diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_menu_sheet.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_menu_sheet.dart
index 39093fde..1456de07 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_menu_sheet.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/browser_menu_sheet.dart
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class _PinTopSiteTile extends HookConsumerWidget {
       () => url != null
           ? ref
                 .read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                .isPersistedTopSiteUrl(url)
+                .isPinnedTopSiteUrl(url)
           : Future.value(false),
       [url],
     );
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/empty_state/top_sites_section.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/empty_state/top_sites_section.dart
index 5ac0c380..34e73dfe 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/empty_state/top_sites_section.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/search/presentation/widgets/empty_state/top_sites_section.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  */
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_material_design_icons/flutter_material_design_icons.dart'
+    show MdiIcons;
 import 'package:flutter_reorderable_grid_view/widgets/custom_draggable.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_reorderable_grid_view/widgets/reorderable_builder.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
@@ -221,8 +223,7 @@ class _ReorderableTopSitesGrid extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 if (newIndex < 0 || newIndex > localItems.value.length) return;
 
                 final items = localItems.value.toList();
-                final movedItem = items.removeAt(oldIndex);
-                if (movedItem.id == null) return;
+                var movedItem = items.removeAt(oldIndex);
 
                 final targetIndex = newIndex.clamp(0, items.length);
 
@@ -234,6 +235,41 @@ class _ReorderableTopSitesGrid extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 try {
                   final repo = ref.read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier);
 
+                  // Auto-persist default sites that don't have an ID yet
+                  if (movedItem.id == null && movedItem.isDefault) {
+                    final id = await repo.ensureDefaultPersisted(
+                      title: movedItem.title,
+                      url: movedItem.url,
+                    );
+                    movedItem = TopSiteItem(
+                      id: id,
+                      title: movedItem.title,
+                      url: movedItem.url,
+                      source: movedItem.source,
+                      orderKey: movedItem.orderKey,
+                      createdAt: movedItem.createdAt,
+                    );
+                  }
+                  if (movedItem.id == null) return;
+
+                  // Ensure neighbors are persisted too
+                  for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+                    if (items[i].id == null && items[i].isDefault) {
+                      final id = await repo.ensureDefaultPersisted(
+                        title: items[i].title,
+                        url: items[i].url,
+                      );
+                      items[i] = TopSiteItem(
+                        id: id,
+                        title: items[i].title,
+                        url: items[i].url,
+                        source: items[i].source,
+                        orderKey: items[i].orderKey,
+                        createdAt: items[i].createdAt,
+                      );
+                    }
+                  }
+
                   final String key;
                   if (targetIndex <= 0) {
                     key = await repo.getLeadingOrderKey();
@@ -483,10 +519,31 @@ class _TopSiteGridTileState extends State<_TopSiteGridTile> {
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
+              if (widget.item.source == TopSiteSource.defaultSite)
+                Positioned(
+                  top: 4,
+                  right: 4,
+                  child: DecoratedBox(
+                    decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                      color: colorScheme.primaryContainer,
+                      borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(
+                        Radius.circular(10.0),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(3.0),
+                      child: Icon(
+                        MdiIcons.crown,
+                        size: 12,
+                        color: colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ),
               if (widget.showDragHandle)
                 Positioned(
                   top: 2,
-                  right: 2,
+                  left: 2,
                   child: Icon(
                     Icons.drag_indicator,
                     size: 16,
@@ -525,8 +582,6 @@ Future<void> _editItem(
   WidgetRef ref,
   TopSiteItem item,
 ) async {
-  if (item.id == null) return;
-
   final result = await showEditTopSiteDialog(
     context,
     initialTitle: item.title,
@@ -536,13 +591,25 @@ Future<void> _editItem(
   if (result == null || !context.mounted) return;
 
   try {
-    await ref
-        .read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-        .updatePersistedSite(
-          id: item.id!,
-          title: result.title,
-          url: result.url,
-        );
+    final repo = ref.read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier);
+
+    // If the item has no ID (unpersisted default), persist it first
+    var id = item.id;
+    if (id == null && item.isDefault) {
+      id = await repo.ensureDefaultPersisted(
+        title: item.title,
+        url: item.url,
+      );
+    }
+    if (id == null) return;
+
+    // If the URL changed, hide the original so it doesn't reappear
+    // from the const defaults list.
+    if (item.url != result.url) {
+      await repo.hideDefaultSite(item.url);
+    }
+
+    await repo.updateSite(id: id, title: result.title, url: result.url);
     if (context.mounted) {
       ui_helper.showInfoMessage(context, 'Top site updated');
     }
@@ -558,12 +625,15 @@ Future<void> _removeItem(
   WidgetRef ref,
   TopSiteItem item,
 ) async {
-  if (item.id == null) return;
+  final repo = ref.read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier);
 
   try {
-    await ref
-        .read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-        .removePersistedSite(item.id!);
+    if (item.id != null) {
+      await repo.removeSite(item.id!);
+    }
+    // Hide the URL so it doesn't reappear from the const defaults list
+    await repo.hideDefaultSite(item.url);
+
     if (context.mounted) {
       ui_helper.showInfoMessage(
         context,
@@ -572,9 +642,7 @@ Future<void> _removeItem(
           label: 'Undo',
           onPressed: () async {
             try {
-              await ref
-                  .read(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                  .addPinnedSite(title: item.title, url: item.url);
+              await repo.addPinnedSite(title: item.title, url: item.url);
             } catch (_) {}
           },
         ),
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.dart
similarity index 55%
rename from app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.dart
rename to app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.dart
index 0bc2c977..0aefb60d 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.dart
@@ -18,29 +18,37 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
-import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.drift.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/extensions/uri.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.drift.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift.dart';
 
 @DriftAccessor()
-class TopSiteSeedStateDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TopSiteDatabase>
-    with $TopSiteSeedStateDaoMixin {
-  TopSiteSeedStateDao(super.db);
+class HiddenTopSiteDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TopSiteDatabase>
+    with $HiddenTopSiteDaoMixin {
+  HiddenTopSiteDao(super.db);
 
-  Future<bool> hasSeed(String seedId) async {
-    final row =
-        await (db.topSiteSeedState.select()
-              ..where((t) => t.seedId.equals(seedId)))
-            .getSingleOrNull();
-    return row != null;
+  Future<Set<String>> getHiddenUrls() async {
+    final rows = await db.hiddenTopSite.select().get();
+    return rows.map((r) => r.url.normalized.toString()).toSet();
   }
 
