diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
index 98a3cf7f39ef..695b1c8975fe 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   Package,
   Palette,
   PawPrint,
+  Pin,
   Plus,
   RefreshCw,
   Settings,
@@ -70,11 +71,13 @@ import {
   setCommandPaletteOpen
 } from '@/store/command-palette'
 import { $bindings, bindingsFor } from '@/store/keybinds'
-import { $dismissedAutoProjectIds, filterVisibleProjects } from '@/store/layout'
+import { $dismissedAutoProjectIds, $pinnedSessionIds, filterVisibleProjects } from '@/store/layout'
 import { openPetGenerate } from '@/store/pet-generate'
 import { openBrowserTab } from '@/store/preview'
 import { $projectTree, goToProject, openFolderAsProject, requestStartWorkSession } from '@/store/projects'
-import { $connection } from '@/store/session'
+import { $connection, $cronSessions, $messagingSessions, $sessions } from '@/store/session'
+import { $unconfirmedPinWrites } from '@/store/session-pin-sync'
+import { $removedSessionIds } from '@/store/session-removal'
 import { runGatewayRestart } from '@/store/system-actions'
 import {
   $backendUpdateApply,
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ import { luminance } from '@/themes/color'
 import { type ThemeMode, useTheme } from '@/themes/context'
 import { isUserTheme, resolveTheme } from '@/themes/user-themes'
 
+import { buildSessionByAnyId, resolvePinnedSessions } from '../chat/sidebar/session-index'
 import { openSessionFromPicker, openSessionIntentFromModifiers } from '../open-session'
 import {
   AGENTS_ROUTE,
@@ -393,6 +397,11 @@ const toSessionEntry = (session: SessionRow): SessionEntry => ({
   title: sessionTitle(session)
 })
 
+// Search terms beyond the label: the preview and branch, so a session is
+// findable by what it's about, not only what it's called.
+const sessionKeywords = (session: SessionEntry, ...tags: string[]): string[] =>
+  [...tags, 'chat', 'session', session.preview, session.git_branch].filter((word): word is string => !!word)
+
 type NonConfigSettingsLabel =
   'about' | 'archivedChats' | 'gateway' | 'keysSettings' | 'keysTools' | 'mcp' | 'providerAccounts' | 'providerApiKeys'
 
@@ -637,21 +646,65 @@ function CommandPaletteBody({ onExited }: { onExited: () => void }) {
     queryFn: () => getHermesConfigRecord()
   })
 
+  // staleTime 0 (not the 60s client default): renames, pins, and archives
+  // happen in the sidebar while this component is unmounted, so nothing can
+  // invalidate these keys — every open must revalidate. The cached page
+  // still paints instantly; the live-store overlay below covers the gap.
   const sessionsQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['command-palette', 'sessions'],
-    queryFn: () => listAllProfileSessions(200, 1, 'exclude')
+    queryFn: () => listAllProfileSessions(200, 1, 'exclude'),
+    staleTime: 0
   })
 
   const archivedQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['command-palette', 'archived'],
-    queryFn: () => listAllProfileSessions(200, 0, 'only')
+    queryFn: () => listAllProfileSessions(200, 0, 'only'),
+    staleTime: 0
   })
 
+  const liveSessions = useStore($sessions)
+  const liveCronSessions = useStore($cronSessions)
+  const liveMessagingSessions = useStore($messagingSessions)
+  const pinnedSessionIds = useStore($pinnedSessionIds)
+  const unconfirmedPinWrites = useStore($unconfirmedPinWrites)
+  const removedSessionIds = useStore($removedSessionIds)
+
   // getServers is the shared choke point that also drops malformed (null/
   // scalar) entries, so the palette never lists a server the MCP tab dropped.
   const mcpServers = useMemo(() => Object.keys(getServers(configQuery.data ?? null)).sort(), [configQuery.data])
 
