diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 382940f..a195a50 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,25 @@ export default function App() {
     }
   }, [isAuthed, scene, setScene]);
 
+  // Hydrate identity (tenantId, user_id, display_name) from /me whenever a
+  // session token exists but the store hasn't captured the identity yet.
+  // This covers the path "user reloads page with a valid sessionStorage
+  // token" — without this, tenant-scoped surfaces show empty.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isAuthed) return;
+    if (useApp.getState().tenantId) return;
+    void (async () => {
+      const ping = await import("./lib/api").then((m) => m.api.ping());
+      if (ping.ok && ping.user_id) {
+        useApp.setState({
+          actor: { mode: "direct_user", user_id: ping.user_id },
+          userEmail: ping.user ?? useApp.getState().userEmail,
+          tenantId: ping.tenant_id ?? null,
+        });
+      }
+    })();
+  }, [isAuthed]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (mode === "live") startPolling();
     return () => stopPolling();