diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkService.ts b/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
index b3e13b58..1e50b6e8 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export const fetchBookmarks = async (
         console.log('🔒 Signer candidate type:', typeof signerCandidate)
         console.log('🔒 Event kind supports hidden tags:', Helpers.canHaveHiddenTags(evt.kind))
 
+        // Try to unlock hidden content using applesauce's standard approach first
         if (Helpers.hasHiddenTags(evt) && Helpers.isHiddenTagsLocked(evt) && signerCandidate) {
           try {
             console.log('🔓 Attempting to unlock hidden tags with signer...')
@@ -241,6 +242,26 @@ export const fetchBookmarks = async (
             }
           }
         }
+        // For events that have content but aren't recognized as supporting hidden tags (like kind 30001)
+        else if (evt.content && evt.content.length > 0 && signerCandidate) {
+          try {
+            console.log('🔓 Attempting manual decryption for event with unrecognized kind...')
+            // Try to manually decrypt using applesauce's unlockHiddenContent function
+            // We'll temporarily mark the event as supporting hidden content
+            const originalKind = evt.kind
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+            ;(evt as any).kind = 10003 // Temporarily change to recognized kind
+            try {
+              await Helpers.unlockHiddenContent(evt, signerCandidate as any)
+              console.log('✅ Successfully decrypted unrecognized event')
+            } finally {
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+              ;(evt as any).kind = originalKind // Restore original kind
+            }
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('❌ Failed manual decryption:', error)
+          }
+        }
 
         const priv = Helpers.getHiddenBookmarks(evt)
         console.log('🔍 Hidden bookmarks found:', priv ? Object.keys(priv).map(k => `${k}: ${priv[k as keyof typeof priv]?.length || 0}`).join(', ') : 'none')