diff --git a/app/(app)/u/[handle]/layout.tsx b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/layout.tsx
index 667a0aa9..2c131eba 100644
--- a/app/(app)/u/[handle]/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/u/[handle]/layout.tsx
@@ -51,10 +51,16 @@ export default function PublicProfileLayout(props: {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isOwn) return;
     // Preserve whatever sub-path the visitor is on so /u/<own>/collections
-    // jumps to /u/me/collections (and so on for /posts, /mentions).
+    // jumps to /u/me/collections (and so on for /posts, /mentions). Also
+    // carry over the query string and hash — the hash holds the post anchor
+    // (#post-<id>) from share links, and it's only readable on the client
+    // (the server never receives it), which is why we read window.location
+    // here rather than from pathname / useSearchParams.
     const m = pathname.match(/^\/u\/[^/]+(\/.*)?$/);
     const suffix = m?.[1] ?? "";
-    router.replace(`/u/me${suffix}`);
+    const search = window.location.search;
+    const hash = window.location.hash;
+    router.replace(`/u/me${suffix}${search}${hash}`);
   }, [isOwn, router, pathname]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
index 5bd5d4d3..474d6832 100644
--- a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
+++ b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 import { useRef } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
 import type { UserSummary } from "@/lib/social";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/ui/user-avatar";