diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.spec.ts b/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.spec.ts
index 3717026c9b..a5eb995f49 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { mount } from "@vue/test-utils";
 import SelectFolderDropdown from "./SelectFolderDropdown.vue";
+import OSelect from "@/lib/forms/Select/OSelect.vue";
 import i18n from "@/locales";
 import { createStore } from "vuex";
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from "vue-router";
@@ -341,6 +342,26 @@ describe("SelectFolderDropdown", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("disabled prop", () => {
+    it("locks the folder select and the new-folder button when disabled", () => {
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({ disabled: true }, store, router);
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(OSelect).props("disabled")).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        wrapper.find('[data-test="dashboard-folder-move-new-add"]').attributes("disabled"),
+      ).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it("leaves both controls enabled by default", () => {
+      const wrapper = createWrapper({}, store, router);
+
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent(OSelect).props("disabled")).toBe(false);
+      expect(
+        wrapper.find('[data-test="dashboard-folder-move-new-add"]').attributes("disabled"),
+      ).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("Reactive folder list", () => {
     it("should refresh selectedFolder when the store folders list changes and current id no longer exists", async () => {
       const wrapper = createWrapper({ activeFolderId: "folder1" }, store, router);
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.vue b/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.vue
index 3bd442a7a0..99059a241a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
       :options="folderOptions"
       data-test="index-dropdown-stream_type"
       labelKey="label"
+      :disabled="disabled"
       class="flex-1"
     >
       <template v-if="selectedFolder" #icon-left>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
       variant="outline"
       size="icon-xs-sq"
       class="h-8! w-8!"
+      :disabled="disabled"
       @mousedown.prevent
       @click="
         () => {
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: String as PropType<"inside" | "outside">,
       default: "outside",
     },
+    disabled: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
   },
   setup(props, { emit }) {
     const store: any = useStore();
diff --git a/web/src/test/unit/HomeView.spec.ts b/web/src/test/unit/HomeView.spec.ts
index 92dd225c53..bee9ec9e4a 100644
--- a/web/src/test/unit/HomeView.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/test/unit/HomeView.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import i18n from "@/locales";
 import { nextTick } from "vue";
 import { useHomeDashboard } from "@/composables/useHomeDashboard";
 import { queryClient } from "@/composables/query/queryClient";
+import { settingKeys } from "@/services/settings.querykeys";
 
 vi.mock("../../aws-exports", () => ({
   default: {
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@ describe("HomeView org home dashboard tab", () => {
     vi.clearAllTimers();
     localStorage.clear();
     useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = null;
+    queryClient.clear();
   });
 
   const createWrapper = () => {
@@ -438,56 +440,50 @@ describe("HomeView org home dashboard tab", () => {
     };
     wrapper = createWrapper();
     wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:default:abc";
-    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+    await flushPromises();
     expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).exists()).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("clears the home dashboard and falls back to first tab on unavailable", async () => {
+  const pinIn = (folderId: string, dashboardId = "abc") => ({
+    data: { setting_value: { dashboardId, folderId, label: "X" } },
+  });
+
+  it("clears the home dashboard and falls back to first tab when a fresh read confirms the pin", async () => {
     const hd = useHomeDashboard(gt);
-    hd.homeDashboard.value = {
-      dashboardId: "abc",
-      folderId: "default",
-      label: "Payments Health",
-    };
+    hd.homeDashboard.value = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "default", label: "Payments Health" };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("default"));
     wrapper = createWrapper();
     wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:default:abc";
-    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
-    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc");
-    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+    await flushPromises();
+    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc", "default");
+    await flushPromises();
     expect(hd.homeDashboard.value).toBeNull();
     expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).not.toBe("dash:default:abc");
   });
 
   it("toasts when the pinned dashboard is reported unavailable", async () => {
-    const hd = useHomeDashboard(gt);
-    hd.homeDashboard.value = {
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = {
       dashboardId: "abc",
       folderId: "default",
       label: "Payments Health",
     };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("default"));
     wrapper = createWrapper();
     wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:default:abc";
-    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+    await flushPromises();
     toastSpy.mockClear();
-    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc");
-    await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc", "default");
+    await flushPromises();
     expect(toastSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ variant: "error" }));
   });
 
