diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/github/check-actions.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/github/check-actions.ts
index d29a3720d38..51b9a891f1c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/github/check-actions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/github/check-actions.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import {
 } from './cache-identity'
 import { isFresh, withBoundedCacheEntry } from './cache-policy'
 import { debouncedSaveCache } from './cache-persistence'
-import { inflightChecksRequests } from './request-coordination'
+import {
+  inflightChecksRequests,
+  nextProviderRequestId,
+  ownsInflightRequest
+} from './request-coordination'
 import { getGitHubRepoSourceSettings, getGitHubWorkItemRequestContext } from './work-item-routing'
 
 export const createCheckActions = (
@@ -87,18 +91,26 @@ export const createCheckActions = (
       return cachedChecks
     }
 
-    const inflightRequest = inflightChecksRequests.get(inflightKey)
-    if (inflightRequest) {
-      if (
-        (options?.force && !inflightRequest.force) ||
-        (options?.noCache && !inflightRequest.noCache)
-      ) {
-        await inflightRequest.promise.catch(() => {})
-      } else {
+    let waitedForUpgrade = false
+    for (;;) {
+      const inflightRequest = inflightChecksRequests.get(inflightKey)
+      if (!inflightRequest) {
+        break
+      }
+      const weakerThanRequested =
+        (options?.force && !inflightRequest.force) || (options?.noCache && !inflightRequest.noCache)
+      if (!weakerThanRequested) {
         return inflightRequest.promise
       }
+      // Why: wait out one weaker request so peers can share the upgrade, but never twice — a steady stream of weaker callers would otherwise starve this one forever.
+      if (waitedForUpgrade) {
+        break
+      }
+      waitedForUpgrade = true
+      await inflightRequest.promise.catch(() => {})
     }
 
+    const requestId = nextProviderRequestId()
     const request = (async () => {
       try {
         const requestContext = getGitHubWorkItemRequestContext(
@@ -131,6 +143,12 @@ export const createCheckActions = (
                 noCache: Boolean(options?.force || options?.noCache),
                 sourceContext: options?.sourceContext
               })) as PRCheckDetail[])
+        // Why: the bounded upgrade wait can leave us running beside a stronger request for this
+        // key. Both bypass gh's cache here, but the later-started one holds the newer run state —
+        // let only the key's current owner write checksCache and the PR status it derives.
+        if (!ownsInflightRequest(inflightChecksRequests, inflightKey, requestId)) {
+          return checks
+        }
         set((s) => {
           const nextState: Partial<AppState> = {
             checksCache: withBoundedCacheEntry(s.checksCache, cacheKey, {
@@ -168,13 +186,16 @@ export const createCheckActions = (
           return latestCached.data
         }
         return []
-      } finally {
+      }
+    })().finally(() => {
+      if (ownsInflightRequest(inflightChecksRequests, inflightKey, requestId)) {
         inflightChecksRequests.delete(inflightKey)
       }
-    })()
+    })
 
     inflightChecksRequests.set(inflightKey, {
       promise: request,
+      requestId,
       force: Boolean(options?.force),
       noCache: Boolean(options?.force || options?.noCache)
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/github/project-actions.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/github/project-actions.ts
index f4c5fec3100..68fc2b0a37a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/github/project-actions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/github/project-actions.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { withBoundedCacheEntry, WORK_ITEMS_CACHE_TTL } from './cache-policy'
 import {
   acquireProviderRequestSlot as acquireWorkItemSlot,
   inflightProjectViewRequests,
+  nextProviderRequestId,
+  ownsInflightRequest,
   releaseProviderRequestSlot as releaseWorkItemSlot
 } from './request-coordination'
 import {
@@ -57,16 +59,25 @@ export const createProjectActions = (
       }
     }
 
