diff --git a/app/controllers/madmin/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/madmin/dashboard_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bcc26f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/madmin/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Madmin
+  class DashboardController < Madmin::ApplicationController
+    def show
+      @stats = {
+        projects_active: Project.active.count,
+        projects_archived: Project.where(status: "archived").count,
+        stories_pending: Story.pending.count,
+        stories_approved: Story.approved.count,
+        stories_rejected: Story.rejected.count,
+        estimates: Estimate.count,
+        users: User.count,
+        comments: Comment.count,
+        version_jumps: VersionJump.count
+      }
+
+      @recent_stories = Story.order(created_at: :desc).limit(5)
+      @recent_projects = Project.order(created_at: :desc).limit(5)
+      @recent_estimates = Estimate.includes(:story, :user).order(created_at: :desc).limit(5)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/madmin/resources/version_jump_resource.rb b/app/madmin/resources/version_jump_resource.rb
index 6bc0f68f..306e61fe 100644
--- a/app/madmin/resources/version_jump_resource.rb
+++ b/app/madmin/resources/version_jump_resource.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 class VersionJumpResource < Madmin::Resource
   # Attributes
   attribute :id, form: false
-  attribute :technology
-  attribute :initial_version
-  attribute :target_version
+  attribute :technology, index: true
+  attribute :initial_version, index: true
+  attribute :target_version, index: true
 
   # Associations
   attribute :projects, form: false
diff --git a/app/views/madmin/application/_navigation.html.erb b/app/views/madmin/application/_navigation.html.erb
index 54f5240a..1b562a15 100644
--- a/app/views/madmin/application/_navigation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/madmin/application/_navigation.html.erb
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="hidden md:flex flex-col flex-grow justify-between" data-dropdown-target="menu">
-    <% Madmin.resources.each do |resource| %>
-      <%= nav_link_to resource.friendly_name.pluralize, resource.index_path, class: "block p-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100", starts_with: resource.index_path, active_class: "font-bold text-black" %>
-    <% end %>
+  <%# The dropdown controller is a mobile-only toggle. On connect it applies its
+      closed-state transition classes (opacity-0 scale-95), which would hide the
+      sidebar on desktop too. The md: overrides keep the menu fully visible on
+      desktop regardless of the dropdown's open/closed state (media-query rules
+      win over the controller's base classes). %>
+  <div class="hidden md:flex md:opacity-100 md:scale-100 flex-col flex-grow justify-between" data-dropdown-target="menu">
+    <div>
+      <%= nav_link_to "Dashboard", madmin_root_path, class: "block p-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100", active_class: "font-bold text-black" %>
+      <% Madmin.resources.each do |resource| %>
+        <%= nav_link_to resource.friendly_name.pluralize, resource.index_path, class: "block p-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100", starts_with: resource.index_path, active_class: "font-bold text-black" %>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
 