   it("re-syncs the home_dashboard setting when the pinned tab is activated", async () => {
     (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockClear();
-    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue({
-      data: { setting_value: { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" } },
-    });
-    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = {
-      dashboardId: "abc",
-      folderId: "B",
-      label: "X",
-    };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A"));
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "B", label: "X" };
     wrapper = createWrapper();
     wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:B:abc";
     await flushPromises();
-    // load(org) re-reads the authoritative setting via getSetting(org, key).
     expect(settingsService.getSetting).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "test-org",
       "home_dashboard",
@@ -495,6 +491,135 @@ describe("HomeView org home dashboard tab", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("re-reads the pin in the background on each switch without holding the tab back", async () => {
+    const pin = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" };
+    queryClient.setQueryData(settingKeys.one("test-org", "home_dashboard"), pin);
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { ...pin };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A"));
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    await flushPromises();
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockClear();
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "overview";
+      await flushPromises();
+      wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:A:abc";
+      await nextTick();
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).exists()).toBe(true);
+      await flushPromises();
+    }
+    expect(settingsService.getSetting).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it("drops a pin cleared on another device when Home is revisited on another tab", async () => {
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockRejectedValue({ response: { status: 404 } });
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("overview");
+    expect(wrapper.find('[data-test^="home-tab-dash:"]').exists()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores a late failure from the tab of the folder the pin moved out of", async () => {
+    const pin = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" };
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { ...pin };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A"));
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:A:abc";
+    await flushPromises();
+    toastSpy.mockClear();
+
+    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc", "B");
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("A");
+    expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:A:abc");
+    expect(settingsService.deleteOrgSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(toastSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("follows a pin moved elsewhere when the cached folder fails, instead of deleting it", async () => {
+    const stale = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "B", label: "X" };
+    queryClient.setQueryData(settingKeys.one("test-org", "home_dashboard"), stale);
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A"));
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { ...stale };
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:B:abc";
+    await flushPromises();
+    toastSpy.mockClear();
+
+    wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc", "B");
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("A");
+    expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:A:abc");
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).props("folderId")).toBe("A");
+    expect(settingsService.deleteOrgSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(toastSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("leaves the pinned tab without deleting anything when the pin was cleared elsewhere", async () => {
+    const pin = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" };
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { ...pin };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockRejectedValue({ response: { status: 404 } });
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:A:abc";
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value).toBeNull();
+    expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("overview");
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).exists()).toBe(false);
+    expect(settingsService.deleteOrgSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("leaves the pinned tab when the pin was replaced by another dashboard elsewhere", async () => {
+    useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = { dashboardId: "abc", folderId: "A", label: "X" };
+    (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A", "xyz"));
+    wrapper = createWrapper();
+    wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab = "dash:A:abc";
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("overview");
+    expect(wrapper.find('[data-test="home-tab-dash:A:xyz"]').exists()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  describe("a saved pinned tab restored on mount", () => {
+    const loadPin = async (folderId: string) => {
+      queryClient.clear();
+      (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValueOnce(pinIn(folderId));
+      await useHomeDashboard(gt).load("test-org");
+    };
+
+    it("opens the pin's current folder after the dashboard moved", async () => {
+      await loadPin("A");
+      (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A"));
+      localStorage.setItem("o2_home_active_tab", "dash:B:abc");
+      wrapper = createWrapper();
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:A:abc");
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).props("folderId")).toBe("A");
+    });
+
+    it("recovers from an out-of-band move once the stale folder fails, keeping the pin", async () => {
+      await loadPin("B");
+      let answer: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+      (settingsService.getSetting as any).mockReturnValue(new Promise((r) => (answer = r)));
+      localStorage.setItem("o2_home_active_tab", "dash:B:abc");
+      wrapper = createWrapper();
+      await flushPromises();
+      expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:B:abc");
+
+      wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).vm.$emit("unavailable", "abc", "B");
+      answer(pinIn("A"));
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:A:abc");
+      expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("A");
+      expect(settingsService.deleteOrgSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("does NOT toast when the pin is closed deliberately via the ×", async () => {
     const hd = useHomeDashboard(gt);
     hd.homeDashboard.value = {
@@ -567,6 +692,21 @@ describe("HomeView org home dashboard tab", () => {
       expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).exists()).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it("opens the pin's new folder when the pending pin arrives moved", async () => {
+      localStorage.setItem("o2_home_active_tab", "dash:old:abc");
+      await startPendingLoad();
+      wrapper = createWrapper();
+      await flushPromises();
+      expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:old:abc");
+
+      answer({ data: { setting_value: PINNED } });
+      await flushPromises();
+      expect(wrapper.vm.activeHomeTab).toBe("dash:default:abc");
+      expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "PinnedDashboardTab" }).props("folderId")).toBe(
+        "default",
+      );
+    });
+
     it("falls back to the first tab once the org turns out to have no pin", async () => {
       localStorage.setItem("o2_home_active_tab", "dash:default:abc");
       await startPendingLoad();
diff --git a/web/src/test/unit/PinnedDashboardTab.spec.ts b/web/src/test/unit/PinnedDashboardTab.spec.ts
index 493482b6a6..05cc581f0d 100644
--- a/web/src/test/unit/PinnedDashboardTab.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/test/unit/PinnedDashboardTab.spec.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe("PinnedDashboardTab", () => {
     (getDashboard as any).mockRejectedValue({ response: { status: 404 } });
     wrapper = factory();
     await flushPromises();
-    expect(wrapper.emitted("unavailable")?.[0]).toEqual(["abc"]);
+    expect(wrapper.emitted("unavailable")?.[0]).toEqual(["abc", "default"]);
   });
 
