diff --git a/backend/app/api/forgejo_webhooks.py b/backend/app/api/forgejo_webhooks.py
index 1f5f3e2..c6092d3 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/forgejo_webhooks.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/forgejo_webhooks.py
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ def _assignees(issue_data: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
     return assignees
 
 
+def _milestone(issue_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, object] | None:
+    raw = issue_data.get("milestone")
+    if not isinstance(raw, dict):
+        return None
+    return {
+        "id": raw.get("id"),
+        "title": str(raw.get("title") or ""),
+        "state": str(raw.get("state") or "open"),
+        "description": raw.get("description") or None,
+        "due_on": raw.get("due_on") or None,
+        "closed_at": raw.get("closed_at") or None,
+    }
+
+
 def _author(issue_data: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     user = issue_data.get("user")
     if isinstance(user, dict):
@@ -292,17 +306,23 @@ async def _upsert_issue(
         else _parse_optional_iso_datetime(issue_data.get("closed_at")) or utcnow()
     )
 
+    raw_body = issue_data.get("body") or ""
+    body_text = str(raw_body) if raw_body else None
+    milestone = _milestone(issue_data)
+
     if existing is None:
         issue = ForgejoIssue(
             organization_id=repository.organization_id,
             repository_id=repository.id,
             forgejo_issue_number=number,
             title=str(issue_data.get("title") or ""),
-            body_preview=str(issue_data.get("body") or "")[:1000],
+            body=body_text,
+            body_preview=str(raw_body)[:1000] if raw_body else None,
             state=state,
             is_pull_request=False,
             labels=_labels(issue_data),
             assignees=_assignees(issue_data),
+            milestone=milestone,
             author=_author(issue_data),
             html_url=str(issue_data.get("html_url") or ""),
             forgejo_created_at=_parse_iso_datetime(issue_data.get("created_at")),
@@ -314,7 +334,9 @@ async def _upsert_issue(
         return issue, True
 
     existing.title = str(issue_data.get("title") or "")
-    existing.body_preview = str(issue_data.get("body") or "")[:1000]
+    existing.body = body_text
+    existing.body_preview = str(raw_body)[:1000] if raw_body else None
+    existing.milestone = milestone
     existing.state = state
     existing.is_pull_request = False
     existing.labels = _labels(issue_data)
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/boards/[boardId]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/boards/[boardId]/page.tsx
index 42017c5..32a7615 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/boards/[boardId]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/boards/[boardId]/page.tsx
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
       membershipQuery.data?.status === 200 ? membershipQuery.data.data : null;
     return resolveMemberDisplayName(member, DEFAULT_HUMAN_LABEL);
   }, [membershipQuery.data]);
+  const canRead = boardAccess.canRead;
   const canWrite = boardAccess.canWrite;
 
   const [board, setBoard] = useState<Board | null>(null);
@@ -3243,7 +3244,7 @@ export default function BoardDetailPage() {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          {canWrite && boardId ? (
+          {canRead && boardId ? (
             <div className="w-full">
               <BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks boardId={boardId} canWrite={canWrite} />
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/git/BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks.tsx b/frontend/src/components/git/BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks.tsx
index fe26024..beaa827 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/git/BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/git/BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ interface BoardForgejoRepositoryLinksProps {
   canWrite?: boolean;
 }
 
-type LinkedRepository = BoardForgejoRepositoryLink & {
-  repository: ForgejoRepository;
+type LinkedRepository = Omit<BoardForgejoRepositoryLink, "repository"> & {
+  repository: ForgejoRepository | null;
 };
 
 const normalizeBoardLinks = (
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
   const [allRepos, setAllRepos] = useState<ForgejoRepository[]>([]);
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState("");
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [linkedLoadError, setLinkedLoadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [availableLoadError, setAvailableLoadError] = useState<string | null>(
+    null,
+  );
   const [linkError, setLinkError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [unlinkError, setUnlinkError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isLinking, setIsLinking] = useState(false);
@@ -56,13 +60,13 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
     try {
       const result = await getBoardForgejoRepositories(boardId);
       setLinkedLinks(normalizeBoardLinks(result));
-      setLinkError(null);
+      setLinkedLoadError(null);
     } catch (err) {
       const message =
         err instanceof Error
           ? err.message
           : "Unable to load linked Git Project repositories.";
-      setLinkError(message);
+      setLinkedLoadError(message);
     }
   }, [boardId]);
 
