diff --git a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index 5409bfe5..63ebe189 100644
--- a/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,7 +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, Orbit as OrbitIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
-import { suggestOrbitTrack } from '../utils/orbit';
+import { suggestOrbitTrack, hostEnqueueToOrbit } from '../utils/orbit';
 import LastfmIcon from './LastfmIcon';
 import StarRating from './StarRating';
 import { lastfmLoveTrack, lastfmUnloveTrack } from '../api/lastfm';
@@ -1455,6 +1455,15 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
                   <OrbitIcon size={14} /> {t('orbit.ctxAddToSession')}
                 </div>
               )}
+              {orbitRole === 'host' && (
+                <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => {
+                  hostEnqueueToOrbit(song.id)
+                    .then(() => showToast(t('orbit.ctxAddedHostToast'), 2200, 'info'))
+                    .catch(() => showToast(t('orbit.ctxAddHostFailed'), 3000, 'error'));
+                })}>
+                  <OrbitIcon size={14} /> {t('orbit.ctxAddToSessionHost')}
+                </div>
+              )}
               <div
                 className={`context-menu-item context-menu-item--submenu ${playlistSubmenuOpen && playlistSongIds[0] === song.id ? 'active' : ''}`}
                 data-playlist-trigger-id={song.id}
@@ -1596,6 +1605,15 @@ export default function ContextMenu() {
                   <OrbitIcon size={14} /> {t('orbit.ctxAddToSession')}
                 </div>
               )}
+              {orbitRole === 'host' && (
+                <div className="context-menu-item" onClick={() => handleAction(() => {
+                  hostEnqueueToOrbit(song.id)
+                    .then(() => showToast(t('orbit.ctxAddedHostToast'), 2200, 'info'))
+                    .catch(() => showToast(t('orbit.ctxAddHostFailed'), 3000, 'error'));
+                })}>
+                  <OrbitIcon size={14} /> {t('orbit.ctxAddToSessionHost')}
+                </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
index 516dbd34..8eaf6a2b 100644
--- a/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/orbit';
 import { randomOrbitSessionName } from '../utils/orbitNames';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { isLanUrl } from '../hooks/useConnectionStatus';
 import { ORBIT_DEFAULT_MAX_USERS } from '../api/orbit';
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
   const [error, setError]         = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [copied, setCopied]       = useState(false);
   const [hasCopied, setHasCopied] = useState(false);
+  const [clearQueue, setClearQueue] = useState(false);
 
   const server     = useAuthStore.getState().getActiveServer();
   const serverBase = server?.url ?? '';
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
 
     setBusy(true);
     try {
+      if (clearQueue) usePlayerStore.getState().clearQueue();
       await startOrbitSession({ name: trimmed, maxUsers, sid });
       onClose();
     } catch (e) {
@@ -182,6 +185,23 @@ export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
           <div className="orbit-start-modal__helper">{t('orbit.helperMax')}</div>
         </div>
 
+        <div className="orbit-start-modal__field">
+          <label className="orbit-start-modal__toggle-row">
+            <div className="orbit-start-modal__toggle-text">
+              <div className="orbit-start-modal__label">{t('orbit.labelClearQueue')}</div>
+              <div className="orbit-start-modal__helper">{t('orbit.helperClearQueue')}</div>
+            </div>
+            <span className="toggle-switch">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={clearQueue}
+                onChange={e => setClearQueue(e.target.checked)}
+              />
+              <span className="toggle-track" />
+            </span>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+
         <div className="orbit-start-modal__field">
           <label className="orbit-start-modal__label">{t('orbit.labelLink')}</label>
           <div className="orbit-start-modal__link">
diff --git a/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts b/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
index d9ce77df..86f30dad 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useOrbitHost.ts
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ export function useOrbitHost(): void {
       const settings = useOrbitStore.getState().state?.settings;
       if (settings && settings.autoApprove === false) return;
 
+      // Host-authored items are enqueued directly by `hostEnqueueToOrbit` and
+      // must not flow through the merge pipeline again — otherwise the tick
+      // would duplicate the track into the upcoming queue.
+      const hostUser = useOrbitStore.getState().state?.host;
       const merged = mergedSuggestionsRef.current;
-      const pending = items.filter(q => !merged.has(suggestionKey(q)));
+      const pending = items.filter(q => q.addedBy !== hostUser && !merged.has(suggestionKey(q)));
       if (pending.length === 0) return;
 
