diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/EstimateValidationPageViewModelTests.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/EstimateValidationPageViewModelTests.cs
index 27e4456f7..9d173af3c 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/EstimateValidationPageViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt.Tests/EstimateValidationPageViewModelTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using PostIt.Controls;
 using PostIt.ViewModels;
@@ -132,6 +133,51 @@ public class EstimateValidationPageViewModelTests
         Assert.Contains("client", cli.RoleLabel, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Load_existing_signature_renders_loaded_strokes_in_pad()
+    {
+        var strokes = new[] { 1, 5000, 5000 };
+        var front = new FrontOfficeApiClient(new RecordingApi(), "https://business.example/api/v1/");
+        var estimate = SampleEstimate();
+        estimate.Signatures = new List<EstimateSignatureDto>
+        {
+            new() { Type = 0, Strokes = strokes, CoordinateMax = 10_000 },
+        };
+        var vm = new EstimateValidationPageViewModel(estimate, EstimateListPerspective.Provider, front);
+
+        var pad = new SignaturePadControl();
+        vm.Attach(pad);
+
+        var snap = pad.Snapshot();
+        Assert.False(snap.IsEmpty);
+        Assert.Equal(strokes, snap.Strokes);
+        Assert.True(vm.HasSignature);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Load_existing_signature_picks_side_by_perspective()
+    {
+        var proStrokes = new[] { 1, 1000, 1000 };
+        var cliStrokes = new[] { 1, 9000, 9000 };
+        var front = new FrontOfficeApiClient(new RecordingApi(), "https://business.example/api/v1/");
+        var estimate = SampleEstimate();
+        estimate.Signatures = new List<EstimateSignatureDto>
+        {
+            new() { Type = 0, Strokes = proStrokes },
+            new() { Type = 1, Strokes = cliStrokes },
+        };
+
+        var proPad = new SignaturePadControl();
+        var proVm = new EstimateValidationPageViewModel(estimate, EstimateListPerspective.Provider, front);
+        proVm.Attach(proPad);
+        Assert.Equal(proStrokes, proPad.Snapshot().Strokes);
+
+        var cliPad = new SignaturePadControl();
+        var cliVm = new EstimateValidationPageViewModel(estimate, EstimateListPerspective.Client, front);
+        cliVm.Attach(cliPad);
+        Assert.Equal(cliStrokes, cliPad.Snapshot().Strokes);
+    }
+
     private sealed class RecordingApi : IYavscApiClient
     {
         public HttpClient Http { get; } = new();
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Controls/SignaturePadControl.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Controls/SignaturePadControl.cs
index dee8af36e..44c467a48 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Controls/SignaturePadControl.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Controls/SignaturePadControl.cs
@@ -181,6 +181,38 @@ public class SignaturePadControl : TemplatedControl
         RedrawRequested?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Replace the buffer with the given wire-format strokes — e.g. a
+    /// signature loaded back from the server — and raise
+    /// <see cref="RedrawRequested"/> so the host view repaints the ink.
+    /// Loaded strokes are all sealed (there is no pending stroke).
+    /// Malformed input (a non-positive length prefix, or a stroke that
+    /// runs past the end of the array) is truncated at the offending
+    /// point so the buffer never holds an inconsistent state.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Load(int[] strokes)
+    {
+        if (strokes is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(strokes));
+
+        _strokes.Clear();
+        _pendingPoints = 0;
+        _capturing = false;
+
+        int i = 0;
+        while (i < strokes.Length)
+        {
+            int k = strokes[i];
+            if (k <= 0) break;
+            if (i + 1 + 2 * k > strokes.Length) break;
+            _strokes.Add(k);
+            for (int p = 0; p < 2 * k; p++)
+                _strokes.Add(strokes[i + 1 + p]);
+            i += 1 + 2 * k;
+        }
+
+        RedrawRequested?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Defensive copy of the current buffer wrapped in a
     /// <see cref="SignaturePadData"/>. Cheap; call only when the
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Activity/EstimateValidationPageViewModel.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Activity/EstimateValidationPageViewModel.cs
index 3b80c051a..a0cae5080 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Activity/EstimateValidationPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/Activity/EstimateValidationPageViewModel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia;
@@ -111,7 +112,10 @@ public partial class EstimateValidationPageViewModel : ViewModelBase, IActionSta
     /// <summary>
     /// Bind the page's signature pad control (the inner control of the
     /// page's <see cref="SignaturePadView"/>). Called from the view's
-    /// code-behind once the view is in the visual tree.
+    /// code-behind once the view is in the visual tree. Also calls
+    /// <see cref="LoadExistingSignature"/> so a previously drawn
+    /// signature — carried on the estimate payload — is rendered back
+    /// into the pad on reopen.
     /// </summary>
     public void Attach(SignaturePadControl pad)
     {
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ public partial class EstimateValidationPageViewModel : ViewModelBase, IActionSta
         _pad = pad;
         _pad.RedrawRequested += OnPadRedraw;
         RefreshFromPad();
+        LoadExistingSignature();
     }
 
