diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_index.scss
index 4435b3558..06502d633 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_index.scss
@@ -710,6 +710,19 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__bonus-tag {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 1px 7px;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    background: rgba(255, 229, 100, 0.15);
+    color: var(--color-brand-yellow);
+  }
+
   // --- Empty state -------------------------------------------------------
   &__empty {
     padding: var(--space-xl);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_show.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_show.scss
index 8b766b08e..43180db53 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_show.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/certification/ships/_show.scss
@@ -395,6 +395,76 @@
   }
 }
 
+.bonus-stardust {
+  border-color: rgba(255, 229, 100, 0.25) !important;
+  background: rgba(255, 229, 100, 0.04) !important;
+
+  &__current {
+    margin: 0 0 var(--space-s);
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+    color: var(--color-brand-yellow);
+    font-weight: 600;
+
+    strong {
+      font-weight: 800;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__form {
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xs);
+  }
+
+  &__field {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: var(--space-xs);
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  &__input {
+    flex: 1;
+    padding: var(--space-xs) var(--space-s);
+    font-family: inherit;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-m);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+    color: var(--color-space-text);
+    background: var(--color-space-surface, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04));
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 229, 100, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    appearance: textfield;
+
+    &:focus-visible {
+      outline: 2px solid var(--color-brand-yellow);
+      outline-offset: 1px;
+    }
+
+    &::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
+    &::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
+      -webkit-appearance: none;
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__breakdown {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-top: var(--space-s);
+    padding-top: var(--space-s);
+    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 229, 100, 0.15);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+  }
+
+  &__breakdown-label {
+    color: var(--color-space-text-muted, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5));
+  }
+
+  &__breakdown-value {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: var(--color-brand-yellow);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes ship-review-pop {
   0% {
     transform: scale(1);
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/certification/ships_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/certification/ships_controller.rb
index de3bc6ad9..67f8112bf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/certification/ships_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/certification/ships_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class Admin::Certification::ShipsController < Admin::Certification::ApplicationController
   before_action :release_other_claims, only: [ :next ]
-  before_action :set_ship, only: [ :show, :update, :set_project_type, :report_fraud ]
+  before_action :set_ship, only: [ :show, :update, :set_project_type, :set_bonus_stardust, :report_fraud ]
   before_action :set_submitter_context, only: [ :show, :update ]
   before_action :set_body_class, only: [ :index, :show, :update, :logs ]
 
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ def set_project_type
     end
   end
 
+  def set_bonus_stardust
+    authorize @ship
+    @ship.update!(bonus_stardust: params[:bonus_stardust].presence)
+    redirect_to admin_certification_ship_path(@ship), notice: "Bonus stardust updated."
+  end
+
   def update
     authorize @ship
     if internal_sw_dash_reviews_disabled? && @ship.external_certification_id.present?
diff --git a/app/models/certification/ship.rb b/app/models/certification/ship.rb
index c43c3d983..29836982a 100644
--- a/app/models/certification/ship.rb
+++ b/app/models/certification/ship.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Table name: certification_ship_reviews
 #
 #  id                        :bigint           not null, primary key
+#  bonus_stardust            :float
 #  claim_expires_at          :datetime
 #  claimed_at                :datetime
 #  decided_at                :datetime
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ def transfer_external_certification_id_to!(other)
                                 allow_blank: true
     validates :verdict_video,
               content_type: { in: ACCEPTED_VIDEO_TYPES, spoofing_protection: true }
+    validates :bonus_stardust,
+              numericality: { greater_than_or_equal_to: 0, less_than_or_equal_to: 100 },
+              allow_nil: true
 
     scope :for_reviewer, ->(user) {
       joins(:project)
@@ -393,12 +397,13 @@ def decided_on
       decided_at || updated_at
     end
 
+
     private
 
     def assign_stardust_earned
       total_count = Certification::Ship.decided_today_count(reviewer_id) + 1
       multiplier = Certification::Ship.multiplier_for_milestone(total_count)
-      self.stardust_earned = REVIEW_BOUNTY * multiplier
+      self.stardust_earned = (REVIEW_BOUNTY * multiplier) + (bonus_stardust || 0)
     end
 
     def stamp_claimed_at
diff --git a/app/policies/admin/certification/ship_policy.rb b/app/policies/admin/certification/ship_policy.rb
index fa8fb6c0f..99f2ebea6 100644
--- a/app/policies/admin/certification/ship_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/admin/certification/ship_policy.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ def next? = user&.can_review?
 
   def set_project_type? = show?
 