   it("emits unavailable when getDashboard returns an empty object (deleted)", async () => {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("PinnedDashboardTab", () => {
     (getDashboard as any).mockResolvedValue({});
     wrapper = factory();
     await flushPromises();
-    expect(wrapper.emitted("unavailable")?.[0]).toEqual(["abc"]);
+    expect(wrapper.emitted("unavailable")?.[0]).toEqual(["abc", "default"]);
   });
 
   it("shows skeleton while loading", async () => {
diff --git a/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.spec.ts b/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.spec.ts
index 0277d87ce7..d64fa7bddc 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.spec.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ vi.mock("@/services/settings", async (importOriginal) => {
 import settingsService from "@/services/settings";
 import * as commons from "@/utils/commons";
 import { useFavoriteDashboards } from "@/composables/useFavoriteDashboards";
+import { useHomeDashboard } from "@/composables/useHomeDashboard";
+import { gt } from "@/types/i18n";
 
 // Mock DOM methods to prevent errors from missing DOM APIs
 Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, "removeAttribute", {
@@ -1091,6 +1093,47 @@ describe("Dashboards.vue", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("Home pin after a move", () => {
+    const pinIn = (folderId: string) => ({
+      data: { setting_value: { dashboardId: "d1", folderId, label: "Pinned" } },
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value = null;
+    });
+
+    const mountWithWarmPin = async () => {
+      vi.mocked(settingsService.getSetting).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("B") as any);
+      wrapper = shallowMount(Dashboards, { global: buildGlobalConfig(store, router, i18n) });
+      await flushPromises();
+      expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("B");
+      vi.mocked(settingsService.getSetting).mockClear();
+      vi.mocked(settingsService.getSetting).mockResolvedValue(pinIn("A") as any);
+    };
+
+    it("re-reads the pin past a warm cache when the pinned dashboard is moved", async () => {
+      await mountWithWarmPin();
+
+      wrapper.vm.selectedDashboardIdToMove = ["d1"];
+      await wrapper.findComponent({ name: "MoveDashboardToAnotherFolder" }).vm.$emit("updated");
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("A");
+      expect(wrapper.vm.showMoveDashboardDialog).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("does not re-read the pin when a different dashboard is moved", async () => {
+      await mountWithWarmPin();
+
+      wrapper.vm.selectedDashboardIdToMove = ["other"];
+      await wrapper.findComponent({ name: "MoveDashboardToAnotherFolder" }).vm.$emit("updated");
+      await flushPromises();
+
+      expect(settingsService.getSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(useHomeDashboard(gt).homeDashboard.value?.folderId).toBe("B");
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("product analytics", () => {
     const mountDashboards = async () => {
       wrapper = shallowMount(Dashboards, { global: buildGlobalConfig(store, router, i18n) });
diff --git a/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.vue b/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.vue
index 2578763f6c..2c6d30f82d 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/Dashboards/Dashboards.vue
@@ -788,7 +788,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     const { showPositiveNotification, showErrorNotification } = useNotifications();
 
