diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
index 3c15591..c25f188 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ function sessionDetailPayload(status: string, options?: { roundQuestionId?: numb
       host: {
         can_start_round: status === 'lobby',
         can_show_question: status === 'lie',
-        can_mix_answers: status === 'lie',
+        can_mix_answers: status === 'lie' || status === 'guess',
         can_calculate_scores: status === 'guess',
         can_reveal_scoreboard: status === 'reveal',
-        can_start_next_round: status === 'scoreboard',
-        can_finish_game: status === 'scoreboard',
+        can_start_next_round: status === 'reveal',
+        can_finish_game: status === 'reveal',
       },
       player: {
         can_join: status === 'lobby',
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('HostShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     expect(component.loading).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('wires showQuestion, mixAnswers and calculateScores with expected request payloads', async () => {
+  it('wires showQuestion, mixAnswers and calculateScores with canonical phase gating', async () => {
     const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi
       .fn()
       .mockResolvedValueOnce(
@@ -156,12 +156,16 @@ describe('HostShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     component.sessionCode = ' abcd12 ';
     component.roundQuestionId = ' 77 ';
 
+    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('lie', { roundQuestionId: null }) as any;
     await component.showQuestion();
+
+    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('guess', { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
     await component.mixAnswers();
     await component.calculateScores();
 
     expect(component.error).toBe('');
     expect(component.loading).toBe(false);
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
   });
 
   it('runs next-round transition without reload and clears scoreboard payload', async () => {
@@ -245,27 +249,44 @@ describe('HostShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     expect(component.finishError).toContain('Session code is required');
   });
 
-  it('blocks illegal host actions outside canonical reveal/scoreboard boundaries', async () => {
+  it('blocks illegal host actions outside canonical phase permissions', async () => {
     const fetchMock: FetchMock = vi.fn();
     vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
 
     const component = new HostShellComponent();
     component.sessionCode = 'ABCD12';
+    component.roundQuestionId = '77';
 
-    for (const status of ['lie', 'guess', 'reveal'] as const) {
-      component.session = sessionDetailPayload(status) as any;
+    for (const status of ['guess', 'reveal', 'scoreboard'] as const) {
+      component.session = sessionDetailPayload(status, { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+      await component.showQuestion();
+    }
+
+    for (const status of ['lie', 'reveal', 'scoreboard'] as const) {
+      component.session = sessionDetailPayload(status, { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+      await component.calculateScores();
+    }
+
+    for (const status of ['lie', 'guess', 'scoreboard'] as const) {
+      component.session = sessionDetailPayload(status, { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+      await component.loadScoreboard();
       await component.startNextRound();
       await component.finishGame();
     }
 
-    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('reveal') as any;
+    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('guess', { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+    expect(component.canShowQuestion).toBe(false);
+
+    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('reveal', { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+    expect(component.canCalculateScores).toBe(false);
+    expect(component.canLoadScoreboard).toBe(true);
+    expect(component.canStartNextRound).toBe(true);
+    expect(component.canFinishGame).toBe(true);
+
+    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('scoreboard', { roundQuestionId: 77 }) as any;
+    expect(component.canLoadScoreboard).toBe(false);
     expect(component.canStartNextRound).toBe(false);
     expect(component.canFinishGame).toBe(false);
-
-    component.session = sessionDetailPayload('scoreboard') as any;
-    await component.loadScoreboard();
-
-    expect(component.canLoadScoreboard).toBe(false);
     expect(fetchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
index 89baba5..9e6c5da 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ type LeaderboardResponse = FinishGameResponse;
       <label>{{ copy('host.category') }} <input [(ngModel)]="categorySlug" /></label>
       <button (click)="refreshSession()" [disabled]="loading">{{ copy('common.refresh') }}</button>
       <button (click)="startRound()" [disabled]="loading || !canStartRound">{{ copy('host.start_round') }}</button>
-      <button (click)="showQuestion()" [disabled]="loading || !canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction">{{ copy('host.show_question') }}</button>
-      <button (click)="mixAnswers()" [disabled]="loading || !canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction">{{ copy('host.mix_answers') }}</button>
-      <button (click)="calculateScores()" [disabled]="loading || !canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction">{{ copy('host.calculate_scores') }}</button>
+      <button (click)="showQuestion()" [disabled]="loading || !canShowQuestion">{{ copy('host.show_question') }}</button>
+      <button (click)="mixAnswers()" [disabled]="loading || !canMixAnswers">{{ copy('host.mix_answers') }}</button>
+      <button (click)="calculateScores()" [disabled]="loading || !canCalculateScores">{{ copy('host.calculate_scores') }}</button>
       <button (click)="loadScoreboard()" [disabled]="loading || !canLoadScoreboard">{{ copy('host.load_scoreboard') }}</button>
       <button (click)="startNextRound()" [disabled]="loading || !canStartNextRound">{{ copy('host.start_next_round') }}</button>
       <button (click)="finishGame()" [disabled]="loading || !canFinishGame">{{ copy('host.finish_game') }}</button>
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ export class HostShellComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'startRound');
   }
 
