diff --git a/src/songtrace/static/index.html b/src/songtrace/static/index.html
index e8ed268..390781c 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/static/index.html
+++ b/src/songtrace/static/index.html
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ button { cursor: pointer; }
 }
 .lineage:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--aqua); }
 .job-mark { grid-area: 1 / 2; justify-self: end; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
+.job-edits { grid-area: 2 / 2; justify-self: end; display: flex; gap: 6px; font-size: 0.72rem; }
+.job-edits-kept { color: var(--aqua); }
+.job-edits-stale { color: var(--warn); }
+.rebuild-all-kept { color: var(--aqua); }
+.rebuild-all-aside { color: var(--warn); }
 
 #detail {
   margin: 13px 0 0;
@@ -584,7 +589,8 @@ button { cursor: pointer; }
   <form id="rebuild-all-form" method="dialog">
     <h2 id="rebuild-all-heading">REBUILD ALL SONGS</h2>
     <p>Reruns the songs ticked below from the chosen stage onwards with the
-      inputs they have now, for when a songtrace update improves that stage.</p>
+      inputs they have now, for when a songtrace update improves that stage.
+      Lines edited by hand are kept.</p>
     <label class="field">
       <span>Restart from</span>
       <select name="force_from" required></select>
@@ -829,6 +835,18 @@ function rebuildAllRow(song) {
     undefined, { dateStyle: "medium", timeStyle: "short" });
   meta.textContent = busy ? "in progress, skipped"
     : `${song.status === "failed" ? "failed" : song.rebuilt_from ? "rebuilt" : "built"} ${when || ""}`.trim();
+  if (song.edited_lines) {
+    const kept = document.createElement("span");
+    kept.className = "rebuild-all-kept";
+    kept.textContent = ` · ${song.edited_lines} edited line${song.edited_lines === 1 ? "" : "s"} kept`;
+    meta.append(kept);
+  }
+  if (song.stale_edits) {
+    const aside = document.createElement("span");
+    aside.className = "rebuild-all-aside";
+    aside.textContent = ` · ${song.stale_edits} set aside`;
+    meta.append(aside);
+  }
   row.append(box, name, meta);
   return row;
 }
@@ -904,7 +922,10 @@ function jobCard(job) {
   markLabel.className = "sr-only";
   mark.append(markGlyph, markLabel);
 
-  card.append(title, artist, stateLine, time, mark);
+  const edits = document.createElement("span");
+  edits.className = "job-edits";
+
+  card.append(title, artist, stateLine, time, mark, edits);
   card.addEventListener("click", () => selectJob(job.id));
   paintCard(card, job);
   return card;
@@ -912,7 +933,7 @@ function jobCard(job) {
 
 function paintCard(card, job) {
   const state = STATE[job.status] ?? { glyph: "·", cls: "st-queued" };
-  const [title, artist, stateLine, time, mark] = card.children;
+  const [title, artist, stateLine, time, mark, edits] = card.children;
   card.className = `job ${state.cls}`;
   if (job.id === selectedId) card.setAttribute("aria-current", "true");
   else card.removeAttribute("aria-current");
@@ -923,6 +944,33 @@ function paintCard(card, job) {
   time.textContent = elapsed(job);
   mark.children[0].textContent = job.rebuilt_from ? "↻" : "";
   mark.children[1].textContent = job.rebuilt_from ? " rebuilt" : "";
+  paintEdits(edits, job);
+}
+
+// hand edits a rebuild keeps, and any set aside because the lyrics changed
+function paintEdits(node, job) {
+  const parts = [];
+  if (job.edited_lines) parts.push(["job-edits-kept", `✎ ${job.edited_lines}`]);
+  if (job.stale_edits) parts.push(["job-edits-stale", `⚠ ${job.stale_edits}`]);
+  const label = [
+    job.edited_lines ? `${job.edited_lines} edited line${job.edited_lines === 1 ? "" : "s"}` : "",
+    job.stale_edits ? `${job.stale_edits} set aside` : "",
+  ].filter(Boolean).join(", ");
+  if (node.title === label) return;
+  node.title = label;
+  node.replaceChildren(...parts.map(([cls, text]) => {
+    const span = document.createElement("span");
+    span.className = cls;
+    span.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    span.textContent = text;
+    return span;
+  }));
+  if (label) {
+    const sr = document.createElement("span");
+    sr.className = "sr-only";
+    sr.textContent = label;
+    node.append(sr);
+  }
 }
 
