diff --git a/cmd/remembos/main.go b/cmd/remembos/main.go
index 4df63f0..ffb2244 100644
--- a/cmd/remembos/main.go
+++ b/cmd/remembos/main.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 	selector := search.NewSelector(client, store, &cfg.Search, loc, logger)
 
 	// Memory service
-	memorySvc := memory.NewService(selector, store, loc, logger)
+	memorySvc := memory.NewService(selector, store, client, loc, logger)
 
 	// Web handler
 	handler := web.NewHandler(memorySvc, cfg.Memos.URL, cfg.Memos.PublicURL, cfg.General.AllowLoadMore, logger)
diff --git a/internal/memory/service.go b/internal/memory/service.go
index c8a6112..8241efc 100644
--- a/internal/memory/service.go
+++ b/internal/memory/service.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.vakhrushev.me/av/remembos/internal/memos"
 	"git.vakhrushev.me/av/remembos/internal/search"
 	"git.vakhrushev.me/av/remembos/internal/storage"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type Service struct {
 	selector *search.Selector
 	store    *storage.Storage
+	client   *memos.Client
 	loc      *time.Location
 	logger   *slog.Logger
 
@@ -22,16 +24,18 @@ type Service struct {
 	cached   *search.Memory
 }
 
-func NewService(selector *search.Selector, store *storage.Storage, loc *time.Location, logger *slog.Logger) *Service {
+func NewService(selector *search.Selector, store *storage.Storage, client *memos.Client, loc *time.Location, logger *slog.Logger) *Service {
 	return &Service{
 		selector: selector,
 		store:    store,
+		client:   client,
 		loc:      loc,
 		logger:   logger,
 	}
 }
 
 // GetTodayMemory returns the memory for today, caching the result.
+// On cache miss (e.g. after restart), it checks the DB for a memo already shown today.
 func (s *Service) GetTodayMemory(ctx context.Context) (*search.Memory, error) {
 	today := time.Now().In(s.loc)
 	dayKey := today.Format("2006-01-02")
@@ -44,6 +48,38 @@ func (s *Service) GetTodayMemory(ctx context.Context) (*search.Memory, error) {
 	}
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
+	// Try to restore from DB — check if a memo was already shown today
+	dayStart := time.Date(today.Year(), today.Month(), today.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, s.loc)
+	dayEnd := dayStart.AddDate(0, 0, 1)
+
+	memoName, tier, err := s.store.GetLastShownToday(ctx, dayStart.Unix(), dayEnd.Unix())
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Error("failed to check today's show history", "error", err)
+		// Fall through to select a new one
+	}
+
+	if memoName != "" {
+		s.logger.Info("restoring today's memory from history", "memo", memoName)
+
+		memo, err := s.client.GetMemo(ctx, memoName)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.logger.Error("failed to fetch memo from history, selecting new", "memo", memoName, "error", err)
+		} else {
+			mem := &search.Memory{
+				Memo: memo,
+				Tier: tier,
+				Date: memo.DisplayTime,
+			}
+
+			s.mu.Lock()
+			s.cacheDay = dayKey
+			s.cached = mem
+			s.mu.Unlock()
+
+			return mem, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	s.logger.Info("selecting new memory", "date", dayKey)
 
 	mem, err := s.selector.Select(ctx, today)
@@ -58,7 +94,6 @@ func (s *Service) GetTodayMemory(ctx context.Context) (*search.Memory, error) {
 
 	if err := s.store.RecordShow(ctx, mem.Memo.Name, mem.Tier); err != nil {
 		s.logger.Error("failed to record show", "error", err)
-		// Non-fatal: still return the memory
 	}
 
 	s.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/internal/memos/client.go b/internal/memos/client.go
index f9c695d..633779c 100644
--- a/internal/memos/client.go
+++ b/internal/memos/client.go
@@ -67,6 +67,34 @@ func (c *Client) ListMemos(ctx context.Context, filter string, pageSize int, pag
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
+// GetMemo fetches a single memo by its resource name (e.g. "memos/123").
+func (c *Client) GetMemo(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Memo, error) {
+	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/%s", c.baseURL, name)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, http.NoBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create request: %w", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.token)
+
+	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("do request: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("memos API returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var memo Memo
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&memo); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode memo: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &memo, nil
+}
+
 // DownloadAttachment downloads the attachment data as bytes.
 func (c *Client) DownloadAttachment(ctx context.Context, att Attachment) ([]byte, error) {
 	var reqURL string
diff --git a/internal/storage/history.go b/internal/storage/history.go
index 8d0cac0..5793962 100644
--- a/internal/storage/history.go
+++ b/internal/storage/history.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package storage
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -65,6 +67,21 @@ func (s *Storage) GetShowCounts(ctx context.Context, memoNames []string) (map[st
 	return result, rows.Err()
 }
 
+// GetLastShownToday returns the memo_name and tier of the most recently shown memo
+// within the given time range [from, to). Returns empty string if nothing was shown.
+func (s *Storage) GetLastShownToday(ctx context.Context, from, to int64) (memoName string, tier int, err error) {
+	err = s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT memo_name, tier FROM show_history WHERE shown_at >= ? AND shown_at < ? ORDER BY shown_at DESC LIMIT 1`,
+		from, to).Scan(&memoName, &tier)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return "", 0, nil
+		}
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("get last shown today: %w", err)
+	}
+	return memoName, tier, nil
+}
+
 // RecordShow records that a memo was shown.
 func (s *Storage) RecordShow(ctx context.Context, memoName string, tier int) error {
 	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,