-    const existing = inflightProjectViewRequests.get(requestKey)
-    if (existing) {
+    let waitedForUpgrade = false
+    for (;;) {
+      const existing = inflightProjectViewRequests.get(requestKey)
+      if (!existing) {
+        break
+      }
       // Why: a forcing caller must not dedupe to a non-forcing in-flight request; wait for it to settle, then issue a fresh forced call (mirrors fetchWorkItems).
-      if (options?.force && !existing.force) {
-        await existing.promise.catch(() => {})
-      } else {
+      if (!options?.force || existing.force) {
         return existing.promise
       }
+      // Why: wait out one weaker request so peers can share the upgrade, but never twice — a steady stream of weaker callers would otherwise starve this one forever.
+      if (waitedForUpgrade) {
+        break
+      }
+      waitedForUpgrade = true
+      await existing.promise.catch(() => {})
     }
 
+    const requestId = nextProviderRequestId()
     const request = (async (): Promise<GetProjectViewTableResult> => {
       await acquireWorkItemSlot()
       try {
@@ -79,6 +90,12 @@ export const createProjectActions = (
                 { timeoutMs: 60_000 }
               )
             : await window.api.gh.getProjectViewTable(args)
+        // Why: the bounded upgrade wait can leave us running beside a stronger request for this
+        // key, so neither write below may land once it owns the key — a late non-OK reply would
+        // otherwise stamp its error over the fresher table (or over a newer error) at the known key.
+        if (!ownsInflightRequest(inflightProjectViewRequests, requestKey, requestId)) {
+          return envelope
+        }
         if (envelope.ok) {
           const table = envelope.data
           const key = projectViewCacheKey(
@@ -119,12 +136,16 @@ export const createProjectActions = (
         }
       } finally {
         releaseWorkItemSlot()
+      }
+    })().finally(() => {
+      if (ownsInflightRequest(inflightProjectViewRequests, requestKey, requestId)) {
         inflightProjectViewRequests.delete(requestKey)
       }
-    })()
+    })
 
