diff --git a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index 7a784423..169fc500 100644
--- a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Play, ListPlus, Radio, Heart, Download, ChevronRight, User, Disc3, ListMusic, Plus, Info, Sparkles, Star, Trash2, HeartCrack, Share2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Play, ListPlus, Radio, Heart, Download, ChevronRight, User, Disc3, ListMusic, Plus, Info, Sparkles, Star, Trash2, HeartCrack, Share2, Orbit as OrbitIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
+import { suggestOrbitTrack } from '../utils/orbit';
 import LastfmIcon from './LastfmIcon';
 import StarRating from './StarRating';
 import { lastfmLoveTrack, lastfmUnloveTrack } from '../api/lastfm';
@@ -962,6 +964,7 @@ function MultiPlaylistToPlaylistSubmenu({ playlists, onDone, triggerId }: { play
 
 export default function ContextMenu() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const orbitRole = useOrbitStore(s => s.role);
   const { contextMenu, closeContextMenu, playTrack, enqueue, queue, currentTrack, removeTrack, lastfmLovedCache, setLastfmLovedForSong, starredOverrides, setStarredOverride, openSongInfo, userRatingOverrides, setUserRatingOverride } = usePlayerStore(
     useShallow(s => ({
       contextMenu: s.contextMenu,
@@ -1443,6 +1446,15 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
               <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => enqueue([song]))}>
                 <ListPlus size={14} /> {t('contextMenu.addToQueue')}
               </div>
+              {orbitRole === 'guest' && (
+                <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => {
+                  suggestOrbitTrack(song.id)
+                    .then(() => showToast('Suggested to session', 2200, 'info'))
+                    .catch(() => showToast('Couldn\'t suggest — not joined', 3000, 'error'));
+                })}>
+                  <OrbitIcon size={14} /> Add to session
+                </div>
+              )}
               <div
                 className={`context-menu-item context-menu-item--submenu ${playlistSubmenuOpen && playlistSongIds[0] === song.id ? 'active' : ''}`}
                 data-playlist-trigger-id={song.id}
@@ -1575,6 +1587,15 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
               <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => enqueue([song]))}>
                 <ListPlus size={14} /> {t('contextMenu.addToQueue')}
               </div>
+              {orbitRole === 'guest' && (
+                <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => {
+                  suggestOrbitTrack(song.id)
+                    .then(() => showToast('Suggested to session', 2200, 'info'))
+                    .catch(() => showToast('Couldn\'t suggest — not joined', 3000, 'error'));
+                })}>
+                  <OrbitIcon size={14} /> Add to session
+                </div>
+              )}
               <div
                 className={`context-menu-item context-menu-item--submenu ${playlistSubmenuOpen && playlistSongIds[0] === song.id ? 'active' : ''}`}
                 data-playlist-trigger-id={song.id}
diff --git a/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx b/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eab2d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { X, Check, Copy } from 'lucide-react';
+import { startOrbitSession, buildOrbitShareLink } from '../utils/orbit';
+import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
+import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
+import { ORBIT_DEFAULT_MAX_USERS } from '../api/orbit';
+
+interface Props { onClose: () => void; }
+
+/**
+ * Orbit — start-session modal.
+ *
+ * Two-step: host picks a name + max participants and presses "Start".
+ * Once the session is created we swap the form for the share link + a
+ * copy button, then the host closes the modal manually.
