diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.js b/frontend/src/api/client.js
index 4f48e19..697024e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.js
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ function folderToRequest(slug, page, pageSize) {
   }
 }
 
+export const EmailApi = {
+  markRead:   (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/read`),
+  markUnread: (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/unread`),
+  star:       (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/star`),
+  unstar:     (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/unstar`),
+  trash:      (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/trash`),
+  untrash:    (id) => api.post(`/email/${id}/untrash`),
+};
+
 export const ExportApi = {
   reportUrl: (format) => `/api/v1/export/report?format=${format}`
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EmailRow.jsx b/frontend/src/components/EmailRow.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef2be84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EmailRow.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { EmailApi } from '../api/client.js';
+
+const fmtDate = (iso) => {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  const now = new Date();
+  const diffDays = (now - d) / 86400000;
+  if (diffDays < 1) return d.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+  if (diffDays < 7) return d.toLocaleDateString([], { weekday: 'short' });
+  return d.toLocaleDateString([], { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });
+};
+
+const fmtSize = (b) => {
+  if (b < 1024) return `${b} B`;
+  if (b < 1048576) return `${(b / 1024).toFixed(0)} KB`;
+  return `${(b / 1048576).toFixed(1)} MB`;
+};
+
+export default function EmailRow({ email: initial, onRemove }) {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState(initial);
+  const [acting, setActing] = useState(false);
+
+  const act = (fn, patch) => async (e) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if (acting) return;
+    setActing(true);
+    try {
+      await fn(email.id);
+      setEmail((prev) => ({ ...prev, ...patch }));
+    } finally {
+      setActing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTrash = async (e) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if (acting) return;
+    setActing(true);
+    try {
+      await EmailApi.trash(email.id);
+      onRemove?.(email.id);
+    } finally {
+      setActing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const openInGmail = () => window.open(
+    `https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#all/${email.gmailMessageId}`,
+    '_blank',
+    'noopener,noreferrer'
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <tr
+      className={`email-row${email.isUnread ? ' email-row--unread' : ''}${acting ? ' email-row--acting' : ''}`}
+      onClick={openInGmail}
+      title="Open in Gmail"
+    >
+      <td className="el-unread">{email.isUnread && <span className="unread-dot" />}</td>
+      <td className="el-sender" title={email.senderAddress}>
+        {email.senderDisplayName || email.senderAddress}
+      </td>
+      <td className="el-subject">
+        <span className="el-subj-text">{email.subject || '(no subject)'}</span>
+        {email.snippet && <span className="el-snippet"> — {email.snippet}</span>}
+      </td>
+      <td className="el-meta">
+        {email.hasAttachments && <span className="el-attach" title="Has attachment">📎</span>}
+        {email.sizeEstimateBytes > 1048576 && <span className="el-size">{fmtSize(email.sizeEstimateBytes)}</span>}
+      </td>
+      <td className="el-date">{fmtDate(email.sentAtUtc)}</td>
+      <td className="el-actions" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+        <button
+          className="action-btn"
+          title={email.isUnread ? 'Mark as read' : 'Mark as unread'}
+          onClick={email.isUnread
+            ? act(EmailApi.markRead,   { isUnread: false })
+            : act(EmailApi.markUnread, { isUnread: true  })}
+        >{email.isUnread ? '✓' : '●'}</button>
+        <button
+          className={`action-btn${email.isStarred ? ' action-btn--active' : ''}`}
+          title={email.isStarred ? 'Unstar' : 'Star'}
+          onClick={email.isStarred
+            ? act(EmailApi.unstar, { isStarred: false })
+            : act(EmailApi.star,   { isStarred: true  })}
+        >⭐</button>
+        <button
+          className="action-btn action-btn--danger"
+          title="Move to trash"
+          onClick={handleTrash}
+        >🗑️</button>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/FolderView.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/FolderView.jsx
index adfe8e3..2d0107c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/FolderView.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/FolderView.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { SearchApi } from '../api/client.js';
+import EmailRow from '../components/EmailRow.jsx';
 
 const FOLDER_META = {
   inbox:      { icon: '📥', label: 'Inbox' },
@@ -31,20 +32,6 @@ const FOLDER_META = {
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
 
