diff --git a/radio/views.py b/radio/views.py
index 78bd409..98d29f3 100644
--- a/radio/views.py
+++ b/radio/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import urllib.parse
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import requests
+from django.db.models import Count
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import (
     HttpResponse,
@@ -30,11 +31,20 @@ def index(request):
     history = []
 
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
+        play_counts = {
+            sp['station_url']: sp['count']
+            for sp in StationPlay.objects
+                .filter(user=request.user)
+                .values('station_url')
+                .annotate(count=Count('id'))
+        }
         saved_stations = list(
             request.user.saved_stations.values(
                 'id', 'name', 'url', 'bitrate', 'country', 'tags', 'favicon_url', 'is_favorite'
             )
         )
+        for s in saved_stations:
+            s['play_count'] = play_counts.get(s['url'], 0)
         history = list(
             request.user.track_history.values(
                 'id', 'station_name', 'track', 'played_at', 'scrobbled'
diff --git a/static/css/app.css b/static/css/app.css
index f843666..95c409e 100644
--- a/static/css/app.css
+++ b/static/css/app.css
@@ -911,3 +911,47 @@ body.dnd-mode .timer-display {
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 .btn-delete-history:hover { opacity: 1; color: #e55; }
+
+#donation-hint {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 24px;
+  right: 24px;
+  background: var(--surface, #1e1e2e);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border, #333);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 12px 16px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+  z-index: 999;
+  animation: hint-in 0.3s ease;
+  max-width: 320px;
+}
+
+#donation-hint.hiding {
+  animation: hint-out 0.4s ease forwards;
+}
+
+#donation-hint button {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--muted, #888);
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+#donation-hint button:hover { color: var(--fg, #fff); }
+
+@keyframes hint-in {
+  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
+  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+}
+
+@keyframes hint-out {
+  from { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+  to   { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
+}
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 6917697..2659dac 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function playStation(url, name, stationId) {
 
   startMetadataSSE(url);
   startPlaySession(name, url);
+  maybeShowDonationHint(url, name);
 }
 
 function stopPlayback(clearStation = true) {
@@ -829,6 +830,41 @@ function initCuratedLists() {
   });
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Donation hint
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const DONATION_HINT_THRESHOLD = 10;
+const DONATION_HINT_COOLDOWN_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 7 days
+
+function maybeShowDonationHint(stationUrl, stationName) {
+  const station = INITIAL_SAVED.find(s => s.url === stationUrl);
+  if (!station || station.play_count < DONATION_HINT_THRESHOLD) return;
+
+  const key = `diora_donation_hint_${stationUrl}`;
+  const last = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(key) || '0', 10);
+  if (Date.now() - last < DONATION_HINT_COOLDOWN_MS) return;
+
+  const existing = document.getElementById('donation-hint');
+  if (existing) existing.remove();
+
+  const el = document.createElement('div');
+  el.id = 'donation-hint';
+  el.innerHTML = `
+    <span>You listen to <strong>${escapeHtml(stationName)}</strong> a lot — consider supporting them ❤️</span>
+    <button onclick="dismissDonationHint('${escapeAttr(stationUrl)}')" title="Dismiss">✕</button>
+  `;
+  document.body.appendChild(el);
+
+  setTimeout(() => dismissDonationHint(stationUrl), 12000);
+}
+
+function dismissDonationHint(stationUrl) {
+  localStorage.setItem(`diora_donation_hint_${stationUrl}`, Date.now());
+  const el = document.getElementById('donation-hint');
+  if (el) { el.classList.add('hiding'); setTimeout(() => el.remove(), 400); }
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Station notes
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------