId, contentType = "text/x-signal-plain"))
+
+    verify(exactly = 1) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `backfillContractForMessage builds the positional body and longText contract both ends share`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    val body1Id = AttachmentId(101)
+    val body2Id = AttachmentId(102)
+    val longTextId = AttachmentId(103)
+    val quoteId = AttachmentId(104)
+    val previewId = AttachmentId(105)
+    val contactId = AttachmentId(106)
+
+    val body1 = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = body1Id, displayOrder = 1)
+    val body2 = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = body2Id, displayOrder = 2)
+    val longText = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = longTextId, displayOrder = 3, contentType = "text/x-signal-plain")
+    val quote = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = quoteId, displayOrder = 4, quote = true)
+    val preview = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = previewId, displayOrder = 5)
+    val contact = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = contactId, displayOrder = 6)
+
+    val linkPreview = mockk<LinkPreview>()
+    every { linkPreview.attachmentId } returns previewId
+    val avatar = mockk<Contact.Avatar>()
+    every { avatar.attachmentId } returns contactId
+    val sharedContact = mockk<Contact>()
+    every { sharedContact.avatar } returns avatar
+
+    val mmsRecord = mockk<MmsMessageRecord>(relaxed = true)
+    every { mmsRecord.storyType } returns StoryType.NONE
+    every { mmsRecord.linkPreviews } returns listOf(linkPreview)
+    every { mmsRecord.sharedContacts } returns listOf(sharedContact)
+    every { messages.getMessageRecordOrNull(any()) } returns mmsRecord
+
+    val attachmentsTable = mockk<AttachmentTable>()
+    every { SignalDatabase.attachments } returns attachmentsTable
+    // Deliberately out of display order to prove the contract sorts.
+    every { attachmentsTable.getAttachmentsForMessage(messageId) } returns listOf(body2, longText, quote, body1, preview, contact)
+
+    val contract = AttachmentBackfill.backfillContractForMessage(messageId)
+
+    // contract.body IS the positional wire array both ends share: index 0 -> body1, 1 -> body2.
+    assertEquals(listOf(body1Id, body2Id), contract.bodyAttachments.map { it.attachmentId })
+    assertEquals(longTextId, contract.longTextAttachment?.attachmentId)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `flags the attachment as awaiting on request`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `final response keeps the attachment awaiting until its re-download terminates`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending = false)
+
+    // The flag clears on the re-download terminal, not on the response — that's what avoids the retry flash.
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `pending response keeps the attachment awaiting`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending = true)
+
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `onAttachmentTerminal clears that attachment`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(attachmentId, messageId)
+
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `terminal of one attachment leaves the others of the message awaiting`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val first = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    val second = AttachmentId(-messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = first))
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = second))
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(first, messageId)
+
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(first))
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(second))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `last attachment terminal clears bookkeeping so the message can be re-requested`() {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onAttachmentTerminal(attachmentId, messageId)
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+
+    verify(exactly = 2) { jobManager.add(any<MultiDeviceAttachmentBackfillRequestJob>()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `initial response timeout fires a TIMEOUT failure and clears awaiting`() = runTest {
+    AttachmentBackfill.timeoutScope = CoroutineScope(StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    every { record.threadId } returns 77L
+
+    val received = mutableListOf<AttachmentBackfill.BackfillFailure>()
+    val collector = backgroundScope.launch(UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { received += it }
+    }
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+
+    testScheduler.advanceUntilIdle()
+
+    assertEquals(1, received.size)
+    assertEquals(messageId, received.first().messageId)
+    assertEquals(77L, received.first().threadId)
+    assertEquals(AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason.TIMEOUT, received.first().reason)
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+
