diff --git a/PROGRESS.md b/PROGRESS.md
index 75418e7..ae6cc80 100644
--- a/PROGRESS.md
+++ b/PROGRESS.md
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ and until now nothing set them.
 
 ---
 
+## 2026-09-10 — A folder counts what it holds
+
+An OPML subscription has no entries of its own, so its row always read `0 unread` no matter how much
+was waiting inside it. Unread and saved are now summed from the feeds it holds -- from all of them,
+not just the ones a search filter left showing, so the number doesn't move as you type. The badge
+caps at `999+` (the real figure is in its tooltip); a four-digit count ate the title beside it.
+
+---
+
 ## 2026-09-10 — Sidebar alignment
 
 The feed list had four different left edges: a row with no children skipped the chevron entirely, so
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index e852574..e5310aa 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -457,6 +457,13 @@ function renderFeeds(){
   }
   for(const [f,depth] of order){
     const kids=shown.filter(c=>c.group===f.id).length;
+    // A subscription holds no entries itself, so its counts are the sum of what is inside --
+    // taken from every feed it holds, not just the ones a filter left showing.
+    const mine=S.feeds.filter(c=>c.group===f.id);
+    const sum=k=>mine.reduce((n,c)=>n+(c[k]||0),0);
+    const [unread,eps,saved]=mine.length
+      ? [sum('unread'),sum('entries'),sum('downloaded')]
+      : [f.unread,f.entries,f.downloaded];
     const el=document.createElement('div');
     el.className='feed'+(S.feed===f.id?' sel':'')+(depth?' child':'')+(kids?' group':'');
     const open = kids && (expanded.has(f.id) || q);
@@ -464,11 +471,11 @@ function renderFeeds(){
       `<span class="chev${open?' open':''}"${kids?' title="Show or hide the feeds inside"':''}>${kids?'▶':''}</span>`+
       artHTML(f.image,f.title||f.id)+
       `<div class="txt"><b>${esc(f.title||f.id)}</b><small>`+
-      (kids?`${kids} feed${kids===1?'':'s'}${f.unread?` · ${f.unread} unread`:''}`
-          :`${f.entries} eps · ${f.downloaded} saved`)+
+      (mine.length?`${mine.length} feed${mine.length===1?'':'s'} · ${saved} saved`
+          :`${eps} eps · ${saved} saved`)+
       `</small></div>`+
       (f.orphaned?'<span class="tag" title="No longer listed in the OPML, kept because it has downloads">gone</span>':'')+
-      `<span class="badge${f.unread?'':' zero'}">${f.unread}</span>`;
+      `<span class="badge${unread?'':' zero'}" title="${unread} unread">${unread>999?'999+':unread}</span>`;
     el.onclick=()=>{ selectFeed(f.id); $('#sidebar').classList.remove('open'); };
     if(kids) $('.chev',el).onclick=ev=>{ ev.stopPropagation(); toggleGroup(f.id); };
     list.appendChild(el);