diff --git a/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts b/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
index 94656c5..b251d43 100644
--- a/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ test('GM hosts a session; a player on another device sees live combat', async ({
   await player.getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
   await expect(gm.getByText('Hello GM')).toBeVisible();
 
+  // Targeted share: the GM sends a private note to the player; only they see it.
+  await gm.getByRole('button', { name: /Share with/ }).click();
+  await gm.getByLabel('Share title').fill('Secret passage');
+  await gm.getByRole('button', { name: /Send to/ }).click();
+  await expect(player.getByText('📨 Just for you')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(player.getByText('Secret passage')).toBeVisible();
+
   await gmCtx.close();
   await playerCtx.close();
 });
diff --git a/src/features/play/SessionSidebar.tsx b/src/features/play/SessionSidebar.tsx
index 6519812..e70563a 100644
--- a/src/features/play/SessionSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/features/play/SessionSidebar.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import { useLiveQuery } from 'dexie-react-hooks';
 import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/sessionStore';
 import { usePlayerSessionStore } from '@/stores/playerSessionStore';
 import { useUiStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
-import { sendChat } from '@/lib/sync/wsSync';
+import { sendChat, sendPrivateHandout } from '@/lib/sync/wsSync';
 import { sessionLogRepo } from '@/lib/db/repositories';
 import type { SessionLogEntry } from '@/lib/schemas';
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/Input';
+import type { RosterEntry } from '@/lib/sync/messages';
+import { fileToDataUrl, resizeToMax } from '@/lib/img/resize';
+import { Input, Textarea } from '@/components/ui/Input';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
+import { Modal } from '@/components/ui/Modal';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 
 /**
@@ -48,6 +51,19 @@ export function SessionSidebar({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose: () =
     setDraft('');
   };
 
+  // GM: targeted private share (handout/note/image) to one player
+  const [shareTarget, setShareTarget] = useState<RosterEntry | null>(null);
+  const [shareTitle, setShareTitle] = useState('');
+  const [shareBody, setShareBody] = useState('');
+  const [shareImage, setShareImage] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const openShare = (p: RosterEntry) => { setShareTarget(p); setShareTitle(''); setShareBody(''); setShareImage(undefined); };
+  const onShareImage = async (file: File) => setShareImage(await resizeToMax(await fileToDataUrl(file), 1280));
+  const sendShare = () => {
+    if (!shareTarget) return;
+    sendPrivateHandout(shareTarget.playerId, { title: shareTitle.trim() || 'A note', body: shareBody.trim(), ...(shareImage ? { image: shareImage } : {}) });
+    setShareTarget(null);
+  };
+
   if (!open) return null;
 
   return (
@@ -81,6 +97,9 @@ export function SessionSidebar({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose: () =
                 <li key={p.playerId} className={cn('flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs', p.playerId === 'gm' ? 'border-accent/50 text-accent' : 'border-line text-ink')}>
                   <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-success" aria-hidden />
                   {p.name}
+                  {isGm && p.playerId !== 'gm' && (
+                    <button onClick={() => openShare(p)} title={`Share privately with ${p.name}`} aria-label={`Share with ${p.name}`} className="ml-0.5 text-muted hover:text-info">📨</button>
+                  )}
                 </li>
               ))}
             </ul>
@@ -157,6 +176,25 @@ export function SessionSidebar({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose: () =
           </div>
         )}
       </aside>
+
+      {shareTarget && (
+        <Modal open onClose={() => setShareTarget(null)} title={`Share privately with ${shareTarget.name}`}
+          footer={<>
+            <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => setShareTarget(null)}>Cancel</Button>
+            <Button variant="primary" onClick={sendShare}>Send to {shareTarget.name}</Button>
+          </>}>
+          <div className="space-y-3">
+            <Input value={shareTitle} onChange={(e) => setShareTitle(e.target.value)} placeholder="Title (e.g. A scrawled map)" aria-label="Share title" />
+            <Textarea value={shareBody} onChange={(e) => setShareBody(e.target.value)} placeholder="Text only this player sees…" rows={4} aria-label="Share text" />
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              {shareImage && <img src={shareImage} alt="" className="h-16 w-16 rounded border border-line object-cover" />}
+              <label className="cursor-pointer rounded-md border border-line px-2 py-1 text-xs text-ink hover:border-accent">Image…<input type="file" accept="image/*" className="hidden" aria-label="Share image" onChange={(e) => { const f = e.target.files?.[0]; if (f) void onShareImage(f); e.target.value = ''; }} /></label>
+              {shareImage && <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={() => setShareImage(undefined)}>Remove</Button>}
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted">Only <span className="text-ink">{shareTarget.name}</span> receives this — a secret map, note, or image (e.g. for a scout who went ahead).</p>
+          </div>
+        </Modal>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/features/player/PlayerBoards.tsx b/src/features/player/PlayerBoards.tsx
index 3e75845..1e38e82 100644
--- a/src/features/player/PlayerBoards.tsx
+++ b/src/features/player/PlayerBoards.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Snapshot } from '@/lib/sync/messages';
 import type { PlayerMap } from '@/lib/map';
+import { usePlayerSessionStore } from '@/stores/playerSessionStore';
 import { EmptyState } from '@/components/ui/Page';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 import { PlayerMapView } from './PlayerMapView';
@@ -8,8 +9,18 @@ import { PlayerMapView } from './PlayerMapView';
 export function PlayerBoards({ snapshot, image, images }: { snapshot: Snapshot; image?: string; images?: Record<string, string> }) {
   const { party, encounter, map, handout } = snapshot;
   const handoutImage = handout?.imageId ? images?.[handout.imageId] : undefined;
+  const privateHandout = usePlayerSessionStore((s) => s.privateHandout);
   return (
     <>
+      {privateHandout && (
+        <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-info/60 bg-info/5 p-4">
+          <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-info">📨 Just for you</div>
+          <h2 className="font-display text-2xl font-bold text-ink">{privateHandout.title || 'A private note'}</h2>
+          {privateHandout.body && <p className="mt-1 whitespace-pre-wrap text-ink">{privateHandout.body}</p>}
+          {privateHandout.image && <img src={privateHandout.image} alt="" className="mt-3 max-h-[60vh] w-auto rounded-lg border border-line" />}
+        </section>
+      )}
+
       {handout && (
         <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-accent/50 bg-accent/5 p-4">
           <h2 className="font-display text-2xl font-bold text-accent">{handout.title || 'Handout'}</h2>