diff --git a/frontend/js/sidebar.js b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
index 829b28e..7d10879 100644
--- a/frontend/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/frontend/js/sidebar.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { safeCreateIcons, getFileIcon } from './utils.js';
 import { api } from './auth.js';
 import { populateCustomDropdown } from './ui.js';
 import { _populateRecentVaultFilter } from './config.js';
-import { el, icon, getVaultIcon } from './viewer.js';
+import { el, icon, getVaultIcon, smallBadge } from './viewer.js';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Vault context switching
diff --git a/frontend/js/viewer.js b/frontend/js/viewer.js
index 0bac508..1bde725 100644
--- a/frontend/js/viewer.js
+++ b/frontend/js/viewer.js
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ export function icon(name, size) {
   return i;
 }
 
-function smallBadge(count) {
+export function smallBadge(count) {
   const s = document.createElement("span");
   s.className = "badge-small";
   s.style.cssText = "font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-muted);margin-left:4px";