diff --git a/src/features/chat/view.ts b/src/features/chat/view.ts
index 51412ebd..2da22a30 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/view.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/view.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export interface CodexChatHost {
   refreshOpenThreadLists(): void;
   refreshThreadsViewLiveState(): void;
   refreshThreadsViewThreadList(): void;
+  publishThreadList(threads: Thread[]): void;
 }
 
 interface RestoredThreadState {
@@ -295,6 +296,13 @@ export class CodexChatView extends ItemView {
     void this.refreshThreads();
   }
 
+  applyThreadListSnapshot(threads: Thread[]): void {
+    this.state.listedThreads = threads;
+    this.state.threadsLoaded = true;
+    this.refreshTabHeader();
+    this.render();
+  }
+
   openPanelSnapshot(): OpenCodexPanelSnapshot {
     return {
       viewId: this.viewId,
@@ -424,6 +432,7 @@ export class CodexChatView extends ItemView {
       if (this.isStaleConnectionGeneration(generation)) return;
       await this.session.refreshThreadList();
       if (this.isStaleConnectionGeneration(generation)) return;
+      this.publishThreadListSnapshot();
       this.scheduleDeferredDiagnostics();
       this.refreshTabHeader();
       this.setStatus("Connected.");
@@ -464,6 +473,7 @@ export class CodexChatView extends ItemView {
     if (!this.client) return;
     try {
       await this.session.refreshThreadList();
+      this.publishThreadListSnapshot();
       await this.session.refreshSessionMetadata();
       this.refreshTabHeader();
       this.render();
@@ -554,6 +564,10 @@ export class CodexChatView extends ItemView {
     this.requestWorkspaceLayoutSave();
   }
 
+  private publishThreadListSnapshot(): void {
+    this.plugin.publishThreadList(this.state.listedThreads);
+  }
+
   private requestWorkspaceLayoutSave(): void {
     void this.app.workspace.requestSaveLayout();
   }
diff --git a/src/features/threads-view/view.ts b/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
index bc63c237..63c292c7 100644
--- a/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
+++ b/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export interface CodexThreadsHost {
   getOpenPanelSnapshots(): OpenCodexPanelSnapshot[];
   notifyThreadArchived(threadId: string): void;
   notifyThreadRenamed(threadId: string, name: string): void;
+  publishThreadList(threads: Thread[]): void;
+  cachedThreadList(): Thread[] | null;
 }
 
 export class CodexThreadsView extends ItemView {
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ export class CodexThreadsView extends ItemView {
   }
 
   override async onOpen(): Promise<void> {
+    const cachedThreads = this.plugin.cachedThreadList();
+    if (cachedThreads) {
+      this.threads = cachedThreads;
+    }
     this.render();
     void this.refresh();
   }
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ export class CodexThreadsView extends ItemView {
       const response = await this.client.listThreads(this.plugin.vaultPath);
       if (this.isStaleRefresh(connectionGeneration, refreshGeneration)) return;
       this.threads = response.data;
+      this.plugin.publishThreadList(response.data);
       this.status = response.data.length === 0 ? "No threads" : null;
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof StaleConnectionError) return;
@@ -183,6 +190,12 @@ export class CodexThreadsView extends ItemView {
     this.scheduleRender();
   }
 
+  applyThreadListSnapshot(threads: Thread[]): void {
+    this.threads = threads;
+    this.status = threads.length === 0 ? "No threads" : null;
+    this.render();
+  }
+
   private scheduleRefresh(): void {
     if (this.refreshTimer !== null) return;
     this.refreshTimer = this.containerEl.win.setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 64fc9577..a1b3b00f 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { CodexChatView } from "./features/chat/view";
 import { CodexChatTurnDiffView } from "./features/chat/chat-turn-diff-view";
 import type { OpenCodexPanelSnapshot } from "./features/chat/panel-snapshot";
 import { CodexThreadsView } from "./features/threads-view/view";
+import type { Thread } from "./generated/app-server/v2/Thread";
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, getVaultPath, normalizeSettings, settingsMatchNormalizedData, type CodexPanelSettings } from "./settings/model";
 import { CodexPanelSettingTab } from "./settings/tab";
 import { persistedChatTurnDiffViewState, type ChatTurnDiffViewState } from "./features/chat/ui/turn-diff";
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export default class CodexPanelPlugin extends Plugin {
   vaultPath = "";
   private bootRestoredPanelLoadCancelled = false;
   private readonly bootRestoredPanelLoadTimers = new Set<number>();
+  private latestThreadList: Thread[] | null = null;
 
   override async onload(): Promise<void> {
     this.bootRestoredPanelLoadCancelled = false;
@@ -187,6 +189,24 @@ export default class CodexPanelPlugin extends Plugin {
     }
   }
 
