diff --git a/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/index.js b/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9843476a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import React, {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
+import styles from './styles.module.css';
+
+const REPO = 'devoxx/DevoxxGenieIDEAPlugin';
+const CACHE_KEY = 'devoxxgenie_github_stars';
+const CACHE_TTL = 3600000; // 1 hour in milliseconds
+
+function formatStars(count) {
+  if (count >= 1000) {
+    return (count / 1000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '') + 'k';
+  }
+  return count.toLocaleString();
+}
+
+export default function GitHubStars() {
+  const [stars, setStars] = useState(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check localStorage cache first
+    try {
+      const cached = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY));
+      if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < CACHE_TTL) {
+        setStars(cached.count);
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // ignore parse errors
+    }
+
+    fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}`)
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('GitHub API error');
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .then((data) => {
+        const count = data.stargazers_count;
+        setStars(count);
+        try {
+          localStorage.setItem(
+            CACHE_KEY,
+            JSON.stringify({count, timestamp: Date.now()})
+          );
+        } catch {
+          // ignore storage errors
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        // On error, show cached value if available (even if expired)
+        try {
+          const cached = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY));
+          if (cached) setStars(cached.count);
+        } catch {
+          // ignore
+        }
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  if (stars === null) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <a
+      href={`https://github.com/${REPO}`}
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      className={styles.starBadge}
+      aria-label={`${formatStars(stars)} stars on GitHub`}
+    >
+      <svg
+        className={styles.starIcon}
+        viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+        width="16"
+        height="16"
+        fill="currentColor"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+      >
+        <path d="M8 .25a.75.75 0 0 1 .673.418l1.882 3.815 4.21.612a.75.75 0 0 1 .416 1.279l-3.046 2.97.719 4.192a.75.75 0 0 1-1.088.791L8 12.347l-3.766 1.98a.75.75 0 0 1-1.088-.79l.72-4.194L.818 6.374a.75.75 0 0 1 .416-1.28l4.21-.611L7.327.668A.75.75 0 0 1 8 .25z" />
+      </svg>
+      <span className={styles.starCount}>{formatStars(stars)}</span>
+      <span className={styles.starLabel}>Stars</span>
+    </a>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/styles.module.css b/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/styles.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cd4a0ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docusaurus/src/components/GitHubStars/styles.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.starBadge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 8px 16px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-left: 12px;
+}
+
+.starBadge:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+  color: #fff;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.starIcon {
+  color: #ffd700;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.starCount {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+.starLabel {
+  opacity: 0.85;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .starBadge {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docusaurus/src/pages/index.js b/docusaurus/src/pages/index.js
index 9830fd6a..acb1dabd 100644
--- a/docusaurus/src/pages/index.js
+++ b/docusaurus/src/pages/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
 import Layout from '@theme/Layout';
 import Head from '@docusaurus/Head';
 import HomepageFeatures from '@site/src/components/HomepageFeatures';
+import GitHubStars from '@site/src/components/GitHubStars';
 
 const softwareSchema = {
   '@context': 'https://schema.org',
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ function HomepageHeader() {
           to={useBaseUrl('/docs/getting-started/introduction')}>
           Get Started with DevoxxGenie
           </Link>
+          <GitHubStars />
         </div>
       </div>
     </header>