diff --git a/apps.html b/apps.html
index aaf7512..ecc4486 100644
--- a/apps.html
+++ b/apps.html
@@ -1500,7 +1500,14 @@ <h3>Chaos - Stranger Missions</h3>
         app_slug: app, source: 'apps_catalog'
       });
     }));
-    render();
+    const initialResults = render();
+    // Track editorial-guide arrivals separately from manual category choices.
+    // Only the allowlisted category and count are sent; no search terms.
+    if (goal !== 'all') {
+      fire('catalog_filter_landing', {
+        goal, results: initialResults, source: 'editorial_guide'
+      });
+    }
   })();
   </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py b/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
index d0a7e63..77d6531 100644
--- a/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
+++ b/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ def test_catalog_filter_buttons_cover_guides(self):
             with self.subTest(goal=goal):
                 self.assertIn(f'data-goal="{goal}"', catalog)
 
+    def test_guide_landing_has_separate_privacy_safe_event(self):
+        catalog = (ROOT / "apps.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertIn("const initialResults = render();", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("if (goal !== 'all')", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("fire('catalog_filter_landing'", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("goal, results: initialResults, source: 'editorial_guide'", catalog)
+        self.assertNotIn("query: input.value", catalog)
+
     def test_catalog_cards_and_details_preserved(self):
         catalog = (ROOT / "apps.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         self.assertEqual(len(re.findall(r'class="app-card"', catalog)), 92)