diff --git a/crates/pm-web/src/routes/jobs.rs b/crates/pm-web/src/routes/jobs.rs
index 9a5ae2a..674a1a1 100644
--- a/crates/pm-web/src/routes/jobs.rs
+++ b/crates/pm-web/src/routes/jobs.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,28 @@ async fn cancel_job(
         )
     })?;
 
+    // Fire job-level pg_notify so the frontend can update the job row.
+    let notify_payload = json!({
+        "event_type": "job",
+        "job_id": id.to_string(),
+        "host_id": "",
+        "status": "cancelled",
+        "succeeded_count": 0,
+        "failed_count": 0,
+        "host_count": 0,
+    });
+    if let Ok(payload_str) = serde_json::to_string(&notify_payload) {
+        if let Err(e) = sqlx::query("SELECT pg_notify('job_update', $1)")
+            .bind(&payload_str)
+            .execute(&state.db)
+            .await
+        {
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, %id, "cancel_job: job-level pg_notify failed");
+        } else {
+            tracing::info!(%id, "cancel_job: job-level pg_notify sent");
+        }
+    }
+
     log_event(
         &state.db,
         AuditAction::PatchJobCancelled,
diff --git a/crates/pm-worker/src/job_executor.rs b/crates/pm-worker/src/job_executor.rs
index bbf2ca2..064ec6a 100644
--- a/crates/pm-worker/src/job_executor.rs
+++ b/crates/pm-worker/src/job_executor.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use chrono::{Duration as ChronoDuration, Utc};
 use pm_agent_client::{types::ApplyPatchesRequest, AgentClient};
 use pm_core::config::AppConfig;
+use serde_json::json;
 use sqlx::{FromRow, PgPool};
 use tokio::{sync::Semaphore, time};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -840,6 +841,28 @@ async fn sync_job_status(pool: &PgPool, job_id: Uuid) {
         tracing::error!(%job_id, error = %e, "sync_job_status: failed to update parent job");
     }
 
+    // Fire job-level pg_notify so the frontend can update the job row.
+    let notify_payload = json!({
+        "event_type": "job",
+        "job_id": job_id.to_string(),
+        "host_id": "",
+        "status": new_status,
+        "succeeded_count": counts.succeeded_count,
+        "failed_count": counts.failed_count,
+        "host_count": counts.total_count,
+    });
+    if let Ok(payload_str) = serde_json::to_string(&notify_payload) {
+        if let Err(e) = sqlx::query("SELECT pg_notify('job_update', $1)")
+            .bind(&payload_str)
+            .execute(pool)
+            .await
+        {
+            tracing::error!(%job_id, error = %e, "sync_job_status: job-level pg_notify failed");
+        } else {
+            tracing::info!(%job_id, status = %new_status, "sync_job_status: job-level pg_notify sent");
+        }
+    }
+
     // Send email notifications for completed/failed jobs
     if set_completed {
         // Spawn email notification in background — non-blocking
diff --git a/crates/pm-worker/src/ws_relay.rs b/crates/pm-worker/src/ws_relay.rs
index 9ffb738..af95dda 100644
--- a/crates/pm-worker/src/ws_relay.rs
+++ b/crates/pm-worker/src/ws_relay.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@ struct AgentWsEvent {
 /// Payload broadcast via `pg_notify('job_update', …)`.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 struct NotifyPayload {
+    event_type: String,  // "host" or "job"
     job_id: String,
     host_id: String,
     status: String,
     output: Option<String>,
     error_message: Option<String>,
     agent_job_id: String,
+    // Job-level fields (only present when event_type === "job")
+    succeeded_count: Option<i64>,
+    failed_count: Option<i64>,
+    host_count: Option<i64>,
 }
 
 // ── Entry point ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -351,14 +356,18 @@ async fn process_event(pool: &PgPool, row: &RunningHostJob, event: &AgentWsEvent
         update_parent_job_status(pool, row.job_id).await;
     }
 
