diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd9188c..72b1eeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hermes-code-agent",
   "displayName": "Hermes Code Agent",
   "description": "VS Code sidebar for the Hermes AI agent. Streams chat, runs tools, manages sessions. Multi-model (Claude, Codex). Communicates over ACP.",
-  "version": "3.0.3",
+  "version": "3.0.4",
   "publisher": "gitricko",
   "author": "gitricko",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/chatPanel.ts b/src/chatPanel.ts
index e880545..ee1be16 100644
--- a/src/chatPanel.ts
+++ b/src/chatPanel.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,33 @@ export class ChatPanelProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
     this.store = new SessionStore(context);
   }
 
+  /** Sync sessions from the ACP backend after connection, so the session list survives reloads. */
+  async syncSessionsFromBackend(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const sessions = await this.session.listSessions();
+      if (!sessions || sessions.length === 0) return;
+      this.log(`[session] syncing ${sessions.length} backend sessions`);
+
+      // Backend returns sessions sorted by updated_at descending (most recent first).
+      // Reverse so most recent gets pushed last (appears first in reversed view).
+      let added = 0;
+      for (const bs of [...sessions].reverse()) {
+        const exists = this.store.allSessions().some(s => s.acpSessionId === bs.sessionId);
+        if (!exists) {
+          const insertPos = Math.max(0, this.store.allSessions().length - 1);
+          this.store.addBackendSession(bs.sessionId, bs.title || 'Session', bs.updatedAt, insertPos);
+          added++;
+        }
+      }
+      if (added > 0) {
+        this.log(`[session] added ${added} backend sessions to store`);
+        this.broadcastSessions(this.store);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log(`[session] backend sync failed: ${err}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   resolveWebviewView(webviewView: vscode.WebviewView): void {
     this.view = webviewView;
 
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 666d7ad..1e4c33d 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void>
       await client.start();
       outputChannel.appendLine('[acp] connected');
       setStatus('connected');
+      // Sync session list from backend so it survives browser reloads
+      void panel.syncSessionsFromBackend();
     } catch (err) {
       outputChannel.appendLine(`[acp] connect failed: ${err}`);
       setStatus('disconnected');
diff --git a/src/sessionManager.ts b/src/sessionManager.ts
index b76b36f..9d5fdd5 100644
--- a/src/sessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/sessionManager.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ export class SessionManager {
     return this.sessionId;
   }
 
+  /** Fetch all ACP sessions from the Hermes backend. */
+  async listSessions(): Promise<{ sessionId: string; title?: string; updatedAt?: string; cwd?: string }[]> {
+    const result = await this.client.call('session/list', {});
+    const response = result as { sessions?: { sessionId: string; title?: string; updatedAt?: string; cwd?: string }[] } | undefined;
+    return response?.sessions ?? [];
+  }
+
   async ensureSession(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
     if (this.sessionId) {
       this.log(`[session] reusing ${this.sessionId}`);
diff --git a/src/sessionStore.ts b/src/sessionStore.ts
index 6249a98..cef338f 100644
--- a/src/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/src/sessionStore.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,22 @@ export class SessionStore {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Add a backend session (from ACP list_sessions) to the store without activating it. */
+  addBackendSession(acpSessionId: string, title: string, updatedAt: string | undefined, insertPos: number): void {
+    const session: ChatSession = {
+      id: `acp-${acpSessionId}`,
+      title,
+      createdAt: updatedAt ? new Date(updatedAt).getTime() : Date.now(),
+      messages: [],
+      acpSessionId,
+    };
+    this.sessions.splice(insertPos, 0, session);
+    if (this.sessions.length > MAX_SESSIONS) {
+      this.sessions = this.sessions.slice(-MAX_SESSIONS);
+    }
+    this.persist();
+  }
+
   // ── Persistence ────────────────────────────────────
 
   private persist(): void {