diff --git a/frontend/src/api/index.js b/frontend/src/api/index.js
index ce36406..4d05410 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/index.js
@@ -970,6 +970,9 @@ export const warrantyApi = {
   refresh(id) {
     return api.post(`/warranty/${id}/refresh`)
   },
+  syncDell() {
+    return api.post('/warranty/sync/dell')
+  },
   report() {
     return api.get('/warranty/report')
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WarrantyPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/WarrantyPanel.vue
index be152b7..f546404 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WarrantyPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WarrantyPanel.vue
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
           <span v-if="w.servicetag" class="mono">Tag {{ w.servicetag }}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <router-link to="/warranties" class="warranty-manage">Manage warranties</router-link>
+      <router-link :to="`/warranties?addfor=${assetid}`" class="warranty-manage">Add / manage</router-link>
     </div>
 
     <div v-else class="warranty-empty">
       <span class="muted">No warranty on record.</span>
-      <router-link to="/warranties" class="warranty-manage">Add one</router-link>
+      <router-link :to="`/warranties?addfor=${assetid}`" class="warranty-manage">Add one</router-link>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/warranty/WarrantiesList.vue b/frontend/src/views/warranty/WarrantiesList.vue
index faccf36..f6d3e69 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/warranty/WarrantiesList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/warranty/WarrantiesList.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
   <div>
     <div class="page-header">
       <h2>Warranties</h2>
-      <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="openModal()">+ Add Warranty</button>
+      <div class="header-actions">
+        <button class="btn btn-secondary" :disabled="syncing" @click="syncDell">
+          {{ syncing ? 'Syncing Dell...' : 'Sync Dell' }}
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="openModal()">+ Add Warranty</button>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
 
@@ -137,14 +142,17 @@
 
 <script setup>
 import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { colorStyle } from '@/utils/colorStyle'
 import { warrantyApi, assetsApi } from '../../api'
 import { useToast } from '../../composables/toast'
 
 const toast = useToast()
+const route = useRoute()
 
 const items = ref([])
 const loading = ref(true)
+const syncing = ref(false)
 const statusFilter = ref('')
 const showModal = ref(false)
 const editing = ref(null)
@@ -171,7 +179,21 @@ function assetLink(a) {
   return base + a.assetid
 }
 
-onMounted(loadData)
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await loadData()
+  // Deep-link from an asset detail page: open the add modal pre-linked to it.
+  const addfor = route.query.addfor
+  if (addfor) {
+    openModal()
+    try {
+      const response = await assetsApi.get(addfor)
+      const asset = response.data.data
+      if (asset) selectedAssets.value = [{ assetid: asset.assetid, assetnumber: asset.assetnumber }]
+    } catch (err) {
+      selectedAssets.value = [{ assetid: Number(addfor), assetnumber: `Asset ${addfor}` }]
+    }
+  }
+})
 
 async function loadData() {
   loading.value = true
@@ -269,6 +291,21 @@ async function deleteWarranty(w) {
   }
 }
 
+async function syncDell() {
+  syncing.value = true
+  toast.info('Looking up Dell service tags... this can take a moment.')
+  try {
+    const response = await warrantyApi.syncDell()
+    const summary = response.data?.data || {}
+    loadData()
+    toast.success(`Dell sync: ${summary.created || 0} added, ${summary.updated || 0} updated (${summary.matched || 0} tags matched).`)
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast.error(apiError(err, 'Dell sync failed'))
+  } finally {
+    syncing.value = false
+  }
+}
+
 async function refresh(w) {
   try {
     const response = await warrantyApi.refresh(w.warrantyid)
diff --git a/plugins/warranty/api/routes.py b/plugins/warranty/api/routes.py
index 83c4617..10a1189 100644
--- a/plugins/warranty/api/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/warranty/api/routes.py
@@ -210,6 +210,95 @@ def refresh_warranty(warrantyid):
     return success_response(_warranty_payload(warranty), message='Warranty refreshed')
 
