diff --git a/server/db.js b/server/db.js
index 249ef0f..a8af867 100644
--- a/server/db.js
+++ b/server/db.js
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ export function initDb() {
   }
   db.exec('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_projects_share_token ON projects(share_token) WHERE share_token IS NOT NULL');
 
+  // Reader ink — one row per user + book + chapter, stored as JSON
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS reader_ink (
+      user_id     TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+      book_abbrev TEXT NOT NULL,
+      chapter     INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      strokes     TEXT NOT NULL,
+      updated_at  INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      PRIMARY KEY (user_id, book_abbrev, chapter)
+    );
+  `);
+
   console.log(`SQLite database ready at ${DB_PATH}`);
 }
 
@@ -146,6 +158,30 @@ export function setBackupCodeHashes(userId, backupCodeHashes) {
   db.prepare('UPDATE users SET backup_codes = ? WHERE id = ?').run(JSON.stringify(backupCodeHashes), userId);
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Reader ink — cross-device sync for draw-mode annotations in the reader
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Returns all saved reader ink pages for a user as { "BOOK_CH": strokes[] }. */
+export function getAllReaderInk(userId) {
+  const rows = db.prepare(
+    'SELECT book_abbrev AS book, chapter, strokes FROM reader_ink WHERE user_id = ?'
+  ).all(userId);
+  return Object.fromEntries(
+    rows.map((r) => [`${r.book}_${r.chapter}`, JSON.parse(r.strokes)])
+  );
+}
+
+/** Upserts the ink strokes for one reader page. */
+export function setReaderInkPage(userId, bookAbbrev, chapter, strokes) {
+  db.prepare(`
+    INSERT INTO reader_ink (user_id, book_abbrev, chapter, strokes, updated_at)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+    ON CONFLICT(user_id, book_abbrev, chapter)
+    DO UPDATE SET strokes = excluded.strokes, updated_at = excluded.updated_at
+  `).run(userId, bookAbbrev, Number(chapter), JSON.stringify(strokes), Date.now());
+}
+
 /**
  * Assigns any pre-existing, unowned projects (from before multi-user support)
  * to the given user. Intended to run once, right after the first account is created.
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index dcc7b9c..ed0e664 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   getShareToken, setShareToken, clearShareToken, getProjectByShareToken,
   adminGetAllUsers, adminDeleteUser, adminGetAllProjects, adminGetProject, adminDeleteProject,
   setUserPassword, destroyAllSessionsForUser,
+  getAllReaderInk, setReaderInkPage,
 } from './db.js';
 import { SqliteSessionStore } from './sessionStore.js';
 import {
@@ -359,6 +360,34 @@ app.delete('/api/projects/:id', requireAuth, (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Reader ink — cross-device draw annotations on Bible chapters
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// GET /api/reader/ink — all saved ink pages for the current user
+app.get('/api/reader/ink', requireAuth, (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    res.json(getAllReaderInk(req.session.userId));
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('GET /api/reader/ink error:', err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load reader ink.' });
+  }
+});
+
+// PUT /api/reader/ink/:book/:chapter — save (upsert) one page's ink
+app.put('/api/reader/ink/:book/:chapter', requireAuth, (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { book, chapter } = req.params;
+    const { strokes } = req.body;
+    if (!Array.isArray(strokes)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'strokes must be an array.' });
+    setReaderInkPage(req.session.userId, book, chapter, strokes);
+    res.json({ ok: true });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('PUT /api/reader/ink error:', err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to save reader ink.' });
+  }
+});
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Read-only share links
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index ffe54bb..e46216e 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ const App = () => {
     try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('readerInkByPage') ?? '{}'); }
     catch { return {}; }
   });
+  // Debounce timer ref so rapid stroke updates don't flood the server
+  const inkSaveTimerRef = useRef({});
   const audioRef = useRef(null);
   const audioModeRef = useRef('book'); // 'book' | 'reader' — which player owns audioRef
   const audioBookRef = useRef(audioBook);
@@ -1558,6 +1560,15 @@ const App = () => {
       try { localStorage.setItem('readerInkByPage', JSON.stringify(next)); } catch {}
       return next;
     });
+    // Debounce server sync — wait 1 s after last stroke before sending
+    clearTimeout(inkSaveTimerRef.current[key]);
+    inkSaveTimerRef.current[key] = setTimeout(() => {
+      fetch(`/api/reader/ink/${encodeURIComponent(bookAbbrev)}/${encodeURIComponent(chapter)}`, {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ strokes }),
+      }).catch(() => {}); // silent — localStorage already saved locally
+    }, 1000);
   }, []);
 
   const cycleBookmarkColor = (verseKey) => {
@@ -1610,7 +1621,21 @@ const App = () => {
     getCurrentUser().then((result) => {
       if (result.ok) {
         setAuthUser(result.user);
-        if (result.user) setProjectIndex(switchStorageUser(result.user.id));
+        if (result.user) {
+          setProjectIndex(switchStorageUser(result.user.id));
+          // Load reader ink from the server; server wins over any stale localStorage copy
+          fetch('/api/reader/ink')
+            .then((r) => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
+            .then((serverInk) => {
+              if (!serverInk) return;
+              setReaderInkByPage((local) => {
+                const merged = { ...local, ...serverInk };
+                try { localStorage.setItem('readerInkByPage', JSON.stringify(merged)); } catch {}
+                return merged;
+              });
+            })
+            .catch(() => {});
+        }
       } else {
         // Genuine network failure (server unreachable) — fall back to local-only mode.
         setAuthServerDown(true);