diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
index f463a80d..96190a80 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
 import { Play, Pause, SkipBack, SkipForward, X, Volume2, VolumeX } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useSeekBar, SeekBar } from '../apps/FileViewer/renderers/SeekBar';
+import { MusicHeart } from '../apps/Music/MusicHeart';
+import { trackHomePath } from '../apps/Music/shared';
 import { useMusicPlayer, type PlayerTrack } from './useMusicPlayer';
 
 // Mounted once in the persistent DashboardLayout (outside <Routes>), so it owns the single <audio>
@@ -153,6 +155,13 @@ export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
             />
           </div>
 
+          <MusicHeart
+            kind="track"
+            favKey={trackHomePath(current.albumRel, current.file)}
+            size={18}
+            className="shrink-0 p-1.5"
+          />
+
           <button type="button" onClick={close} className="shrink-0 p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">
             <X size={16} />
           </button>
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicDetail.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicDetail.tsx
index 49e01828..682b22d9 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicDetail.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
 import { usePanelChannel } from 'hooks/usePanelChannel';
 import { Play, ChevronLeft } from 'lucide-react';
+import { MusicHeart } from './MusicHeart';
 import { useMusicPlayer } from '../../MusicPlayer';
 import type { PlayerTrack } from '../../MusicPlayer';
 import {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   isAudio,
   sortTracks,
   toRel,
+  trackHomePath,
   type AlbumMeta,
   type Discography,
   type LsResult,
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ export const MusicDetail = () => {
           <Play size={18} className="ml-0.5" />
         </button>
       )}
+      {playable && (
+        <MusicHeart kind="album" favKey={r} size={18} hoverReveal className="absolute right-2 top-2 rounded-full bg-black/40 p-1.5 text-white" />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 
@@ -198,29 +203,37 @@ export const MusicDetail = () => {
               <p className="mt-1 truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                 {crumbs[crumbs.length - 2] ?? ''} · {album.length} songs
               </p>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => playCurrent(0)}
-                className="mt-3 flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:scale-105"
-              >
-                <Play size={18} className="ml-0.5" />
-              </button>
+              <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-3">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => playCurrent(0)}
+                  className="flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:scale-105"
+                >
+                  <Play size={18} className="ml-0.5" />
+                </button>
+                <MusicHeart kind="album" favKey={rel} size={24} className="p-1" />
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className="flex flex-col">
             {album.map((t, i) => (
-              <button
+              <div
                 key={t.file}
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => playCurrent(i)}
-                className={`flex items-center gap-4 rounded px-3 py-2 text-left hover:bg-muted ${
+                className={`group flex items-center gap-4 rounded px-3 py-2 hover:bg-muted ${
                   isCurrent(rel, t.file) ? 'text-primary' : 'text-foreground'
                 }`}
               >
-                <span className="w-5 text-right text-sm tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">{i + 1}</span>
-                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-sm">{t.title ?? t.file}</span>
-                {t.artist && <span className="hidden truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground sm:block">{t.artist}</span>}
-              </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => playCurrent(i)}
+                  className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-4 text-left"
+                >
+                  <span className="w-5 text-right text-sm tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">{i + 1}</span>
+                  <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-sm">{t.title ?? t.file}</span>
+                  {t.artist && <span className="hidden truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground sm:block">{t.artist}</span>}
+                </button>
+                <MusicHeart kind="track" favKey={trackHomePath(rel, t.file)} size={16} hoverReveal className="shrink-0" />
+              </div>
             ))}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -229,7 +242,10 @@ export const MusicDetail = () => {
       {/* Artist — discography sections */}
       {disco && !album && (
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
-          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-foreground">{disco.artist}</h1>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-foreground">{disco.artist}</h1>
+            <MusicHeart kind="artist" favKey={rel} size={22} className="p-1" />
+          </div>
           {TYPE_ORDER.filter((type) => folders.some((f) => (disco.albums[f] ?? 'Other') === type)).map((type) => (
             <section key={type}>
               <h2 className="mb-2 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">{type === 'Studio' ? 'Studio Albums' : type}</h2>
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicHeart.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicHeart.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35261ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/MusicHeart.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Heart } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { FavoriteKind } from './shared';
+import { useMusicFavorites } from './useMusicFavorites';
+
+/**
+ * A heart toggle for a favoritable thing (track / album / artist). Reads and writes the shared
+ * favorites cache, so every heart for the same key stays in sync and flips optimistically. Stops click
+ * propagation so it works inside clickable rows/cards. Renders nothing without a key.
+ */
+export const MusicHeart = ({
+  kind,
+  favKey,
+  size = 18,
+  className = '',
+  hoverReveal = false,
+}: {
+  kind: FavoriteKind;
+  favKey: string;
+  size?: number;
+  className?: string;
+  /** When set, a NOT-favorited heart is hidden until the enclosing `group` is hovered/focused; a
+   *  favorited (filled) heart always stays visible. Keeps dense lists uncluttered. */
+  hoverReveal?: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const { isFavorite, toggle } = useMusicFavorites();
+  if (!favKey) return null;
+  const on = isFavorite(kind, favKey);
+  const reveal = hoverReveal && !on ? 'opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 focus:opacity-100' : '';
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={(e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        toggle(kind, favKey);
+      }}
+      title={on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites'}
+      aria-label={on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites'}
+      className={`flex items-center justify-center transition-colors ${reveal} ${className}`}
+    >
+      <Heart size={size} className={on ? 'fill-red-500 text-red-500' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'} />
+    </button>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/shared.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/shared.ts
index fd062ac9..b308a224 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/shared.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/shared.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export const sortTracks = <T extends Track>(tracks: T[]): T[] => {
 };
 export type Discography = { artist: string; albums: Record<string, string> };
 
