diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/wallet.rs b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/wallet.rs
index 748459a0..1cb5a1b1 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/wallet.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/wallet.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 use super::RpcHandler;
-use crate::wallet::{ecash, profits};
+use crate::wallet::{ecash, fedimint_client, profits};
 use anyhow::Result;
 
+/// A Cashu token (NUT-00 `cashuA`/`cashuB`, or our legacy `cashuSend_` form)
+/// always starts with `cashu`. Fedimint ecash notes never do, so a non-`cashu`
+/// string is routed to the Fedimint reissue path.
+fn is_cashu_token(token: &str) -> bool {
+    token.trim_start().starts_with("cashu")
+}
+
 impl RpcHandler {
     pub(super) async fn handle_wallet_ecash_balance(&self) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
         let wallet = ecash::load_wallet(&self.config.data_dir).await?;
@@ -129,11 +136,27 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         let token = params
             .get("token")
             .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+            .map(str::trim)
+            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing token"))?;
 
-        let amount = ecash::receive_token(&self.config.data_dir, token).await?;
+        // Dual-ecash: one "Receive ecash" box accepts either a Cashu token
+        // (redeemed at the mint) or Fedimint notes (reissued via the fmcd
+        // sidecar). Detect by prefix and route accordingly.
+        if is_cashu_token(token) {
+            let amount = ecash::receive_token(&self.config.data_dir, token).await?;
+            return Ok(serde_json::json!({
+                "received_sats": amount,
+                "kind": "cashu",
+            }));
+        }
+
+        let (amount, federation_id) =
+            fedimint_client::reissue_into_any(&self.config.data_dir, token).await?;
         Ok(serde_json::json!({
             "received_sats": amount,
+            "kind": "fedimint",
+            "federation_id": federation_id,
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs b/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
index fd544b21..21ed90c0 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/container/prod_orchestrator.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ fn is_required_baseline_app(app_id: &str) -> bool {
             | "mempool"
             | "archy-mempool-db"
             | "filebrowser"
+            // fmcd: bundled on every node so the wallet's Fedimint side works
+            // out of the box (auto-joins the default federation). Self-heals if
+            // removed, like the other baseline services.
+            | "fedimint-clientd"
     )
 }
 
@@ -2728,6 +2732,13 @@ impl ProdContainerOrchestrator {
                 .await
                 .context("ensuring bitcoin tx-relay credentials")?;
         }
+        if app_id == "fedimint-clientd" {
+            // The fmcd container's secret_env (fmcd-password) and the wallet
+            // bridge both read this; generate it before secret_env resolves.
+            crate::wallet::fedimint_client::ensure_fmcd_password(&self.secrets_dir)
+                .await
+                .context("ensuring fmcd password secret")?;
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/wallet/fedimint_client.rs b/core/archipelago/src/wallet/fedimint_client.rs
index 8e0b77e4..8d1c0b1b 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/wallet/fedimint_client.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/wallet/fedimint_client.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,39 @@ pub struct FederationRegistry {
 
 const REGISTRY_FILE: &str = "wallet/fedimint_federations.json";
 
