diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/shared/TicketChat.jsx b/Frontend/src/components/shared/TicketChat.jsx
index 836b6a6c5..1e30e080f 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/shared/TicketChat.jsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/shared/TicketChat.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { Send, User, ShieldCheck, Bot, MessageSquare, Circle, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Send, User, ShieldCheck, Bot, MessageSquare, Circle, Loader2, Wifi, WifiOff } from 'lucide-react';
 import { supabase } from "../../lib/supabaseClient";
 import useAuthStore from "../../store/authStore";
+import { API_CONFIG } from "../../config";
+import useResilientWebSocket from "../../hooks/useResilientWebSocket";
+import { buildWebSocketUrl } from "../../utils/websocket";
 
 const TicketChat = ({ ticketId, currentUserRole = 'user' }) => {
     const [messages, setMessages] = useState([]);
@@ -21,6 +24,54 @@ const TicketChat = ({ ticketId, currentUserRole = 'user' }) => {
     const inputRef = useRef(null);
     const channelRef = useRef(null);
 
+    // ─── Resilient WebSocket Channel (live agent communication) ───────────
+    const isStaffUser = profile && ['admin', 'super_admin', 'agent', 'master_admin'].includes(profile?.role);
+    const wsUrl = user?.id && isStaffUser
+        ? buildWebSocketUrl(API_CONFIG.BACKEND_URL, `/ws/agents/${user.id}`)
+        : null;
+
+    const handleWsMessage = useCallback((data) => {
+        if (!data || data.type !== 'message') return;
+
+        // Ignore our own broadcasts echoing back through the hub.
+        if (data.from && data.from === user?.id) return;
+
+        // Live frames are merged when they target this agent directly or when
+        // the payload explicitly scopes a ticket id we are currently viewing.
+        if (data.to && data.to !== user?.id) return;
+        if (data.ticket_id && String(data.ticket_id) !== String(ticketId)) return;
+
+        const content = data.content;
+        const liveMessage = {
+            id: `live-${data.timestamp || Date.now()}-${data.from || 'agent'}`,
+            ticket_id: ticketId,
+            sender_id: data.from || 'live-agent',
+            sender_name: data.sender_name || (data.from ? 'Agent' : 'Support'),
+            sender_role: 'admin',
+            message: content,
+            is_internal: false,
+            is_live: true,
+            created_at: data.timestamp || new Date().toISOString()
+        };
+
+        setMessages((prev) => {
+            if (prev.find(m => m.message === content && m.sender_id === liveMessage.sender_id)) return prev;
+            return [...prev, liveMessage];
+        });
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            scrollContainerRef.current?.scrollTo({
+                top: scrollContainerRef.current.scrollHeight,
+                behavior: 'smooth'
+            });
+        }, 50);
+    }, [user?.id, ticketId]);
+
+    const { status: wsStatus, send: wsSend } = useResilientWebSocket({
+        url: wsUrl,
+        enabled: Boolean(wsUrl && ticketId),
+        onMessage: handleWsMessage
+    });
+
     // ─── Fetch Messages ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     const fetchMessages = async () => {
         if (!ticketId) return;
@@ -208,6 +259,16 @@ const TicketChat = ({ ticketId, currentUserRole = 'user' }) => {
                     }]);
                 if (error) throw error;
             }
+
+            // Fan the message out to online agents over the resilient socket.
+            wsSend({
+                type: 'broadcast',
+                ticket_id: ticketId,
+                content,
+                sender_id: user.id,
+                sender_name: profile?.full_name || user.email,
+                timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+            });
         } catch (err) {
             console.error("Error sending message:", err);
             setMessages(prev => prev.filter(m => m.id !== tempMessage.id));
@@ -255,6 +316,23 @@ const TicketChat = ({ ticketId, currentUserRole = 'user' }) => {
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                    {isStaff && (
+                        <div
+                            title={`WebSocket channel: ${wsStatus}`}
+                            className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest border ${
+                                wsStatus === 'connected'
+                                    ? 'bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-700 border-emerald-200'
+                                    : wsStatus === 'reconnecting'
+                                        ? 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-700 border-amber-200 animate-pulse'
+                                        : wsStatus === 'connecting'
+                                            ? 'bg-slate-50 text-slate-500 border-slate-200'
+                                            : 'bg-slate-50 text-slate-400 border-slate-200'
+                            }`}
+                        >
+                            {wsStatus === 'connected' ? <Wifi size={10} /> : wsStatus === 'reconnecting' ? <Loader2 size={10} className="animate-spin" /> : <WifiOff size={10} />}
+                            {wsStatus === 'connected' ? 'Live' : wsStatus === 'reconnecting' ? 'Reconnecting' : wsStatus === 'connecting' ? 'Connecting' : 'Offline'}
+                        </div>
+                    )}
                     {isStaff && (
                         <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', background: 'transparent', gap: '4px' }}>
                             <button
diff --git a/Frontend/src/hooks/useResilientWebSocket.js b/Frontend/src/hooks/useResilientWebSocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70aadcb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frontend/src/hooks/useResilientWebSocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+const RECONNECT_BASE_MS = 1000;
+const RECONNECT_MAX_MS = 30000;
+const RECONNECT_BACKOFF_EXP = 6;
+const DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_MS = 25000;
+
+/**
+ * useResilientWebSocket — a connection that survives network blips.
