diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdcbd520..73a7f0c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 
 
+### Queue — section dividers kept when restoring from the local index
+
+**By [@Psychotoxical](https://github.com/Psychotoxical), PR [#858](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/pull/858)**
+
+* When the queue is rebuilt from the local library index on startup, the **Radio** and **Auto-added** section dividers are now preserved. Groundwork toward keeping very large queues fast and light.
+
+
+
 ## Fixed
 
 ### In-page browse — virtual scroll and cover-art priority
diff --git a/src/store/playerStore.persistence.test.ts b/src/store/playerStore.persistence.test.ts
index 7dedc932..4146e446 100644
--- a/src/store/playerStore.persistence.test.ts
+++ b/src/store/playerStore.persistence.test.ts
@@ -285,4 +285,25 @@ describe('partialize: localStorage queue window', () => {
     expect((partial.queue as unknown[]).length).toBe(0);
     expect(partial.queueIndex).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it('persists the whole queue as thin queueItems (refs + serverId + flags), not just the window', () => {
+    const tracks = makeTracks(600);
+    tracks[3].radioAdded = true;
+    tracks[4].autoAdded = true;
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ queue: tracks, queueIndex: 300, queueServerId: 's1' });
+
+    const partial = getPartialize()(usePlayerStore.getState());
+    const items = partial.queueItems as {
+      serverId: string; trackId: string; radioAdded?: boolean; autoAdded?: boolean;
+    }[];
+
+    // windowed `queue` is capped, but queueItems carries the WHOLE queue
+    expect((partial.queue as unknown[]).length).toBe(501);
+    expect(items.length).toBe(600);
+    expect(partial.queueItemsIndex).toBe(300);
+    expect(items[0].serverId).toBe('s1');
+    expect(items[3].radioAdded).toBe(true);
+    expect(items[4].autoAdded).toBe(true);
+    expect(items[0].radioAdded).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/store/playerStore.ts b/src/store/playerStore.ts
index fa247c8d..823bc8b8 100644
--- a/src/store/playerStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/playerStore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 import { persist, createJSONStorage } from 'zustand/middleware';
 import { emitPlaybackProgress } from './playbackProgress';
-import type { PlayerState } from './playerStoreTypes';
+import type { PlayerState, QueueItemRef } from './playerStoreTypes';
 import { readInitialQueueVisibility } from './queueVisibilityStorage';
 import { createLastfmActions } from './lastfmActions';
 import { createMiscActions } from './miscActions';
@@ -94,12 +94,19 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>()(
           queue: windowedQueue,
           queueServerId: state.queueServerId,
           queueIndex: qi - start, // remap into the windowed slice
-          // F5: full ordered ref list (ids are tiny) so the *whole* queue can be
-          // rehydrated from the local index on startup. The windowed `queue`
-          // above stays as the no-index fallback (queue never empty when the
-          // index is off — the P6 default).
-          queueRefs: state.queue.map(t => t.id),
-          queueRefsIndex: qi,
+          // Phase 1: full ordered thin-ref list (tiny) so the *whole* queue can
+          // be rehydrated from the local index on startup. Dual-write — the
+          // windowed `queue` above stays as the no-index fallback (queue never
+          // empty when the index is off, the P6 default). Per-item serverId is
+          // the playback server (single-server v1); supersedes `queueRefs`.
+          queueItems: state.queue.map((t): QueueItemRef => {
+            const ref: QueueItemRef = { serverId: state.queueServerId ?? '', trackId: t.id };
+            if (t.autoAdded) ref.autoAdded = true;
+            if (t.radioAdded) ref.radioAdded = true;
+            if (t.playNextAdded) ref.playNextAdded = true;
+            return ref;
+          }),
+          queueItemsIndex: qi,
           isQueueVisible: state.isQueueVisible,
           // currentTime is intentionally NOT persisted here.
           // handleAudioProgress fires every 100ms and each setState with a
diff --git a/src/store/playerStoreTypes.ts b/src/store/playerStoreTypes.ts
index 4ab0805b..606512a8 100644
--- a/src/store/playerStoreTypes.ts
+++ b/src/store/playerStoreTypes.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ export interface Track {
