diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/layout/LeftSidebar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/layout/LeftSidebar.svelte
index 41b6399..a41d220 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/layout/LeftSidebar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/layout/LeftSidebar.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 	import {
 		aggregateKeywords,
+		countPhotos,
 		createFolder,
 		createHeap,
 		deleteFolder,
@@ -95,12 +96,61 @@
 	// PhotoPrism's /api/v1/config.count returns library-wide aggregates
 	// to any authenticated session regardless of role — the timeline
 	// itself IS scoped per-user, but the precomputed counters aren't.
-	// Showing those numbers in a non-admin's sidebar is misleading
-	// (e.g. the `test` user with role=guest saw the admin's library
-	// totals next to Review / Hidden / Archive). Until PhotoPrism gains
-	// per-user count scoping, just suppress the global-derived badges
-	// for anyone who isn't the admin.
+	// `isAdminUser` controls the cheap path: an admin without a
+	// BasePath gets the precomputed totals from /config directly. Every
+	// other case (non-admin, or admin scoped to a subfolder) goes
+	// through `countPhotos()` which appends a `path:<base>*` filter so
+	// the badge matches what the user can actually see.
 	const isAdminUser = $derived(session.user?.Role === 'admin');
+	const wantScoped = $derived(!isAdminUser || userBasePath() !== '');
+
+	// Builds a DSL clause that mirrors PhotoPrism's ACL scoping. An
+	// admin with `BasePath === ""` gets a no-op clause and the global
+	// query; everyone else gets a `path:` clause anchored to their
+	// BasePath so unrelated folders never contribute to the badge.
+	// Non-admins with no BasePath have nothing they can see, so we
+	// short-circuit to a query that returns zero (`uid:none`).
+	function scoped(filter: string): string {
+		const bp = userBasePath();
+		if (isAdminUser && bp === '') return filter;
+		if (!isAdminUser && bp === '') return 'uid:none';
+		return `${filter} path:"${bp}*"`.trim();
+	}
+
+	function scopedCountQuery(key: string, filter: string) {
+		return createQuery<number>(() => ({
+			queryKey: ['photos', 'scoped-count', key, userBasePath(), isAdminUser],
+			queryFn: () => countPhotos(scoped(filter)),
+			enabled: isAuthenticated() && wantScoped,
+			staleTime: 60_000
+		}));
+	}
+
+	// One query per badge. Admins with no BasePath skip all of these
+	// (enabled:false via `wantScoped`) and the configQuery numbers are
+	// used directly — same chrome as before that fix, no extra
+	// round-trips.
+	const favoritesCountQuery = scopedCountQuery('favorites', 'favorite:true');
+	const reviewCountQuery = scopedCountQuery('review', 'review:true');
+	const hiddenCountQuery = scopedCountQuery('hidden', 'hidden:true');
+	const archivedCountQuery = scopedCountQuery('archived', 'archived:true');
+	const labelsCountQuery = scopedCountQuery('labels', 'all:true label:*');
+
+	function bucketCount(
+		key: 'favorites' | 'review' | 'hidden' | 'archived' | 'labels',
+		query: { data: number | undefined; isPending: boolean }
+	): number | undefined {
+		if (wantScoped) {
+			if (query.isPending) return undefined;
+			return query.data;
+		}
+		// Admin + no BasePath: use the precomputed PhotoPrism counters
+		// (no extra round-trip).
+		const c = configQuery.data?.count;
+		if (!c) return undefined;
+		if (key === 'labels') return c.labels;
+		return c[key];
+	}
 
 	const marksQuery = createQuery<PhotoMarksMap>(() => ({
 		queryKey: ['marks'],
@@ -229,6 +279,15 @@
 			: (scopedRootCountQuery.data?.[''] ?? 0)
 	);
 
