diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
index 3357c7c5f..e9118ba73 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
@@ -2030,15 +2030,17 @@ async function confirmDropObject() {
     const msgKey = node.type === "view" ? "contextMenu.dropViewSuccess" : node.type === "materialized_view" ? "contextMenu.dropViewSuccess" : node.type === "procedure" ? "contextMenu.dropProcedureSuccess" : "contextMenu.dropFunctionSuccess";
     toast(t(msgKey, { name: node.label }), 3000);
     closeDroppedTableObjectTabsForNode(node);
-    // Procedure/function drops refresh their parent instead of removing this
-    // node directly, so clear their pin before the old identity can survive.
+    // Refresh the parent object list so group badges and children stay in sync.
+    // Clear the pin first — refresh rebuilds nodes and the old identity must not survive.
     connectionStore.removePinnedTreeNodes([node]);
-    if (node.type === "view" || node.type === "materialized_view") {
-      connectionStore.removeTreeNode(node.id);
-      releaseActiveNodeReference([node.id]);
-    } else {
+    try {
       await refreshTableList(node);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      // DROP already succeeded; keep the sidebar consistent if metadata refresh fails.
+      connectionStore.removeTreeNode(node.id);
+      toast(t("contextMenu.objectDropRefreshFailed", { message: error?.message || String(error) }), 5000);
     }
+    releaseActiveNodeReference([node.id]);
   } catch (e: any) {
     toast(t("contextMenu.tableOperationFailed", { message: e?.message || String(e) }), 5000);
   }
@@ -2134,6 +2136,7 @@ async function confirmBatchDrop() {
       showBatchDropConfirm.value = false;
       return;
     }
+    const refreshScopes = new Map<string, TreeNode>();
     for (const target of targets) {
       if (!target.connectionId || !target.database) continue;
       await connectionStore.ensureConnected(target.connectionId);
@@ -2141,11 +2144,18 @@ async function confirmBatchDrop() {
       if (!sql) continue;
       await executeTreeNodeSqlWithProductionGuard(target, sql, { database: target.database, schema: target.schema });
       closeDroppedTableObjectTabsForNode(target);
+      // Remove immediately so a later failure cannot leave dropped objects in the tree.
       connectionStore.removeTreeNode(target.id);
       releaseActiveNodeReference([target.id]);
+      refreshScopes.set(`${target.connectionId}:${target.database}:${target.schema ?? ""}`, target);
     }
     toast(t("contextMenu.batchDropSuccess", { count: targets.length }), 3000);
     showBatchDropConfirm.value = false;
+    const refreshResults = await Promise.allSettled([...refreshScopes.values()].map((target) => refreshTableList(target)));
+    const refreshFailure = refreshResults.find((result): result is PromiseRejectedResult => result.status === "rejected");
+    if (refreshFailure) {
+      toast(t("contextMenu.objectDropRefreshFailed", { message: refreshFailure.reason?.message || String(refreshFailure.reason) }), 5000);
+    }
   } catch (e: any) {
     toast(t("contextMenu.tableOperationFailed", { message: e?.message || String(e) }), 5000);
   }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 45bb9421a..c56992a2e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -2166,6 +2166,7 @@ export default {
     truncateTableSuccess: 'Table "{name}" truncated',
     duplicateStructureSuccess: 'Table cloned as "{name}"',
     tableOperationFailed: "Operation failed: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "Objects were deleted, but refreshing the sidebar failed: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "Clone as New Table",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "New table name",
     copyTable: "Copy Table",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 264b00f0d..c2de43960 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -2101,6 +2101,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: 'Tabla "{name}" truncada',
     duplicateStructureSuccess: 'Tabla clonada como "{name}"',
     tableOperationFailed: "Error en la operación: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "Los objetos se eliminaron, pero no se pudo actualizar la barra lateral: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "Clonar como tabla nueva",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "Nombre de la nueva tabla",
     copyTable: "Copiar tabla",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 2327653c6..dac3a288d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -2099,6 +2099,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: 'Tabella "{name}" troncata',
     duplicateStructureSuccess: 'Tabella clonata come "{name}"',
     tableOperationFailed: "Operazione non riuscita: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "Gli oggetti sono stati eliminati, ma l'aggiornamento della barra laterale non è riuscito: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "Clona as Nuova Tabella",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "Nuovo nome tabella",
