diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx
index ff4e79eb..2e68a621 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Layout/Rescan/RescanButton.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export function RescanButton() {
     setLoading(true);
     try {
       const res = await client.post<RescanResponse>('/rescan', {});
-      await Promise.all(ITEM_QUERY_KEYS.map((key) => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [key] })));
+      // refetchType: 'all' so INACTIVE (unmounted) item lists refetch too — otherwise a rescan from
+      // anywhere but the Tasks/Skills/… page only marks them stale, and the change isn't picked up until
+      // you next open that page. This refreshes every item cache immediately, wherever you press it.
+      await Promise.all(ITEM_QUERY_KEYS.map((key) => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [key], refetchType: 'all' })));
       const c = res.counts ?? {};
       toast.success(`Rescanned items — ${c.tasks ?? 0} tasks, ${c.tools ?? 0} tools, ${c.skills ?? 0} skills, ${c.processes ?? 0} processes`);
     } catch {