diff --git a/api/src/routes/checkout.ts b/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
index e4b4431..c5ae223 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
@@ -1183,6 +1183,42 @@ export async function handlePaymentComplete(
   const paymentMethod = (order.payment_method as string) || "card";
   console.log(`[checkout] Payment confirmed: ${order_type} ${order_id} via ${paymentMethod}`);
 
+  // ── Telegram order notification ──────────────────────────────────────
+  try {
+    const botToken = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN;
+    const chatId = process.env.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID;
+    if (botToken && chatId) {
+      const customerName = (order.customer_name as string) || "Unknown";
+      const customerEmail = (order.customer_email as string) || "";
+      const serviceName = (order.service_slug as string)
+        || (order.service_name as string)
+        || order_type;
+      // Calculate total in dollars
+      const feeCents = Number(order.service_fee_cents || order.total_cents || 0);
+      const formationCents = Number(order.formation_fee_cents || 0);
+      const stateCents = Number(order.state_fee_cents || 0);
+      const addonCents = Number(order.addon_fee_cents || 0);
+      const pucCents = Number(order.puc_fee_cents || 0);
+      const totalCents = feeCents + formationCents + stateCents + addonCents + pucCents;
+      const totalDollars = (totalCents / 100).toFixed(2);
+
+      const msg = `💰 NEW ORDER\n\n`
+        + `Customer: ${customerName}\n`
+        + `Email: ${customerEmail}\n`
+        + `Service: ${serviceName}\n`
+        + `Total: $${totalDollars}\n`
+        + `Payment: ${paymentMethod}\n`
+        + `Order: ${order_id}\n`
+        + `Type: ${order_type}`;
+
+      fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${botToken}/sendMessage`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ chat_id: chatId, text: msg }),
+      }).catch(() => {}); // fire and forget
+    }
+  } catch {}
+
   // ── CDR traffic study paywall: issue grants on qualifying orders ──────
   //
   // When a customer pays for a 499-A filing service OR the standalone
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d45f2ba..ebf44a7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ services:
       - LISTMONK_URL=http://listmonk:9000
       - LISTMONK_USER=${LISTMONK_USER:-admin}
       - LISTMONK_PASSWORD=${LISTMONK_PASSWORD}
+      - TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}
+      - TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}
     depends_on:
       - api-postgres
     restart: unless-stopped