+ */
+export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
+  const [name, setName]         = useState('');
+  const [maxUsers, setMaxUsers] = useState(ORBIT_DEFAULT_MAX_USERS);
+  const [busy, setBusy]         = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError]       = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [shareLink, setShareLink] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [copied, setCopied]     = useState(false);
+
+  const onStart = async () => {
+    setError(null);
+    const trimmed = name.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) { setError('Name required'); return; }
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const state = await startOrbitSession({ name: trimmed, maxUsers });
+      const server = useAuthStore.getState().getActiveServer();
+      const base = server?.url ?? '';
+      setShareLink(buildOrbitShareLink(base, state.sid));
+    } catch (e) {
+      setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Start failed');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onCopy = async () => {
+    if (!shareLink) return;
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(shareLink);
+      setCopied(true);
+      window.setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1500);
+    } catch { /* silent */ }
+  };
+
+  const inStartedState = !!shareLink;
+  const bindingActive  = useOrbitStore.getState().phase === 'active';
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      className="modal-overlay orbit-start-overlay"
+      onClick={e => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) onClose(); }}
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-labelledby="orbit-start-title"
+    >
+      <div className="modal-content orbit-start-modal">
+        <button type="button" className="modal-close" onClick={onClose} aria-label="Close">
+          <X size={18} />
+        </button>
+
+        {!inStartedState && (
+          <>
+            <h3 id="orbit-start-title" className="orbit-start-modal__title">Start a session</h3>
+            <p className="orbit-start-modal__sub">Anyone you share the link with can join from this server.</p>
+
+            <label className="orbit-start-modal__label">
+              Name
+              <input
+                type="text"
+                autoFocus
+                value={name}
+                onChange={e => setName(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Friday night"
+                maxLength={40}
+                className="orbit-start-modal__input"
+              />
+            </label>
+
+            <label className="orbit-start-modal__label">
+              Max guests: <strong>{maxUsers}</strong>
+              <input
+                type="range"
+                min={1}
+                max={32}
+                value={maxUsers}
+                onChange={e => setMaxUsers(Number(e.target.value))}
+                className="orbit-start-modal__range"
+              />
+            </label>
+
+            {error && <div className="orbit-start-modal__error">{error}</div>}
+
+            <div className="orbit-start-modal__actions">
+              <button type="button" className="btn btn-surface" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="btn btn-primary"
+                onClick={onStart}
+                disabled={busy || !name.trim()}
+              >
+                {busy ? 'Starting…' : 'Start'}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )}
+
+        {inStartedState && (
+          <>
+            <h3 id="orbit-start-title" className="orbit-start-modal__title">Session live{bindingActive ? '' : '…'}</h3>
+            <p className="orbit-start-modal__sub">Share this with anyone on this server:</p>
+
+            <div className="orbit-start-modal__link">
+              <code>{shareLink}</code>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="orbit-start-modal__copy"
+                onClick={onCopy}
+                data-tooltip={copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}
+                aria-label="Copy share link"
+              >
+                {copied ? <Check size={14} /> : <Copy size={14} />}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="orbit-start-modal__actions">
+              <button type="button" className="btn btn-primary" onClick={onClose}>Done</button>
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/PasteClipboardHandler.tsx b/src/components/PasteClipboardHandler.tsx
index 389866cd..e03f4227 100644
--- a/src/components/PasteClipboardHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PasteClipboardHandler.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { decodeSharePayloadFromText } from '../utils/shareLink';
 import { decodeServerMagicStringFromText } from '../utils/serverMagicString';
 import { applySharePastePayload } from '../utils/applySharePaste';
 import { showToast } from '../utils/toast';
+import { parseOrbitShareLink, joinOrbitSession, OrbitJoinError } from '../utils/orbit';
 
 /**
  * Global paste: library share links (`psysonic2-`) and server invites (`psysonic1-`)
@@ -30,6 +31,43 @@ export default function PasteClipboardHandler() {
         return;
       }
       const text = e.clipboardData?.getData('text/plain') ?? '';
+
+      // Orbit share link — handled before library shares.