+/// Shared HTTP-Basic password between the fmcd container and this bridge. The
+/// fedimint-clientd manifest reads it via `secret_env: fmcd-password`, resolved
+/// from `<data_dir>/secrets/`; the bridge reads the same file in `from_node`.
+const FMCD_PASSWORD_SECRET: &str = "fmcd-password";
+
+/// Generate the fmcd Basic-auth password once, so the fmcd container
+/// (`secret_env: fmcd-password`) and this bridge (`from_node`) agree on it.
+/// Idempotent: a non-empty existing secret is left untouched. Mirrors the
+/// bitcoin-rpc secret pattern (random hex, 0600). Called from the orchestrator's
+/// `ensure_app_secrets` before the container's `secret_env` is resolved.
+pub async fn ensure_fmcd_password(secrets_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let path = secrets_dir.join(FMCD_PASSWORD_SECRET);
+    if let Ok(existing) = fs::read_to_string(&path).await {
+        if !existing.trim().is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+    fs::create_dir_all(secrets_dir)
+        .await
+        .context("creating secrets dir for fmcd password")?;
+    let bytes: [u8; 16] = rand::random();
+    let password = hex::encode(bytes);
+    fs::write(&path, &password)
+        .await
+        .context("writing fmcd password secret")?;
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        let _ = fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).await;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn load_registry(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<FederationRegistry> {
     let path = data_dir.join(REGISTRY_FILE);
     if !path.exists() {
@@ -102,6 +135,32 @@ pub async fn ensure_default_federation(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Redeem received Fedimint notes into a joined federation. fmcd's reissue is
+/// per-federation, but a token only validates against the federation that
+/// minted it, so we try each joined federation (default first) and return the
+/// first that accepts the notes, along with its id. Errors clearly when the
+/// fmcd sidecar isn't installed or no federation is joined — the Cashu path is
+/// handled separately by the caller.
+pub async fn reissue_into_any(data_dir: &Path, notes: &str) -> Result<(u64, String)> {
+    // Make sure at least the default federation is tracked before we try.
+    let _ = ensure_default_federation(data_dir).await;
+
+    let client = FedimintClient::from_node(data_dir).await?;
+    let reg = load_registry(data_dir).await?;
+    if reg.federations.is_empty() {
+        anyhow::bail!("No Fedimint federation joined to redeem these notes into");
+    }
+
+    let mut last_err = None;
+    for fed in &reg.federations {
+        match client.reissue(&fed.federation_id, notes).await {
+            Ok(sats) => return Ok((sats, fed.federation_id.clone())),
+            Err(e) => last_err = Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+    Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Fedimint reissue failed")))
+}
+
 /// HTTP client for a `fedimint-clientd` instance.
 pub struct FedimintClient {
     base_url: String,
@@ -135,14 +194,25 @@ impl FedimintClient {
         let password = match std::env::var("FMCD_PASSWORD") {
             Ok(p) if !p.is_empty() => p,
             _ => {
-                let secret = data_dir.join("fmcd").join("password");
-                fs::read_to_string(&secret)
-                    .await
-                    .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
-                    .context(
-                        "Fedimint client not configured (no FMCD_PASSWORD and no \
-                         fmcd/password secret). Install the Fedimint client app.",
-                    )?
+                // The shared secret the fmcd container also reads (manifest
+                // secret_env: fmcd-password, resolved from <data_dir>/secrets).
+                // Legacy <data_dir>/fmcd/password kept as a fallback.
+                let shared = data_dir.join("secrets").join(FMCD_PASSWORD_SECRET);
+                let legacy = data_dir.join("fmcd").join("password");
+                let mut found = None;
+                for candidate in [shared, legacy] {
+                    if let Ok(s) = fs::read_to_string(&candidate).await {
+                        let s = s.trim().to_string();
+                        if !s.is_empty() {
+                            found = Some(s);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                found.context(
+                    "Fedimint client not configured (no FMCD_PASSWORD and no \
+                     fmcd-password secret). Install the Fedimint client app.",
+                )?
             }
         };
         Self::new(&base_url, &password)
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5SendReceiveModals.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5SendReceiveModals.vue
index 45c42129..cc596c36 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5SendReceiveModals.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5SendReceiveModals.vue
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@
 
       <div v-if="receiveMethod === 'ecash'">
         <div class="mb-3">
-          <label class="text-white/60 text-sm block mb-1">Paste ecash token</label>
-          <textarea v-model="ecashReceiveToken" rows="3" placeholder="cashuSend_..." class="w-full input-glass"></textarea>
+          <label class="text-white/60 text-sm block mb-1">Paste ecash token (Cashu or Fedimint)</label>
+          <textarea v-model="ecashReceiveToken" rows="3" placeholder="cashuB… or Fedimint notes" class="w-full input-glass"></textarea>
         </div>
         <div v-if="ecashReceiveResult" class="mb-3 text-xs text-green-400">{{ ecashReceiveResult }}</div>
       </div>
@@ -487,11 +487,12 @@ async function unifiedReceive() {
         unifiedReceiveError.value = t('web5.pasteEcashToken')
         return
       }
-      const res = await rpcClient.call<{ received_sats: number }>({
+      const res = await rpcClient.call<{ received_sats: number; kind?: string }>({
         method: 'wallet.ecash-receive',
         params: { token: ecashReceiveToken.value.trim() },
       })
-      ecashReceiveResult.value = `Received ${res.received_sats} sats!`
+      const label = res.kind === 'fedimint' ? 'Fedimint' : 'Cashu'
+      ecashReceiveResult.value = `Received ${res.received_sats} sats (${label})!`
       ecashReceiveToken.value = ''
       emit('balancesChanged')
     }