diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.test.tsx
index f3dde9621ea1..1ef570524cb9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { act, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { AppState } from '@/store'
+import { i18n } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import ko from '@/i18n/locales/ko.json'
 import SidebarToolbar from './SidebarToolbar'
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -82,12 +84,15 @@ describe('SidebarToolbar moved workspace board hint', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  afterEach(() => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     roots.splice(0).forEach((root) => {
       act(() => root.unmount())
     })
     document.body.replaceChildren()
     vi.clearAllMocks()
+    // Why: the language-change case mutates the shared i18n instance; restore
+    // here so a failing assertion cannot leave later tests running in Korean.
+    await i18n.changeLanguage('en')
   })
 
   it('does not show the moved hint to brand-new users after their first board click', async () => {
@@ -131,6 +136,26 @@ describe('SidebarToolbar moved workspace board hint', () => {
     expect(window.localStorage.getItem('orca.workspaceBoardMovedHintSeen.v1')).toBe('true')
   })
 
+  // Why: the toolbar is a React.memo boundary whose props never change on a
+  // language switch, so without its own useTranslation() subscription it keeps
+  // the English copy it rendered at boot (the persisted locale is applied
+  // asynchronously, after the lazy catalog loads).
+  it('relabels itself when the UI language changes after mount', async () => {
+    const { container } = await renderToolbar()
+    expect(container.querySelector('button[aria-label="Workspace board"]')).not.toBeNull()
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await i18n.changeLanguage('ko')
+    })
+
+    // Why: read the expected copy from the catalog instead of hardcoding it, so
+    // editing the Korean wording cannot fail this test as a bogus stale-render
+    // report.
+    const localized = ko.auto.components.sidebar.SidebarToolbar['49f62c5665']
+    expect(localized).not.toBe('Workspace board')
+    expect(container.querySelector(`button[aria-label="${localized}"]`)).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('renders the profile switcher before settings in the footer controls', async () => {
     const { container } = await renderToolbar()
     const html = container.innerHTML
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.tsx
index ff2e030c7a51..dcf572488398 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/SidebarToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { Kanban } from 'lucide-react'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { ScrollToCurrentWorkspaceToolbarButton } from './ScrollToCurrentWorkspaceToolbarButton'
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ const SidebarToolbar = React.memo(function SidebarToolbar({
   workspaceBoardDragPreviewOpen = false,
   onWorkspaceBoardToggle
 }: SidebarToolbarProps) {
+  // Why: this memo boundary needs its own language subscription, while
+  // translate() preserves Orca's pseudo-localization behavior. Without it the
+  // toolbar (and the ScrollToCurrentWorkspaceToolbarButton it renders) keeps
+  // whatever language was active at boot — English, since the persisted locale
+  // is applied asynchronously after the lazy catalog loads.
+  useTranslation()
   const [workspaceBoardMovedHintOpen, setWorkspaceBoardMovedHintOpen] = React.useState(false)
   const movedHintEligibleRef = React.useRef<boolean | null>(null)
   const persistedUIReady = useAppStore((state) => state.persistedUIReady)