diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index ca438a9..a0c64f3 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.27');
+define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.28');
 
 // Database path — writable directory, outside webroot
 // DB_PATH / UPLOAD_DIR can be pre-defined by the Electron router for app isolation
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 2982717..9d4083b 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "1.9.27",
+  "version": "1.9.28",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarks.js b/public/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarks.js
index 868738a..15dc47d 100644
--- a/public/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarks.js
+++ b/public/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarks.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ async function save() {
         method: 'PATCH',
         body: { body },
     });
+    // Keep the local state in sync so the next openOverlay (which
+    // reads from state.cards, not the server) sees the latest body.
+    const local = (window.state?.cards || []).find(c => c.id == activeCardId);
+    if (local) local.body = body;
 }
 
 // ── Board card decoration ────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/public/plugins/tests/bookmarks.test.js b/public/plugins/tests/bookmarks.test.js
index 78858eb..b8e86e6 100644
--- a/public/plugins/tests/bookmarks.test.js
+++ b/public/plugins/tests/bookmarks.test.js
@@ -130,6 +130,55 @@ describe('Bookmarks: card links', () => {
     });
 });
 
+describe('Bookmarks: column persistence', () => {
+    it('new columns survive close + reopen', async () => {
+        let card;
+        try {
+            card = await fetch('api/cards', { method: 'POST', headers: hJson(), body: JSON.stringify({ title: '__test_bm_colsave__', body: emptyBody() }) }).then(r => r.json());
+            await window._reloadAll();
+            await sleep(200);
+
+            // Open overlay, add a column via the data model + save
+            // (simulates what addColumn does without the dialog).
+            const el = document.querySelector(`.board-card[data-id="${card.id}"]`);
+            click(el);
+            await sleep(150);
+
+            // Grab the plugin's internal data via a fresh body parse,
+            // add a column, and save through the overlay's save path.
+            const full = await fetch(`api/cards?ids=${card.id}`).then(r => r.json());
+            const body = (full[0]?.body || '').trim();
+            const jsonEnd = body.lastIndexOf('}');
+            const parsed = JSON.parse(body.substring(0, jsonEnd + 1));
+            parsed.columns.push({ name: 'Added', items: [] });
+            const newBody = JSON.stringify(parsed) + '\n\n#bookmarks';
+            await fetch(`api/cards/${card.id}`, {
+                method: 'PATCH', headers: hJson(),
+                body: JSON.stringify({ body: newBody }),
+            });
+            // Update local state like save() does.
+            const local = (window.state?.cards || []).find(c => c.id == card.id);
+            if (local) local.body = newBody;
+
+            click($('bookmarks-close'));
+            await sleep(100);
+
+            // Reopen — the new column must still be there.
+            const el2 = document.querySelector(`.board-card[data-id="${card.id}"]`);
+            click(el2);
+            await sleep(150);
+            const names = [...document.querySelectorAll('.bm-col-name')].map(n => n.textContent);
+            expect(names).toContain('General');
+            expect(names).toContain('Added');
+            click($('bookmarks-close'));
+            await sleep(80);
+        } finally {
+            if (card?.id) await fetch(`api/cards/${card.id}`, { method: 'DELETE', headers: hDel() });
+            await window._reloadAll();
+        }
+    });
+});
+
 describe('Bookmarks: column width persistence', () => {
     it('saves and restores columnWidth from card body', async () => {
         const cols = [{ name: 'W', items: [] }];