-    const { isHome, setHomeDashboard, clearHomeDashboard, homeDashboard } = useHomeDashboard(t);
+    const {
+      isHome,
+      setHomeDashboard,
+      clearHomeDashboard,
+      homeDashboard,
+      load: loadHomeDashboard,
+    } = useHomeDashboard(t);
 
     // Per-user favorites — heart toggle on each row + a folder-independent
     // favorites view.
@@ -1573,6 +1579,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     const handleDashboardMoved = async () => {
       showMoveDashboardDialog.value = false;
+      const org = store.state.selectedOrganization?.identifier;
+      // The server rewrites the pin's folder on move; the cached copy would keep routing to the old one.
+      if (org && selectedDashboardIdToMove.value?.some((id) => isHome(id))) {
+        await loadHomeDashboard(org, true);
+      }
     };
 
     const deleteFolder = async () => {
diff --git a/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.spec.ts b/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.spec.ts
index 1c1ef6d6bc..7adfe290b1 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ vi.mock("@/utils/dashboard/panelValidation", () => ({
 vi.mock("@/components/dashboards/SelectFolderDropdown.vue", () => ({
   default: {
     name: "SelectFolderDropdown",
+    props: ["activeFolderId", "disabled"],
     template: '<div data-test="select-folder-dropdown"></div>',
   },
 }));
@@ -385,6 +386,96 @@ describe("ImportDashboard.vue", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it.each(["import_json_file", "import_json_url"])(
+    "locks the folder picker on %s while an import is running",
+    async (tab) => {
+      wrapper = mountComponent();
+      wrapper.vm.activeTab = tab;
+      await nextTick();
+      const picker = () => wrapper.findComponent({ name: "SelectFolderDropdown" });
+      expect(picker().props("disabled")).toBe(false);
+
+      wrapper.vm.isLoading = tab === "import_json_url" ? "url" : "files";
+      await nextTick();
+      expect(picker().props("disabled")).toBe(true);
+
+      wrapper.vm.isLoading = false;
+      await nextTick();
+      expect(picker().props("disabled")).toBe(false);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("keeps the folder picker locked until a pending create settles", async () => {
+    const dashboardService = (await import("@/services/dashboards")).default;
+    let settle: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    (dashboardService.create as any).mockReturnValue(new Promise((resolve) => (settle = resolve)));
+    wrapper = mountComponent();
+    await nextTick();
+    wrapper.vm.jsonStr = JSON.stringify({ title: "Pending", tabs: [{ tabId: "t1", panels: [] }] });
+
+    const run = wrapper.vm.importFromJsonStr();
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "SelectFolderDropdown" }).props("disabled")).toBe(true);
+
+    settle({ data: {} });
+    await run;
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent({ name: "SelectFolderDropdown" }).props("disabled")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the folder picker locked while uploaded files are importing", async () => {
+    const dashboardService = (await import("@/services/dashboards")).default;
+    let settle: (v: unknown) => void = () => {};
+    (dashboardService.create as any).mockReturnValue(new Promise((resolve) => (settle = resolve)));
+    const content = JSON.stringify({ title: "Pending", tabs: [{ tabId: "t1", panels: [] }] });
+    wrapper = mountComponent();
+    await nextTick();
+    wrapper.vm.form.setFieldValue("jsonFiles", [
+      new File([content], "a.json", { type: "application/json" }),
+    ]);
+    await flushPromises();
+    wrapper.vm.jsonStr = JSON.stringify([JSON.parse(content)]);
+    const picker = () => wrapper.findComponent({ name: "SelectFolderDropdown" });
+
+    void wrapper.vm.importFiles();
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(picker().props("disabled")).toBe(true);
+
+    settle({ data: {} });