+    collector.cancel()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `pending response extends the timeout beyond the initial window`() = runTest {
+    AttachmentBackfill.timeoutScope = CoroutineScope(StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    every { record.threadId } returns 5L
+
+    val received = mutableListOf<AttachmentBackfill.BackfillFailure>()
+    val collector = backgroundScope.launch(UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { received += it }
+    }
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending = true)
+
+    // Past the 30s initial window but within the 2m pending window: the extended timer hasn't fired.
+    testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(60_000)
+    testScheduler.runCurrent()
+    assertTrue(received.isEmpty())
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+
+    // Past the 2m pending window: now it fires.
+    testScheduler.advanceUntilIdle()
+    assertEquals(1, received.size)
+    assertEquals(AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason.TIMEOUT, received.first().reason)
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+
+    collector.cancel()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `final response cancels the timeout so no failure is emitted`() = runTest {
+    AttachmentBackfill.timeoutScope = CoroutineScope(StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+
+    val received = mutableListOf<AttachmentBackfill.BackfillFailure>()
+    val collector = backgroundScope.launch(UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { received += it }
+    }
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending = false)
+
+    testScheduler.advanceUntilIdle()
+
+    assertTrue(received.isEmpty())
+    // Awaiting persists until the re-download terminates; the final response alone doesn't clear it.
+    assertTrue(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+
+    collector.cancel()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `pending response for an untracked message starts no timeout`() = runTest {
+    AttachmentBackfill.timeoutScope = CoroutineScope(StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+
+    val received = mutableListOf<AttachmentBackfill.BackfillFailure>()
+    val collector = backgroundScope.launch(UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { received += it }
+    }
+
+    // No maybeRequest first, so the message isn't tracked: a stray pending response must not arm a timer.
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseProcessed(messageId, anyPending = true)
+    testScheduler.advanceUntilIdle()
+
+    assertTrue(received.isEmpty())
+
+    collector.cancel()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `onResponseMessageNotFound clears awaiting and emits NOT_FOUND failure`() = runTest {
+    val messageId = nextMessageId()
+    val attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId)
+    val received = mutableListOf<AttachmentBackfill.BackfillFailure>()
+    val collector = backgroundScope.launch(UnconfinedTestDispatcher(testScheduler)) {
+      AttachmentBackfill.failures.collect { received += it }
+    }
+
+    AttachmentBackfill.maybeRequest(messageId, databaseAttachment(attachmentId = attachmentId))
+    AttachmentBackfill.onResponseMessageNotFound(messageId, threadId = 42L)
+
+    assertFalse(AttachmentBackfill.awaiting.value.contains(attachmentId))
+    assertEquals(1, received.size)
+    assertEquals(messageId, received.first().messageId)
+    assertEquals(42L, received.first().threadId)
+    assertEquals(AttachmentBackfill.FailureReason.NOT_FOUND, received.first().reason)
+
+    collector.cancel()
+  }
+
+  private fun attachmentFor(messageId: Long): DatabaseAttachment = databaseAttachment(attachmentId = AttachmentId(messageId))
+
+  private fun nextMessageId(): Long {
+    val id = nextId++
+    AttachmentBackfill.clearPending(id)
+    return id
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/SignalServiceMessageSender.java b/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/SignalServiceMessageSender.java
index ba9ff0dc57..5d745398d9 100644
--- a/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/SignalServiceMessageSender.java
+++ b/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/SignalServiceMessageSender.java
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ public class SignalServiceMessageSender {
       content = createDeviceNameChangeContent(message.getDeviceNameChange().get());
     } else if (message.getAttachmentBackfillResponse().isPresent()) {
       content = createAttachmentBackfillResponseContent(message.getAttachmentBackfillResponse().get());
+    } else if (message.getAttachmentBackfillRequest().isPresent()) {
+      content = createAttachmentBackfillRequestContent(message.getAttachmentBackfillRequest().get());
+      urgent = true;
     } else {
       throw new IOException("Unsupported sync message!");
     }
@@ -1783,6 +1786,13 @@ public class SignalServiceMessageSender {
     return container.syncMessage(builder.build()).build();
   }
 