     inflightProjectViewRequests.set(requestKey, {
       promise: request,
+      requestId,
       force: Boolean(options?.force)
     })
     return request
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/github/provider-request-coalescing.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/github/provider-request-coalescing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f012999ce65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/github/provider-request-coalescing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { GitHubWorkItem, ListWorkItemsResult } from '../../../../shared/github/work-item-types'
+import type { PRCheckDetail } from '../../../../shared/github/check-types'
+import type { GitHubProjectTable } from '../../../../shared/github/project-types'
+import type { GetProjectViewTableResult } from '../../../../shared/github/project-result-types'
+import type { FetchOptions } from './cache-model'
+import { projectViewCacheKey, projectViewRequestKey } from './cache-identity'
+import { inflightProjectViewRequests } from './request-coordination'
+import {
+  createTestStore,
+  mockApi,
+  resetRemoteRuntimeMocks
+} from '../slices/github-slice-test-harness'
+
+function workItems(title: string): ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem> {
+  return {
+    items: [
+      {
+        id: 'issue-1',
+        type: 'issue',
+        number: 1,
+        title,
+        state: 'open',
+        url: 'https://example.test/1',
+        labels: [],
+        updatedAt: '2026-09-25T00:00:00Z',
+        author: null,
+        repoId: 'repo-1'
+      }
+    ],
+    sources: { issues: null, prs: null, originCandidate: null, upstreamCandidate: null }
+  }
+}
+
+const projectViewRequest = {
+  owner: 'acme',
+  ownerType: 'organization' as const,
+  projectNumber: 1,
+  viewId: 'view-1'
+}
+const projectViewCacheKey1 = projectViewCacheKey('organization', 'acme', 1, 'view-1')
+
+function projectTable(title: string): GitHubProjectTable {
+  return {
+    project: {
+      id: 'project-1',
+      owner: 'acme',
+      ownerType: 'organization',
+      number: 1,
+      title,
+      url: 'https://github.com/orgs/acme/projects/1'
+    },
+    selectedView: {
+      id: 'view-1',
+      number: 1,
+      name: 'Table',
+      layout: 'TABLE_LAYOUT',
+      filter: '',
+      fields: [],
+      groupByFields: [],
+      sortByFields: []
+    },
+    rows: [],
+    totalCount: 0,
+    parentFieldDropped: false
+  }
+}
+
+const strongerWorkItemOptions: FetchOptions[] = [
+  { force: true },
+  { force: true, noCache: true },
+  { force: true, requireComplete: true }
+]
+
+describe('GitHub provider request upgrade coalescing', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    resetRemoteRuntimeMocks()
+  })
+
+  it.each(strongerWorkItemOptions)('coalesces twenty work-item upgrades: %j', async (options) => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const weak = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const fresh = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems.mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise).mockReturnValue(fresh.promise)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')
+    const settled = vi.fn()
+    const followers = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () =>
+      store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', options).then(settled)
+    )
+    weak.resolve(workItems('weak'))
+    await first
+    await vi.waitFor(() =>
+      expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2)
+    )
+    expect(settled).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    fresh.resolve(workItems('fresh'))
+    await Promise.all(followers)
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(settled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(20)
+    expect(settled.mock.calls.every(([rows]) => rows[0].title === 'fresh')).toBe(true)
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      repoPath: '/repo',
+      repoId: 'repo-1',
+      limit: 24,
+      query: undefined,
+      ...(options.noCache ? { noCache: true } : {})
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('never joins a weaker replacement and never waits out more than one', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const weak = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const forced = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const strict = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(forced.promise)
+      .mockReturnValue(strict.promise)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')
+    const forcedFetch = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', { force: true })
+    const strictSettled = vi.fn()
+    const strictFollowers = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () =>
+      store
+        .getState()
+        .fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', {
+          force: true,
+          noCache: true,
+          requireComplete: true
+        })
+        .then(strictSettled)
+    )
+    weak.resolve(workItems('weak'))
+    await first
+    // Why: the strict callers must reach the bridge without waiting out the weaker
+    // replacement too — the upgrade wait is bounded, so a repeating weaker refresh
+    // can never starve them. They still share exactly one strict request.
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3))
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ noCache: true })
+    )
+    expect(strictSettled).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    strict.resolve(workItems('strict'))
+    await Promise.all(strictFollowers)
+    forced.resolve(workItems('forced'))
+    await expect(forcedFetch).resolves.toEqual(workItems('forced').items)
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    expect(strictSettled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(20)
+    expect(strictSettled.mock.calls.every(([rows]) => rows[0].title === 'strict')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps an invalidated request from removing its replacement dedupe entry', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const stale = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const fresh = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems.mockReturnValueOnce(stale.promise).mockReturnValue(fresh.promise)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')
+    store.getState().evictGitHubRepoCaches('repo-1', '/repo')
+    const replacement = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', { force: true })
+    stale.resolve(workItems('stale'))
+    await first
+    const joined = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', { force: true })
+    fresh.resolve(workItems('fresh'))
+    await expect(Promise.all([replacement, joined])).resolves.toEqual([
+      workItems('fresh').items,
+      workItems('fresh').items
+    ])
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects partial results for every complete-result waiter and allows a later retry', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const weak = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const partial = {
+      ...workItems('partial'),
+      errors: { issues: { type: 'network_error' as const, message: 'offline' } }
+    }
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems.mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise).mockResolvedValue(partial)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')
+    const followers = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () =>
+      store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', {
+        force: true,
+        requireComplete: true
+      })
+    )
+    const settled = Promise.allSettled(followers)
+    weak.resolve(workItems('weak'))
+    await first
+    expect((await settled).every((result) => result.status === 'rejected')).toBe(true)
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems.mockResolvedValue(workItems('recovered'))
+    await expect(
+      store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', {
+        force: true,
+        requireComplete: true
