diff --git a/src/apps/applets/static/apps/applets/applets.js b/src/apps/applets/static/apps/applets/applets.js
index 33af8a8..23d7bb4 100644
--- a/src/apps/applets/static/apps/applets/applets.js
+++ b/src/apps/applets/static/apps/applets/applets.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const appletContainerIds = new Set([
     'id_game_applets_container',
     'id_gk_sections_container',
     'id_wallet_applets_container',
+    'id_billboard_applets_wrapper',
 ]);
 
 document.body.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', (e) => {
diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 44eecf7..a36dc17 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -124,6 +124,71 @@ class ToggleBillboardAppletsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html")
 
+    def test_htmx_toggle_response_renders_most_recent_with_real_events(self):
+        # Seed a room + event so Most Recent should render prose, not the empty fallback.
+        room = Room.objects.create(name="Sound Chamber", owner=self.user)
+        record(
+            room, GameEvent.SLOT_FILLED, actor=self.user,
+            slot_number=1, token_type="coin",
+            token_display="Coin-on-a-String", renewal_days=7,
+        )
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("billboard:toggle_applets"),
+            {"applets": [
+                "billboard-my-scrolls",
+                "billboard-my-contacts",
+                "billboard-most-recent",
+            ]},
+            HTTP_HX_REQUEST="true",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Coin-on-a-String")
+        # And My Scrolls renders the room name (needs my_rooms in context).
+        self.assertContains(response, "Sound Chamber")
+
+    def test_htmx_toggle_response_has_single_applet_menu_div(self):
+        # The response is hx-swapped into the page; if it contains both the menu
+        # div and the applets-container div, the original menu remains and the
+        # next gear-click resurrects stale form state. Response must contain the
+        # menu exactly once (the wrapper) — never two siblings of the same id.
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("billboard:toggle_applets"),
+            {"applets": ["billboard-my-scrolls"]},
+            HTTP_HX_REQUEST="true",
+        )
+        body = response.content.decode("utf-8")
+        self.assertEqual(body.count('id="id_billboard_applet_menu"'), 1)
+
+    def test_second_toggle_preserves_prior_hidden_state(self):
+        # First toggle: hide Contacts only.
+        self.client.post(
+            reverse("billboard:toggle_applets"),
+            {"applets": [
+                "new-post", "my-posts",
+                "billboard-my-scrolls",
+                "billboard-most-recent",
+            ]},
+            HTTP_HX_REQUEST="true",
+        )
+        # Second toggle: hide Most Recent additionally — Contacts must stay hidden.
+        self.client.post(
+            reverse("billboard:toggle_applets"),
+            {"applets": [
+                "new-post", "my-posts",
+                "billboard-my-scrolls",
+            ]},
+            HTTP_HX_REQUEST="true",
+        )
+        from apps.applets.models import UserApplet
+        contacts = Applet.objects.get(slug="billboard-my-contacts")
+        most_recent = Applet.objects.get(slug="billboard-most-recent")
+        self.assertFalse(
+            UserApplet.objects.get(user=self.user, applet=contacts).visible
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(
+            UserApplet.objects.get(user=self.user, applet=most_recent).visible
+        )
+
 
 class BillscrollViewTest(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/views.py b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
index 5bab098..10c33db 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ def _recent_posts(user, limit=3):
     )
 
 
-@login_required(login_url="/")
-def billboard(request):
-    my_rooms = rooms_for_user(request.user).order_by("-created_at")
+def _billboard_context(user):
+    my_rooms = rooms_for_user(user).order_by("-created_at")
 
     recent_room = (
         Room.objects.filter(
-            Q(owner=request.user) | Q(gate_slots__gamer=request.user)
+            Q(owner=user) | Q(gate_slots__gamer=user)
         )
         .annotate(last_event=Max("events__timestamp"))
         .filter(last_event__isnull=False)
@@ -53,14 +52,21 @@ def billboard(request):
         if recent_room else []
     )
 
-    return render(request, "apps/billboard/billboard.html", {
+    return {
         "my_rooms": my_rooms,
         "recent_room": recent_room,
         "recent_events": recent_events,
-        "viewer": request.user,
-        "applets": applet_context(request.user, "billboard"),
+        "viewer": user,
+        "applets": applet_context(user, "billboard"),
         "form": LineForm(),
-        "recent_posts": _recent_posts(request.user),
+        "recent_posts": _recent_posts(user),
+    }
+
+
+@login_required(login_url="/")
+def billboard(request):
+    return render(request, "apps/billboard/billboard.html", {
+        **_billboard_context(request.user),
         "page_class": "page-billboard",
     })
 