-  const sessions = useMemo(() => (sessionsQuery.data?.sessions ?? []).map(toSessionEntry), [sessionsQuery.data])
+  // The sidebar's stores are where a rename / pin / archive lands first (the
+  // server page confirms later). Overlay them on the fetched 200-row page so
+  // the palette says what the sidebar says: same title, same pin, and no row
+  // the user just archived or deleted.
+  const liveRows = useMemo(() => {
+    const byId = new Map(
+      [...liveCronSessions, ...liveMessagingSessions, ...liveSessions].map(row => [row.id, row] as const)
+    )
+
+    return (sessionsQuery.data?.sessions ?? [])
+      .filter(session => !removedSessionIds.has(session.id))
+      .map(session => {
+        const live = byId.get(session.id)
+
+        return live ? { ...session, pinned: live.pinned, title: live.title } : session
+      })
+  }, [liveCronSessions, liveMessagingSessions, liveSessions, removedSessionIds, sessionsQuery.data])
+
+  // Same resolution as the sidebar's Pinned section: local pin order first,
+  // then server-flagged pins, minus our own in-flight unpins.
+  const pinnedSessions = useMemo(() => {
+    const byAnyId = buildSessionByAnyId(liveRows, [], [])
+
+    return resolvePinnedSessions(pinnedSessionIds, byAnyId, liveRows, unconfirmedPinWrites).map(toSessionEntry)
+  }, [liveRows, pinnedSessionIds, unconfirmedPinWrites])
+
+  const sessions = useMemo(() => {
+    const pinned = new Set(pinnedSessions.map(session => session.id))
+
+    return liveRows.filter(session => !pinned.has(session.id)).map(toSessionEntry)
+  }, [liveRows, pinnedSessions])
+
   const archivedSessions = useMemo(() => (archivedQuery.data?.sessions ?? []).map(toSessionEntry), [archivedQuery.data])
 
   // Search/sub-page are local to a mount, and this component remounts per open
@@ -1162,18 +1215,28 @@ function CommandPaletteBody({ onExited }: { onExited: () => void }) {
       }))
     })
 
+    // Pinned before Sessions: rankGroups' stable sort keeps source order on
+    // equal scores, so a pin wins a tie with an unpinned row of the same name.
+    if (pinnedSessions.length > 0) {
+      result.push({
+        heading: t.sidebar.pinned,
+        items: pinnedSessions.map(session => ({
+          icon: Pin,
+          id: `pinned-${session.id}`,
+          keywords: sessionKeywords(session, 'pinned'),
+          label: session.title,
+          runWithEvent: goSession(session.id)
+        }))
+      })
+    }
+
     if (sessions.length > 0) {
       result.push({
         heading: t.commandCenter.sections.sessions,
         items: sessions.map(session => ({
           icon: MessageCircle,
           id: `session-${session.id}`,
-          keywords: [
-            'chat',
-            'session',
-            ...(session.preview ? [session.preview] : []),
-            ...(session.git_branch ? [session.git_branch] : [])
-          ],
+          keywords: sessionKeywords(session),
           label: session.title,
           runWithEvent: goSession(session.id)
         }))
@@ -1230,13 +1293,7 @@ function CommandPaletteBody({ onExited }: { onExited: () => void }) {
         items: archivedSessions.map(session => ({
           icon: Archive,
           id: `archived-${session.id}`,
-          keywords: [
-            'archived',
-            'chat',
-            'session',
-            ...(session.preview ? [session.preview] : []),
-            ...(session.git_branch ? [session.git_branch] : [])
-          ],
+          keywords: sessionKeywords(session, 'archived'),
           label: session.title,
           run: go(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=sessions&session=${encodeURIComponent(session.id)}`)
         }))
@@ -1251,6 +1308,7 @@ function CommandPaletteBody({ onExited }: { onExited: () => void }) {
     goSession,
     mcpServers,
     mode,
+    pinnedSessions,
     previewTheme,
     resolvedMode,
     resolveThemeMode,