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual(workItems('recovered').items)
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
+  it.each([{ force: true }, { noCache: true }])(
+    'coalesces twenty check upgrades: %j',
+    async (options) => {
+      const store = createTestStore()
+      const weak = Promise.withResolvers<PRCheckDetail[]>()
+      const fresh = Promise.withResolvers<PRCheckDetail[]>()
+      mockApi.gh.prChecks.mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise).mockReturnValue(fresh.promise)
+      const first = store.getState().fetchPRChecks('/repo', 1, 'main', 'sha')
+      const settled = vi.fn()
+      const followers = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () =>
+        store.getState().fetchPRChecks('/repo', 1, 'main', 'sha', undefined, options).then(settled)
+      )
+      weak.resolve([])
+      await first
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
+        expect(mockApi.gh.prChecks.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2)
+      )
+      expect(settled).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      const checks: PRCheckDetail[] = [
+        { name: 'fresh', status: 'completed', conclusion: 'success', url: null }
+      ]
+      fresh.resolve(checks)
+      await Promise.all(followers)
+      expect(mockApi.gh.prChecks).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(settled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(20)
+      expect(settled.mock.calls.every(([rows]) => rows === checks)).toBe(true)
+    }
+  )
+
+  // Why: the bounded wait lets a force-only request (which still allows gh's own cache to answer)
+  // run beside a noCache one. Whichever settles last used to win the cache unconditionally.
+  it('keeps a late weaker work-item reply from burying the stronger result', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const weak = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const forced = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    const strict = Promise.withResolvers<ListWorkItemsResult<GitHubWorkItem>>()
+    mockApi.gh.listWorkItems
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(forced.promise)
+      .mockReturnValue(strict.promise)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')
+    const forcedFetch = store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', { force: true })
+    const strictFetch = store
+      .getState()
+      .fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '', { force: true, noCache: true })
+    weak.resolve(workItems('weak'))
+    await first
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3))
+
+    strict.resolve(workItems('fresh'))
+    await expect(strictFetch).resolves.toEqual(workItems('fresh').items)
+    forced.resolve(workItems('gh-cached'))
+    await expect(forcedFetch).resolves.toEqual(workItems('gh-cached').items)
+
+    expect(store.getState().getCachedWorkItems('repo-1', 24, '', '/repo')).toEqual(
+      workItems('fresh').items
+    )
+    // Why: the stale payload must not be what isFresh hands back for the rest of the TTL either.
+    await expect(store.getState().fetchWorkItems('repo-1', '/repo', 24, '')).resolves.toEqual(
+      workItems('fresh').items
+    )
+    expect(mockApi.gh.listWorkItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps a superseded check reply from rewinding the cached run state', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const plain = Promise.withResolvers<PRCheckDetail[]>()
+    const noCacheOnly = Promise.withResolvers<PRCheckDetail[]>()
+    const forcedOnly = Promise.withResolvers<PRCheckDetail[]>()
+    mockApi.gh.prChecks
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(plain.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(noCacheOnly.promise)
+      .mockReturnValue(forcedOnly.promise)
+    const first = store.getState().fetchPRChecks('/repo', 1, 'main', 'sha')
+    // Why: force and noCache are incomparable, so each waits out the plain request and the second
+    // one then breaks out of the bounded wait while the first is still in flight.
+    const noCacheFetch = store
+      .getState()
+      .fetchPRChecks('/repo', 1, 'main', 'sha', undefined, { noCache: true })
+    const forcedFetch = store
+      .getState()
+      .fetchPRChecks('/repo', 1, 'main', 'sha', undefined, { force: true })
+    plain.resolve([])
+    await first
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockApi.gh.prChecks).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3))
+
+    const newer: PRCheckDetail[] = [
+      { name: 'build', status: 'completed', conclusion: 'success', url: null }
+    ]
+    const older: PRCheckDetail[] = [
+      { name: 'build', status: 'in_progress', conclusion: null, url: null }
+    ]
+    forcedOnly.resolve(newer)
+    await expect(forcedFetch).resolves.toEqual(newer)
+    noCacheOnly.resolve(older)
+    await expect(noCacheFetch).resolves.toEqual(older)
+
+    expect(Object.values(store.getState().checksCache).map((entry) => entry.data)).toEqual([newer])
+  })
+
+  it('keeps a superseded project failure from stamping the known view key', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const weak = Promise.withResolvers<GetProjectViewTableResult>()
+    const replacementWeak = Promise.withResolvers<GetProjectViewTableResult>()
+    const forcedResult = Promise.withResolvers<GetProjectViewTableResult>()
+    mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(weak.promise)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(replacementWeak.promise)
+      .mockReturnValue(forcedResult.promise)
+
+    const first = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(projectViewRequest)
+    const forcedFetch = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(projectViewRequest, { force: true })
+    // Why: only a non-forced entry can be superseded mid-flight, and it has to appear in the
+    // microtask after the first request clears the key — before the forced waiter re-checks it.
+    const pending = inflightProjectViewRequests.get(
+      projectViewRequestKey(projectViewRequest, 'local')
+    )
+    expect(pending).toBeDefined()
+    let replacementFetch: Promise<GetProjectViewTableResult> | undefined
+    void pending?.promise.then(() => {
+      replacementFetch = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(projectViewRequest)
+    })
+
+    const staleError = { type: 'network_error' as const, message: 'first attempt offline' }
+    weak.resolve({ ok: false, error: staleError })
+    await first
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3))
+    expect(store.getState().projectViewCache[projectViewCacheKey1]).toMatchObject({
+      error: staleError
+    })
+
+    forcedResult.resolve({ ok: true, data: projectTable('forced') })
+    await expect(forcedFetch).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, data: projectTable('forced') })
+    const error = { type: 'network_error' as const, message: 'offline' }
+    replacementWeak.resolve({ ok: false, error })
+    await expect(replacementFetch).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, error })
+
+    expect(store.getState().projectViewCache[projectViewCacheKey1]).toMatchObject({
+      data: projectTable('forced')
+    })
+    expect(store.getState().projectViewCache[projectViewCacheKey1].error).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/github/request-coordination.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/github/request-coordination.ts
index fc6f3cb0b7c..7aecfcd2b44 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/github/request-coordination.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/github/request-coordination.ts
@@ -13,31 +13,56 @@ export type InflightPR = {
 }
 export type InflightChecks = {
   promise: Promise<PRCheckDetail[]>
+  requestId: number
   force: boolean
   noCache: boolean
 }
 export type InflightWorkItems = {
   promise: Promise<readonly GitHubWorkItem[]>
+  requestId: number
   force: boolean
   noCache: boolean
   requireComplete: boolean
 }
+export type InflightProjectView = {
+  promise: Promise<GetProjectViewTableResult>
+  requestId: number
+  force: boolean
+}
 