       // Resolve in parallel — Navidrome is fine with concurrent getSong calls.
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index 713664c4..42476b35 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -1471,6 +1471,8 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     tooltipCopy: 'Kopieren',
     ariaCopyLink: 'Link kopieren',
     helperLink: 'Schicke diesen Link deinen Gästen. Sie fügen ihn mit Strg+V irgendwo in Psysonic ein.',
+    labelClearQueue: 'Eigene Warteschlange vorher leeren',
+    helperClearQueue: 'Mit leerer Warteschlange in die Session starten. Aus: bereits aufgereihte Titel bleiben und werden mit den Gästen geteilt.',
     btnCancel: 'Abbrechen',
     btnStarting: 'Starte…',
     btnStart: 'Orbit starten',
@@ -1532,6 +1534,9 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     ctxAddToSession: 'Zur Orbit-Session hinzufügen',
     ctxSuggestedToast: 'An Session vorgeschlagen',
     ctxSuggestFailed: 'Vorschlag fehlgeschlagen — nicht beigetreten',
+    ctxAddToSessionHost: 'Zur Orbit-Session hinzufügen',
+    ctxAddedHostToast: 'Zur Session hinzugefügt',
+    ctxAddHostFailed: 'Hinzufügen fehlgeschlagen',
     guestLive: 'Live',
     guestPlaying: 'Läuft gerade',
     guestPaused: 'Pausiert',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 129adbb3..ca6fc677 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -1474,6 +1474,8 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     tooltipCopy: 'Copy',
     ariaCopyLink: 'Copy invite link',
     helperLink: 'Send this link to your guests. They can paste it anywhere in Psysonic with Ctrl+V.',
+    labelClearQueue: 'Clear my queue first',
+    helperClearQueue: 'Start the session with a fresh, empty queue. Off: the tracks you already have queued stay and get shared with guests.',
     btnCancel: 'Cancel',
     btnStarting: 'Starting…',
     btnStart: 'Start Orbit',
@@ -1535,6 +1537,9 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     ctxAddToSession: 'Add to Orbit session',
     ctxSuggestedToast: 'Suggested to the session',
     ctxSuggestFailed: "Couldn't suggest — not joined",
+    ctxAddToSessionHost: 'Add to Orbit session',
+    ctxAddedHostToast: 'Added to the session',
+    ctxAddHostFailed: "Couldn't add to session",
     guestLive: 'Live',
     guestPlaying: 'Playing now',
     guestPaused: 'Paused',
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index 6d2780c9..9bd9ffdd 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -12015,6 +12015,23 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   line-height: 1.4;
 }
 
+.orbit-start-modal__toggle-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 14px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__toggle-text {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__toggle-row .orbit-start-modal__label {
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+}
+.orbit-start-modal__toggle-row .orbit-start-modal__helper {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
 .orbit-start-modal__note {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr;
diff --git a/src/utils/orbit.ts b/src/utils/orbit.ts
index c95c828b..086213b3 100644
--- a/src/utils/orbit.ts
+++ b/src/utils/orbit.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import {
   deletePlaylist,
   getPlaylist,
   getPlaylists,
+  getSong,
 } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
-import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
+import { usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
 import {
   makeInitialOrbitState,
   orbitOutboxPlaylistName,
@@ -505,6 +506,33 @@ export async function suggestOrbitTrack(trackId: string): Promise<void> {
   await updatePlaylist(outboxPlaylistId, nextIds, songs.length);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Host: add a track to the active Orbit session directly, skipping the
+ * outbox/approval loop guests go through. The track lands in the host's
+ * own play queue immediately and is attributed to the host in the
+ * session's suggestion history. Host-authored queue items are filtered
+ * out of the tick-merge pipeline so the host-tick doesn't re-insert the
+ * same track once it notices the new entry in `OrbitState.queue`.
+ */
+export async function hostEnqueueToOrbit(trackId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const store = useOrbitStore.getState();
+  if (store.role !== 'host' || !store.state || !store.sessionPlaylistId) {
+    throw new Error('Not hosting an active Orbit session');
+  }
+
+  const song = await getSong(trackId);
+  if (!song) throw new Error('Track not found');
+  const track = songToTrack(song);
+
+  usePlayerStore.getState().enqueue([track]);
+
+  const item: OrbitQueueItem = { trackId, addedBy: store.state.host, addedAt: Date.now() };
+  const next: OrbitState = { ...store.state, queue: [...store.state.queue, item] };
+  store.setState(next);
+  try { await writeOrbitState(store.sessionPlaylistId, next); }
+  catch { /* best-effort; next host-tick will push the merged state anyway */ }
+}
+
 // ── Host-side outbox sweep ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 interface OutboxSnapshot {