diff --git a/scripts/story-dialog.test.mjs b/scripts/story-dialog.test.mjs
index fcf9841..8fdca11 100644
--- a/scripts/story-dialog.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/story-dialog.test.mjs
@@ -353,6 +353,28 @@ test("popup blocked: fallback link gets the prefilled URL and copy button yields
   assert.match(t.el("story-status").textContent, /^Copied\./);
 });
 
+test("popup blocked with truncated story: fallback revealed and trimmed-story notice shown", async () => {
+  const t = boot({ popupBlocked: true });
+  const long = "x".repeat(STORY_MAX - 3) + "   tail-that-gets-cut";
+  t.el("opener-hero").dispatch("click");
+  t.fill({ ...VALID, "story-text": long });
+  t.submit();
+  assert.equal(t.el("story-fallback").hidden, false, "fallback revealed");
+  assert.match(t.el("story-status").textContent, /^Your story was trimmed to 1500 characters/, "trimmed-story notice shown when popup blocked");
+  const href = new URL(t.el("story-fallback-link").href);
+  const story = href.searchParams.get("story");
+  assert.equal(story, "x".repeat(STORY_MAX - 3), "fallback link carries the trimmed story");
+});
+
+test("popup blocked with non-truncated story: fallback revealed but no notice shown", () => {
+  const t = boot({ popupBlocked: true });
+  t.el("opener-hero").dispatch("click");
+  t.fill(VALID);
+  t.submit();
+  assert.equal(t.el("story-fallback").hidden, false, "fallback revealed");
+  assert.equal(t.el("story-status").textContent, "", "no truncation notice when story not truncated");
+});
+
 test("copy button tells the user to use the prefilled link when the clipboard write is rejected", async () => {
   const t = boot({ popupBlocked: true, clipboardOverride: { clipboard: { writeText() { return Promise.reject(new Error("denied")); } } } });
   t.el("opener-hero").dispatch("click");
diff --git a/stories/index.html b/stories/index.html
index 4ebcc5d..62ff193 100644
--- a/stories/index.html
+++ b/stories/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html lang="en" class="no-js">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
-<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'none'; script-src 'sha256-e2g5HkZP+fghbsY1m7moq4GopOo7zRRaAHNyQ2Q7oSI=' 'sha256-ycRNP2kNHazBu8LXdhFNDrNJfr5JYNooQIqUE+oWqyE=' 'unsafe-hashes' 'sha256-Kkh0ufQbkIVTWPYjIGk2bAJsmDwjmUuIAt2LyPfNr3g='; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data: https://github.com https://avatars.githubusercontent.com; font-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'self'">
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'none'; script-src 'sha256-e2g5HkZP+fghbsY1m7moq4GopOo7zRRaAHNyQ2Q7oSI=' 'sha256-zCrCZyj808KIt7bDf+IVXtfCUKHuEuIRSeqpB1Esw/w=' 'unsafe-hashes' 'sha256-Kkh0ufQbkIVTWPYjIGk2bAJsmDwjmUuIAt2LyPfNr3g='; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data: https://github.com https://avatars.githubusercontent.com; font-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'self'">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">
 <title>Contributor Stories — Hive Commons</title>
 <meta name="description" content="Real Hive Commons contributor progression stories and public Contributor Relay metrics for event organisers, mentors, and contributors.">
@@ -504,15 +504,17 @@ <h2 id="story-dialog-title">Open a contributor story draft</h2>
     var issueUrl = buildIssue(data);
     issueText = markdown(data);
     var opened = window.open("", "_blank");
+    var trimmedNotice = "Your story was trimmed to 1500 characters for the GitHub form. ";
     if (!opened) {
       fallbackLink.href = issueUrl;
       fallback.hidden = false;
+      if (data.story_truncated) status.textContent = trimmedNotice;
       return;
     }
     opened.opener = null;
     opened.location = issueUrl;
     var note = "Thanks — your story opened as a draft issue in a new tab. GitHub only prefills text fields, so pick your Role again" + (data.quote_ok ? " and re-tick Can we quote you by name?" : "") + ", then hit Submit new issue there to finish. Not signed in to GitHub? Email us or use the Discord link below.";
-    if (data.story_truncated) note = "Your story was trimmed to 1500 characters for the GitHub form. " + note;
+    if (data.story_truncated) note = trimmedNotice + note;
     status.textContent = note;
   });