diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisKeyBrowser.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisKeyBrowser.vue
index 50c63c4b9..a4d38c625 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisKeyBrowser.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/redis/RedisKeyBrowser.vue
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ async function runRedisCommand(command: string) {
     // reflects keys added/removed/renamed by SET/DEL/RENAME/...
     if (isRedisMutatingCommand(command)) {
       connectionStore.invalidateCompletionCache(props.connectionId, String(executedDb));
+      // Refresh the sidebar db key counts (INFO keyspace) so `dbN (count)` stays accurate
+      // after the write. Fire-and-forget so the terminal stays responsive.
+      void connectionStore.refreshRedisDbKeyCounts(props.connectionId);
     }
     // Persist to history
     persistRedisHistory(command, true, result.value);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
index c5000c438..87e129468 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts
@@ -1067,6 +1067,24 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     node.label = redisDbLabel(db, node.loadedKeyCount, node.totalKeyCount);
   }
 
+  // Re-fetch the authoritative per-db key counts (INFO keyspace, lightweight) and update
+  // the sidebar db nodes' counts in place — WITHOUT rebuilding the tree, so already-loaded
+  // key trees under expanded db nodes are preserved. Used after a Redis write command so the
+  // `dbN (count)` labels reflect the new reality without a manual refresh.
+  async function refreshRedisDbKeyCounts(connectionId: string) {
+    const connNode = findNode(treeNodes.value, connectionId);
+    if (!connNode) return;
+    try {
+      await ensureConnected(connectionId);
+      const dbs = await api.redisListDatabases(connectionId);
+      for (const db of dbs) {
+        updateRedisDbKeyStats(connectionId, db.db, { total: db.keys });
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Best-effort: a failed count refresh must not disrupt the result view.
+    }
+  }
+
   async function loadMongoDatabases(connectionId: string) {
     const node = findNode(treeNodes.value, connectionId);
     if (!node) return;
@@ -2759,6 +2777,7 @@ export const useConnectionStore = defineStore("connection", () => {
     initFromDisk,
     loadDatabases,
     loadRedisDatabases,
+    refreshRedisDbKeyCounts,
     loadEtcdRoot,
     loadMqTenants,
     updateRedisDbKeyStats,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
index 8ca46aa19..aac569ccc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
 
         const allResults: QueryResult[] = [];
         const skipSafety = options?.skipRedisSafetyCheck;
+        let hadMutatingCommand = false;
         for (const command of commands) {
           try {
             const result = await api.redisExecuteCommand(tab.connectionId, currentDb, command, skipSafety);
@@ -1206,6 +1207,7 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
             // Write commands (SET/DEL/...) mutate the key set — drop the cached key-name completion
             // for the db this command ran on so the next autocomplete fetch reflects the new keys.
             if (isRedisMutatingCommand(command)) {
+              hadMutatingCommand = true;
               connStore.invalidateCompletionCache(tab.connectionId, String(currentDb));
             }
           } catch (e: any) {
@@ -1241,6 +1243,12 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
             current.database = String(currentDb);
           }
         }
+        // Refresh the sidebar db key counts (INFO keyspace) when at least one command in
+        // this batch mutated the key set, so `dbN (count)` stays accurate without a manual
+        // refresh. Fire-and-forget: never block result display.
+        if (hadMutatingCommand) {
+          void connStore.refreshRedisDbKeyCounts(tab.connectionId);
+        }
         return;
       }