diff --git a/src/components/site-header.tsx b/src/components/site-header.tsx
index 927fe03..d1b1d65 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-header.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { UserProfile } from "@/components/auth/user-profile";
 import { ModeToggle } from "./ui/mode-toggle";
+import { GitHubStars } from "./ui/github-stars";
 
 export function SiteHeader() {
   return (
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export function SiteHeader() {
         </h1>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
           <UserProfile />
+          <GitHubStars repo="leonvanzyl/nextjs-better-auth-postgresql-starter-kit" />
           <ModeToggle />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ui/github-stars.tsx b/src/components/ui/github-stars.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23bbfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ui/github-stars.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { Github } from "lucide-react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+
+interface GitHubStarsProps {
+  repo: string;
+}
+
+export function GitHubStars({ repo }: GitHubStarsProps) {
+  const [stars, setStars] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function fetchStars() {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}`);
+        if (response.ok) {
+          const data = await response.json();
+          setStars(data.stargazers_count);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to fetch GitHub stars:", error);
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    }
+
+    fetchStars();
+  }, [repo]);
+
+  const formatStars = (count: number) => {
+    if (count >= 1000) {
+      return `${(count / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+    }
+    return count.toString();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Button variant="outline" size="sm" asChild>
+      <a
+        href={`https://github.com/${repo}`}
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        className="flex items-center gap-2"
+      >
+        <Github className="h-4 w-4" />
+        {loading ? "..." : stars !== null ? formatStars(stars) : "0"}
+      </a>
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
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