diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 26c44e70..a03f44fa 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -916,19 +916,24 @@ class _MainAppState extends State<MainApp> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
                     // bind in waves on sign-in / profile switch and slow ones
                     // reconnect after the initial load; without this they stay
                     // missing from the sidebar until a re-switch or restart.
-                    context.read<MultiServerProvider>().onOnlineServersChanged = provider.syncToOnlineServers;
+                    context.read<MultiServerProvider>().addOnlineServersListener(provider.syncToOnlineServers);
                     return provider;
                   },
                 ),
                 ChangeNotifierProvider(
                   create: (context) {
                     final activeProfile = context.read<ActiveProfileProvider>();
-                    return DiscoverProvider(
-                      context.read<MultiServerProvider>(),
+                    final multiServer = context.read<MultiServerProvider>();
+                    final provider = DiscoverProvider(
+                      multiServer,
                       context.read<HiddenLibrariesProvider>(),
                       context.read<LibrariesProvider>(),
                       isProfileBinding: () => activeProfile.isBinding,
                     );
+                    // Late server connects (reconnect after outage, slow wave)
+                    // refresh discover the same way they refresh libraries.
+                    multiServer.addOnlineServersListener(provider.syncToOnlineServers);
+                    return provider;
                   },
                 ),
                 ChangeNotifierProvider(create: (context) => PlaybackStateProvider()),
diff --git a/lib/providers/discover_provider.dart b/lib/providers/discover_provider.dart
index aee9988f..45fc13e2 100644
--- a/lib/providers/discover_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/discover_provider.dart
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class DiscoverProvider extends ChangeNotifier with DisposableChangeNotifierMixin
   Set<String> _lastSeenHiddenKeys = {};
   List<String> _lastSeenLibraryOrderKeys = const [];
 
+  /// Online servers that contributed to the last successful [load] pass.
+  Set<String> _loadedOnlineServerIds = {};
+
   Future<void>? _inFlightLoad;
   bool _hasPendingLoad = false;
 
@@ -96,6 +99,19 @@ class DiscoverProvider extends ChangeNotifier with DisposableChangeNotifierMixin
   /// a background Continue Watching refresh (clamp only).
   int get loadGeneration => _loadGeneration;
 
+  /// Reload when a server comes online *mid-session* (reconnect, late wave) —
+  /// its hubs and continue-watching rows are otherwise missing until a manual
+  /// refresh. During profile binding this is a no-op: servers bind in waves
+  /// and main_screen primes one [load] when binding settles, so reacting to
+  /// each wave would multiply the (expensive) hub fan-out at startup.
+  Future<void> syncToOnlineServers(Set<String> onlineServerIds) {
+    if (onlineServerIds.isEmpty || isProfileBinding()) return Future<void>.value();
+    if (_onDeckState == DiscoverLoadState.loaded && _loadedOnlineServerIds.containsAll(onlineServerIds)) {
+      return Future<void>.value();
+    }
+    return load();
+  }
+
   /// Full load of Continue Watching + hubs. Concurrent calls coalesce into
   /// the in-flight pass plus at most one trailing pass (so a request that
   /// arrives mid-load still observes its own fresh fetch).
@@ -148,10 +164,13 @@ class DiscoverProvider extends ChangeNotifier with DisposableChangeNotifierMixin
         includePlaybackHubs: false,
       );
 
+      final fetchedFromServerIds = Set<String>.of(_multiServer.onlineServerIds);
+
       final fetchedOnDeck = await onDeckFuture;
       if (isDisposed) return;
       _applyOnDeck(fetchedOnDeck);
       _onDeckState = DiscoverLoadState.loaded;
+      _loadedOnlineServerIds = fetchedFromServerIds;
       _loadGeneration++;
       safeNotifyListeners();
       unawaited(_syncSystemShelf(_onDeck));
diff --git a/lib/providers/multi_server_provider.dart b/lib/providers/multi_server_provider.dart
index 924ab88e..3a57fc87 100644
--- a/lib/providers/multi_server_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/multi_server_provider.dart
@@ -43,11 +43,19 @@ class MultiServerProvider extends ChangeNotifier with DisposableChangeNotifierMi
 
