diff --git a/app/Controllers/Abha.php b/app/Controllers/Abha.php
index 6e9d5e9..e59f0c3 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Abha.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Abha.php
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
             'skip_mobile'       => true,
             'card_base64'       => $this->extractAbhaCardData($result),
             'card_content_type' => $this->resolveAbhaCardContentType($result),
+            'card_source'       => $this->resolveAbhaCardSource($result),
             'abha_number'       => $abhaNum,
             'name'              => $name,
             'photo'             => $photo,
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
             'ok'                => 1,
             'card_base64'       => $this->extractAbhaCardData($result),
             'card_content_type' => $this->resolveAbhaCardContentType($result),
+            'card_source'       => $this->resolveAbhaCardSource($result),
             'abha_number'       => $abhaNum,
             'name'              => $name,
             'photo'             => $photo,
@@ -2001,6 +2003,7 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
             'mobile_verified' => $authMethod === 'MOBILE_OTP' ? 1 : null,
             'card_base64' => $cardData,
             'card_content_type' => $this->resolveAbhaCardContentType($payload),
+            'card_source' => $this->resolveAbhaCardSource($payload),
             'candidates' => $candidates,
         ]);
     }
@@ -2025,6 +2028,24 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
         return '';
     }
 
+    private function resolveAbhaCardSource(array $payload): string
+    {
+        $data = is_array($payload['data'] ?? null) ? $payload['data'] : [];
+        foreach ([
+            $payload['card_source'] ?? null,
+            $payload['source'] ?? null,
+            $data['card_source'] ?? null,
+            $data['source'] ?? null,
+        ] as $candidate) {
+            $value = strtolower(trim((string) $candidate));
+            if ($value !== '') {
+                return str_contains($value, 'abdm') ? 'abdm' : 'generated';
+            }
+        }
+
+        return '';
+    }
+
     private function resolveAbhaCardContentType(array $payload): string
     {
         $data = is_array($payload['data'] ?? null) ? $payload['data'] : [];
diff --git a/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php b/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
index 3fb1b9d..e5f10f0 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ class EAtriaBridgeConnector implements AbdmConnectorInterface
             ?: $this->extractOfficialCard($account)
             ?: $this->extractOfficialCard($profile);
 
+        if ($card !== '') {
+            $result['card_source'] = $this->extractCardSource($result) ?: $this->extractCardSource($data);
+        }
+
         if ($card === '' && ($abhaNumber !== '' || $abhaAddress !== '')) {
             // Without the patient X-Token the Bridge can only return a generated
             // card; with it, ABDM's genuine card is fetched.
@@ -748,6 +752,7 @@ class EAtriaBridgeConnector implements AbdmConnectorInterface
                 if ($card !== '') {
                     $result['card_base64'] = $card;
                     $result['card_content_type'] = $this->resolveCardContentType($cardData);
+                    $result['card_source'] = $this->extractCardSource($cardResult) ?: $this->extractCardSource($cardData);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -755,6 +760,21 @@ class EAtriaBridgeConnector implements AbdmConnectorInterface
         return $result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $source
+     */
+    private function extractCardSource(array $source): string
+    {
+        foreach ([$source['card_source'] ?? null, $source['source'] ?? null] as $candidate) {
+            $value = strtolower(trim((string) $candidate));
+            if ($value !== '') {
+                return str_contains($value, 'abdm') ? 'abdm' : 'generated';
+            }
+        }
+
+        return '';
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $result
      */
diff --git a/app/Views/partials/abha_create_modal.php b/app/Views/partials/abha_create_modal.php
index 5a8c666..930e6e0 100644
--- a/app/Views/partials/abha_create_modal.php
+++ b/app/Views/partials/abha_create_modal.php
@@ -420,7 +420,11 @@ window.AbhaCreateModal = (function () {
         var card = profile.card_base64 || '';
         if (card) {
             var cardSrc = String(card).indexOf('data:') === 0 ? card : 'data:' + (profile.card_content_type || 'image/png') + ';base64,' + card;
-            $('#abhaCreateCardWrap').html('<img src="' + cardSrc + '" alt="Official ABHA card">');
+            var isOfficial = profile.card_source === 'abdm';
+            var note = isOfficial
+                ? ''
+                : '<div class="small text-warning mt-1"><i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle me-1"></i>Provisional card generated by the Bridge, not the official ABDM card.</div>';
+            $('#abhaCreateCardWrap').html('<img src="' + cardSrc + '" alt="ABHA card">' + note);
             $('#abhaCreateDownloadCard').attr('href', cardSrc).removeClass('d-none');
         } else {
             $('#abhaCreateCardWrap').html('<div class="text-center text-muted"><i class="bi bi-card-image fs-1 d-block mb-2"></i><span>Official ABHA card was not returned by the Bridge.</span></div>');
diff --git a/app/Views/partials/abha_verify_modal.php b/app/Views/partials/abha_verify_modal.php
index f1f7c7e..db40c1e 100644
--- a/app/Views/partials/abha_verify_modal.php
+++ b/app/Views/partials/abha_verify_modal.php
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ window.AbhaVerifyModal = (function () {
         var card = profile.card_base64 || '';
         if (card) {
             var cardSrc = String(card).indexOf('data:') === 0 ? card : 'data:' + (profile.card_content_type || 'image/png') + ';base64,' + card;
-            $('#abhaVerifyCardWrap').html('<img src="' + cardSrc + '" alt="Official ABHA card">');
+            var isOfficial = profile.card_source === 'abdm';
+            var note = isOfficial
+                ? ''
+                : '<div class="small text-warning mt-1"><i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle me-1"></i>Provisional card generated by the Bridge, not the official ABDM card.</div>';
+            $('#abhaVerifyCardWrap').html('<img src="' + cardSrc + '" alt="ABHA card">' + note);
             $('#abhaVerifyDownloadCard').attr('href', cardSrc).removeClass('d-none');
         } else {
             $('#abhaVerifyCardWrap').html('<div class="text-center text-muted"><i class="bi bi-card-image fs-1 d-block mb-2"></i>Official ABHA card was not returned by the Bridge.</div>');