diff --git a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPage.tsx b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPage.tsx
index bad595c..1a23517 100644
--- a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPage.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPage.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export function BacklinksPage({
     }),
     [],
   );
-
   return (
     <div className="px-4 py-4 pb-24 overflow-auto md:px-6 md:py-6 md:pb-8">
       <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl space-y-4">
@@ -102,11 +101,6 @@ export function BacklinksPage({
           <BacklinksSearchCard
             errorMessage={overviewErrorMessage}
             initialValues={searchCardInitialValues}
-            isFetching={
-              overviewQuery.isFetching ||
-              referringDomainsQuery.isFetching ||
-              topPagesQuery.isFetching
-            }
             canOpenSearch={(values) =>
               searchTabs.canOpenTab(toBacklinksTabInput(values))
             }
@@ -147,6 +141,7 @@ export function BacklinksPage({
                   tabs: searchTabs.tabs,
                   onSelect: searchTabs.selectTab,
                   onClose: searchTabs.closeTab,
+                  onViewed: searchTabs.markTabViewed,
                 }
               : null
           }
diff --git a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPageContent.tsx b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPageContent.tsx
index f37eb64..35c2fcc 100644
--- a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPageContent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksPageContent.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type BacklinksBodyProps = {
     tabs: SearchTab[];
     onSelect: (tab: SearchTab) => void;
     onClose: (tabId: string) => void;
+    onViewed: (tabId: string, when?: number) => void;
   } | null;
 };
 
@@ -105,10 +106,12 @@ export function BacklinksBody({
   );
   const tabStrip = searchTabs ? (
     <SearchTabStrip
+      projectId={projectId}
       activeTabId={searchTabs.activeTabId}
       tabs={searchTabs.tabs}
       onSelect={searchTabs.onSelect}
       onClose={searchTabs.onClose}
+      onViewed={searchTabs.onViewed}
     />
   ) : null;
 
diff --git a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksSearchCard.tsx b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksSearchCard.tsx
index b025361..9f42205 100644
--- a/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksSearchCard.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/backlinks/BacklinksSearchCard.tsx
@@ -50,14 +50,12 @@ export function BacklinksSearchCard({
   canOpenSearch,
   errorMessage,
   initialValues,
-  isFetching,
   onSubmit,
   tabLimit,
 }: {
   canOpenSearch?: (values: SearchDraft) => boolean;
   errorMessage: string | null;
   initialValues: SearchDraft;
-  isFetching: boolean;
   onSubmit: (values: SearchDraft) => void;
   tabLimit?: number;
 }) {
@@ -145,9 +143,9 @@ export function BacklinksSearchCard({
                   <button
                     type="submit"
                     className="btn btn-primary lg:col-span-2"
-                    disabled={isFetching || isSubmitting}
+                    disabled={isSubmitting}
                   >
-                    {isFetching || isSubmitting ? "Loading..." : "Search"}
+                    {isSubmitting ? "Loading..." : "Search"}
                   </button>
                 )}
               </form.Subscribe>
diff --git a/src/client/features/domain/DomainOverviewPage.tsx b/src/client/features/domain/DomainOverviewPage.tsx
index c44dbba..0e7172a 100644
--- a/src/client/features/domain/DomainOverviewPage.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/domain/DomainOverviewPage.tsx
@@ -522,10 +522,12 @@ export function DomainOverviewPage({
         </button>
       </div>
       <SearchTabStrip
+        projectId={projectId}
         activeTabId={searchTabs.activeTabId}
         tabs={searchTabs.tabs}
         onSelect={searchTabs.selectTab}
         onClose={searchTabs.closeTab}
+        onViewed={searchTabs.markTabViewed}
       />
     </div>
   ) : null;
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchPage.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchPage.tsx
index 0176630..5f838c8 100644
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchPage.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchPage.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import { Link } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { AlertCircle, ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
 import { getErrorCode } from "@/client/lib/error-messages";
 import { BILLING_ROUTE } from "@/shared/billing";
-import {
-  KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-  buildKeywordResearchQueryKey,
-  buildKeywordResearchRequest,
-  keywordResearchQueryFn,
-} from "@/client/features/keywords/hooks/useKeywordResearchData";
 import { useKeywordResearchController } from "@/client/features/keywords/state/useKeywordResearchController";
 import type { KeywordResearchControllerInput } from "@/client/features/keywords/state/useKeywordResearchController";
 import type { KeywordControlsValues } from "@/client/features/keywords/hooks/useKeywordControlsForm";
@@ -20,12 +13,12 @@ import type {
   KeywordSearchTabInput,
   SearchTab,
 } from "@/client/features/search-tabs/types";
+import { SearchTabStrip } from "@/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip";
 import { useSearchTabNavigation } from "@/client/features/search-tabs/useSearchTabNavigation";
 import { KeywordResearchEmptyState } from "./KeywordResearchEmptyState";
 import { KeywordResearchLoadingState } from "./KeywordResearchLoadingState";
 import { KeywordResearchResults } from "./KeywordResearchResults";
 import { KeywordResearchSearchBar } from "./KeywordResearchSearchBar";
-import { KeywordResearchTabStrip } from "./KeywordResearchTabStrip";
 import type { KeywordResearchControllerState } from "./types";
 
 type Props = Omit<KeywordResearchControllerInput, "onFormSubmit">;
@@ -188,50 +181,6 @@ export function KeywordResearchPage(input: Props) {
     }));
   }, [controller.controlsForm, searchTabs.tabs]);
 