+  publishThreadList(threads: Thread[]): void {
+    this.latestThreadList = threads;
+    for (const leaf of this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE_CODEX_PANEL)) {
+      if (leaf.view instanceof CodexChatView) {
+        leaf.view.applyThreadListSnapshot(threads);
+      }
+    }
+    for (const leaf of this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE_CODEX_THREADS)) {
+      if (leaf.view instanceof CodexThreadsView) {
+        leaf.view.applyThreadListSnapshot(threads);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  cachedThreadList(): Thread[] | null {
+    return this.latestThreadList;
+  }
+
   refreshThreadsViewLiveState(): void {
     for (const leaf of this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE_CODEX_THREADS)) {
       if (leaf.view instanceof CodexThreadsView) {
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
index f1ab3d63..879e9da9 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,22 @@ describe("CodexChatView connection lifecycle", () => {
     expect(client.listThreads).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("publishes refreshed thread lists after connecting", async () => {
+    const publishThreadList = vi.fn();
+    const threads = [threadFixture("thread-1")];
+    const client = connectedClient({
+      listThreads: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: threads }),
+    });
+    connectionMock.state.client = client;
+    const view = await chatView({
+      host: chatHost({ publishThreadList }),
+    });
+
+    await view.connect();
+
+    expect(publishThreadList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(threads);
+  });
+
   it("ignores stale connection work after the view closes", async () => {
     let resolveConfig!: (value: unknown) => void;
     const client = connectedClient({
@@ -603,6 +619,7 @@ function chatHost(overrides: Partial<CodexChatHost> = {}): CodexChatHost {
     refreshOpenThreadLists: vi.fn(),
     refreshThreadsViewLiveState: vi.fn(),
     refreshThreadsViewThreadList: vi.fn(),
+    publishThreadList: vi.fn(),
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts b/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
index beab15b9..9d8ffd37 100644
--- a/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,41 @@ describe("CodexThreadsView", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("publishes refreshed thread lists to other thread surfaces", async () => {
+    const threads = [threadFixture({ id: "thread", preview: "Thread preview" })];
+    connectionMock.state.client = clientFixture({
+      listThreads: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: threads }),
+    });
+    const host = threadsHost({
+      publishThreadList: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    const view = await threadsView(host);
+
+    await view.refresh();
+
+    expect(host.publishThreadList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(threads);
+  });
+
+  it("renders cached thread lists before refreshing", async () => {
+    connectionMock.state.client = clientFixture({
+      listThreads: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(() => {
+            // Keep the app-server refresh pending so the cached snapshot remains visible for this assertion.
+          }),
+      ),
+    });
+    const view = await threadsView(
+      threadsHost({
+        cachedThreadList: vi.fn(() => [threadFixture({ id: "cached", preview: "Cached thread" })]),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await view.onOpen();
+
+    expect(view.containerEl.textContent).toContain("Cached thread");
+  });
+
   it("notifies open panels after archiving a thread", async () => {
     const archiveThread = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
     connectionMock.state.client = clientFixture({
@@ -294,6 +329,8 @@ function threadsHost(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
     notifyThreadArchived: vi.fn(),
     notifyThreadRenamed: vi.fn(),
     refreshOpenThreadLists: vi.fn(),
+    publishThreadList: vi.fn(),
+    cachedThreadList: vi.fn(() => null),
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/main.test.ts b/tests/main.test.ts
index 6a188b72..7ad7a597 100644
--- a/tests/main.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main.test.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ function chatView(CodexChatViewCtor: typeof CodexChatView, leaf: TestLeaf) {
       refreshOpenThreadLists: vi.fn(),
       refreshThreadsViewLiveState: vi.fn(),
       refreshThreadsViewThreadList: vi.fn(),
+      publishThreadList: vi.fn(),
     },
   );
 }