diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 616d4cb..febdef0 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.6');
+define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.7');
 
 // 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 8dc58cf..d023999 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index c4fcd21..dfddcf6 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -780,6 +780,50 @@ body.detail-image-fs-open { overflow: hidden; }
     background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--t-accent) 12%, transparent) !important;
 }
 
+/* Bucket bar: no visible scrollbar, soft edge fades when the row
+   overflows so the user knows there's more off-screen. Fade is
+   implemented via absolutely-positioned overlay pseudo-elements on
+   #bucket-row (parent) rather than mask-image on the bar itself,
+   because mask-image would also clip super-bucket popovers rendered
+   inside the bar. Overlays use pointer-events:none so clicks pass
+   through to the tabs underneath. */
+#bucket-bar {
+    scrollbar-width: none;
+    -ms-overflow-style: none;
+    scroll-behavior: smooth;
+}
+#bucket-bar::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
+
+#bucket-row::before,
+#bucket-row::after {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    width: 32px;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity 0.15s;
+    z-index: 2;
+}
+#bucket-row::before {
+    left: 24px;  /* matches .px-6 = 24px on #bucket-row */
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--t-bg) 0%, transparent 100%);
+}
+#bucket-row::after {
+    /* Stop at the right edge of #bucket-bar (before the toolbar
+       toggles). The toolbar is flex-0, bar is flex-1 — the easiest
+       way is to inset the overlay by the total width of the toolbar
+       via a right offset that the JS writes. Defaults to 24px (the
+       .px-6 pad) and the JS overrides with the real value. */
+    right: var(--bucket-row-right-inset, 24px);
+    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--t-bg) 0%, transparent 100%);
+}
+#bucket-row.fade-left::before,
+#bucket-row.fade-both::before { opacity: 1; }
+#bucket-row.fade-right::after,
+#bucket-row.fade-both::after  { opacity: 1; }
+
 /* Unread dot on the fixed `all` bucket-tab — appears when new cards
    arrive while the user is viewing a different bucket. Cleared the
    moment the user navigates back to all (renderBoard drains the
diff --git a/public/js/modules/buckets.js b/public/js/modules/buckets.js
index 3a2b35e..4026c6b 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/buckets.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/buckets.js
@@ -186,6 +186,43 @@ const inpBucket = $('inp-bucket');
 const searchFilter = $('search-bucket-filter');
 const tasksFilter = $('tasks-bucket-filter');
 
+// ── Overflow handling for the bucket bar ─────────────────────────
+// Scrollbar is hidden (CSS). Mouse-wheel over the bar translates to
+// horizontal scroll so long bucket rows stay usable without a bar.
+// Edge fades kick in dynamically based on scroll position so the
+// user sees there's more off-screen — both sides at once in the
+// middle, one side at either extreme. Fade overlays live on the
+// parent #bucket-row (see CSS) so they don't clip super-bucket
+// popovers that render inside #bucket-bar itself.
+const barRow = $('bucket-row');
+function updateBucketBarFades() {
+    if (!bar || !barRow) return;
+    const canLeft  = bar.scrollLeft > 2;
+    const canRight = bar.scrollLeft + bar.clientWidth < bar.scrollWidth - 2;
+    barRow.classList.toggle('fade-left',  canLeft && !canRight);
+    barRow.classList.toggle('fade-right', !canLeft && canRight);
+    barRow.classList.toggle('fade-both',  canLeft && canRight);
+    // Right-side fade overlay is anchored to the parent's right edge;
+    // the actual bar ends before the toolbar toggles. Compute the
+    // distance so the gradient lines up with the bar's right edge.
+    const rowRect = barRow.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const barRect = bar.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const rightInset = Math.max(0, rowRect.right - barRect.right);
+    barRow.style.setProperty('--bucket-row-right-inset', rightInset + 'px');
+}
+if (bar) {
+    bar.addEventListener('wheel', (e) => {
+        if (e.deltaY === 0) return;
+        if (bar.scrollWidth <= bar.clientWidth) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        bar.scrollLeft += e.deltaY;
+    }, { passive: false });
+    bar.addEventListener('scroll', updateBucketBarFades, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateBucketBarFades);
+    new MutationObserver(updateBucketBarFades).observe(bar, { childList: true, subtree: false });
+    updateBucketBarFades();
+}
+
 /** Switch the active bucket without going through the click path —
  *  used by the number-key hotkeys (and any other code that wants to
  *  activate a bucket programmatically without triggering the super-