diff --git a/apps.html b/apps.html
index 7b2b775..78cb72f 100644
--- a/apps.html
+++ b/apps.html
@@ -1510,11 +1510,28 @@ <h3>Chaos - Stranger Missions</h3>
       });
     }));
     const initialResults = render();
-    // Track editorial-guide arrivals separately from manual category choices.
-    // Only the allowlisted category and count are sent; no search terms.
+    // An allowlisted goal alone does not prove an editorial guide referral:
+    // direct/bookmarked/shared filtered URLs are a separate acquisition source.
+    // Read referrer locally; never send its URL or any search text to analytics.
     if (goal !== 'all') {
+      const guideGoals = {
+        '/guides/quick-games/': 'quick-games',
+        '/guides/daily-habits/': 'habits',
+        '/guides/decision-helpers/': 'decisions',
+        '/guides/ai-tools/': 'ai'
+      };
+      let landingSource = 'direct_or_shared';
+      try {
+        const referrer = new URL(document.referrer);
+        if (referrer.origin === window.location.origin &&
+            guideGoals[referrer.pathname] === goal) {
+          landingSource = 'editorial_guide';
+        }
+      } catch (_) {
+        // A missing or malformed referrer is not evidence of a guide visit.
+      }
       fire('catalog_filter_landing', {
-        goal, results: initialResults, source: 'editorial_guide'
+        goal, results: initialResults, source: landingSource
       });
     }
   })();
diff --git a/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py b/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
index a8c9281..7945a9e 100644
--- a/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
+++ b/scripts/test_guide_catalog_links.py
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ def test_guide_landing_has_separate_privacy_safe_event(self):
         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.assertIn("goal, results: initialResults, source: landingSource", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("let landingSource = 'direct_or_shared'", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("landingSource = 'editorial_guide'", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("referrer.origin === window.location.origin", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("guideGoals[referrer.pathname] === goal", catalog)
         self.assertNotIn("query: input.value", catalog)
 
     def test_new_app_does_not_break_catalog_test(self):
@@ -55,6 +59,16 @@ def test_missing_baseline_app_is_rejected(self):
         cards = '<a class="app-card"></a>' * (MIN_CATALOG_CARDS - 1)
         self.assertFalse(catalog_card_count_ok(cards))
 
+    def test_attribution_uses_matching_editorial_guide_only(self):
+        catalog = (ROOT / "apps.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        for path, goal in GUIDES.items():
+            with self.subTest(guide=path):
+                self.assertIn(f"'/guides/{path}/': '{goal}'", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("const referrer = new URL(document.referrer)", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("landingSource = 'direct_or_shared'", catalog)
+        self.assertIn("landingSource = 'editorial_guide'", catalog)
+        self.assertNotIn("referrer: document.referrer", catalog)
+
     def test_manual_filter_syncs_shareable_goal_url(self):
         catalog = (ROOT / "apps.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         self.assertIn("const syncGoalUrl = () =>", catalog)