diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index af987fc..f45520e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FeedFilters = {
 };
 
 const FILTERS_KEY = "subfeed.filters";
+const PAGE_KEY = "siftlode.page";
+
+// Page is navigation state, not a filter, but it's also kept out of the address bar — so
+// persist it to localStorage to survive a reload. A share link's ?page= still wins.
+function loadInitialPage(): Page {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+  if (params.has("page")) return readPage();
+  const stored = localStorage.getItem(PAGE_KEY);
+  if (stored === "channels" || stored === "stats" || stored === "playlists") return stored;
+  return "feed";
+}
 
 function loadStoredFilters(): FeedFilters {
   try {
@@ -70,7 +81,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [filters, setFiltersState] = useState<FeedFilters>(loadInitialFilters);
   const [view, setView] = useState<"grid" | "list">("grid");
   const [sidebarLayout, setSidebarLayoutState] = useState<SidebarLayout>(loadLayout);
-  const [page, setPageState] = useState<Page>(readPage);
+  const [page, setPageState] = useState<Page>(loadInitialPage);
   const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [wizardOpen, setWizardOpen] = useState(false);
   const [channelFilter, setChannelFilter] = useState<ChannelStatusFilter>("all");
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ export default function App() {
 
   function setPage(next: Page) {
     setPageState(next);
+    localStorage.setItem(PAGE_KEY, next);
   }
 
   function setSidebarLayout(next: SidebarLayout) {