diff --git a/.typos.toml b/.typos.toml
index 85be23aba..fb23ec535 100644
--- a/.typos.toml
+++ b/.typos.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ facter = "facter"             # nixos-facter-modules
 crypted = "crypted"           # LUKS device mapper name
 wdth = "wdth"                 # CSS font-variation-settings property
 substituters = "substituters" # nix substituters
+ANC = "ANC"                   # Active Noise Cancellation (AirPods)
 # Hashes/keys (extend-ignore-re should catch most, but explicit for safety)
 "981DE78A201C2B735FF0B545A3967CCA47D5275F" = "981DE78A201C2B735FF0B545A3967CCA47D5275F"
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/librepods.nix b/modules/apps/librepods.nix
index 8d8b4d1d6..26a994c99 100644
--- a/modules/apps/librepods.nix
+++ b/modules/apps/librepods.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ let
 
       config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
         environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
+
+        # AirPods Max 2 (model A3454) outputs left-channel-only audio when the
+        # WirePlumber/BlueZ stack picks the non-standard SBC-XQ codec, which is
+        # selected by default on Linux when both peers advertise it. Reported
+        # at https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/pull/519#issuecomment-4230312279
+        # by the PR author after testing on Arch with the same WirePlumber
+        # build NixOS ships. `bluez5.enable-sbc-xq` is a daemon-wide property
+        # in WirePlumber's BlueZ monitor, so this disables SBC-XQ for every
+        # bluetooth sink rather than just the Max 2; it is the same scope the
+        # upstream workaround uses. Other sinks negotiate plain SBC (or AAC if
+        # both ends support it), which is the codec all non-Max AirPods and
+        # most generic bluetooth speakers default to anyway. Drop this block
+        # if upstream librepods/WirePlumber gain a per-device opt-out, or if
+        # the Max 2 firmware ships a fix for the SBC-XQ stereo handling.
+        services.pipewire.wireplumber.extraConfig."51-disable-sbc-xq" = {
+          "monitor.bluez.properties" = {
+            "bluez5.enable-sbc-xq" = false;
+          };
+        };
       };
     };
 in
diff --git a/modules/base/custom-packages-overlay.nix b/modules/base/custom-packages-overlay.nix
index e545ff9d4..7af91bf84 100644
--- a/modules/base/custom-packages-overlay.nix
+++ b/modules/base/custom-packages-overlay.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ _: {
     # qtquick3d for qtdeclarative + qttools and adds Widgets/DBus.
     # Dep lookups go through `final` so any later overlay (e.g. an `openssl`
     # CVE patch) feeds into this build instead of being silently bypassed.
-    librepods = prev.librepods.overrideAttrs (_old: rec {
+    # The Max-2 patch backports https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/pull/519
+    # so AirPods Max 2 (BLE 0x2D20 / model A3454) is recognised; without it
+    # the device falls through to the unknown-model defaults. Drop the patch
+    # once upstream merges PR #519 and a release pinning it ships.
+    librepods = prev.librepods.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
       version = "0.2.5";
       src = final.fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "kavishdevar";
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ _: {
         tag = "v${version}";
         hash = "sha256-6l1WjwjDbv5e3tDaWo9+XSEjr9ge/hKysIkeUqyiO4U=";
       };
+      patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [
+        ../../packages/librepods/airpods-max-2.patch
+      ];
       buildInputs = [
         final.libpulseaudio
         final.openssl
diff --git a/packages/librepods/airpods-max-2.patch b/packages/librepods/airpods-max-2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef37aeaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/librepods/airpods-max-2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+Subject: [PATCH] add basic AirPods Max 2 support and stub max_case.png
+
+Two related fixes squashed into one patch:
+
+1. Backport https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/pull/519 onto v0.2.5 so
+   AirPods Max 2nd Gen (BLE 0x2D20, model A3454) is recognised. Without this
+   the device falls through to the Unknown enum branch.
+
+2. Replace the dangling `max_case.png` reference in `getModelIcon()` with the
+   existing `podmax.png` asset. Upstream never shipped `max_case.png`: it does
+   not exist on `main`, on `linux/rust`, or in the Android `res-apple`
+   drawables (which only carry case art for AirPods 1/2/3/4/Pro 1/2/3, never
+   Max). AirPods Max has no charging case, just a non-electronic Smart Case
+   sleeve, so there is no canonical Apple artwork for a "Max case battery".
+   The case PodColumn is hidden for Max anyway (`caseAvailable` stays false
+   because battery is reported via the Headset component), but QQuickImage
+   still resolves the source URL on creation, producing
+   `qrc:/icons/assets/max_case.png is not installed` warnings. Pointing both
+   slots at `podmax.png` silences the warning without inventing an asset and
+   stays semantically Max-shaped if the visibility logic ever changes.
+
+Patch paths are relative to the `linux/` build root because the nixpkgs
+librepods derivation sets `sourceRoot = "source/linux"`. Upstream paths like
+`linux/ble/blemanager.cpp` therefore become `ble/blemanager.cpp` here. The
+upstream PR's `Proximity Pairing Message.md` docs change is omitted because
+it lives outside the build root.
+
+Drop this patch once upstream PR #519 merges, a release pinning it ships, and
+upstream stops referencing `max_case.png` (or actually adds the asset).
+
+diff --git a/ble/blemanager.cpp b/ble/blemanager.cpp
+--- a/ble/blemanager.cpp
++++ b/ble/blemanager.cpp
+@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ AirpodsTrayApp::Enums::AirPodsModel getModelName(quint16 modelId)
+         {0x1B20, AirPodsModel::AirPods4ANC},
+         {0x0A20, AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxLightning},
+         {0x1F20, AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxUSBC},
++        {0x2D20, AirPodsModel::AirPodsMax2},
+         {0x0E20, AirPodsModel::AirPodsPro},
+         {0x1420, AirPodsModel::AirPodsPro2Lightning},
+         {0x2420, AirPodsModel::AirPodsPro2USBC}
+diff --git a/enums.h b/enums.h
+--- a/enums.h
++++ b/enums.h
+@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace AirpodsTrayApp
+             AirPodsPro2USBC,
+             AirPodsMaxLightning,
+             AirPodsMaxUSBC,
++            AirPodsMax2,
+             AirPods4,
+             AirPods4ANC
+         };
+@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ namespace AirpodsTrayApp
+                 {"A2083", AirPodsModel::AirPodsPro},
+                 {"A2096", AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxLightning},
+                 {"A3184", AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxUSBC},
++                {"A3454", AirPodsModel::AirPodsMax2},
+                 {"A2565", AirPodsModel::AirPods3},
+                 {"A2564", AirPodsModel::AirPods3},
+                 {"A3047", AirPodsModel::AirPodsPro2USBC},
+@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ namespace AirpodsTrayApp
+                     return {"podpro.png", "podpro_case.png"};
+                 case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxLightning:
+                 case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxUSBC:
+-                    return {"podmax.png", "max_case.png"};
++                case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMax2:
++                    return {"podmax.png", "podmax.png"};
+                 default:
+                     return {"pod.png", "pod_case.png"}; // Default icon for unknown models
+             }
+@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ namespace AirpodsTrayApp
+             switch (model) {
+                 case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxLightning:
+                 case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMaxUSBC:
++                case AirPodsModel::AirPodsMax2:
+                     return true;
+                 default:
+                     return false;