diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 472f5cbc..a503786f 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { TableTalk } from '@/components/table-talk';
 import { RemovedRoomNotice } from '@/components/removed-room-notice';
 import { GameTable } from '@/components/game-table';
 import { SeatConfirmation, type SeatConfirmationKind } from '@/components/seat-confirmation';
+import { RoomEntryConfirmation } from '@/components/room-entry-confirmation';
 import { RulesetControls } from '@/components/ruleset-controls';
 import {
   SeatHandoverSetup,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [code, setCode] = useState('');
   const [notice, setNotice] = useState('');
   const [seatConfirmation, setSeatConfirmation] = useState<SeatConfirmationKind | null>(null);
+  const [entryConfirmation, setEntryConfirmation] = useState<{ kind: 'create' | 'join'; code: string } | null>(null);
   const seatClaimUncertain = useRef(false);
   const [claimUncertain, setClaimUncertain] = useState(false);
   const pendingEntry = useRef<RoomEntryAttempt | null>(null);
@@ -406,6 +408,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       setNeedsReconcile(false);
       setShowEntryRecovery(false);
       setAbandonAcknowledged(false);
+      setEntryConfirmation({ kind: attempt.kind, code: data.code });
       setGame(data);
       window.history.replaceState(null, '', `/?room=${data.code}`);
     } catch (error) {
@@ -498,6 +501,7 @@ export default function Home() {
     setConnection('');
     setGame(null);
     setSeatConfirmation(null);
+    setEntryConfirmation(null);
     setRemovedRoom(null);
     setRestoreFailed(false);
     setNotice('');
@@ -639,6 +643,7 @@ export default function Home() {
     )
       return;
     if (claim) {
+      setEntryConfirmation(null);
       setSeatConfirmation(confirmation ?? null);
       setHandoverPending(true);
       setAiPermissionPending(true);
@@ -714,6 +719,9 @@ export default function Home() {
   if (game)
     return (
       <>
+        {entryConfirmation?.code === game.code && !roomUnavailable && <div className="table-shell">
+          <RoomEntryConfirmation {...entryConfirmation} onContinue={() => setEntryConfirmation(null)} />
+        </div>}
         {seatConfirmation && !roomUnavailable && <div className="table-shell">
           <SeatConfirmation kind={seatConfirmation} onContinue={() => setSeatConfirmation(null)} />
         </div>}
diff --git a/components/room-entry-confirmation.tsx b/components/room-entry-confirmation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe21daba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/room-entry-confirmation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { Button } from './ui/button';
+
+/** A local acknowledgement: polling and game actions do not dismiss this text. */
+export function RoomEntryConfirmation({ kind, code, onContinue }: {
+  kind: 'create' | 'join';
+  code: string;
+  onContinue: () => void;
+}) {
+  return <section className="notice min-w-0 space-y-3 break-words" style={{ fontSize: '1rem', lineHeight: 1.5 }} aria-label="Room confirmation">
+    <h2>{kind === 'create' ? 'Room created' : 'Room joined'}</h2>
+    <output className="block" aria-live="polite">
+      {kind === 'create'
+        ? <>Room <strong>{code}</strong> is ready. Share the room code or invitation link from the lobby so others can join.</>
+        : <>You have joined room <strong>{code}</strong>. Your faction and the rules are shown at the table.</>}
+    </output>
+    <p>Use Protect your saved seat to keep a recovery kit. This message stays until you select Continue.</p>
+    <Button type="button" variant="outline" className="min-h-11" style={{ fontSize: '1rem' }} onClick={onContinue}>Continue</Button>
+  </section>;
+}
diff --git a/components/ui/toast.tsx b/components/ui/toast.tsx
index 4a65d1b6..4fbde8c3 100644
--- a/components/ui/toast.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/toast.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ import {
 
 const toast = ToastPrimitive.createToastManager();
 
-function ToastProvider({ ...props }: ToastPrimitive.Provider.Props) {
-  return <ToastPrimitive.Provider {...props} />;
+function ToastProvider({ timeout = 0, ...props }: ToastPrimitive.Provider.Props) {
+  // Text stays readable until the player dismisses it; progress can update in place.
+  return <ToastPrimitive.Provider timeout={timeout} {...props} />;
 }
 
 function ToastPortal({ ...props }: ToastPrimitive.Portal.Props) {
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ function ToastList() {
           <ToastDescription />
         </div>
         <ToastAction />
-        <ToastClose />
+        <ToastClose aria-label="Dismiss message" render={<Button type="button" variant="outline" className="min-h-11" />}>Dismiss</ToastClose>
       </ToastContent>
     </Toast>
   ));
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md b/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
index 884e62c4..8152946d 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ open mode gates.
 
