diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ContactRoutingOverrideModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ContactRoutingOverrideModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbb02e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ContactRoutingOverrideModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { api } from '../api';
+import type { Contact } from '../types';
+import {
+  formatRouteLabel,
+  formatRoutingOverrideInput,
+  hasRoutingOverride,
+} from '../utils/pathUtils';
+import { Button } from './ui/button';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from './ui/dialog';
+import { Input } from './ui/input';
+import { Label } from './ui/label';
+
+interface ContactRoutingOverrideModalProps {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  contact: Contact;
+  onSaved: (message: string) => void;
+  onError: (message: string) => void;
+}
+
+function summarizeLearnedRoute(contact: Contact): string {
+  return formatRouteLabel(contact.last_path_len, true);
+}
+
+function summarizeForcedRoute(contact: Contact): string | null {
+  if (!hasRoutingOverride(contact)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const routeOverrideLen = contact.route_override_len;
+  return routeOverrideLen == null ? null : formatRouteLabel(routeOverrideLen, true);
+}
+
+export function ContactRoutingOverrideModal({
+  open,
+  onClose,
+  contact,
+  onSaved,
+  onError,
+}: ContactRoutingOverrideModalProps) {
+  const [route, setRoute] = useState('');
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setRoute(formatRoutingOverrideInput(contact));
+    setError(null);
+  }, [contact, open]);
+
+  const forcedRouteSummary = useMemo(() => summarizeForcedRoute(contact), [contact]);
+
+  const saveRoute = async (value: string) => {
+    setSaving(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await api.setContactRoutingOverride(contact.public_key, value);
+      onSaved(value.trim() === '' ? 'Routing override cleared' : 'Routing override updated');
+      onClose();
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update routing override';
+      setError(message);
+      onError(message);
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && onClose()}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-[560px]">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Routing Override</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            Set a forced route for this contact. Leave the field blank to clear the override and
+            fall back to the learned route or flood until a new path is heard.
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <form
+          className="space-y-4"
+          onSubmit={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            void saveRoute(route);
+          }}
+        >
+          <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/20 p-3 text-sm">
+            <div className="font-medium">{contact.name || contact.public_key.slice(0, 12)}</div>
+            <div className="mt-1 text-muted-foreground">
+              Current learned route: {summarizeLearnedRoute(contact)}
+            </div>
+            {forcedRouteSummary && (
+              <div className="mt-1 text-destructive">
+                Current forced route: {forcedRouteSummary}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor="routing-override-input">Forced route</Label>
+            <Input
+              id="routing-override-input"
+              value={route}
+              onChange={(event) => setRoute(event.target.value)}
+              placeholder='Examples: "ae,f1" or "ae92,f13e"'
+              autoFocus
+              disabled={saving}
+            />
+            <div className="space-y-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              <p>Use comma-separated 1, 2, or 3 byte hop IDs for an explicit path.</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant="outline"
+                className="w-full"
+                onClick={() => void saveRoute('-1')}
+                disabled={saving}
+              >
+                Force Flood
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant="outline"
+                className="w-full"
+                onClick={() => void saveRoute('0')}
+                disabled={saving}
+              >
+                Force Direct
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <Button type="submit" className="w-full" disabled={saving || route.trim().length === 0}>
+              {saving
+                ? 'Saving...'
+                : `Force ${route.trim() === '' ? 'custom' : route.trim()} routing`}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+
+          {error && (
+            <div className="rounded-md border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-destructive">
+              {error}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <DialogFooter className="gap-2 sm:justify-between">
+            <Button type="button" variant="secondary" onClick={onClose} disabled={saving}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              variant="outline"
+              onClick={() => void saveRoute('')}
+              disabled={saving}
+            >
+              Clear override
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </form>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ContactStatusInfo.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ContactStatusInfo.tsx
index 4167af2..393be65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ContactStatusInfo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ContactStatusInfo.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useState, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { toast } from './ui/sonner';
-import { api } from '../api';
 import { formatTime } from '../utils/messageParser';
 import {
   isValidLocation,
   calculateDistance,
   formatDistance,
   formatRouteLabel,
-  formatRoutingOverrideInput,
   getEffectiveContactRoute,
 } from '../utils/pathUtils';
 import { getMapFocusHash } from '../utils/urlHash';
 import { handleKeyboardActivate } from '../utils/a11y';
 import type { Contact } from '../types';
+import { ContactRoutingOverrideModal } from './ContactRoutingOverrideModal';
 
 interface ContactStatusInfoProps {
   contact: Contact;
@@ -25,28 +24,10 @@ interface ContactStatusInfoProps {
  * shared between ChatHeader and RepeaterDashboard.
  */
 export function ContactStatusInfo({ contact, ourLat, ourLon }: ContactStatusInfoProps) {
+  const [routingModalOpen, setRoutingModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const parts: ReactNode[] = [];
   const effectiveRoute = getEffectiveContactRoute(contact);
 