   playNextAdded?: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Thin canonical queue item (queue thin-state plan, §5.10). Identity plus the
+ * queue-only flags; library metadata (title/artist/cover/…) is resolved from
+ * the local index or network on demand from Phase 2 on. `serverId` is per-item
+ * (day-1 schema for mixed-server queues); v1 fills it with the single playback
+ * server.
+ */
+export interface QueueItemRef {
+  serverId: string;
+  trackId: string;
+  autoAdded?: boolean;
+  radioAdded?: boolean;
+  playNextAdded?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface PlayerState {
   currentTrack: Track | null;
   waveformBins: number[] | null;
@@ -64,6 +79,12 @@ export interface PlayerState {
    *  are then cleared. Absent / index-off → the windowed `queue` is used as-is. */
   queueRefs?: string[];
   queueRefsIndex?: number;
+  /** Phase 1 (transient): thin canonical ref list persisted alongside the
+   *  windowed `queue`, superseding `queueRefs`. Carries per-item `serverId` +
+   *  queue-only flags. Rehydrated like `queueRefs` and cleared after a full
+   *  hydrate from the index. The in-memory queue stays `Track[]` until Phase 2. */
+  queueItems?: QueueItemRef[];
+  queueItemsIndex?: number;
   isPlaying: boolean;
   /** HTTP stream still buffering (network / demux probe) — show loading on cover art. */
   isPlaybackBuffering: boolean;
diff --git a/src/utils/library/queueRestore.test.ts b/src/utils/library/queueRestore.test.ts
index 438eb507..5d305681 100644
--- a/src/utils/library/queueRestore.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/library/queueRestore.test.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,61 @@ describe('hydrateQueueFromIndex', () => {
     await hydrateQueueFromIndex();
     expect(usePlayerStore.getState().queue.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(['w1']); // unchanged
   });
+
+  it('hydrates from queueItems (preferred) and clears the ref lists', async () => {
+    ready();
+    echoBatch();
+    seedStore({
+      queueItems: [
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't1' },
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't2' },
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't3' },
+      ],
+      queueItemsIndex: 1,
+      currentTrack: track('t2'),
+    });
+    await hydrateQueueFromIndex();
+    const s = usePlayerStore.getState();
+    expect(s.queue.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(['t1', 't2', 't3']);
+    expect(s.queueIndex).toBe(1); // re-located to current track t2
+    expect(s.queueItems).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(s.queueRefs).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('upgrades a legacy queueRefs-only store (no queueItems) via queueServerId', async () => {
+    ready();
+    echoBatch();
+    seedStore({
+      queueItems: undefined, // pre-Phase-1 persist shape
+      queueRefs: ['t1', 't2', 't3'],
+      queueRefsIndex: 1,
+      queueServerId: 's1',
+      currentTrack: track('t2'),
+    });
+    await hydrateQueueFromIndex();
+    const s = usePlayerStore.getState();
+    expect(s.queue.map(t => t.id)).toEqual(['t1', 't2', 't3']);
+    expect(s.queueIndex).toBe(1);
+    expect(s.queueRefs).toBeUndefined(); // both ref lists cleared after success
+    expect(s.queueItems).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('carries queue-only flags from queueItems onto hydrated tracks', async () => {
+    ready();
+    echoBatch();
+    seedStore({
+      queueItems: [
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't1' },
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't2', radioAdded: true },
+        { serverId: 's1', trackId: 't3', autoAdded: true, playNextAdded: true },
+      ],
+      queueItemsIndex: 0,
+    });
+    await hydrateQueueFromIndex();
+    const q = usePlayerStore.getState().queue;
+    expect(q.find(t => t.id === 't1')?.radioAdded).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(q.find(t => t.id === 't2')?.radioAdded).toBe(true);
+    expect(q.find(t => t.id === 't3')?.autoAdded).toBe(true);
+    expect(q.find(t => t.id === 't3')?.playNextAdded).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/library/queueRestore.ts b/src/utils/library/queueRestore.ts
index a18af6d7..326aa277 100644
--- a/src/utils/library/queueRestore.ts
+++ b/src/utils/library/queueRestore.ts
@@ -10,25 +10,43 @@ import { libraryIsReady } from './libraryReady';
 const BATCH = 100;
 
