diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/icons/fa/regular/star.svg b/frontend/src/assets/icons/fa/regular/star.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b82988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/icons/fa/regular/star.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 7.3.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2026 Fonticons, Inc. --><path fill="currentColor" d="M288.1-32c9 0 17.3 5.1 21.4 13.1L383 125.3 542.9 150.7c8.9 1.4 16.3 7.7 19.1 16.3s.5 18-5.8 24.4L441.7 305.9 467 465.8c1.4 8.9-2.3 17.9-9.6 23.2s-17 6.1-25 2L288.1 417.6 143.8 491c-8 4.1-17.7 3.3-25-2s-11-14.2-9.6-23.2L134.4 305.9 20 191.4c-6.4-6.4-8.6-15.8-5.8-24.4s10.1-14.9 19.1-16.3l159.9-25.4 73.6-144.2c4.1-8 12.4-13.1 21.4-13.1zm0 76.8L230.3 158c-3.5 6.8-10 11.6-17.6 12.8l-125.5 20 89.8 89.9c5.4 5.4 7.9 13.1 6.7 20.7l-19.8 125.5 113.3-57.6c6.8-3.5 14.9-3.5 21.8 0l113.3 57.6-19.8-125.5c-1.2-7.6 1.3-15.3 6.7-20.7l89.8-89.9-125.5-20c-7.6-1.2-14.1-6-17.6-12.8L288.1 44.8z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/now-playing-view/now-playing-view.ts b/frontend/src/components/now-playing-view/now-playing-view.ts
index cfdb99b..f90dc64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/now-playing-view/now-playing-view.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/now-playing-view/now-playing-view.ts
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export class NowPlayingView extends LitElement {
                         : `Add ${track.title} to ${this.favCtrl.playlistName}`}
                     @click=${this.toggleFavorite}
                 >
-                    <wa-icon name=${this.favCtrl.iconName}></wa-icon>
+                    <wa-icon name=${this.favCtrl.iconFor(favorited)}></wa-icon>
                 </button>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/now-playing/now-playing.ts b/frontend/src/components/now-playing/now-playing.ts
index 48d0524..4405695 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/now-playing/now-playing.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/now-playing/now-playing.ts
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export class NowPlaying extends LitElement {
                       )}
                 >
                   <wa-icon
-                    name=${this.favCtrl.iconName}
+                    name=${this.favCtrl.iconFor(isFav)}
                     variant=${favVariant}
                   ></wa-icon>
                 </button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/playlist-view/playlist-view.ts b/frontend/src/components/playlist-view/playlist-view.ts
index 0f69572..4e7aa62 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/playlist-view/playlist-view.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/playlist-view/playlist-view.ts
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ export class PlaylistView extends ViewLifecycleMixin(LitElement) {
                     ${entry.summary.ID === this.favCtrl.playlistId
                         ? html`<wa-icon
                               class="playlist-icon"
-                              name=${this.favCtrl.iconName}
+                              name=${this.favCtrl.iconFor(true)}
                           ></wa-icon>`
                         : entry.summary.IsSmart
                           ? html`<wa-icon
diff --git a/frontend/src/icons/names.txt b/frontend/src/icons/names.txt
index f68ea52..81ce440 100644
--- a/frontend/src/icons/names.txt
+++ b/frontend/src/icons/names.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # fetch-icons.mjs for why that is not negotiable.  Re-vendor with:
 #   node frontend/scripts/fetch-icons.mjs
 regular/heart
+regular/star
 solid/arrow-down-wide-short
 solid/arrow-left
 solid/arrow-rotate-right
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/controllers/favorites-controller.ts b/frontend/src/store/controllers/favorites-controller.ts
index 90c921b..9f78e00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/controllers/favorites-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store/controllers/favorites-controller.ts
@@ -74,12 +74,36 @@ export class FavoritesController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the icon name for the current icon style.
+     * The icon name for the current icon style, unfilled.
+     *
+     * Prefer `iconFor(isFav)` — this getter is the name of the *empty*
+     * glyph, which is what every caller that does not know the state
+     * should draw.
      */
     get iconName(): string {
-        return this.iconStyle === 'star'
-            ? 'star'
-            : 'heart';
+        return this.iconFor(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The glyph for one track's favourite state.
+     *
+     * **A filled shape means favourited and an outline means not**, in
+     * every list in the app. Nine components rendered `iconName`, which
+     * was the *solid* glyph in both states — so "not a favourite" was a
+     * filled heart in a duller colour, and the only thing separating
+     * the two states was hue. That fails for anyone who cannot see the
+     * difference between them, and reads as "everything is a favourite"
+     * to everyone else. `track-list` and `album-dropdown` already drew
+     * it correctly, from inline SVG paths of their own; this is the
+     * same rule for the `<wa-icon>` call sites.
+     *
+     * The Font Awesome family is part of the name — `regular/heart` is
+     * the outline, a bare `heart` is the solid one (`src/icons`).
+     */
+    iconFor(favorited: boolean): string {
+        const shape = this.iconStyle === 'star' ? 'star' : 'heart';
+
+        return favorited ? shape : `regular/${shape}`;
     }
 
     // ===============================================================