diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/sessions.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/sessions.ts
index 4682b4b..30c62cf 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/sessions.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/sessions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Hono } from 'hono';
-import { and, eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { and, desc, eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { StartSessionInput } from '@solelog/shared';
 import type { WorkSession } from '@solelog/shared';
 import { db } from '../db/client';
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@ function toWorkSession(row: WorkSessionRow, activityName?: string | null): WorkS
   };
 }
 
+sessionsRoutes.get('/api/sessions/active', async (c) => {
+  const sessionUser = await getSessionUser(c);
+  if (!sessionUser) return c.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, 401);
+
+  const rows = await db
+    .select({ session: workSessions, activityName: activities.name })
+    .from(workSessions)
+    .leftJoin(activities, eq(workSessions.activityId, activities.id))
+    .where(and(eq(workSessions.userId, sessionUser.id), eq(workSessions.status, 'active')))
+    .orderBy(desc(workSessions.startTime));
+
+  return c.json(rows.map((r) => toWorkSession(r.session, r.activityName)));
+});
+
+sessionsRoutes.get('/api/sessions', async (c) => {
+  const sessionUser = await getSessionUser(c);
+  if (!sessionUser) return c.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, 401);
+
+  const rows = await db
+    .select({ session: workSessions, activityName: activities.name })
+    .from(workSessions)
+    .leftJoin(activities, eq(workSessions.activityId, activities.id))
+    .where(eq(workSessions.userId, sessionUser.id))
+    .orderBy(desc(workSessions.startTime));
+
+  return c.json(rows.map((r) => toWorkSession(r.session, r.activityName)));
+});
+
 sessionsRoutes.post('/api/sessions/start', async (c) => {
   const sessionUser = await getSessionUser(c);
   if (!sessionUser) return c.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, 401);
diff --git a/apps/api/test/sessions.test.ts b/apps/api/test/sessions.test.ts
index 4e36c4e..9303ddd 100644
--- a/apps/api/test/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/test/sessions.test.ts
@@ -207,3 +207,108 @@ describe('session lifecycle', () => {
     expect(row.endTime).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe('session reads', () => {
+  it('401s GET /api/sessions and /api/sessions/active without a token', async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+
+    const history = await app.request('/api/sessions');
+    expect(history.status).toBe(401);
+
+    const active = await app.request('/api/sessions/active');
+    expect(active.status).toBe(401);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the user's sessions joined with activity name, newest first", async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+    const token = await authToken(app, 'reads-history@example.com');
+    const frezenId = await createActivity(app, token, 'Frezen');
+    const slijpenId = await createActivity(app, token, 'Slijpen');
+
+    const firstRes = await app.request('/api/sessions/start', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(token),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ activity_id: frezenId, insole_type: 'Kurk', pair_count: 2 }),
+    });
+    const first = await firstRes.json();
+    const secondRes = await app.request('/api/sessions/start', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(token),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ activity_id: slijpenId, insole_type: 'Berk', pair_count: 2 }),
+    });
+    const second = await secondRes.json();
+
+    // Control ordering: make the Slijpen session clearly newer.
+    await db
+      .update(workSessions)
+      .set({ startTime: new Date(Date.now() - 10000) })
+      .where(eq(workSessions.id, first.id));
+    await db
+      .update(workSessions)
+      .set({ startTime: new Date(Date.now() - 1000) })
+      .where(eq(workSessions.id, second.id));
+
+    const res = await app.request('/api/sessions', { headers: bearer(token) });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(body).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(new Date(body[0].start_time).getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(
+      new Date(body[1].start_time).getTime()
+    );
+    expect(body[0].activity_name).toBe('Slijpen');
+    expect(body[1].activity_name).toBe('Frezen');
+  });
+
+  it('scopes history to the requesting user', async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+    const tokenA = await authToken(app, 'reads-scopeA@example.com');
+    const tokenB = await authToken(app, 'reads-scopeB@example.com');
+    const activityId = await createActivity(app, tokenA, 'Bekleden');
+
+    const startRes = await app.request('/api/sessions/start', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(tokenA),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ activity_id: activityId, insole_type: 'Kurk', pair_count: 2 }),
+    });
+    const aSession = await startRes.json();
+
+    const res = await app.request('/api/sessions', { headers: bearer(tokenB) });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json();
+    const ids = body.map((s: { id: number }) => s.id);
+    expect(ids).not.toContain(aSession.id);
+  });
+
+  it('returns only active sessions from /api/sessions/active', async () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+    const token = await authToken(app, 'reads-active@example.com');
+    const activityId = await createActivity(app, token, 'Afwerken');
+
+    // One session stays active.
+    const activeRes = await app.request('/api/sessions/start', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(token),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ activity_id: activityId, insole_type: 'Kurk', pair_count: 2 }),
+    });
+    const activeStarted = await activeRes.json();
+
+    // Another is started then stopped (completed).
+    const stoppedRes = await app.request('/api/sessions/start', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(token),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ activity_id: activityId, insole_type: 'Berk', pair_count: 2 }),
+    });
+    const stoppedStarted = await stoppedRes.json();
+    await app.request(`/api/sessions/${stoppedStarted.id}/stop`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: bearer(token),
+    });
+
+    const res = await app.request('/api/sessions/active', { headers: bearer(token) });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(body).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body[0].id).toBe(activeStarted.id);
+    expect(body[0].status).toBe('active');
+  });
+});