+      const orbit = parseOrbitShareLink(text.trim());
+      if (orbit) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (!isLoggedIn) { showToast('Log in before joining a session', 4000, 'info'); return; }
+        const active = useAuthStore.getState().getActiveServer();
+        const activeUrl = (active?.url ?? '').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+        const wantUrl   = orbit.serverBase.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+        if (activeUrl !== wantUrl) {
+          showToast(`Switch to ${wantUrl} first, then paste again`, 5000, 'info');
+          return;
+        }
+        if (busy.current) return;
+        busy.current = true;
+        joinOrbitSession(orbit.sid)
+          .then(() => showToast('Joined session', 2500, 'info'))
+          .catch(err => {
+            if (err instanceof OrbitJoinError) {
+              const msg: Record<string, string> = {
+                'not-found': 'Session not found',
+                'ended':     'Session has ended',
+                'full':      'Session is full',
+                'kicked':    'You can\'t rejoin this session',
+                'no-user':   'No active server',
+                'server-error': 'Couldn\'t join',
+              };
+              showToast(msg[err.reason] ?? err.message, 4000, 'error');
+            } else {
+              showToast('Couldn\'t join session', 4000, 'error');
+            }
+          })
+          .finally(() => { busy.current = false; });
+        return;
+      }
+
       const share = decodeSharePayloadFromText(text);
       if (share) {
         if (!isLoggedIn) {
diff --git a/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx b/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
index 254e378e..2c3fb889 100644
--- a/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState, useRef, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Track, usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
-import { Play, Music, Star, X, Trash2, Save, FolderOpen, Shuffle, Infinity, Waves, MicVocal, ListMusic, Check, ListPlus, ArrowUpToLine, Radio, HardDrive, ChevronDown, Info, Share2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Play, Music, Star, X, Trash2, Save, FolderOpen, Shuffle, Infinity, Waves, MicVocal, ListMusic, Check, ListPlus, ArrowUpToLine, Radio, HardDrive, ChevronDown, Info, Share2, Orbit as OrbitIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import OrbitStartModal from './OrbitStartModal';
+import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
 import { buildCoverArtUrl, coverArtCacheKey, getAlbum, getPlaylists, getPlaylist, updatePlaylist, deletePlaylist, SubsonicPlaylist } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { usePlaylistStore } from '../store/playlistStore';
 import { useCachedUrl } from './CachedImage';
@@ -199,6 +201,9 @@ function QueueHeader({ queue, queueIndex, showRemainingTime, setShowRemainingTim
 
   const dur = showRemainingTime ? `-${fmt(Math.floor(remainingSecs))}` : fmt(Math.floor(totalSecs));
 
+  const orbitRole = useOrbitStore(s => s.role);
+  const [startOpen, setStartOpen] = useState(false);
+
   return (
     <div className="queue-header">
       <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
@@ -225,6 +230,18 @@ function QueueHeader({ queue, queueIndex, showRemainingTime, setShowRemainingTim
           </div>
         )}
       </div>
+      {orbitRole === null && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="queue-header-orbit-btn"
+          onClick={() => setStartOpen(true)}
+          data-tooltip="Start a session"
+          aria-label="Start a session"
+        >
+          <OrbitIcon size={14} />
+        </button>
+      )}
+      {startOpen && <OrbitStartModal onClose={() => setStartOpen(false)} />}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index 2c2007b3..5f327bc8 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -11443,3 +11443,148 @@ html[data-app-hidden="true"] *::after {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
 }
+
+/* ── Queue-header "start session" trigger ──────────────────────── */
+.queue-header-orbit-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 12%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 32%, transparent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: background 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
+}
+.queue-header-orbit-btn:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 52%, transparent);
+  transform: rotate(30deg);
+}
+
+/* ── Start-session modal ────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.orbit-start-overlay {
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal {
+  max-width: 420px;
+  width: min(420px, calc(100vw - 32px));
+  padding: 28px 26px 20px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__title {
+  margin: 0 0 6px;
+  padding-right: 2rem;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__sub {
+  margin: 0 0 18px;
+  font-size: 12.5px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__label {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__label strong {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin-left: 4px;
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__input {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  padding: 9px 12px;
+  background: var(--ctp-base);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  outline: none;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__range {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__error {
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-red, #f38ba8) 14%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ctp-red, #f38ba8) 35%, transparent);
+  color: var(--ctp-red, #f38ba8);
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__actions {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 10px;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.orbit-start-modal__link {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 18px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  background: var(--ctp-base);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, 'Courier New', monospace);
+  font-size: 11.5px;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__link code {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  background: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  color: inherit;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__copy {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 14%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 30%, transparent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__copy:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 26%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, transparent);
+}