diff --git a/scripts/qa-scene-controls.mjs b/scripts/qa-scene-controls.mjs
index 223202221..72521d298 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-scene-controls.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-scene-controls.mjs
@@ -442,12 +442,13 @@ try {
         return '{"scenes":[]}';
       },
     });
+    // A shot row held across disposal must not act once it is revoked.
+    const retainedLabel = document.querySelector('.scene-shot-label');
     const stopping = director.destroy();
     const notificationsAtStop = window.__qaSceneState.length;
     const stoppedSynchronously =
-      controls.destroyed &&
-      controls.removers.length === 0 &&
-      controls.rowRemovers.length === 0;
+      controls.destroyed && controls.removers.length === 0;
+    retainedLabel?.click();
     document.getElementById('scene-new-btn').click();
     controls.run('capture');
     finish();
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ try {
     await director.destroy();
     return {
       stoppedSynchronously,
+      heldRowAction: Boolean(retainedLabel),
       stateStopped: window.__qaSceneState.length === notificationsAtStop,
       sameProject: director._project === project,
       noLateStatus:
@@ -465,7 +467,9 @@ try {
   });
   check(
     'Disposal revokes fixed and row actions before waiting for scene work',
-    teardown.stoppedSynchronously && teardown.rowsGone,
+    teardown.stoppedSynchronously &&
+      teardown.heldRowAction &&
+      teardown.rowsGone,
   );
   check(
     'Late import completion cannot replace the disposed project or status',
diff --git a/scripts/qa-visual-input.mjs b/scripts/qa-visual-input.mjs
index 5e3991806..44525e6ab 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-visual-input.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-visual-input.mjs
@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ try {
       hudBefore,
     ),
   );
-  const displayBefore = await page.evaluate(() => {
+  const displayBefore = await page.evaluate(async () => {
     const manager = window.__godsEyeView.styleManager;
     manager._setBloomEnabled(true);
+    // The Display view shows the slider row on its next render.
+    await new Promise((resolve) => requestAnimationFrame(resolve));
     manager._bloomSlider.value = '80';
     manager._bloomSlider.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
     manager._bloomSlider.focus();
diff --git a/src/ui/sceneControls.test.mjs b/src/ui/sceneControls.test.mjs
index 9ab9e6bd5..186713daf 100644
--- a/src/ui/sceneControls.test.mjs
+++ b/src/ui/sceneControls.test.mjs
@@ -459,6 +459,26 @@ test('the scene select follows option renders, as before', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('an option render restores the published scene after a local pick', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  try {
+    f.state.scenes.push({ id: 'scene-b', title: 'B', shots: [] });
+    f.owner.renderSceneSelect();
+    await nextTick();
+    assert.equal(f.elements.select.value, 'scene-a');
+    // The person picks B; the owner re-renders the shot list only.
+    f.elements.select.value = 'scene-b';
+    f.owner.renderShotList();
+    await nextTick();
+    // Something reloads A and renders the options with the same choice.
+    f.owner.renderSceneSelect();
+    await nextTick();
+    assert.equal(f.elements.select.value, 'scene-a');
+  } finally {
+    f.restore();
+  }
+});
+
 test('Scene controls consume current state, preserve rows on progress, and unsubscribe on destruction', async () => {
   const f = fixture();
   try {
diff --git a/src/ui/stores/scenes.js b/src/ui/stores/scenes.js
index f9d459178..230c3f1ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/stores/scenes.js
+++ b/src/ui/stores/scenes.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('gev-scenes', () => {
   const selectedShotId = shallowRef(null);
   // The select's choice, updated only when its options are rendered.
   const listedSceneId = shallowRef(null);
+  // Counts option renders: each one re-applies the select's choice, which
+  // the person may have changed since.
+  const listedRevision = shallowRef(0);
   /** Whether an owner presents the project; until then the list is empty. */
   const attached = shallowRef(false);
   /** @type {{handlers: SceneRowHandlers}|null} */
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('gev-scenes', () => {
   function publishOptions(state) {
     publish(state);
     listedSceneId.value = state.selectedSceneId ?? null;
+    listedRevision.value++;
   }
 
   /** @param {string|null} id */
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('gev-scenes', () => {
     selectedSceneId,
     selectedShotId,
     listedSceneId,
+    listedRevision,
     attached,
     attach,
     publish,
diff --git a/src/ui/views/SceneOptions.vue b/src/ui/views/SceneOptions.vue
index 8fe769e40..4cc6bbe77 100644
--- a/src/ui/views/SceneOptions.vue
+++ b/src/ui/views/SceneOptions.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 <script setup>
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
+import { getCurrentInstance, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useSceneStore } from '../stores/scenes.js';
 
 // The Scene select's options; selecting one stays with SceneControls.
-const { scenes, listedSceneId } = storeToRefs(useSceneStore());
+const { scenes, listedSceneId, listedRevision } = storeToRefs(useSceneStore());
+
+// Every option render shows the published scene, as the select did before:
+// `selected` alone is written only when it changes, so it would leave a
+// person's later pick standing.
+const instance = getCurrentInstance();
+watch(
+  listedRevision,
+  () => {
+    const select = instance.proxy.$el?.parentNode;
+    if (select && listedSceneId.value) select.value = listedSceneId.value;
+  },
+  { flush: 'post' },
+);
 </script>
 
 <template>