diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/world/MyFavoriteWorldsSection.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/world/MyFavoriteWorldsSection.tsx
index f825038..8241907 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/world/MyFavoriteWorldsSection.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/world/MyFavoriteWorldsSection.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import { api } from "../../lib/api";
 import { useT } from "../../lib/i18n";
 import {
   useFavoriteWorldFolders,
+  useWorldFavorites,
   useWorldFavoriteLimits,
+  useWorldFavoritesLoaded,
   type FavoriteFolder,
 } from "../../store/worldFavorites";
 import { useSocial } from "../../store/social";
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ export function MyFavoriteWorldsSection({ filter }: { filter?: WorldFilter }) {
   const selfId = useSocial((s) => s.selfId);
   const folders = useFavoriteWorldFolders();
   const { maxPerGroup } = useWorldFavoriteLimits();
+  const loaded = useWorldFavoritesLoaded();
   const searching = Boolean(filter);
 
   const [editFolder, setEditFolder] = useState<FavoriteFolder | null>(null);
@@ -50,10 +53,11 @@ export function MyFavoriteWorldsSection({ filter }: { filter?: WorldFilter }) {
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set());
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    useWorldFavorites.getState().markStale();
     void api.world.loadFavorites();
   }, [selfId]);
 
-  if (!folders.length) return <SkeletonGrid count={3} />;
+  if (!loaded && !folders.length) return <SkeletonGrid count={3} />;
 
   const filtered = filter
     ? folders.map((f) => ({ ...f, worlds: f.worlds.filter(filter) }))
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/worldFavorites.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/worldFavorites.ts
index e003983..e9b5ad5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/worldFavorites.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/worldFavorites.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@ const DEFAULT_LIMITS: FavoriteLimits = { maxGroups: 4, maxPerGroup: 64 };
 interface WorldFavoritesState {
   groups: FavoriteWorldGroup[];
   limits: FavoriteLimits;
+  loaded: boolean;
   seed: (s: WorldFavoritesSnapshot) => void;
+  markStale: () => void;
 }
 
 export const useWorldFavorites = create<WorldFavoritesState>((set) => ({
   groups: [],
   limits: DEFAULT_LIMITS,
-  seed: (s) => set({ groups: s.groups, limits: s.limits }),
+  loaded: false,
+  seed: (s) => set({ groups: s.groups, limits: s.limits, loaded: true }),
+  markStale: () => set({ loaded: false }),
 }));
 
 events.on("world:favorites:seed", (s) => useWorldFavorites.getState().seed(s));
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@ function toFolder(
 export const useWorldFavoriteLimits = (): FavoriteLimits =>
   useWorldFavorites((s) => s.limits);
 
+export const useWorldFavoritesLoaded = (): boolean => useWorldFavorites((s) => s.loaded);
+
 export function useWorldFolder(worldId: string): string | undefined {
   return useWorldFavorites((s) => s.groups.find((g) => g.worldIds.includes(worldId))?.name);
 }