diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index 5709ef7..28ff90a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -2021,6 +2021,76 @@ a.app-footer__repo:hover {
   }
 }
 
+/* ── Reading Header ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.reading-header {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 60;
+  height: 40px;
+  background: var(--color-bg-surface);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
+  transition: transform 300ms ease;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.reading-header--visible {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.reading-header__inner {
+  max-width: 1200px;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 0 1.5rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.reading-header__title {
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  flex-shrink: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.reading-header__sep {
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.reading-header__section {
+  color: var(--color-accent);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .reading-header__inner {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .reading-header__section {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    flex-shrink: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+}
+
 /* ── Table of Contents ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .technique-toc {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ReadingHeader.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ReadingHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..666c117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ReadingHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+ * Thin sticky reading header that slides in when the user scrolls past the
+ * technique page title bar. Shows truncated article title + current section
+ * name derived from the activeId scroll-spy state.
+ */
+
+import type { BodySectionV2 } from "../api";
+import { slugify } from "./TableOfContents";
+
+interface ReadingHeaderProps {
+  title: string;
+  activeId: string;
+  sections: BodySectionV2[];
+  visible: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Resolve an activeId slug back to a human-readable section or subsection name. */
+function resolveActiveSection(
+  activeId: string,
+  sections: BodySectionV2[],
+): string {
+  if (!activeId) return "";
+
+  for (const section of sections) {
+    const sectionSlug = slugify(section.heading);
+    if (activeId === sectionSlug) return section.heading;
+
+    // Check compound slug for subsections: "sectionSlug--subSlug"
+    if (activeId.startsWith(sectionSlug + "--")) {
+      for (const sub of section.subsections) {
+        const subSlug = `${sectionSlug}--${slugify(sub.heading)}`;
+        if (activeId === subSlug) return sub.heading;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return "";
+}
+
+export default function ReadingHeader({
+  title,
+  activeId,
+  sections,
+  visible,
+}: ReadingHeaderProps) {
+  const sectionName = resolveActiveSection(activeId, sections);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`reading-header${visible ? " reading-header--visible" : ""}`}
+      aria-hidden={!visible}
+    >
+      <div className="reading-header__inner">
+        <span className="reading-header__title">{title}</span>
+        {sectionName && (
+          <>
+            <span className="reading-header__sep"> · </span>
+            <span className="reading-header__section">{sectionName}</span>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
index 9317bb5..663fad3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TechniquePage.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import CreatorAvatar from "../components/CreatorAvatar";
 import VideoPlayer from "../components/VideoPlayer";
 import PlayerControls from "../components/PlayerControls";
 import TableOfContents, { slugify } from "../components/TableOfContents";
+import ReadingHeader from "../components/ReadingHeader";
 import { parseCitations } from "../utils/citations";
 import { useDocumentTitle } from "../hooks/useDocumentTitle";
 import { useMediaSync } from "../hooks/useMediaSync";
@@ -225,6 +226,26 @@ export default function TechniquePage() {
   // --- Scroll-spy: activeId for ToC ---
   const [activeId, setActiveId] = useState<string>("");
   const titleBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [titlePastView, setTitlePastView] = useState(false);
+  const titleObserverRef = useRef<IntersectionObserver | null>(null);
+
+  // Callback ref for sentinel — creates observer when element mounts
+  const titleSentinelRef = useCallback((node: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+    if (titleObserverRef.current) {
+      titleObserverRef.current.disconnect();
+      titleObserverRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (node) {
+      const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+        ([entry]) => {
+          if (entry) setTitlePastView(!entry.isIntersecting);
+        },
+        { threshold: 0 },
+      );
+      observer.observe(node);
+      titleObserverRef.current = observer;
+    }
+  }, []);
 
   // Overlay snapshot fields when viewing a historical version
   const isHistorical = selectedVersion !== "current" && versionDetail != null;
@@ -319,6 +340,15 @@ export default function TechniquePage() {
 
   return (
     <article className="technique-page">
+      {/* Reading header — slides in when title bar scrolls out of view */}
+      {isV2 && (
+        <ReadingHeader
+          title={displayTitle}
+          activeId={activeId}
+          sections={displaySections as BodySectionV2[]}
+          visible={titlePastView}
+        />
+      )}
       {/* Historical version banner */}
       {isHistorical && (
         <div className="technique-banner technique-banner--version">
@@ -342,6 +372,9 @@ export default function TechniquePage() {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Sentinel for reading-header scroll detection (above sticky title bar) */}
+      <div ref={titleSentinelRef} style={{ height: 1, marginBottom: -1, overflow: "hidden" }} />
+
       {/* Sticky title bar — sits at top of article, becomes sticky on scroll */}
       <div className="technique-title-bar" ref={titleBarRef}>
         <div className="technique-title-bar__inner">