diff --git a/src/components/Analysis/AnalysisGameList.tsx b/src/components/Analysis/AnalysisGameList.tsx
index 179b0210..7923d8b7 100644
--- a/src/components/Analysis/AnalysisGameList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Analysis/AnalysisGameList.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { MaiaGameListEntry } from 'src/types'
 import { formatMaiaName, formatSavedName } from 'src/lib/maiaNames'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { AnalysisGameListName } from 'src/constants/analysis'
 
 interface GameData {
   game_id: string
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ interface AnalysisGameListProps {
   onGameSelected?: () => void // Called when a game is selected (for mobile popup closing)
   refreshTrigger?: number // Used to trigger refresh when custom analysis is added
   embedded?: boolean // Render without outer card container
+  // Switches to this list; a new nonce switches again (the site's Analysis
+  // menu asks for a list each time it's used).
+  requestedList?: { list: AnalysisGameListName; nonce: number } | null
 }
 
 export const AnalysisGameList: React.FC<AnalysisGameListProps> = ({
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export const AnalysisGameList: React.FC<AnalysisGameListProps> = ({
   refreshTrigger,
   loadNewWorldChampionshipGame,
   embedded = false,
+  requestedList,
 }) => {
   const router = useRouter()
   const { analysisLichessList, analysisTournamentList } =
@@ -165,9 +170,7 @@ export const AnalysisGameList: React.FC<AnalysisGameListProps> = ({
     }
   }, [analysisTournamentList, currentId, listKeys])
 
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<
-    'tournament' | 'lichess' | 'play' | 'hb' | 'custom' | 'favorites'
-  >(() => {
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<AnalysisGameListName>(() => {
     if (currentId?.[1] === 'custom') {
       return 'custom'
     } else if (currentId?.[1] === 'lichess') {
@@ -181,6 +184,9 @@ export const AnalysisGameList: React.FC<AnalysisGameListProps> = ({
     }
     return 'tournament'
   })
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (requestedList) setSelected(requestedList.list)
+  }, [requestedList])
   const [loadingIndex, setLoadingIndex] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [openIndex, setOpenIndex] = useState<number | null>(initialOpenIndex)
 
@@ -802,7 +808,7 @@ export const AnalysisGameList: React.FC<AnalysisGameListProps> = ({
             selected={selected}
             setSelected={setSelected}
           />
-          <div className="grid flex-1 grid-cols-5">
+          <div className="flex flex-1">
             <Header
               label="Play"
               name="play"
@@ -1122,7 +1128,7 @@ const Header = memo(function Header({
   return (
     <button
       onClick={() => setSelected(name)}
-      className={`relative flex items-center justify-center py-1 ${selected === name ? 'bg-white/10' : 'bg-white/5 hover:bg-white/10'} ${name === 'favorites' ? 'px-3' : ''}`}
+      className={`relative flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap py-1 ${name === 'favorites' ? 'flex-none px-2' : 'flex-auto px-1'} ${selected === name ? 'bg-white/10' : 'bg-white/5 hover:bg-white/10'}`}
     >
       <div className="flex items-center justify-start">
         <p
diff --git a/src/components/Common/Header.tsx b/src/components/Common/Header.tsx
index 31cd1fb8..0f580284 100644
--- a/src/components/Common/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Common/Header.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ import { ModalContext } from 'src/contexts/ModalContext'
 import { WindowSizeContext } from 'src/contexts/WindowSizeContext'
 import { LeaderboardNavBadge } from '../Leaderboard/LeaderboardNavBadge'
 import { useLeaderboardStatus } from 'src/hooks/useLeaderboardStatus'
+import {
+  ANALYSIS_MENU_ITEMS,
+  AnalysisMenuRequest,
+  OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT,
+  OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY,
+} from 'src/constants/analysis'
 