 // patched in place rather than replaced wholesale: detaching a card would blur
diff --git a/src/songtrace/web.py b/src/songtrace/web.py
index 07890ec..b2f672a 100644
--- a/src/songtrace/web.py
+++ b/src/songtrace/web.py
@@ -340,11 +340,21 @@ def create_app(cfg: Config, runner=run_pipeline) -> FastAPI:
             position = {job_id: n for n, job_id in enumerate(order)}
             return sorted(latest.values(), key=lambda j: position[j.id], reverse=True)
 
+    def _edit_counts(job: Job) -> dict:
+        """How much of the song was edited by hand, from its edits file."""
+        path = cfg.work_dir / song_slug(job.inp) / edits.EDITS_FILE
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            return {"edited_lines": 0, "stale_edits": 0}
+        return {"edited_lines": len(data.get("lines", {})),
+                "stale_edits": len(data.get("stale", []))}
+
     @app.get("/api/rebuild-all")
     def rebuild_all_candidates():
         return [{"id": j.id, "title": j.title, "artist": j.artist,
                  "status": j.status, "rebuilt_from": j.rebuilt_from,
-                 "finished_at": j.finished_at}
+                 "finished_at": j.finished_at, **_edit_counts(j)}
                 for j in _current_songs()]
 
     @app.post("/api/rebuild-all", status_code=201)
@@ -380,11 +390,16 @@ def create_app(cfg: Config, runner=run_pipeline) -> FastAPI:
 
     @app.get("/api/jobs")
     def list_jobs():
+        # edits belong to the song as it is now, so only the job standing for
+        # it carries them; the runs it replaced would claim them twice
+        counts = {j.id: _edit_counts(j) for j in _current_songs()}
+        none = {"edited_lines": 0, "stale_edits": 0}
         with lock:
             return [{"id": j.id, "title": j.title, "artist": j.artist,
                       "status": j.status, "stage": j.stage,
                       "created_at": j.created_at, "started_at": j.started_at,
-                      "finished_at": j.finished_at, "rebuilt_from": j.rebuilt_from}
+                      "finished_at": j.finished_at, "rebuilt_from": j.rebuilt_from,
+                      **counts.get(j.id, none)}
                      for j in (jobs[i] for i in reversed(order))]
 
     @app.get("/api/jobs/{job_id}")
diff --git a/tests/test_web.py b/tests/test_web.py
index 5896939..84e92e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/tests/test_web.py
@@ -1977,3 +1977,40 @@ def test_a_stale_edit_can_be_discarded(tmp_path):
     assert resp.status_code == 200 and resp.json()["stale"] == []
     assert not (work / edits.EDITS_FILE).exists()
     assert client.delete(f"/api/jobs/{second}/stale/0").status_code == 404
+
+
+def _listed(client, job_id):
+    return next(j for j in client.get("/api/jobs").json() if j["id"] == job_id)
+
+
+def test_the_queue_reports_a_songs_edited_lines(tmp_path):
+    client, _ = make_client(tmp_path, chart_runner)
+    job_id = make_charted_job(client)
+    assert _listed(client, job_id)["edited_lines"] == 0
+    client.put(f"/api/jobs/{job_id}/lines/1", json=EDIT)
+    assert _listed(client, job_id)["edited_lines"] == 1
+    assert _listed(client, job_id)["stale_edits"] == 0
+
+
+def test_edit_counts_follow_the_song_to_its_latest_run(tmp_path):
+    client, _ = make_client(tmp_path, chart_runner)
+    first = make_charted_job(client)
+    client.put(f"/api/jobs/{first}/lines/1", json=EDIT)
+    rerun = client.post(f"/api/jobs/{first}/rerun").json()["id"]
+    wait_status(client, rerun, "done")
+    assert _listed(client, rerun)["edited_lines"] == 1
+    assert _listed(client, first)["edited_lines"] == 0
+    candidates = client.get("/api/rebuild-all").json()
+    assert [(c["id"], c["edited_lines"]) for c in candidates] == [(rerun, 1)]
+
+
+def test_the_queue_reports_edits_set_aside(tmp_path):
+    client, _ = make_client(tmp_path, chart_runner)
+    first = make_charted_job(client)
+    client.put(f"/api/jobs/{first}/lines/1", json=EDIT)
+    second = make_charted_job(client, lyrics="one\nthree more")
+    # the next save looks at the edits against the new lyrics, as a rebuild does
+    client.put(f"/api/jobs/{second}/lines/0", json={"notes": [
+        {"start": 1.0, "duration": 0.5, "pitch": 0, "text": "one"}]})
+    listed = _listed(client, second)
+    assert (listed["edited_lines"], listed["stale_edits"]) == (1, 1)