diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitcointxoko/gudariwallet/ui/send/SendViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitcointxoko/gudariwallet/ui/send/SendViewModel.kt
index 0f68405..3771576 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitcointxoko/gudariwallet/ui/send/SendViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitcointxoko/gudariwallet/ui/send/SendViewModel.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.bitcointxoko.gudariwallet.util.SendInputType
 import com.bitcointxoko.gudariwallet.util.WalletConstants
 import com.bitcointxoko.gudariwallet.util.lnurlProtocolError
 import com.bitcointxoko.gudariwallet.util.parseApiError
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -87,26 +88,18 @@ class SendViewModel(
             val decoded    = _sendState.value as? SendState.Bolt11Decoded
             val amountSats = decoded?.amountSats ?: 0L
             _sendState.value = SendState.Paying
+            Log.d(TAG, "SEND [PAY BOLT11 START] Sending invoice to server")
             runCatching { repo.payBolt11(bolt11) }
                 .onSuccess { response ->
-                    val feeSats = runCatching {
-                        repo.getPaymentDetail(response.paymentHash).details?.feeSat
-                    }.getOrNull()
-                    _sendState.value = SendState.PaymentSent(
-                        amountSats    = amountSats,
-                        feeSats       = feeSats,
-                        paymentHash   = response.paymentHash,
-                        pendingRecord = buildPendingRecord(
-                            paymentHash = response.paymentHash,
-                            amountSats  = amountSats,
-                            feeSats     = feeSats,
-                            bolt11      = decoded?.bolt11,
-                            memo        = decoded?.memo,
-                            pubkey      = decoded?.payee,
-                            alias       = decoded?.nodeAlias
-                        )
+                    handlePaymentResult(
+                        paymentHash = response.paymentHash,
+                        amountSats,
+                        bolt11 = decoded?.bolt11,
+                        memo = decoded?.memo,
+                        pubkey = decoded?.payee,
+                        alias  = decoded?.nodeAlias,
+                        strings
                     )
-                    balanceVm.refreshBalance()
                 }
                 .onFailure { e ->
                     Log.e(TAG, "SEND [PAY BOLT11 ERROR] ${e.message}")
@@ -117,6 +110,97 @@ class SendViewModel(
         }
     }
 
+    private suspend fun handlePaymentResult(
+        paymentHash : String,
+        amountSats  : Long,
+        bolt11      : String?,
+        memo        : String?,
+        pubkey      : String?,
+        alias       : String?,
+        strings     : SendStrings,
+    ) {
+        val detail = runCatching {
+            repo.getPaymentDetail(paymentHash)
+        }.getOrNull()
+
+        when {
+            // ── Settled ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+            detail?.paid == true -> {
+                val feeSats = detail.details?.feeSat
+                _sendState.value = SendState.PaymentSent(
+                    amountSats    = amountSats,
+                    feeSats       = feeSats,
+                    paymentHash   = paymentHash,
+                    pendingRecord = buildPendingRecord(paymentHash, amountSats, feeSats, bolt11, memo, pubkey, alias)
+                )
+                balanceVm.refreshBalance()
+            }
+
+            // ── Hold invoice — still pending ──────────────────────────────────
+            detail?.details?.status == "pending" || detail?.details?.pending == true -> {
+                // Stay in SendState.Paying and start polling (see Part 2)
+                pollUntilSettled(paymentHash, amountSats, bolt11, memo, pubkey, alias, strings)
+            }
+
+            // ── Failed or unknown ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+            else -> {
+                _sendState.value = SendState.Error(strings.paymentFailed)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun pollUntilSettled(
+        paymentHash : String,
+        amountSats  : Long,
+        bolt11      : String?,
+        memo        : String?,
+        pubkey      : String?,
+        alias       : String?,
+        strings     : SendStrings,
+    ) {
+        // SendState.Paying is already set — the UI already shows the
+        // hourglass/slow-payment message after 10 s, so no UI change needed here.
+        val pollIntervalMs = 5_000L
+        val maxAttempts    = 120          // 10 minutes total
+
+        repeat(maxAttempts) { attempt ->
+            delay(pollIntervalMs)
+
+            val detail = runCatching { repo.getPaymentDetail(paymentHash) }.getOrNull()
+
+            when {
+                detail?.paid == true -> {
+                    val feeSats = detail.details?.feeSat
+                    _sendState.value = SendState.PaymentSent(
+                        amountSats    = amountSats,
+                        feeSats       = feeSats,
+                        paymentHash   = paymentHash,
+                        pendingRecord = buildPendingRecord(paymentHash, amountSats, feeSats, bolt11, memo, pubkey, alias)
+                    )
+                    balanceVm.refreshBalance()
+                    return   // done
+                }
+
+                // Still pending — keep polling
+                detail?.details?.status == "pending" || detail?.details?.pending == true -> {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "HOLD INVOICE [POLL $attempt] still pending — $paymentHash")
+                }
+
+                // Failed (status changed to "failed" or detail is gone)
+                else -> {
+                    Log.w(TAG, "HOLD INVOICE [POLL $attempt] payment failed — $paymentHash")
+                    _sendState.value = SendState.Error(strings.paymentFailed)
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Timed out — leave in Paying so the user can dismiss manually
+        // (the existing 10-second slow-payment UI already handles this gracefully)
+        Log.w(TAG, "HOLD INVOICE [POLL TIMEOUT] $paymentHash — leaving in Paying state")
+    }
+
+
     fun payLnurl(
         rawRes    : LnurlScanResponse,
         lnurl     : String,