 
 ## Current checkpoint and work
+**Readable room confirmations — 18 October.** The user-requested create/join
+confirmation stays above the table until local Continue, independently of
+polling and game actions. Shared toasts default to no timeout and a visible
+Dismiss control. Local QA room NAZLA8P4 retained the message for43 seconds,
+including a circle change; Continue removed it without leaving the room and it
+did not return on later polls. No browser console errors. Focused23/23,
+types/lint/build pass; the QA room is preserved. Deployed verification remains
+open. [Behavior and boundaries](READABLE_NOTICES.md).
+
 **Classic independent World/Nexus — 18 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
 Fresh classic2–6 independent36 + Homeworlds + Nexus12 now retains optional all14,
 Tech3+ and Advanced Strongholds2+ through original module selection/setup.
diff --git a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md
index d1247615..50331d52 100644
--- a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Dune implementation status
 
+## 18 October 2026 — Persistent room entry confirmations
+
+Successful create/join now shows the room code and concise invitation/seat
+protection guidance above the table until Continue. Polls and ordinary actions
+cannot replace this local acknowledgement. The shared toast provider defaults
+to no automatic dismissal and its standard list has a visible Dismiss button.
+Existing persistent recovery/action controls and concise first-request progress
+remain. Focused23/23, types/lint/build and a real local room creation pass:
+43-second retention, circle change, Continue and later polling, no browser
+console errors. QA room preserved; deployed acceptance remains open.
+See [readable notices](READABLE_NOTICES.md).
+
 ## 18 October 2026 — Classic independent World/Nexus
 
 Fresh classic independent36/World/Nexus now retains optional14 and original
diff --git a/docs/READABLE_NOTICES.md b/docs/READABLE_NOTICES.md
index 6ed0349a..fea492d4 100644
--- a/docs/READABLE_NOTICES.md
+++ b/docs/READABLE_NOTICES.md
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ then removed it immediately, making actionable recovery instructions appear to
 flash on screen even when nothing had gone wrong.
 
 First submissions now show only **Creating your room…** or **Joining the room…**
-and a short progress message. Successful responses still open the confirmed
-table. A lost/uncertain response, saved request after refresh, or storage problem
+and a short progress message. Successful responses open the confirmed
+table with a **Room created** or **Room joined** confirmation above it. The
+confirmation shows the room code and invitation/seat-protection guidance, and
+stays until **Continue**. Polling, reconnecting and ordinary game actions do not
+dismiss it. Continue acknowledges only local text, without submitting a game
+action. Leaving, reloading or claiming a different seat clears the local notice.
+A lost/uncertain response, saved request after refresh, or storage problem
 shows the existing persistent recovery panel. Its exact retry, deliberate
 abandonment and saved-kit recovery controls remain available until the player
 resolves the request. The private retry proof is still saved before submission;
@@ -37,11 +42,22 @@ it. Continue dismisses only the message. Leaving or reloading the page clears th
 local confirmation, without changing the recovered seat.
 
 Errors and recovery prompts have explicit controls; component inspectors have
-close buttons. Network progress, polling deadlines and permission-expiry
+close buttons. The shared toast provider also defaults to no automatic timeout;
+its standard notice list provides a visible **Dismiss** button. Network
+progress, polling deadlines and permission-expiry
 countdowns keep their existing behavior.
 
 ## Verification
 
+18 October follow-up: local QA room NAZLA8P4 kept its unread confirmation for
+43 seconds through background polling and a normal player-circle change.
+Continue removed only the notice; the same room stayed open and subsequent
+polls did not restore the notice. The screenshot and browser record are kept
+outside Git. No console errors; focused23/23 existing entry/notice/seat tests,
+types/lint and production build pass. The dedicated QA room is preserved.
+This is local evidence; deployed verification remains open.
+
+
 Browser QA uses dedicated rooms and a temporary local transport that delays the
 first response and can lose one successful create response. This verifies actual
 rendered progress, durable recovery instructions, and explicit same-request retry