-  Future<void> markSeedApplied(String seedId) {
-    return db.topSiteSeedState.insertOne(
-      TopSiteSeedStateCompanion.insert(
-        seedId: seedId,
-        appliedAt: DateTime.now(),
-      ),
+  Stream<Set<String>> watchHiddenUrls() {
+    return db.hiddenTopSite.select().watch().map(
+      (rows) => rows.map((r) => r.url.normalized.toString()).toSet(),
     );
   }
+
+  Future<void> hideUrl(Uri url) {
+    return db.hiddenTopSite.insertOne(
+      HiddenTopSiteCompanion.insert(url: url.normalized),
+      mode: InsertMode.insertOrIgnore,
+    );
+  }
+
+  Future<void> unhideUrl(Uri url) {
+    return (db.hiddenTopSite.delete()
+          ..where((t) => t.url.equalsValue(url.normalized)))
+        .go();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.drift.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.drift.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..897f3918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.drift.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// dart format width=80
+// ignore_for_file: type=lint
+import 'package:drift/drift.dart' as i0;
+import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart'
+    as i1;
+
+mixin $HiddenTopSiteDaoMixin on i0.DatabaseAccessor<i1.TopSiteDatabase> {
+  HiddenTopSiteDaoManager get managers => HiddenTopSiteDaoManager(this);
+}
+
+class HiddenTopSiteDaoManager {
+  final $HiddenTopSiteDaoMixin _db;
+  HiddenTopSiteDaoManager(this._db);
+}
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.drift.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.drift.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index facb8658..00000000
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.drift.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// dart format width=80
-// ignore_for_file: type=lint
-import 'package:drift/drift.dart' as i0;
-import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart'
-    as i1;
-
-mixin $TopSiteSeedStateDaoMixin on i0.DatabaseAccessor<i1.TopSiteDatabase> {
-  TopSiteSeedStateDaoManager get managers => TopSiteSeedStateDaoManager(this);
-}
-
-class TopSiteSeedStateDaoManager {
-  final $TopSiteSeedStateDaoMixin _db;
-  TopSiteSeedStateDaoManager(this._db);
-}
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/top_site.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/top_site.dart
index aa7d36ce..c8a1bcf7 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/top_site.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/top_site.dart
@@ -29,36 +29,30 @@ class TopSiteDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TopSiteDatabase>
     with $TopSiteDaoMixin {
   TopSiteDao(super.db);
 
-  Selectable<TopSiteData> selectPersistedTopSites() {
+  Selectable<TopSiteData> selectAllTopSites() {
     return db.topSite.select()..orderBy([(t) => OrderingTerm.asc(t.orderKey)]);
   }
 
-  Future<List<TopSiteData>> getPersistedTopSites() {
-    return selectPersistedTopSites().get();
+  Future<List<TopSiteData>> getAllTopSites() {
+    return selectAllTopSites().get();
   }
 
-  Future<TopSiteData?> getPersistedTopSiteById(String id) {
+  Future<TopSiteData?> getTopSiteById(String id) {
     return (db.topSite.select()..where((t) => t.id.equals(id)))
         .getSingleOrNull();
   }
 
-  Future<TopSiteData?> getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(Uri url) {
+  Future<TopSiteData?> getTopSiteByUrl(Uri url) {
     return (db.topSite.select()
           ..where((t) => t.url.equalsValue(url.normalized)))
         .getSingleOrNull();
   }
 
-  Future<int> countPersistedSites() async {
-    final count = db.topSite.id.count();
-    final query = db.selectOnly(db.topSite)..addColumns([count]);
-    final result = await query.getSingle();
-    return result.read(count)!;
-  }
-
-  Future<int> insertPinnedSite({
+  Future<int> insertSite({
     required String id,
     required String title,
     required Uri url,
+    required StoredTopSiteSource source,
     required String orderKey,
   }) {
     return db.topSite.insertOne(
@@ -66,20 +60,14 @@ class TopSiteDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TopSiteDatabase>
         id: id,
         title: title,
         url: url.normalized,
-        source: StoredTopSiteSource.pinned,
+        source: source,
         orderKey: orderKey,
         createdAt: DateTime.now(),
       ),
     );
   }
 
-  Future<void> insertSeededSites(List<TopSiteCompanion> rows) {
-    return db.batch((batch) {
-      batch.insertAll(db.topSite, rows);
-    });
-  }
-
-  Future<int> updatePersistedSite(
+  Future<int> updateSite(
     String id, {
     required String title,
     required Uri url,
@@ -89,7 +77,7 @@ class TopSiteDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TopSiteDatabase>
     );
   }
 
-  Future<int> deletePersistedSite(String id) {
+  Future<int> deleteSite(String id) {
     return (db.topSite.delete()..where((t) => t.id.equals(id))).go();
   }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart
index b661d9ae..9d5992b7 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
 import 'package:drift_dev/api/migrations_native.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.dart';
+import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/top_site.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.drift.dart';
 
 @DriftDatabase(
   include: {'definitions.drift'},
-  daos: [TopSiteDao, TopSiteSeedStateDao],
+  daos: [TopSiteDao, HiddenTopSiteDao],
 )
 class TopSiteDatabase extends $TopSiteDatabase {
   @override
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.drift.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.drift.dart
index 32635089..1705cbf6 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.drift.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.drift.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/dao
     as i2;
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/database.dart'
     as i3;
-import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/seed_state.dart'
+import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/daos/hidden_top_site.dart'
     as i4;
 import 'package:drift/internal/modular.dart' as i5;
 import 'package:sqlite3/common.dart' as i6;
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ abstract class $TopSiteDatabase extends i0.GeneratedDatabase {
   $TopSiteDatabase(i0.QueryExecutor e) : super(e);
   $TopSiteDatabaseManager get managers => $TopSiteDatabaseManager(this);
   late final i1.TopSite topSite = i1.TopSite(this);
-  late final i1.TopSiteSeedState topSiteSeedState = i1.TopSiteSeedState(this);
+  late final i1.HiddenTopSite hiddenTopSite = i1.HiddenTopSite(this);
   late final i2.TopSiteDao topSiteDao = i2.TopSiteDao(
     this as i3.TopSiteDatabase,
   );
-  late final i4.TopSiteSeedStateDao topSiteSeedStateDao =
-      i4.TopSiteSeedStateDao(this as i3.TopSiteDatabase);
+  late final i4.HiddenTopSiteDao hiddenTopSiteDao = i4.HiddenTopSiteDao(
+    this as i3.TopSiteDatabase,
+  );
   i1.DefinitionsDrift get definitionsDrift => i5.ReadDatabaseContainer(
     this,
   ).accessor<i1.DefinitionsDrift>(i1.DefinitionsDrift.new);
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ abstract class $TopSiteDatabase extends i0.GeneratedDatabase {
   List<i0.DatabaseSchemaEntity> get allSchemaEntities => [
     topSite,
     i1.idxTopSiteOrderKey,
-    topSiteSeedState,
+    hiddenTopSite,
   ];
 }
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ class $TopSiteDatabaseManager {
   $TopSiteDatabaseManager(this._db);
   i1.$TopSiteTableManager get topSite =>
       i1.$TopSiteTableManager(_db, _db.topSite);
-  i1.$TopSiteSeedStateTableManager get topSiteSeedState =>
-      i1.$TopSiteSeedStateTableManager(_db, _db.topSiteSeedState);
+  i1.$HiddenTopSiteTableManager get hiddenTopSite =>
+      i1.$HiddenTopSiteTableManager(_db, _db.hiddenTopSite);
 }
 
