diff --git a/example/lib/home.dart b/example/lib/home.dart
index 59a8ae10..8d2ec9e6 100644
--- a/example/lib/home.dart
+++ b/example/lib/home.dart
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import 'package:demopod/features/multiple_resource_sharing.dart';
 import 'package:demopod/features/permission_callback_demo.dart';
 import 'package:demopod/features/read_acl_inherited_file.dart';
 import 'package:demopod/features/view_keys.dart';
+import 'package:demopod/utils/ensure_resource.dart';
 import 'package:demopod/utils/rdf.dart';
 
 /// A widget for the demonstration screen of the application.
@@ -658,12 +659,27 @@ class HomeState extends State<Home> with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
                       final loggedIn = await loginIfRequired(context);
                       if (loggedIn) {
                         await getKeyFromUserIfRequired(context, widget);
+
+                        // Ensure the target resource exists on the Pod before
+                        // opening the grant permission UI. The button
+                        // previously failed with a "not found" error when
+                        // keyvalue/key-value.ttl had never been created.
+
+                        if (!context.mounted) return;
+                        final ready = await ensurePodResourceExists(
+                          context,
+                          relativePath: dataFile,
+                          defaultContent: createDemoTtlStr('key-value'),
+                        );
+                        if (!ready) return;
+
+                        if (!context.mounted) return;
                         Navigator.push(
                           context,
                           MaterialPageRoute(
                             builder: (context) => const GrantPermissionUi(
                               backgroundColor: titleBackgroundColor,
-                              resourceNames: ['keyvalue/key-value.ttl'],
+                              resourceNames: [dataFile],
                               child: Home(),
                             ),
                           ),
@@ -741,6 +757,21 @@ class HomeState extends State<Home> with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
                       final loggedIn = await loginIfRequired(context);
                       if (loggedIn) {
                         await getKeyFromUserIfRequired(context, widget);
+
+                        // Ensure the target resource exists on the Pod before
+                        // opening the shared resources UI. The button
+                        // previously failed with a "not found" error when
+                        // keyvalue/key-value.ttl had never been created.
+
+                        if (!context.mounted) return;
+                        final ready = await ensurePodResourceExists(
+                          context,
+                          relativePath: dataFile,
+                          defaultContent: createDemoTtlStr('key-value'),
+                        );
+                        if (!ready) return;
+
+                        if (!context.mounted) return;
                         Navigator.push(
                           context,
                           MaterialPageRoute(
diff --git a/example/lib/utils/ensure_resource.dart b/example/lib/utils/ensure_resource.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0f05aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/lib/utils/ensure_resource.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/// Utility to ensure a Pod resource exists before performing actions on it.
+///
+/// Copyright (C) 2026, Software Innovation Institute, ANU.
+///
+/// Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3 (the "License").
+///
+/// License: https://opensource.org/license/gpl-3-0.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program.  If not, see <https://opensource.org/license/gpl-3-0>.
+///
+/// Authors: Tony Chen
+
+// ignore_for_file: use_build_context_synchronously
+
+library;
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+import 'package:solidpod/solidpod.dart'
+    show
+        ResourceStatus,
+        checkResourceStatus,
+        filenameToResourceUrl,
+        writePod;
+
+import 'package:demopod/dialogs/alert.dart';
+
+/// Ensures the resource at [relativePath] exists in the user's Pod.
+///
+/// The [relativePath] is interpreted relative to the app's data directory
+/// (e.g. `keyvalue/key-value.ttl`). When the resource is missing on the Pod,
+/// a new file is created using [defaultContent] (encrypted by default) so
+/// downstream actions such as granting permissions do not fail.
+///
+/// Returns `true` when the resource is available (already existed or was
+/// just created), and `false` otherwise.
+
+Future<bool> ensurePodResourceExists(
+  BuildContext context, {
+  required String relativePath,
+  required String defaultContent,
+  bool encrypted = true,
+}) async {
+  try {
+    final fileUrl = await filenameToResourceUrl(fileName: relativePath);
+
+    final status = await checkResourceStatus(fileUrl);
+
+    switch (status) {
+      case ResourceStatus.exist:
+        return true;
+
+      case ResourceStatus.notExist:
+        await writePod(relativePath, defaultContent, encrypted: encrypted);
+
+        if (context.mounted) {
+          await alert(
+            context,
+            'The resource "$relativePath" did not exist on your Pod, '
+            'so a new file with placeholder content has been created '
+            'automatically.',
+          );
+        }
+        return true;
+
+      case ResourceStatus.forbidden:
+        if (context.mounted) {
+          await alert(
+            context,
+            'Access to "$relativePath" is forbidden. Please check the '
+            'permissions on your Pod and try again.',
+          );
+        }
+        return false;
+
+      case ResourceStatus.unknown:
+        if (context.mounted) {
+          await alert(
+            context,
+            'Unable to determine whether "$relativePath" exists on your Pod. '
+            'Please try again in a moment.',
+          );
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+  } on Object catch (e) {
+    debugPrint('ensurePodResourceExists() failed: $e');
+    if (context.mounted) {
+      await alert(
+        context,
+        'Failed to ensure "$relativePath" exists on your Pod: $e',
+      );
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+}