diff --git a/firestore.rules b/firestore.rules
index 278f1a8a..6e47fbf1 100644
--- a/firestore.rules
+++ b/firestore.rules
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ service cloud.firestore {
       return value is string && value.matches('^keybox:v1:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{120,}$');
     }
 
+    function isPublicKey(value) {
+      // pub:v1: + URL-safe base64 no-padding of a Tink ECIES public keyset JSON.
+      return value is string && value.matches('^pub:v1:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{40,}$');
+    }
+
     function isCommitmentHash(value) {
       // sha256: + URL-safe base64 no-padding of a 32-byte digest = exactly 43 chars
       return value is string && value.matches('^sha256:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{43}$');
@@ -684,6 +689,56 @@ service cloud.firestore {
         }
       }
 
+      // ── E2EE conversation backup ────────────────────────────────────────────
+      // Members read/write their own couple's backup. The manifest holds pointers + a `generation`
+      // counter (optimistic concurrency); chunk/snapshot BODIES are enc:v1: ciphertext (server-blind).
+      // The snapshot blob itself lives in Storage. recursiveDelete(coupleRef) cascades this subtree.
+      match /backup/{doc} {
+        allow read, write: if isCouplesMember(coupleId);
+        match /chunks/{seq} {
+          allow read: if isCouplesMember(coupleId);
+          allow create, update: if isCouplesMember(coupleId)
+            && isCiphertext(request.resource.data.payload);
+          allow delete: if isCouplesMember(coupleId); // compaction folds chunks into a snapshot
+        }
+      }
+
+      // ── Partner-assisted restore requests ───────────────────────────────────
+      // The recovering member (recipientUid) creates their OWN request carrying a FRESH ECIES public
+      // key. The PARTNER (the other member) writes the keybox — the couple key wrapped to that pubkey —
+      // only after confirming the out-of-band 6-digit code. Server never sees plaintext key material.
+      match /restore_requests/{recipientUid} {
+        allow read: if isCouplesMember(coupleId);
+
+        // Recipient creates their own request (no keybox yet).
+        allow create: if isCouplesMember(coupleId)
+          && request.auth.uid == recipientUid
+          && request.resource.data.recipientUid == recipientUid
+          && isPublicKey(request.resource.data.recipientPublicKey)
+          && request.resource.data.status == 'REQUESTED'
+          && !('keybox' in request.resource.data)
+          && request.resource.data.keys().hasOnly(
+               ['recipientUid', 'recipientPublicKey', 'requestNonce', 'status', 'createdAt', 'expiresAt']);
+
+        // The PARTNER (not the recipient) writes the keybox + flips status to READY; pubkey/nonce immutable.
+        allow update: if isCouplesMember(coupleId)
+          && request.auth.uid != recipientUid
+          && recipientUid in get(/databases/$(database)/documents/couples/$(coupleId)).data.userIds
+          && request.resource.data.recipientPublicKey == resource.data.recipientPublicKey
+          && request.resource.data.requestNonce == resource.data.requestNonce
+          && isKeybox(request.resource.data.keybox)
+          && request.resource.data.status == 'READY'
+          && request.resource.data.diff(resource.data).affectedKeys().hasOnly(['keybox', 'status', 'fulfilledAt']);
+
+        // Either member may flip status only (decline / expire / mark restored) — never touching keys.
+        allow update: if isCouplesMember(coupleId)
+          && request.resource.data.diff(resource.data).affectedKeys().hasOnly(['status'])
+          && request.resource.data.status in ['DECLINED', 'EXPIRED', 'RESTORED'];
+
+        // Only the recipient consumes (deletes) their own request after unwrapping.
+        allow delete: if isCouplesMember(coupleId) && request.auth.uid == recipientUid;
+      }
+
       // Couple Lore stores revealed answer summaries. Summary text must remain
       // encrypted with the couple key; prompts/metadata can stay plaintext.
       match /lore/{loreId} {
diff --git a/storage.rules b/storage.rules
index 0815bd36..c8247c92 100644
--- a/storage.rules
+++ b/storage.rules
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ service firebase.storage {
       allow read: if request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == uid;
     }
 
+    // Encrypted conversation-backup snapshots. Written by the uploading member under their OWN path
+    // (couple-key ciphertext, so Storage holds nothing readable). The PARTNER reads via the tokenized
+    // download URL recorded in the couple-gated backup manifest — same model as chat media. Living
+    // under users/{uid}/ means the existing onUserDelete `users/{uid}/` cleanup covers backups too.
+    // 50 MB cap (a full-history snapshot for a long-lived couple).
+    match /users/{uid}/backups/{file} {
+      allow write: if request.auth != null
+                   && request.auth.uid == uid
+                   && request.resource.size < 50 * 1024 * 1024;
+      allow read: if request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == uid;
+    }
+
     // Deny all other paths by default.
     match /{allPaths=**} {
       allow read, write: if false;