-    // Fire pg_notify so browser WS handlers forward the event.
+    // Fire pg_notify so browser WS handlers forward the host-level event.
     let payload = NotifyPayload {
+        event_type: "host".to_string(),
         job_id: row.job_id.to_string(),
         host_id: row.host_id.to_string(),
         status: db_status.to_string(),
         output: event.output.clone(),
         error_message: event.error.clone(),
         agent_job_id: row.agent_job_id.clone(),
+        succeeded_count: None,
+        failed_count: None,
+        host_count: None,
     };
 
     let payload_json = match serde_json::to_string(&payload) {
@@ -394,6 +403,9 @@ async fn process_event(pool: &PgPool, row: &RunningHostJob, event: &AgentWsEvent
 
 /// After a host-level job reaches a terminal state, check whether ALL hosts for
 /// that job are now terminal and update the parent `patch_jobs` row accordingly.
+///
+/// If the parent job transitions to a terminal status, also fires a `job_update`
+/// pg_notify with `event_type: "job"` so the frontend can update the job row.
 async fn update_parent_job_status(pool: &PgPool, job_id: Uuid) {
     // Count hosts that are still in a non-terminal state.
     let pending: i64 = match sqlx::query_scalar(
@@ -423,22 +435,36 @@ async fn update_parent_job_status(pool: &PgPool, job_id: Uuid) {
         return; // still hosts running — parent stays running
     }
 
-    // All hosts terminal — determine final parent status.
-    let failed_count: i64 = match sqlx::query_scalar(
-        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM patch_job_hosts WHERE job_id = $1 AND status = 'failed'::job_status",
+    // All hosts terminal — determine final parent status and counts.
+    #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+    struct RollupCounts {
+        total: i64,
+        succeeded: i64,
+        failed: i64,
+    }
+
+    let counts: RollupCounts = match sqlx::query_as(
+        r#"
+        SELECT
+            COUNT(*) AS total,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'succeeded') AS succeeded,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE status = 'failed') AS failed
+        FROM patch_job_hosts
+        WHERE job_id = $1
+        "#,
     )
     .bind(job_id)
     .fetch_one(pool)
     .await
     {
-        Ok(n) => n,
+        Ok(c) => c,
         Err(e) => {
-            tracing::error!(error = %e, %job_id, "update_parent_job_status: failed-count query failed");
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, %job_id, "update_parent_job_status: rollup query failed");
             return;
         },
     };
 
-    let final_status = if failed_count > 0 {
+    let final_status = if counts.failed > 0 {
         "failed"
     } else {
         "succeeded"
@@ -458,11 +484,52 @@ async fn update_parent_job_status(pool: &PgPool, job_id: Uuid) {
             status = %final_status,
             "update_parent_job_status: UPDATE failed"
         );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    tracing::info!(
+        %job_id,
+        status = %final_status,
+        "Parent job status updated"
+    );
+
+    // Fire job-level pg_notify so the frontend can update the job row.
+    let payload = NotifyPayload {
+        event_type: "job".to_string(),
+        job_id: job_id.to_string(),
+        host_id: String::new(),  // no specific host for job-level events
+        status: final_status.to_string(),
+        output: None,
+        error_message: None,
+        agent_job_id: String::new(),
+        succeeded_count: Some(counts.succeeded),
+        failed_count: Some(counts.failed),
+        host_count: Some(counts.total),
+    };
+
+    let payload_json = match serde_json::to_string(&payload) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, %job_id, "update_parent_job_status: failed to serialize job-level notify payload");
+            return;
+        },
+    };
+
+    if let Err(e) = sqlx::query("SELECT pg_notify('job_update', $1)")
+        .bind(&payload_json)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+    {
+        tracing::error!(
+            error  = %e,
+            %job_id,
+            "update_parent_job_status: job-level pg_notify failed"
+        );
     } else {
         tracing::info!(
             %job_id,
             status = %final_status,
-            "Parent job status updated"
+            "Job-level pg_notify sent"
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/JobsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/JobsPage.tsx
index e822aa5..775bc4c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/JobsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/JobsPage.tsx
@@ -345,36 +345,59 @@ export default function JobsPage() {
 