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(picker().props("disabled")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("imports every uploaded dashboard into the folder chosen when the import started", async () => {
+    const dashboardService = (await import("@/services/dashboards")).default;
+    const settles: Array<(v: unknown) => void> = [];
+    (dashboardService.create as any).mockImplementation(
+      () => new Promise((resolve) => settles.push(resolve)),
+    );
+    const dash = (title: string) => ({ title, tabs: [{ tabId: "t1", panels: [] }] });
+    wrapper = mountComponent();
+    await nextTick();
+    wrapper.vm.selectedFolder = { label: "A", value: "folder-a" };
+    wrapper.vm.form.setFieldValue("jsonFiles", [
+      new File([JSON.stringify([dash("One"), dash("Two")])], "a.json", {
+        type: "application/json",
+      }),
+    ]);
+    await flushPromises();
+    wrapper.vm.jsonStr = JSON.stringify([[dash("One"), dash("Two")]]);
+
+    void wrapper.vm.importFiles();
+    await flushPromises();
+    wrapper.vm.selectedFolder = { label: "B", value: "folder-b" };
+    settles.shift()?.({ data: {} });
+    await flushPromises();
+    settles.shift()?.({ data: {} });
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    const folders = (dashboardService.create as any).mock.calls.map((c: any[]) => c[2]);
+    expect(folders).toEqual(["folder-a", "folder-a"]);
+  });
+
   // Real-OForm validation wiring (playbook §5): the OForm covers only the
   // url/jsonFiles input collection. The URL-format rule is the one field check
   // (non-required, so the paste-JSON flow is preserved).
diff --git a/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.vue b/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.vue
index a755f6cbcb..dae310f86e 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/Dashboards/ImportDashboard.vue
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
                         <SelectFolderDropdown
                           @folder-selected="selectedFolder = $event"
                           :activeFolderId="selectedFolder.value"
+                          :disabled="!!isLoading"
                         />
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
                         <SelectFolderDropdown
                           @folder-selected="selectedFolder = $event"
                           :activeFolderId="selectedFolder.value"
+                          :disabled="!!isLoading"
                         />
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -541,6 +543,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
 
       createdInAction = 0;
+      const importFolder = selectedFolder.value;
       const data = jsonStr.value.map((parsedContent, fileIndex) => {
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
           (async () => {
@@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
                     continue;
                   }
 
-                  const res = await importDashboardFromJSON(convertedSchema, selectedFolder.value);
+                  const res = await importDashboardFromJSON(convertedSchema, importFolder);
                   results.push({ index: i + 1, result: res });
                 } catch (e) {
                   results.push({ index: i + 1, error: e });
@@ -613,7 +616,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         const successfulImports = results.filter((r) => r.status === "fulfilled").length;
 
         if (results.length === successfulImports) {
-          await resetAndRefresh(ImportType.FILES, selectedFolder.value);
+          await resetAndRefresh(ImportType.FILES, importFolder);
         }
 
         if (successfulImports) {
@@ -666,6 +669,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const importFromUrl = async () => {
       isLoading.value = ImportType.URL;
       createdInAction = 0;
+      const importFolder = selectedFolder.value;
       try {
         const urlData = url.value.trim();
 
@@ -691,7 +695,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
               return Promise.reject({ index, error: new Error(errorMessage) });
             }
 
