diff --git a/src/Services/StripeCheckoutConfirmation.php b/src/Services/StripeCheckoutConfirmation.php
index cd4bd6b..9db39d8 100644
--- a/src/Services/StripeCheckoutConfirmation.php
+++ b/src/Services/StripeCheckoutConfirmation.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Blax\Shop\Services;
 use Blax\Shop\Http\Controllers\StripeWebhookController;
 use Blax\Shop\Models\Cart;
 use Blax\Shop\Models\Order;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Stripe\StripeClient;
 
 /**
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ class StripeCheckoutConfirmation
 
         $cart = $cart->fresh();
 
+        if ($status === self::PAID && $cart?->order) {
+            $this->linkCharge($cart->order, data_get($session, 'payment_intent'));
+        }
+
         return [
             'status' => $status,
             'order' => $cart?->order,
@@ -73,6 +78,54 @@ class StripeCheckoutConfirmation
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * What charge.succeeded does, for a shop that gets no webhooks (local dev,
+     * a misconfigured endpoint): remember the charge on the order and pull its
+     * balance transactions into the ledger (when shop.ledger.sync_on_webhook).
+     * Idempotent, and never fails the confirmation.
+     */
+    protected function linkCharge(Order $order, mixed $paymentIntent): void
+    {
+        $paymentIntentId = is_object($paymentIntent) ? ($paymentIntent->id ?? null) : $paymentIntent;
+
+        if (! is_string($paymentIntentId) || ! str_starts_with($paymentIntentId, 'pi_')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $chargeId = $order->getMeta('stripe_charge_id') ?: $this->latestCharge($paymentIntentId);
+
+            if (! is_string($chargeId) || $chargeId === '') {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if ($order->getMeta('stripe_charge_id') !== $chargeId) {
+                $order->updateMetaKey('stripe_charge_id', $chargeId);
+            }
+
+            if (config('shop.ledger.sync_on_webhook')) {
+                app(ShopService::class)->syncLedgerForCharge($chargeId);
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning('[shop] checkout confirmation could not link the charge', [
+                'order_id' => $order->getKey(),
+                'payment_intent' => $paymentIntentId,
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** The PaymentIntent's charge id (overridable for tests). */
+    protected function latestCharge(string $paymentIntentId): ?string
+    {
+        $intent = (new StripeClient((string) config('services.stripe.secret')))
+            ->paymentIntents->retrieve($paymentIntentId);
+
+        $charge = $intent->latest_charge ?? null;
+
+        return is_object($charge) ? ($charge->id ?? null) : $charge;
+    }
+
     /** The Checkout Session from Stripe (overridable for tests). */
     protected function retrieve(string $sessionId): object
     {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Stripe/StripeCheckoutReturnTest.php b/tests/Unit/Stripe/StripeCheckoutReturnTest.php
index 65e511e..c014452 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Stripe/StripeCheckoutReturnTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Stripe/StripeCheckoutReturnTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Blax\Shop\Tests\Unit\Stripe;
 
 use Blax\Shop\Enums\OrderStatus;
-use Blax\Shop\Enums\PurchaseStatus;
 use Blax\Shop\Facades\Cart as CartFacade;
 use Blax\Shop\Http\Controllers\StripeWebhookController;
 use Blax\Shop\Models\Cart;
@@ -99,9 +98,27 @@ class StripeCheckoutReturnTest extends TestCase
             {
                 return $this->session;
             }
+
+            protected function latestCharge(string $paymentIntentId): ?string
+            {
+                return 'ch_for_'.$paymentIntentId;
+            }
         };
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function confirming_a_paid_session_remembers_the_charge_like_the_charge_webhook()
+    {
+        config(['shop.ledger.sync_on_webhook' => false]);
+
+        $cart = $this->guestCartWith($this->product(1000), 1);
+        $session = $this->stripeSession($cart);
+
+        $order = $this->confirmation($session)->confirm($session->id)['order'];
+
+        $this->assertSame('ch_for_'.$session->payment_intent, $order->fresh()->getMeta('stripe_charge_id'));
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function a_second_checkout_attempt_updates_pending_purchases_to_the_edited_cart()
     {