diff --git a/lib/socket/socket.react.js b/lib/socket/socket.react.js
--- a/lib/socket/socket.react.js
+++ b/lib/socket/socket.react.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
   // async functions that hit server APIs
   +logOut: (preRequestUserState: PreRequestUserState) => Promise<LogOutResult>,
   +socketCrashLoopRecovery?: () => Promise<void>,
+  // keyserver olm sessions specific props
+  +getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage?: () => Promise<string>,
 };
 type State = {
   +inflightRequests: ?InflightRequests,
@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@
         cookie,
         this.props.urlPrefix,
         logInActionSources.socketAuthErrorResolutionAttempt,
+        this.props.getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
       );
 
       if (!recoverySessionChange && sessionChange) {
diff --git a/lib/utils/action-utils.js b/lib/utils/action-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/action-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/action-utils.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
   cookie: ?string,
   urlPrefix: string,
   logInActionSource: LogInActionSource,
+  getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage?: () => Promise<string>,
 ): Promise<?ClientSessionChange> {
   const resolveInvalidatedCookie = getConfig().resolveInvalidatedCookie;
   if (!resolveInvalidatedCookie) {
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@
     boundCallServerEndpoint,
     dispatchRecoveryAttempt,
     logInActionSource,
+    getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
   );
   return newSessionChange;
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/config.js b/lib/utils/config.js
--- a/lib/utils/config.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     callServerEndpoint: CallServerEndpoint,
     dispatchRecoveryAttempt: DispatchRecoveryAttempt,
     logInActionSource: LogInActionSource,
+    getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage?: () => Promise<string>,
   ) => Promise<void>,
   +setCookieOnRequest: boolean,
   +setSessionIDOnRequest: boolean,
diff --git a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
--- a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
   runTiming,
   ratchetAlongWithKeyboardHeight,
 } from '../utils/animation-utils.js';
+import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 import {
   type StateContainer,
   type StateChange,
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@
   +styles: typeof unboundStyles,
   // Redux dispatch functions
   +dispatch: Dispatch,
+  // Keyserver olm sessions functions
+  +getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage: () => Promise<string>,
 };
 type State = {
   +mode: LoggedOutMode,
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@
         cookie,
         urlPrefix,
         actionSource,
+        this.props.getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
       );
       if (
         sessionChange &&
@@ -778,6 +782,8 @@
     const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
+    const getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage =
+      useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage();
     return (
       <LoggedOutModal
         {...props}
@@ -791,6 +797,9 @@
         splashStyle={splashStyle}
         styles={styles}
         dispatch={dispatch}
+        getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage={
+          getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage
+        }
       />
     );
   });
diff --git a/native/account/resolve-invalidated-cookie.js b/native/account/resolve-invalidated-cookie.js
--- a/native/account/resolve-invalidated-cookie.js
+++ b/native/account/resolve-invalidated-cookie.js
@@ -14,15 +14,23 @@
   callServerEndpoint: CallServerEndpoint,
   dispatchRecoveryAttempt: DispatchRecoveryAttempt,
   logInActionSource: LogInActionSource,
+  getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage?: () => Promise<string>,
 ) {
   const keychainCredentials = await fetchNativeKeychainCredentials();
   if (!keychainCredentials) {
     return;
   }
-  const extraInfo = await nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector({
+  let extraInfo = await nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector({
     redux: store.getState(),
     navContext: getGlobalNavContext(),
   })();
+
+  if (getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage) {
+    const initialNotificationsEncryptedMessage =
+      await getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage();
+    extraInfo = { ...extraInfo, initialNotificationsEncryptedMessage };
+  }
+
   const { calendarQuery } = extraInfo;
   await dispatchRecoveryAttempt(
     logInActionTypes,
diff --git a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
--- a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
+++ b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import { setStoreLoadedActionType } from '../redux/action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { StaffContext } from '../staff/staff-context.js';
+import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 import { isTaskCancelledError } from '../utils/error-handling.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
     state.currentUserInfo?.anonymous ? undefined : state.currentUserInfo?.id,
   );
   const mediaCacheContext = React.useContext(MediaCacheContext);
+  const getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage =
+    useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage();
 
   const callFetchNewCookieFromNativeCredentials = React.useCallback(
     async (source: LogInActionSource) => {
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@
           cookie,
           urlPrefix,
           source,
+          getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
         );
         dispatch({ type: setStoreLoadedActionType });
       } catch (fetchCookieException) {
@@ -63,7 +67,13 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    [cookie, dispatch, staffCanSee, urlPrefix],
+    [
+      cookie,
+      dispatch,
+      staffCanSee,
+      urlPrefix,
+      getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
+    ],
   );
 
   const callClearSensitiveData = React.useCallback(
diff --git a/native/socket.react.js b/native/socket.react.js
--- a/native/socket.react.js
+++ b/native/socket.react.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   nativeGetClientResponsesSelector,
   nativeSessionStateFuncSelector,
 } from './selectors/socket-selectors.js';
+import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from './utils/crypto-utils.js';
 
 const NativeSocket: React.ComponentType<BaseSocketProps> =
   React.memo<BaseSocketProps>(function NativeSocket(props: BaseSocketProps) {
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const callLogOut = useServerCall(logOut);
+    const getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage =
+      useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage();
 
     const socketCrashLoopRecovery = React.useCallback(async () => {
       if (!accountHasPassword(currentUserInfo)) {
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@
         cookie,
         urlPrefix,
         logInActionSources.refetchUserDataAfterAcknowledgment,
+        getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
       );
     }, [
       callLogOut,
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@
       dispatchActionPromise,
       preRequestUserState,
       urlPrefix,
+      getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage,
     ]);
 
     return (
@@ -140,6 +145,9 @@
         logOut={callLogOut}
         noDataAfterPolicyAcknowledgment={noDataAfterPolicyAcknowledgment}
         socketCrashLoopRecovery={socketCrashLoopRecovery}
+        getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage={
+          getInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage
+        }
       />
     );
   });