 extension DefineFunctions on i6.CommonDatabase {
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift
index ab1ebe9a..f98320b4 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ CREATE TABLE top_site (
 
 CREATE INDEX idx_top_site_order_key ON top_site(order_key);
 
-CREATE TABLE top_site_seed_state (
-  seed_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  applied_at DATETIME NOT NULL
+CREATE TABLE hidden_top_site (
+  url TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL MAPPED BY `const UriConverter()`
 );
 
 leadingOrderKey(:bucket AS INTEGER):
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift.dart
index 75f8cfb0..4f211208 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/database/definitions.drift.dart
@@ -234,130 +234,101 @@ typedef $TopSiteProcessedTableManager =
       i1.TopSiteData,
       i0.PrefetchHooks Function()
     >;
-typedef $TopSiteSeedStateCreateCompanionBuilder =
-    i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion Function({
-      required String seedId,
-      required DateTime appliedAt,
-      i0.Value<int> rowid,
-    });
-typedef $TopSiteSeedStateUpdateCompanionBuilder =
-    i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion Function({
-      i0.Value<String> seedId,
-      i0.Value<DateTime> appliedAt,
+typedef $HiddenTopSiteCreateCompanionBuilder =
+    i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion Function({required Uri url, i0.Value<int> rowid});
+typedef $HiddenTopSiteUpdateCompanionBuilder =
+    i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion Function({
+      i0.Value<Uri> url,
       i0.Value<int> rowid,
     });
 
-class $TopSiteSeedStateFilterComposer
-    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.TopSiteSeedState> {
-  $TopSiteSeedStateFilterComposer({
+class $HiddenTopSiteFilterComposer
+    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.HiddenTopSite> {
+  $HiddenTopSiteFilterComposer({
     required super.$db,
     required super.$table,
     super.joinBuilder,
     super.$addJoinBuilderToRootComposer,
     super.$removeJoinBuilderFromRootComposer,
   });
-  i0.ColumnFilters<String> get seedId => $composableBuilder(
-    column: $table.seedId,
-    builder: (column) => i0.ColumnFilters(column),
-  );
-
-  i0.ColumnFilters<DateTime> get appliedAt => $composableBuilder(
-    column: $table.appliedAt,
-    builder: (column) => i0.ColumnFilters(column),
-  );
+  i0.ColumnWithTypeConverterFilters<Uri, Uri, String> get url =>
+      $composableBuilder(
+        column: $table.url,
+        builder: (column) => i0.ColumnWithTypeConverterFilters(column),
+      );
 }
 
-class $TopSiteSeedStateOrderingComposer
-    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.TopSiteSeedState> {
-  $TopSiteSeedStateOrderingComposer({
+class $HiddenTopSiteOrderingComposer
+    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.HiddenTopSite> {
+  $HiddenTopSiteOrderingComposer({
     required super.$db,
     required super.$table,
     super.joinBuilder,
     super.$addJoinBuilderToRootComposer,
     super.$removeJoinBuilderFromRootComposer,
   });
-  i0.ColumnOrderings<String> get seedId => $composableBuilder(
-    column: $table.seedId,
-    builder: (column) => i0.ColumnOrderings(column),
-  );
-
-  i0.ColumnOrderings<DateTime> get appliedAt => $composableBuilder(
-    column: $table.appliedAt,
+  i0.ColumnOrderings<String> get url => $composableBuilder(
+    column: $table.url,
     builder: (column) => i0.ColumnOrderings(column),
   );
 }
 
-class $TopSiteSeedStateAnnotationComposer
-    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.TopSiteSeedState> {
-  $TopSiteSeedStateAnnotationComposer({
+class $HiddenTopSiteAnnotationComposer
+    extends i0.Composer<i0.GeneratedDatabase, i1.HiddenTopSite> {
+  $HiddenTopSiteAnnotationComposer({
     required super.$db,
     required super.$table,
     super.joinBuilder,
     super.$addJoinBuilderToRootComposer,
     super.$removeJoinBuilderFromRootComposer,
   });
-  i0.GeneratedColumn<String> get seedId =>
-      $composableBuilder(column: $table.seedId, builder: (column) => column);
-
-  i0.GeneratedColumn<DateTime> get appliedAt =>
-      $composableBuilder(column: $table.appliedAt, builder: (column) => column);
+  i0.GeneratedColumnWithTypeConverter<Uri, String> get url =>
+      $composableBuilder(column: $table.url, builder: (column) => column);
 }
 
