diff --git a/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
index 2623ea0..f84f10e 100644
--- a/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/recipes/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -355,6 +355,17 @@
       }
     };
     document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibility);
+
+    // Track view per active profile (fire-and-forget). Skipped when no
+    // profile is active — we'd just be writing rows nobody can sort against later.
+    if (profileStore.active) {
+      void fetch(`/api/recipes/${data.recipe.id}/view`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ profile_id: profileStore.active.id })
+      });
+    }
+
     return () => document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibility);
   });