diff --git a/backend/app/routes/playlists.py b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
index f4ff7d1..e7942f6 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ def _own_playlist(db: Session, user: User, playlist_id: int) -> Playlist:
 
 
 def _mark_dirty(pl: Playlist) -> None:
-    """Flag a YouTube-linked local playlist as having unpushed local edits, so the UI can
-    offer a 'Sync to YouTube'. No-op for un-linked or mirrored playlists."""
-    if pl.source == "local" and pl.yt_playlist_id:
+    """Flag a YouTube-linked playlist as having unpushed local edits, so the UI can offer
+    a 'Sync to YouTube' and the read-sync won't clobber them. Covers both exported local
+    playlists and edited YouTube mirrors; no-op for un-linked lists and Watch later."""
+    if pl.kind != "watch_later" and pl.yt_playlist_id:
         pl.dirty = True
 
 
@@ -222,10 +223,6 @@ def _pushable(db: Session, user: User, playlist_id: int) -> Playlist:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=400, detail="The Watch later list can't be sent to YouTube."
         )
-    if pl.source == "youtube":
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=400, detail="This playlist already mirrors a YouTube playlist."
-        )
     return pl
 
 
@@ -335,7 +332,9 @@ def rename_playlist(
         name = (payload.get("name") or "").strip()
         if not name:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name cannot be empty")
-        pl.name = name
+        if name != pl.name:
+            pl.name = name
+            _mark_dirty(pl)
     db.commit()
     count = db.scalar(
         select(func.count()).where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
@@ -354,11 +353,6 @@ def delete_playlist(
     if pl.kind == "watch_later":
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="The Watch later list can't be deleted.")
     if on_youtube:
-        if pl.source == "youtube":
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=400,
-                detail="This is a mirror of a YouTube playlist; manage it on YouTube.",
-            )
         if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="This playlist isn't on YouTube.")
         if not has_write_scope(user):
diff --git a/backend/app/sync/playlists.py b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
index 6d6c832..5dfc85b 100644
--- a/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
+++ b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ def sync_user_playlists(db: Session, user: User) -> dict:
             if not ytid or ytid in owned_yt_ids:
                 continue
             pl = existing.get(ytid)
+            if pl is not None and pl.dirty:
+                # Local edits not yet pushed: don't clobber them with YouTube's state.
+                # A successful 'Sync to YouTube' clears dirty and lets the mirror refresh.
+                continue
             if pl is None:
                 pl = Playlist(
                     user_id=user.id,
@@ -184,11 +188,14 @@ def plan_push(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
             "to_insert": len(desired),
             "to_delete": 0,
             "to_reorder": 0,
+            "rename": False,
             "yt_extra": 0,
             "units_estimate": ops * WRITE_UNIT_COST,
         }
     with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
         current = list(yt.iter_playlist_items_with_ids(pl.yt_playlist_id))
+        snippet = yt.get_playlist_snippet(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+    rename = bool(snippet) and (snippet.get("title") or "") != pl.name
     cur_vids = [it["video_id"] for it in current]
     cur_set = set(cur_vids)
     desired_set = set(desired)
@@ -198,12 +205,13 @@ def plan_push(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
     # appended; the reorder pass then moves items into the desired order.
     after_membership = [v for v in cur_vids if v in desired_set] + to_insert
     reorders = _reorder_moves(after_membership, desired)
-    ops = len(to_insert) + len(to_delete) + reorders
+    ops = len(to_insert) + len(to_delete) + reorders + (1 if rename else 0)
     return {
         "action": "update",
         "to_insert": len(to_insert),
         "to_delete": len(to_delete),
         "to_reorder": reorders,
+        "rename": rename,
         "yt_extra": len(to_delete),
         "units_estimate": ops * WRITE_UNIT_COST,
     }
@@ -240,6 +248,12 @@ def push_playlist(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
             }
 
         # Existing link: diff against the live YouTube state.
+        snippet = yt.get_playlist_snippet(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+        if snippet is not None and (snippet.get("title") or "") != pl.name:
+            try:
+                yt.update_playlist_title(pl.yt_playlist_id, pl.name)
+            except YouTubeError:
+                failures.append("title")
         current = list(yt.iter_playlist_items_with_ids(pl.yt_playlist_id))
         item_id_by_vid = {it["video_id"]: it["item_id"] for it in current}
         cur_vids = [it["video_id"] for it in current]
diff --git a/backend/app/youtube/client.py b/backend/app/youtube/client.py
index 4bea310..f0d0da4 100644
--- a/backend/app/youtube/client.py
+++ b/backend/app/youtube/client.py
@@ -247,6 +247,27 @@ class YouTubeClient:
             raise YouTubeError(f"{method} {path} -> {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:300]}")
         return resp.json() if resp.content else {}
 
