diff --git a/js/zapTotals.js b/js/zapTotals.js
index 850979ba..fd832e24 100644
--- a/js/zapTotals.js
+++ b/js/zapTotals.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import { devLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 
 export const ZAP_RECEIPT_KIND = 9735;
+export const SENT_ZAPS_STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid:sentZaps:v1";
 const FETCH_TTL_MS = 120000;
 const BATCH_DELAY_MS = 150;
 const MAX_POINTERS_PER_FILTER = 100;
@@ -88,17 +89,53 @@ export function createZapTotalsStore({
   getClient = () => null,
   getTools = () => null,
   schedule = (fn, ms) => setTimeout(fn, ms),
+  // Durable ledger of the user's OWN sent zaps (localStorage key), so their
+  // zapped videos keep the count + Most-Zapped rank across reloads even when
+  // the recipient's LNURL server never publishes a 9735 receipt (custodial
+  // wallets like Strike routinely don't). Pass null to disable (tests).
+  persistKey = SENT_ZAPS_STORAGE_KEY,
 } = {}) {
   // key → { sats, optimisticSats, receiptIds:Set, fetchedAt }
   //   sats            — summed from real relay receipts (deduped by event id)
-  //   optimisticSats  — this session's own just-sent zaps, shown instantly
-  //                     (like ingestLocalViewEvent), cleared once a real
-  //                     receipt for the pointer arrives so it's never double-counted
+  //   optimisticSats  — the user's OWN sent zaps (durable ledger + session
+  //                     bumps), shown instantly like ingestLocalViewEvent.
+  //                     Cleared once a real receipt for the pointer arrives, so
+  //                     if the recipient DOES publish, the relay becomes
+  //                     authoritative and the value is never double-counted.
   const totals = new Map();
   const pending = new Map(); // key → pointer
   const listeners = new Set();
   let batchTimer = null;
 
+  // --- durable sent-zap ledger (localStorage: { pointerKey: sats }) ---
+  const readLedger = () => {
+    if (!persistKey || typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+      return {};
+    }
+    try {
+      const raw = localStorage.getItem(persistKey);
+      const parsed = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : {};
+      return parsed && typeof parsed === "object" ? parsed : {};
+    } catch (error) {
+      return {};
+    }
+  };
+  const writeLedger = (ledger) => {
+    if (!persistKey || typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const keys = Object.keys(ledger || {});
+      if (!keys.length) {
+        localStorage.removeItem(persistKey);
+      } else {
+        localStorage.setItem(persistKey, JSON.stringify(ledger));
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      /* best-effort */
+    }
+  };
+
   const entryFor = (key) => {
     let entry = totals.get(key);
     if (!entry) {
@@ -108,6 +145,14 @@ export function createZapTotalsStore({
     return entry;
   };
 
+  // Seed the optimistic layer from the durable ledger at construction.
+  for (const [key, sats] of Object.entries(readLedger())) {
+    const amount = Number(sats);
+    if (typeof key === "string" && key && Number.isFinite(amount) && amount > 0) {
+      entryFor(key).optimisticSats = Math.round(amount);
+    }
+  }
+
   const totalOf = (entry) =>
     (entry?.sats || 0) + (entry?.optimisticSats || 0);
 
