diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar.test.tsx b/src/components/Sidebar.test.tsx
index abaaaca6..c2d19716 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar.test.tsx
@@ -987,4 +987,67 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
       expect(onCreateNewType).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     })
   })
+
+  describe('view note count chips', () => {
+    const mockViews = [
+      {
+        filename: 'active-projects.yml',
+        definition: {
+          name: 'Active Projects',
+          icon: '🚀',
+          color: null,
+          sort: null,
+          filters: { all: [{ field: 'type', op: 'equals' as const, value: 'Project' }] },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        filename: 'all-topics.yml',
+        definition: {
+          name: 'All Topics',
+          icon: null,
+          color: null,
+          sort: null,
+          filters: { all: [{ field: 'type', op: 'equals' as const, value: 'Topic' }] },
+        },
+      },
+    ]
+
+    it('shows note count chip for each view matching the filter results', () => {
+      render(
+        <Sidebar entries={mockEntries} selection={defaultSelection} onSelect={() => {}} views={mockViews} />
+      )
+      // 'Active Projects' filters for type=Project -> mockEntries has 1 Project (build-app.md)
+      const projectLabel = screen.getByText('Active Projects')
+      const projectNavItem = projectLabel.closest('[class*="cursor-pointer"]')!
+      // The count chip is a sibling span inside the NavItem
+      const projectCount = projectNavItem.querySelector('span:last-child')
+      expect(projectCount?.textContent).toBe('1')
+
+      // 'All Topics' filters for type=Topic -> mockEntries has 2 Topics
+      const topicLabel = screen.getByText('All Topics')
+      const topicNavItem = topicLabel.closest('[class*="cursor-pointer"]')!
+      const topicCount = topicNavItem.querySelector('span:last-child')
+      expect(topicCount?.textContent).toBe('2')
+    })
+
+    it('does not show count chip for views with 0 matching notes', () => {
+      const emptyView = [{
+        filename: 'empty.yml',
+        definition: {
+          name: 'Empty View',
+          icon: null,
+          color: null,
+          sort: null,
+          filters: { all: [{ field: 'type', op: 'equals' as const, value: 'Nonexistent' }] },
+        },
+      }]
+      render(
+        <Sidebar entries={mockEntries} selection={defaultSelection} onSelect={() => {}} views={emptyView} />
+      )
+      expect(screen.getByText('Empty View')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      // No count chip rendered for 0 results (NavItem hides count <= 0)
+      const viewContainer = screen.getByText('Empty View').closest('div')
+      expect(viewContainer?.querySelector('span:last-child')?.textContent).not.toBe('0')
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index e0d499ac..870e0442 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   FileText, Trash, Archive, CaretLeft, Tray, CaretRight, CaretDown, Plus, Funnel, PencilSimple,
 } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 import { isEmoji } from '../utils/emoji'
+import { evaluateView } from '../utils/viewFilters'
 import { arrayMove } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
 import { SlidersHorizontal } from 'lucide-react'
 import {
@@ -169,19 +170,22 @@ function SidebarGroupHeader({ label, collapsed, onToggle, count, children }: {
   )
 }
 
-function ViewItem({ view, isActive, onSelect, onEditView, onDeleteView }: {
+function ViewItem({ view, isActive, onSelect, onEditView, onDeleteView, entries }: {
   view: ViewFile
   isActive: boolean
   onSelect: () => void
   onEditView?: (filename: string) => void
   onDeleteView?: (filename: string) => void
+  entries: VaultEntry[]
 }) {
+  const count = useMemo(() => evaluateView(view.definition, entries).length, [view.definition, entries])
   return (
     <div className="group relative">
       <NavItem
         icon={Funnel}
         emoji={view.definition.icon}
         label={view.definition.name}
+        count={count}
         isActive={isActive}
         onClick={onSelect}
       />
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ function ViewItem({ view, isActive, onSelect, onEditView, onDeleteView }: {
   )
 }
 
-function ViewsSection({ views, selection, onSelect, collapsed, onToggle, onCreateView, onEditView, onDeleteView }: {
+function ViewsSection({ views, selection, onSelect, collapsed, onToggle, onCreateView, onEditView, onDeleteView, entries }: {
   views: ViewFile[]
   selection: SidebarSelection
   onSelect: (sel: SidebarSelection) => void
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ function ViewsSection({ views, selection, onSelect, collapsed, onToggle, onCreat
   onCreateView?: () => void
   onEditView?: (filename: string) => void
   onDeleteView?: (filename: string) => void
+  entries: VaultEntry[]
 }) {
   return (
     <div className="border-b border-border" style={{ padding: '0 6px' }}>
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ function ViewsSection({ views, selection, onSelect, collapsed, onToggle, onCreat
               onSelect={() => onSelect({ kind: 'view', filename: v.filename })}
               onEditView={onEditView}
               onDeleteView={onDeleteView}
+              entries={entries}
             />
           ))}
         </div>
@@ -581,7 +587,7 @@ export const Sidebar = memo(function Sidebar({
 
         {/* Views */}
         {hasViews && (
-          <ViewsSection views={views} selection={selection} onSelect={onSelect} collapsed={groupCollapsed.views} onToggle={() => toggleGroup('views')} onCreateView={onCreateView} onEditView={onEditView} onDeleteView={onDeleteView} />
+          <ViewsSection views={views} selection={selection} onSelect={onSelect} collapsed={groupCollapsed.views} onToggle={() => toggleGroup('views')} onCreateView={onCreateView} onEditView={onEditView} onDeleteView={onDeleteView} entries={entries} />
         )}
 
         {/* Types */}