diff --git a/webui/src/routes/import/-ui/import-shared.tsx b/webui/src/routes/import/-ui/import-shared.tsx
index fba4e240..f45656c6 100644
--- a/webui/src/routes/import/-ui/import-shared.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/routes/import/-ui/import-shared.tsx
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@ export function useImportStaging() {
   });
 
   // A large staging folder (whole-library migration, #947) is scanned in the background; the
-  // endpoint returns `scanning: true` until it's done. While scanning, poll so the page fills
-  // in automatically once the scan completes. A plain setInterval (NOT react-query's
-  // refetchInterval, which interferes with the data query's error/retry settling) that only
-  // runs while scanning, so the normal and error states are left completely untouched.
+  // endpoints return `scanning: true` until it's done. While scanning, poll so the page fills
+  // in automatically once the scan completes. Invalidate ALL staging queries (files, groups,
+  // suggestions) — not just files — so the album tab's separate groups query refetches too,
+  // otherwise it would stay stuck on its initial {scanning} response. A plain setInterval (NOT
+  // react-query's refetchInterval) that only runs while scanning leaves normal/error states
+  // untouched; only currently-mounted queries actually refetch.
   const scanning = stagingQuery.data?.scanning === true;
-  const { refetch } = stagingQuery;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!scanning) return undefined;
     const id = window.setInterval(() => {
-      void refetch();
+      void invalidateImportStagingQueries(queryClient);
     }, 1500);
     return () => window.clearInterval(id);
-  }, [scanning, refetch]);
+  }, [scanning, queryClient]);
 
   return {
     refreshStaging: async () => {