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diff --git a/client/src/components/adsense.tsx b/client/src/components/adsense.tsx
index 4eb9fd9..42e7bf5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/adsense.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/adsense.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 type AdFormat = "auto" | "fluid" | "rectangle" | "horizontal" | "vertical" | "autorelaxed";
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default function AdSense({
 }: AdSenseProps) {
   const adRef = useRef<HTMLModElement>(null);
   const pushed = useRef(false);
+  const [adLoaded, setAdLoaded] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (pushed.current) return;
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@ export default function AdSense({
       pushed.current = true;
     } catch (e) {
     }
+
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (adRef.current) {
+        const ins = adRef.current;
+        const filled = ins.getAttribute("data-ad-status") === "filled" ||
+          ins.children.length > 0 ||
+          ins.clientHeight > 0;
+        setAdLoaded(filled);
+      }
+    }, 3000);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
   }, []);
 
   return (
@@ -92,11 +105,13 @@ export function MultiplexAd() {
 
 export function SidebarAd() {
   return (
-    <div className="bg-card rounded-md border border-card-border p-4 mt-6">
-      <AdSense
-        slot="2398082838"
-        format="auto"
-      />
+    <div className="sticky top-4">
+      <div className="bg-card rounded-md border border-card-border p-4 mt-4">
+        <AdSense
+          slot="2398082838"
+          format="auto"
+        />
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index 8d98041..62f0a11 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Eye, Play, Images } from "lucide-react";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import Header from "@/components/header";
 import Footer from "@/components/footer";
-import AdSense, { ArticleCardAd, MultiplexAd } from "@/components/adsense";
+import AdSense, { ArticleCardAd, MultiplexAd, SidebarAd } from "@/components/adsense";
 import { PhotoGalleryWidget } from "@/components/photo-gallery";
 import { HoroscopeWidget } from "@/components/horoscope-widget";
 import { RecipeWidget } from "@/components/recipe-widget";
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ export default function Home() {
           </div>
           <div className="lg:col-span-1">
             {popular && popular.length > 0 && <TopStoriesList articles={popular} />}
+            <SidebarAd />
           </div>
         </div>