+  private Content createAttachmentBackfillRequestContent(SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillRequest proto) {
+    Content.Builder     container = new Content.Builder();
+    SyncMessage.Builder builder   = createSyncMessageBuilder().attachmentBackfillRequest(proto);
+
+    return container.syncMessage(builder.build()).build();
+  }
+
   private SyncMessage.Builder createSyncMessageBuilder() {
     byte[]       padding = Util.getRandomLengthSecretBytes(512);
 
diff --git a/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/messages/multidevice/SignalServiceSyncMessage.java b/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/messages/multidevice/SignalServiceSyncMessage.java
index 53c4251367..450bd175ea 100644
--- a/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/messages/multidevice/SignalServiceSyncMessage.java
+++ b/lib/libsignal-service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/signalservice/api/messages/multidevice/SignalServiceSyncMessage.java
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 package org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.messages.multidevice;
 
-import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage;
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillRequest;
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.AttachmentBackfillResponse;
-import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.DeviceNameChange;
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.CallEvent;
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.CallLinkUpdate;
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.CallLogEvent;
+import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.push.SyncMessage.DeviceNameChange;
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
   private final Optional<CallLogEvent>                      callLogEvent;
   private final Optional<DeviceNameChange>                  deviceNameChange;
   private final Optional<AttachmentBackfillResponse>        attachmentBackfillResponse;
+  private final Optional<AttachmentBackfillRequest>         attachmentBackfillRequest;
 
   private SignalServiceSyncMessage(Optional<SentTranscriptMessage> sent,
                                    Optional<ContactsMessage> contacts,
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                    Optional<CallLinkUpdate> callLinkUpdate,
                                    Optional<CallLogEvent> callLogEvent,
                                    Optional<DeviceNameChange> deviceNameChange,
-                                   Optional<AttachmentBackfillResponse> attachmentBackfillResponse)
+                                   Optional<AttachmentBackfillResponse> attachmentBackfillResponse,
+                                   Optional<AttachmentBackfillRequest> attachmentBackfillRequest)
   {
     this.sent                       = sent;
     this.contacts                   = contacts;
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
     this.callLogEvent               = callLogEvent;
     this.deviceNameChange           = deviceNameChange;
     this.attachmentBackfillResponse = attachmentBackfillResponse;
+    this.attachmentBackfillRequest  = attachmentBackfillRequest;
   }
 
   public static SignalServiceSyncMessage forSentTranscript(SentTranscriptMessage sent) {
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -189,6 +196,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -211,6 +219,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -236,6 +245,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -258,6 +268,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -280,6 +291,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -302,6 +314,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -324,6 +337,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -346,6 +360,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -368,6 +383,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -390,6 +406,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -412,6 +429,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -434,6 +452,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -456,6 +475,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.of(callLinkUpdate),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -478,6 +498,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.of(callLogEvent),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -500,6 +521,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.of(deviceNameChange),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -522,7 +544,31 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
-                                        Optional.of(backfillResponse));
+                                        Optional.of(backfillResponse),
+                                        Optional.empty());
+  }
+
+  public static SignalServiceSyncMessage forAttachmentBackfillRequest(@Nonnull AttachmentBackfillRequest backfillRequest) {
+    return new SignalServiceSyncMessage(Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.of(backfillRequest));
   }
 
   public static SignalServiceSyncMessage empty() {
@@ -544,6 +590,7 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty(),
+                                        Optional.empty(),
                                         Optional.empty());
   }
 
@@ -623,6 +670,10 @@ public class SignalServiceSyncMessage {
     return attachmentBackfillResponse;
   }
 
+  public Optional<AttachmentBackfillRequest> getAttachmentBackfillRequest() {
+    return attachmentBackfillRequest;
+  }
+
   public enum FetchType {
     LOCAL_PROFILE,
     STORAGE_MANIFEST,