diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 935cccf..8f69421 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -601,6 +601,40 @@
 
       // ── Favorites tracking ──
       favoriteIds: new Set([{% for p in favorite_pages %}'{{ p.id }}'{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}]),
+      
+      refreshFavorites() {
+        const self = this;
+        fetch('/api/library/favorites', {credentials:'same-origin'})
+          .then(r => r.json())
+          .then(data => {
+            const items = data.items || [];
+            self.favoriteIds = new Set(items.map(i => i.id));
+            const favList = document.querySelector('.sidebar-items[data-section="favorites"]');
+            if (!favList) return;
+            if (items.length === 0) {
+              favList.innerHTML = '<li class="sidebar-item empty-hint"><span class="page-icon">⭐</span><span class="page-name text-dim">No favorites yet</span></li>';
+            } else {
+              favList.innerHTML = items.map(function(item) {
+                const icon = item.icon || '📄';
+                const name = (item.title || 'Untitled');
+                const safeName = name.replace(/'/g, "\\'").replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+                const url = item.url || ('/pages/' + item.id);
+                return '<li class="sidebar-item" style="padding-left:8px;cursor:pointer" ' +
+                  'data-page-id="' + item.id + '" data-page-depth="0" data-has-children="false" ' +
+                  'onclick="window.appState.navigateTo(\'' + url + '\')" ' +
+                  'oncontextmenu="event.preventDefault();window.appState.showContextMenu(event,\'' + item.id + '\',\'' + safeName + '\')">' +
+                  '<span class="tree-toggle-placeholder"></span>' +
+                  '<span class="page-icon">' + icon + '</span>' +
+                  '<span class="page-name">' + safeName + '</span>' +
+                  '<span class="item-actions">' +
+                    '<button class="item-action-btn" title="View in Library" onclick="event.stopPropagation();window.appState.navigateTo(\'/library\')">📚</button>' +
+                    '<button class="item-action-btn" title="New sub-page" onclick="event.stopPropagation();window.appState.newSubPage(\'' + item.id + '\')">+</button>' +
+                  '</span>' +
+                '</li>';
+              }).join('');
+            }
+          });
+      },
 
       // ── Sections collapsible ──
       sectionsOpen: (function() {
@@ -727,8 +761,7 @@
                 if (isFav) self.favoriteIds.delete(pageId);
                 else self.favoriteIds.add(pageId);
                 self.contextMenu.visible = false;
-                // Reload to update sidebar
-                location.reload();
+                self.refreshFavorites();
               })
               .catch(e => this.toast('Favorite action failed', 'error'));
             break;
diff --git a/app/templates/page_editor.html b/app/templates/page_editor.html
index 7dc8ded..2abcb65 100644
--- a/app/templates/page_editor.html
+++ b/app/templates/page_editor.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 page_title %}{{ page.title }}{% endblock %} {% block topbar %}
 {% set page_icon = "📄" if page.content_format != 'file' else "📎" %}
 {% set page_title = page.title %}
-{% set right_actions = '<span class="topbar-edited" style="cursor:pointer;" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleActivityOpen()">Edited <span x-text="window.E && window.E.timeAgo || \'\'"></span> ▾</span><button class="topbar-btn share-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleShareOpen()">🔒 Share ▾</button><button class="topbar-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.copyPageLink()" title="Copy link">🔗</button><button class="topbar-btn star-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleFavorite()">⭐</button><button class="topbar-btn relative" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleMoreOpen()">⋯</button>' %}
+{% set right_actions = '<span class="topbar-edited" style="cursor:pointer;" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleActivityOpen()">Edited <span x-text="window.E && window.E.timeAgo || \'\'"></span> ▾</span><button class="topbar-btn share-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleShareOpen()">🔒 Share ▾</button><button class="topbar-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.copyPageLink()" title="Copy link">🔗</button><button class="topbar-btn star-btn" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleFavorite()" x-text="(window.E && window.E.favorited) ? \'⭐\' : \'☆\'"></button><button class="topbar-btn relative" @click="window.E && window.E.toggleMoreOpen()">⋯</button>' %}
 {% include '_header.html' %}
 {% endblock %} {% block content %}
 <div class="page-editor-wrapper" x-data="editorState()">
@@ -686,7 +686,9 @@ page_title %}{{ page.title }}{% endblock %} {% block topbar %}
           const csrf=document.cookie.match(/csrf_token=([^;]+)/);
           const m=this.favorited?'DELETE':'POST';
           fetch(`/board/api/favorites/${this.pid}`,{method:m,headers:{'X-CSRF-Token':csrf?csrf[1]:''}})
-            .then(r=>r.json()).then(()=>{this.favorited=!this.favorited;this.showToast(this.favorited?'Added to favorites':'Removed from favorites');}).catch(()=>{this.showToast('Failed to toggle favorite');});
+            .then(r=>r.json()).then(()=>{this.favorited=!this.favorited;this.showToast(this.favorited?'Added to favorites':'Removed from favorites');
+              if(window.appState&&window.appState.refreshFavorites)window.appState.refreshFavorites();
+            }).catch(()=>{this.showToast('Failed to toggle favorite');});
         },
         toggleActivityOpen(){
           if(!this.activityOpen){this.activityOpen=true;this._justOpened=true;setTimeout(()=>this._justOpened=false,200);}