diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokosuiteclient/admin/tmpl/dashboard/default.php b/source/packages/com_mokosuiteclient/admin/tmpl/dashboard/default.php
index 8e107dff..6fd534b4 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokosuiteclient/admin/tmpl/dashboard/default.php
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokosuiteclient/admin/tmpl/dashboard/default.php
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ $actionLogsEnabled = Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_action
 ?>
 
 <div id="mokosuiteclient-dashboard">
+	<?php if (!$actionLogsEnabled): ?>
+	<div class="alert alert-danger d-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+		<span class="icon-exclamation-triangle" style="font-size:1.25rem"></span>
+		<div>
+			<strong>Action Logs Required</strong> — MokoSuite requires Joomla's Action Logs component to be enabled for login tracking and audit compliance.
+			<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_plugins&filter[search]=actionlog'); ?>" class="alert-link ms-1">Enable Action Log Plugins</a>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 	<!-- Site Info Bar -->
 	<div class="mokosuiteclient-info-bar card mb-4">
 		<div class="card-body">
@@ -161,14 +170,12 @@ $actionLogsEnabled = Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_action
 				Global Check-in
 			</a>
 		</div>
-		<?php if (Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_actionlogs')): ?>
 		<div class="col-6 col-md-4 col-xl-3">
 			<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_actionlogs'); ?>" class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-100 py-3">
 				<span class="icon-list d-block mb-1" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size:1.5rem"></span>
 				View Logs
 			</a>
 		</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
 		<div class="col-6 col-md-4 col-xl-3">
 			<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_scheduler'); ?>" class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-100 py-3">
 				<span class="icon-clock d-block mb-1" aria-hidden="true" style="font-size:1.5rem"></span>
@@ -274,7 +281,6 @@ $actionLogsEnabled = Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_action
 			</div>
 
 			<!-- Login Activity Chart -->
-			<?php if ($actionLogsEnabled): ?>
 			<div class="card mb-3">
 				<div class="card-header">
 					<strong><span class="icon-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Login Activity (14 days)</strong>
@@ -283,7 +289,6 @@ $actionLogsEnabled = Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_action
 					<canvas id="mokosuiteclient-chart-logins" height="140"></canvas>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<?php endif; ?>
 
 			<!-- Pending Updates -->
 			<div class="card mb-3">
@@ -377,11 +382,7 @@ $actionLogsEnabled = Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_action
 				<div class="card-header">
 					<strong><span class="icon-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Recent Logins</strong>
 				</div>
-				<?php if (!$actionLogsEnabled): ?>
-				<div class="card-body text-center text-muted py-3">
-					<span class="icon-warning text-warning"></span> Action Logs component is disabled. Enable it to track login activity.
-				</div>
-				<?php elseif (!empty($recentLogins)): ?>
+				<?php if (!empty($recentLogins)): ?>
 				<div class="table-responsive">
 					<table class="table table-sm table-striped mb-0">
 						<thead><tr><th>User</th><th>App</th><th>IP</th><th>Time</th></tr></thead>
diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index ec40f5c6..fccb9ef9 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ class Pkg_MokosuiteclientInstallerScript
 		$this->enablePlugin('task', 'mokosuiteclientdemo');
 		$this->enablePlugin('task', 'mokosuiteclientsync');
 
+		// Ensure Joomla action log plugins are enabled (required for login tracking)
+		$this->enablePlugin('actionlog', 'joomla');
+		$this->enablePlugin('system', 'actionlogs');
+
 		// Migrate params from core plugin to feature plugins (one-time)
 		$this->migrateFeatureParams();