diff --git a/src/lib/sync.js b/src/lib/sync.js
index dc40c40..9785714 100644
--- a/src/lib/sync.js
+++ b/src/lib/sync.js
@@ -752,12 +752,42 @@ const SilentSendSync = {
     }
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Search the authenticated user's Gists for one containing silent-send-sync.json.
+   * Returns the Gist ID string, or null if not found.
+   */
+  async _findSyncGistId(token) {
+    try {
+      let page = 1;
+      while (page <= 5) {
+        const resp = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/gists?per_page=100&page=${page}`, {
+          headers: { Authorization: `token ${token}` },
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) return null;
+        const gists = await resp.json();
+        if (!gists.length) break;
+        for (const gist of gists) {
+          if (gist.files?.['silent-send-sync.json']) return gist.id;
+        }
+        if (gists.length < 100) break;
+        page++;
+      }
+      return null;
+    } catch { return null; }
+  },
+
   async pullFromGist(token) {
     if (!token) return { success: false, reason: 'No GitHub token provided.' };
     try {
       const stored = await api.storage.local.get('ss_gist_id');
-      const gistId = stored.ss_gist_id;
-      if (!gistId) return { success: false, reason: 'No Gist ID stored. Push first.' };
+      let gistId = stored.ss_gist_id;
+
+      if (!gistId) {
+        // No locally-stored Gist ID — search the account for one
+        gistId = await this._findSyncGistId(token);
+        if (!gistId) return { success: false, reason: 'No sync Gist found. Push from the source browser first.' };
+        await api.storage.local.set({ ss_gist_id: gistId });
+      }
 
       const resp = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/gists/${gistId}`, {
         headers: { Authorization: `token ${token}` },
diff --git a/src/options/options.js b/src/options/options.js
index c610ca3..78d0d4d 100644
--- a/src/options/options.js
+++ b/src/options/options.js
@@ -189,7 +189,24 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
     const r = await SilentSendSync.pullFromGist(token);
     if (r.needsAuth) {
       setGistSyncStatus('Authentication required to decrypt.', 'warn');
-      showSyncAuthPrompt();
+      window.__ssPendingSyncImport = async () => {
+        const r2 = await SilentSendSync.pullFromGist(token);
+        if (r2.needsAuth) {
+          setGistSyncStatus('Authentication failed — wrong password?', 'error');
+        } else if (!r2.success) {
+          setGistSyncStatus('Pull failed: ' + r2.reason, 'error');
+        } else if (r2.imported) {
+          setGistSyncStatus(`Pulled (${r2.time}). Refreshing…`, 'ok');
+          mappings = await Storage.getMappings();
+          settings = await Storage.getSettings();
+          renderMappings();
+          renderDomains();
+          renderLog();
+        } else {
+          setGistSyncStatus('Already up to date.', 'ok');
+        }
+      };
+      showSyncAuthPrompt('decrypt');
     } else if (!r.success) {
       setGistSyncStatus('Pull failed: ' + r.reason, 'error');
     } else if (r.imported) {
@@ -229,7 +246,24 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
     const r = await SilentSendSync.pullFromUrl({ url, headers });
     if (r.needsAuth) {
       setUrlSyncStatus('Authentication required to decrypt.', 'warn');
-      showSyncAuthPrompt();
+      window.__ssPendingSyncImport = async () => {
+        const r2 = await SilentSendSync.pullFromUrl({ url, headers });
+        if (r2.needsAuth) {
+          setUrlSyncStatus('Authentication failed — wrong password?', 'error');
+        } else if (!r2.success) {
+          setUrlSyncStatus('Pull failed: ' + r2.reason, 'error');
+        } else if (r2.imported) {
+          setUrlSyncStatus(`Pulled (${r2.time}). Refreshing…`, 'ok');
+          mappings = await Storage.getMappings();
+          settings = await Storage.getSettings();
+          renderMappings();
+          renderDomains();
+          renderLog();
+        } else {
+          setUrlSyncStatus('Already up to date.', 'ok');
+        }
+      };
+      showSyncAuthPrompt('decrypt');
     } else if (!r.success) {
       setUrlSyncStatus('Pull failed: ' + r.reason, 'error');
     } else if (r.imported) {