diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 53418ee..286e5ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -775,9 +775,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hsmc"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "497ed9593e4baf6ef120b24aff80cb898f6832d32cdf01be9d90be0c06624e77"
+checksum = "18bb06fda289e60e17bc7483a222fc6d9d6865b92648f836242b7a79115cc91d"
 dependencies = [
  "defmt 0.3.100",
  "embassy-futures",
@@ -789,9 +789,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hsmc-macros"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49d0b1413ed69ba168f9d0edbf4a8ea21569eaf352edf4e11335ae3d765ba004"
+checksum = "289a7c9f1b677168229c8ad4e992380c3951d0908b52b1d2bfae8ff3c980c35d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 30735f2..782092f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ embassy-rp       = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["rp2040", "time-driver", "c
 embassy-sync     = "0.8"
 embassy-futures  = "0.1"
 embassy-usb      = "0.6.0"
-hsmc             = { version = "0.5.1", default-features = false }
+hsmc             = { version = "0.6.0", default-features = false }
 usbd-hid         = "0.10.0"
 smart-leds       = "0.4"
 libm             = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 097b903..6925e39 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ const YELLOW_PERIOD: EDuration = EDuration::from_secs(3);
 const RED_PERIOD: EDuration = EDuration::from_secs(2);
 const FAST_RED_PERIOD: EDuration = EDuration::from_millis(500);
 
+// Wake-up LED feedback periods. Blue on WakingHost (kbd+mouse), white on
+// Settling, then a linear white→green fade across the Spinning duration so
+// the LED hands off cleanly to Active's green breathing.
+const WAKING_PULSE_PERIOD: EDuration = EDuration::from_millis(800);
+const SETTLING_PULSE_PERIOD: EDuration = EDuration::from_millis(1200);
+const SPINNER_FADE_DURATION: EDuration = EDuration::from_millis(600);
+
 // LED brightness (raw WS2812 PWM, 0..=255).
 const BREATHE_FLOOR: u8 = 1;
 const BREATHE_PEAK: u8 = 16;
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ Jiggly {
     // its own internal deadline; the chart timer is what advances the
     // chart. No durings, no events — purely entry + timer.
     state WakingHost {
+        during: pulse_blue(neo);
         default(WakingWithKeyboard);
 
         state WakingWithKeyboard {
@@ -230,11 +238,13 @@ Jiggly {
     // Quiet pause so the display has time to come out of sleep before the
     // cursor starts drawing the spinner.
     state Settling {
+        during: pulse_white(neo);
         on(after SETTLING_DELAY) => Spinning;
     }
 
     state Spinning {
         during: animate_spinner(mouse);
+        during: fade_to_green(neo);
         on(SpinDone) => Active;
     }
 
@@ -542,6 +552,37 @@ async fn blink_fast_red(neo: &mut Neo) -> Ev {
     }
 }
 
+async fn pulse_blue(neo: &mut Neo) -> Ev {
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    loop {
+        let level = sin_breath(WAKING_PULSE_PERIOD, start.elapsed(), BREATHE_FLOOR, BREATHE_PEAK);
+        paint(neo, 0, 0, level).await;
+        Timer::after(LED_TICK).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn pulse_white(neo: &mut Neo) -> Ev {
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    loop {
+        let level = sin_breath(SETTLING_PULSE_PERIOD, start.elapsed(), BREATHE_FLOOR, BREATHE_PEAK);
+        paint(neo, level, level, level).await;
+        Timer::after(LED_TICK).await;
+    }
+}
+
+// Linear fade from white(peak) → green(peak) so the LED hands off into
+// Active's green breathing without a visible jump.
+async fn fade_to_green(neo: &mut Neo) -> Ev {
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    let total_ms = SPINNER_FADE_DURATION.as_millis() as f32;
+    loop {
+        let t = ((start.elapsed().as_millis() as f32) / total_ms).min(1.0);
+        let rb = (BREATHE_PEAK as f32 * (1.0 - t)) as u8;
+        paint(neo, rb, BREATHE_PEAK, rb).await;
+        Timer::after(LED_TICK).await;
+    }
+}
+
 // ── Color / breathing helpers ──────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn run_before_shutdown_e() -> EDuration {