diff --git a/LOTUS_FEATURES.md b/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
index 434daca85..19de1fef8 100644
--- a/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
+++ b/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ Redacted events display "This message has been deleted" along with the redaction
 - Maximum of 500 bookmarked entries
 - `BookmarksPanel.tsx` is a sidebar panel accessible from the navigation rail
 - Live-renders edits/redactions, text search, jump-to-message, and remove
+- **Author attribution**: each saved-message card shows who wrote it (`{sender} · {time ago}`). The author is snapshotted at save time (`senderId`/`senderName` on the bookmark, optional for backward compatibility) and re-resolved live from the event when the room is joined; search also matches the author name.
 - **Sort & group**: a Newest / Oldest / By-room segmented control sorts the list; "By room" renders collapsible per-room sections (groups ordered by most-recent save). The chosen sort persists across panel opens (`cinny_bookmarks_sort_v1`). Ordering/grouping logic is pure and unit-tested in `src/app/utils/bookmarks.ts` (`bookmarks.test.ts`).
 - Hook: `src/app/hooks/useBookmarks.ts`
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/bookmarks/BookmarksPanel.tsx b/src/app/features/bookmarks/BookmarksPanel.tsx
index 67fc77009..279f7b2f4 100644
--- a/src/app/features/bookmarks/BookmarksPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/bookmarks/BookmarksPanel.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { MessageDeletedContent } from '../../components/message/content/Fallback
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { RoomAvatar } from '../../components/room-avatar';
-import { getRoomAvatarUrl } from '../../utils/room';
+import { getRoomAvatarUrl, getMemberName } from '../../utils/room';
 import { nameInitials } from '../../utils/common';
 import { ContainerColor } from '../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ type BookmarkItemProps = {
   onRemove: (eventId: string) => void;
   // Optional live-rendered preview node; falls back to the stored snapshot when absent.
   preview?: ReactNode;
+  // Live-resolved author name; falls back to the stored snapshot when absent.
+  senderName?: string;
 };
 
-function BookmarkItem({ bookmark, onJump, onRemove, preview }: BookmarkItemProps) {
+function BookmarkItem({ bookmark, onJump, onRemove, preview, senderName }: BookmarkItemProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const room = mx.getRoom(bookmark.roomId) ?? undefined;
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ function BookmarkItem({ bookmark, onJump, onRemove, preview }: BookmarkItemProps
   const avatarUrl = room
     ? (getRoomAvatarUrl(mx, room, 96, useAuthentication) ?? undefined)
     : undefined;
+  // Prefer a live-resolved author name, then the stored snapshot.
+  const author = senderName ?? bookmark.senderName;
+  const timeAgo = formatTimeAgo(bookmark.savedAt);
 
   return (
     <Box
@@ -137,8 +142,8 @@ function BookmarkItem({ bookmark, onJump, onRemove, preview }: BookmarkItemProps
           <Text size="T200" truncate style={{ fontWeight: config.fontWeight.W600 }}>
             {displayRoomName}
           </Text>
-          <Text size="T200" priority="300">
-            {formatTimeAgo(bookmark.savedAt)}
+          <Text size="T200" priority="300" truncate>
+            {author ? `${author} · ${timeAgo}` : timeAgo}
           </Text>
         </Box>
         <IconButton
@@ -199,7 +204,19 @@ function LiveBookmarkItem({ room, bookmark, onJump, onRemove }: LiveBookmarkItem
     }
   }
 
-  return <BookmarkItem bookmark={bookmark} onJump={onJump} onRemove={onRemove} preview={preview} />;
+  // Resolve the author's current display name from the live event when available.
+  const liveSender = liveEvent?.getSender();
+  const senderName = liveSender ? getMemberName(room, liveSender) : undefined;
+
+  return (
+    <BookmarkItem
+      bookmark={bookmark}
+      onJump={onJump}
+      onRemove={onRemove}
+      preview={preview}
+      senderName={senderName}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
 type RoomGroupHeaderProps = {
@@ -320,7 +337,8 @@ export function BookmarksPanel({ onClose }: BookmarksPanelProps) {
         : bookmarks.filter(
             (bk) =>
               bk.previewText.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
-              bk.roomName.toLowerCase().includes(query),
+              bk.roomName.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+              (bk.senderName?.toLowerCase().includes(query) ?? false),
           ),
     [bookmarks, query],
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
index 3ce5645cb..49925cfdb 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ export const Message = React.memo(
                                       savedAt: Date.now(),
                                       previewText: body.slice(0, 120),
                                       roomName: room.name,
+                                      senderId,
+                                      senderName: senderDisplayName,
                                     });
                                   }
                                   closeMenu();
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useBookmarks.ts b/src/app/hooks/useBookmarks.ts
index 3c8c4341d..db8689687 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useBookmarks.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useBookmarks.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ export type Bookmark = {
   savedAt: number;
   previewText: string;
   roomName: string;
+  // Author of the saved message. Optional for backward compatibility with
+  // bookmarks stored before attribution was added; the panel resolves a live
+  // name when the room is joined and falls back to these snapshots otherwise.
+  senderId?: string;
+  senderName?: string;
 };
 
 const BOOKMARKS_KEY = 'io.lotus.bookmarks';