     copyTable: "Copia tabella",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 9f751c29c..81e08eb83 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -2096,6 +2096,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: "テーブル「{name}」をトランケートしました",
     duplicateStructureSuccess: "テーブルを「{name}」として複製しました",
     tableOperationFailed: "操作に失敗しました: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "オブジェクトは削除されましたが、サイドバーの更新に失敗しました: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "新しいテーブルとして複製",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "新しいテーブル名",
     copyTable: "テーブルをコピー",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 491a9867f..6e9c90451 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: '테이블 "{name}" TRUNCATE됨',
     duplicateStructureSuccess: '테이블이 "{name}"(으)로 복제됨',
     tableOperationFailed: "작업 실패: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "개체는 삭제되었지만 사이드바 새로 고침에 실패했습니다: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "새 테이블로 복제",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "새 테이블 이름",
     copyTable: "테이블 복사",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 910d81a9e..1b2aedeab 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -2101,6 +2101,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: 'Tabela "{name}" truncada',
     duplicateStructureSuccess: 'Tabela clonada como "{name}"',
     tableOperationFailed: "Falha na operação: {message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "Os objetos foram excluídos, mas não foi possível atualizar a barra lateral: {message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "Clonar como Nova Tabela",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "Nome da nova tabela",
     copyTable: "Copiar tabela",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index fa2df8ff1..a60ec4a29 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -2167,6 +2167,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: "表「{name}」已截断",
     duplicateStructureSuccess: "已克隆为新表「{name}」",
     tableOperationFailed: "操作失败：{message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "对象已删除，但侧边栏刷新失败：{message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "克隆为新表",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "新表名",
     copyTable: "复制表",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 8168a086b..dd930d02b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -2100,6 +2100,7 @@ export default withEnglishFallback({
     truncateTableSuccess: "資料表「{name}」已截斷",
     duplicateStructureSuccess: "已克隆為新資料表「{name}」",
     tableOperationFailed: "操作失敗：{message}",
+    objectDropRefreshFailed: "物件已刪除，但側邊欄重新整理失敗：{message}",
     duplicateNameTitle: "克隆為新資料表",
     duplicateNamePlaceholder: "新資料表名稱",
     copyTable: "複製資料表",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.pinned.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.pinned.spec.ts
index a2fb2db5c..573735266 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.pinned.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.pinned.spec.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,60 @@ describe("connectionStore pinned tree node removal", () => {
     expect(store.isTreeNodePinned(replacement)).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("recounts parent objectCount from remaining children when a child is removed", async () => {
+    vi.doMock("@/lib/backend/tauriRuntime", () => ({ isTauriRuntime: () => false }));
+
+    const { useConnectionStore } = await import("@/stores/connectionStore");
+    const store = useConnectionStore();
+    const view1 = {
+      id: "conn:db:public:v1",
+      label: "v1",
+      type: "view" as const,
+      connectionId: "conn",
+      database: "db",
+      schema: "public",
+    };
+    const view2 = {
+      id: "conn:db:public:v2",
+      label: "v2",
+      type: "view" as const,
+      connectionId: "conn",
+      database: "db",
+      schema: "public",
+    };
+    const loadMore = {
+      id: "conn:db:public:__views:__load_more",
+      label: "Load more",
+      type: "load-more" as const,
+      connectionId: "conn",
+      database: "db",
+    };
+    const viewsGroup: TreeNode = {
+      id: "conn:db:public:__views",
+      label: "Views",
+      type: "group-views",
+      connectionId: "conn",
+      database: "db",
+      schema: "public",
+      objectCount: 99,
+      children: [view1, view2, loadMore],
+    };
+    store.treeNodes = [
+      {
+        id: "conn",
+        label: "Connection",
+        type: "connection",
+        connectionId: "conn",
+        children: [viewsGroup],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    store.removeTreeNode(view1.id);
+
+    expect(viewsGroup.children?.map((child) => child.id)).toEqual([view2.id, loadMore.id]);