-class $TopSiteSeedStateTableManager
+class $HiddenTopSiteTableManager
     extends
         i0.RootTableManager<
           i0.GeneratedDatabase,
-          i1.TopSiteSeedState,
-          i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
-          i1.$TopSiteSeedStateFilterComposer,
-          i1.$TopSiteSeedStateOrderingComposer,
-          i1.$TopSiteSeedStateAnnotationComposer,
-          $TopSiteSeedStateCreateCompanionBuilder,
-          $TopSiteSeedStateUpdateCompanionBuilder,
+          i1.HiddenTopSite,
+          i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
+          i1.$HiddenTopSiteFilterComposer,
+          i1.$HiddenTopSiteOrderingComposer,
+          i1.$HiddenTopSiteAnnotationComposer,
+          $HiddenTopSiteCreateCompanionBuilder,
+          $HiddenTopSiteUpdateCompanionBuilder,
           (
-            i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
+            i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
             i0.BaseReferences<
               i0.GeneratedDatabase,
-              i1.TopSiteSeedState,
-              i1.TopSiteSeedStateData
+              i1.HiddenTopSite,
+              i1.HiddenTopSiteData
             >,
           ),
-          i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
+          i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
           i0.PrefetchHooks Function()
         > {
-  $TopSiteSeedStateTableManager(
-    i0.GeneratedDatabase db,
-    i1.TopSiteSeedState table,
-  ) : super(
+  $HiddenTopSiteTableManager(i0.GeneratedDatabase db, i1.HiddenTopSite table)
+    : super(
         i0.TableManagerState(
           db: db,
           table: table,
           createFilteringComposer: () =>
-              i1.$TopSiteSeedStateFilterComposer($db: db, $table: table),
+              i1.$HiddenTopSiteFilterComposer($db: db, $table: table),
           createOrderingComposer: () =>
-              i1.$TopSiteSeedStateOrderingComposer($db: db, $table: table),
+              i1.$HiddenTopSiteOrderingComposer($db: db, $table: table),
           createComputedFieldComposer: () =>
-              i1.$TopSiteSeedStateAnnotationComposer($db: db, $table: table),
+              i1.$HiddenTopSiteAnnotationComposer($db: db, $table: table),
           updateCompanionCallback:
               ({
-                i0.Value<String> seedId = const i0.Value.absent(),
-                i0.Value<DateTime> appliedAt = const i0.Value.absent(),
+                i0.Value<Uri> url = const i0.Value.absent(),
                 i0.Value<int> rowid = const i0.Value.absent(),
-              }) => i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion(
-                seedId: seedId,
-                appliedAt: appliedAt,
-                rowid: rowid,
-              ),
+              }) => i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion(url: url, rowid: rowid),
           createCompanionCallback:
               ({
-                required String seedId,
-                required DateTime appliedAt,
+                required Uri url,
                 i0.Value<int> rowid = const i0.Value.absent(),
-              }) => i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion.insert(
-                seedId: seedId,
-                appliedAt: appliedAt,
-                rowid: rowid,
-              ),
+              }) => i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion.insert(url: url, rowid: rowid),
           withReferenceMapper: (p0) => p0
               .map((e) => (e.readTable(table), i0.BaseReferences(db, table, e)))
               .toList(),
@@ -366,25 +337,25 @@ class $TopSiteSeedStateTableManager
       );
 }
 
-typedef $TopSiteSeedStateProcessedTableManager =
+typedef $HiddenTopSiteProcessedTableManager =
     i0.ProcessedTableManager<
       i0.GeneratedDatabase,
-      i1.TopSiteSeedState,
-      i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
-      i1.$TopSiteSeedStateFilterComposer,
-      i1.$TopSiteSeedStateOrderingComposer,
-      i1.$TopSiteSeedStateAnnotationComposer,
-      $TopSiteSeedStateCreateCompanionBuilder,
-      $TopSiteSeedStateUpdateCompanionBuilder,
+      i1.HiddenTopSite,
+      i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
+      i1.$HiddenTopSiteFilterComposer,
+      i1.$HiddenTopSiteOrderingComposer,
+      i1.$HiddenTopSiteAnnotationComposer,
+      $HiddenTopSiteCreateCompanionBuilder,
+      $HiddenTopSiteUpdateCompanionBuilder,
       (
-        i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
+        i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
         i0.BaseReferences<
           i0.GeneratedDatabase,
-          i1.TopSiteSeedState,
-          i1.TopSiteSeedStateData
+          i1.HiddenTopSite,
+          i1.HiddenTopSiteData
         >,
       ),
-      i1.TopSiteSeedStateData,
+      i1.HiddenTopSiteData,
       i0.PrefetchHooks Function()
     >;
 
@@ -755,164 +726,130 @@ i0.Index get idxTopSiteOrderKey => i0.Index(
   'CREATE INDEX idx_top_site_order_key ON top_site (order_key)',
 );
 
-class TopSiteSeedState extends i0.Table
-    with i0.TableInfo<TopSiteSeedState, i1.TopSiteSeedStateData> {
+class HiddenTopSite extends i0.Table
+    with i0.TableInfo<HiddenTopSite, i1.HiddenTopSiteData> {
   @override
   final i0.GeneratedDatabase attachedDatabase;
   final String? _alias;
-  TopSiteSeedState(this.attachedDatabase, [this._alias]);
-  late final i0.GeneratedColumn<String> seedId = i0.GeneratedColumn<String>(
-    'seed_id',
-    aliasedName,
-    false,
-    type: i0.DriftSqlType.string,
-    requiredDuringInsert: true,
-    $customConstraints: 'PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL',
-  );
-  late final i0.GeneratedColumn<DateTime> appliedAt =
-      i0.GeneratedColumn<DateTime>(
-        'applied_at',
+  HiddenTopSite(this.attachedDatabase, [this._alias]);
+  late final i0.GeneratedColumnWithTypeConverter<Uri, String> url =
+      i0.GeneratedColumn<String>(
+        'url',
         aliasedName,
         false,
-        type: i0.DriftSqlType.dateTime,
+        type: i0.DriftSqlType.string,
         requiredDuringInsert: true,
-        $customConstraints: 'NOT NULL',
-      );
+        $customConstraints: 'PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL',
+      ).withConverter<Uri>(i1.HiddenTopSite.$converterurl);
   @override
-  List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [seedId, appliedAt];
+  List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [url];
   @override
   String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
   String get actualTableName => $name;
-  static const String $name = 'top_site_seed_state';
+  static const String $name = 'hidden_top_site';
   @override
-  Set<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $primaryKey => {seedId};
+  Set<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $primaryKey => {url};
   @override
-  i1.TopSiteSeedStateData map(
-    Map<String, dynamic> data, {
-    String? tablePrefix,
-  }) {
+  i1.HiddenTopSiteData map(Map<String, dynamic> data, {String? tablePrefix}) {
     final effectivePrefix = tablePrefix != null ? '$tablePrefix.' : '';
-    return i1.TopSiteSeedStateData(
-      seedId: attachedDatabase.typeMapping.read(
-        i0.DriftSqlType.string,
-        data['${effectivePrefix}seed_id'],
-      )!,
-      appliedAt: attachedDatabase.typeMapping.read(
-        i0.DriftSqlType.dateTime,
-        data['${effectivePrefix}applied_at'],
-      )!,
+    return i1.HiddenTopSiteData(
+      url: i1.HiddenTopSite.$converterurl.fromSql(
+        attachedDatabase.typeMapping.read(
+          i0.DriftSqlType.string,
+          data['${effectivePrefix}url'],
+        )!,
+      ),
     );
   }
 
