diff --git a/app/routers/dashboard.py b/app/routers/dashboard.py
index b0d73f7..789683b 100644
--- a/app/routers/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/routers/dashboard.py
@@ -1507,3 +1507,63 @@ async def update_account(request: Request):
     response = JSONResponse({"status": "ok", "user": {k: user_data[k] for k in ("id","login","full_name","email","is_admin")}})
     response.set_cookie("flowdeck_session", new_session, httponly=True, max_age=86400 * 7, samesite="lax", path="/")
     return response
+
+
+# ═══════════ Sidebar Refresh API ═══════════
+
+@router.get("/api/sidebar/workspace-tree")
+async def sidebar_workspace_tree(request: Request):
+    """Return the sidebar workspace tree as HTML fragment.
+    
+    Called by appState().refreshSidebarTree() after CRUD operations
+    in the main content area to keep the sidebar in sync.
+    """
+    from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
+    from app.routers.board import _load_workspace_pages
+    
+    user = SessionManager.decode_session(request.cookies.get("flowdeck_session", ""))
+    if not user:
+        return HTMLResponse("")
+    
+    ws_cookie = request.cookies.get("flowdeck_workspace", "")
+    if not ws_cookie:
+        return HTMLResponse('<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">📄</span><span class="page-name text-dim">No pages yet</span></li>')
+    
+    # Gitea workspace — no server-side tree, loaded client-side
+    if ws_cookie.startswith("gitea:"):
+        return HTMLResponse('<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">🔗</span><span class="page-name text-dim">Remote workspace</span></li>')
+    
+    try:
+        ws_id = int(ws_cookie)
+        with get_conn() as conn:
+            # Verify workspace belongs to user
+            row = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id=? AND owner_id=?",
+                (ws_id, user["id"])
+            ).fetchone()
+            if not row:
+                return HTMLResponse(
+                    '<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">📄</span>'
+                    '<span class="page-name text-dim">No pages yet</span></li>'
+                )
+        
+        pages = _load_workspace_pages(ws_cookie)
+        if not pages:
+            return HTMLResponse(
+                '<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">📄</span>'
+                '<span class="page-name text-dim">No pages yet</span></li>'
+            )
+        
+        # Render the tree using the same Jinja2 macro as base.html
+        env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader("app/templates"))
+        template = env.from_string(
+            "{% from 'base.html' import render_workspace_tree %}"
+            "{{ render_workspace_tree(pages) }}"
+        )
+        html = template.render(pages=pages)
+        return HTMLResponse(html)
+    except (ValueError, Exception):
+        return HTMLResponse(
+            '<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">📄</span>'
+            '<span class="page-name text-dim">No pages yet</span></li>'
+        )
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 46ff33a..5c1d9f1 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -636,11 +636,17 @@
           case 'rename':
             var newName = prompt('Rename:', name);
             if (newName && newName.trim()) {
+              var self = this;
               fetch('/api/local-workspace/items/' + id, {
                 method: 'PUT',
                 headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-Token': this.getCsrfToken() },
                 body: JSON.stringify({ name: newName.trim() })
-              }).then(function(r) { if (r.ok) window.location.reload(); });
+              }).then(function(r) {
+                if (r.ok) {
+                  self.refreshSidebarTree();
+                  document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('flowdeck:sidebar-refresh'));
+                }
+              });
             }
             break;
           case 'delete':
@@ -970,7 +976,7 @@
           body: JSON.stringify({ name: name.trim(), type: 'folder' })
         })
           .then(r => { if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Failed'); return r.json(); })
-          .then(() => { window.location.reload(); })
+          .then(() => { this.refreshSidebarTree(); })
           .catch(err => { this.toast('Failed: ' + err.message, 'error'); });
       },
       deleteWorkspacePage(pageId) {
@@ -980,10 +986,25 @@
           headers: { 'X-CSRF-Token': this.getCsrfToken() }
         })
           .then(r => { if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Failed'); return r.json(); })
-          .then(() => { window.location.reload(); })
+          .then(() => { this.refreshSidebarTree(); document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('flowdeck:sidebar-refresh')); })
           .catch(err => { this.toast('Failed: ' + err.message, 'error'); });
       },
 
+      refreshSidebarTree() {
+        // Reload the sidebar workspace tree after CRUD in the main content area
+        fetch('/api/sidebar/workspace-tree')
+          .then(r => r.text())
+          .then(html => {
+            const ul = document.getElementById('sidebar-workspace-items');
+            if (!ul) return;
+            // Preserve the "Manage Workspaces" link (last <li>)
+            const manageLink = ul.querySelector('li:last-child');
+            ul.innerHTML = html;
+            if (manageLink) ul.appendChild(manageLink);
+          })
+          .catch(e => console.error('Sidebar refresh failed:', e));
+      },
+
       // ── Drag & Drop ──
       dragOverId: null,
       dragStart(ev, id) {
@@ -1176,6 +1197,13 @@
     }
   };
 
+  // -- Global sidebar refresh handler (called by local_workspace after CRUD) --
+  document.addEventListener('flowdeck:sidebar-refresh', function() {
+    var appEl = document.querySelector('[x-data]');
+    var data = appEl && appEl.__x ? appEl.__x.$data : null;
+    if (data && data.refreshSidebarTree) data.refreshSidebarTree();
+  });
+
   // ═══════════ GLOBAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ═══════════
   document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
     var tag = (document.activeElement && document.activeElement.tagName) || '';
diff --git a/app/templates/local_workspace.html b/app/templates/local_workspace.html
index d16f023..47f57cd 100644
--- a/app/templates/local_workspace.html
+++ b/app/templates/local_workspace.html
@@ -1111,6 +1111,8 @@ window._wsInitData = (function() {
     _reloadAfterAction() {
       this._saveExpandedState();
       this._loadFolder(this.currentFolder);
+      // Notify sidebar to refresh its tree
+      document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('flowdeck:sidebar-refresh'));
     },
 
     // ── Inline Rename ──
@@ -1555,6 +1557,8 @@ window._wsInitData = (function() {
           this.doFilter();
         }
         this._saveExpandedState();
+        // Notify sidebar to refresh its tree
+        document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('flowdeck:sidebar-refresh'));
       }
     },