+    def get_playlist_snippet(self, playlist_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        """The snippet (title/description) of one playlist, or None if it no longer
+        exists. 1 unit (OAuth, so private playlists work)."""
+        data = self._get(
+            "playlists",
+            {"part": "snippet", "id": playlist_id, "maxResults": 1},
+            cost=1,
+            allow_key=False,
+        )
+        items = data.get("items", [])
+        return items[0].get("snippet") if items else None
+
+    def update_playlist_title(self, playlist_id: str, title: str) -> None:
+        """Rename a playlist on YouTube. 50 units."""
+        self._write(
+            "PUT",
+            "playlists",
+            params={"part": "snippet"},
+            json={"id": playlist_id, "snippet": {"title": title[:150]}},
+        )
+
     def create_playlist(self, title: str, description: str = "", privacy: str = "private") -> str:
         """Create a new YouTube playlist; returns its id. 50 units."""
         data = self._write(
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx
index e46d447..3124c97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { Check, ListPlus, Plus } from "lucide-react";
+import { Check, ListPlus, Plus, Youtube } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type Playlist } from "../lib/api";
 
 // A small popover (portaled to body, so the feed grid can't clip it) for toggling a
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ export default function AddToPlaylist({
     }
   }
 
-  // YouTube-mirrored playlists are read-only until the write-back phase, so they can't be
-  // added to here yet.
-  const lists = (membership.data ?? []).filter((pl) => pl.source !== "youtube");
+  // All of the user's playlists are add targets, including YouTube-linked ones — adding
+  // marks them dirty, and a later "Sync to YouTube" pushes the change back.
+  const lists = membership.data ?? [];
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -167,9 +167,12 @@ export default function AddToPlaylist({
                   >
                     {pl.has_video && <Check className="w-3 h-3" />}
                   </span>
-                  <span className="truncate">
+                  <span className="truncate flex-1 text-left">
                     {pl.kind === "watch_later" ? t("playlists.watchLater") : pl.name}
                   </span>
+                  {(pl.source === "youtube" || pl.yt_playlist_id) && (
+                    <Youtube className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0 text-muted" />
+                  )}
                 </button>
               ))}
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
index d6a08bd..6817e78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ export default function Playlists({ canWrite }: { canWrite: boolean }) {
   const plName = (p: { kind: string; name: string }) =>
     p.kind === "watch_later" ? t("playlists.watchLater") : p.name;
   const builtin = detail?.kind === "watch_later";
-  // YouTube-mirrored playlists are read-only here until the write-back phase.
+  // YouTube-mirrored playlists can be edited locally and synced back (the read-sync skips
+  // a dirty mirror so it won't clobber unpushed edits); the chip just marks their origin.
   const mirrored = detail?.source === "youtube";
-  const editable = !builtin && !mirrored;
+  const editable = !builtin;
   const linked = editable && !!detail?.yt_playlist_id;
   const [syncing, setSyncing] = useState(false);
   const [pushing, setPushing] = useState(false);
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ export default function Playlists({ canWrite }: { canWrite: boolean }) {
 
   async function onDragEnd(e: DragEndEvent) {
     const { active: a, over } = e;
-    if (!over || a.id === over.id || selectedId == null || mirrored) return;
+    if (!over || a.id === over.id || selectedId == null) return;
     const oldIndex = items.findIndex((v) => v.id === a.id);
     const newIndex = items.findIndex((v) => v.id === over.id);
     if (oldIndex < 0 || newIndex < 0) return;
@@ -513,7 +514,6 @@ export default function Playlists({ canWrite }: { canWrite: boolean }) {
                         key={v.id}
                         video={v}
                         index={i}
-                        readOnly={mirrored}
                         onPlay={() => setPlayingIndex(i)}
                         onRemove={() => removeItem(v.id)}
                       />
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json
index 0bb51a5..3e4ca7f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "syncYoutube": "Von YouTube synchronisieren",
   "syncedToast": "{{count}} Wiedergabelisten von YouTube synchronisiert",
   "syncFailed": "Synchronisierung von YouTube fehlgeschlagen",
-  "ytReadonly": "Von YouTube synchronisiert — vorerst schreibgeschützt",
+  "ytReadonly": "Von YouTube synchronisiert — Änderungen werden zurücksynchronisiert",
   "noneYet": "Noch keine Wiedergabelisten",
   "newPlaylist": "Neue Liste…",
   "itemCount_one": "{{count}} Video",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
index bf798db..2f61a01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "syncYoutube": "Sync from YouTube",
   "syncedToast": "Synced {{count}} playlists from YouTube",
   "syncFailed": "Couldn't sync from YouTube",
-  "ytReadonly": "Synced from YouTube — read-only for now",
+  "ytReadonly": "Synced from YouTube — edits sync back",
   "noneYet": "No playlists yet",
   "newPlaylist": "New playlist…",
   "itemCount_one": "{{count}} video",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
index 16ed77f..233cb49 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "syncYoutube": "Szinkron YouTube-ról",
   "syncedToast": "{{count}} lista szinkronizálva a YouTube-ról",
   "syncFailed": "Nem sikerült a YouTube-szinkron",
-  "ytReadonly": "YouTube-ról szinkronizálva — egyelőre csak olvasható",
+  "ytReadonly": "YouTube-ról szinkronizálva — a módosítások visszaszinkronizálhatók",
   "noneYet": "Még nincs lejátszási lista",
   "newPlaylist": "Új lista…",
   "itemCount_one": "{{count}} videó",