diff --git a/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.test.ts b/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.test.ts
index 61d166b621c..618b73b0ab0 100644
--- a/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.test.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,48 @@ describe('pr-refresh-coordinator', () => {
     expect(getPRForBranchOutcomeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
+  it('lets a repeated active refresh pull forward an equal-priority visible follow-up', async () => {
+    const { enqueuePRRefresh } = await import('./pr-refresh-coordinator')
+    getPRForBranchOutcomeMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        kind: 'found',
+        pr: makePR({ checksStatus: 'success' }),
+        fetchedAt: Date.now()
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        kind: 'found',
+        pr: makePR({ checksStatus: 'success', state: 'merged' }),
+        fetchedAt: Date.now()
+      })
+
+    const candidate = makeCandidate()
+    enqueuePRRefresh(candidate, 'active', 80, 1)
+    await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync()
+
+    enqueuePRRefresh(
+      {
+        ...candidate,
+        cachedFetchedAt: Date.now(),
+        cachedChecksStatus: 'success'
+      },
+      'active',
+      80,
+      1
+    )
+    await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync()
+
+    const inFlightEvents = sendMock.mock.calls
+      .map(([, event]) => event)
+      .filter((event) => event.status === 'in-flight')
+    const queuedEvents = sendMock.mock.calls
+      .map(([, event]) => event)
+      .filter((event) => event.status === 'queued')
+
+    expect(inFlightEvents.map((event) => event.reason)).toEqual(['active', 'active'])
+    expect(queuedEvents).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(getPRForBranchOutcomeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
   it('preserves coalesced aliases across visible follow-up refreshes', async () => {
     const { reportVisiblePRRefreshCandidates } = await import('./pr-refresh-coordinator')
     getPRForBranchOutcomeMock
diff --git a/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.ts b/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.ts
index cb5a7d1dc50..bd87f61fd51 100644
--- a/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/pr-refresh-coordinator.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ function shouldBroadcastQueued(reason: GitHubPRRefreshReason, dueAt: number): bo
   if (isBudgetedBackground(reason)) {
     return false
   }
-  return dueAt - Date.now() <= 5_000
+  const delay = dueAt - Date.now()
+  if (delay <= 0) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return delay <= 5_000
 }
 
 function freshRetryAt(candidate: GitHubPRRefreshCandidate): number | null {
@@ -412,7 +416,11 @@ export function enqueuePRRefresh(
   const dueAt = freshDueAt ?? Date.now() + (reason === 'post-push' ? POST_PUSH_DELAY_MS : 0)
   if (existing) {
     existing.aliases.set(alias.cacheKey, alias)
-    if (priority > existing.priority || isManual(reason)) {
+    const shouldPromoteExisting =
+      priority > existing.priority ||
+      isManual(reason) ||
+      (priority >= existing.priority && dueAt < existing.dueAt && bypassesFreshnessDelay(reason))
+    if (shouldPromoteExisting) {
       existing.priority = priority
       existing.reason = reason
       existing.dueAt = Math.min(existing.dueAt, dueAt)