diff --git a/backend/internal/store/migrations/0010_reader_sightings.sql b/backend/internal/store/migrations/0010_reader_sightings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13fb4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/store/migrations/0010_reader_sightings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- The owner's administrative page (issue #102) renders these counters and
+-- offers a control to clear them, deliberately shipped before the Sighting
+-- feature (issue #103) that fills them, so a false mark never needs SQL
+-- against production. Zero counters mean a trusted Reader.
+ALTER TABLE readers ADD COLUMN sighting_agreements integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+ALTER TABLE readers ADD COLUMN sighting_disagreements integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/backend/internal/store/store.go b/backend/internal/store/store.go
index f9f8d5d..7df73aa 100644
--- a/backend/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/backend/internal/store/store.go
@@ -315,25 +315,42 @@ func (s *Store) EnsureReader(discordID string, epochZeroHash [32]byte) (int64, e
 	return id, nil
 }
 
+// SightingDisagreementLimit is the number of contradictions that stop that
+// Reader's Sightings from deferring a Poll (issue #103). The counters exist
+// before the mechanism that moves them, so the admin page (issue #102) can
+// clear a false mark without waiting for the Sighting feature.
+const SightingDisagreementLimit = 3
+
+// Blocked reports whether this Reader's Sighting marks have reached the
+// disagreement limit, which stops their Sightings from deferring a Poll.
+func (r ReaderSummary) Blocked() bool {
+	return r.Disagreements >= SightingDisagreementLimit
+}
+
 // ReaderSummary is one Reader as the owner's administration panel sees them:
-// who they are and how many live sessions they hold. No credential material,
-// hashed or otherwise, is exposed.
+// who they are, how many live sessions they hold, and their Sighting marks.
+// No credential material, hashed or otherwise, is exposed.
 type ReaderSummary struct {
 	ID        int64
 	DiscordID string
 	// Sessions counts unexpired session rows — what the owner revokes.
 	Sessions int
+	// Agreements and Disagreements are the Sighting counters (issue #102);
+	// zero means a trusted Reader.
+	Agreements    int
+	Disagreements int
 }
 
-// Readers lists every Reader with their live session count, oldest first, so
-// the owner row (always the oldest) heads the list.
+// Readers lists every Reader with their live session count and Sighting
+// marks, oldest first, so the owner row (always the oldest) heads the list.
 func (s *Store) Readers() ([]ReaderSummary, error) {
 	rows, err := s.db.Query(`
 		SELECT r.id, r.discord_id,
+		       r.sighting_agreements, r.sighting_disagreements,
 		       count(sess.id) FILTER (WHERE sess.expires_at > now()) AS sessions
 		FROM readers r
 		LEFT JOIN sessions sess ON sess.reader_id = r.id
-		GROUP BY r.id, r.discord_id
+		GROUP BY r.id, r.discord_id, r.sighting_agreements, r.sighting_disagreements
 		ORDER BY r.id`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("query readers: %w", err)
@@ -343,7 +360,7 @@ func (s *Store) Readers() ([]ReaderSummary, error) {
 	out := []ReaderSummary{}
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var r ReaderSummary
-		if err := rows.Scan(&r.ID, &r.DiscordID, &r.Sessions); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&r.ID, &r.DiscordID, &r.Agreements, &r.Disagreements, &r.Sessions); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan reader: %w", err)
 		}
 		out = append(out, r)
@@ -351,6 +368,18 @@ func (s *Store) Readers() ([]ReaderSummary, error) {
 	return out, rows.Err()
 }
 
+// ClearReaderMarks zeroes a Reader's Sighting counters. It is the owner's
+// remedy for a mark produced by a broken Site adapter rather than a dishonest
+// Reader: it restores a privilege, it is not destruction.
+func (s *Store) ClearReaderMarks(readerID int64) error {
+	if _, err := s.db.Exec(`
+		UPDATE readers SET sighting_agreements = 0, sighting_disagreements = 0
+		WHERE id = $1`, readerID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("clear reader marks for reader %d: %w", readerID, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // readersMigration is the version that creates the readers table. The owner
 // seed runs between two migrate passes, so that the run-once migration which
 // attaches existing bookmarks (0004) finds the owner row.
diff --git a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
index 93d93ab..0ae24b2 100644
--- a/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -1334,6 +1334,86 @@ func TestReadersAndSessionRevocation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// The Sighting counters ship before the mechanism that fills them (issue
+// #102 before #103), so the admin page depends on their default: a fresh
+// Reader reads back trusted. Marking one directly proves Readers() reports
+// the counters and Blocked() flips at the limit, and that ClearReaderMarks —
+// the owner's remedy for a false mark — zeroes them again.
+func TestReaderSightingMarks(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	other := secondReader(t, s)
+
+	readers, err := s.Readers()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Readers: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(readers) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("readers = %d, want the owner and the second Reader", len(readers))
+	}
+	for _, r := range readers {
+		if r.Agreements != 0 || r.Disagreements != 0 || r.Blocked() {
+			t.Fatalf("fresh reader %d has marks: %+v", r.ID, r)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The counters' default is the trusted state; writing them directly is
+	// the only way to exercise the read path until issue #103 moves them.
+	if _, err := s.db.Exec(`
+		UPDATE readers SET sighting_agreements = 5, sighting_disagreements = 2
+		WHERE id = $1`, other); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mark reader: %v", err)
+	}
+	readers, err = s.Readers()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Readers: %v", err)
+	}
+	var marked *ReaderSummary
+	for i := range readers {
+		if readers[i].ID == other {
+			marked = &readers[i]
+		}
+	}
+	if marked == nil || marked.Agreements != 5 || marked.Disagreements != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("marked reader = %+v, want agreements 5, disagreements 2", marked)
+	}
+	if marked.Blocked() {
+		t.Fatalf("reader with 2 disagreements is blocked; limit is %d", SightingDisagreementLimit)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.db.Exec(`
+		UPDATE readers SET sighting_disagreements = 3 WHERE id = $1`, other); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("block reader: %v", err)
+	}
+	readers, err = s.Readers()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Readers: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, r := range readers {
+		if r.ID == other && !r.Blocked() {
+			t.Fatalf("reader at the disagreement limit is not blocked: %+v", r)
+		}
+		if r.ID == s.OwnerID() && r.Blocked() {
+			t.Fatalf("untouched owner became blocked: %+v", r)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := s.ClearReaderMarks(other); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ClearReaderMarks: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := s.ClearReaderMarks(other + 9999); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ClearReaderMarks(unknown id): %v", err)
+	}
+	readers, err = s.Readers()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Readers: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, r := range readers {
+		if r.Agreements != 0 || r.Disagreements != 0 || r.Blocked() {
+			t.Fatalf("reader %d not cleared: %+v", r.ID, r)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Two Readers on one Series: one series row, two independent progresses. The
 // second Reader starts at zero however far the first has read, and the shared
 // row is still due exactly once.