 
+# =============================================================================
+# Bulk Dell sync - auto-detect Dell hardware by service tag and pull coverage
+# =============================================================================
+
+@warranty_bp.route('/sync/dell', methods=['POST'])
+@jwt_required()
+@require_permission('warranty.edit')
+def sync_dell():
+    """Look up every asset serial (= Dell service tag) that has no warranty yet
+    and create warranties for the ones Dell recognizes.
+
+    Only assets that lack a dated warranty are looked up, so re-running is cheap
+    and non-Dell serials are filtered out by Dell (they return no coverage).
+    """
+    provider = get_provider('dell')
+
+    # Assets already covered by a dated warranty - skip these.
+    covered = set()
+    for link in WarrantyAsset.query.all():
+        w = Warranty.query.get(link.warrantyid)
+        if w and w.isactive and w.enddate:
+            covered.add(link.assetid)
+
+    # Candidate assets: active, have a serial, not already covered.
+    candidates = (Asset.query
+                  .filter(Asset.isactive.is_(True),
+                          Asset.serialnumber.isnot(None),
+                          Asset.serialnumber != '')
+                  .all())
+    by_tag = {}
+    for asset in candidates:
+        if asset.assetid in covered:
+            continue
+        by_tag.setdefault(asset.serialnumber.strip().upper(), []).append(asset.assetid)
+
+    if not by_tag:
+        return success_response({
+            'candidates': 0, 'matched': 0, 'created': 0, 'updated': 0,
+        }, message='No PCs need a warranty lookup.')
+
+    try:
+        results = provider.bulk_lookup(list(by_tag.keys()))
+    except (ProviderNotConfigured, WarrantyLookupError) as exc:
+        return error_response(ErrorCodes.VALIDATION_ERROR, str(exc), http_code=400)
+
+    created = updated = matched = 0
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    for tag, assetids in by_tag.items():
+        found = results.get(tag)
+        if not found:
+            continue
+        matched += 1
+        for assetid in assetids:
+            # Reuse an existing Dell warranty for this asset if there is one.
+            existing = None
+            for link in WarrantyAsset.query.filter_by(assetid=assetid).all():
+                candidate = Warranty.query.get(link.warrantyid)
+                if candidate and candidate.provider == 'dell':
+                    existing = candidate
+                    break
+            if existing:
+                existing.servicelevel = found.get('servicelevel')
+                existing.startdate = _parse_date(found.get('startdate'))
+                existing.enddate = _parse_date(found.get('enddate'))
+                existing.servicetag = tag
+                existing.lastcheckeddate = now
+                updated += 1
+            else:
+                warranty = Warranty(
+                    vendor='Dell', provider='dell', servicetag=tag,
+                    servicelevel=found.get('servicelevel'),
+                    startdate=_parse_date(found.get('startdate')),
+                    enddate=_parse_date(found.get('enddate')),
+                    lastcheckeddate=now,
+                )
+                warranty.links.append(WarrantyAsset(assetid=assetid))
+                db.session.add(warranty)
+                created += 1
+
+    db.session.commit()
+    return success_response({
+        'candidates': sum(len(v) for v in by_tag.values()),
+        'tags': len(by_tag),
+        'matched': matched,
+        'created': created,
+        'updated': updated,
+    }, message=f'Dell sync: {created} added, {updated} updated, {matched} tags matched.')
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Report buckets (for the Reports hub)
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/warranty/services/providers.py b/plugins/warranty/services/providers.py
index d31a989..094e0b9 100644
--- a/plugins/warranty/services/providers.py
+++ b/plugins/warranty/services/providers.py
@@ -203,6 +203,34 @@ class DellProvider(WarrantyProvider):
         token = self._get_token(config)
         return self._map(self._fetch(config, token, servicetag))
 
+    def bulk_lookup(self, servicetags):
+        """Look up many tags at once. Dell takes up to 100 tags per call.
+
+        Returns {SERVICETAG_UPPER: {servicelevel, startdate, enddate}} for tags
+        Dell recognizes; unknown/non-Dell tags are simply absent.
+        """
+        config = self._config()
+        if not (config['enabled'] and config['clientid'] and config['clientsecret']):
+            raise ProviderNotConfigured(
+                'Dell warranty lookup is not configured. Set warranty_dell_enabled, '
+                'clientid and clientsecret in Settings > Integrations.'
+            )
+        tags = [t.strip() for t in servicetags if t and t.strip()]
+        if not tags:
+            return {}
+        token = self._get_token(config)
+        results = {}
+        for start in range(0, len(tags), 100):
+            chunk = tags[start:start + 100]
+            payload = self._fetch(config, token, ','.join(chunk))
+            assets = payload if isinstance(payload, list) else [payload]
+            for asset in assets:
+                tag = (asset.get('serviceTag') or '').upper()
+                mapped = self._map([asset])
+                if tag and mapped:
+                    results[tag] = mapped
+        return results
+
 
 class ApiProvider(WarrantyProvider):
     """Generic config-shaped stub for vendors not yet wired (Lenovo, HP)."""