+    expect(viewsGroup.objectCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   it("serializes desktop pin saves so an older reorder cannot overwrite the latest one", async () => {
     const savePinnedTreeNodeIds = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     vi.doMock("@/lib/backend/tauriRuntime", () => ({ isTauriRuntime: () => true }));
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.refresh.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.refresh.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0518ecee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/__tests__/connectionStore.refresh.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from "pinia";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { ConnectionConfig, TreeNode } from "@/types/database";
+
+function installLocalStorage() {
+  const data = new Map<string, string>();
+  vi.stubGlobal("localStorage", {
+    getItem: vi.fn((key: string) => data.get(key) ?? null),
+    setItem: vi.fn((key: string, value: string) => data.set(key, value)),
+    removeItem: vi.fn((key: string) => data.delete(key)),
+  });
+}
+
+function postgresConnection(): ConnectionConfig {
+  return {
+    id: "pg-1",
+    name: "Postgres",
+    db_type: "postgres",
+    host: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: 5432,
+    username: "postgres",
+    password: "",
+    database: "app",
+  } as ConnectionConfig;
+}
+
+function schemaNode(children: TreeNode[]): TreeNode {
+  return {
+    id: "pg-1:app:public",
+    label: "public",
+    type: "schema",
+    connectionId: "pg-1",
+    database: "app",
+    schema: "public",
+    isExpanded: true,
+    children,
+  };
+}
+
+function objectGroup(type: "group-views" | "group-procedures", key: string, child: TreeNode): TreeNode {
+  return {
+    id: `pg-1:app:public:${key}`,
+    label: type === "group-views" ? "tree.views" : "tree.procedures",
+    type,
+    connectionId: "pg-1",
+    database: "app",
+    schema: "public",
+    isExpanded: true,
+    objectCount: 7,
+    children: [child],
+  };
+}
+
+function installApiMocks(options?: { listTables?: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>; listObjects?: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> }) {
+  vi.doMock("@/lib/backend/tauriRuntime", () => ({ isTauriRuntime: () => false }));
+  vi.doMock("@/lib/backend/api", () => ({
+    checkConnectionHealth: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    deleteSchemaCachePrefix: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    listInstalledAgents: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    listObjects: options?.listObjects ?? vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    listTables: options?.listTables ?? vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    loadSchemaCache: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+    saveConnections: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    saveSchemaCache: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    saveSidebarLayout: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  }));
+}
+
+async function createStore(root: TreeNode) {
+  const { useConnectionStore } = await import("@/stores/connectionStore");
+  const { useSettingsStore } = await import("@/stores/settingsStore");
+  const store = useConnectionStore();
+  useSettingsStore().editorSettings.sidebarObjectDisplay = "grouped";
+  const connection = postgresConnection();
+  store.connections = [connection];
+  store.connectedIds.add(connection.id);
+  store.treeNodes = [{ id: connection.id, label: connection.name, type: "connection", connectionId: connection.id, isExpanded: true, children: [root] }];
+  return store;
+}
+
+describe("connectionStore tree refresh state", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    installLocalStorage();
+    setActivePinia(createPinia());
+  });
+
+  it("preserves an object group count while rebuilding grouped placeholders", async () => {
+    installApiMocks();
+    const oldView: TreeNode = { id: "pg-1:app:public:old_view", label: "old_view", type: "view", connectionId: "pg-1", database: "app", schema: "public" };
+    const root = schemaNode([objectGroup("group-views", "__views", oldView)]);
+    root.children![0]!.isExpanded = false;
+    const store = await createStore(root);
+
+    await store.loadTreeNodeChildren(root, { force: true });
+
+    expect(root.children?.find((child) => child.type === "group-views")?.objectCount).toBe(7);
+  });
+
+  it("rolls back tree data and loaded markers when an expanded child refresh fails", async () => {
+    const listTables = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ name: "fresh_view", table_type: "VIEW", comment: null }]);
+    const listObjects = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("metadata denied"));
+    installApiMocks({ listTables, listObjects });
+
+    const oldView: TreeNode = { id: "pg-1:app:public:old_view", label: "old_view", type: "view", connectionId: "pg-1", database: "app", schema: "public" };
