diff --git a/site/dashboard.html b/site/dashboard.html
index e49a840..d2b25cd 100644
--- a/site/dashboard.html
+++ b/site/dashboard.html
@@ -519,6 +519,22 @@ body {
 
     <!-- Sidebar -->
     <div class="sidebar">
+      <!-- Blocklist check -->
+      <div class="panel">
+        <div class="panel-header">
+          <span class="panel-title">Check Domain</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel-body">
+          <form class="override-form" onsubmit="return checkDomain(event)" style="margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0;">
+            <div class="override-form-row">
+              <input type="text" id="checkDomain" placeholder="Is this domain blocked?" required style="flex:3">
+              <button type="submit" class="btn" style="background:var(--violet);color:white;flex-shrink:0;">Check</button>
+            </div>
+          </form>
+          <div id="checkResult" style="display:none;margin-top:0.6rem;padding:0.5rem 0.6rem;border-radius:5px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.72rem;"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <!-- Active overrides -->
       <div class="panel">
         <div class="panel-header">
@@ -834,6 +850,35 @@ async function allowDomain(domain) {
   } catch (err) {}
 }
 
+async function checkDomain(event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  const domain = document.getElementById('checkDomain').value.trim();
+  const el = document.getElementById('checkResult');
+  if (!domain) return false;
+  try {
+    const result = await fetchJSON('/blocking/check/' + encodeURIComponent(domain));
+    el.style.display = 'block';
+    if (result.blocked) {
+      el.style.background = 'rgba(181, 68, 58, 0.1)';
+      el.style.color = 'var(--rose)';
+      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Blocked</strong> — ${result.reason}` +
+        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${result.matched_rule}</code>` : '') +
+        ` <button class="btn-delete" onclick="allowDomain('${domain}')" style="color:var(--emerald);font-size:0.7rem;margin-left:0.4rem;">allow</button>`;
+    } else {
+      el.style.background = 'rgba(82, 122, 82, 0.1)';
+      el.style.color = 'var(--emerald)';
+      el.innerHTML = `<strong>Allowed</strong> — ${result.reason}` +
+        (result.matched_rule ? `<br>Rule: <code>${result.matched_rule}</code>` : '');
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    el.style.display = 'block';
+    el.style.background = 'rgba(181, 68, 58, 0.1)';
+    el.style.color = 'var(--rose)';
+    el.textContent = 'Error: ' + err.message;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 // Initial load + polling
 refresh();
 setInterval(refresh, 2000);
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 148e725..be919bd 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn router(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>) -> Router {
         .route("/blocking/pause", post(blocking_pause))
         .route("/blocking/allowlist", get(blocking_allowlist))
         .route("/blocking/allowlist", post(blocking_allowlist_add))
+        .route("/blocking/check/{domain}", get(blocking_check))
         .route(
             "/blocking/allowlist/{domain}",
             delete(blocking_allowlist_remove),
@@ -532,6 +533,14 @@ async fn blocking_pause(
     Json(serde_json::json!({ "paused_minutes": req.minutes }))
 }
 
+async fn blocking_check(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(domain): Path<String>,
+) -> Json<crate::blocklist::BlockCheckResult> {
+    let result = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().check(&domain);
+    Json(result)
+}
+
 async fn blocking_allowlist(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<String>> {
     let list = ctx.blocklist.lock().unwrap().allowlist();
     Json(list)
diff --git a/src/blocklist.rs b/src/blocklist.rs
index 89ebaee..268270d 100644
--- a/src/blocklist.rs
+++ b/src/blocklist.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,44 @@ pub struct BlocklistStore {
     last_refresh: Option<Instant>,
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct BlockCheckResult {
+    pub blocked: bool,
+    pub reason: String,
+    pub matched_rule: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl BlockCheckResult {
+    fn blocked(rule: &str, reason: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            blocked: true,
+            reason: reason.to_string(),
+            matched_rule: Some(rule.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+    fn allowed(rule: &str, reason: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            blocked: false,
+            reason: reason.to_string(),
+            matched_rule: Some(rule.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+    fn not_blocked() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            blocked: false,
+            reason: "not in blocklist".to_string(),
+            matched_rule: None,
+        }
+    }
+    fn disabled() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            blocked: false,
+            reason: "blocking is disabled".to_string(),
+            matched_rule: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct BlocklistStats {
     pub enabled: bool,
     pub paused: bool,
@@ -73,6 +111,36 @@ impl BlocklistStore {
         false
     }
 
+    /// Check if a domain is blocked and return the reason.
+    pub fn check(&self, domain: &str) -> BlockCheckResult {
+        let domain = domain.to_lowercase();
+
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return BlockCheckResult::disabled();
+        }
+
+        if self.allowlist.contains(&domain) {
+            return BlockCheckResult::allowed(&domain, "exact match in allowlist");
+        }
+
+        if self.domains.contains(&domain) {
+            return BlockCheckResult::blocked(&domain, "exact match in blocklist");
+        }
+
+        let mut d = domain.as_str();
+        while let Some(dot) = d.find('.') {
+            d = &d[dot + 1..];
+            if self.allowlist.contains(d) {
+                return BlockCheckResult::allowed(d, "parent domain in allowlist");
+            }
+            if self.domains.contains(d) {
+                return BlockCheckResult::blocked(d, "parent domain in blocklist");
+            }
+        }
+
+        BlockCheckResult::not_blocked()
+    }
+
     /// Atomically swap in a new domain set. Build the set outside the lock,
     /// then call this to swap — keeps lock hold time sub-microsecond.
     pub fn swap_domains(&mut self, domains: HashSet<String>, sources: Vec<String>) {