diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index d8d7996b868e..f7418f79c2c2 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -3330,12 +3330,32 @@ class PtyUnavailableError(RuntimeError):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 def _ws_client_is_allowed(ws: "WebSocket") -> bool:
     """Check if the WebSocket client IP is acceptable.
 
-    Allows loopback clients only.
+    Allows loopback clients by default.  When the dashboard is explicitly bound
+    to a non-loopback hostname/IP (for example a Tailscale name used behind
+    ``tailscale serve``), also allow clients that arrive from that bound address.
+    Host/Origin validation still runs separately in _ws_host_origin_is_allowed().
     """
     client_host = ws.client.host if ws.client else ""
     if not client_host:
         return True
-    return client_host in _LOOPBACK_HOSTS
+    if client_host in _LOOPBACK_HOSTS:
+        return True
+
+    bound_host = getattr(app.state, "bound_host", "") or ""
+    bound_host = bound_host.strip().lower()
+    if not bound_host or bound_host in _LOOPBACK_HOSTS:
+        return False
+
+    allowed_hosts = {bound_host}
+    try:
+        import socket
+        for info in socket.getaddrinfo(bound_host, None):
+            if info and info[4]:
+                allowed_hosts.add(str(info[4][0]).lower())
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return client_host.strip().lower() in allowed_hosts
 
 
 def _ws_host_origin_is_allowed(ws: "WebSocket") -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py
index 9afef09d136d..58c550c94eab 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server_host_header.py
@@ -215,3 +215,40 @@ def test_loopback_websocket_host_and_origin_are_accepted(self, monkeypatch):
             },
         ):
             pass
+
+    def test_non_loopback_client_matching_bound_host_is_accepted(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Dashboard WebSockets work when bound to an explicit tailnet host.
+
+        Tailscale Serve can forward WebSocket upgrades from the same tailnet IP
+        that the dashboard was intentionally bound to.  Keep the peer-IP guard
+        strict for loopback binds, but allow this explicit non-loopback bind
+        once Host/Origin validation has already matched the bound host.
+        """
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        import hermes_cli.web_server as ws
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ws.app.state, "bound_host", "vps.tailnet.test", raising=False)
+        monkeypatch.setitem(
+            sys.modules,
+            "socket",
+            SimpleNamespace(
+                getaddrinfo=lambda host, port: [
+                    (0, 0, 0, "", ("100.64.0.10", 0)),
+                ],
+            ),
+        )
+
+        fake_ws = SimpleNamespace(client=SimpleNamespace(host="100.64.0.10"))
+
+        assert ws._ws_client_is_allowed(fake_ws)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    def test_non_loopback_client_is_rejected_for_loopback_bind(self, monkeypatch):
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        import hermes_cli.web_server as ws
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ws.app.state, "bound_host", "127.0.0.1", raising=False)
+        fake_ws = SimpleNamespace(client=SimpleNamespace(host="100.64.0.10"))
+
+        assert not ws._ws_client_is_allowed(fake_ws)  # type: ignore[arg-type]