diff --git a/driver-pwa/frontend/src/hooks/usePairPoll.test.tsx b/driver-pwa/frontend/src/hooks/usePairPoll.test.tsx
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+// src/hooks/usePairPoll.test.tsx
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { usePairPoll } from "./usePairPoll";
+import * as driver from "@/api/driver";
+import { useAuth } from "@/store/auth";
+
+beforeEach(() => { useAuth.getState().clear(); vi.restoreAllMocks(); });
+
+describe("usePairPoll", () => {
+  it("sets session on authenticated", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(driver, "tgPoll").mockResolvedValue({ status: "authenticated", token: "T", driver_id: 7 } as any);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePairPoll("SESS"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.status).toBe("authenticated"));
+    expect(useAuth.getState().token).toBe("T");
+    expect(useAuth.getState().driverId).toBe(7);
+  });
+  it("stays pending then expired", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(driver, "tgPoll").mockResolvedValue({ status: "expired" } as any);
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePairPoll("SESS"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.status).toBe("expired"));
+  });
+  it("does nothing when session is null", () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(driver, "tgPoll");
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => usePairPoll(null));
+    expect(result.current.status).toBe("pending");
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/driver-pwa/frontend/src/hooks/usePairPoll.ts b/driver-pwa/frontend/src/hooks/usePairPoll.ts
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+// src/hooks/usePairPoll.ts
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { tgPoll } from "@/api/driver";
+import { useAuth } from "@/store/auth";
+
+type Status = "pending" | "authenticated" | "expired";
+const INTERVAL_MS = 2000;
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+export function usePairPoll(pairSession: string | null): { status: Status } {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<Status>("pending");
+  const setSession = useAuth((s) => s.setSession);
+  const startedAt = useRef<number>(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!pairSession) return;
+    let alive = true;
+    let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+    startedAt.current = Date.now();
+
+    const tick = async () => {
+      if (!alive) return;
+      try {
+        const r = await tgPoll(pairSession);
+        if (!alive) return;
+        if (r.status === "authenticated") {
+          setSession(r.token, r.driver_id);
+          setStatus("authenticated");
+          return;
+        }
+        if (r.status === "expired") { setStatus("expired"); return; }
+      } catch {
+        // transient — keep polling until timeout
+      }
+      if (Date.now() - startedAt.current > TIMEOUT_MS) { setStatus("expired"); return; }
+      timer = setTimeout(tick, INTERVAL_MS);
+    };
+    tick();
+    return () => { alive = false; clearTimeout(timer); };
+  }, [pairSession, setSession]);
+
+  return { status };
+}