diff --git a/web/static/css/app.css b/web/static/css/app.css
index 87ccaff..0356bfb 100644
--- a/web/static/css/app.css
+++ b/web/static/css/app.css
@@ -67,6 +67,28 @@ code { font: 0.9em ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace; bac
 .topnav-form { margin: 0; }
 @media (max-width: 520px) { .topnav a span { display: none; } }
 
+/* Home page, signed in: the bar drops down from a small tab. */
+.topbar-tab {
+  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 50%; z-index: 30; transform: translateX(-50%);
+  display: grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 20px;
+  list-style: none; cursor: pointer; color: var(--faint);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 88%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-top: 0; border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  opacity: 0.7; transition: opacity 0.15s, color 0.15s, top 0.2s;
+}
+.topbar-tab::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
+.topbar-tab .icon { width: 14px; height: 14px; transition: transform 0.2s; }
+.topbar-tab:hover, .topbar-tab:focus-visible { opacity: 1; color: var(--text); }
+.topbar-tab:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }
+.topbar-drawer .topbar { position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; animation: topbar-drop 0.2s ease-out; }
+.topbar-drawer[open] .topbar-tab { top: 60px; opacity: 1; }
+.topbar-drawer[open] .topbar-tab .icon { transform: rotate(180deg); }
+@keyframes topbar-drop { from { transform: translateY(-100%); } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .topbar-drawer .topbar { animation: none; }
+}
+
 /* ---------- footer ---------- */
 .footer { margin-top: 72px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--faint); font-size: 13px; }
 .footer-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; justify-content: center; padding-top: 22px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
diff --git a/web/static/js/common.js b/web/static/js/common.js
index 102c8db..4dbab5c 100644
--- a/web/static/js/common.js
+++ b/web/static/js/common.js
@@ -189,3 +189,16 @@ document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
     if (!d.contains(e.target) || e.target.closest(".menu-pop a")) d.open = false;
   }
 });
+
+// The home page's drop-down top bar closes on Escape or a click outside it.
+document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+  const d = document.querySelector("details.topbar-drawer[open]");
+  if (d && !d.contains(e.target)) d.open = false;
+});
+document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+  const d = document.querySelector("details.topbar-drawer[open]");
+  if (e.key === "Escape" && d) {
+    d.open = false;
+    d.querySelector("summary").focus();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/web/templates/layout.html b/web/templates/layout.html
index 476e042..27bee16 100644
--- a/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -15,6 +15,31 @@
 </head>
 <body class="{{block "bodyclass" .}}{{end}}">
 <a class="skip-link" href="#main">Skip to content</a>
+{{- if ne .Path "/"}}
+{{template "topbar" .}}
+{{- else if .LoggedIn}}
+{{- /* The home page is the public face, so even signed in the bar stays
+       tucked away behind a small tab until it's wanted. */}}
+<details class="topbar-drawer">
+  <summary class="topbar-tab" aria-label="Show menu" title="Menu">{{icon "chevron-down"}}</summary>
+  {{template "topbar" .}}
+</details>
+{{- end}}
+<main id="main">
+{{block "content" .}}{{end}}
+</main>
+<footer class="footer">
+  <div class="container footer-inner">
+    <span>{{if .Site.OwnerName}}Curated by {{.Site.OwnerName}}{{else}}{{.Site.Title}}{{end}}</span>
+    <span class="footer-sep" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+    <span>Powered by <a href="https://git.iamchrisama.com/cdnutter/canon" rel="noopener">Canon</a></span>
+  </div>
+</footer>
+{{block "scripts" .}}{{end}}
+</body>
+</html>
+
+{{define "topbar"}}
 <header class="topbar">
   <div class="topbar-inner container">
     <a class="brand" href="/">
@@ -32,16 +57,4 @@
     {{- end}}
   </div>
 </header>
-<main id="main">
-{{block "content" .}}{{end}}
-</main>
-<footer class="footer">
-  <div class="container footer-inner">
-    <span>{{if .Site.OwnerName}}Curated by {{.Site.OwnerName}}{{else}}{{.Site.Title}}{{end}}</span>
-    <span class="footer-sep" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
-    <span>Powered by <a href="https://git.iamchrisama.com/cdnutter/canon" rel="noopener">Canon</a></span>
-  </div>
-</footer>
-{{block "scripts" .}}{{end}}
-</body>
-</html>
+{{end}}