diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index f31007a..3c8ce6e 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -130,11 +130,58 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
     try {
       const validatedData = insertWhitelistSchema.parse(req.body);
       const item = await storage.createWhitelist(validatedData);
+      
+      // Auto-unblock from routers when adding to whitelist
+      const mlBackendUrl = process.env.ML_BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:8000';
+      try {
+        const unblockResponse = await fetch(`${mlBackendUrl}/unblock-ip`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ ip_address: validatedData.ipAddress })
+        });
+        if (unblockResponse.ok) {
+          const result = await unblockResponse.json();
+          console.log(`[WHITELIST] Auto-unblocked ${validatedData.ipAddress} from ${result.unblocked_from} routers`);
+        }
+      } catch (unblockError) {
+        // Don't fail if ML backend is unavailable
+        console.log(`[WHITELIST] ML backend unavailable for auto-unblock: ${unblockError}`);
+      }
+      
       res.json(item);
     } catch (error) {
       res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid whitelist data" });
     }
   });
+  
+  // Unblock IP from all routers (proxy to ML backend)
+  app.post("/api/unblock-ip", async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const { ipAddress, listName = "ddos_blocked" } = req.body;
+      
+      if (!ipAddress) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: "IP address is required" });
+      }
+      
+      const mlBackendUrl = process.env.ML_BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:8000';
+      const response = await fetch(`${mlBackendUrl}/unblock-ip`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ ip_address: ipAddress, list_name: listName })
+      });
+      
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const error = await response.text();
+        return res.status(response.status).json({ error: error || "Failed to unblock IP" });
+      }
+      
+      const result = await response.json();
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('[UNBLOCK] Error:', error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: error.message || "Failed to unblock IP from routers" });
+    }
+  });
 
   app.delete("/api/whitelist/:id", async (req, res) => {
     try {