Index: src/middleware/render.js
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--- src/middleware/render.js	(revision 8ef8c3eac2476504a52ea0e74c93a6692330eecb)
+++ src/middleware/render.js	(revision bbce8da34215ec66db90cc6f72eaca329347bf4f)
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@
     // Cirkel = the artists you feature (auto-boost). Shown when AP is on and you
     // auto-boost ≥1 account, or (legacy) on a circle-tenancy site.
-    hasCirkel: !!(_site && apEnabled() && ActivityPubService.autoBoostCount(_site.slug) > 0),
+    hasCirkel: !!(_site && apEnabled() && (ActivityPubService.autoBoostCount(_site.slug) > 0 || ActivityPubService.boostedCount(_site.slug) > 0)),
     isViewer: _isViewer,
     canMutate: !_isViewer,