-const fmtDate = (iso) => {
-  const d = new Date(iso);
-  const now = new Date();
-  const diffDays = (now - d) / 86400000;
-  if (diffDays < 1) return d.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
-  if (diffDays < 7) return d.toLocaleDateString([], { weekday: 'short' });
-  return d.toLocaleDateString([], { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });
-};
-
-const fmtSize = (b) => {
-  if (b < 1024) return `${b} B`;
-  if (b < 1048576) return `${(b / 1024).toFixed(0)} KB`;
-  return `${(b / 1048576).toFixed(1)} MB`;
-};
 
 export default function FolderView() {
   const { slug } = useParams();
@@ -119,30 +106,11 @@ export default function FolderView() {
         <table className="email-list">
           <tbody>
             {emails.map((e) => (
-              <tr
+              <EmailRow
                 key={e.id}
-                className={`email-row${e.isUnread ? ' email-row--unread' : ''}`}
-                onClick={() => window.open(
-                  `https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#all/${e.gmailMessageId}`,
-                  '_blank',
-                  'noopener,noreferrer'
-                )}
-                title="Open in Gmail"
-              >
-                <td className="el-unread">{e.isUnread && <span className="unread-dot" />}</td>
-                <td className="el-sender" title={e.senderAddress}>
-                  {e.senderDisplayName || e.senderAddress}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-subject">
-                  <span className="el-subj-text">{e.subject || '(no subject)'}</span>
-                  {e.snippet && <span className="el-snippet"> — {e.snippet}</span>}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-meta">
-                  {e.hasAttachments && <span className="el-attach" title="Has attachment">📎</span>}
-                  {e.sizeEstimateBytes > 1048576 && <span className="el-size">{fmtSize(e.sizeEstimateBytes)}</span>}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-date">{fmtDate(e.sentAtUtc)}</td>
-              </tr>
+                email={e}
+                onRemove={(id) => setEmails((prev) => prev.filter((x) => x.id !== id))}
+              />
             ))}
           </tbody>
         </table>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SearchResults.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/SearchResults.jsx
index 7ba9e3b..56c01c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SearchResults.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SearchResults.jsx
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { SearchApi } from '../api/client.js';
+import EmailRow from '../components/EmailRow.jsx';
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
 
-const fmtDate = (iso) => {
-  const d = new Date(iso);
-  const now = new Date();
-  const diffDays = (now - d) / 86400000;
-  if (diffDays < 1) return d.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
-  if (diffDays < 7) return d.toLocaleDateString([], { weekday: 'short' });
-  return d.toLocaleDateString([], { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' });
-};
-
-const fmtSize = (b) => {
-  if (b < 1024) return `${b} B`;
-  if (b < 1048576) return `${(b / 1024).toFixed(0)} KB`;
-  return `${(b / 1048576).toFixed(1)} MB`;
-};
 
 export default function SearchResults() {
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
@@ -87,30 +74,11 @@ export default function SearchResults() {
         <table className="email-list">
           <tbody>
             {emails.map((e) => (
-              <tr
+              <EmailRow
                 key={e.id}
-                className={`email-row${e.isUnread ? ' email-row--unread' : ''}`}
-                onClick={() => window.open(
-                  `https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#all/${e.gmailMessageId}`,
-                  '_blank',
-                  'noopener,noreferrer'
-                )}
-                title="Open in Gmail"
-              >
-                <td className="el-unread">{e.isUnread && <span className="unread-dot" />}</td>
-                <td className="el-sender" title={e.senderAddress}>
-                  {e.senderDisplayName || e.senderAddress}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-subject">
-                  <span className="el-subj-text">{e.subject || '(no subject)'}</span>
-                  {e.snippet && <span className="el-snippet"> — {e.snippet}</span>}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-meta">
-                  {e.hasAttachments && <span className="el-attach" title="Has attachment">📎</span>}
-                  {e.sizeEstimateBytes > 1048576 && <span className="el-size">{fmtSize(e.sizeEstimateBytes)}</span>}
-                </td>
-                <td className="el-date">{fmtDate(e.sentAtUtc)}</td>
-              </tr>
+                email={e}
+                onRemove={(id) => setEmails((prev) => prev.filter((x) => x.id !== id))}
+              />
             ))}
           </tbody>
         </table>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 38a04c3..111da29 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -239,6 +239,18 @@ input, select { background: var(--panel-2); border: 1px solid #2c3550; color: va
 .el-size { font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); }
 .el-date { width: 70px; padding: 10px 0 10px 8px; text-align: right; color: var(--muted); white-space: nowrap; font-size: 12px; }
 
