diff --git a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
index 1934340..08f5711 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 updateLiveActivity()
                 // Refresh only when the cache is stale (twice-a-day policy).
                 // Skipped under the force-* hooks so the banner stays up.
-                if !args.contains("-forceOfflineDump") && !args.contains("-forceConnectionProblem") {
+                if !args.contains("-forceOfflineDump") && !args.contains("-forceConnectionProblem") && !args.contains("-forceHistoryFailure") {
                     Task { await refresh() }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -526,7 +526,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             distanceUnit: distanceUnit,
             priceDisplayStyle: priceDisplayStyle,
             onToggleFavourite: toggleFavourite,
-            onReorder: reorderFavourites
+            onReorder: reorderFavourites,
+            onHistoryUnavailable: { if dataStatus == .live { dataStatus = .connectionProblem } },
+            onHistoryRecovered: { if dataStatus == .connectionProblem { dataStatus = .live } }
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/FuelBoard/FavouritesView.swift b/FuelBoard/FavouritesView.swift
index b814cdc..dbc9463 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/FavouritesView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/FavouritesView.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ struct FavouritesView: View {
     var onToggleFavourite: (FuelStation, FuelType) -> Void = { _, _ in }
     /// Persists a reordered favourites array (after drag-and-drop).
     var onReorder: ([FavouriteEntry]) -> Void = { _ in }
+    /// Propagated from ContentView — Trends' history failure with no data
+    /// raises the global connection banner; recovery clears it.
+    var onHistoryUnavailable: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    var onHistoryRecovered: (() -> Void)? = nil
 
     /// Fuel types that currently have at least one favourite — these are the
     /// only tabs shown (a fuel with no favourites gets no tab).
@@ -62,7 +66,9 @@ struct FavouritesView: View {
          distanceUnit: DistanceUnit,
          priceDisplayStyle: PriceDisplayStyle,
          onToggleFavourite: @escaping (FuelStation, FuelType) -> Void = { _, _ in },
-         onReorder: @escaping ([FavouriteEntry]) -> Void = { _ in }) {
+         onReorder: @escaping ([FavouriteEntry]) -> Void = { _ in },
+         onHistoryUnavailable: (() -> Void)? = nil,
+         onHistoryRecovered: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
         self.favourites = favourites
         self.selectedFuel = selectedFuel
         self.location = location
@@ -70,6 +76,8 @@ struct FavouritesView: View {
         self.priceDisplayStyle = priceDisplayStyle
         self.onToggleFavourite = onToggleFavourite
         self.onReorder = onReorder
+        self.onHistoryUnavailable = onHistoryUnavailable
+        self.onHistoryRecovered = onHistoryRecovered
         _fuel = State(initialValue: selectedFuel)
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +166,9 @@ struct FavouritesView: View {
                 TrendsView(
                     favourites: favourites,
                     selectedFuel: activeFuel,
-                    priceDisplayStyle: priceDisplayStyle
+                    priceDisplayStyle: priceDisplayStyle,
+                    onHistoryUnavailable: onHistoryUnavailable,
+                    onHistoryRecovered: onHistoryRecovered
                 )
             }
             .onAppear {
diff --git a/FuelBoard/TrendsView.swift b/FuelBoard/TrendsView.swift
index 6d00adb..dfef426 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/TrendsView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/TrendsView.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
     let selectedFuel: FuelType
     let priceDisplayStyle: PriceDisplayStyle
 
+    /// Propagated up to ContentView so a price-history fetch that fails with
+    /// NO data raises the global connection banner (same red banner as the
+    /// stations fetch). `onHistoryRecovered` fires once data loads again.
+    var onHistoryUnavailable: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    var onHistoryRecovered: (() -> Void)? = nil
+
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
 
     @State private var fuel: FuelType = .e10
@@ -80,6 +86,15 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
     }
 
     private func load() async {
+        // QA hook: force the unreachable state for screenshots (same pattern
+        // as -showTrends / -forceConnectionProblem). Runs before the fetch so
+        // the retry state renders immediately with no spinner flash.
+        if ProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments.contains("-forceHistoryFailure") {
+            series = []
+            loadFailed = true
+            onHistoryUnavailable?()
+            return
+        }
         isLoading = true
         loadFailed = false
         defer { isLoading = false }
@@ -98,6 +113,14 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
             loadFailed = firstSnapshot == nil
         }
         series = fetched
+        // A failure with no data IS a connection problem — raise the global
+        // banner so the user isn't stuck with a silent retry state. Success
+        // clears it (only if the banner is the connection banner).
+        if loadFailed {
+            onHistoryUnavailable?()
+        } else if hasAnyData {
+            onHistoryRecovered?()
+        }
     }
 
     private func yLabel(_ pence: Double) -> String {