diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/subusersRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/subusersRoute.php
index ac0ef504..2ce4bfa6 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/subusersRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/subusersRoute.php
@@ -1881,6 +1881,14 @@ class subusersRoute
             $response->error('Failed to create driver registration', 500);
         }
 
+        // Create (or reuse) a pending company grant and notify the dispatcher
+        // immediately so they can approve the driver before the driver even
+        // finishes the SMS setup. This is TRU-88 / DOGNVASK-OP 4.
+        $this->seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(
+            $subuser,
+            $customerNumber
+        );
+
         if ($subuser->requiresSetup()) {
             $issuedInvite = $this->issueSetupInvite($subuser);
             if (($issuedInvite['delivery']['status'] ?? null) !== 'sent') {
@@ -1898,6 +1906,69 @@ class subusersRoute
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure a pending grant exists for the (subuser, customer) pair and SMS
+     * the dispatcher with approve/deny links as soon as the driver is created
+     * via the public QR-code flow. Idempotent: reuses an existing grant and
+     * short-circuits the SMS send when an actionable notification is already
+     * outstanding (avoiding duplicate dispatcher pings for repeat scans).
+     */
+    private function seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(
+        subusers_o $subuser,
+        int $customerNumber
+    ): array {
+        $grant = (new subuser_grants_o())->getGrantForSubuserAndCustomer(
+            (int)$subuser->id,
+            $customerNumber,
+            true
+        );
+        if ($grant === null) {
+            $grant = (new subuser_grants_o())->add(
+                $customerNumber,
+                (int)$subuser->id,
+                false,
+                null
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($this->hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens((int)$grant->id, (int)$subuser->id)) {
+            return [
+                'channel' => 'sms',
+                'status' => 'skipped_duplicate',
+                'message' => 'Dispatcher already has an outstanding approval request.',
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $this->notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest($grant, $subuser, $customerNumber);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true when there is at least one unconsumed, unexpired
+     * PURPOSE_GRANT_APPROVE or PURPOSE_GRANT_DENY token for the (subuser,
+     * grant) pair. Used to avoid re-pinging the dispatcher when a driver
+     * re-scans the QR code while a previous approval request is still live.
+     */
+    private function hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens(int $grantId, int $subuserId): bool
+    {
+        global $db;
+        $statement = $db->conn->prepare(
+            'SELECT id FROM subuser_action_tokens '
+            . 'WHERE grant_id = ? AND subuser_id = ? '
+            . "AND purpose IN ('grant_approve', 'grant_deny') "
+            . 'AND used_at IS NULL AND expires_at > UTC_TIMESTAMP() '
+            . 'LIMIT 1'
+        );
+        if ($statement === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $statement->bind_param('ii', $grantId, $subuserId);
+        $statement->execute();
+        $statement->store_result();
+        $outstanding = $statement->num_rows > 0;
+        $statement->close();
+        return $outstanding;
+    }
+
     public function run(): void
     {
         subusers_schema_bootstrap::ensureTables();
@@ -2274,16 +2345,18 @@ class subusersRoute
                             null
                         );
                     }
-                    $notification = $this->notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest(
-                        $grant,
-                        $subuser,
-                        $customerNumber
-                    );
-                    if (($notification['status'] ?? null) !== 'sent') {
-                        $response->error(
-                            'Driver setup was saved, but the customer notification could not be sent. Please try again.',
-                            503
+                    if (!$this->hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens((int)$grant->id, (int)$subuser->id)) {
+                        $notification = $this->notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest(
+                            $grant,
+                            $subuser,
+                            $customerNumber
                         );
+                        if (($notification['status'] ?? null) !== 'sent') {
+                            $response->error(
+                                'Driver setup was saved, but the customer notification could not be sent. Please try again.',
+                                503
+                            );
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 // Invalidate the setup token
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/PublicSubuserRegistrationContractTest.php b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/PublicSubuserRegistrationContractTest.php
index c840e346..094a4eef 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/PublicSubuserRegistrationContractTest.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/PublicSubuserRegistrationContractTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,23 @@ it('requires abuse controls and serializes idempotent driver registration writes
     expect($method)->toContain('SELECT RELEASE_LOCK(?)');
     expect(strpos($method, '$db->conn->commit();'))->toBeLessThan(strpos($method, '$this->issueSetupInvite($subuser);'));
     expect($method)->toContain('$this->storePublicRegistrationPending($setupToken, $customerNumber);');
-    expect($method)->not->toContain('(new subuser_grants_o())->add(');
+    // TRU-88: dispatcher is notified at driver-creation time, so the public
+    // registration now seeds a pending company grant via the helper.
+    expect($method)->toContain('$this->seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(');
+    expect($method)->toContain('$this->hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens(');
+});
+
+it('seeds the pending grant and notifies the dispatcher on QR driver creation (TRU-88)', function (): void {
+    $method = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', public_subuser_registration_method());
+
+    expect($method)->toContain('seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher');
+    expect($method)->toContain('hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens');
+    expect($method)->toContain('notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest');
+    // The dispatcher ping must run BEFORE we store the setup token in Redis
+    // so a pre-approval is valid by the time the driver opens their setup link.
+    expect(strpos($method, '$this->seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher('))->toBeLessThan(
+        strpos($method, '$this->storePublicRegistrationPending(')
+    );
 });
 
 it('never returns setup credentials from either public driver registration alias', function (): void {
@@ -55,7 +71,7 @@ it('never returns setup credentials from either public driver registration alias
     expect($operation)->not->toContain('setup_link:');
 });
 
