diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
index 1619973..6f7347d 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -624,6 +624,40 @@
                                            VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                             </StackPanel>
                         </Button>
+
+                        <!-- Quick-join: paste a Teams meeting URL, click Join,
+                             Teams launches into the meeting via the shell handler.
+                             Avoids the open-Teams → Calendar → find meeting → click
+                             join dance. Only enabled with non-empty text. -->
+                        <Border Width="1"
+                                Background="{DynamicResource Wd.Border}"
+                                Margin="14,4,12,4"/>
+                        <TextBox Text="{Binding JoinMeetingUrl, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
+                                 Width="240"
+                                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                 Padding="10,5"
+                                 FontSize="11"
+                                 ToolTip="Paste a Teams meeting URL (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/... or msteams:/l/meetup-join/...) and click Join. TeamsISO hands it to Teams to launch + join in one step."/>
+                        <Button Style="{StaticResource Wd.Button.Ghost}"
+                                Command="{Binding JoinMeetingCommand}"
+                                Padding="14,6"
+                                Margin="6,0,0,0"
+                                ToolTip="Hand the pasted meeting URL to Microsoft Teams. With auto-hide on (DISPLAY tab), the Teams window briefly appears then hides automatically.">
+                            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                <Path Data="M 8,1 L 8,11 M 4,7 L 8,11 L 12,7 M 1,14 L 15,14"
+                                      Stroke="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.Cyan}"
+                                      StrokeThickness="1.5"
+                                      Fill="Transparent"
+                                      Width="16" Height="15"
+                                      Stretch="None"
+                                      VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                      Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                                <TextBlock Text="Join"
+                                           Style="{StaticResource Wd.Text.Body}"
+                                           FontSize="12"
+                                           VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </Button>
                     </StackPanel>
                 </Border>
 
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsLauncher.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsLauncher.cs
index 43cef4d..db1a72c 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsLauncher.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsLauncher.cs
@@ -147,6 +147,58 @@ public static class TeamsLauncher
         return asked;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Hand a meeting URL off to the Teams shell handler. Accepts both the
+    /// <c>https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/...</c> web format and
+    /// the <c>msteams:/l/meetup-join/...</c> deep-link form (either causes
+    /// Teams to launch + join the meeting in one shot — the OS shell maps
+    /// teams.microsoft.com URLs to the registered ms-teams: handler).
+    ///
+    /// Use case: operator pastes a meeting link they got over email / chat
+    /// into TeamsISO's quick-join field instead of opening Teams,
+    /// hunting down the calendar entry, and clicking Join. With auto-hide
+    /// on, the Teams window flashes briefly then disappears; the operator
+    /// is now in the meeting, driving routing from TeamsISO.
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if the shell accepted the URL; false if URL is malformed
+    /// or rejected. errorMessage populated on failure.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool TryJoinMeeting(string url, out string? errorMessage)
+    {
+        errorMessage = null;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url))
+        {
+            errorMessage = "URL is empty.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var trimmed = url.Trim();
+
+        // Defensive sanity-check: only accept URLs that obviously target
+        // Teams. We don't want to invoke arbitrary shell handlers from a
+        // clipboard paste — if someone pastes "calc.exe" into the input we
+        // shouldn't launch it. Specifically: http(s) URLs must contain
+        // "teams.microsoft.com" or "teams.live.com"; otherwise must start
+        // with "msteams:".
+        var lower = trimmed.ToLowerInvariant();
+        var looksLikeTeams =
+            lower.StartsWith("msteams:") ||
+            (lower.StartsWith("http://") || lower.StartsWith("https://")) &&
+                (lower.Contains("teams.microsoft.com") || lower.Contains("teams.live.com"));
+        if (!looksLikeTeams)
+        {
+            errorMessage = "Not a Microsoft Teams meeting URL. " +
+                           "Expected a https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/... " +
+                           "or msteams:/l/meetup-join/... link.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (TryStart(trimmed, useShell: true, out var err))
+            return true;
+        errorMessage = err;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static bool TryStart(string target, bool useShell, out string error, string? arguments = null)
     {
         error = string.Empty;
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index f3473b5..7ca8f28 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,22 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
     /// </summary>
     public AsyncRelayCommand RollRecordingCommand { get; }
 
+    /// <summary>Join a Teams meeting from a pasted URL — see <see cref="JoinMeetingUrl"/>.</summary>
+    public RelayCommand JoinMeetingCommand { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Two-way bound to the quick-join input. Whatever the operator pastes
+    /// gets handed to <see cref="TeamsLauncher.TryJoinMeeting"/> when the
+    /// Join button fires. Cleared on success so the field is ready for the
+    /// next paste.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string JoinMeetingUrl
+    {
+        get => _joinMeetingUrl;
+        set => SetField(ref _joinMeetingUrl, value);
+    }
+    private string _joinMeetingUrl = string.Empty;
+
     public string StatusText
     {
         get => _statusText;
@@ -328,6 +344,26 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
             notes.Show(); // non-modal so operators can stamp + read alongside the show
         });
 
+        JoinMeetingCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
+        {
+            // Trim + handle the operator pasting whitespace around the URL.
+            var url = (_joinMeetingUrl ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url)) return;
+            if (TeamsLauncher.TryJoinMeeting(url, out var error))
+            {
+                Toast.Show("Joining Teams meeting…");
+                JoinMeetingUrl = string.Empty;
+                // If the operator has auto-hide on, kick off the hide watcher
+                // so the Teams meeting window goes away as soon as it renders.
+                if (Settings.AutoHideTeamsWindows)
+                    _ = TeamsLauncher.AutoHideAfterLaunchAsync();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Toast.Warn($"Could not join: {error}");
+            }
+        });
+
         RollRecordingCommand = new AsyncRelayCommand(RollRecordingAsync,
             () => _controller.RecordingEnabled && Participants.Any(p => p.IsEnabled));