+ *
+ * - Reconnects automatically with exponential backoff (1s -> 30s cap).
+ * - Sends a JSON `{"type":"ping"}` heartbeat so idle channels stay alive.
+ * - Exposes a `status` of 'idle' | 'connecting' | 'connected' | 'reconnecting'.
+ * - `send(payload)` returns true only when the socket is actually open.
+ *
+ * @param {object}  options
+ * @param {string|null} options.url   ws(s) URL; null disables the connection.
+ * @param {boolean}     options.enabled  When false the connection is torn down.
+ * @param {function}    options.onMessage  Invoked with parsed frames.
+ * @param {number}      options.heartbeatMs Heartbeat interval in ms.
+ */
+export default function useResilientWebSocket({
+    url,
+    enabled = true,
+    onMessage,
+    heartbeatMs = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_MS,
+}) {
+    const [status, setStatus] = useState('idle');
+    const wsRef = useRef(null);
+    const attemptsRef = useRef(0);
+    const reconnectTimerRef = useRef(null);
+    const heartbeatRef = useRef(null);
+    const onMessageRef = useRef(onMessage);
+    onMessageRef.current = onMessage;
+
+    const send = useCallback((payload) => {
+        const ws = wsRef.current;
+        if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            ws.send(typeof payload === 'string' ? payload : JSON.stringify(payload));
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!enabled || !url) {
+            setStatus('idle');
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        let cancelled = false;
+
+        const backoff = () =>
+            Math.min(
+                RECONNECT_BASE_MS * 2 ** Math.min(attemptsRef.current, RECONNECT_BACKOFF_EXP),
+                RECONNECT_MAX_MS
+            );
+
+        const clearTimers = () => {
+            if (reconnectTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(reconnectTimerRef.current);
+            if (heartbeatRef.current) clearInterval(heartbeatRef.current);
+            reconnectTimerRef.current = null;
+            heartbeatRef.current = null;
+        };
+
+        const connect = () => {
+            if (cancelled) return;
+
+            let ws;
+            try {
+                ws = new WebSocket(url);
+            } catch {
+                setStatus('reconnecting');
+                scheduleReconnect();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            wsRef.current = ws;
+            setStatus('connecting');
+
+            ws.onopen = () => {
+                attemptsRef.current = 0;
+                setStatus('connected');
+                heartbeatRef.current = setInterval(() => {
+                    if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+                        try {
+                            ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'ping' }));
+                        } catch {
+                            /* channel died mid-interval; onclose handles it */
+                        }
+                    }
+                }, heartbeatMs);
+            };
+
+            ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+                let data = event.data;
+                try {
+                    data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+                } catch {
+                    /* keep raw string */
+                }
+                if (data && data.type === 'pong') return;
+                onMessageRef.current?.(data, event);
+            };
+
+            ws.onclose = () => {
+                clearTimers();
+                wsRef.current = null;
+                if (cancelled) {
+                    setStatus('idle');
+                    return;
+                }
+                attemptsRef.current += 1;
+                setStatus('reconnecting');
+                scheduleReconnect();
+            };
+
+            ws.onerror = () => {
+                try {
+                    ws.close();
+                } catch {
+                    /* onclose will still fire */
+                }
+            };
+        };
+
+        const scheduleReconnect = () => {
+            if (cancelled) return;
+            reconnectTimerRef.current = setTimeout(connect, backoff());
+        };
+
+        connect();
+
+        return () => {
+            cancelled = true;
+            clearTimers();
+            const ws = wsRef.current;
+            if (ws) {
+                ws.onclose = null;
+                try {
+                    ws.close();
+                } catch {
+                    /* already closed */
+                }
+            }
+            wsRef.current = null;
+        };
+    }, [url, enabled, heartbeatMs]);
+
+    return { status, send };
+}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/utils/websocket.js b/Frontend/src/utils/websocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bec44a75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frontend/src/utils/websocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * WebSocket URL helpers for the live support channels.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Converts an http(s) backend base URL into a ws(s) origin and appends `path`.
+ * Returns null when the base URL is missing or malformed so callers can
+ * degrade gracefully (e.g. keep using Supabase realtime).
+ */
+export const buildWebSocketUrl = (baseUrl, path) => {
+    const normalized = String(baseUrl || '').trim().replace(/\/+$/, '');
+    if (!normalized) return null;
+    let url;
+    try {
+        url = new URL(normalized);
+    } catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+    url.protocol = url.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
+    const origin = url.toString().replace(/\/+$/, '');
+    return `${origin}${String(path || '').startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${path || ''}`;
+};