+    const oldProcedure: TreeNode = { id: "pg-1:app:public:old_procedure", label: "old_procedure", type: "procedure", connectionId: "pg-1", database: "app", schema: "public" };
+    const root = schemaNode([objectGroup("group-views", "__views", oldView), objectGroup("group-procedures", "__procedures", oldProcedure)]);
+    const hiddenChildren: TreeNode[] = [{ id: "pg-1:app:public:hidden", label: "hidden", type: "view", connectionId: "pg-1", database: "app", schema: "public" }];
+    root.hiddenChildren = hiddenChildren;
+    root.objectCount = 42;
+    const store = await createStore(root);
+
+    await store.loadTreeNodeChildren(root, { force: true });
+    const previousChildren = root.children;
+    const viewsGroupId = root.children!.find((child) => child.type === "group-views")!.id;
+    const proceduresGroupId = root.children!.find((child) => child.type === "group-procedures")!.id;
+    expect(store.isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded(root.id)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded(viewsGroupId)).toBe(false);
+
+    await expect(store.refreshTreeNode(root)).rejects.toThrow("metadata denied");
+
+    expect(listTables).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(listObjects).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(root.children).toBe(previousChildren);
+    expect(root.hiddenChildren).toBe(hiddenChildren);
+    expect(root.objectCount).toBe(42);
+    expect(root.children?.find((child) => child.type === "group-views")?.children?.map((child) => child.label)).toEqual(["old_view"]);
+    expect(root.children?.find((child) => child.type === "group-procedures")?.children?.map((child) => child.label)).toEqual(["old_procedure"]);
+    expect(store.isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded(root.id)).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded(viewsGroupId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.isTreeNodeChildrenLoaded(proceduresGroupId)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
index 855a1b005..04b15b3f9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
@@ -1244,14 +1244,19 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
           const isExpanded = old.isExpanded;
           const isLoading = old.isLoading;
           const oldChildren = old.children;
+          const objectCount = child.objectCount ?? old.objectCount;
           Object.assign(old, child);
           old.isExpanded = isExpanded;
           old.isLoading = isLoading;
           old.children = oldChildren;
+          old.objectCount = objectCount;
           return old;
         }
         if (old?.isExpanded) {
-          return { ...child, isExpanded: true, children: old.children };
+          return { ...child, isExpanded: true, children: old.children, objectCount: child.objectCount ?? old.objectCount };
+        }
+        if (old && objectTypesForGroupNode(old.type)) {
+          return { ...child, objectCount: child.objectCount ?? old.objectCount };
         }
         // Same-id collapsed database/schema shell replace (e.g. DDL → force loadDatabases):
         // prior confirmed-empty markers belong to the discarded instance and must not skip
@@ -1304,6 +1309,13 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     const parent = findParentNode(treeNodes.value, nodeId);
     if (parent?.children) {
       parent.children = parent.children.filter((c) => c.id !== nodeId);
+      // Keep the group badge in sync with remaining real children (exclude load-more).
+      if (parent.objectCount != null) {
+        parent.objectCount = withoutLoadMoreNodes(parent.children).length;
+      }
+    }
+    if (parent?.hiddenChildren) {
+      parent.hiddenChildren = parent.hiddenChildren.filter((child) => child.id !== nodeId);
     }
     if (selectedTreeNodeId.value === nodeId) selectedTreeNodeId.value = null;
     selectedTreeNodeIds.value = selectedTreeNodeIds.value.filter((id) => id !== nodeId);
@@ -5116,13 +5128,28 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     if (node.connectionId && !connectedIds.value.has(node.connectionId)) return;
     const expandedIds = collectExpandedNodeIds([node]);
     expandedIds.add(node.id);
+    const previousChildren = node.children;
+    const previousHiddenChildren = node.hiddenChildren;
+    const previousObjectCount = node.objectCount;
+    const previousLoadedIds = [...loadedTreeNodeChildrenIds.value].filter((id) => id === node.id || id.startsWith(`${node.id}:`));
+    const previousConfirmedEmptyIds = [...confirmedEmptyTreeNodeIds.value].filter((id) => id === node.id || id.startsWith(`${node.id}:`));
     await clearPersistedTreeCacheForNode(node);
     clearLoadedChildrenCache(node.id);
     if (node.type !== "connection-group") {
       node.children = [];
     }
-    await loadTreeNodeChildren(node, { force: true });