@@ -70,11 +76,11 @@ def toggle_billboard_applets(request):
     checked = request.POST.getlist("applets")
     apply_applet_toggle(request.user, "billboard", checked)
     if request.headers.get("HX-Request"):
-        return render(request, "apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html", {
-            "applets": applet_context(request.user, "billboard"),
-            "form": LineForm(),
-            "recent_posts": _recent_posts(request.user),
-        })
+        return render(
+            request,
+            "apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html",
+            _billboard_context(request.user),
+        )
     return redirect("billboard:billboard")
 
 
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py b/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
index 095c415..94cbfa0 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_billboard.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class BillboardAppletsTest(FunctionalTest):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        self.browser.set_window_size(800, 1200)
         self.founder = User.objects.create(email="founder@test.io")
         self.room = Room.objects.create(name="Arcane Assembly", owner=self.founder)
         for slug, name, cols, rows in [
@@ -248,6 +249,97 @@ class BillboardAppletsTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", gear_btn)
         self.wait_for_slow(lambda: self.assertTrue(menu.is_displayed()))
 
+    def test_toggling_applets_keeps_content_and_persists_per_applet(self):
+        # Seed an event so Most Recent renders prose, not the empty fallback
+        record(
+            self.room, GameEvent.SLOT_FILLED, actor=self.founder,
+            slot_number=1, token_type="coin",
+            token_display="Coin-on-a-String", renewal_days=7,
+        )
+
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("founder@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/")
+
+        # All three applets visible; Most Recent shows event prose, My Scrolls shows the room
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_most_recent")
+        )
+        most_recent = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_most_recent")
+        self.assertIn("Coin-on-a-String", most_recent.text)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "Arcane Assembly",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_scrolls").text,
+        )
+
+        # Open gear, uncheck Contacts, click OK
+        gear = self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".billboard-page .gear-btn")
+        self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", gear)
+        menu = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_billboard_applet_menu")
+        )
+        contacts_cb = menu.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='billboard-my-contacts']"
+        )
+        self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", contacts_cb)
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+
+        # Contacts is hidden; Most Recent + My Scrolls keep their content (bug #2)
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertEqual(
+                self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_contacts"),
+                [],
+            )
+        )
+        most_recent = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_most_recent")
+        self.assertIn("Coin-on-a-String", most_recent.text)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "Arcane Assembly",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_scrolls").text,
+        )
+
+        # Second toggle: hide Most Recent. Contacts must NOT come back (bug #1)
+        gear = self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".billboard-page .gear-btn")
+        self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", gear)
+        menu = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_billboard_applet_menu")
+        )
+        # The freshly-rendered menu must reflect DB state (Contacts unchecked)
+        contacts_cb = menu.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='billboard-my-contacts']"
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(contacts_cb.is_selected())
+        most_recent_cb = menu.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input[value='billboard-most-recent']"
+        )
+        self.browser.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", most_recent_cb)
+        menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button[type='submit']").click()
+
+        # Most Recent gone; Contacts still hidden (the stale-form bug would re-show it)
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertEqual(
+                self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_most_recent"),
+                [],
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_contacts"),
+            [],
+        )
+
+        # And after a hard refresh both stay hidden, menu reflects DB
+        self.browser.refresh()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_scrolls")
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_my_contacts"),
+            [],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_applet_billboard_most_recent"),
+            [],
+        )
+
 
 class BillscrollAppletsTest(FunctionalTest):
     """
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html
index 68efcba..778558e 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applets.html
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
-<div id="id_billboard_applet_menu" style="display:none;">
-    <form
-        hx-post="{% url "billboard:toggle_applets" %}"
-        hx-target="#id_billboard_applets_container"
-        hx-swap="outerHTML"
-    >
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        {% for entry in applets %}
-            <label>
-                <input
-                    type="checkbox"
-                    name="applets"
-                    value="{{ entry.applet.slug }}"
-                    {% if entry.visible %}checked{% endif %}
-                >
-                {{ entry.applet.name }}
-            </label>
-        {% endfor %}
-        <div class="menu-btns">
-            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-cancel applet-menu-cancel">NVM</button>
-        </div>
-    </form>
-</div>
-<div id="id_billboard_applets_container">
-    {% include "apps/applets/_partials/_applets.html" %}
+<div id="id_billboard_applets_wrapper">
+    <div id="id_billboard_applet_menu" style="display:none;">
+        <form
+            hx-post="{% url "billboard:toggle_applets" %}"
+            hx-target="#id_billboard_applets_wrapper"
+            hx-swap="outerHTML"
+        >
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            {% for entry in applets %}
+                <label>
+                    <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        name="applets"
+                        value="{{ entry.applet.slug }}"
+                        {% if entry.visible %}checked{% endif %}
+                    >
+                    {{ entry.applet.name }}
+                </label>
+            {% endfor %}
+            <div class="menu-btns">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-cancel applet-menu-cancel">NVM</button>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+    <div id="id_billboard_applets_container">
+        {% include "apps/applets/_partials/_applets.html" %}
+    </div>
 </div>