diff --git a/backend/templates/app_layout.templ b/backend/templates/app_layout.templ
index eaaac7b..aac8659 100644
--- a/backend/templates/app_layout.templ
+++ b/backend/templates/app_layout.templ
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ templ SidebarNavIcon(kind string) {
 			<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
 				<path d="M20 20a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8a2 2 0 0 0-2-2h-7.9a2 2 0 0 1-1.69-.9L9.6 3.9A2 2 0 0 0 7.93 3H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v13a2 2 0 0 0 2 2Z"></path>
 			</svg>
+		case "team":
+			<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
+				<path d="M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2"></path>
+				<circle cx="9" cy="7" r="4"></circle>
+				<path d="M22 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87"></path>
+				<path d="M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75"></path>
+			</svg>
 		default:
 			<span></span>
 	}
diff --git a/backend/templates/app_layout_helpers.go b/backend/templates/app_layout_helpers.go
index 3abcb25..f07c6d7 100644
--- a/backend/templates/app_layout_helpers.go
+++ b/backend/templates/app_layout_helpers.go
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ func sidebarNavItemID(href string) string {
 // sidebarPrimaryNavItems returns the ordered list of primary nav items with
 // active state computed from activePath.
 //
-// Per D-N01/D-N02: Tasks, Chat, and Files are visual-only (no Href) in Phase 15.
+// Per D-08 (Phase 18): GENERAL section items — Home, My Tasks, Projects, Events, Team Members.
+// Chat and Files are removed from primary nav (accessible within tablo detail pages).
 func sidebarPrimaryNavItems(activePath string) []sidebarNavItem {
 	return []sidebarNavItem{
-		{Href: "/", Label: "Dashboard", Icon: "panels", Active: isActivePath(activePath, "/"), DividerAfter: true},
-		{Href: "", Label: "Tasks", Icon: "tasks", Active: false},
-		{Href: "/planning", Label: "Planning", Icon: "planning", Active: isActivePath(activePath, "/planning")},
-		{Href: "", Label: "Chat", Icon: "chat", Active: false},
-		{Href: "", Label: "Files", Icon: "files", Active: false},
+		{Href: "/", Label: "Home", Icon: "panels", Active: isActivePath(activePath, "/")},
+		{Href: "#", Label: "My Tasks", Icon: "tasks", Active: false},
+		{Href: "/", Label: "Projects", Icon: "layers", Active: false},
+		{Href: "/planning", Label: "Events", Icon: "planning", Active: isActivePath(activePath, "/planning")},
+		{Href: "#", Label: "Team Members", Icon: "team", Active: false},
 	}
 }