diff --git a/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs b/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
index ebaf6e7..ec87080 100644
--- a/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ internal static class PluginHostFactory
             sp.GetRequiredService<IChatGui>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Services.TellRouterService>>()
         ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Ui.Components.HonorificHeader(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Integrations.HonorificService>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<FontManager>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ThemeRegistry>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Ui.StyleEngine.TokenResolver>()
+        ));
         services.AddSingleton(sp => new Integrations.FailedTellNotifier(
             sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Integrations.FailedTellNotifier>>()
         ));
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/HonorificHeader.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/HonorificHeader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dad71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/HonorificHeader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface;
+using HellionChat.Integrations;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
+using HellionChat.Ui.StyleEngine;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Ui.Components;
+
+// 30px header row pinned to the top of the main chat window. Crown stays
+// rendered as a brand anchor even when the Honorific IPC drops out; the
+// bracketed title only appears when there is actually a title to show.
+internal sealed class HonorificHeader
+{
+    public const float Height = 30f;
+
+    private readonly HonorificService _honorific;
+    private readonly FontManager _fonts;
+    private readonly ThemeRegistry _themes;
+    private readonly TokenResolver _resolver;
+
+    public HonorificHeader(
+        HonorificService honorific,
+        FontManager fonts,
+        ThemeRegistry themes,
+        TokenResolver resolver
+    )
+    {
+        _honorific = honorific;
+        _fonts = fonts;
+        _themes = themes;
+        _resolver = resolver;
+    }
+
+    public void Draw(float maxWidth)
+    {
+        // First-frame guard: components must not lay out before the atlas
+        // is finished or text metrics collapse into placeholder widths.
+        if (!_fonts.FontsReady)
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("Loading fonts…");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var theme = _themes.Active;
+        var origin = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+        var dl = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+
+        var crownColor = ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(
+            _resolver.Resolve(Token.HonorificCrown, theme.Colors)
+        );
+        var crownGlyph = FontAwesomeIcon.Crown.ToIconString();
+        float crownWidth;
+        using (_fonts.FontAwesome.Push())
+        {
+            crownWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(crownGlyph).X;
+            dl.AddText(origin + new Vector2(0f, 8f), crownColor, crownGlyph);
+        }
+
+        var title = _honorific.IsAvailable ? _honorific.CurrentTitle?.Title : null;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title))
+        {
+            var titleColor = ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextPrimary);
+            dl.AddText(origin + new Vector2(crownWidth + 6f, 8f), titleColor, $"«{title}»");
+        }
+
+        // Reserve the row height even when no title rendered so the layout
+        // below stays stable across IPC reconnect cycles.
+        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(maxWidth, Height));
+    }
+}