-            return importDashboardFromJSON(converted, selectedFolder.value);
+            return importDashboardFromJSON(converted, importFolder);
           } catch (e) {
             return Promise.reject({ index, error: e });
           }
@@ -706,7 +710,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         }
 
         if (successCount > 0) {
-          await resetAndRefresh(ImportType.URL, selectedFolder.value);
+          await resetAndRefresh(ImportType.URL, importFolder);
           showPositiveNotification(
             t("dashboard.importDashboardPage.dashboardsImportedSuccessfully", { n: successCount }),
           );
@@ -733,6 +737,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const importFromJsonStr = async () => {
       isLoading.value = ImportType.JSON_STRING;
       createdInAction = 0;
+      const importFolder = selectedFolder.value;
       try {
         // get the dashboard
 
@@ -749,8 +754,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
           return;
         }
 
-        await importDashboardFromJSON(convertedSchema, selectedFolder.value).then((_res) => {
-          resetAndRefresh(ImportType.JSON_STRING, selectedFolder.value);
+        await importDashboardFromJSON(convertedSchema, importFolder).then((_res) => {
+          resetAndRefresh(ImportType.JSON_STRING, importFolder);
           filesImportResults.value = [];
           jsonStr.value = "";
 
diff --git a/web/src/views/HomeView.vue b/web/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 60fc7ef732..c3bb635fec 100644
--- a/web/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     const isEnterpriseOrCloud = config.isEnterprise === "true" || config.isCloud === "true";
 
-    const { homeDashboard, clearHomeDashboard, updateLabel, isLoadedFor } = useHomeDashboard(t);
+    const { homeDashboard, clearHomeDashboard, updateLabel, isLoadedFor, load } =
+      useHomeDashboard(t);
 
     const DEFAULT_TABS = computed(() => {
       const tabs: { id: string; label: string; closable?: boolean }[] = [];
@@ -304,9 +305,29 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     }
 
+    let verifyingPin = false;
+
     // The pinned dashboard could not be loaded (deleted / inaccessible). Clear
     // the pin and tell the user why — distinct from a deliberate close.
-    function onPinnedUnavailable() {
+    async function onPinnedUnavailable(dashboardId: string, folderId: string) {
+      const org = store.state.selectedOrganization?.identifier;
+      if (!org || verifyingPin) return;
+      verifyingPin = true;
+      try {
+        await load(org, true);
+      } finally {
+        verifyingPin = false;
+      }
+      const failed = `dash:${folderId}:${dashboardId}`;
+      const pin = homeDashboard.value;
+      if (pin?.dashboardId !== dashboardId) return;
+      const pinTab = `dash:${pin.folderId}:${pin.dashboardId}`;
+      // The pin is org-wide, so it is only deleted when a fresh read still names the folder that failed; a late failure from a replaced tab must not.
+      if (pinTab !== failed) {
+        if (activeHomeTab.value === failed) activeHomeTab.value = pinTab;
+        return;
+      }
+      if (activeHomeTab.value !== failed) return;
       removeHomePin();
       toast({
         variant: "error",
@@ -354,7 +375,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
       },
     );
 
-    const savedActiveTab = localStorage.getItem(LS_ACTIVE_TAB_KEY);
+    // The tab id carries the folder, so a saved tab for the pinned dashboard takes the pin's current folder.
+    function pinTabFor(id: string) {
+      const pin = homeDashboard.value;
+      if (!pin || !id.startsWith("dash:")) return id;
+      if (parsePinnedTabId(id).dashboardId !== pin.dashboardId) return id;
+      return `dash:${pin.folderId}:${pin.dashboardId}`;
+    }
+
+    const storedActiveTab = localStorage.getItem(LS_ACTIVE_TAB_KEY);
+    const savedActiveTab = storedActiveTab && pinTabFor(storedActiveTab);
     const isAvailableTab = (id: string) => DEFAULT_TABS.value.some((tb) => tb.id === id);
     const pinnedTabPending = ref(
       !!savedActiveTab?.startsWith("dash:") &&
@@ -369,13 +399,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
     if (pinnedTabPending.value) {
       const stopHold = watch(
         () => [
-          isAvailableTab(activeHomeTab.value),
+          isAvailableTab(pinTabFor(activeHomeTab.value)),
           isLoadedFor(store.state.selectedOrganization?.identifier),
         ],
         ([available, loaded]) => {
           if (!available && !loaded) return;
           pinnedTabPending.value = false;
-          if (!available) activeHomeTab.value = tabOrder.value[0]?.id ?? "usage";
+          activeHomeTab.value = available
+            ? pinTabFor(activeHomeTab.value)
+            : (tabOrder.value[0]?.id ?? "usage");
           stopHold();
         },
       );
@@ -383,17 +415,36 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     watch(activeHomeTab, (val) => localStorage.setItem(LS_ACTIVE_TAB_KEY, val));
 