+  def set_bonus_stardust? = user&.admin?
+
   def report_fraud? = user&.can_review?
 
   class Scope < ApplicationPolicy::Scope
diff --git a/app/views/admin/certification/ships/index.html.erb b/app/views/admin/certification/ships/index.html.erb
index 0c4d5972c..84d680a1c 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/certification/ships/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/certification/ships/index.html.erb
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
                   <div class="ship-queue__project-head">
                     <span class="ship-queue__project-title"><%= ship.project&.title || "Deleted Project" %></span>
                     <span class="ship-queue__project-id">#<%= ship.id %></span>
+                    <% if ship.bonus_stardust.present? && ship.bonus_stardust > 0 %>
+                      <span class="ship-queue__bonus-tag">✦ +<%= ship.bonus_stardust %></span>
+                    <% end %>
                   </div>
                   <div class="ship-queue__project-links">
                     <% if ship.project.demo_url.present? %>
@@ -312,6 +315,10 @@
             </div>
             <div class="ship-queue__project-meta">
               <span>#<%= ship.id %></span>
+              <% if ship.bonus_stardust.present? && ship.bonus_stardust > 0 %>
+                <span class="ship-queue__dot" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                <span class="ship-queue__bonus-tag">✦ +<%= ship.bonus_stardust %></span>
+              <% end %>
               <span class="ship-queue__dot" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
               <span>by <%= owner&.display_name || "—" %></span>
               <% if ship.project.project_type.present? %>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/certification/ships/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/certification/ships/show.html.erb
index 66ef14daa..a284bf9a0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/certification/ships/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/certification/ships/show.html.erb
@@ -118,6 +118,33 @@
       </section>
 
       <aside class="ship-review__sidebar">
+        <% if policy(@ship).set_bonus_stardust? %>
+          <div class="ship-review__panel bonus-stardust">
+            <h2 class="ship-review__panel-title">Bonus Stardust</h2>
+            <% if @ship.bonus_stardust.present? %>
+              <p class="bonus-stardust__current">
+                Currently: <strong>+<%= @ship.bonus_stardust %></strong> bonus stardust
+              </p>
+            <% end %>
+            <%= form_with url: set_bonus_stardust_admin_certification_ship_path(@ship), method: :patch, class: "bonus-stardust__form" do %>
+              <div class="bonus-stardust__field">
+                <%= number_field_tag :bonus_stardust, @ship.bonus_stardust,
+                      step: 0.25, min: 0, max: 100, placeholder: "0.0",
+                      autocomplete: "off",
+                      class: "bonus-stardust__input",
+                      id: "bonus-stardust-input" %>
+                <%= submit_tag "Set Bonus", class: "action-btn action-btn--small action-btn--primary" %>
+              </div>
+            <% end %>
+            <% if @ship.stardust_earned.present? %>
+              <div class="bonus-stardust__breakdown">
+                <span class="bonus-stardust__breakdown-label">Total earned:</span>
+                <span class="bonus-stardust__breakdown-value"><%= @ship.stardust_earned %> stardust</span>
+              </div>
+            <% end %>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
+
         <div class="ship-review__panel"
              data-controller="certification--ships--fraud-report"
              data-certification--ships--fraud-report-ship-id-value="<%= @ship.id %>">
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index d0af55439..6447a22d6 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@
           get :monitor, to: "ships/monitor#show"
         end
         patch :set_project_type, on: :member
+        patch :set_bonus_stardust, on: :member
         post :report_fraud, on: :member
         scope module: :ships do
           resource :claim, only: [ :create, :destroy ]
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260623190927_add_bonus_stardust_to_certification_ship_reviews.rb b/db/migrate/20260623190927_add_bonus_stardust_to_certification_ship_reviews.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37c60f2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20260623190927_add_bonus_stardust_to_certification_ship_reviews.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddBonusStardustToCertificationShipReviews < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :certification_ship_reviews, :bonus_stardust, :float
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 69cf1f2b9..e0b436be6 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
   end
 
   create_table "certification_ship_reviews", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.float "bonus_stardust"
     t.datetime "claim_expires_at"
     t.datetime "claimed_at"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
diff --git a/test/models/certification/ship_test.rb b/test/models/certification/ship_test.rb
index b72aef58c..96f21e123 100644
--- a/test/models/certification/ship_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/certification/ship_test.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # Table name: certification_ship_reviews
 #
 #  id                        :bigint           not null, primary key
+#  bonus_stardust            :float
 #  claim_expires_at          :datetime
 #  claimed_at                :datetime
 #  decided_at                :datetime