 export const inflightPRRequests = new Map<string, InflightPR>()
 export const inflightIssueRequests = new Map<string, Promise<IssueInfo | null>>()
 export const inflightChecksRequests = new Map<string, InflightChecks>()
 export const inflightCommentsRequests = new Map<string, Promise<PRComment[]>>()
 export const inflightWorkItemsRequests = new Map<string, InflightWorkItems>()
-export const inflightProjectViewRequests = new Map<
-  string,
-  { promise: Promise<GetProjectViewTableResult>; force: boolean }
->()
+export const inflightProjectViewRequests = new Map<string, InflightProjectView>()
 export const prRequestGenerations = new Map<string, number>()
 export const prRefreshStartedHostedReviewEntries = new Map<
   string,
   AppState['hostedReviewCache'][string] | undefined
 >()
 
+let providerRequestSequence = 0
+
+/** Stamp identifying one provider request, captured before it awaits so it can recheck ownership after. */
+export function nextProviderRequestId(): number {
+  providerRequestSequence += 1
+  return providerRequestSequence
+}
+
+/**
+ * Why: the upgrade wait is bounded, so a stronger request can run beside a weaker one for the same
+ * key. Only the request the key currently resolves to may write that key's cache — otherwise a late
+ * weaker reply overwrites the stronger request's fresher result under a brand-new `fetchedAt`.
+ */
+export function ownsInflightRequest<T extends { requestId: number }>(
+  registry: ReadonlyMap<string, T>,
+  key: string,
+  requestId: number
+): boolean {
+  return registry.get(key)?.requestId === requestId
+}
+
 export function _getGitHubPRRequestGenerationCountForTest(): number {
   return prRequestGenerations.size
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/github/work-item-fetch-actions.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/github/work-item-fetch-actions.ts
index 722556ee0ff..5d865741931 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/github/work-item-fetch-actions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/github/work-item-fetch-actions.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { isFresh, withBoundedCacheEntry, WORK_ITEMS_CACHE_TTL } from './cache-po
 import {
   acquireProviderRequestSlot as acquireWorkItemSlot,
   inflightWorkItemsRequests,
+  nextProviderRequestId,
+  ownsInflightRequest,
   releaseProviderRequestSlot as releaseWorkItemSlot
 } from './request-coordination'
 import { findRepoForGitHubOwner } from './repository-routing'
@@ -109,20 +111,29 @@ export const createWorkItemFetchActions = (
       options?.sourceContext
     )
     const inflightKey = workItemsInflightRequestKey(key, requestContext.target)
-    const existing = inflightWorkItemsRequests.get(inflightKey)
-    if (existing) {
+    let waitedForUpgrade = false
+    for (;;) {
+      const existing = inflightWorkItemsRequests.get(inflightKey)
+      if (!existing) {
+        break
+      }
       // Why: a forcing/noCache caller must not dedupe to a weaker in-flight fetch (noCache is stricter — it must bypass gh api's cache too).
-      if (
+      const weakerThanRequested =
         (options?.force && !existing.force) ||
         (options?.noCache && !existing.noCache) ||
         (options?.requireComplete && !existing.requireComplete)
-      ) {
-        await existing.promise.catch(() => {})
-      } else {
+      if (!weakerThanRequested) {
         return existing.promise
       }
+      // Why: wait out one weaker request so peers can share the upgrade, but never twice — a steady stream of weaker callers would otherwise starve this one forever.
+      if (waitedForUpgrade) {
+        break
+      }
+      waitedForUpgrade = true
+      await existing.promise.catch(() => {})
     }
 
