diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index af58adb..9a7074b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,25 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 }) {
   const tagsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["tags"], queryFn: api.tags });
   const tags = tagsQuery.data ?? [];
+
+  // After a page refresh the channel name isn't in the URL (only the id is), so
+  // filters.channelName is undefined and the chip would fall back to "This channel".
+  // Resolve the title from the (cached) channel list keyed by id. Only fetch when a
+  // channel filter is active but its name is missing.
+  const needChannelName = !!filters.channelId && !filters.channelName;
+  const channelsQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["channels"],
+    queryFn: api.channels,
+    enabled: needChannelName,
+    staleTime: 5 * 60_000,
+  });
+  const resolvedChannelName =
+    filters.channelName ??
+    channelsQuery.data?.find((c) => c.id === filters.channelId)?.title ??
+    undefined;
+  // Don't flash the misleading "This channel" fallback while the name is still resolving.
+  const channelChipLabel =
+    resolvedChannelName ?? (needChannelName && channelsQuery.isLoading ? "Loading…" : "This channel");
   const languages = tags.filter((t) => t.category === "language");
   const topics = tags.filter((t) => t.category === "topic");
   const [customDates, setCustomDates] = useState(false);
@@ -411,7 +430,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
               }
               className="w-full flex items-center justify-between gap-2 text-sm px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-accent text-accent-fg shadow-sm hover:opacity-90 transition"
             >
-              <span className="truncate">{filters.channelName ?? "This channel"}</span>
+              <span className="truncate">{channelChipLabel}</span>
               <X className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
             </button>
           </div>