diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ProjectSidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ProjectSidebar.tsx
index 9d26f2c..928c1a7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ProjectSidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ProjectSidebar.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { useSidebar } from '@/hooks/useSidebar';
 import { useSidebarDrawer } from '@/hooks/useSidebarDrawer';
 import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
+import { usePullToRefresh } from '@/hooks/usePullToRefresh';
 import type { SidebarProject } from '@/api/types';
 import { giteaUrlFor } from '@/lib/projectUrls';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
 
   const { open: drawerOpen } = useSidebarDrawer();
   const { isMobile } = useViewport();
+  const pull = usePullToRefresh(() => retry(), { enabled: isMobile });
 
   // On mobile the sidebar is a slide-in drawer (fixed, z-40, off-screen by
   // default). On desktop it sits inline as a normal flex column. The
@@ -223,7 +225,30 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
         </Button>
       </div>
 
-      <nav className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-2">
+      {isMobile && (pull.pullDist > 0 || pull.refreshing) && (
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground border-b overflow-hidden shrink-0"
+          style={{
+            height: pull.refreshing ? 32 : Math.min(pull.pullDist, 80),
+            transition: pull.pullDist === 0 && !pull.refreshing ? 'height 0.2s ease' : undefined,
+          }}
+          aria-live="polite"
+        >
+          {pull.refreshing
+            ? 'Refreshing…'
+            : pull.pullDist >= 80
+            ? 'Release to refresh'
+            : 'Pull to refresh'}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <nav
+        className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-2"
+        onTouchStart={isMobile ? pull.onTouchStart : undefined}
+        onTouchMove={isMobile ? pull.onTouchMove : undefined}
+        onTouchEnd={isMobile ? pull.onTouchEnd : undefined}
+        onTouchCancel={isMobile ? pull.onTouchEnd : undefined}
+      >
         {loading && data == null && (
           <div className="space-y-2 px-2">
             {[0, 1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/usePullToRefresh.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/usePullToRefresh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e24028a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/usePullToRefresh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { TouchEvent } from 'react';
+
+interface Options {
+  threshold?: number;
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  maxPull?: number;
+}
+
+interface Handlers {
+  onTouchStart: (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
+  onTouchMove: (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
+  onTouchEnd: () => void;
+  pullDist: number;
+  refreshing: boolean;
+}
+
+// Hand-rolled pull-to-refresh: records the initial Y on touchstart only if
+// the target is scrolled to the top, then tracks downward pull on touchmove.
+// On touchend, fires onRefresh if the pull exceeded the threshold.
+export function usePullToRefresh(
+  onRefresh: () => void | Promise<void>,
+  { threshold = 80, enabled = true, maxPull = 120 }: Options = {},
+): Handlers {
+  const [pullDist, setPullDist] = useState(0);
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false);
+  const startYRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  const onTouchStart = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+      if (!enabled || refreshing) return;
+      const target = e.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+      if (target.scrollTop > 0) return;
+      const t = e.touches[0];
+      if (!t) return;
+      startYRef.current = t.clientY;
+    },
+    [enabled, refreshing],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchMove = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+      if (!enabled || refreshing || startYRef.current === null) return;
+      const t = e.touches[0];
+      if (!t) return;
+      const delta = t.clientY - startYRef.current;
+      if (delta > 0) {
+        setPullDist(Math.min(delta, maxPull));
+      } else {
+        setPullDist(0);
+      }
+    },
+    [enabled, refreshing, maxPull],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!enabled || refreshing) {
+      startYRef.current = null;
+      setPullDist(0);
+      return;
+    }
+    const fired = pullDist >= threshold && startYRef.current !== null;
+    startYRef.current = null;
+    setPullDist(0);
+    if (fired) {
+      setRefreshing(true);
+      Promise.resolve(onRefresh())
+        .catch(() => {})
+        .finally(() => {
+          // Hold the indicator briefly so the action feels intentional.
+          window.setTimeout(() => setRefreshing(false), 600);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [enabled, refreshing, pullDist, threshold, onRefresh]);
+
+  return { onTouchStart, onTouchMove, onTouchEnd, pullDist, refreshing };
+}