diff --git a/apps/mobile-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs b/apps/mobile-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
index dbdb45c89..51fe75f9c 100644
--- a/apps/mobile-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
+++ b/apps/mobile-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ const filePayloadsPath = new URL(
 const filePayloadsSource = fs.readFileSync(filePayloadsPath, 'utf8');
 const hapticsPath = new URL('../src/host-bridge/haptics.ts', import.meta.url);
 const hapticsSource = fs.readFileSync(hapticsPath, 'utf8');
+const hapticsTestPath = new URL(
+  '../src/host-bridge/haptics.test.ts',
+  import.meta.url,
+);
+const hapticsTestSource = fs.readFileSync(hapticsTestPath, 'utf8');
 const hostBridgeNavigationPath = new URL(
   '../src/host-bridge/navigation.ts',
   import.meta.url,
@@ -2209,6 +2214,7 @@ if (
   !hapticsSource.includes('Haptics.ImpactFeedbackStyle.Medium') ||
   !hapticsSource.includes('Haptics.ImpactFeedbackStyle.Light') ||
   !hapticsSource.includes('await Haptics.impactAsync(toExpoImpactStyle(style))') ||
+  !hapticsSource.includes("message: 'haptics impact unavailable'") ||
   !hapticsSource.includes('ok(request, true)')
 ) {
   throw new Error(
@@ -2216,6 +2222,15 @@ if (
   );
 }
 
+for (const snippet of [
+  'reports unavailable native feedback with a stable HostBridge error',
+  "message: 'haptics impact unavailable'",
+]) {
+  if (!hapticsTestSource.includes(snippet)) {
+    throw new Error(`mobile shell haptics tests missing ${snippet}`);
+  }
+}
+
 if (
   dispatchSource.includes("from 'expo-haptics'") ||
   dispatchSource.includes('Haptics.impactAsync') ||
diff --git a/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.test.ts b/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.test.ts
index d40ab534b..25b3206d8 100644
--- a/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ describe('mobile haptics helpers', () => {
     expect(Haptics.impactAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  test('reports unavailable native feedback with a stable HostBridge error', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(Haptics.impactAsync).mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      new Error('native haptics failed'),
+    );
+
+    await expect(runMobileHapticsImpact('light')).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: 'host_error',
+      message: 'haptics impact unavailable',
+    });
+  });
+
   test('wraps HostBridge success response after real impact dispatch', async () => {
     const response = await runMobileHostBridgeHapticsImpact(
       request({
diff --git a/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.ts b/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.ts
index b701a38ad..f941a9701 100644
--- a/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile-shell/src/host-bridge/haptics.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics';
 
 import {
   type HapticsImpactPayload,
+  type HostBridgeError,
   type HostBridgeRequest,
   normalizeHostBridgeHapticsImpactStyle,
   type HostBridgeHapticsImpactStyle,
@@ -22,7 +23,14 @@ export async function runMobileHapticsImpact(rawStyle: unknown) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  await Haptics.impactAsync(toExpoImpactStyle(style));
+  try {
+    await Haptics.impactAsync(toExpoImpactStyle(style));
+  } catch {
+    throw {
+      code: 'host_error',
+      message: 'haptics impact unavailable',
+    } satisfies HostBridgeError;
+  }
   return true;
 }