   // ── WS event handler — surgical state updates ─────────────────────────────
   const handleWsEvent = useCallback((event: JobWsEvent) => {
-    // Update matching job summary row status.
-    setJobs((prev) =>
-      prev.map((job) => {
-        if (job.id !== event.job_id) return job
-        const updated = { ...job, status: event.status }
-        // Increment counters when a host reaches a terminal state.
-        if (event.status === 'succeeded') {
-          updated.succeeded_count = job.succeeded_count + 1
-        } else if (event.status === 'failed') {
-          updated.failed_count = job.failed_count + 1
-        }
-        return updated
-      })
-    )
+    if (event.event_type === 'job') {
+      // ── Job-level event: authoritative status + counts from backend ──
+      setJobs((prev) =>
+        prev.map((job) => {
+          if (job.id !== event.job_id) return job
+          return {
+            ...job,
+            status: event.status,
+            succeeded_count: event.succeeded_count ?? job.succeeded_count,
+            failed_count: event.failed_count ?? job.failed_count,
+            host_count: event.host_count ?? job.host_count,
+          }
+        })
+      )
+    } else {
+      // ── Host-level event: update detail row + optimistic counters only ──
+      setJobs((prev) =>
+        prev.map((job) => {
+          if (job.id !== event.job_id) return job
+          const updated = { ...job }
+          // Optimistically increment counters when a host reaches a terminal state.
+          // The authoritative rollup will arrive as a job-level event later.
+          if (event.status === 'succeeded') {
+            updated.succeeded_count = job.succeeded_count + 1
+          } else if (event.status === 'failed') {
+            updated.failed_count = job.failed_count + 1
+          }
+          // If any host is still running, ensure the job shows 'running'.
+          // Do NOT promote host status to job status — only the job-level
+          // event can set the parent job to a terminal state.
+          if (event.status === 'running' && job.status === 'queued') {
+            updated.status = 'running'
+          }
+          return updated
+        })
+      )
 
-    // Also update the host row in the expanded detail panel if loaded.
-    setDetails((prev) => {
-      const detail = prev[event.job_id]
-      if (!detail) return prev
-      const updatedHosts = detail.hosts.map((h) => {
-        if (h.host_id !== event.host_id) return h
-        return {
-          ...h,
-          status: event.status,
-          ...(event.error_message ? { error_message: event.error_message } : {}),
-          ...(event.agent_job_id  ? { agent_job_id:  event.agent_job_id  } : {}),
-        }
+      // Update the host row in the expanded detail panel if loaded.
+      setDetails((prev) => {
+        const detail = prev[event.job_id]
+        if (!detail) return prev
+        const updatedHosts = detail.hosts.map((h) => {
+          if (h.host_id !== event.host_id) return h
+          return {
+            ...h,
+            status: event.status,
+            ...(event.error_message ? { error_message: event.error_message } : {}),
+            ...(event.agent_job_id  ? { agent_job_id:  event.agent_job_id  } : {}),
+          }
+        })
+        return { ...prev, [event.job_id]: { ...detail, hosts: updatedHosts } }
       })
-      return { ...prev, [event.job_id]: { ...detail, hosts: updatedHosts } }
-    })
+    }
   }, [])
 
   // ── WebSocket connection ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
index bd15aff..055689a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -159,12 +159,17 @@ export interface UpdateMaintenanceWindowRequest {
 // ── WebSocket event types (M7) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export interface JobWsEvent {
+  event_type?: 'host' | 'job'  // defaults to 'host' for backward compat
   job_id: string
   host_id: string
   status: JobStatus
   output?: string
   error_message?: string
   agent_job_id?: string
+  // Job-level fields (only present when event_type === 'job')
+  succeeded_count?: number
+  failed_count?: number
+  host_count?: number
 }
 
 // ── Certificates (M8) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────