+export type FavoriteKind = 'track' | 'album' | 'artist';
+export type GroupedFavorites = { tracks: string[]; albums: string[]; artists: string[] };
+
+/** homePath ("Music/<rel>/<file>") for a track — its favorite key + /stream path. */
+export const trackHomePath = (rel: string, file: string) => `${MUSIC_ROOT}/${rel}/${file}`;
+
 const AUDIO_EXT = new Set(['mp3', 'flac', 'm4a', 'aac', 'ogg', 'opus', 'wav', 'wma', 'mp4']);
 export const isAudio = (n: string) => {
   const d = n.lastIndexOf('.');
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/useMusicFavorites.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/useMusicFavorites.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48252494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Music/useMusicFavorites.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
+import type { FavoriteKind, GroupedFavorites } from './shared';
+
+const KEY = ['music', 'favorites'] as const;
+const EMPTY: GroupedFavorites = { tracks: [], albums: [], artists: [] };
+const groupOf = (kind: FavoriteKind): keyof GroupedFavorites =>
+  kind === 'track' ? 'tracks' : kind === 'album' ? 'albums' : 'artists';
+
+/**
+ * The user's music favorites (tracks / albums / artists) for the /music workspace, backed by the
+ * platform's `/api/music/favorites`. One shared react-query cache, so every heart reflects the same
+ * state; toggling is optimistic (flips instantly, rolls back on failure).
+ */
+export function useMusicFavorites() {
+  const { get, post, delete: del } = useClient();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+
+  const { data } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: KEY,
+    queryFn: () => get<GroupedFavorites>('/music/favorites'),
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  });
+
+  const mutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ on, kind, key }: { on: boolean; kind: FavoriteKind; key: string }) =>
+      on
+        ? post('/music/favorites', { kind, key })
+        : del(`/music/favorites?kind=${encodeURIComponent(kind)}&key=${encodeURIComponent(key)}`),
+    onMutate: async ({ on, kind, key }) => {
+      await qc.cancelQueries({ queryKey: KEY });
+      const prev = qc.getQueryData<GroupedFavorites>(KEY) ?? EMPTY;
+      const g = groupOf(kind);
+      qc.setQueryData<GroupedFavorites>(KEY, {
+        ...prev,
+        [g]: on ? [key, ...prev[g].filter((k) => k !== key)] : prev[g].filter((k) => k !== key),
+      });
+      return { prev };
+    },
+    onError: (_e, _v, ctx) => {
+      if (ctx?.prev) qc.setQueryData(KEY, ctx.prev);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const isFavorite = (kind: FavoriteKind, key: string) => (data ?? EMPTY)[groupOf(kind)].includes(key);
+  const toggle = (kind: FavoriteKind, key: string) => {
+    if (!key) return;
+    mutation.mutate({ on: !isFavorite(kind, key), kind, key });
+  };
+
+  return { isFavorite, toggle };
+}