+  get canShowQuestion(): boolean {
+    return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'showQuestion');
+  }
+
+  get canMixAnswers(): boolean {
+    return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'mixAnswers');
+  }
+
+  get canCalculateScores(): boolean {
+    return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'calculateScores');
+  }
+
+  get canLoadScoreboard(): boolean {
+    return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'loadScoreboard');
+  }
+
   get canStartNextRound(): boolean {
     return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'startNextRound');
   }
@@ -131,14 +147,6 @@ export class HostShellComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return isHostGameplayActionAllowed(this.session as any, 'finishGame');
   }
 
-  get canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction(): boolean {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  get canLoadScoreboard(): boolean {
-    return !this.session || this.gameplayPhase === 'reveal';
-  }
-
   copy(key: string): string {
     return t(key, this.locale);
   }
@@ -219,7 +227,7 @@ export class HostShellComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   async showQuestion(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction) {
+    if (!this.canShowQuestion) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ export class HostShellComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   async mixAnswers(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction) {
+    if (!this.canMixAnswers) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -244,7 +252,7 @@ export class HostShellComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   async calculateScores(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.canUseLegacyMidRoundHostAction) {
+    if (!this.canCalculateScores) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
index 9ebcf84..36cf287 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/player/player-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     component.sessionToken = 'token-1';
     component.lieText = 'my lie';
     component.session = {
-      session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lie', current_round: 1 },
+      ...(sessionDetailPayload('lie', { roundQuestionId: 11 }) as any),
       round_question: { id: 11, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [] },
-      players: [],
     };
 
     await component.submitLie();
@@ -173,9 +172,8 @@ describe('PlayerShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
     component.sessionToken = 'token-1';
     component.selectedGuess = 'B';
     component.session = {
-      session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'guess', current_round: 1 },
+      ...(sessionDetailPayload('guess', { answers: ['A', 'B'], roundQuestionId: 11 }) as any),
       round_question: { id: 11, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [{ text: 'A' }, { text: 'B' }] },
-      players: [],
     };
 
     await component.submitGuess();
diff --git a/frontend/src/spa/gameplay-phase-machine.ts b/frontend/src/spa/gameplay-phase-machine.ts
index c9b059c..257d220 100644
--- a/frontend/src/spa/gameplay-phase-machine.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/spa/gameplay-phase-machine.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import type { PhaseViewModel, SessionDetailResponse } from '../api/types';
 
 export type GameplayPhase = 'lie' | 'guess' | 'reveal' | 'scoreboard';
-export type HostGameplayAction = 'startRound' | 'startNextRound' | 'finishGame';
+export type HostGameplayAction =
+  | 'startRound'
+  | 'showQuestion'
+  | 'mixAnswers'
+  | 'calculateScores'
+  | 'loadScoreboard'
+  | 'startNextRound'
+  | 'finishGame';
 export type PlayerGameplayAction = 'join' | 'submitLie' | 'submitGuess' | 'viewFinalResult';
 
 export type GameplayPhaseEvent =
@@ -77,15 +84,22 @@ export function isHostGameplayActionAllowed(session: SessionDetailResponse | nul
     return true;
   }
 
