diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f7e139f9f2c..fa240adb599 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Changes
 
+- iOS/Watch: add an Apple Watch companion MVP with watch inbox UI, watch notification relay handling, and gateway command surfaces for watch status/send flows. (#20054) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - Gateway/CLI: add paired-device hygiene flows with `device.pair.remove`, plus `openclaw devices remove` and guarded `openclaw devices clear --yes [--pending]` commands for removing paired entries and optionally rejecting pending requests. (#20057) Thanks @mbelinky.
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Services/WatchMessagingService.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Services/WatchMessagingService.swift
index 320fa19bac0..8332fb5882d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Services/WatchMessagingService.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Services/WatchMessagingService.swift
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ final class WatchMessagingService: NSObject, WatchMessagingServicing, @unchecked
         ]
 
         if snapshot.reachable {
-            session.sendMessage(payload, replyHandler: nil) { error in
+            do {
+                try await self.sendReachableMessage(payload, with: session)
+                return WatchNotificationSendResult(
+                    deliveredImmediately: true,
+                    queuedForDelivery: false,
+                    transport: "sendMessage")
+            } catch {
                 Self.logger.error("watch sendMessage failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
             }
-            return WatchNotificationSendResult(
-                deliveredImmediately: true,
-                queuedForDelivery: false,
-                transport: "sendMessage")
         }
 
         _ = session.transferUserInfo(payload)
@@ -108,6 +110,16 @@ final class WatchMessagingService: NSObject, WatchMessagingServicing, @unchecked
             transport: "transferUserInfo")
     }
 
+    private func sendReachableMessage(_ payload: [String: Any], with session: WCSession) async throws {
+        try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { continuation in
+            session.sendMessage(payload, replyHandler: { _ in
+                continuation.resume()
+            }, errorHandler: { error in
+                continuation.resume(throwing: error)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     private func ensureActivated() async {
         guard let session = self.session else { return }
         if session.activationState == .activated { return }
diff --git a/apps/ios/WatchExtension/Sources/WatchConnectivityReceiver.swift b/apps/ios/WatchExtension/Sources/WatchConnectivityReceiver.swift
index e3ed450ff0c..9a128049c3c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/WatchExtension/Sources/WatchConnectivityReceiver.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/WatchExtension/Sources/WatchConnectivityReceiver.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ extension WatchConnectivityReceiver: WCSessionDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    func session(
+        _: WCSession,
+        didReceiveMessage message: [String: Any],
+        replyHandler: @escaping ([String: Any]) -> Void)
+    {
+        guard let incoming = Self.parseNotificationPayload(message) else {
+            replyHandler(["ok": false])
+            return
+        }
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            self.store.consume(message: incoming, transport: "sendMessage")
+            replyHandler(["ok": true])
+        }
+    }
+
     func session(_: WCSession, didReceiveUserInfo userInfo: [String: Any]) {
         guard let incoming = Self.parseNotificationPayload(userInfo) else { return }
         Task { @MainActor in