diff --git a/public/hop-display.js b/public/hop-display.js
index 543582e..86da802 100644
--- a/public/hop-display.js
+++ b/public/hop-display.js
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ window.HopDisplay = (function() {
     const regionalConflicts = conflicts.filter(c => c.regional);
     const badgeCount = regionalConflicts.length > 0 ? regionalConflicts.length : (globalFallback ? conflicts.length : 0);
     const conflictData = escapeHtml(JSON.stringify({ h, conflicts, globalFallback }));
-    const warnBadge = badgeCount > 1
+    const conflictBadge = badgeCount > 1
       ? ` <button class="hop-conflict-btn" data-conflict='${conflictData}' onclick="event.preventDefault();event.stopPropagation();HopDisplay._showFromBtn(this)" title="${badgeCount} candidates — click for details">⚠${badgeCount}</button>`
       : '';
+    const unreliableBadge = unreliable
+      ? ' <button class="hop-unreliable-btn" aria-label="Unreliable name resolution" title="Unreliable name resolution — this hash\u2192name match is geographically inconsistent with the surrounding path hops. The repeater itself may be fine; this specific hop assignment is uncertain.">⚠️</button>'
+      : '';
+    const warnBadge = conflictBadge + unreliableBadge;
 
     const cls = [
       'hop',
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 70f6181..db9c5d7 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -1437,7 +1437,9 @@ button.ch-item.ch-item-encrypted .ch-badge { filter: grayscale(0.6); }
 .hop-conflict-name { font-weight: 600; flex: 1; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 .hop-conflict-dist { font-size: 11px; color: var(--text-muted); font-family: var(--mono); white-space: nowrap; }
 .hop-conflict-pk { font-size: 10px; color: var(--text-muted); font-family: var(--mono); }
-.hop-unreliable { opacity: 0.5; text-decoration: line-through; }
+.hop-unreliable { opacity: 0.85; }
+.hop-unreliable-btn { background: none; border: none; color: var(--status-yellow, #f59e0b); font-size: 13px;
+  cursor: help; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 2px; padding: 0 2px; line-height: 1; }
 .hop-global-fallback { border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--status-red); }
 .hop-current { font-weight: 700 !important; color: var(--accent) !important; }
 
diff --git a/test-frontend-helpers.js b/test-frontend-helpers.js
index 8327df5..3c06ba9 100644
--- a/test-frontend-helpers.js
+++ b/test-frontend-helpers.js
@@ -6198,6 +6198,62 @@ console.log('\n=== analytics.js: renderCollisionsFromServer collision table ==='
   });
 }
 
+// ===== #872 — hop-display unreliable badge =====
+{
+  console.log('\n--- #872: hop-display unreliable warning badge ---');
+
+  function makeHopDisplaySandbox() {
+    const sb = {
+      window: { addEventListener: () => {}, dispatchEvent: () => {} },
+      document: {
+        readyState: 'complete',
+        createElement: () => ({ id: '', textContent: '', innerHTML: '' }),
+        head: { appendChild: () => {} },
+        getElementById: () => null,
+        addEventListener: () => {},
+        querySelectorAll: () => [],
+        querySelector: () => null,
+      },
+      console,
+      Date, Math, Array, Object, String, Number, JSON, RegExp, Map, Set,
+      encodeURIComponent, parseInt, parseFloat, isNaN, Infinity, NaN, undefined,
+      setTimeout: () => {}, setInterval: () => {}, clearTimeout: () => {}, clearInterval: () => {},
+    };
+    sb.window.document = sb.document;
+    sb.self = sb.window;
+    sb.globalThis = sb.window;
+    const ctx = vm.createContext(sb);
+    const hopSrc = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/hop-display.js', 'utf8');
+    vm.runInContext(hopSrc, ctx);
+    return ctx;
+  }
+
+  const hopCtx = makeHopDisplaySandbox();
+
+  test('#872: unreliable hop renders warning badge, not strikethrough', () => {
+    const html = hopCtx.window.HopDisplay.renderHop('AABB', {
+      name: 'TestNode', pubkey: 'pk123', unreliable: true,
+      ambiguous: false, conflicts: [], globalFallback: false,
+    }, {});
+    // Must contain unreliable warning badge button
+    assert.ok(html.includes('hop-unreliable-btn'), 'should have unreliable badge button');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('⚠️'), 'should have ⚠️ icon');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Unreliable name resolution'), 'should have tooltip text');
+    // Must NOT contain line-through in inline style (CSS class no longer has it)
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('line-through'), 'should not contain line-through');
+    // Should still have hop-unreliable class for subtle styling
+    assert.ok(html.includes('hop-unreliable'), 'should have hop-unreliable class');
+  });
+
+  test('#872: reliable hop does NOT render unreliable badge', () => {
+    const html = hopCtx.window.HopDisplay.renderHop('CCDD', {
+      name: 'GoodNode', pubkey: 'pk456', unreliable: false,
+      ambiguous: false, conflicts: [], globalFallback: false,
+    }, {});
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('hop-unreliable-btn'), 'should not have unreliable badge');
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== SUMMARY =====
 Promise.allSettled(pendingTests).then(() => {
   console.log(`\n${'═'.repeat(40)}`);