 /**
- * F5 — full-queue restore. The player store rehydrates a *windowed* `queue`
- * plus a full `queueRefs` id list. When the library index is ready for the
- * queue's server, hydrate the entire queue from the index
- * (`library_get_tracks_batch`, ≤100 refs/call) and swap it in, re-locating the
- * current track so the playback position stays correct even if some refs were
- * dropped (unknown to the index).
+ * Full-queue restore. The player store rehydrates a *windowed* `queue` plus a
+ * full thin-ref list. When the library index is ready for the queue's server,
+ * hydrate the entire queue from the index (`library_get_tracks_batch`, ≤100
+ * refs/call) and swap it in, re-locating the current track so the playback
+ * position stays correct even if some refs were dropped (unknown to the index).
+ *
+ * Phase 1: prefers `queueItems` (per-item serverId + queue-only flags) and
+ * carries those flags onto the hydrated tracks; falls back to the legacy
+ * `queueRefs` string list for stores persisted before Phase 1.
  *
  * Best-effort: missing refs / index not ready / any failure leave the windowed
  * `queue` untouched — no regression when the index is off (the P6 default).
- * Clears `queueRefs` once a full hydrate succeeds so it runs at most once.
+ * Clears the ref lists once a full hydrate succeeds so it runs at most once.
  */
 export async function hydrateQueueFromIndex(): Promise<void> {
   const player = usePlayerStore.getState();
-  const refs = player.queueRefs;
+
+  const items = player.queueItems;
+  let refs: TrackRefDto[] | null = null;
+  if (items?.length) {
+    refs = items.map(it => ({ serverId: it.serverId, trackId: it.trackId }));
+  } else if (player.queueRefs?.length) {
+    const sid = player.queueServerId ?? useAuthStore.getState().activeServerId;
+    if (sid) refs = player.queueRefs.map(trackId => ({ serverId: sid, trackId }));
+  }
   if (!refs || refs.length === 0) return;
 
-  const serverId = player.queueServerId ?? useAuthStore.getState().activeServerId;
+  const clearRefs = () =>
+    usePlayerStore.setState({
+      queueItems: undefined, queueItemsIndex: undefined,
+      queueRefs: undefined, queueRefsIndex: undefined,
+    });
+
+  // v1 is single-server; gate readiness on the queue's server.
+  const serverId = refs[0].serverId || player.queueServerId || useAuthStore.getState().activeServerId;
   if (!serverId) {
-    usePlayerStore.setState({ queueRefs: undefined, queueRefsIndex: undefined });
+    clearRefs();
     return;
   }
   // Keep the windowed fallback (and the refs, for a later ready startup) when
@@ -38,12 +56,22 @@ export async function hydrateQueueFromIndex(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const dtos: LibraryTrackDto[] = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < refs.length; i += BATCH) {
-      const chunk: TrackRefDto[] = refs.slice(i, i + BATCH).map(trackId => ({ serverId, trackId }));
-      dtos.push(...(await libraryGetTracksBatch(chunk)));
+      dtos.push(...(await libraryGetTracksBatch(refs.slice(i, i + BATCH))));
     }
     if (dtos.length === 0) return; // index has none of them → keep fallback
 
-    const hydrated: Track[] = dtos.map(d => songToTrack(trackToSong(d)));
+    // The index doesn't store queue-only flags (radio/auto/play-next dividers),
+    // so carry them from the refs onto the hydrated tracks.
+    const flags = new Map(items?.map(it => [it.trackId, it]));
+    const hydrated: Track[] = dtos.map(d => {
+      const t = songToTrack(trackToSong(d));
+      const f = flags.get(t.id);
+      if (f?.autoAdded) t.autoAdded = true;
+      if (f?.radioAdded) t.radioAdded = true;
+      if (f?.playNextAdded) t.playNextAdded = true;
+      return t;
+    });
+
     // Re-locate the current track so queueIndex stays aligned with playback.
     const cur = usePlayerStore.getState().currentTrack;
     const idx = cur ? hydrated.findIndex(t => t.id === cur.id) : -1;
@@ -52,8 +80,8 @@ export async function hydrateQueueFromIndex(): Promise<void> {
     usePlayerStore.setState({
       queue: hydrated,
       queueIndex: idx >= 0 ? idx : 0,
-      queueRefs: undefined,
-      queueRefsIndex: undefined,
+      queueItems: undefined, queueItemsIndex: undefined,
+      queueRefs: undefined, queueRefsIndex: undefined,
     });
   } catch {
     // best-effort; the windowed fallback stays in place