 // A header menu opens on hover, keyboard focus or a click (or tap), and
 // closes when the pointer or the focus leaves it, or on Escape.
@@ -40,6 +46,23 @@ export const Header: React.FC = () => {
   const [showMenu, setShowMenu] = useState(false)
   const [showPlayDropdown, setShowPlayDropdown] = useState(false)
   const [showMoreDropdown, setShowMoreDropdown] = useState(false)
+  const [showAnalysisDropdown, setShowAnalysisDropdown] = useState(false)
+
+  const openAnalysisList = (request: AnalysisMenuRequest) => {
+    setShowAnalysisDropdown(false)
+    if (router.pathname === '/analysis/[...id]') {
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        new CustomEvent(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT, { detail: request }),
+      )
+      return
+    }
+    try {
+      sessionStorage.setItem(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY, request)
+    } catch {
+      // Without storage the analysis page still opens, on its usual tab.
+    }
+    router.push('/analysis')
+  }
   const [showProfileDropdown, setShowProfileDropdown] = useState(false)
   const { isMobile, width } = useContext(WindowSizeContext)
 
@@ -243,12 +266,47 @@ export const Header: React.FC = () => {
               )}
             </AnimatePresence>
           </div>
-          <Link
-            href="/analysis"
-            className={`px-2 py-1 transition-all duration-200 hover:!text-primary ${router.pathname.startsWith('/analysis') ? '!text-primary' : '!text-primary/80'}`}
-          >
-            ANALYSIS
-          </Link>
+          <div className="relative" {...menuProps(setShowAnalysisDropdown)}>
+            <Link
+              href="/analysis"
+              aria-haspopup="menu"
+              aria-expanded={showAnalysisDropdown}
+              onClick={() => setShowAnalysisDropdown(false)}
+              className={`-gap-1 flex items-center px-2 py-1 transition-all duration-200 hover:!text-primary ${router.pathname.startsWith('/analysis') ? '!text-primary' : '!text-primary/80'}`}
+            >
+              <p>ANALYSIS</p>
+              <motion.i
+                className="material-symbols-outlined text-sm"
+                animate={{ rotate: showAnalysisDropdown ? 180 : 0 }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
+              >
+                arrow_drop_down
+              </motion.i>
+            </Link>
+            <AnimatePresence>
+              {showAnalysisDropdown && (
+                <motion.div
+                  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -10 }}
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                  exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -10 }}
+                  transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
+                  className="absolute left-0 top-[100%] z-30 w-56 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-glass-border bg-backdrop"
+                >
+                  <div className="divide-y divide-glass-border tracking-wide">
+                    {ANALYSIS_MENU_ITEMS.map((item) => (
+                      <button
+                        key={item.request}
+                        onClick={() => openAnalysisList(item.request)}
+                        className="flex w-full items-center justify-start px-3 py-2 text-sm text-primary transition-colors hover:bg-glass"
+                      >
+                        {item.label}
+                      </button>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </motion.div>
+              )}
+            </AnimatePresence>
+          </div>
           <Link
             href="/puzzles"
             className={`px-2 py-1 transition-all duration-200 hover:!text-primary ${router.pathname.startsWith('/puzzles') ? '!text-primary' : '!text-primary/80'}`}
diff --git a/src/constants/analysis.ts b/src/constants/analysis.ts
index fd4221e6..a34b4cbf 100644
--- a/src/constants/analysis.ts
+++ b/src/constants/analysis.ts
@@ -43,3 +43,39 @@ export const ANALYSIS_LEFT_PANEL_TABS = [
   { id: 'moves', name: 'Moves' },
   { id: 'select-game', name: 'Select Game' },
 ] as const
+
+// The analysis page's game lists, as its game picker names them.
+export type AnalysisGameListName =
+  | 'tournament'
+  | 'lichess'
+  | 'play'
+  | 'hb'
+  | 'custom'
+  | 'favorites'
+
+// What the site's Analysis menu can open: one of the lists, or the box for
+// pasting a PGN or FEN.
+export type AnalysisMenuRequest = AnalysisGameListName | 'import'
+
+export const ANALYSIS_MENU_ITEMS: readonly {
+  request: AnalysisMenuRequest
