diff --git a/assets/images/invite_friends_promo_banner.webp b/assets/images/invite_friends_promo_banner.webp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb6d45e681
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diff --git a/src/features/inviteFriends/InviteScannerScreen.tsx b/src/features/inviteFriends/InviteScannerScreen.tsx
index 6bb0e5b123..4b6a19cba6 100644
--- a/src/features/inviteFriends/InviteScannerScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/features/inviteFriends/InviteScannerScreen.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function InviteScannerScreen() {
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const [permission, requestPermission] = useCameraPermissions()
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [showError, setShowError] = useState(false)
   const [scannerEnabled, setScannerEnabled] = useState(true)
 
   const onClose = useCallback(() => {
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ export function InviteScannerScreen() {
       )
       if (!profileMatch) {
         setScannerEnabled(false)
-        setError(
-          l({
-            message: 'Profile not found',
-            comment:
-              'Error shown when a scanned QR code is not a valid Bluesky profile URL',
-          }),
-        )
+        setShowError(true)
         return
       }
 
@@ -58,11 +52,11 @@ export function InviteScannerScreen() {
       const handle = profileMatch[1]
       navigation.replace('Profile', {name: handle})
     },
-    [scannerEnabled, navigation, l],
+    [scannerEnabled, navigation],
   )
 
   const onRetry = useCallback(() => {
-    setError(null)
+    setShowError(false)
     setScannerEnabled(true)
   }, [])
 
@@ -165,7 +159,7 @@ export function InviteScannerScreen() {
       </View>
 
       {/* Error overlay shown when scanned QR isn't a valid profile URL */}
-      {error && (
+      {showError && (
         <View
           style={{
             position: 'absolute',
diff --git a/src/features/inviteFriends/components/FollowersPromoBanner.tsx b/src/features/inviteFriends/components/FollowersPromoBanner.tsx
index 778aa9c62d..295baabd62 100644
--- a/src/features/inviteFriends/components/FollowersPromoBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/features/inviteFriends/components/FollowersPromoBanner.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Pressable, View} from 'react-native'
+import {Image} from 'expo-image'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ export function FollowersPromoBanner({
     <View style={[a.px_lg, a.pt_md]}>
       <Pressable
         accessibilityRole="button"
-        accessibilityLabel={l`Invite friends`}
-        accessibilityHint={l`Opens the invite friends sheet to share your profile`}
+        accessibilityLabel={l`Find and invite friends`}
+        accessibilityHint={l`Opens the find and invite friends settings`}
         onPress={onPress}
         style={({pressed}) => [
           a.flex_row,
@@ -34,14 +35,11 @@ export function FollowersPromoBanner({
             opacity: pressed ? 0.85 : 1,
           },
         ]}>
-        <View
-          style={{
-            width: 126,
-            height: 64,
-            marginRight: 16,
-            alignItems: 'center',
-            justifyContent: 'center',
-          }}
+        <Image
+          accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
+          source={require('../../../../assets/images/invite_friends_promo_banner.webp')}
+          style={{width: 126, height: 64, marginRight: 16}}
+          contentFit="contain"
         />
         <Text
           style={[
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileFollowers.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileFollowers.tsx
index 5d61c521b2..8205bf23d4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileFollowers.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileFollowers.tsx
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {useInitialNumToRender} from '#/lib/hooks/useInitialNumToRender'
+import {type NavigationProp} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useProfileFollowersQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile-followers'
 import {useResolveDidQuery} from '#/state/queries/resolve-uri'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {useDialogControl} from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {useIsFindContactsFeatureEnabledBasedOnGeolocation} from '#/components/contacts/country-allowlist'
 import {PeopleRemove2_Stroke1_Corner0_Rounded as PeopleRemoveIcon} from '#/components/icons/PeopleRemove2'
 import {ListFooter, ListMaybePlaceholder} from '#/components/Lists'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {IS_NATIVE} from '#/env'
 import {
   FollowersPromoBanner,
-  InviteFriendsDialog,
   useFollowersPromoDismissed,
 } from '#/features/inviteFriends'
 import {List} from '../util/List'
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function keyExtractor(item: ActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic) {
 export function ProfileFollowers({name}: {name: string}) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const ax = useAnalytics()
-  const navigation = useNavigation()
+  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const initialNumToRender = useInitialNumToRender()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
 
@@ -165,14 +165,18 @@ export function ProfileFollowers({name}: {name: string}) {
     [ax, followers, resolvedDid],
   )
 
-  const inviteFriendsControl = useDialogControl()
   const [followersPromoDismissed, setFollowersPromoDismissed] =
     useFollowersPromoDismissed()
-  // Native-only: the invite-friends sheet is a no-op on web, so the banner
-  // would open nothing. Gate it to avoid a dead promo on web.
+  const findContactsEnabled = useIsFindContactsFeatureEnabledBasedOnGeolocation()
+  // The banner deep-links into the Find and Invite Friends settings screen, so
+  // mirror that screen's availability gates: native-only, allowed in the user's
+  // region (geolocation allowlist), and not disabled by the feature flag. This
+  // avoids promoting contact import where the settings entry itself is hidden.
   const showFollowersPromo =
     IS_NATIVE &&
     isMe &&
+    findContactsEnabled &&
+    !ax.features.enabled(ax.features.ImportContactsSettingsDisable) &&
     !followersPromoDismissed &&
     followers.length < 1 &&
     !isDidLoading &&
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ export function ProfileFollowers({name}: {name: string}) {
       <>
         {showFollowersPromo && (
           <FollowersPromoBanner
-            onPress={() => inviteFriendsControl.open()}
+            onPress={() => navigation.navigate('FindContactsSettings')}
             onDismiss={() => setFollowersPromoDismissed(true)}
           />
         )}
@@ -210,9 +214,6 @@ export function ProfileFollowers({name}: {name: string}) {
             onPress: () => navigation.goBack(),
           }}
         />
-        {showFollowersPromo && (
-          <InviteFriendsDialog control={inviteFriendsControl} />
-        )}
       </>
     )
   }