diff --git a/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts b/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
index 572f00ac3..a694b1a27 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/appSettings.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ export const AppSettingsSchema = Schema.Struct({
   customCodexModels: Schema.Array(Schema.String).pipe(withDefaults(() => [])),
   customClaudeModels: Schema.Array(Schema.String).pipe(withDefaults(() => [])),
   textGenerationModel: Schema.optional(TrimmedNonEmptyString),
+  favorites: Schema.Array(Schema.String.check(Schema.isMaxLength(256))).pipe(
+    withDefaults(() => []),
+  ),
 });
 export type AppSettings = typeof AppSettingsSchema.Type;
 export interface AppModelOption {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/FavesDropdown.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/FavesDropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e516967e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/FavesDropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import { HeartIcon, PlusIcon, XIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useAppSettings } from "../appSettings";
+import { cn } from "../lib/utils";
+import {
+  Menu,
+  MenuGroup,
+  MenuGroupLabel,
+  MenuItem,
+  MenuPopup,
+  MenuSeparator,
+  MenuTrigger,
+} from "./ui/menu";
+import { Tooltip, TooltipPopup, TooltipTrigger } from "./ui/tooltip";
+import { SidebarMenuButton } from "./ui/sidebar";
+
+const MAX_FAVORITES = 64;
+const MAX_FAVORITE_LENGTH = 256;
+
+function normalizeFavorite(raw: string): string {
+  return raw.trim().slice(0, MAX_FAVORITE_LENGTH);
+}
+
+export function FavesDropdown() {
+  const { settings, updateSettings } = useAppSettings();
+  const favorites = settings.favorites;
+  const [isAdding, setIsAdding] = useState(false);
+  const [newFav, setNewFav] = useState("");
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+
+  const addFavorite = useCallback(
+    (raw: string) => {
+      const value = normalizeFavorite(raw);
+      if (!value) return;
+      if (favorites.includes(value)) return;
+      if (favorites.length >= MAX_FAVORITES) return;
+      updateSettings({ favorites: [...favorites, value] });
+      setNewFav("");
+      setIsAdding(false);
+    },
+    [favorites, updateSettings],
+  );
+
+  const removeFavorite = useCallback(
+    (value: string) => {
+      updateSettings({ favorites: favorites.filter((f) => f !== value) });
+    },
+    [favorites, updateSettings],
+  );
+
+  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+    (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      if (event.key === "Enter") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        addFavorite(newFav);
+      }
+      if (event.key === "Escape") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        setIsAdding(false);
+        setNewFav("");
+      }
+    },
+    [addFavorite, newFav],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Menu>
+      <Tooltip>
+        <TooltipTrigger
+          render={
+            <MenuTrigger
+              render={
+                <SidebarMenuButton
+                  size="sm"
+                  className="gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 text-muted-foreground/70 hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
+                />
+              }
+            >
+              <HeartIcon className="size-3.5" />
+              <span className="text-xs">Faves</span>
+              {favorites.length > 0 && (
+                <span className="ml-auto text-[10px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground/50">
+                  {favorites.length}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </MenuTrigger>
+          }
+        />
+        <TooltipPopup side="right">Your favorites</TooltipPopup>
+      </Tooltip>
+
+      <MenuPopup side="top" align="start" sideOffset={8} className="min-w-56 max-w-72">
+        <MenuGroup>
+          <MenuGroupLabel>Faves</MenuGroupLabel>
+          {favorites.length === 0 && !isAdding && (
+            <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">
+              No favorites yet. Click + to add one.
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {favorites.map((fav) => (
+            <MenuItem
+              key={fav}
+              className="group/fav-item justify-between gap-2"
+              closeOnClick={false}
+            >
+              <span className="min-w-0 truncate text-xs">{fav}</span>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                aria-label={`Remove "${fav}" from favorites`}
+                className="invisible shrink-0 rounded p-0.5 text-muted-foreground/50 transition-colors hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive-foreground group-hover/fav-item:visible"
+                onClick={(event) => {
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                  event.stopPropagation();
+                  removeFavorite(fav);
+                }}
+              >
+                <XIcon className="size-3" />
+              </button>
+            </MenuItem>
+          ))}
+        </MenuGroup>
+
+        <MenuSeparator />
+
+        {isAdding ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5">
+            <input
+              ref={inputRef}
+              className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-secondary px-2 py-1 text-xs text-foreground placeholder:text-muted-foreground/40 outline-none transition-[border-color,box-shadow] duration-150 ease-out focus:border-ring focus:ring-1 focus:ring-ring/20"
+              placeholder="Add a favorite..."
+              value={newFav}
+              onChange={(event) => setNewFav(event.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+              autoFocus
+              maxLength={MAX_FAVORITE_LENGTH}
+            />
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className={cn(
+                "shrink-0 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition-colors duration-150",
+                newFav.trim()
+                  ? "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90"
+                  : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground cursor-not-allowed",
+              )}
+              disabled={!newFav.trim()}
+              onClick={(event) => {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                addFavorite(newFav);
+              }}
+            >
+              Add
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <MenuItem
+            className="gap-2 text-muted-foreground"
+            closeOnClick={false}
+            onClick={(event) => {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              setIsAdding(true);
+              queueMicrotask(() => inputRef.current?.focus());
+            }}
+          >
+            <PlusIcon className="size-3.5" />
+            <span className="text-xs">Add favorite</span>
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
+      </MenuPopup>
+    </Menu>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index bcb84319c..d31792397 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ import { useThreadSelectionStore } from "../threadSelectionStore";
 import { formatWorktreePathForDisplay, getOrphanedWorktreePathForThread } from "../worktreeCleanup";
 import { isNonEmpty as isNonEmptyString } from "effect/String";
 import { useTheme } from "~/hooks/useTheme";
+import { FavesDropdown } from "~/components/FavesDropdown";
 import {
   getVisibleThreadsForProject,
   isActionableThreadStatus,
@@ -2105,6 +2106,9 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
                   <span className="text-xs">Skills</span>
                 </SidebarMenuButton>
               </SidebarMenuItem>
+              <SidebarMenuItem>
+                <FavesDropdown />
+              </SidebarMenuItem>
               <SidebarMenuItem>
                 <SidebarMenuButton
                   size="sm"