-    await restoreExpandedChildren(node, expandedIds, { force: true });
+    try {
+      await loadTreeNodeChildren(node, { force: true });
+      await restoreExpandedChildren(node, expandedIds, { force: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      node.children = previousChildren;
+      node.hiddenChildren = previousHiddenChildren;
+      node.objectCount = previousObjectCount;
+      clearLoadedChildrenCache(node.id, { deletePersisted: false });
+      for (const id of previousLoadedIds) loadedTreeNodeChildrenIds.value.add(id);
+      for (const id of previousConfirmedEmptyIds) confirmedEmptyTreeNodeIds.value.add(id);
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   async function refreshTreeNodeForTableNameFilter(node: TreeNode, scopeKey: string, revision: number) {
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/sidebarMutationRuntime.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/sidebarMutationRuntime.test.ts
index c05008c7e..a09753bd3 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/sidebarMutationRuntime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/sidebarMutationRuntime.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const runtimeHost = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTre
 const connectionMutationRuntime = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/composables/useSidebarConnectionMutationRuntime.ts", "utf8");
 const databaseSpecificMutationRuntime = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/composables/useSidebarDatabaseSpecificMutationRuntime.ts", "utf8");
 const tableMutationRuntime = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/composables/useSidebarTableMutationRuntime.ts", "utf8");
+const localeSources = Object.fromEntries(["en", "es", "it", "ja", "ko", "pt-BR", "zh-CN", "zh-TW"].map((locale) => [locale, readFileSync(`apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/${locale}.ts`, "utf8")]));
 
 function functionBody(name: string): string {
   const source = [runtimeHost, connectionMutationRuntime, databaseSpecificMutationRuntime, tableMutationRuntime].find((candidate) => candidate.includes(`function ${name}(`));
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ test("mutation families retain accepted targets, failures, and refresh work", ()
   assert.match(dropMongoCollection, /onError:\s*toastMutationError/);
   assert.match(dropMongoCollection, /api\.mongoDropCollection/);
 
-
   const redis = functionBody("confirmFlushRedisDb");
   assert.match(redis, /updateRedisDbKeyStats/);
   assert.match(redis, /dbx-redis-db-flushed/);
@@ -66,3 +66,29 @@ test("menu and dialog mutations resolve immutable accepted targets", () => {
   assert.match(runtimeHost, /routedRequest\.confirm = async \(\) => \{[\s\S]*?activateActionTarget\(target\)/);
   assert.match(runtimeHost, /createRoutedSidebarDialogController\(controller, \{[\s\S]*?wrapAction: \(action\) => \{[\s\S]*?activateActionTarget\(target\)/);
 });
+
+test("object drops distinguish completed deletes from sidebar refresh failures", () => {
+  const dropObject = functionBody("confirmDropObject");
+  assert.match(dropObject, /removePinnedTreeNodes\(\[node\]\)[\s\S]*?try \{[\s\S]*?await refreshTableList\(node\)[\s\S]*?catch \(error: any\) \{[\s\S]*?removeTreeNode\(node\.id\)[\s\S]*?objectDropRefreshFailed[\s\S]*?releaseActiveNodeReference\(\[node\.id\]\)/);
+
+  const batchDrop = functionBody("confirmBatchDrop");
+  const refreshBranch = batchDrop.slice(batchDrop.indexOf("const refreshScopes = new Map"));
+  const removeIndex = refreshBranch.indexOf("connectionStore.removeTreeNode(target.id)");
+  const successIndex = refreshBranch.indexOf('toast(t("contextMenu.batchDropSuccess"');
+  const closeIndex = refreshBranch.indexOf("showBatchDropConfirm.value = false", successIndex);
+  const refreshIndex = refreshBranch.indexOf("Promise.allSettled");
+  const warningIndex = refreshBranch.indexOf('toast(t("contextMenu.objectDropRefreshFailed"', refreshIndex);
+
+  assert.ok(removeIndex >= 0 && successIndex > removeIndex, "successful deletes must be reflected before the success toast");
+  assert.ok(closeIndex > successIndex && refreshIndex > closeIndex, "the completed delete UI must close before metadata refreshes settle");
+  assert.ok(warningIndex > refreshIndex, "refresh failures must be reported separately after deletion succeeds");
+  assert.doesNotMatch(refreshBranch, /for \(const target of refreshScopes\.values\(\)\) \{\s*await refreshTableList/);
+});
+
+test("all locales define the object drop refresh warning with its message placeholder", () => {
+  for (const [locale, source] of Object.entries(localeSources)) {
+    const keys = source.match(/\bobjectDropRefreshFailed\s*:/g) ?? [];
+    assert.equal(keys.length, 1, `${locale} must define objectDropRefreshFailed exactly once`);
+    assert.match(source, /objectDropRefreshFailed\s*:\s*["'][^\n]*\{message\}/, `${locale} must preserve the message placeholder`);
+  }
+});