+	// Favorites / Review / Hidden / Archive nav entries use these
+	// derived values rather than peeking at configQuery directly so the
+	// scoped path is invisible to the views[]/manageViews[] declarations.
+	const favoritesBadge = $derived(bucketCount('favorites', favoritesCountQuery));
+	const reviewBadge = $derived(bucketCount('review', reviewCountQuery));
+	const hiddenBadge = $derived(bucketCount('hidden', hiddenCountQuery));
+	const archivedBadge = $derived(bucketCount('archived', archivedCountQuery));
+	const labelsBadge = $derived(bucketCount('labels', labelsCountQuery));
+
 	const createMut = createMutation(() => ({
 		mutationFn: (title: string) => createHeap(title),
 		onSuccess: (h) => {
@@ -437,23 +496,23 @@
 	// separate "everything regardless of folder" destination would just
 	// duplicate it for users whose photos live under the root.
 	const views: ViewItem[] = [
-		{ kind: 'route', href: '/map', label: 'Map', getCount: () => (isAdminUser ? geoQuery.data?.features?.length : undefined) },
-		// Tags hosts four tabs (Labels (auto) / Keywords / Ratings / Colors);
-		// the badge sums each tab's badge so the sidebar number is the
-		// total of what the inner tabs show. Keywords is lazy — it only
-		// contributes after /tags?tab=keywords has been visited once.
-		// Suppressed for non-admins because every contributing query is
-		// library-wide rather than per-user.
+		// Map's `geoQuery` already returns the GeoJSON the user is
+		// permitted to see (PhotoPrism's /geo applies the session ACL),
+		// so the badge is per-user-correct without extra scoping.
+		{ kind: 'route', href: '/map', label: 'Map', getCount: () => geoQuery.data?.features?.length },
+		// Tags rolls up labels + keywords + ratings + colors. Labels
+		// flows through countPhotos (scoped); keywords/ratings/colors are
+		// from library-wide marks tables and only contribute when we're
+		// in admin-without-BasePath mode (their sources don't scope).
 		{
 			kind: 'route',
 			href: '/tags',
 			label: 'Tags',
 			getCount: () => {
-				if (!isAdminUser) return undefined;
-				const labels = configQuery.data?.count?.labels;
-				if (labels === undefined) return undefined;
+				if (labelsBadge === undefined) return undefined;
+				if (wantScoped) return labelsBadge;
 				const keywords = keywordsQuery.data?.length ?? 0;
-				return labels + keywords + ratingsCount + colorsCount;
+				return labelsBadge + keywords + ratingsCount + colorsCount;
 			}
 		}
 	];
@@ -464,14 +523,15 @@
 			href: '/review',
 			label: 'Review',
 			getCount: () => {
-				if (!isAdminUser) return undefined;
-				const review = configQuery.data?.count?.review;
-				if (review === undefined) return undefined;
-				return review + (stacksQuery.data?.length ?? 0) + (crossFolderQuery.data?.groups.length ?? 0);
+				if (reviewBadge === undefined) return undefined;
+				// The two duplicates queries are library-wide; only admins
+				// without a BasePath roll them into the Review badge.
+				if (wantScoped) return reviewBadge;
+				return reviewBadge + (stacksQuery.data?.length ?? 0) + (crossFolderQuery.data?.groups.length ?? 0);
 			}
 		},
-		{ kind: 'section', id: 'hidden', label: 'Hidden', getCount: () => (isAdminUser ? configQuery.data?.count?.hidden : undefined) },
-		{ kind: 'section', id: 'archive', label: 'Archive', getCount: () => (isAdminUser ? configQuery.data?.count?.archived : undefined) }
+		{ kind: 'section', id: 'hidden', label: 'Hidden', getCount: () => hiddenBadge },
+		{ kind: 'section', id: 'archive', label: 'Archive', getCount: () => archivedBadge }
 	];
 
 	function isRouteActive(href: string): boolean {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/services/photoprism.ts b/web/src/lib/services/photoprism.ts
index f82e8c4..dd3c5b8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/services/photoprism.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/services/photoprism.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,28 @@ export async function listPhotos(params: ListPhotosParams = {}): Promise<PpPhoto
 	return data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Count photos matching a DSL query, scoped to whatever the caller's
+ * session ACL allows. PhotoPrism doesn't expose a dedicated "count
+ * only" endpoint, but the `X-Count` header on `/photos` returns the
+ * page size — which equals the total when `count` is set above the
+ * library size. 10000 is generously above the realistic per-user
+ * library and well under PhotoPrism's server-side ceiling, so a single
+ * round-trip yields the true total without paginating.
+ *
+ * Used by the LeftSidebar to render bucket badges that reflect what
+ * the signed-in user actually sees, not the global library aggregate
+ * exposed by `/config.count`.
+ */
+export async function countPhotos(q: string): Promise<number> {
+	const resp = await http.get('/photos', {
+		params: { count: 10000, offset: 0, merged: false, q }
+	});
+	const header = resp.headers['x-count'];
+	const n = typeof header === 'string' ? parseInt(header, 10) : NaN;
+	return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : 0;
+}
+
 export async function getPhoto(uid: string): Promise<PpPhoto> {
 	const { data } = await http.get<PpPhoto>(`/photos/${uid}`);
 	return data;
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types/photoprism.ts b/web/src/lib/types/photoprism.ts
index 014190d..7dc1fd7 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/types/photoprism.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/types/photoprism.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export interface PpClientConfig {
 		archived?: number;
 		hidden?: number;
 		review?: number;
+		favorites?: number;
 		albums?: number;
 		moments?: number;
 		months?: number;