     <div class="mt-auto">
       <%= link_to "View Madmin on GitHub", "https://github.com/excid3/madmin", target: :_blank, class: "block p-2 rounded text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100" %>
diff --git a/app/views/madmin/dashboard/show.html.erb b/app/views/madmin/dashboard/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9616a4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/madmin/dashboard/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<div class="md:flex justify-between items-center space-y-4 md:space-y-0">
+  <h1 class="text-xl font-semibold">Dashboard</h1>
+</div>
+
+<% tiles = [
+  { label: "Active projects", value: @stats[:projects_active], path: madmin_projects_path },
+  { label: "Archived projects", value: @stats[:projects_archived], path: madmin_projects_path },
+  { label: "Pending stories", value: @stats[:stories_pending], path: madmin_stories_path },
+  { label: "Approved stories", value: @stats[:stories_approved], path: madmin_stories_path },
+  { label: "Rejected stories", value: @stats[:stories_rejected], path: madmin_stories_path },
+  { label: "Estimates", value: @stats[:estimates], path: madmin_estimates_path },
+  { label: "Users", value: @stats[:users], path: madmin_users_path },
+  { label: "Comments", value: @stats[:comments], path: nil },
+  { label: "Version jumps", value: @stats[:version_jumps], path: madmin_version_jumps_path }
+] %>
+
+<div class="mt-6 grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+  <% tiles.each do |tile| %>
+    <% tag = tile[:path] ? :a : :div %>
+    <%= content_tag tag, (tile[:path] ? { href: tile[:path] } : {}).merge(class: "block p-4 border border-gray-200 rounded shadow-sm #{'hover:bg-gray-50 hover:border-indigo-400' if tile[:path]}") do %>
+      <span class="block text-2xl font-semibold text-indigo-600"><%= tile[:value] %></span>
+      <span class="block mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500"><%= tile[:label] %></span>
+    <% end %>
+  <% end %>
+</div>
+
+<div class="mt-8 grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+  <div>
+    <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 uppercase tracking-wide">Recent stories</h2>
+    <ul class="mt-3 divide-y divide-gray-100 border border-gray-200 rounded">
+      <% if @recent_stories.any? %>
+        <% @recent_stories.each do |story| %>
+          <li class="p-3">
+            <%= link_to story.title.presence || "Story ##{story.id}", madmin_story_path(story), class: "text-indigo-600 hover:underline" %>
+            <span class="block text-xs text-gray-400"><%= time_ago_in_words(story.created_at) %> ago</span>
+          </li>
+        <% end %>
+      <% else %>
+        <li class="p-3 text-sm text-gray-400">No stories yet.</li>
+      <% end %>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 uppercase tracking-wide">Recent projects</h2>
+    <ul class="mt-3 divide-y divide-gray-100 border border-gray-200 rounded">
+      <% if @recent_projects.any? %>
+        <% @recent_projects.each do |project| %>
+          <li class="p-3">
+            <%= link_to project.title.presence || "Project ##{project.id}", madmin_project_path(project), class: "text-indigo-600 hover:underline" %>
+            <span class="block text-xs text-gray-400"><%= time_ago_in_words(project.created_at) %> ago</span>
+          </li>
+        <% end %>
+      <% else %>
+        <li class="p-3 text-sm text-gray-400">No projects yet.</li>
+      <% end %>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+
+  <div>
+    <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 uppercase tracking-wide">Recent estimates</h2>
+    <ul class="mt-3 divide-y divide-gray-100 border border-gray-200 rounded">
+      <% if @recent_estimates.any? %>
+        <% @recent_estimates.each do |estimate| %>
+          <li class="p-3">
+            <%= link_to "Estimate ##{estimate.id}", madmin_estimate_path(estimate), class: "text-indigo-600 hover:underline" %>
+            <span class="block text-xs text-gray-400">
+              <%= estimate.story&.title.presence || "unknown story" %> &middot; <%= time_ago_in_words(estimate.created_at) %> ago
+            </span>
+          </li>
+        <% end %>
+      <% else %>
+        <li class="p-3 text-sm text-gray-400">No estimates yet.</li>
+      <% end %>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/spec/requests/madmin/dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/requests/madmin/dashboard_spec.rb
index 9cd29bd3..fd2db9ca 100644
--- a/spec/requests/madmin/dashboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/madmin/dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -16,5 +16,36 @@
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
       expect(response.body).to include("madmin")
     end
+
+    it "renders stat tiles instead of the old resource link grid" do
+      get "/madmin"
+
+      expect(response.body).to include("Active projects")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Pending stories")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Approved stories")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Estimates")
+      # The dashboard used to be a grid of links into each admin section,
+      # which duplicated the sidebar. That copy should be gone.
+      expect(response.body).not_to include("Jump to any admin section")
+    end
+
+    it "lists recent records with links to their madmin pages" do
+      story = FactoryBot.create(:story, title: "Recently added story")
+
+      get "/madmin"
+
+      expect(response.body).to include("Recent stories")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Recent projects")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Recent estimates")
+      expect(response.body).to include("Recently added story")
+      expect(response.body).to include(madmin_story_path(story))
+    end
+
+    it "renders the Dashboard link in the sidebar navigation" do
+      get "/madmin"
+
+      expect(response.body).to include("Dashboard")
+      expect(response.body).to include("href=\"#{madmin_root_path}\"")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/madmin/version_jumps_spec.rb b/spec/requests/madmin/version_jumps_spec.rb
index b12c967d..6a0752cc 100644
--- a/spec/requests/madmin/version_jumps_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/madmin/version_jumps_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # exercises create/update in addition to the read-only actions.
 RSpec.describe "Madmin version jumps", type: :request do
   let(:admin) { FactoryBot.create(:user, :admin) }
-  let!(:version_jump) { FactoryBot.create(:version_jump) }
+  let!(:version_jump) do
+    FactoryBot.create(:version_jump, technology: "RailsUpgrade", initial_version: "6.1", target_version: "7.0")
+  end
 
   before { login_as(admin, scope: :user) }
   after { Warden.test_reset! }
@@ -15,6 +17,14 @@
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
     end
+
+    it "shows the technology and versions, not just the id" do
+      get "/madmin/version_jumps"
+
+      expect(response.body).to include("RailsUpgrade")
+      expect(response.body).to include("6.1")
+      expect(response.body).to include("7.0")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "GET /madmin/version_jumps/new" do