@@ -208,12 +253,24 @@ export function createZapTotalsStore({
       }
     }
     // A pointer that now has real receipts is authoritative — drop its
-    // optimistic bump so this session's just-sent zap isn't counted twice.
-    for (const key of keysWithRealReceipt) {
-      const entry = totals.get(key);
-      if (entry && entry.optimisticSats > 0) {
-        entry.optimisticSats = 0;
-        changed = true;
+    // optimistic bump AND its durable ledger entry, so once the relay actually
+    // reflects zaps for this video we trust it and never double-count.
+    if (keysWithRealReceipt.size) {
+      const ledger = readLedger();
+      let ledgerChanged = false;
+      for (const key of keysWithRealReceipt) {
+        const entry = totals.get(key);
+        if (entry && entry.optimisticSats > 0) {
+          entry.optimisticSats = 0;
+          changed = true;
+        }
+        if (key in ledger) {
+          delete ledger[key];
+          ledgerChanged = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (ledgerChanged) {
+        writeLedger(ledger);
       }
     }
     if (changed || batch.size) {
@@ -261,6 +318,11 @@ export function createZapTotalsStore({
       const entry = entryFor(key);
       entry.optimisticSats += amount;
       entry.fetchedAt = now();
+      // Persist to the durable ledger so the badge + Most-Zapped rank survive a
+      // reload even when no 9735 receipt is ever published for this zap.
+      const ledger = readLedger();
+      ledger[key] = (Number(ledger[key]) || 0) + amount;
+      writeLedger(ledger);
       emitChange();
     },
     onChange(listener) {
diff --git a/tests/zap-totals.test.mjs b/tests/zap-totals.test.mjs
index 051731d7..e233697e 100644
--- a/tests/zap-totals.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/zap-totals.test.mjs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ function makeStore({ receipts = [], now = () => 1000 } = {}) {
   const scheduled = [];
   const store = createZapTotalsStore({
     now,
+    persistKey: null, // in-memory; the durable ledger has its own test
     getTools: () => ({ nip57: { getSatoshisAmountFromBolt11: () => NaN } }),
     getClient: () => ({
       relays: ["wss://relay.example"],
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ test("optimistic ingest bumps instantly, then a real receipt replaces it (no dou
   let scripted = [];
   const s = createZapTotalsStore({
     now: () => t,
+    persistKey: null,
     getTools: () => ({ nip57: { getSatoshisAmountFromBolt11: () => NaN } }),
     getClient: () => ({
       relays: ["wss://relay.example"],
@@ -189,6 +191,44 @@ test("optimistic ingest bumps instantly, then a real receipt replaces it (no dou
   );
 });
 
+test("durable ledger: sent zaps persist across reload; a real receipt prunes them", async () => {
+  const KEY = "bitvid:sentZaps:test";
+  localStorage.removeItem(KEY);
+  const pointer = { type: "a", value: A1 };
+
+  // Session 1: send a zap. No receipt is ever published (Strike-style).
+  const s1 = createZapTotalsStore({ persistKey: KEY });
+  s1.ingestLocalZap(pointer, 2100);
+  assert.equal(s1.getSnapshot(pointer), 2100);
+
+  // Session 2 (reload): a fresh store seeds from the durable ledger — the zap
+  // still shows, so the badge + Most-Zapped rank survive with no relay receipt.
+  const s2 = createZapTotalsStore({ persistKey: KEY });
+  assert.equal(s2.getSnapshot(pointer), 2100, "sent zap persisted across reload");
+
+  // Session 3: now a real receipt for this video DOES appear on relays → the
+  // relay becomes authoritative and the ledger entry is pruned (no double-count).
+  let scripted = [receipt("r-1", [["a", A1], amountTag(2100000)])];
+  const s3 = createZapTotalsStore({
+    persistKey: KEY,
+    now: () => 10 * 60 * 1000, // past the fetch TTL so the seeded entry is stale
+    getTools: () => ({ nip57: { getSatoshisAmountFromBolt11: () => NaN } }),
+    getClient: () => ({
+      relays: ["wss://relay.example"],
+      getSubscriptionManager: () => ({ list: async () => scripted }),
+    }),
+    schedule: (fn) => { fn(); return 1; },
+  });
+  s3.request(pointer);
+  await s3.flush();
+  assert.equal(s3.getSnapshot(pointer), 2100, "relay receipt now the source (not 4200)");
+
+  // Session 4 (reload after prune): ledger cleared, so only relay data remains.
+  const s4 = createZapTotalsStore({ persistKey: KEY });
+  assert.equal(s4.getSnapshot(pointer), 0, "ledger pruned once the relay had a receipt");
+  localStorage.removeItem(KEY);
+});
+
 test("most-zapped sorter: sats desc, recency tie-break, muted sinks", () => {
   const item = (id, author, sats, createdAt, muted = false) => ({
     video: { id, pubkey: author, created_at: createdAt },