diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04932f5d..54a38afe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- Pre-update backup now shows an admin notification on **every** outcome (success / warning / failure) — previously a *successful* pre-update backup fired nothing, so it looked like the notification wasn't working. (#192)
+
 ### Changed
 - Component admin CSS now loads via the Joomla **Web Asset Manager** (`media/com_mokosuitebackup/` + `joomla.asset.json`) instead of an inline `<style>` block.
 - "Keep local copy" is configured **per remote destination** (in the Add/Edit Destination modal); the redundant profile-level field and its "Remote" tab are removed.
diff --git a/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php b/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
index 30864e73..1a97838f 100644
--- a/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
+++ b/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
@@ -390,12 +390,28 @@ final class MokoSuiteBackup extends CMSPlugin implements SubscriberInterface
 
 		try {
 			$result = (new BackupRunner())->run($profileId, $description, 'preaction');
+			$app    = Factory::getApplication();
+			$status = $result['status'] ?? (!empty($result['success']) ? 'complete' : 'fail');
 
-			if (!$result['success']) {
-				Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
-					'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed — ' . $result['message'],
+			/* Always surface the outcome so the pre-update backup is visible in the
+			   admin — previously only failures produced a message, so a successful
+			   pre-update backup fired no notification at all. */
+			if ($status === 'warning') {
+				$app->enqueueMessage(
+					'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' completed with warnings — '
+					. ($result['message'] ?: 'the local archive was created but a remote upload failed; see the backup log.'),
 					'warning'
 				);
+			} elseif ($status === 'fail' || empty($result['success'])) {
+				$app->enqueueMessage(
+					'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed — ' . ($result['message'] ?: 'unknown error'),
+					'error'
+				);
+			} else {
+				$app->enqueueMessage(
+					'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' completed successfully.',
+					'message'
+				);
 			}
 		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
 			error_log('MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed: ' . $e->getMessage());