diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/page.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/page.tsx
index 238661c65..c05bba31d 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ export default async function Home() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Dashboard sessions={sessions} stats={computeStats(sessions)} orchestratorId={orchestratorId} projectName={projectName} />
+    <Dashboard initialSessions={sessions} stats={computeStats(sessions)} orchestratorId={orchestratorId} projectName={projectName} />
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
index a414fc741..9eea166ea 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import { CI_STATUS } from "@composio/ao-core/types";
 import { AttentionZone } from "./AttentionZone";
 import { PRTableRow } from "./PRStatus";
 import { DynamicFavicon } from "./DynamicFavicon";
+import { useSessionEvents } from "@/hooks/useSessionEvents";
 
 interface DashboardProps {
-  sessions: DashboardSession[];
+  initialSessions: DashboardSession[];
   stats: DashboardStats;
   orchestratorId?: string | null;
   projectName?: string;
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ interface DashboardProps {
 
 const KANBAN_LEVELS = ["working", "pending", "review", "respond", "merge"] as const;
 
-export function Dashboard({ sessions, stats, orchestratorId, projectName }: DashboardProps) {
+export function Dashboard({ initialSessions, stats, orchestratorId, projectName }: DashboardProps) {
+  const sessions = useSessionEvents(initialSessions);
   const [rateLimitDismissed, setRateLimitDismissed] = useState(false);
   const grouped = useMemo(() => {
     const zones: Record<AttentionLevel, DashboardSession[]> = {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/hooks/useSessionEvents.ts b/packages/web/src/hooks/useSessionEvents.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b919bf02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/hooks/useSessionEvents.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
+import type { DashboardSession, SSESnapshotEvent } from "@/lib/types";
+
+type Action =
+  | { type: "reset"; sessions: DashboardSession[] }
+  | { type: "snapshot"; patches: SSESnapshotEvent["sessions"] };
+
+function reducer(state: DashboardSession[], action: Action): DashboardSession[] {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case "reset":
+      return action.sessions;
+    case "snapshot": {
+      const patchMap = new Map(action.patches.map((p) => [p.id, p]));
+      let changed = false;
+      const next = state.map((s) => {
+        const patch = patchMap.get(s.id);
+        if (!patch) return s;
+        if (
+          s.status === patch.status &&
+          s.activity === patch.activity &&
+          s.lastActivityAt === patch.lastActivityAt
+        ) {
+          return s;
+        }
+        changed = true;
+        return { ...s, status: patch.status, activity: patch.activity, lastActivityAt: patch.lastActivityAt };
+      });
+      return changed ? next : state;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function useSessionEvents(initialSessions: DashboardSession[]): DashboardSession[] {
+  const [sessions, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialSessions);
+
+  // Reset state when server-rendered props change (e.g. full page refresh)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({ type: "reset", sessions: initialSessions });
+  }, [initialSessions]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const es = new EventSource("/api/events");
+
+    es.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+      try {
+        const data = JSON.parse(event.data as string) as { type: string };
+        if (data.type === "snapshot") {
+          const snapshot = data as SSESnapshotEvent;
+          dispatch({ type: "snapshot", patches: snapshot.sessions });
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore malformed messages
+      }
+    };
+
+    es.onerror = () => {
+      // EventSource auto-reconnects; nothing to do here
+    };
+
+    return () => {
+      es.close();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return sessions;
+}