diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e9b675..c84df0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ final actor = NostrSignerActor(privateKeyHex);
 |---|---|---|
 | `SignEvent(kind, content, tags?, createdAt?)` | `EventSigned(event)` | Returns a signed event as a JSON string with all seven NIP-01 fields |
 | `GetPublicKey()` | `PublicKeyResult(publicKey)` | Returns the hex public key for this signer |
+| `Nip44Encrypt(plaintext)` | `Nip44Text(value)` | NIP-44 v2 encrypt-to-self: seals `plaintext` with this signer's own key (base64 payload). Useful for kind-30078 app data. |
+| `Nip44Decrypt(payload)` | `Nip44Text(value)` | Inverse of `Nip44Encrypt`. Throws on a version mismatch or HMAC failure. |
 
 `tags` defaults to `[]`. `createdAt` defaults to `DateTime.now()` (Unix seconds).
 
@@ -107,6 +109,9 @@ Implements the same `SignerMessage`/`SignerResult` protocol as `NostrSignerActor
 | `GetPublicKey()` | `PublicKeyResult(publicKey)` | Returns the signer's public key (cached after first call) |
 | `SignEvent(kind, content, tags?, createdAt?)` | `EventSigned(event)` | Sends a `sign_event` request to the remote signer; returns the fully signed event JSON |
 
+The `Nip44Encrypt`/`Nip44Decrypt` messages are **not** supported by the remote
+signer yet — only `GetPublicKey` and `SignEvent` are proxied over NIP-46.
+
 Call `actor.close()` when done to tear down the relay connection.
 
 ```dart
diff --git a/lib/src/nostr_signer_actor.dart b/lib/src/nostr_signer_actor.dart
index 9e24b1d..c8d5ebe 100644
--- a/lib/src/nostr_signer_actor.dart
+++ b/lib/src/nostr_signer_actor.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:actors/actors.dart';
 import 'package:bip340/bip340.dart' as bip340;
 
+import 'nip44.dart';
 import 'nostr_event.dart';
 
 sealed class SignerMessage {
@@ -24,6 +25,20 @@ final class GetPublicKey extends SignerMessage {
   const GetPublicKey();
 }
 
+/// NIP-44 v2 encrypt-to-self: encrypts [plaintext] with this signer's own key
+/// (conversation key derived from its private key and public key).
+final class Nip44Encrypt extends SignerMessage {
+  final String plaintext;
+  const Nip44Encrypt(this.plaintext);
+}
+
+/// NIP-44 v2 decrypt-from-self: inverse of [Nip44Encrypt]. Throws on a version
+/// mismatch or HMAC failure (e.g. a payload sealed with a different key).
+final class Nip44Decrypt extends SignerMessage {
+  final String payload;
+  const Nip44Decrypt(this.payload);
+}
+
 sealed class SignerResult {
   const SignerResult();
 }
@@ -38,6 +53,12 @@ final class PublicKeyResult extends SignerResult {
   const PublicKeyResult(this.publicKey);
 }
 
+/// Result of a [Nip44Encrypt] (base64 payload) or [Nip44Decrypt] (plaintext).
+final class Nip44Text extends SignerResult {
+  final String value;
+  const Nip44Text(this.value);
+}
+
 class NostrSignerActor with Handler<SignerMessage, SignerResult> {
   final String _privateKey;
   final String _publicKey;
@@ -51,6 +72,12 @@ class NostrSignerActor with Handler<SignerMessage, SignerResult> {
         SignEvent(:final kind, :final tags, :final content, :final createdAt) =>
           Future.value(_signEvent(kind, tags, content, createdAt)),
         GetPublicKey() => Future.value(PublicKeyResult(_publicKey)),
+        Nip44Encrypt(:final plaintext) => Future.value(
+            Nip44Text(nip44Encrypt(plaintext, _privateKey, _publicKey)),
+          ),
+        Nip44Decrypt(:final payload) => Future.value(
+            Nip44Text(nip44Decrypt(payload, _privateKey, _publicKey)),
+          ),
       };
 
   EventSigned _signEvent(