diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index c835ef6..0134ec8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -541,21 +541,24 @@ export default function Sidebar({
           >
             <ChevronLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>
-          <div className="text-sm font-semibold truncate">
-            {t("sidebar.filters")}
-            {activeCount > 0 && (
-              <span className="ml-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-accent">
-                {t("sidebar.activeCount", { count: activeCount })}
-              </span>
-            )}
-          </div>
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold shrink-0">{t("sidebar.filters")}</span>
+          {activeCount > 0 && (
+            // Compact count pill (not "{n} active" text) so it never truncates or forces the
+            // action buttons to wrap in a narrow / zoomed-in sidebar.
+            <span
+              title={t("sidebar.activeCount", { count: activeCount })}
+              className="shrink-0 min-w-[18px] h-[18px] px-1.5 rounded-full bg-accent/15 text-accent text-[11px] font-semibold inline-flex items-center justify-center tabular-nums"
+            >
+              {activeCount}
+            </span>
+          )}
         </div>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5 shrink-0">
           {!editing && (
             <button
               onClick={clearAll}
               disabled={!active}
-              className="text-xs text-muted enabled:hover:text-accent disabled:opacity-40 transition px-1"
+              className="text-xs text-muted enabled:hover:text-accent disabled:opacity-40 transition px-1 whitespace-nowrap"
             >
               {t("sidebar.clearAll")}
             </button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
index 54ad51f..435d70d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Clock, Database, History, Loader2, Pause, Play } from "lucide-react";
+import { CheckCircle2, Clock, Database, History, Loader2, Pause, Play } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type MyStatus } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatViews } from "../lib/format";
 import Tooltip from "./Tooltip";
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ export default function SyncStatus({
       {t("header.sync.recentQueued", { count: syncing })}
     </span>
   ) : (
-    <span>{t("header.sync.allSynced")}</span>
+    // A small check anchors the "all synced" state so it doesn't read as orphaned text.
+    <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-emerald-500">
+      <CheckCircle2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+      <span className="text-muted">{t("header.sync.allSynced")}</span>
+    </span>
   );
 
   const pauseBtn = isAdmin && (data.paused || syncing > 0 || notFull > 0) && (