   @override
-  TopSiteSeedState createAlias(String alias) {
-    return TopSiteSeedState(attachedDatabase, alias);
+  HiddenTopSite createAlias(String alias) {
+    return HiddenTopSite(attachedDatabase, alias);
   }
 
+  static i0.TypeConverter<Uri, String> $converterurl = const i3.UriConverter();
   @override
   bool get dontWriteConstraints => true;
 }
 
-class TopSiteSeedStateData extends i0.DataClass
-    implements i0.Insertable<i1.TopSiteSeedStateData> {
-  final String seedId;
-  final DateTime appliedAt;
-  const TopSiteSeedStateData({required this.seedId, required this.appliedAt});
+class HiddenTopSiteData extends i0.DataClass
+    implements i0.Insertable<i1.HiddenTopSiteData> {
+  final Uri url;
+  const HiddenTopSiteData({required this.url});
   @override
   Map<String, i0.Expression> toColumns(bool nullToAbsent) {
     final map = <String, i0.Expression>{};
-    map['seed_id'] = i0.Variable<String>(seedId);
-    map['applied_at'] = i0.Variable<DateTime>(appliedAt);
+    {
+      map['url'] = i0.Variable<String>(
+        i1.HiddenTopSite.$converterurl.toSql(url),
+      );
+    }
     return map;
   }
 
-  factory TopSiteSeedStateData.fromJson(
+  factory HiddenTopSiteData.fromJson(
     Map<String, dynamic> json, {
     i0.ValueSerializer? serializer,
   }) {
     serializer ??= i0.driftRuntimeOptions.defaultSerializer;
-    return TopSiteSeedStateData(
-      seedId: serializer.fromJson<String>(json['seed_id']),
-      appliedAt: serializer.fromJson<DateTime>(json['applied_at']),
-    );
+    return HiddenTopSiteData(url: serializer.fromJson<Uri>(json['url']));
   }
   @override
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson({i0.ValueSerializer? serializer}) {
     serializer ??= i0.driftRuntimeOptions.defaultSerializer;
-    return <String, dynamic>{
-      'seed_id': serializer.toJson<String>(seedId),
-      'applied_at': serializer.toJson<DateTime>(appliedAt),
-    };
+    return <String, dynamic>{'url': serializer.toJson<Uri>(url)};
   }
 
-  i1.TopSiteSeedStateData copyWith({String? seedId, DateTime? appliedAt}) =>
-      i1.TopSiteSeedStateData(
-        seedId: seedId ?? this.seedId,
-        appliedAt: appliedAt ?? this.appliedAt,
-      );
-  TopSiteSeedStateData copyWithCompanion(i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion data) {
-    return TopSiteSeedStateData(
-      seedId: data.seedId.present ? data.seedId.value : this.seedId,
-      appliedAt: data.appliedAt.present ? data.appliedAt.value : this.appliedAt,
-    );
+  i1.HiddenTopSiteData copyWith({Uri? url}) =>
+      i1.HiddenTopSiteData(url: url ?? this.url);
+  HiddenTopSiteData copyWithCompanion(i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion data) {
+    return HiddenTopSiteData(url: data.url.present ? data.url.value : this.url);
   }
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return (StringBuffer('TopSiteSeedStateData(')
-          ..write('seedId: $seedId, ')
-          ..write('appliedAt: $appliedAt')
+    return (StringBuffer('HiddenTopSiteData(')
+          ..write('url: $url')
           ..write(')'))
         .toString();
   }
 
   @override
-  int get hashCode => Object.hash(seedId, appliedAt);
+  int get hashCode => url.hashCode;
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) =>
       identical(this, other) ||
-      (other is i1.TopSiteSeedStateData &&
-          other.seedId == this.seedId &&
-          other.appliedAt == this.appliedAt);
+      (other is i1.HiddenTopSiteData && other.url == this.url);
 }
 
-class TopSiteSeedStateCompanion
-    extends i0.UpdateCompanion<i1.TopSiteSeedStateData> {
-  final i0.Value<String> seedId;
-  final i0.Value<DateTime> appliedAt;
+class HiddenTopSiteCompanion extends i0.UpdateCompanion<i1.HiddenTopSiteData> {
+  final i0.Value<Uri> url;
   final i0.Value<int> rowid;
-  const TopSiteSeedStateCompanion({
-    this.seedId = const i0.Value.absent(),
-    this.appliedAt = const i0.Value.absent(),
+  const HiddenTopSiteCompanion({
+    this.url = const i0.Value.absent(),
     this.rowid = const i0.Value.absent(),
   });
-  TopSiteSeedStateCompanion.insert({
-    required String seedId,
-    required DateTime appliedAt,
+  HiddenTopSiteCompanion.insert({
+    required Uri url,
     this.rowid = const i0.Value.absent(),
-  }) : seedId = i0.Value(seedId),
-       appliedAt = i0.Value(appliedAt);
-  static i0.Insertable<i1.TopSiteSeedStateData> custom({
-    i0.Expression<String>? seedId,
-    i0.Expression<DateTime>? appliedAt,
+  }) : url = i0.Value(url);
+  static i0.Insertable<i1.HiddenTopSiteData> custom({
+    i0.Expression<String>? url,
     i0.Expression<int>? rowid,
   }) {
     return i0.RawValuesInsertable({
-      if (seedId != null) 'seed_id': seedId,
-      if (appliedAt != null) 'applied_at': appliedAt,
+      if (url != null) 'url': url,
       if (rowid != null) 'rowid': rowid,
     });
   }
 
