diff --git a/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/ledgers.test.tsx b/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/ledgers.test.tsx
index a61bf552f4..652a8216f2 100644
--- a/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/ledgers.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/ledgers.test.tsx
@@ -367,6 +367,50 @@ describe("LedgersPage (#4855)", () => {
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("alert").textContent).toContain("connection refused"));
       expect(screen.getByText(/No ledger activity yet/i)).toBeTruthy();
     });
+
+    it("does not let a stale in-flight poll response revert a just-applied pause action (#7791)", async () => {
+      // The exact race from the bug report: a poll GET is already in flight when the operator clicks Pause, the
+      // action POST resolves first, and only THEN does the stale pre-pause poll resolve. The first (mount) poll
+      // resolves "not paused" so the Pause button renders; the SECOND poll tick is a deferred left in flight
+      // while we click and let the action land, then resolved by hand with the stale pre-pause state.
+      let resolveStalePoll: (value: GovernorPauseStateResult) => void = () => undefined;
+      let pollCall = 0;
+      const loadGovernorPauseState = vi.fn((): Promise<GovernorPauseStateResult> => {
+        pollCall += 1;
+        if (pollCall === 1) return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, pauseState: defaultGovernorPauseState() });
+        return new Promise<GovernorPauseStateResult>((resolve) => {
+          resolveStalePoll = resolve;
+        });
+      });
+      const pauseGovernorAction = vi.fn(async (): Promise<GovernorPauseStateResult> => ({
+        ok: true,
+        pauseState: { paused: true, reason: null, pausedAt: "2026-07-13T12:30:00.000Z" },
+      }));
+      render(
+        <LedgersPage
+          loadLedgers={loadLedgersEmpty}
+          loadGovernorPauseState={loadGovernorPauseState}
+          pauseGovernorAction={pauseGovernorAction}
+          pollIntervalMs={20}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      // First poll resolved "not paused" -> the Pause button is shown.
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Pause governor" })).toBeTruthy());
+      // Let the next poll tick fire and leave its GET in flight (deferred, unresolved).
+      await waitFor(() => expect(pollCall).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2));
+
+      // Operator clicks Pause; the action POST resolves first -> UI reflects "paused" (Resume button shown).
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Pause governor" }));
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Resume governor" })).toBeTruthy());
+
+      // Now the STALE second poll (started before the action) finally resolves with the pre-pause "not paused"
+      // state. Without the ordering guard this clobbers the action's result; with it, the UI stays paused.
+      resolveStalePoll({ ok: true, pauseState: defaultGovernorPauseState() });
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Resume governor" })).toBeTruthy());
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Pause governor" })).toBeNull();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("live refresh (#7082)", () => {
diff --git a/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/routes/ledgers.tsx b/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/routes/ledgers.tsx
index 9c1858b1fc..883b2468b6 100644
--- a/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/routes/ledgers.tsx
+++ b/apps/loopover-miner-ui/src/routes/ledgers.tsx
@@ -429,6 +429,14 @@ export function LedgersPage({
   const [pauseState, setPauseState] = useState<GovernorPauseStateResult | null>(null);
   const [lastPolledPauseState, setLastPolledPauseState] = useState<GovernorPauseStateResult | null>(null);
   const [actionPending, setActionPending] = useState(false);
+  // A pause/resume POST is an independent request that doesn't share the poll GET's single-flight guard, so a
+  // poll that was already in flight when the operator acted can resolve AFTER the action and clobber its fresh
+  // result with a stale pre-action value (#7791). `skipNextPollSync` marks that the very next poll-sync after an
+  // action lands must be ignored: that poll may have started before the action, so its result is not newer.
+  // Later ticks (started after the action) sync normally, mirroring the generation/cancellation discipline
+  // usePolledFetch/useStreamingText use internally. It's state (not a ref) so the render-phase sync below can
+  // read it without touching a ref during render.
+  const [skipNextPollSync, setSkipNextPollSync] = useState(false);
 
   // Join the app's shared live-refresh cadence so newly-recorded claims/events appear without a manual reload,
   // matching the Overview page's claims card that reads the same data source (#7082).
@@ -440,12 +448,19 @@ export function LedgersPage({
   const { result: polledPauseState } = usePolledFetch(loadGovernorPauseState, pollIntervalMs);
   if (polledPauseState !== lastPolledPauseState) {
     setLastPolledPauseState(polledPauseState);
-    setPauseState(polledPauseState);
+    // Consume this poll result (so lastPolledPauseState advances and we don't keep skipping), but don't let a
+    // stale in-flight poll overwrite an action's just-applied result (#7791).
+    if (skipNextPollSync) {
+      setSkipNextPollSync(false);
+    } else {
+      setPauseState(polledPauseState);
+    }
   }
 
   const runGovernorAction = (action: () => Promise<GovernorPauseStateResult>) => {
     setActionPending(true);
     void action().then((next) => {
+      setSkipNextPollSync(true);
       setPauseState(next);
       setActionPending(false);
     });