diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/database.ts b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/database.ts
index ea860ab3a..c8cb50d0b 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/database.ts
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/database.ts
@@ -346,20 +346,39 @@ const pendingChangesTable = db.table('_pendingChanges');
  * `_pendingChanges` from there hits `NotFoundError: object store not in
  * scope`. We defer the write to a microtask so it runs in a fresh
  * transaction after the user's commit lands.
+ *
+ * After the row lands, `pendingChangeListener` (set by sync.ts at startup)
+ * is invoked with the change's appId so the unified sync engine can push
+ * immediately. Without that listener, pending rows would only ever drain
+ * on the next page reload via drainLeftoverPending.
  */
+let pendingChangeListener: ((appId: string) => void) | null = null;
+
+export function setPendingChangeListener(fn: ((appId: string) => void) | null): void {
+	pendingChangeListener = fn;
+}
+
 function trackPendingChange(table: string, change: Record<string, unknown>): void {
 	// setTimeout (not queueMicrotask) is required: Dexie binds the active
 	// transaction to the current Zone via Promise scheduling, and a microtask
 	// is still considered "inside" the transaction. setTimeout(0) breaks out
 	// completely so the new add() spawns its own implicit transaction.
 	setTimeout(() => {
-		pendingChangesTable.add(change).catch((err: unknown) => {
-			if (isQuotaError(err)) {
-				notifyQuotaExceeded({ table, op: 'pending-change', cleaned: 0, recovered: false });
-			} else {
-				console.error('[mana-sync] failed to record pending change:', err);
-			}
-		});
+		pendingChangesTable
+			.add(change)
+			.then(() => {
+				const appId = change.appId;
+				if (typeof appId === 'string' && pendingChangeListener) {
+					pendingChangeListener(appId);
+				}
+			})
+			.catch((err: unknown) => {
+				if (isQuotaError(err)) {
+					notifyQuotaExceeded({ table, op: 'pending-change', cleaned: 0, recovered: false });
+				} else {
+					console.error('[mana-sync] failed to record pending change:', err);
+				}
+			});
 	}, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/sync.ts b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/sync.ts
index 1cf435317..b6509c990 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/sync.ts
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/sync.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 	fromSyncName,
 	beginApplyingTables,
 	FIELD_TIMESTAMPS_KEY,
+	setPendingChangeListener,
 } from './database';
 import { isQuotaError, cleanupTombstones, notifyQuotaExceeded } from './quota';
 import { emitSyncTelemetry, categorizeSyncError } from './sync-telemetry';
@@ -551,11 +552,20 @@ export function createUnifiedSync(serverUrl: string, getToken: () => Promise<str
 			// Lazy apps: no pull until ensureAppSynced() is called
 		}
 
+		// Wire fresh pending writes back to schedulePush. Without this, the
+		// Dexie hook in database.ts records the row but the sync engine
+		// never hears about it — pending accumulates indefinitely until the
+		// next reload triggers drainLeftoverPending below. Register before
+		// the drain so any change that lands during the drain itself is
+		// also caught.
+		setPendingChangeListener((appId) => {
+			if (channels.has(appId)) schedulePush(appId);
+		});
+
 		// Drain leftover pending changes from previous sessions. Without this,
-		// pending writes survive across reloads but never push because
-		// schedulePush() only fires on fresh Dexie writes — channels start
-		// cold and the queue stays stuck until the user happens to mutate
-		// the same table again.
+		// pending writes that survived a reload would sit until the user
+		// happens to mutate the same table again — even with the listener
+		// above wired up, leftovers never trigger it.
 		drainLeftoverPending();
 
 		// Listen for online/offline
@@ -585,6 +595,7 @@ export function createUnifiedSync(serverUrl: string, getToken: () => Promise<str
 	}
 
 	function stopAll(): void {
+		setPendingChangeListener(null);
 		for (const [, channel] of channels) {
 			if (channel.pushTimer) clearTimeout(channel.pushTimer);
 			if (channel.pullTimer) clearInterval(channel.pullTimer);