-  i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion copyWith({
-    i0.Value<String>? seedId,
-    i0.Value<DateTime>? appliedAt,
+  i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion copyWith({
+    i0.Value<Uri>? url,
     i0.Value<int>? rowid,
   }) {
-    return i1.TopSiteSeedStateCompanion(
-      seedId: seedId ?? this.seedId,
-      appliedAt: appliedAt ?? this.appliedAt,
+    return i1.HiddenTopSiteCompanion(
+      url: url ?? this.url,
       rowid: rowid ?? this.rowid,
     );
   }
@@ -920,11 +857,10 @@ class TopSiteSeedStateCompanion
   @override
   Map<String, i0.Expression> toColumns(bool nullToAbsent) {
     final map = <String, i0.Expression>{};
-    if (seedId.present) {
-      map['seed_id'] = i0.Variable<String>(seedId.value);
-    }
-    if (appliedAt.present) {
-      map['applied_at'] = i0.Variable<DateTime>(appliedAt.value);
+    if (url.present) {
+      map['url'] = i0.Variable<String>(
+        i1.HiddenTopSite.$converterurl.toSql(url.value),
+      );
     }
     if (rowid.present) {
       map['rowid'] = i0.Variable<int>(rowid.value);
@@ -934,9 +870,8 @@ class TopSiteSeedStateCompanion
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return (StringBuffer('TopSiteSeedStateCompanion(')
-          ..write('seedId: $seedId, ')
-          ..write('appliedAt: $appliedAt, ')
+    return (StringBuffer('HiddenTopSiteCompanion(')
+          ..write('url: $url, ')
           ..write('rowid: $rowid')
           ..write(')'))
         .toString();
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/entities/stored_top_site_source.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/entities/stored_top_site_source.dart
index 61f65edd..0fc04d4e 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/entities/stored_top_site_source.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/data/entities/stored_top_site_source.dart
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-enum StoredTopSiteSource { seeded, pinned }
+enum StoredTopSiteSource { defaultSite, pinned }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_item.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_item.dart
index 64627176..632c9040 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_item.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_item.dart
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ class TopSiteItem with FastEquatable {
     this.historyPlaceId,
   });
 
-  bool get isPersisted =>
-      source == TopSiteSource.seeded || source == TopSiteSource.pinned;
+  bool get isPinned => source == TopSiteSource.pinned;
+
+  bool get isDefault => source == TopSiteSource.defaultSite;
+
+  bool get isHistory => source == TopSiteSource.history;
+
+  bool get isPersisted => isPinned || isDefault;
 
   bool get isReorderable => isPersisted;
 
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_source.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_source.dart
index 974a6bdf..05774d86 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_source.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/entities/top_site_source.dart
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-enum TopSiteSource { seeded, pinned, history }
+enum TopSiteSource { defaultSite, pinned, history }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.dart
index 12486b03..1518c2a7 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.dart
@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositori
 
 part 'providers.g.dart';
 
-@Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
-List<({String title, Uri url})> topSiteDefaultSeeds(Ref ref) {
-  return [
-    (title: 'Wikipedia', url: Uri.parse('https://wikipedia.org')),
-    (title: 'OpenStreetMap', url: Uri.parse('https://www.openstreetmap.org')),
-    (title: 'Project Gutenberg', url: Uri.parse('https://www.gutenberg.org/')),
-  ];
-}
+const defaultTopSites = [
+  (title: 'Wikipedia', url: 'https://wikipedia.org/'),
+  (title: 'OpenStreetMap', url: 'https://www.openstreetmap.org/'),
+  (
+    title:
+        'Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine',
+    url: 'https://archive.org/',
+  ),
+  (
+    title: 'Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit',
+    url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/',
+  ),
+  (title: 'Tor Project | Anonymity Online', url: 'https://www.torproject.org/'),
+];
 
 @Riverpod()
 Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> topSiteList(Ref ref, {int limit = 8}) {
@@ -40,6 +46,6 @@ Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> topSiteList(Ref ref, {int limit = 8}) {
 }
 
 @Riverpod()
-Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> persistedTopSiteList(Ref ref) {
-  return ref.watch(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier).watchPersistedTopSites();
+Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> pinnedTopSiteList(Ref ref) {
+  return ref.watch(topSiteRepositoryProvider.notifier).watchPinnedTopSites();
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.g.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.g.dart
index dced47f5..8ca696fe 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/providers.g.dart
@@ -9,56 +9,6 @@ part of 'providers.dart';
 // GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
 // ignore_for_file: type=lint, type=warning
 
-@ProviderFor(topSiteDefaultSeeds)
-final topSiteDefaultSeedsProvider = TopSiteDefaultSeedsProvider._();
-
-final class TopSiteDefaultSeedsProvider
-    extends
-        $FunctionalProvider<
-          List<({String title, Uri url})>,
-          List<({String title, Uri url})>,
-          List<({String title, Uri url})>
-        >
-    with $Provider<List<({String title, Uri url})>> {
-  TopSiteDefaultSeedsProvider._()
-    : super(
-        from: null,
-        argument: null,
-        retry: null,
-        name: r'topSiteDefaultSeedsProvider',
-        isAutoDispose: false,
-        dependencies: null,
-        $allTransitiveDependencies: null,
-      );
-
-  @override
-  String debugGetCreateSourceHash() => _$topSiteDefaultSeedsHash();
-
-  @$internal
-  @override
-  $ProviderElement<List<({String title, Uri url})>> $createElement(
-    $ProviderPointer pointer,
-  ) => $ProviderElement(pointer);
-
-  @override
-  List<({String title, Uri url})> create(Ref ref) {
-    return topSiteDefaultSeeds(ref);
-  }
-
-  /// {@macro riverpod.override_with_value}
-  Override overrideWithValue(List<({String title, Uri url})> value) {
-    return $ProviderOverride(
-      origin: this,
-      providerOverride: $SyncValueProvider<List<({String title, Uri url})>>(
-        value,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-String _$topSiteDefaultSeedsHash() =>
-    r'd15156e1ebe1896a11dc2d983db9fb90a2222380';
-
 @ProviderFor(topSiteList)
 final topSiteListProvider = TopSiteListFamily._();
 
@@ -136,10 +86,10 @@ final class TopSiteListFamily extends $Family
   String toString() => r'topSiteListProvider';
 }
 
-@ProviderFor(persistedTopSiteList)
-final persistedTopSiteListProvider = PersistedTopSiteListProvider._();
+@ProviderFor(pinnedTopSiteList)
+final pinnedTopSiteListProvider = PinnedTopSiteListProvider._();
 
-final class PersistedTopSiteListProvider
+final class PinnedTopSiteListProvider
     extends
         $FunctionalProvider<
           AsyncValue<List<TopSiteItem>>,
@@ -149,19 +99,19 @@ final class PersistedTopSiteListProvider
     with
         $FutureModifier<List<TopSiteItem>>,
         $StreamProvider<List<TopSiteItem>> {
-  PersistedTopSiteListProvider._()
+  PinnedTopSiteListProvider._()
     : super(
         from: null,
         argument: null,
         retry: null,
-        name: r'persistedTopSiteListProvider',
+        name: r'pinnedTopSiteListProvider',
         isAutoDispose: true,
         dependencies: null,
         $allTransitiveDependencies: null,
       );
 
