diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_buds.py b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_buds.py
index 257c057..fa2c3e1 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_buds.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_buds.py
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ class AddBudViewTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse("billboard:add_bud"))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
 
+    def test_add_returns_at_handle_and_title_for_tooltip_row(self):
+        """The async-appended My Buds row mirrors _my_buds_item.html, so the
+        payload must carry the bud's at_handle + active_title_display to fill
+        the data-tt-* attrs — without them the new row's tooltip renders empty
+        (the entries above it, server-rendered, have them). Regression
+        2026-05-29."""
+        alice = User.objects.create(email="alice@test.io", username="alice")
+        body = self.client.post(
+            reverse("billboard:add_bud"), data={"recipient": "alice"},
+        ).json()
+        self.assertEqual(body["bud"]["at_handle"], "@alice")
+        self.assertEqual(body["bud"]["title"], alice.active_title_display)
+
     def test_add_resolves_username_too_not_just_email(self):
         """Phase 2: recipient field accepts usernames as well as emails."""
         alice = User.objects.create(email="alice@test.io", username="alice")
diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/views.py b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
index a908c0f..df86c91 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/views.py
@@ -700,11 +700,16 @@ def add_bud(request):
         already_present = candidate in request.user.buds.all()
         if not already_present:
             request.user.buds.add(candidate)
+        from apps.lyric.templatetags.lyric_extras import at_handle
         display = candidate.username or candidate.email
         bud = {
-            "id":       str(candidate.id),
-            "username": display,
-            "email":    candidate.email,
+            "id":        str(candidate.id),
+            "username":  display,
+            "email":     candidate.email,
+            # at_handle + title feed the async row's data-tt-* attrs so its
+            # tooltip matches the server-rendered rows (regression 2026-05-29).
+            "at_handle": at_handle(candidate),
+            "title":     candidate.active_title_display,
         }
         recipient_display = display
         recipient_user_id = str(candidate.id)
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
index ac7f06a..feadc33 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
@@ -64,6 +64,47 @@ class MyBudsPageTest(FunctionalTest):
             [],
         ))
 
+    def test_async_added_entry_matches_server_row_and_populates_tooltip(self):
+        """Regression 2026-05-29: the async-appended row used to be a stripped
+        `@handle`-only `<li>` — no anchor, no ` the <Title>`, no data-tt-*
+        attrs — so its tooltip rendered empty (vs. the server-rendered rows
+        above it). The appended row must mirror _my_buds_item.html exactly."""
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/my-buds/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_bud_btn")).click()
+        recipient = self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_recipient"))
+        recipient.send_keys("alice@test.io")
+        self.browser.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_bud_panel .btn.btn-confirm"
+        ).click()
+
+        sel = f".bud-entry[data-bud-id='{self.alice.id}']"
+        row = self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, sel))
+        # Carries both classes (styling + tooltip-lock both key on these).
+        cls = (row.get_attribute("class") or "").split()
+        self.assertIn("applet-list-entry", cls)
+        self.assertIn("bud-entry", cls)
+        # data-tt-* attrs the portal reads on row-lock.
+        self.assertEqual(row.get_attribute("data-tt-title"), "@alice")
+        self.assertEqual(row.get_attribute("data-tt-description"), "Earthman")
+        self.assertEqual(row.get_attribute("data-tt-email"), "alice@test.io")
+        # Anchor routes into the bud landing page; trailing ` the <Title>`.
+        anchor = row.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".bud-name a")
+        self.assertIn(f"/billboard/buds/{self.alice.id}/", anchor.get_attribute("href"))
+        self.assertIn("the Earthman", row.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".bud-row-title"
+        ).text)
+        # Click the row (NOT the anchor) → portal locks + populates non-empty.
+        row.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".bud-row-title").click()
+        portal = self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_tooltip_portal.active"
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            portal.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt-title").text, "@alice"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            portal.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt-description").text, "Earthman"
+        )
+
     def test_no_autocomplete_suggestions_on_my_buds_page(self):
         """The bud-autocomplete pool is request.user.buds — surfacing buds
         you've already added on the page where you ADD new buds is just
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
index d05fc8e..6bf8888 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
@@ -19,18 +19,41 @@
         var empty = list.querySelector('.applet-list-entry--empty');
         if (empty) empty.remove();
 
+        // Mirror _my_buds_item.html EXACTLY so the async row behaves like a
+        // server-rendered one: both classes (styling + tooltip-lock key on
+        // them), the data-tt-* attrs the portal reads on row-lock, the
+        // bud-page anchor, and the trailing ` the <Title>`. Earlier this
+        // built a bare `@handle` <li> → empty tooltip + dead row.
+        // `at_handle` comes from the server (the client can't replicate the
+        // truncate_email fallback for username-less buds); fall back to a
+        // naive `@`-prefix only if the payload predates that field.
+        var handle = bud.at_handle || (function () {
+            var d = bud.username || '';
+            return d.indexOf('@') >= 0 ? d : '@' + d;
+        }());
+        var title = bud.title || '';
+
         var li = document.createElement('li');
-        li.className = 'bud-entry';
+        li.className = 'applet-list-entry bud-entry';
         li.dataset.budId = bud.id;
+        li.dataset.ttTitle = handle;
+        li.dataset.ttDescription = title;
+        li.dataset.ttEmail = bud.email || '';
+        li.dataset.ttShoptalk = '';   // fresh bud — no BudshipNote yet
+
         var name = document.createElement('span');
         name.className = 'bud-name';
-        // Mirror the `at_handle` template filter: prefix `@` on plain
-        // usernames; leave the value untouched if it already contains
-        // `@` (the server falls back to email when username is unset,
-        // and emails don't take the prefix).
-        var display = bud.username || '';
-        name.textContent = display.indexOf('@') >= 0 ? display : '@' + display;
+        var a = document.createElement('a');
+        a.href = '/billboard/buds/' + bud.id + '/';
+        a.textContent = handle;
+        name.appendChild(a);
         li.appendChild(name);
+
+        var rowTitle = document.createElement('span');
+        rowTitle.className = 'bud-row-title';
+        rowTitle.textContent = ' the ' + title;
+        li.appendChild(rowTitle);
+
         var buffer = list.querySelector('.bud-entry-buffer');
         if (buffer) list.insertBefore(li, buffer);
         else list.appendChild(li);