diff --git a/app/components/navbar.tsx b/app/components/navbar.tsx
index 39f25e6..1a53726 100644
--- a/app/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import {
 import { SignedIn, SignedOut, SignInButton, UserButton } from "@clerk/react-router";
 import { MenuIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
-export function Navbar() {
+interface NavbarProps {
+  isAdmin: boolean;
+}
+
+export function Navbar({ isAdmin }: NavbarProps) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 
   return (
@@ -41,6 +45,13 @@ export function Navbar() {
                 <Link to="/how-to-play">How To Play</Link>
               </NavigationMenuLink>
             </NavigationMenuItem>
+            {isAdmin && (
+              <NavigationMenuItem>
+                <NavigationMenuLink asChild className={navigationMenuTriggerStyle()}>
+                  <Link to="/admin">Admin</Link>
+                </NavigationMenuLink>
+              </NavigationMenuItem>
+            )}
           </NavigationMenuList>
         </NavigationMenu>
 
@@ -99,6 +110,15 @@ export function Navbar() {
                 >
                   How To Play
                 </Link>
+                {isAdmin && (
+                  <Link
+                    to="/admin"
+                    className="block px-4 py-2 text-lg font-medium hover:bg-accent rounded-md transition-colors"
+                    onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+                  >
+                    Admin
+                  </Link>
+                )}
               </nav>
             </SheetContent>
           </Sheet>
diff --git a/app/root.tsx b/app/root.tsx
index 5ad269c..9b462aa 100644
--- a/app/root.tsx
+++ b/app/root.tsx
@@ -9,15 +9,25 @@ import {
 
 import type { Route } from "./+types/root";
 import "./app.css";
-import { clerkMiddleware, rootAuthLoader } from "@clerk/react-router/server";
+import { clerkMiddleware, rootAuthLoader, getAuth } from "@clerk/react-router/server";
 import { Navbar } from "~/components/navbar";
 import { ClerkProvider } from "@clerk/react-router";
 import { Toaster } from "~/components/ui/sonner";
+import { isUserAdminByClerkId } from "~/models/user";
 
 export const middleware: Route.MiddlewareFunction[] = [clerkMiddleware()];
 
 export async function loader(args: Route.LoaderArgs) {
-  return rootAuthLoader(args);
+  return rootAuthLoader(args, async () => {
+    const { userId } = await getAuth(args);
+    
+    let isAdmin = false;
+    if (userId) {
+      isAdmin = await isUserAdminByClerkId(userId);
+    }
+    
+    return { isAdmin };
+  });
 }
 
 export const links: Route.LinksFunction = () => [
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ export function Layout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 export default function App({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
   return (
     <ClerkProvider loaderData={loaderData}>
-      <Navbar />
+      <Navbar isAdmin={loaderData?.isAdmin ?? false} />
       <main>
         <Outlet />
       </main>