-it('creates and notifies a company grant only after the SMS setup token is completed', function (): void {
+it('reuses the pre-seeded grant at setup completion and re-notifies only when no decision tokens are outstanding', function (): void {
     $code = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', (string)file_get_contents(app_path('routes/subusersRoute.php')));
     $setupStart = strpos($code, "\$this->post('/subusers/setup', function () {");
     $setupEnd = strpos($code, "\$this->post('/subusers/password-reset/request'", $setupStart === false ? 0 : $setupStart);
@@ -65,5 +81,9 @@ it('creates and notifies a company grant only after the SMS setup token is compl
     expect($setup)->toContain('(new subuser_grants_o())->add(');
     expect($setup)->toContain('$this->notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest(');
     expect($setup)->toContain('$this->clearPublicRegistrationPending($token)');
+    // TRU-88: the setup completion must short-circuit the dispatcher SMS
+    // when approval/deny tokens were already issued at driver creation time.
+    expect($setup)->toContain('$this->hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens(');
+    expect($setup)->toContain('$this->clearThrottleAttempt($setupThrottleKey);');
     expect(strpos($setup, '$subuser->update('))->toBeLessThan(strpos($setup, '(new subuser_grants_o())->add('));
 });
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/SubuserQrRegistrationDispatcherNotificationTest.php b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/SubuserQrRegistrationDispatcherNotificationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8df46868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Subusers/SubuserQrRegistrationDispatcherNotificationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * TRU-88 / DOGNVASK-OP 4: SMS to dispatcher on QR driver creation.
+ *
+ * Asserts that the public QR-code driver registration handler in
+ * services/nginx/app/routes/subusersRoute.php seeds a pending company
+ * grant and notifies the dispatcher with approve/deny links at the
+ * moment the driver is created, without waiting for the driver to
+ * complete the SMS setup. The setup completion must reuse the seeded
+ * grant and re-notify only when no decision tokens are still live.
+ */
+
+function tru_88_public_registration_block(): string
+{
+    $code = (string)file_get_contents(app_path('routes/subusersRoute.php'));
+    $start = strpos($code, 'private function registerPublicSubuser(): void');
+    $end = strpos($code, 'public function run(): void', $start === false ? 0 : $start);
+    if ($start === false || $end === false || $end <= $start) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Unable to locate the public subuser registration handler.');
+    }
+    return $code;
+}
+
+function tru_88_setup_completion_block(): string
+{
+    $code = (string)file_get_contents(app_path('routes/subusersRoute.php'));
+    $start = strpos($code, "\$this->post('/subusers/setup', function () {");
+    $end = strpos($code, "\$this->post('/subusers/password-reset/request'", $start === false ? 0 : $start);
+    if ($start === false || $end === false || $end <= $start) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('Unable to locate the SMS setup completion handler.');
+    }
+    return substr($code, $start, $end - $start);
+}
+
+it('seeds the pending grant and pings the dispatcher on QR driver creation', function (): void {
+    $code = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', tru_88_public_registration_block());
+
+    // Idempotent helper that gets-or-creates the grant and short-circuits
+    // duplicate dispatcher pings.
+    expect($code)->toContain('private function seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(');
+    expect($code)->toContain('private function hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens(');
+    expect($code)->toContain('$this->seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(');
+
+    // The dispatcher ping must happen BEFORE the driver receives the SMS
+    // setup link so the customer's approve/deny links are valid the moment
+    // the driver taps the link.
+    $seedIndex = strpos($code, '$this->seedPendingGrantAndNotifyDispatcher(');
+    $setupIndex = strpos($code, '$this->issueSetupInvite($subuser);');
+    $storeIndex = strpos($code, '$this->storePublicRegistrationPending(');
+    expect($seedIndex)->not->toBeFalse();
+    expect($setupIndex)->not->toBeFalse();
+    expect($storeIndex)->not->toBeFalse();
+    expect($seedIndex)->toBeLessThan($setupIndex);
+    expect($seedIndex)->toBeLessThan($storeIndex);
+});
+
+it('does not double-ping the dispatcher on repeat QR scans', function (): void {
+    $code = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', tru_88_public_registration_block());
+
+    // The helper must check for outstanding grant decision tokens before
+    // firing a fresh SMS, so a driver who re-scans the QR code after
+    // their previous request is still live does not spam the dispatcher.
+    expect($code)->toContain('hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens');
+    expect($code)->toContain("'skipped_duplicate'");
+});
+
+it('reuses the seeded grant at SMS setup completion and skips the duplicate SMS', function (): void {
+    $code = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', tru_88_setup_completion_block());
+
+    // The setup completion must check for outstanding grant decision tokens
+    // so a dispatcher who was already pinged at QR-driver-creation time is
+    // not notified again once the driver finishes their setup.
+    expect($code)->toContain('$this->hasOutstandingGrantDecisionTokens(');
+    expect($code)->toContain('$this->notifyCustomerOfGrantRequest(');
+});
+
+it('queries subuser_action_tokens for both grant_approve and grant_deny purposes', function (): void {
+    $code = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', tru_88_public_registration_block());
+
+    // The duplicate-guard query must consider both approve AND deny tokens.
+    // Hiding only the deny tokens would re-ping the dispatcher even when
+    // the customer has already rejected the driver.
+    expect($code)->toContain("'grant_approve'");
+    expect($code)->toContain("'grant_deny'");
+    expect($code)->toContain('used_at IS NULL');
+    expect($code)->toContain('expires_at > UTC_TIMESTAMP()');
+});