-  const phase = deriveGameplayPhase(session);
   const host = session.phase_view_model?.host;
   switch (action) {
     case 'startRound':
-      return phase === null || Boolean(host?.can_start_round ?? phase === null);
+      return Boolean(host?.can_start_round ?? false);
+    case 'showQuestion':
+      return Boolean(host?.can_show_question ?? false);
+    case 'mixAnswers':
+      return Boolean(host?.can_mix_answers ?? false);
+    case 'calculateScores':
+      return Boolean(host?.can_calculate_scores ?? false);
+    case 'loadScoreboard':
+      return Boolean(host?.can_reveal_scoreboard ?? false);
     case 'startNextRound':
-      return phase === 'scoreboard' && Boolean(host?.can_start_next_round ?? true);
+      return Boolean(host?.can_start_next_round ?? false);
     case 'finishGame':
-      return phase === 'scoreboard' && Boolean(host?.can_finish_game ?? true);
+      return Boolean(host?.can_finish_game ?? false);
   }
 }
 
@@ -94,16 +108,15 @@ export function isPlayerGameplayActionAllowed(session: SessionDetailResponse | n
     return action === 'join';
   }
 
-  const phase = deriveGameplayPhase(session);
   const player = session.phase_view_model?.player;
   switch (action) {
     case 'join':
-      return Boolean(player?.can_join ?? true);
+      return Boolean(player?.can_join ?? false);
     case 'submitLie':
-      return phase === 'lie' && Boolean(player?.can_submit_lie ?? true);
+      return Boolean(player?.can_submit_lie ?? false);
     case 'submitGuess':
-      return phase === 'guess' && Boolean(player?.can_submit_guess ?? true);
+      return Boolean(player?.can_submit_guess ?? false);
     case 'viewFinalResult':
-      return session.session.status === 'finished' && Boolean(player?.can_view_final_result ?? true);
+      return Boolean(player?.can_view_final_result ?? false);
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/tests/gameplay-phase-machine.test.ts b/frontend/tests/gameplay-phase-machine.test.ts
index 2d71a7b..f6fb2b2 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/gameplay-phase-machine.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/gameplay-phase-machine.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import {
   allowedGameplayEvents,
   deriveGameplayPhase,
+  isHostGameplayActionAllowed,
+  isPlayerGameplayActionAllowed,
   transitionGameplayPhase,
   type GameplayPhase
 } from '../src/spa/gameplay-phase-machine';
@@ -103,4 +105,44 @@ describe('gameplay phase machine skeleton', () => {
       })
     ).toBe('scoreboard');
   });
+
+  it('gates host and player actions from canonical phase_view_model permissions', () => {
+    const session = {
+      session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'scoreboard', host_id: 1, current_round: 1, players_count: 3 },
+      players: [],
+      round_question: { id: 77, prompt: 'Q?', answers: [] },
+      phase_view_model: {
+        status: 'reveal',
+        round_number: 1,
+        players_count: 3,
+        constraints: {
+          min_players_to_start: 3,
+          max_players_mvp: 5,
+          min_players_reached: true,
+          max_players_allowed: true
+        },
+        host: {
+          can_start_round: false,
+          can_show_question: false,
+          can_mix_answers: false,
+          can_calculate_scores: false,
+          can_reveal_scoreboard: true,
+          can_start_next_round: true,
+          can_finish_game: true
+        },
+        player: {
+          can_join: false,
+          can_submit_lie: false,
+          can_submit_guess: false,
+          can_view_final_result: false
+        }
+      }
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(deriveGameplayPhase(session as any)).toBe('reveal');
+    expect(isHostGameplayActionAllowed(session as any, 'loadScoreboard')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isHostGameplayActionAllowed(session as any, 'startNextRound')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isHostGameplayActionAllowed(session as any, 'finishGame')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPlayerGameplayActionAllowed(session as any, 'submitGuess')).toBe(false);
+  });
 });