diff --git a/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/index.tsx b/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/index.tsx
index 1417711e3..d2c765662 100644
--- a/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/index.tsx
+++ b/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 	useRspcLibraryContext,
 	useSelector
 } from '@sd/client';
-import { CSSProperties, type PropsWithChildren, type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { CSSProperties, useEffect, type PropsWithChildren, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { useShortcut } from '~/hooks';
 
 import { useTopBarContext } from '../TopBar/Context';
diff --git a/interface/app/$libraryId/recents.tsx b/interface/app/$libraryId/recents.tsx
index 8fff4ec8d..354b62728 100644
--- a/interface/app/$libraryId/recents.tsx
+++ b/interface/app/$libraryId/recents.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { ObjectOrder, objectOrderingKeysSchema } from '@sd/client';
 import { Icon } from '~/components';
 import { useLocale, useRouteTitle } from '~/hooks';
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import { TopBarPortal } from './TopBar/Portal';
 export function Component() {
 	useRouteTitle('Recents');
 
+	const [_, setForceRender] = useState(false);
+
 	const explorerSettings = useExplorerSettings({
 		settings: useMemo(() => {
 			return createDefaultExplorerSettings<ObjectOrder>({ order: null });
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ export function Component() {
 		settings: explorerSettings
 	});
 
+	//this forces a re-render so that the explorer can update and show the objects
+	//since this is a recents page issue only - this is sufficient unless otherwise
+	useEffect(() => {
+		setForceRender((prev) => !prev);
+	  }, [items.query.isFetching]);
+
 	return (
 		<ExplorerContextProvider explorer={explorer}>
 			<SearchContextProvider search={search}>
@@ -68,8 +76,7 @@ export function Component() {
 					)}
 				</TopBarPortal>
 			</SearchContextProvider>
-
-			<Explorer
+					<Explorer
 				emptyNotice={
 					<EmptyNotice
 						icon={<Icon name="Collection" size={128} />}