+.el-actions { width: 80px; padding: 0 6px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; }
+.action-btn {
+  background: none; border: none; padding: 3px 4px; cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 13px; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.1s, color 0.1s;
+  border-radius: 4px; color: var(--muted);
+}
+.action-btn:hover { background: var(--panel-2); opacity: 1 !important; }
+.action-btn--active { opacity: 1 !important; }
+.action-btn--danger:hover { color: var(--danger); }
+.email-row:hover .action-btn { opacity: 0.6; }
+.email-row--acting { opacity: 0.6; pointer-events: none; }
+
 .fv-sentinel { height: 1px; }
 .fv-loading-more { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; padding: 16px 0; text-align: center; }
 .fv-end { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; padding: 20px 0 8px; text-align: center; }
diff --git a/src/InboxIntel.Api/Controllers/EmailController.cs b/src/InboxIntel.Api/Controllers/EmailController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57241d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/InboxIntel.Api/Controllers/EmailController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using InboxIntel.Application.Abstractions;
+using InboxIntel.Application.DTOs;
+using InboxIntel.Domain.Enums;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace InboxIntel.Api.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Single-email quick actions. All writes are scoped to the authenticated user's
+/// UserId so one user cannot mutate another user's email.
+/// Read/star are non-destructive and execute without confirmation.
+/// Trash is reversible and also executes without a separate confirm step —
+/// the single-email context makes the intent unambiguous.
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailController : ApiControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly ICleanupService _cleanup;
+    public EmailController(ICleanupService cleanup) => _cleanup = cleanup;
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/read")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> MarkRead(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.MarkRead, ct);
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/unread")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> MarkUnread(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.MarkUnread, ct);
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/star")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> Star(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.Star, ct);
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/unstar")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> Unstar(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.Unstar, ct);
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/trash")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> Trash(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.Trash, ct);
+
+    [HttpPost("{id:guid}/untrash")]
+    public Task<IActionResult> Untrash(Guid id, CancellationToken ct) => Act(id, CleanupActionType.Archive, ct);
+
+    private async Task<IActionResult> Act(Guid id, CleanupActionType action, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var req = new CleanupRequestDto(action, new[] { id }, null, null, Confirmed: true);
+        var result = await _cleanup.ExecuteAsync(UserId, req, ct);
+        return result.Succeeded ? Ok() : BadRequest(new { error = result.Error });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/InboxIntel.Domain/Enums/Enums.cs b/src/InboxIntel.Domain/Enums/Enums.cs
index 7bb5234..1b616d7 100644
--- a/src/InboxIntel.Domain/Enums/Enums.cs
+++ b/src/InboxIntel.Domain/Enums/Enums.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public enum CleanupActionType
     AddLabel = 3,
     RemoveLabel = 4,
     MarkRead = 5,
-    MarkUnread = 6
+    MarkUnread = 6,
+    Star = 7,
+    Unstar = 8
 }
 
 public enum UnsubscribeMethod
diff --git a/src/InboxIntel.Infrastructure/Cleanup/CleanupService.cs b/src/InboxIntel.Infrastructure/Cleanup/CleanupService.cs
index c1030b5..3a1d423 100644
--- a/src/InboxIntel.Infrastructure/Cleanup/CleanupService.cs
+++ b/src/InboxIntel.Infrastructure/Cleanup/CleanupService.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ public class CleanupService : ICleanupService
                     await _gmail.BatchModifyAsync(userId, gmailIds, new[] { "UNREAD" }, Array.Empty<string>(), ct);
                     emails.ForEach(e => e.IsUnread = true);
                     break;
+                case CleanupActionType.Star:
+                    await _gmail.BatchModifyAsync(userId, gmailIds, new[] { "STARRED" }, Array.Empty<string>(), ct);
+                    emails.ForEach(e => e.IsStarred = true);
+                    break;
+                case CleanupActionType.Unstar:
+                    await _gmail.BatchModifyAsync(userId, gmailIds, Array.Empty<string>(), new[] { "STARRED" }, ct);
+                    emails.ForEach(e => e.IsStarred = false);
+                    break;
                 case CleanupActionType.AddLabel:
                     await _gmail.BatchModifyAsync(userId, gmailIds, new[] { request.LabelId! }, Array.Empty<string>(), ct);
                     break;