diff --git a/site/src/components/Header.astro b/site/src/components/Header.astro
index 97bb6b9..0c657d9 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Header.astro
+++ b/site/src/components/Header.astro
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ const starsLabel = stars >= 1000 ? `${(stars / 1000).toFixed(1)}k` : String(star
       const { value, ts } = JSON.parse(cached);
       if (Date.now() - ts < CACHE_TTL) {
         starsEl.textContent = formatStars(value);
+        return; // cache is fresh, skip API call
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/site/src/components/StatsBar.astro b/site/src/components/StatsBar.astro
index 748d245..eef3c02 100644
--- a/site/src/components/StatsBar.astro
+++ b/site/src/components/StatsBar.astro
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 ---
 import { getTotalRuleCount, getTotalExporterCount, data } from '../data/rules';
+import { GITHUB_API_REPO_URL } from '../data/site';
 
 const totalRules = getTotalRuleCount();
 const totalExporters = getTotalExporterCount();
 const totalGroups = data.groups.length;
+
+let stars = 0;
+try {
+  const res = await fetch(GITHUB_API_REPO_URL, {
+    headers: { 'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json' }
+  });
+  if (res.ok) {
+    const json = await res.json();
+    stars = json.stargazers_count ?? 0;
+  }
+} catch {}
+
+const starsLabel = stars >= 1000 ? `${(stars / 1000).toFixed(1)}k` : String(stars);
 ---
 
 <div class="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-6 sm:gap-10 py-4 text-center">
@@ -19,4 +33,46 @@ const totalGroups = data.groups.length;
     <div class="text-2xl font-bold text-brand dark:text-brand-dark">{totalGroups}</div>
     <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400 mt-0.5">categories</div>
   </div>
+  <a href="https://github.com/samber/awesome-prometheus-alerts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="group">
+    <div class="text-2xl font-bold text-brand dark:text-brand-dark flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
+      <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-yellow-500" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
+        <path d="M12 2l3.09 6.26L22 9.27l-5 4.87 1.18 6.88L12 17.77l-6.18 3.25L7 14.14 2 9.27l6.91-1.01L12 2z" />
+      </svg>
+      <span id="statsbar-stars">{starsLabel}</span>
+    </div>
+    <div class="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400 mt-0.5 group-hover:text-brand dark:group-hover:text-brand-dark transition-colors">GitHub stars</div>
+  </a>
 </div>
+
+<script>
+  const starsEl = document.getElementById('statsbar-stars');
+  if (starsEl) {
+    const CACHE_KEY = 'gh_stars_apa';
+    const CACHE_TTL = 3600 * 1000;
+
+    function fmt(n: number): string {
+      return n >= 1000 ? `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}k` : String(n);
+    }
+
+    const cached = sessionStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY);
+    if (cached) {
+      const { value, ts } = JSON.parse(cached);
+      if (Date.now() - ts < CACHE_TTL) {
+        starsEl.textContent = fmt(value);
+        return; // cache is fresh, skip API call
+      }
+    }
+
+    fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/samber/awesome-prometheus-alerts', {
+      headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json' },
+    })
+      .then((r) => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (data?.stargazers_count) {
+          starsEl.textContent = fmt(data.stargazers_count);
+          sessionStorage.setItem(CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify({ value: data.stargazers_count, ts: Date.now() }));
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {});
+  }
+</script>