diff --git a/src/app/screens/Nostr/ConfirmSignMessage.tsx b/src/app/screens/Nostr/ConfirmSignMessage.tsx
index 274f989d79..f2f168a698 100644
--- a/src/app/screens/Nostr/ConfirmSignMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/app/screens/Nostr/ConfirmSignMessage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-//import Checkbox from "../../components/Form/Checkbox";
 import ConfirmOrCancel from "@components/ConfirmOrCancel";
 import Container from "@components/Container";
 import ContentMessage from "@components/ContentMessage";
 import PublisherCard from "@components/PublisherCard";
 import SuccessMessage from "@components/SuccessMessage";
+import Checkbox from "@components/form/Checkbox";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ function ConfirmSignMessage() {
   const origin = navState.origin as OriginData;
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [successMessage, setSuccessMessage] = useState("");
+  const [rememberPermission, setRememberPermission] = useState(false);
 
   // TODO: refactor: the success message and loading will not be displayed because after the reply the prompt is closed.
+  // escapedcat: is this ok because we only show these in the popup usually?
   async function confirm() {
     try {
       setLoading(true);
       msg.reply({
         confirm: true,
+        rememberPermission,
       });
       setSuccessMessage(tCommon("success"));
     } catch (e) {
@@ -73,6 +76,23 @@ function ConfirmSignMessage() {
               heading={t("content", { host: origin.host })}
               content={event.content}
             />
+            <div className="flex items-center">
+              <Checkbox
+                id="remember_permission"
+                name="remember_permission"
+                checked={rememberPermission}
+                onChange={(event) => {
+                  setRememberPermission(event.target.checked);
+                }}
+              />
+              <label
+                htmlFor="remember_permission"
+                className="cursor-pointer ml-2 block text-sm text-gray-900 font-medium dark:text-white"
+              >
+                {/* {t("remember.label")} */}
+                Remember this decission
+              </label>
+            </div>
           </div>
           <ConfirmOrCancel
             disabled={loading}
diff --git a/src/extension/background-script/actions/nostr/signEventOrPrompt.ts b/src/extension/background-script/actions/nostr/signEventOrPrompt.ts
index e8d74b3e96..041971b06a 100644
--- a/src/extension/background-script/actions/nostr/signEventOrPrompt.ts
+++ b/src/extension/background-script/actions/nostr/signEventOrPrompt.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import utils from "~/common/lib/utils";
-import { MessageSignEvent } from "~/types";
+import db from "~/extension/background-script/db";
+import { DbPermission, MessageSignEvent, DbAllowance } from "~/types";
 
 import state from "../../state";
 import { validateEvent } from "./helpers";
@@ -17,22 +18,83 @@ const signEventOrPrompt = async (message: MessageSignEvent) => {
     };
   }
 
+  console.log("message.args.event", message.args.event);
+
+  const dbPermissions = await db.permissions
+    .where("host")
+    .equalsIgnoreCase(message.origin.host)
+    .toArray();
+
+  const hasPermission = dbPermissions
+    .filter((permission) => permission.enabled)
+    .map(({ method }) => method)
+    .includes("signMessage");
+
   try {
-    const response = await utils.openPrompt<{
-      confirm: boolean;
-    }>({
-      ...message,
-      action: "public/nostr/confirmSignMessage",
-    });
-    if (!response.data.confirm) {
-      throw new Error("User rejected");
+    if (!hasPermission) {
+      const response = await utils.openPrompt<{
+        confirm: boolean;
+        rememberPermission: boolean;
+      }>({
+        ...message,
+        action: "public/nostr/confirmSignMessage",
+      });
+
+      if (!response.data.confirm) {
+        throw new Error("User rejected");
+      }
+
+      const matchingAllowance = await db.allowances
+        .where("host")
+        .equalsIgnoreCase(message.origin.host)
+        .first();
+      let allowanceId = matchingAllowance?.id;
+
+      if (!allowanceId) {
+        console.log("mno matching allowance");
+
+        const dbAllowance: DbAllowance = {
+          createdAt: Date.now().toString(),
+          enabled: true,
+          host: message.origin.host,
+          imageURL: "", // need to get the image
+          lastPaymentAt: 0,
+          lnurlAuth: false,
+          name: "",
+          remainingBudget: 0,
+          tag: "",
+          totalBudget: 0,
+        };
+        allowanceId = await db.allowances.add(dbAllowance);
+      }
+
+      console.log("matching allowance!");
+
+      if (response.data.rememberPermission) {
+        console.log("rememberme?");
+
+        const permission: DbPermission = {
+          createdAt: Date.now().toString(),
+          allowanceId,
+          host: message.origin.host,
+          method: "signMessage",
+          enabled: true,
+          blocked: false,
+        };
+        console.log("rememberme!", permission);
+
+        await db.permissions.add(permission);
+      }
     }
 