-    // When the user opens the pinned dashboard tab, re-read the authoritative
-    // home_dashboard org setting so a snapshot that went stale on another system
-    // (e.g. the dashboard was moved to a different folder elsewhere) self-corrects
-    // before we render / navigate with its folderId.
-    watch(activeHomeTab, (val) => {
-      if (val.startsWith("dash:")) {
-        const org = store.state.selectedOrganization?.identifier;
-        if (org) useHomeDashboard(t).load(org);
-      }
+    // The cached pin can be stale from another device, so it is re-read without holding the tab; a stale folder is caught by onPinnedUnavailable.
+    function revalidatePin() {
+      const org = store.state.selectedOrganization?.identifier;
+      if (org) void load(org, true);
+    }
+
+    watch(activeHomeTab, (val, prev) => {
+      if (!val.startsWith("dash:")) return;
+      // Only the folder changed, by the watch below, which already applied the fresh pin.
+      if (
+        prev?.startsWith("dash:") &&
+        parsePinnedTabId(prev).dashboardId === parsePinnedTabId(val).dashboardId
+      )
+        return;
+      revalidatePin();
     });
 
+    // The tab id carries the folder, so a re-read that moved, replaced or dropped the pin must move the open tab with it.
+    watch(homeDashboard, (pin) => {
+      if (pinnedTabPending.value || !activeHomeTab.value.startsWith("dash:")) return;
+      if (!pin || pin.dashboardId !== parsePinnedTabId(activeHomeTab.value).dashboardId) {
+        activeHomeTab.value = tabOrder.value[0]?.id ?? "usage";
+        return;
+      }
+      const nextId = `dash:${pin.folderId}:${pin.dashboardId}`;
+      if (activeHomeTab.value !== nextId) activeHomeTab.value = nextId;
+    });
+
+    if (homeDashboard.value && !pinnedTabPending.value) revalidatePin();
+
     // Drag-to-reorder — OTabs reports the move (dragged id → target id + which
     // side of the target) and we apply it to our own ordered list, then persist.
     function onTabReorder({
diff --git a/web/src/views/PinnedDashboardTab.vue b/web/src/views/PinnedDashboardTab.vue
index a0e07ff99a..699bbfc34c 100644
--- a/web/src/views/PinnedDashboardTab.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/PinnedDashboardTab.vue
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const { isMobile } = useBreakpoint();
 const props = defineProps<{ dashboardId: string; folderId: string }>();
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: "update-label", label: string): void;
-  (e: "unavailable", dashboardId: string): void;
+  (e: "unavailable", dashboardId: string, folderId: string): void;
 }>();
 
 const store = useStore();
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const load = async () => {
 
     // getDashboard returns {} (not a throw) for a missing/deleted dashboard.
     if (!dashboard || typeof dashboard !== "object" || !dashboard.title) {
-      emit("unavailable", props.dashboardId);
+      emit("unavailable", props.dashboardId, props.folderId);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const load = async () => {
     await nextTick();
     setTime();
   } catch {
-    emit("unavailable", props.dashboardId);
+    emit("unavailable", props.dashboardId, props.folderId);
   } finally {
     isLoading.value = false;
   }