diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/cli.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/cli.rs
index 6737f47..b0731d6 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/cli.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
 pub struct TuiArgs {
-    /// Override the local daemon's HTTP base URL (default `http://127.0.0.1:7070`).
+    /// Override the local daemon's HTTP base URL. Defaults to
+    /// `[cli].daemon_url`, then the local `[daemon].bind_addr`, then
+    /// `http://127.0.0.1:7070`.
     #[arg(long, env = "MAESTRO_DAEMON_URL")]
     pub daemon_url: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
index 66236b0..5e21af7 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ use crate::daemon_link::DaemonLink;
 /// `TuiArgs` plus any global flags.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RunConfig {
-    /// HTTP base URL of the local daemon, e.g. `http://127.0.0.1:7070`.
-    /// No trailing slash.
-    pub daemon_url: String,
+    /// Explicit `--daemon-url` / `$MAESTRO_DAEMON_URL` override. When `None`
+    /// the URL is resolved from the config file the same way the CLI resolves
+    /// it: `[cli].daemon_url`, then the local `[daemon].bind_addr`, then
+    /// `maestro_config::DEFAULT_DAEMON_URL`.
+    pub daemon_url: Option<String>,
     /// Explicit `--config <path>` override from the umbrella binary's global
     /// flag. When `None`, [`maestro_config::default_config_path`] picks the
     /// default (`$MAESTRO_CONFIG` or `~/.config/maestro/config.toml`).
@@ -66,7 +68,25 @@ pub enum TuiError {
 pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig) -> Result<(), TuiError> {
     terminal::install_panic_hook();
 
-    let base_url = cfg.daemon_url.trim_end_matches('/').to_string();
+    // Load runtime config first: it carries the daemon URL as well as the UI
+    // settings. Explicit `--config <path>` wins, then `$MAESTRO_CONFIG`, then
+    // the platform default. Missing file is fine — we fall back to shipped
+    // defaults.
+    let cfg_path = cfg.config_path.clone().map(Ok).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        maestro_config::default_config_path().map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))
+    });
+    let cfg_file = match cfg_path {
+        Ok(path) => maestro_config::MaestroConfigFile::load(&path)
+            .map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))?,
+        Err(_) => maestro_config::MaestroConfigFile::default(),
+    };
+
+    // Same resolution order the CLI uses, so a host that moved `bind_addr` off
+    // the default port stays reachable from the TUI without a second setting.
+    let base_url = cfg_file
+        .resolve_daemon_url(cfg.daemon_url.clone())
+        .trim_end_matches('/')
+        .to_string();
 
     // Health check — fail fast if no daemon is reachable.
     health_check(&DaemonClient::with_timeouts(
@@ -77,18 +97,6 @@ pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig) -> Result<(), TuiError> {
     .await?;
 
     let daemon = DaemonClient::with_timeouts(&base_url, REQUEST_TIMEOUT, REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
-
-    // Load runtime config: explicit `--config <path>` wins, then
-    // `$MAESTRO_CONFIG`, then the platform default. Missing file is fine —
-    // we fall back to shipped defaults.
-    let cfg_path = cfg.config_path.clone().map(Ok).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        maestro_config::default_config_path().map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))
-    });
-    let cfg_file = match cfg_path {
-        Ok(path) => maestro_config::MaestroConfigFile::load(&path)
-            .map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))?,
-        Err(_) => maestro_config::MaestroConfigFile::default(),
-    };
     let tui_cfg = TuiConfig::load(&cfg_file.tui).map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))?;
     palette::set_active(tui_cfg.palette);
 
diff --git a/crates/maestro/src/main.rs b/crates/maestro/src/main.rs
index 9dfc11b..870c05f 100644
--- a/crates/maestro/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro/src/main.rs
@@ -169,12 +169,8 @@ async fn dispatch(cli: Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         Command::Daemon { cmd } => maestro_daemon::cli::dispatch(cli.config, cmd).await?,
         #[cfg(feature = "tui")]
         Command::Tui(args) => {
-            let daemon_url = args
-                .daemon_url
-                .or(cli.daemon_url)
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| "http://127.0.0.1:7070".to_string());
             maestro_tui::run(maestro_tui::RunConfig {
-                daemon_url,
+                daemon_url: args.daemon_url.or(cli.daemon_url),
                 config_path: cli.config,
             })
             .await?