-  const editRoutingOverride = () => {
-    const route = window.prompt(
-      'Enter explicit path as comma-separated 1, 2, or 3 byte hops (for example "ae,f1" or "ae92,f13e").\nEnter 0 to force direct always.\nEnter -1 to force flooding always.\nLeave blank to clear the override and reset to flood until a new path is heard.',
-      formatRoutingOverrideInput(contact)
-    );
-    if (route === null) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    api.setContactRoutingOverride(contact.public_key, route).then(
-      () =>
-        toast.success(
-          route.trim() === '' ? 'Routing override cleared' : 'Routing override updated'
-        ),
-      (err: unknown) =>
-        toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update routing override')
-    );
-  };
-
   if (contact.last_seen) {
     parts.push(`Last heard: ${formatTime(contact.last_seen)}`);
   }
@@ -54,13 +35,13 @@ export function ContactStatusInfo({ contact, ourLat, ourLon }: ContactStatusInfo
   parts.push(
     <span
       key="path"
-      className="cursor-pointer hover:text-primary hover:underline"
+      className="cursor-pointer underline underline-offset-2 decoration-muted-foreground/50 hover:text-primary"
       role="button"
       tabIndex={0}
       onKeyDown={handleKeyboardActivate}
       onClick={(e) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        editRoutingOverride();
+        setRoutingModalOpen(true);
       }}
       title="Click to edit routing override"
     >
@@ -101,15 +82,24 @@ export function ContactStatusInfo({ contact, ourLat, ourLon }: ContactStatusInfo
   if (parts.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
-    <span className="font-normal text-sm text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0">
-      (
-      {parts.map((part, i) => (
-        <span key={i}>
-          {i > 0 && ', '}
-          {part}
-        </span>
-      ))}
-      )
-    </span>
+    <>
+      <span className="font-normal text-sm text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0">
+        (
+        {parts.map((part, i) => (
+          <span key={i}>
+            {i > 0 && ', '}
+            {part}
+          </span>
+        ))}
+        )
+      </span>
+      <ContactRoutingOverrideModal
+        open={routingModalOpen}
+        onClose={() => setRoutingModalOpen(false)}
+        contact={contact}
+        onSaved={(message) => toast.success(message)}
+        onError={(message) => toast.error(message)}
+      />
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/repeaterDashboard.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/repeaterDashboard.test.tsx
index 86d9998..751c46c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/repeaterDashboard.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/repeaterDashboard.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { RepeaterDashboard } from '../components/RepeaterDashboard';
 import type { UseRepeaterDashboardResult } from '../hooks/useRepeaterDashboard';
 import type { Contact, Conversation, Favorite } from '../types';
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       expect(screen.getByText('1 hop')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('direct path is clickable with routing override title', () => {
+    it('direct path is clickable, underlined, and marked as editable', () => {
       const directContacts: Contact[] = [
         { ...contacts[0], last_path_len: 0, last_seen: 1700000000 },
       ];
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       const directEl = screen.getByTitle('Click to edit routing override');
       expect(directEl).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(directEl.textContent).toBe('direct');
+      expect(directEl.className).toContain('underline');
     });
 
     it('shows forced decorator when a routing override is active', () => {
@@ -495,13 +496,11 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       expect(screen.getByText('(forced)')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('clicking direct path opens prompt and updates routing override', async () => {
+    it('clicking direct path opens modal and can force direct routing', async () => {
       const directContacts: Contact[] = [
         { ...contacts[0], last_path_len: 0, last_seen: 1700000000 },
       ];
 
-      const promptSpy = vi.spyOn(window, 'prompt').mockReturnValue('0');
-
       const { api } = await import('../api');
       const overrideSpy = vi.spyOn(api, 'setContactRoutingOverride').mockResolvedValue({
         status: 'ok',
@@ -511,21 +510,21 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       render(<RepeaterDashboard {...defaultProps} contacts={directContacts} />);
 
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Click to edit routing override'));
+      expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Force Direct' }));
 
-      expect(promptSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(overrideSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(REPEATER_KEY, '0');
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(overrideSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(REPEATER_KEY, '0');
+      });
 
-      promptSpy.mockRestore();
       overrideSpy.mockRestore();
     });
 
-    it('clicking path does not call API when prompt is cancelled', async () => {
+    it('closing the routing override modal does not call the API', async () => {
       const directContacts: Contact[] = [
         { ...contacts[0], last_path_len: 0, last_seen: 1700000000 },
       ];
 
-      const promptSpy = vi.spyOn(window, 'prompt').mockReturnValue(null);
-
       const { api } = await import('../api');
       const overrideSpy = vi.spyOn(api, 'setContactRoutingOverride').mockResolvedValue({
         status: 'ok',
@@ -535,11 +534,11 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       render(<RepeaterDashboard {...defaultProps} contacts={directContacts} />);
 
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Click to edit routing override'));
+      expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Cancel' }));
 
-      expect(promptSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(overrideSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-      promptSpy.mockRestore();
       overrideSpy.mockRestore();
     });
   });