   /// Invoked with the current visibility-filtered online server ids whenever
   /// the manager's status stream fires (a server connects, reconnects, drops,
-  /// or its auth state changes). Lets `LibrariesProvider` reload when the
-  /// online set grows — servers bind in waves and slow ones reconnect after
-  /// the initial load — without coupling the two providers by type. Wired once
-  /// in `main.dart`.
-  void Function(Set<String> onlineServerIds)? onOnlineServersChanged;
+  /// or its auth state changes). Lets data providers (`LibrariesProvider`,
+  /// `DiscoverProvider`) reload when the online set grows — servers bind in
+  /// waves and slow ones reconnect after the initial load — without coupling
+  /// the providers by type. Wired once per consumer in `main.dart`.
+  final List<void Function(Set<String> onlineServerIds)> _onlineServersListeners = [];
+
+  void addOnlineServersListener(void Function(Set<String> onlineServerIds) listener) {
+    _onlineServersListeners.add(listener);
+  }
+
+  void removeOnlineServersListener(void Function(Set<String> onlineServerIds) listener) {
+    _onlineServersListeners.remove(listener);
+  }
 
   /// Visibility filter applied by the active app profile. `null` means
   /// "all servers visible" (no profile restriction); otherwise only server
@@ -148,11 +156,13 @@ class MultiServerProvider extends ChangeNotifier with DisposableChangeNotifierMi
 
       safeNotifyListeners();
 
-      // Reload libraries when the online set changes. LibrariesProvider owns
-      // the "is anything actually new to me?" decision (its loaded set can
+      // Reload data providers when the online set changes. Each listener owns
+      // the "is anything actually new to me?" decision (their loaded sets can
       // differ from _previousOnlineServerIds after a load error or a profile
-      // switch that cleared it), so notify unconditionally and let it decide.
-      onOnlineServersChanged?.call(currentOnline);
+      // switch that cleared them), so notify unconditionally and let them decide.
+      for (final listener in List.of(_onlineServersListeners)) {
+        listener(currentOnline);
+      }
 
       // Only re-check live TV when a new server came online
       if (hasNewServer) {
diff --git a/test/providers/discover_provider_test.dart b/test/providers/discover_provider_test.dart
index edc1c3d0..6d0485ae 100644
--- a/test/providers/discover_provider_test.dart
+++ b/test/providers/discover_provider_test.dart
@@ -286,6 +286,26 @@ void main() {
     expect(provider.onDeck.single.id, 'ep-1');
   });
 
+  test('syncToOnlineServers reloads for mid-session connects only', () async {
+    aggregation.onDeckResult = () => [_item('a')];
+    await provider.load();
+    final onDeckCallsBefore = aggregation.onDeckCalls;
+
+    // Same server set → already covered, no fetch.
+    await provider.syncToOnlineServers({'server_1'});
+    expect(aggregation.onDeckCalls, onDeckCallsBefore);
+
+    // New server mid-session → full reload.
+    await provider.syncToOnlineServers({'server_1', 'server_2'});
+    expect(aggregation.onDeckCalls, onDeckCallsBefore + 1);
+
+    // During profile binding the startup priming owns loading — waves are
+    // ignored so the hub fan-out doesn't run once per wave.
+    isBinding = true;
+    await provider.syncToOnlineServers({'server_1', 'server_2', 'server_3'});
+    expect(aggregation.onDeckCalls, onDeckCallsBefore + 1);
+  });
+
   test('loadGeneration bumps on full loads only', () async {
     aggregation.onDeckResult = () => [_item('a')];
     final initial = provider.loadGeneration;
diff --git a/test/providers/multi_server_provider_test.dart b/test/providers/multi_server_provider_test.dart
index 97d43ed6..8c8c5938 100644
--- a/test/providers/multi_server_provider_test.dart
+++ b/test/providers/multi_server_provider_test.dart
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void main() {
     test('invokes onOnlineServersChanged with the visibility-filtered online set', () async {
       final p = MultiServerProvider(manager, aggregation);
       final calls = <Set<String>>[];
-      p.onOnlineServersChanged = calls.add;
+      p.addOnlineServersListener(calls.add);
 
       manager.updateServerStatus(ServerId('srv-1'), true);
       await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void main() {
       test('expected servers become visible when they reconnect', () async {
         final p = MultiServerProvider(manager, aggregation);
         final onlineCalls = <Set<String>>[];
-        p.onOnlineServersChanged = onlineCalls.add;
+        p.addOnlineServersListener(onlineCalls.add);
 
         p.setVisibleServerIds({'srv-1'});
         p.setExpectedVisibleServerIds({'srv-1', 'srv-2'});