diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PeerController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PeerController.php
index 41d9a4d3..ebcebec3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PeerController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PeerController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\UserAppreciation;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 use Inertia\Response;
@@ -57,6 +58,18 @@ public function index(Request $request): Response
         if ($sort === 'appreciated') {
             $query->orderByDesc('appreciations_received_count')->latest('users.id');
         } else {
+            // 1. Primary: Mutual connections (friends of friends) for authenticated users
+            if ($currentUser) {
+                $query->selectSub(
+                    UserAppreciation::query()
+                        ->selectRaw('count(*)')
+                        ->whereIn('appreciator_id', $currentUser->appreciationsGiven()->select('user_id'))
+                        ->whereColumn('user_appreciations.user_id', 'users.id'),
+                    'mutual_count'
+                )->orderByDesc('mutual_count');
+            }
+
+            // 2. Fallback: Institution / location matching
             $targetLocation = $currentUser?->institution ? trim($currentUser->institution) : '';
 
             // For guests or users without institution, infer location from Cloudflare headers
diff --git a/resources/js/components/navigation/Navigation.tsx b/resources/js/components/navigation/Navigation.tsx
index b4968ba7..60ac61e6 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/navigation/Navigation.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/components/navigation/Navigation.tsx
@@ -1024,18 +1024,31 @@ export const SiteDrawer = defineComponent({
                         <AppLogo />
                     </div>
                     <div class="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                        {isHome.value && (
+                        {user.value ? (
+                            <>
+                                {isHome.value && (
+                                    <Link
+                                        href="/peers"
+                                        class="relative flex h-9 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-200/80 bg-slate-50 px-2.5 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-700 transition-all hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-900 active:scale-95 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 dark:hover:text-gray-100"
+                                        aria-label="Find"
+                                        title="Find"
+                                    >
+                                        <Search class="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400" />
+                                        <span>Find</span>
+                                    </Link>
+                                )}
+                                <NotificationDropdown plain />
+                            </>
+                        ) : !currentUrl.value.startsWith('/login') ? (
                             <Link
-                                href="/peers"
-                                class="relative flex h-9 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-200/80 bg-slate-50 px-2.5 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-700 transition-all hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-900 active:scale-95 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 dark:hover:text-gray-100"
-                                aria-label="Find"
-                                title="Find"
+                                href="/login"
+                                class="flex h-9 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl bg-indigo-600 px-3 text-xs font-semibold text-white shadow-sm transition-all hover:bg-indigo-700 active:scale-95 dark:bg-indigo-500 dark:hover:bg-indigo-400"
+                                aria-label="Login"
                             >
-                                <Search class="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400" />
-                                <span>Find</span>
+                                <MaterialIcon name="login" size={18} />
+                                <span>Login</span>
                             </Link>
-                        )}
-                        <NotificationDropdown plain />
+                        ) : null}
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PeerTest.php b/tests/Feature/PeerTest.php
index 5007b678..a6f0fb36 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PeerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PeerTest.php
@@ -167,3 +167,24 @@
             ->where('peers.data.0.is_appreciated', true)
         );
 });
+
+test('peers in You May Know prioritizes mutual connections', function () {
+    $viewer = User::factory()->create(['name' => 'Current Viewer']);
+    $friend = User::factory()->create(['name' => 'Direct Friend']);
+    $mutualPeer = User::factory()->create(['name' => 'Mutual Friend Candidate']);
+    $randomPeer = User::factory()->create(['name' => 'Random Candidate']);
+
+    // Viewer appreciates Friend
+    $friend->appreciators()->attach($viewer->id);
+
+    // Friend appreciates Mutual Peer
+    $mutualPeer->appreciators()->attach($friend->id);
+
+    $response = $this->actingAs($viewer)->get(route('peers.index', ['sort' => 'relevant']));
+
+    $response->assertOk()
+        ->assertInertia(fn ($page) => $page
+            ->component('Peers/Index')
+            ->where('peers.data.0.name', 'Mutual Friend Candidate')
+        );
+});