diff --git a/src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts b/src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts
index e1b8a9a9..1431777f 100644
--- a/src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts
+++ b/src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe("LotusWidgetActions", () => {
       LotusWidgetActions.SetLayout,
       LotusWidgetActions.OpenSettings,
       LotusWidgetActions.ToggleReactions,
+      LotusWidgetActions.SetScreenshare,
     ];
 
     expect(new Set(LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS)).toEqual(new Set(expectedToWidget));
diff --git a/src/lotus/lotusActions.ts b/src/lotus/lotusActions.ts
index 67e31bdc..2074448b 100644
--- a/src/lotus/lotusActions.ts
+++ b/src/lotus/lotusActions.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@ export enum LotusWidgetActions {
   /** toWidget: toggle the reactions / raise-hand menu (cinny #43). */
   ToggleReactions = "io.lotus.toggle_reactions",
   /**
-   * fromWidget: `{ screensharing: boolean, layout: "grid" | "spotlight" | null }`
+   * toWidget: start/stop sharing `{ on?: boolean }` (omit to toggle; cinny #43).
+   * Starting calls getDisplayMedia, which needs the user's click: the host
+   * sends this with Capability Delegation (`delegate: "display-capture"`), and
+   * without it the browser rejects the share.
+   */
+  SetScreenshare = "io.lotus.set_screenshare",
+  /**
+   * fromWidget: `{ screensharing: boolean, layout: "grid" | "spotlight" | null,
+   * screenshareAction: true }`
    * whenever either changes (cinny #43), so the host stops reading EC's DOM for
    * them. Its arrival also tells the host this fork supports the actions above.
    */
@@ -98,4 +106,5 @@ export const LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS: LotusWidgetActions[] = [
   LotusWidgetActions.SetLayout,
   LotusWidgetActions.OpenSettings,
   LotusWidgetActions.ToggleReactions,
+  LotusWidgetActions.SetScreenshare,
 ];
diff --git a/src/lotus/lotusControls.test.ts b/src/lotus/lotusControls.test.ts
index 8b542aa5..7f3eeeff 100644
--- a/src/lotus/lotusControls.test.ts
+++ b/src/lotus/lotusControls.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { parseLayoutPayload, parseSettingsPayload } from "./lotusControls";
+import {
+  parseLayoutPayload,
+  parseSettingsPayload,
+  shouldToggleScreenshare,
+} from "./lotusControls";
 
 describe("parseLayoutPayload", () => {
   it("accepts grid and spotlight", () => {
@@ -33,3 +37,17 @@ describe("parseSettingsPayload", () => {
     expect(parseSettingsPayload({ open: "yes" }, true)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("shouldToggleScreenshare", () => {
+  it("toggles only when an explicit on differs from the current state", () => {
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({ on: true }, false)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({ on: true }, true)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({ on: false }, true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({ on: false }, false)).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it("toggles when on is missing or not a boolean", () => {
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({}, false)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare({ on: "yes" }, true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldToggleScreenshare(null, true)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lotus/lotusControls.ts b/src/lotus/lotusControls.ts
index 3f426fa2..17d544eb 100644
--- a/src/lotus/lotusControls.ts
+++ b/src/lotus/lotusControls.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export interface LotusControlsState {
   screensharing: boolean;
   /** Null while EC offers no layout switch (e.g. PiP or a 1:1 layout). */
   layout: LayoutMode | null;
+  /** This fork handles `io.lotus.set_screenshare` (always true). */
+  screenshareAction: true;
 }
 
 /** `{ layout }` payload → a layout mode, or undefined if invalid. Exported for tests. */
@@ -39,13 +41,28 @@ export function parseSettingsPayload(data: unknown, current: boolean): boolean {
   return !current;
 }
 
+/**
+ * `{ on? }` payload + current sharing state → whether to call the toggle.
+ * Exported for tests.
+ */
+export function shouldToggleScreenshare(
+  data: unknown,
+  sharing: boolean,
+): boolean {
+  if (typeof data === "object" && data !== null && "on" in data) {
+    const { on } = data as { on?: unknown };
+    if (typeof on === "boolean") return on !== sharing;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * [cinny #43] Widget-API replacements for the host's DOM access to EC's
  * controls: layout switch, settings modal and reactions menu, plus a
  * `controls_state` report (screensharing + layout) so the host no longer reads
- * EC's DOM for them. Screensharing itself stays host-DOM driven for now:
- * `getDisplayMedia` needs the user's click to reach this frame (Capability
- * Delegation), which a plain widget message doesn't carry.
+ * EC's DOM for them. Screenshare start/stop too: `getDisplayMedia` needs the
+ * user's click in this frame, so the host sends `set_screenshare` with
+ * Capability Delegation (Chromium). Elsewhere it keeps clicking EC's button.
  *
  * No effect unless the host sends the actions; registering is safe whenever
  * we're a widget. Returns a teardown function.
@@ -69,10 +86,19 @@ export function startLotusControls(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
     w.api.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event(LOTUS_TOGGLE_REACTIONS_EVENT));
   };
+  const onSetScreenshare = (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>): void => {
+    w.api.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
+    // Call synchronously: the delegated activation is only good for a few
+    // seconds after the message arrived.
+    if (shouldToggleScreenshare(ev.detail.data, vm.sharingScreen$.value)) {
+      vm.toggleScreenSharing?.();
+    }
+  };
 
   w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.SetLayout, onSetLayout);
   w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.OpenSettings, onOpenSettings);
   w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.ToggleReactions, onToggleReactions);
+  w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.SetScreenshare, onSetScreenshare);
 
   const sub: Subscription = combineLatest([
     vm.sharingScreen$,
@@ -85,6 +111,7 @@ export function startLotusControls(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
         ([screensharing, layout]): LotusControlsState => ({
           screensharing,
           layout,
+          screenshareAction: true,
         }),
       ),
       distinctUntilChanged(
@@ -100,5 +127,6 @@ export function startLotusControls(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
     w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.SetLayout, onSetLayout);
     w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.OpenSettings, onOpenSettings);
     w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.ToggleReactions, onToggleReactions);
+    w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.SetScreenshare, onSetScreenshare);
   };
 }