+    const requestId = nextProviderRequestId()
     const request = (async () => {
       await acquireWorkItemSlot()
       try {
@@ -163,6 +174,12 @@ export const createWorkItemFetchActions = (
         if (get().workItemsInvalidationNonce !== requestInvalidationNonce) {
           return items
         }
+        // Why: a stronger request may have replaced us on this key while we were awaiting (a
+        // force-only caller still lets gh's own cache answer), so writing here would bury its
+        // fresher rows under a new fetchedAt and keep isFresh serving them for the whole TTL.
+        if (!ownsInflightRequest(inflightWorkItemsRequests, inflightKey, requestId)) {
+          return items
+        }
         // Why: TaskPage useShallow-selects cache entry refs. A new { ...entry, fetchedAt }
         // still remaps every visible row. IPC structuredClone rebuilds nested records, so
         // data === previous.data never holds — reconcile structurally, then either mutate
@@ -220,12 +237,16 @@ export const createWorkItemFetchActions = (
         throw err
       } finally {
         releaseWorkItemSlot()
+      }
+    })().finally(() => {
+      if (ownsInflightRequest(inflightWorkItemsRequests, inflightKey, requestId)) {
         inflightWorkItemsRequests.delete(inflightKey)
       }
-    })()
+    })
 
     inflightWorkItemsRequests.set(inflightKey, {
       promise: request,
+      requestId,
       force: Boolean(options?.force),
       noCache: Boolean(options?.noCache),
       requireComplete: Boolean(options?.requireComplete)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github-project-request-coordination.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github-project-request-coordination.test.ts
index 96e4632e909..40a64f77ce7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github-project-request-coordination.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/github-project-request-coordination.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('createGitHubSlice.fetchProjectViewTable coordination', () => {
     expect(mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  it('lets each forced waiter start after a weaker request settles', async () => {
+  it('shares one fresh request across twenty forced waiters after a weaker request', async () => {
     const store = createTestStore()
     const weak = Promise.withResolvers<GetProjectViewTableResult>()
     mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable
@@ -81,12 +81,16 @@ describe('createGitHubSlice.fetchProjectViewTable coordination', () => {
       .mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, data: makeTable('forced') })
 
     const first = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(request)
-    const forcedOne = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(request, { force: true })
-    const forcedTwo = store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(request, { force: true })
+    const forced = Array.from({ length: 20 }, () =>
+      store.getState().fetchProjectViewTable(request, { force: true })
+    )
     weak.resolve({ ok: true, data: makeTable('weak') })
 
-    await expect(Promise.all([first, forcedOne, forcedTwo])).resolves.toHaveLength(3)
-    expect(mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    await expect(first).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, data: makeTable('weak') })
+    await expect(Promise.all(forced)).resolves.toEqual(
+      Array.from({ length: 20 }, () => ({ ok: true, data: makeTable('forced') }))
+    )
+    expect(mockApi.gh.getProjectViewTable).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
   it('stamps a classified failure onto stale data only when the view key is known', async () => {