diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
index 51ae40c21a..946a15c0f7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppButton.svelte
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
 	let outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
 		result: undefined,
 		loading: false,
-		jobId: undefined
+		jobId: undefined,
+		submitted: undefined
 	})
 
 	if (controls) {
@@ -197,6 +198,21 @@
 	$effect.pre(() => {
 		resolvedConfig.afterIcon && afterIconComponent && untrack(() => handleAfterIcon())
 	})
+	let hasTriggeredBackgroundSuccess = $state(false)
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		// For background jobs, trigger success handler immediately when job is submitted
+		if (resolvedConfig.runInBackground && outputs.submitted?.peak() === true && !hasTriggeredBackgroundSuccess) {
+			hasTriggeredBackgroundSuccess = true
+			untrack(() => {
+				runnableWrapper?.handleSideEffect(true)
+			})
+		}
+		// Reset the flag when submitted becomes undefined (new run)
+		if (outputs.submitted?.peak() === undefined) {
+			hasTriggeredBackgroundSuccess = false
+		}
+	})
 	let errorsMessage = $derived(
 		Object.values(errors)
 			.filter((x) => x != '')
@@ -244,6 +260,7 @@
 	{outputs}
 	{extraKey}
 	allowConcurentRequests={resolvedConfig.runInBackground}
+	skipSideEffectOnSuccess={resolvedConfig.runInBackground}
 	onSuccess={(r) => {
 		let inputOutput = { result: r, loading: false }
 		if (rowContext && rowInputs) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
index 261bf922fe..64d657815a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 			result: Output<any>
 			loading: Output<boolean>
 			jobId?: Output<any> | undefined
+			submitted?: Output<any> | undefined
 		}
 		extraKey?: string
 		initializing?: boolean
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@
 				console.log('started', id)
 				loading = true
 				outputs.jobId?.set(id)
+				outputs.submitted?.set(true)
 				dispatch('started', id)
 			},
 			doneWithoutCompute(r: any) {
@@ -349,6 +351,9 @@
 		dynamicArgsOverride?: Record<string, any>,
 		callbacks?: RunnableCallback
 	): Promise<string | undefined> {
+		// Reset submitted flag for new execution
+		outputs.submitted?.set(undefined)
+
 		let jobId: string | undefined
 		console.debug(`Executing ${id}`)
 		if (iterContext && $iterContext.disabled) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
index 2874422d2f..138c77e2b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@
 			result: Output<any>
 			loading: Output<boolean>
 			jobId?: Output<any> | undefined
+			submitted?: Output<any> | undefined
 		}
 		extraKey?: string | undefined
 		refreshOnStart?: boolean
 		errorHandledByComponent?: boolean
 		allowConcurentRequests?: boolean
+		skipSideEffectOnSuccess?: boolean
 		onSuccess?: (result: any) => void
 		children?: import('svelte').Snippet
 		nonRenderedPlaceholder?: import('svelte').Snippet
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@
 		refreshOnStart = false,
 		errorHandledByComponent = false,
 		allowConcurentRequests = false,
+		skipSideEffectOnSuccess = false,
 		onSuccess = () => {},
 		children,
 		nonRenderedPlaceholder
@@ -355,7 +358,9 @@
 		}}
 		on:success={(e) => {
 			onSuccess(e.detail)
-			handleSideEffect(true)
+			if (!skipSideEffectOnSuccess) {
+				handleSideEffect(true)
+			}
 		}}
 		on:handleError={(e) => handleSideEffect(false, e.detail)}
 		{outputs}