   @override
-  String debugGetCreateSourceHash() => _$persistedTopSiteListHash();
+  String debugGetCreateSourceHash() => _$pinnedTopSiteListHash();
 
   @$internal
   @override
@@ -171,9 +121,8 @@ final class PersistedTopSiteListProvider
 
   @override
   Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> create(Ref ref) {
-    return persistedTopSiteList(ref);
+    return pinnedTopSiteList(ref);
   }
 }
 
-String _$persistedTopSiteListHash() =>
-    r'f0f7f087dccc0cea8498811ea2ad2af5e6d3fbb8';
+String _$pinnedTopSiteListHash() => r'83adb6584ef738be14a2e0b55b33986ebb4520a9';
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.dart
index 3e6360bf..0f6268c8 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.dart
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  */
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
+import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/core/uuid.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/extensions/uri.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/features/history/domain/repositories/history.dart';
@@ -36,92 +36,88 @@ part 'top_site_repository.g.dart';
 
 @Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
 class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
-  Future<void> ensureSeeded() async {
+  Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> watchTopSites({int limit = 8}) {
     final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
-    final seeds = ref.read(topSiteDefaultSeedsProvider);
 
-    await db.transaction(() async {
-      final alreadySeeded = await db.topSiteSeedStateDao.hasSeed(
-        'initial-defaults-v1',
+    return CombineLatestStream.combine2(
+      db.topSiteDao.selectAllTopSites().watch(),
+      db.hiddenTopSiteDao.watchHiddenUrls(),
+      (List<TopSiteData> rows, Set<String> hiddenUrls) => (rows, hiddenUrls),
+    ).asyncMap((record) async {
+      final (rows, hiddenUrls) = record;
+      final persistedItems = rows.map(_mapRow).toList();
+      final persistedUrls = persistedItems
+          .map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString())
+          .toSet();
+
+      final defaultItems = _getVisibleDefaults(
+        persistedUrls: persistedUrls,
+        hiddenUrls: hiddenUrls,
       );
-      if (alreadySeeded) return;
 
-      final now = DateTime.now();
+      final combined = [...persistedItems, ...defaultItems];
+      final targetCount = limit < 0 ? 0 : limit;
 
-      for (var i = 0; i < seeds.length; i++) {
-        final orderKey = await db.topSiteDao
-            .generateTrailingOrderKey()
-            .getSingle();
-        // Insert one-by-one so trailing key advances
-        await db.topSite.insertOne(
-          TopSiteCompanion.insert(
-            id: uuid.v7(),
-            title: seeds[i].title,
-            url: seeds[i].url.normalized,
-            source: StoredTopSiteSource.seeded,
-            orderKey: orderKey,
-            createdAt: now,
-          ),
-        );
+      if (combined.length >= targetCount) {
+        return combined;
       }
 
-      await db.topSiteSeedStateDao.markSeedApplied('initial-defaults-v1');
+      final remaining = targetCount - combined.length;
+      final excludeUrls = {
+        ...persistedUrls,
+        ...defaultItems.map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString()),
+      };
+      final historyItems = await _getHistoryItems(
+        limit: remaining,
+        excludeUrls: excludeUrls,
+      );
+
+      return [...combined, ...historyItems];
     });
   }
 
   Future<List<TopSiteItem>> getTopSites({int limit = 8}) async {
-    final persisted = await _getPersistedItems();
-    final targetCount = limit < 0 ? 0 : limit;
+    final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
+    final rows = await db.topSiteDao.getAllTopSites();
+    final hiddenUrls = await db.hiddenTopSiteDao.getHiddenUrls();
 
-    // Always keep all persisted items. The limit is only used as a history
-    // padding target.
-    if (persisted.length >= targetCount) {
-      return persisted;
-    }
+    final persistedItems = rows.map(_mapRow).toList();
+    final persistedUrls = persistedItems
+        .map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString())
+        .toSet();
 
-    final remaining = targetCount - persisted.length;
-    final historyItems = await _getHistoryItems(
-      limit: remaining,
-      excludeUrls: persisted.map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString()).toSet(),
+    final defaultItems = _getVisibleDefaults(
+      persistedUrls: persistedUrls,
+      hiddenUrls: hiddenUrls,
     );
 
-    return [...persisted, ...historyItems];
+    final combined = [...persistedItems, ...defaultItems];
+    final targetCount = limit < 0 ? 0 : limit;
+
+    if (combined.length >= targetCount) {
+      return combined;
+    }
+
+    final remaining = targetCount - combined.length;
+    final excludeUrls = {
+      ...persistedUrls,
+      ...defaultItems.map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString()),
+    };
+    final historyItems = await _getHistoryItems(
+      limit: remaining,
+      excludeUrls: excludeUrls,
+    );
+
+    return [...combined, ...historyItems];
   }
 
-  Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> watchTopSites({int limit = 8}) {
+  Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> watchPinnedTopSites() {
     final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
-    return db.topSiteDao.selectPersistedTopSites().watch().asyncMap((
-      persistedRows,
-    ) async {
-      final persistedItems = persistedRows.map(_mapPersistedRow).toList();
-      final targetCount = limit < 0 ? 0 : limit;
-
-      // Always keep all persisted items. The limit is only used as a history
-      // padding target.
-      if (persistedItems.length >= targetCount) {
-        return persistedItems;
-      }
-
-      final remaining = targetCount - persistedItems.length;
-      final historyItems = await _getHistoryItems(
-        limit: remaining,
-        excludeUrls: persistedItems
-            .map((s) => s.url.normalized.toString())
-            .toSet(),
-      );
-
-      return [...persistedItems, ...historyItems];
-    });
-  }
-
-  Future<List<TopSiteItem>> getPersistedTopSites() {
-    return _getPersistedItems();
-  }
-
-  Stream<List<TopSiteItem>> watchPersistedTopSites() {
-    final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
-    return db.topSiteDao.selectPersistedTopSites().watch().map(
-      (rows) => rows.map(_mapPersistedRow).toList(),
+    return db.topSiteDao.selectAllTopSites().watch().map(
+      (rows) => rows
+          .where((r) => r.source == StoredTopSiteSource.pinned)
+          .map(_mapRow)
+          .toList(),
     );
   }
 
@@ -137,6 +133,39 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
     return normalized;
   }
 
