diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f4fdd35..af22ec1 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1523,13 +1523,22 @@ function crmToggleSort(key) {
 /* ─── CRM — Checkbox helpers ────────────────────────────────────── */
 function crmUpdateDeleteBtn() {
   const checked = document.querySelectorAll(".crm-select:checked").length;
-  const btn = document.getElementById("crm-delete-selected-btn");
-  btn.disabled = checked === 0;
-  const label = checked > 0 ? `Delete Checked (${checked})` : "Delete Checked";
-  btn.innerHTML = `<svg width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="margin-right:4px;vertical-align:middle">
+  const hasSel = checked > 0;
+  document.getElementById("crm-delete-selected-btn").disabled = !hasSel;
+  document.getElementById("crm-hold-btn").disabled = !hasSel;
+  document.getElementById("crm-cold-btn").disabled = !hasSel;
+  const label = hasSel ? `Delete Checked (${checked})` : "Delete Checked";
+  document.getElementById("crm-delete-selected-btn").innerHTML =
+    `<svg width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="margin-right:4px;vertical-align:middle">
     <polyline points="3 6 5 6 21 6"/><path d="M19 6l-1 14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8a2 2 0 0 1-2-2L5 6"/>
     <path d="M10 11v6M14 11v6"/><path d="M9 6V4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h4a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v2"/>
   </svg> ${label}`;
+  document.getElementById("crm-hold-btn").textContent = hasSel
+    ? `Set Hold (${checked})`
+    : "Set Hold";
+  document.getElementById("crm-cold-btn").textContent = hasSel
+    ? `Set Cold (${checked})`
+    : "Set Cold";
 }
 
 function crmToggleAll() {
@@ -1606,6 +1615,65 @@ async function crmDeleteSelected() {
   await crmLoadRecords();
 }
 
+/* ─── CRM — Set stage for checked contacts ──────────────────────── */
+async function crmSetStageSelected(stage) {
+  const ids = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".crm-select:checked")).map(
+    (cb) => Number(cb.dataset.id),
+  );
+  if (ids.length === 0) return;
+
+  const ok = await confirmDialog(
+    `Set Stage to ${stage}`,
+    `Set stage to “${stage}” for ${ids.length} contact${ids.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}?`,
+  );
+  if (!ok) return;
+
+  let failed = 0;
+  for (const id of ids) {
+    const r = crmRecords.find((c) => c.id === id);
+    if (!r) {
+      failed++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    const payload = {
+      id,
+      Name: r.Name ?? "",
+      Company: r.Company ?? "",
+      email: r.email ?? "",
+      Stage: stage,
+      strategy: r.strategy ?? "",
+      category: r.category ?? "",
+      affiliate: r.affiliate ?? "",
+      Number: r.Number ?? "",
+      date_next_contact: r.date_next_contact ?? null,
+      History: r.History ?? "",
+    };
+    try {
+      const res = await apiFetch(apiUrl(ROUTES.crm), {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: apiHeaders(),
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) failed++;
+    } catch {
+      failed++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (failed === 0) {
+    toast(
+      `Stage set to “${stage}” for ${ids.length} contact${ids.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`,
+      "success",
+    );
+  } else {
+    toast(
+      `Updated ${ids.length - failed} contact${ids.length - failed !== 1 ? "s" : ""} (${failed} failed)`,
+      "warning",
+    );
+  }
+  await crmLoadRecords();
+}
+
 /* ─── CRM — Edit modal ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
 function crmOpenEdit(id) {
   const r = crmRecords.find((c) => c.id === id);
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8e3e159..913b0bd 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -722,10 +722,10 @@
 
                     <!-- ─── CRM Section ─────────────────────────── -->
                     <div class="section" id="section-crm">
-                        <!-- Search bar -->
+                        <!-- Action bar -->
                         <div
                             class="card"
-                            style="padding: 14px 20px; margin-bottom: 16px"
+                            style="padding: 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 16px"
                         >
                             <div
                                 class="form-row"
@@ -735,6 +735,38 @@
                                     align-items: center;
                                 "
                             >
+                                <div class="form-group" style="flex: 0 0 auto">
+                                    <button
+                                        class="btn btn-sm"
+                                        id="crm-hold-btn"
+                                        onclick="crmSetStageSelected('Hold')"
+                                        disabled
+                                        style="
+                                            white-space: nowrap;
+                                            background: var(--accent-dim);
+                                            color: var(--accent);
+                                            border: 1px solid var(--border-hi);
+                                        "
+                                    >
+                                        Set Hold
+                                    </button>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="form-group" style="flex: 0 0 auto">
+                                    <button
+                                        class="btn btn-sm"
+                                        id="crm-cold-btn"
+                                        onclick="crmSetStageSelected('Cold')"
+                                        disabled
+                                        style="
+                                            white-space: nowrap;
+                                            background: var(--accent-dim);
+                                            color: var(--accent);
+                                            border: 1px solid var(--border-hi);
+                                        "
+                                    >
+                                        Set Cold
+                                    </button>
+                                </div>
                                 <div class="form-group" style="flex: 0 0 auto">
                                     <button
                                         class="btn btn-danger btn-sm"
@@ -765,6 +797,7 @@
                                         Delete Checked
                                     </button>
                                 </div>
+                                <span style="flex: 1; min-width: 0"></span>
                                 <div
                                     class="form-group"
                                     style="flex: 1; min-width: 120px"