+    console.log("SO HAZ permissions - message: ", message);
     const signedEvent = await state
       .getState()
       .getNostr()
       .signEvent(message.args.event);
 
+    console.log("SO HAZ permissions - signedEvent: ", signedEvent);
+
     return { data: signedEvent };
   } catch (e) {
     console.error("signEvent cancelled", e);
diff --git a/src/extension/background-script/actions/permissions/__tests__/add.test.ts b/src/extension/background-script/actions/permissions/__tests__/add.test.ts
index a0d28478b7..c21e6c5a74 100644
--- a/src/extension/background-script/actions/permissions/__tests__/add.test.ts
+++ b/src/extension/background-script/actions/permissions/__tests__/add.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("add permission", () => {
       },
       args: {
         host: stackerNews.host,
-        method: "listinvoices",
+        method: "signMessage",
         enabled: true,
         blocked: false,
       },
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("add permission", () => {
         allowanceId: 3,
         createdAt: "1487076708000",
         host: "stacker.news",
-        method: "listinvoices",
+        method: "signMessage",
         blocked: false,
         enabled: true,
       },
diff --git a/src/extension/background-script/actions/webln/sendPaymentOrPrompt.ts b/src/extension/background-script/actions/webln/sendPaymentOrPrompt.ts
index fabf27e97b..4b7f38d192 100644
--- a/src/extension/background-script/actions/webln/sendPaymentOrPrompt.ts
+++ b/src/extension/background-script/actions/webln/sendPaymentOrPrompt.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import db from "../../db";
 import sendPayment from "../ln/sendPayment";
 
 const sendPaymentOrPrompt = async (message: Message) => {
+  console.log("sendPaymentOrPrompt");
+
   if (!("host" in message.origin)) return;
 
   const paymentRequest = message.args.paymentRequest;
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ async function checkAllowance(host: string, amount: number) {
 }
 
 async function sendPaymentWithAllowance(message: Message) {
+  console.log("sendPaymentWithAllowance");
+
   try {
     const response = await sendPayment(message);
     return response;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 92b0d56f43..07251cca4e 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ export interface MessageAccountAll extends MessageDefault {
 
 export interface MessagePermissionAdd extends MessageDefault {
   args: {
-    host: string;
-    method: string;
-    enabled: boolean;
-    blocked: boolean;
+    host: DbPermission["host"];
+    method: DbPermission["method"];
+    enabled: DbPermission["enabled"];
+    blocked: DbPermission["blocked"];
   };
   action: "addPermission";
 }
@@ -497,21 +497,20 @@ export interface DbPayment {
   totalFees: number;
 }
 
+export interface Payment extends Omit<DbPayment, "id"> {
+  id: number;
+}
+
 export interface DbPermission {
   id?: number;
   createdAt: string;
   allowanceId: number;
   host: string;
-  method: string;
+  method: "signMessage";
   enabled: boolean;
   blocked: boolean;
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
-export interface Payment extends Omit<DbPayment, "id"> {
-  id: number;
-}
-
 export interface PaymentResponse
   extends Pick<Payment, "destination" | "preimage" | "paymentHash"> {
   route: {