diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/MailLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/MailLayout.tsx
index d123ecf..9ce048c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/MailLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/MailLayout.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ function quotaLabel(q: QuotaOut): string {
 
 // Threads shown per page in the mail list.
 const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+// How long a row the list hid for a queued move waits for the move to land
+// before it is shown again.
+const HIDE_FALLBACK_MS = 30_000;
 
 // Collapsed sidebar width: just wide enough for the icons.
 const COLLAPSED_W = 60;
@@ -480,13 +483,26 @@ export function MailLayout() {
       unmark();
       return;
     }
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["threads"] });
     queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["search"] }); // keep search results in sync
     queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["quota"] });
     queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["folder-counts"] });
-    // Once the list has refetched without the row, it no longer needs hiding.
-    await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["threads"] });
-    if (!searching) unmark();
+    // The server only queues the move, so the refetch above can still carry the
+    // row; the effect below un-hides it once a list arrives without it. Should
+    // the move never land, the row comes back rather than staying lost.
+    if (!searching) window.setTimeout(unmark, HIDE_FALLBACK_MS);
   };
+  // A row stays hidden until a fetched list no longer contains it.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const rows = threadsQuery.data?.threads;
+    if (!rows) return;
+    setHiddenIds((prev) => {
+      if (prev.size === 0) return prev;
+      const present = new Set(rows.map((th) => th.id));
+      const next = new Set([...prev].filter((id) => present.has(id)));
+      return next.size === prev.size ? prev : next;
+    });
+  }, [threadsQuery.data]);
   const listArchive = (id: string) => listMove(id, api.archiveThread);
   const listTrash = (id: string) => listMove(id, api.trashThread);
   const listRestore = (id: string) => listMove(id, api.restoreThread);
@@ -501,6 +517,7 @@ export function MailLayout() {
   // Selection resets when you leave the folder.
   useEffect(() => setCheckedIds(new Set()), [view]);
   useEffect(() => setDimmedIds(new Set()), [view, debouncedTerm]);
+  useEffect(() => setHiddenIds(new Set()), [view]);
 
   // Bulk actions run the given operation over every selected thread, then clear the
   // selection and refresh (navigating away if the open thread was among them).