diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RegionMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RegionMap.tsx
index 8363140..acb2898 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RegionMap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RegionMap.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { getSecurityColor } from '@/utils/securityColors';
 import { Header } from './Header';
 import { ListCharacters, StartESILogin, SetDestinationForAll, AddWaypointForAllByName, PostRouteForAllByNames } from 'wailsjs/go/main/App';
 import { toast } from '@/hooks/use-toast';
+import { getSystemsRegions } from '@/utils/systemApi';
 
 interface RegionMapProps {
   regionName: string;
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ export const RegionMap = ({ regionName, focusSystem, isCompact = false, isWormho
   const [viaDest, setViaDest] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [viaQueue, setViaQueue] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
+  const [offRegionLinks, setOffRegionLinks] = useState<Array<{ from: string; to: string; toRegion: string }>>([]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const onKeyDown = async (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (e.key === 'Escape' && viaMode) {
@@ -109,6 +112,41 @@ export const RegionMap = ({ regionName, focusSystem, isCompact = false, isWormho
     setConnections(connections);
   }, [systems]);
 
+  // Compute off-region links lazily using PB only for missing nodes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const computeOffRegion = async () => {
+      if (!systems || systems.size === 0) {
+        setOffRegionLinks([]);
+        return;
+      }
+      const out: Array<{ from: string; to: string; toRegion: string }> = [];
+      const toLookup: Set<string> = new Set();
+      for (const [fromName, sys] of systems.entries()) {
+        const neighbors = (sys.connectedSystems || '').split(',').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+        for (const n of neighbors) {
+          if (!systems.has(n)) {
+            toLookup.add(n);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (toLookup.size === 0) { setOffRegionLinks([]); return; }
+      const regionMap = await getSystemsRegions(Array.from(toLookup));
+      for (const [fromName, sys] of systems.entries()) {
+        const neighbors = (sys.connectedSystems || '').split(',').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+        for (const n of neighbors) {
+          if (!systems.has(n)) {
+            const toRegion = regionMap[n];
+            if (toRegion && toRegion !== regionName) {
+              out.push({ from: fromName, to: n, toRegion });
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      setOffRegionLinks(out);
+    };
+    computeOffRegion();
+  }, [systems, regionName]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isWormholeRegion) {
       loadWormholeSystems().then(wormholeSystems => {
@@ -470,6 +508,9 @@ export const RegionMap = ({ regionName, focusSystem, isCompact = false, isWormho
               <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
             </feMerge>
           </filter>
+          <marker id="arrowhead" markerWidth="6" markerHeight="6" refX="5" refY="3" orient="auto" markerUnits="strokeWidth">
+            <path d="M0,0 L0,6 L6,3 z" fill="#ffd166" />
+          </marker>
         </defs>
 
         {/* Render all connections */}
@@ -512,6 +553,22 @@ export const RegionMap = ({ regionName, focusSystem, isCompact = false, isWormho
           />
         ))}
 
+        {/* Off-region link indicators (clickable arrows) */}
+        {offRegionLinks.map((link, idx) => {
+          const pos = positions[link.from];
+          if (!pos) return null;
+          const offsetX = 10;
+          const offsetY = -14;
+          return (
+            <g key={`off-${idx}`} transform={`translate(${pos.x + offsetX}, ${pos.y + offsetY})`}>
+              <rect x={-10} y={-12} width={20} height={14} rx={3} fill="#1f2937" stroke="#ffd166" strokeWidth={1} opacity={0.9} />
+              <path d="M-6,-5 L6,-5" stroke="#ffd166" strokeWidth={2} markerEnd="url(#arrowhead)" />
+              <text x={0} y={6} textAnchor="middle" fontSize="7" fill="#ffd166">{link.toRegion}</text>
+              <rect x={-10} y={-12} width={20} height={20} fill="transparent" onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); navigate(`/regions/${encodeURIComponent(link.toRegion)}/${encodeURIComponent(link.to)}`); }} />
+            </g>
+          );
+        })}
+
         {/* Highlight focused system */}
         {focusSystem && positions[focusSystem] && (
           <circle
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/systemApi.ts b/frontend/src/utils/systemApi.ts
index 40a0448..3b8c6f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/systemApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/systemApi.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,40 @@ export const getSystemId = async (systemName: string): Promise<string> => {
   const system = await pb.collection('regionview').getFirstListItem(`sysname='${systemName}'`);
   return system.id;
 };
+
+const regionCache: Map<string, string> = new Map();
+
+export const getSystemRegion = async (systemName: string): Promise<string> => {
+  const key = systemName;
+  const cached = regionCache.get(key);
+  if (cached) return cached;
+  const rec = await pb.collection('regionview').getFirstListItem(`sysname='${systemName}'`);
+  regionCache.set(key, rec.sysregion);
+  return rec.sysregion as string;
+};
+
+export const getSystemsRegions = async (systemNames: string[]): Promise<Record<string, string>> => {
+  const result: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const pending: string[] = [];
+  for (const name of systemNames) {
+    const cached = regionCache.get(name);
+    if (cached) {
+      result[name] = cached;
+    } else {
+      pending.push(name);
+    }
+  }
+  if (pending.length === 0) return result;
+  // Fetch uncached in parallel
+  const fetched = await Promise.all(
+    pending.map(async (name) => {
+      const rec = await pb.collection('regionview').getFirstListItem(`sysname='${name}'`);
+      regionCache.set(name, rec.sysregion);
+      return { name, region: rec.sysregion as string };
+    })
+  );
+  for (const { name, region } of fetched) {
+    result[name] = region;
+  }
+  return result;
+};