@@ -70,13 +74,13 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
     try {
       const repos = await getForgejoRepositories();
       setAllRepos(repos);
-      setLinkError(null);
+      setAvailableLoadError(null);
     } catch (err) {
       const message =
         err instanceof Error
           ? err.message
           : "Unable to load available Git Project repositories.";
-      setLinkError(message);
+      setAvailableLoadError(message);
     }
   }, []);
 
@@ -110,14 +114,10 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
 
   const linkedRepos = useMemo(
     () =>
-      linkedLinks
-        .map((link) => ({
-          ...link,
-          repository: link.repository ?? repoById.get(link.repository_id),
-        }))
-        .filter(
-          (link): link is LinkedRepository => link.repository !== undefined,
-        ),
+      linkedLinks.map((link) => ({
+        ...link,
+        repository: link.repository ?? repoById.get(link.repository_id) ?? null,
+      })),
     [linkedLinks, repoById],
   );
 
@@ -201,10 +201,17 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
             </p>
           </div>
           <Badge variant="outline" className="w-fit">
-            {linkedRepos.length} linked
+            {linkedLinks.length} linked
           </Badge>
         </div>
 
+        {linkedLoadError && (
+          <div className="mb-4 flex items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--danger)]/35 bg-[color:var(--danger-soft)] px-3 py-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--danger)]">
+            <AlertCircle className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+            <span>{linkedLoadError}</span>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {linkError && (
           <div className="mb-4 flex items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--danger)]/35 bg-[color:var(--danger-soft)] px-3 py-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--danger)]">
             <AlertCircle className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
@@ -241,6 +248,12 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
                 <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-2">
                   {linkedRepos.map((link) => {
                     const repository = link.repository;
+                    const displayName = repository
+                      ? repositoryDisplayName(repository)
+                      : link.repository_id;
+                    const subtitle = repository
+                      ? `${repository.owner}/${repository.repo}`
+                      : "Repository details unavailable";
 
                     return (
                       <div
@@ -250,15 +263,15 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
                         <div className="min-w-0">
                           <p
                             className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-strong"
-                            title={repositoryDisplayName(repository)}
+                            title={displayName}
                           >
-                            {repositoryDisplayName(repository)}
+                            {displayName}
                           </p>
                           <p
                             className="truncate text-xs text-muted"
-                            title={`${repository.owner}/${repository.repo}`}
+                            title={subtitle}
                           >
-                            {repository.owner}/{repository.repo}
+                            {subtitle}
                           </p>
                         </div>
                         {canWrite ? (
@@ -271,7 +284,7 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
                               setUnlinkError(null);
                               setUnlinkTarget(link);
                             }}
-                            aria-label={`Unlink ${repositoryDisplayName(repository)}`}
+                            aria-label={`Unlink ${displayName}`}
                           >
                             <X className="h-4 w-4" />
                           </Button>
@@ -303,6 +316,13 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
                   />
                 </div>
 
+                {availableLoadError ? (
+                  <div className="mb-3 flex items-start gap-2 rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--danger)]/35 bg-[color:var(--danger-soft)] px-3 py-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--danger)]">
+                    <AlertCircle className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+                    <span>{availableLoadError}</span>
+                  </div>
+                ) : null}
+
                 {availableRepos.length === 0 ? (
                   <div className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface-muted)] px-4 py-5 text-center">
                     <p className="text-sm font-medium text-strong">
@@ -377,7 +397,7 @@ export function BoardForgejoRepositoryLinks({
         title="Unlink Git Project repository"
         description={
           unlinkTarget
-            ? `Remove "${repositoryDisplayName(unlinkTarget.repository)}" from this board? Issues from this repository will no longer appear on the board.`
+            ? `Remove "${unlinkTarget.repository ? repositoryDisplayName(unlinkTarget.repository) : unlinkTarget.repository_id}" from this board? Issues from this repository will no longer appear on the board.`
             : "Remove this repository from the board?"
         }
         onConfirm={handleUnlinkRepo}