+  /// Persists a default site to the database so it can be reordered.
+  /// Returns the database ID.
+  Future<String> _persistDefault({
+    required String title,
+    required Uri url,
+    required String orderKey,
+  }) async {
+    final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
+    final id = uuid.v7();
+    await db.topSiteDao.insertSite(
+      id: id,
+      title: title,
+      url: url,
+      source: StoredTopSiteSource.defaultSite,
+      orderKey: orderKey,
+    );
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  /// Ensures a default site is persisted in the database. If it already exists,
+  /// returns its existing ID. Otherwise inserts it with a trailing order key.
+  Future<String> ensureDefaultPersisted({
+    required String title,
+    required Uri url,
+  }) async {
+    final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
+    final existing = await db.topSiteDao.getTopSiteByUrl(url);
+    if (existing != null) return existing.id;
+
+    final orderKey = await db.topSiteDao.generateTrailingOrderKey().getSingle();
+    return _persistDefault(title: title, url: url, orderKey: orderKey);
+  }
+
   Future<String> addPinnedSite({
     required String title,
     required Uri url,
@@ -144,8 +173,11 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
     _validateUrl(url);
     final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
 
-    // Check if URL already exists as a persisted site
-    final existing = await db.topSiteDao.getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(url);
+    // If it was a hidden default, unhide it
+    await db.hiddenTopSiteDao.unhideUrl(url);
+
+    // Check if URL already exists
+    final existing = await db.topSiteDao.getTopSiteByUrl(url);
     if (existing != null) {
       final leadingKey = await db.topSiteDao
           .generateLeadingOrderKey()
@@ -161,16 +193,17 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
 
     final id = uuid.v7();
     final orderKey = await db.topSiteDao.generateLeadingOrderKey().getSingle();
-    await db.topSiteDao.insertPinnedSite(
+    await db.topSiteDao.insertSite(
       id: id,
       title: title,
       url: url,
+      source: StoredTopSiteSource.pinned,
       orderKey: orderKey,
     );
     return id;
   }
 
-  Future<void> updatePersistedSite({
+  Future<void> updateSite({
     required String id,
     required String title,
     required Uri url,
@@ -179,39 +212,47 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
     return ref
         .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
         .topSiteDao
-        .updatePersistedSite(id, title: title, url: url);
+        .updateSite(id, title: title, url: url);
   }
 
-  Future<void> removePersistedSite(String id) {
-    return ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider).topSiteDao.deletePersistedSite(id);
+  Future<void> removeSite(String id) {
+    return ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider).topSiteDao.deleteSite(id);
   }
 
-  Future<TopSiteItem?> getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(Uri url) async {
+  Future<void> hideDefaultSite(Uri url) {
+    return ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider).hiddenTopSiteDao.hideUrl(url);
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> isPinnedTopSiteUrl(Uri url) async {
     final row = await ref
         .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
         .topSiteDao
-        .getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(url);
-    return row != null ? _mapPersistedRow(row) : null;
-  }
-
-  Future<bool> isPersistedTopSiteUrl(Uri url) async {
-    final row = await ref
-        .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
-        .topSiteDao
-        .getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(url);
-    return row != null;
+        .getTopSiteByUrl(url);
+    return row != null && row.source == StoredTopSiteSource.pinned;
   }
 
   Future<bool> unpinSiteByUrl(Uri url) async {
-    final row = await ref
-        .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
-        .topSiteDao
-        .getPersistedTopSiteByUrl(url);
+    final db = ref.read(topSiteDatabaseProvider);
+    final row = await db.topSiteDao.getTopSiteByUrl(url);
     if (row == null) return false;
-    await ref
-        .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
-        .topSiteDao
-        .deletePersistedSite(row.id);
+
+    // If it was a pinned default, demote back to defaultSite source
+    final isDefaultUrl = defaultTopSites.any(
+      (d) => Uri.parse(d.url).normalized == url.normalized,
+    );
+    if (isDefaultUrl) {
+      final trailingKey = await db.topSiteDao
+          .generateTrailingOrderKey()
+          .getSingle();
+      await db.topSiteDao.promoteToSource(
+        row.id,
+        source: StoredTopSiteSource.defaultSite,
+        title: row.title,
+        orderKey: trailingKey,
+      );
+    } else {
+      await db.topSiteDao.deleteSite(row.id);
+    }
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -254,12 +295,24 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
         .getSingle();
   }
 
-  Future<List<TopSiteItem>> _getPersistedItems() async {
-    final rows = await ref
-        .read(topSiteDatabaseProvider)
-        .topSiteDao
-        .getPersistedTopSites();
-    return rows.map(_mapPersistedRow).toList();
+  List<TopSiteItem> _getVisibleDefaults({
+    required Set<String> persistedUrls,
+    required Set<String> hiddenUrls,
+  }) {
+    return defaultTopSites
+        .where((seed) {
+          final normalized = Uri.parse(seed.url).normalized.toString();
+          return !persistedUrls.contains(normalized) &&
+              !hiddenUrls.contains(normalized);
+        })
+        .map(
+          (seed) => TopSiteItem(
+            title: seed.title,
+            url: Uri.parse(seed.url),
+            source: TopSiteSource.defaultSite,
+          ),
+        )
+        .toList();
   }
 
   Future<List<TopSiteItem>> _getHistoryItems({
@@ -291,21 +344,19 @@ class TopSiteRepository extends _$TopSiteRepository {
     return items;
   }
 
-  TopSiteItem _mapPersistedRow(TopSiteData row) {
+  TopSiteItem _mapRow(TopSiteData row) {
     return TopSiteItem(
       id: row.id,
       title: row.title,
       url: row.url,
-      source: row.source == StoredTopSiteSource.seeded
-          ? TopSiteSource.seeded
-          : TopSiteSource.pinned,
+      source: row.source == StoredTopSiteSource.pinned
+          ? TopSiteSource.pinned
+          : TopSiteSource.defaultSite,
       orderKey: row.orderKey,
       createdAt: row.createdAt,
     );
   }
 
   @override
-  void build() {
-    unawaited(ensureSeeded());
-  }
+  void build() {}
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.g.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.g.dart
index ce34d1a4..164473ee 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/top_sites/domain/repositories/top_site_repository.g.dart
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final class TopSiteRepositoryProvider
   }
 }
 
-String _$topSiteRepositoryHash() => r'6e954c84ed5916ac0b5a9e251d43cbe1e9ed15c3';
+String _$topSiteRepositoryHash() => r'43c0495dfb3044dc9bb2f420524b45afb5735a0b';
 
 abstract class _$TopSiteRepository extends $Notifier<void> {
   void build();