diff --git a/src/components/auth/AmberCallbackHandler.tsx b/src/components/auth/AmberCallbackHandler.tsx
index 50230dc..a3e4159 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/AmberCallbackHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth/AmberCallbackHandler.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   getAmberPendingOperationAsync,
   clearAmberPendingOperation,
   cleanAmberCallbackUrl,
+  getAmberLogin,
+  reconstructSignedEvent,
 } from '@/lib/amber';
 
 export function AmberCallbackHandler() {
@@ -163,12 +165,18 @@ export function AmberCallbackHandler() {
         }
 
         case 'sign_event': {
-          // Store the signed event result for the caller to retrieve
-          // This is tricky because the original caller's promise can't be resolved
-          // after a page redirect. For now, we'll store it and show a toast.
-          try {
-            const signedEvent = JSON.parse(result);
-            // Store in sessionStorage for potential retrieval
+          // Store the signed event result for the caller to retrieve.
+          // Amber returns a BARE signature (returnType='signature'), so we
+          // reconstruct the full event from the original template + signature
+          // and compute its id locally — a raw JSON.parse(result) would throw on
+          // a bare signature or produce an event with an empty id that stalls
+          // the relay. See reconstructSignedEvent() for details.
+          const signedEvent = reconstructSignedEvent(
+            result,
+            pendingOp.eventJson,
+            getAmberLogin() ?? '',
+          );
+          if (signedEvent) {
             sessionStorage.setItem('amber_signed_event', JSON.stringify(signedEvent));
             clearAmberPendingOperation();
             toast({
@@ -178,8 +186,8 @@ export function AmberCallbackHandler() {
             // Reload the page to re-submit the event
             // This is a workaround since we can't resolve the original promise
             window.location.reload();
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.error('Failed to parse signed event:', e);
+          } else {
+            console.error('Failed to reconstruct signed event from Amber result');
             clearAmberPendingOperation();
             toast({
               title: 'Signing failed',
diff --git a/src/lib/amber.ts b/src/lib/amber.ts
index dd1a51b..4719661 100644
--- a/src/lib/amber.ts
+++ b/src/lib/amber.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { NostrEvent, NostrSigner } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+import { getEventHash } from 'nostr-tools';
 
 /**
  * Pending Amber operation stored in multiple places for PWA resilience.
@@ -178,6 +179,87 @@ export function clearAmberLogin(): void {
   localStorage.removeItem(AMBER_LOGIN_KEY);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reconstruct a fully-formed, valid signed event from Amber's callback result.
+ *
+ * WHY THIS EXISTS
+ * ---------------
+ * We ask Amber with `returnType: 'signature'`, so on most Amber builds the
+ * callback `result` is a BARE 128-char hex signature — NOT a full event JSON.
+ * The old callback handlers did `JSON.parse(result)`, which either threw on the
+ * bare signature ("Failed to process signed event") or, when a build returned
+ * partial JSON, produced an event with an empty `id` that stalls the relay
+ * forever. This is the same defect that hung admin deletes on native.
+ *
+ * The event id is a deterministic NIP-01 hash of the signed fields, so we
+ * reconstruct the event from the ORIGINAL unsigned template (persisted as
+ * `eventJson` on the pending op) plus the returned signature, and compute the
+ * id ourselves. Handles every Amber response shape:
+ *   - bare signature string
+ *   - full signed-event JSON
+ *   - partial JSON missing `id`
+ *
+ * @param result    the raw callback payload from Amber (signature or JSON)
+ * @param eventJson the original unsigned event JSON we sent to Amber (if known)
+ * @param pubkey    the signer's pubkey (Amber's key)
+ * @returns a valid NostrEvent, or null if it cannot be reconstructed
+ */
+export function reconstructSignedEvent(
+  result: string,
+  eventJson: string | undefined,
+  pubkey: string,
+): NostrEvent | null {
+  const trimmed = (result ?? '').trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+
+  // Case 1: Amber returned full (or partial) event JSON.
+  let parsed: Partial<NostrEvent> | null = null;
+  if (trimmed.startsWith('{')) {
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed) as Partial<NostrEvent>;
+    } catch {
+      parsed = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Case 2: Amber returned a bare hex signature (returnType='signature').
+  const looksLikeSig = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{128}$/.test(trimmed);
+
+  // Seed the base fields from the original template we sent to Amber.
+  let template: Partial<NostrEvent> = {};
+  if (eventJson) {
+    try {
+      template = JSON.parse(eventJson) as Partial<NostrEvent>;
+    } catch {
+      template = {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  const kind = parsed?.kind ?? template.kind;
+  const content = parsed?.content ?? template.content;
+  const tags = parsed?.tags ?? template.tags;
+  const created_at = parsed?.created_at ?? template.created_at;
+  const eventPubkey = parsed?.pubkey ?? template.pubkey ?? pubkey;
+  const sig = parsed?.sig ?? (looksLikeSig ? trimmed : undefined);
+
+  // Without these we cannot produce a valid event.
+  if (
+    kind === undefined ||
+    content === undefined ||
+    tags === undefined ||
+    created_at === undefined ||
+    !sig
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const base = { kind, content, tags, created_at, pubkey: eventPubkey };
+  const id =
+    parsed?.id && parsed.id.length === 64 ? parsed.id : getEventHash(base);
+
+  return { ...base, id, sig };
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract search params from both the real query string AND the hash fragment.
  *
diff --git a/src/pages/AmberCallbackPage.tsx b/src/pages/AmberCallbackPage.tsx
index bfd768d..6c2fa9f 100644
--- a/src/pages/AmberCallbackPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AmberCallbackPage.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   getAmberPendingOperationAsync,
   clearAmberPendingOperation,
   cleanAmberCallbackUrl,
+  getAmberLogin,
+  reconstructSignedEvent,
 } from '@/lib/amber';
 import { CheckCircle2, XCircle, Loader2, Home } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
@@ -78,15 +80,22 @@ export default function AmberCallbackPage() {
 
       // ── sign_event ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       if (pendingOp.type === 'sign_event') {
-        try {
-          const signedEvent = JSON.parse(result);
+        // Amber returns a BARE signature (returnType='signature'), so we
+        // reconstruct the full event from the original template + signature and
+        // compute its id locally. See reconstructSignedEvent() for the why.
+        const signedEvent = reconstructSignedEvent(
+          result,
+          pendingOp.eventJson,
+          getAmberLogin() ?? '',
+        );
+        if (signedEvent) {
           localStorage.setItem('amber_signed_event', JSON.stringify(signedEvent));
           clearAmberPendingOperation();
           setStatus('success');
           setMessage('Event signed! Returning...');
           toast({ title: 'Event signed', description: 'Your event was signed by Amber.' });
           redirectBack(true);
-        } catch {
+        } else {
           setStatus('error');
           setMessage('Failed to process signed event from Amber.');
           clearAmberPendingOperation();