diff --git a/web/src/lib/sessionTitle.test.ts b/web/src/lib/sessionTitle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6316369d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/sessionTitle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { getSessionTitle } from './sessionTitle'
+
+describe('getSessionTitle', () => {
+    it('prefers metadata.name over summary.text (sidebar / share picker parity)', () => {
+        expect(getSessionTitle({
+            id: 'abcdef0123456789',
+            metadata: {
+                name: 'hub runner version governance',
+                summary: { text: 'HAPI Skill Lookup' },
+                path: '/tmp/share-title-parity',
+            },
+        })).toBe('hub runner version governance')
+    })
+
+    it('falls back to summary when name is absent', () => {
+        expect(getSessionTitle({
+            id: 'abcdef0123456789',
+            metadata: {
+                summary: { text: 'HAPI Skill Lookup' },
+                path: '/tmp/share-title-parity',
+            },
+        })).toBe('HAPI Skill Lookup')
+    })
+
+    it('falls back to the last path segment when name and summary are absent', () => {
+        expect(getSessionTitle({
+            id: 'abcdef0123456789',
+            metadata: {
+                path: '/tmp/share-title-parity',
+            },
+        })).toBe('share-title-parity')
+    })
+
+    it('falls back to a short id when metadata is empty', () => {
+        expect(getSessionTitle({ id: 'abcdef0123456789' })).toBe('abcdef01')
+    })
+})
diff --git a/web/src/routes/share/index.tsx b/web/src/routes/share/index.tsx
index 4dd859a0..741ac082 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/share/index.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/share/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     type ShareTransferPayload,
 } from '@/lib/shareTransfer'
 import { setSharePendingTransfer } from '@/lib/sharePendingState'
+import { getSessionTitle } from '@/lib/sessionTitle'
 import type { SessionSummary } from '@/types/api'
 
 type LoadState =
@@ -29,13 +30,6 @@ function formatBytes(n: number): string {
     return `${(n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MB`
 }
 
-function getSessionTitle(session: SessionSummary): string {
-    return session.metadata?.summary?.text
-        ?? session.metadata?.name
-        ?? session.metadata?.path
-        ?? session.id.slice(0, 8)
-}
-
 function SharePreview(props: { payload: ShareTransferPayload }) {
     const { payload } = props
     const { t } = useTranslation()