     public void Detach()
@@ -131,6 +136,28 @@ public partial class EstimateValidationPageViewModel : ViewModelBase, IActionSta
 
     private void OnPadRedraw(object? sender, EventArgs e) => RefreshFromPad();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Render the signature already stored for this side of the
+    /// estimate back into the pad. The strokes are carried on the
+    /// estimate payload (<see cref="EstimateDto.Signatures"/>); the
+    /// side is chosen by the current <see cref="_perspective"/> — the
+    /// provider reopens to see their "Pro" signature, the client their
+    /// "Client" signature. No network round-trip: the payload is used
+    /// as-is, in the same wire format PostIt captured.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void LoadExistingSignature()
+    {
+        if (_pad is null) return;
+        // SignatureType.Pro = 0, SignatureType.Client = 1 (server enum).
+        int wanted = _perspective == EstimateListPerspective.Provider ? 0 : 1;
+        var sig = _estimate.Signatures?.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Type == wanted);
+        if (sig?.Strokes is { Length: > 0 } strokes)
+        {
+            _pad.Load(strokes);
+            RefreshFromPad();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void RefreshFromPad()
     {
         if (_pad is null) return;
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/Dtos/EstimateDtos.cs b/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/Dtos/EstimateDtos.cs
index 43c09d94a..4d35cacdd 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/Dtos/EstimateDtos.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/Dtos/EstimateDtos.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@ public sealed class EstimateDto
     public string CommandType { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public DateTime ProviderValidationDate { get; set; }
     public DateTime ClientValidationDate { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Signatures already captured against this estimate (Pro and/or
+    /// Client), as returned with the estimate payload. Each carries the
+    /// PostIt wire-format <see cref="EstimateSignatureDto.Strokes"/>
+    /// so the pad can repaint a previously drawn signature on reopen
+    /// without a second round-trip. Null/empty when nobody has signed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public List<EstimateSignatureDto>? Signatures { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// One stored signature on an estimate, mirroring the JSON shape of
+/// the server-side <c>Yavsc.Models.Billing.Signature</c> entity. The
+/// <see cref="Strokes"/> are the same PostIt wire-format payload that
+/// was captured and are loaded back into the pad unchanged.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class EstimateSignatureDto
+{
+    public long Id { get; set; }
+    public long EstimateId { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Who signed, as the integer value of the server
+    /// <c>SignatureType</c> enum: <c>0</c> = Pro (provider),
+    /// <c>1</c> = Client. Matched by value on the client so PostIt
+    /// need not reference the server enum.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Type { get; set; }
+    public int CoordinateMax { get; set; }
+    public DateTime CapturedAtUtc { get; set; }
+    public int[]? Strokes { get; set; }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Api.Test/FrontOfficeApiControllerTests.cs b/src/Yavsc.Api.Test/FrontOfficeApiControllerTests.cs
index 53babf7e0..e71aa9ce9 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Api.Test/FrontOfficeApiControllerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Api.Test/FrontOfficeApiControllerTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Yavsc.Api.Test.Fixtures;
 using Yavsc.Helpers;
@@ -244,4 +246,36 @@ public sealed class FrontOfficeApiControllerTests : IClassFixture<ApiWebServerFi
 
         Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, response.StatusCode);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Estimate_payload_carries_existing_signature_strokes()
+    {
+        var (queryId, estimateId) = SeedQuery(withEstimate: true);
+
+        // Provider accepts with a signature.
+        using (var pro = NewClient(subject: "alice"))
+        {
+            var r = await pro.PostAsync(
+                $"/api/v1/front/query/accept?billingCode=Rdv&queryId={queryId}",
+                WithSignature(),
+                TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+            Assert.True(r.IsSuccessStatusCode, await r.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+        }
+
+        // The estimate read endpoint carries the signature strokes on
+        // the estimate payload, so PostIt can repaint them on reopen.
+        using var reader = NewClient(subject: "alice");
+        var response = await reader.GetAsync(
+            $"/api/v1/estimate/{estimateId}",
+            TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+
+        var body = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        var sigs = body.GetProperty("signatures");
+        Assert.Equal(JsonValueKind.Array, sigs.ValueKind);
+        var first = sigs.EnumerateArray().First();
+        // SignatureType.Pro = 0.
+        Assert.Equal(0, first.GetProperty("type").GetInt32());
+        Assert.Equal(JsonValueKind.Array, first.GetProperty("strokes").ValueKind);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Api/Controllers/Business/EstimateApiController.cs b/src/Yavsc.Api/Controllers/Business/EstimateApiController.cs
index 1ee88f953..6abaafc2d 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Api/Controllers/Business/EstimateApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Api/Controllers/Business/EstimateApiController.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Yavsc.Controllers
             else if (!UserIsAdminOrThis(ownerId)) // throw new Exception("Not authorized") ;
                                                   // or just do nothing
                 return new StatusCodeResult(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden);
-            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Where(e => e.OwnerId == ownerId));
+            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Include(e => e.Signatures).Where(e => e.OwnerId == ownerId));
         }
         // GET: api/Estimate/5
         [HttpGet("{id}", Name = "GetEstimate")]
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Yavsc.Controllers
                 return BadRequest(ModelState);
             }
 
-            Estimate estimate = _context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Single(m => m.Id == id);
+            Estimate estimate = _context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Include(e => e.Signatures).Single(m => m.Id == id);
 
             if (estimate == null)
             {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace Yavsc.Controllers
         public IActionResult GetOngoingEstimatesAsClient()
         {
             var uid = User.GetUserId();
-            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill)
+            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Include(e => e.Signatures)
                 .Where(e => e.ClientId == uid
                     && e.ProviderValidationDate != default
                     && e.ClientValidationDate == default));
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Yavsc.Controllers
         public IActionResult GetOngoingEstimatesAsProvider()
         {
             var uid = User.GetUserId();
-            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill)
+            return Ok(_context.Estimates.Include(e => e.Bill).Include(e => e.Signatures)
                 .Where(e => e.OwnerId == uid && e.ClientValidationDate == default));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Billing/Signature.cs b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Billing/Signature.cs
index 1aac0cd0e..7e568dbd1 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Billing/Signature.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Billing/Signature.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Signature
 
     public long EstimateId { get; set; }
 
-    [ForeignKey(nameof(EstimateId)), JsonIgnore]
+    [ForeignKey(nameof(EstimateId)), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
     public virtual Estimate Estimate { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Signature
     [Required]
     public string SignerId { get; set; }
 
-    [ForeignKey(nameof(SignerId)), JsonIgnore]
+    [ForeignKey(nameof(SignerId)), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
     public virtual ApplicationUser Signer { get; set; }
 
     public SignatureType Type { get; set; }