diff --git a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Operations/GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.swift b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Operations/GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.swift
index a3a39d98..e23ebf88 100644
--- a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Operations/GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.swift
+++ b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Operations/GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,29 @@ public protocol TwoFactorAuthDelegate: AnyObject, Sendable {
 
 struct GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation {
 
-    enum Error: Swift.Error {
+    enum Error: Swift.Error, LocalizedError {
         case incorrectVerificationCode
         case userCancelled
+        case smsRejected(title: String, message: String)
+
+        var errorDescription: String? {
+            switch self {
+            case .incorrectVerificationCode:
+                return NSLocalizedString(
+                    "apple_id_2fa.error.incorrect_code",
+                    value: "Incorrect verification code.",
+                    comment: ""
+                )
+            case .userCancelled:
+                return NSLocalizedString(
+                    "apple_id_2fa.error.user_cancelled",
+                    value: "Verification was cancelled.",
+                    comment: ""
+                )
+            case .smsRejected(let title, let message):
+                return "\(title): \(message)"
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     let client: GrandSlamClient
@@ -25,9 +45,20 @@ struct GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation {
     unowned let delegate: TwoFactorAuthDelegate
 
     private func performSMSAuth() async throws {
-        // TODO: parse phone number list from o=complete req?
+        // Apple's SMS endpoint expects a phoneNumber.id that identifies which trusted phone number
+        // to text. We don't yet parse the list from the o=complete response, so we try "1" first;
+        // if Apple rejects it (e.g. "No Trusted Phone Numbers"), fall back to trusted-device 2FA.
         let phoneNumberID = "1"
-        try await client.send(GrandSlamSMSAuthRequest(loginData: loginData, phoneNumberID: phoneNumberID))
+        do {
+            try await client.send(GrandSlamSMSAuthRequest(loginData: loginData, phoneNumberID: phoneNumberID))
+        } catch let error as Error {
+            guard case .smsRejected(let title, _) = error else { throw error }
+            FileHandle.standardError.write(
+                Data("SMS 2FA unavailable (\(title)). Falling back to trusted-device verification.\n".utf8)
+            )
+            try await performTrustedDeviceAuth()
+            return
+        }
         try await validateCode(phoneNumberID: phoneNumberID)
     }
 
@@ -46,6 +77,12 @@ struct GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation {
             _ = try await client.send(request)
         } catch let error as GrandSlamOperationError where error.code == -21669 {
             throw Error.incorrectVerificationCode
+        } catch Error.smsRejected {
+            // The SMS /securitycode endpoint returned a buddyML alert. We don't have a
+            // captured payload distinguishing "bad code" from other failures, but during
+            // validate the overwhelmingly likely cause is a wrong code — surface it that
+            // way rather than as a fatal alert title.
+            throw Error.incorrectVerificationCode
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/BuddyMLAlert.swift b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/BuddyMLAlert.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..984daf06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/BuddyMLAlert.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import Foundation
+#if canImport(FoundationXML)
+import FoundationXML
+#endif
+
+struct BuddyMLAlert: Equatable, Sendable {
+    let title: String
+    let message: String
+}
+
+enum BuddyMLAlertParser {
+    static func parse(_ data: Data) -> BuddyMLAlert? {
+        guard !data.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        let delegate = AlertDelegate()
+        let parser = XMLParser(data: data)
+        parser.delegate = delegate
+        _ = parser.parse()
+        return delegate.alert
+    }
+}
+
+private final class AlertDelegate: NSObject, XMLParserDelegate {
+    var alert: BuddyMLAlert?
+
+    func parser(
+        _ parser: XMLParser,
+        didStartElement elementName: String,
+        namespaceURI: String?,
+        qualifiedName qName: String?,
+        attributes attributeDict: [String: String]
+    ) {
+        guard alert == nil, elementName == "alert" else { return }
+        let title = attributeDict["title"] ?? ""
+        let message = attributeDict["message"] ?? ""
+        alert = BuddyMLAlert(title: title, message: message)
+        parser.abortParsing()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamTrustedDeviceRequest.swift b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamTrustedDeviceRequest.swift
index 28123a9e..a87acc09 100644
--- a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamTrustedDeviceRequest.swift
+++ b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamTrustedDeviceRequest.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ struct GrandSlamSecondaryAuthRequest: GrandSlamTwoFactorRequest {
 
 struct GrandSlamSMSAuthRequest: GrandSlamTwoFactorRequest {
     struct Decoder: GrandSlamDataDecoder {
-        static func decode(data: Data) throws {}
+        static func decode(data: Data) throws {
+            if let alert = BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(data) {
+                throw GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.Error.smsRejected(
+                    title: alert.title, message: alert.message
+                )
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     static let endpoint: GrandSlamEndpoint = .url(URL(string: "https://gsa.apple.com/auth/verify/phone/put?mode=sms")!)
diff --git a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamValidateRequest.swift b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamValidateRequest.swift
index 281241fa..54c2ea11 100644
--- a/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamValidateRequest.swift
+++ b/Sources/XKit/GrandSlam/Requests/Concrete/GrandSlamValidateRequest.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ struct GrandSlamValidateRequest: GrandSlamTwoFactorRequest {
 
 struct GrandSlamValidateSMSRequest: GrandSlamTwoFactorRequest {
     struct Decoder: GrandSlamDataDecoder {
-        static func decode(data: Data) throws {}
+        static func decode(data: Data) throws {
+            if let alert = BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(data) {
+                throw GrandSlamTwoFactorAuthenticateOperation.Error.smsRejected(
+                    title: alert.title, message: alert.message
+                )
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     static let endpoint: GrandSlamEndpoint = .url(URL(
diff --git a/Tests/XToolTests/BuddyMLAlertParserTests.swift b/Tests/XToolTests/BuddyMLAlertParserTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae589aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/XToolTests/BuddyMLAlertParserTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+@testable import XKit
+
+@Test func parsesAlertFromIssue283Fixture() throws {
+    let xml = """
+    <xmlui action="showModal">
+      <alert title="No Trusted Phone Numbers" \
+    message="You do not have any trusted phone numbers associated with your Apple Account. \
+    You can add a trusted phone number by verifying your identity.">
+        <button name="ak-button" ak-action="cancel"></button>
+        <button httpMethod="GET" url="https://gsa.apple.com/iforgot/phone/add"></button>
+      </alert>
+    </xmlui>
+    """
+    let data = Data(xml.utf8)
+    let alert = BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(data)
+    #expect(alert?.title == "No Trusted Phone Numbers")
+    #expect(alert?.message.hasPrefix("You do not have any trusted phone numbers") == true)
+}
+
+@Test func returnsNilForBuddyMLWithoutAlert() {
+    let data = Data("<xmlui action=\"showModal\"></xmlui>".utf8)
+    #expect(BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(data) == nil)
+}
+
+@Test func returnsNilForEmptyData() {
+    #expect(BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(Data()) == nil)
+}
+
+@Test func returnsNilForMalformedXML() {
+    let data = Data("not xml at all <<<".utf8)
+    #expect(BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(data) == nil)
+}
+
+@Test func stopsAtFirstAlert() {
+    let xml = """
+    <xmlui>
+      <alert title="First" message="first-message"/>
+      <alert title="Second" message="second-message"/>
+    </xmlui>
+    """
+    let alert = BuddyMLAlertParser.parse(Data(xml.utf8))
+    #expect(alert?.title == "First")
+    #expect(alert?.message == "first-message")
+}