+  label: string
+}[] = [
+  { request: 'play', label: 'My games vs Maia' },
+  { request: 'hb', label: 'My Hand and Brain games' },
+  { request: 'lichess', label: 'My Lichess games' },
+  { request: 'custom', label: 'My imported games' },
+  { request: 'favorites', label: 'Favorites' },
+  { request: 'tournament', label: 'World Championship games' },
+  { request: 'import', label: 'Paste a PGN or FEN' },
+]
+
+export const isAnalysisMenuRequest = (
+  value: unknown,
+): value is AnalysisMenuRequest =>
+  ANALYSIS_MENU_ITEMS.some((item) => item.request === value)
+
+// On the analysis page the menu sends this event; from any other page it
+// leaves the request here and opens the analysis page, which reads it.
+export const OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT = 'maia:open-analysis-list' as const
+export const OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY = 'maia.openAnalysisList' as const
diff --git a/src/pages/analysis/[...id].tsx b/src/pages/analysis/[...id].tsx
index 6f897201..69a74c0a 100644
--- a/src/pages/analysis/[...id].tsx
+++ b/src/pages/analysis/[...id].tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ import {
   useTablebase,
 } from 'src/hooks'
 import { tourConfigs } from 'src/constants/tours'
-import { ANALYSIS_LEFT_PANEL_TABS } from 'src/constants/analysis'
+import {
+  ANALYSIS_LEFT_PANEL_TABS,
+  AnalysisGameListName,
+  AnalysisMenuRequest,
+  OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT,
+  OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY,
+  isAnalysisMenuRequest,
+} from 'src/constants/analysis'
 import type { DrawBrushes, DrawShape } from 'chessground/draw'
 import { MAIA_MODELS } from 'src/constants/common'
 import { applyEngineAnalysisData } from 'src/lib/analysis'
@@ -1408,6 +1415,45 @@ const Analysis: React.FC<Props> = ({
   const [desktopLeftPanelTab, setDesktopLeftPanelTab] = useState<
     (typeof ANALYSIS_LEFT_PANEL_TABS)[number]['id']
   >(ANALYSIS_LEFT_PANEL_TABS[0].id)
+  const [showGameListMobile, setShowGameListMobile] = useState(false)
+
+  // The site's Analysis menu opens one of the game lists (or the box for
+  // pasting a PGN or FEN) with an event here, or from another page through
+  // session storage.
+  const [gameListRequest, setGameListRequest] = useState<{
+    list: AnalysisGameListName
+    nonce: number
+  } | null>(null)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const open = (request: AnalysisMenuRequest) => {
+      if (request === 'import') {
+        setShowCustomModal(true)
+        return
+      }
+      setGameListRequest({ list: request, nonce: Date.now() })
+      if (useMobileStyleAnalysisLayout) {
+        setShowGameListMobile(true)
+      } else {
+        setDesktopLeftPanelTab('select-game')
+      }
+    }
+    const onRequest = (event: Event) => {
+      const request = (event as CustomEvent<unknown>).detail
+      if (isAnalysisMenuRequest(request)) open(request)
+    }
+    window.addEventListener(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT, onRequest)
+
+    let pending: string | null = null
+    try {
+      pending = sessionStorage.getItem(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY)
+      if (pending) sessionStorage.removeItem(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_KEY)
+    } catch {
+      // Storage can be blocked; the menu still works on this page.
+    }
+    if (isAnalysisMenuRequest(pending)) open(pending)
+
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(OPEN_ANALYSIS_LIST_EVENT, onRequest)
+  }, [useMobileStyleAnalysisLayout])
   const showDesktopMovesAfterNavigation = useCallback(() => {
     if (desktopLeftPanelTab !== 'select-game') return
 
@@ -1733,6 +1779,7 @@ const Analysis: React.FC<Props> = ({
                     }
                     onCustomAnalysis={() => setShowCustomModal(true)}
                     refreshTrigger={refreshTrigger}
+                    requestedList={gameListRequest}
                     embedded
                   />
                 </div>
@@ -1988,8 +2035,6 @@ const Analysis: React.FC<Props> = ({
     </motion.div>
   )
 
-  const [showGameListMobile, setShowGameListMobile] = useState(false)
-
   const mobileLayout = (
     <motion.div
       variants={containerVariants}
@@ -2047,6 +2092,7 @@ const Analysis: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 }}
                 onGameSelected={() => setShowGameListMobile(false)}
                 refreshTrigger={refreshTrigger}
+                requestedList={gameListRequest}
               />
             </div>
           </div>