-  // Mark the active tab as viewed once its data lands. Reads cache state via
-  // the same query key the controller uses, so this catches both fresh fetches
-  // and warm-cache loads on tab switch.
-  const activeRequest = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      activeTab
-        ? buildKeywordResearchRequest({
-            projectId,
-            keywordInput: activeTab.input.keyword,
-            locationCode: activeTab.input.locationCode,
-            resultLimit: activeTab.input.resultLimit,
-            mode: activeTab.input.mode,
-          })
-        : null,
-    [activeTab, projectId],
-  );
-  const activeTabQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: buildKeywordResearchQueryKey(activeRequest),
-    queryFn: () => {
-      if (!activeRequest) throw new Error("Active tab missing request");
-      return keywordResearchQueryFn(activeRequest);
-    },
-    enabled: false,
-    staleTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-    gcTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-  });
-
-  const markTabViewed = searchTabs.markTabViewed;
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!activeTab) return;
-    if (!activeTabQuery.isSuccess) return;
-    const dataUpdatedAt = activeTabQuery.dataUpdatedAt;
-    if (dataUpdatedAt <= 0) return;
-    if (activeTab.viewedAt !== null && activeTab.viewedAt >= dataUpdatedAt) {
-      return;
-    }
-    markTabViewed(activeTab.id, dataUpdatedAt);
-  }, [
-    activeTab,
-    activeTabQuery.dataUpdatedAt,
-    activeTabQuery.isSuccess,
-    markTabViewed,
-  ]);
-
   return (
     <div className="px-4 py-4 md:px-6 md:py-6 pb-24 md:pb-8 overflow-auto">
       <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl flex-col gap-5">
@@ -254,12 +203,13 @@ export function KeywordResearchPage(input: Props) {
               <ArrowLeft className="size-4" />
               Recent searches
             </button>
-            <KeywordResearchTabStrip
+            <SearchTabStrip
               projectId={projectId}
               tabs={searchTabs.tabs}
               activeTabId={searchTabs.activeTabId}
               onSelect={searchTabs.selectTab}
               onClose={searchTabs.closeTab}
+              onViewed={searchTabs.markTabViewed}
             />
           </div>
         ) : null}
diff --git a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchTabStrip.tsx b/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchTabStrip.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0adb5b5..0000000
--- a/src/client/features/keywords/page/KeywordResearchTabStrip.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { memo } from "react";
-import { SearchTabStrip } from "@/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip";
-import type { SearchTab } from "@/client/features/search-tabs/types";
-import {
-  KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-  buildKeywordResearchQueryKey,
-  buildKeywordResearchRequest,
-  keywordResearchQueryFn,
-} from "@/client/features/keywords/hooks/useKeywordResearchData";
-
-type Props = {
-  projectId: string;
-  tabs: SearchTab[];
-  activeTabId: string | null;
-  onSelect: (tab: SearchTab) => void;
-  onClose: (tabId: string) => void;
-};
-
-export function KeywordResearchTabStrip({
-  projectId,
-  tabs,
-  activeTabId,
-  onSelect,
-  onClose,
-}: Props) {
-  if (tabs.length === 0) return null;
-
-  return (
-    <SearchTabStrip
-      activeTabId={activeTabId}
-      tabs={tabs}
-      onSelect={onSelect}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      renderLeading={(tab, active) => (
-        <KeywordTabStatus tab={tab} projectId={projectId} active={active} />
-      )}
-    />
-  );
-}
-
-const KeywordTabStatus = memo(function KeywordTabStatus({
-  tab,
-  projectId,
-  active,
-}: {
-  tab: SearchTab;
-  projectId: string;
-  active: boolean;
-}) {
-  if (tab.input.type !== "keyword") return null;
-
-  const request = buildKeywordResearchRequest({
-    projectId,
-    keywordInput: tab.input.keyword,
-    locationCode: tab.input.locationCode,
-    resultLimit: tab.input.resultLimit,
-    mode: tab.input.mode,
-  });
-  const queryKey = buildKeywordResearchQueryKey(request);
-
-  // enabled: false — observer only. The active tab's controller owns fetching.
-  const query = useQuery({
-    queryKey,
-    queryFn: () => {
-      if (!request) throw new Error("Tab is missing a research request");
-      return keywordResearchQueryFn(request);
-    },
-    enabled: false,
-    select: () => null,
-    notifyOnChangeProps: ["dataUpdatedAt", "errorUpdatedAt"],
-    staleTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-    gcTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
-  });
-
-  const hasResult = query.dataUpdatedAt > 0;
-  const unviewed =
-    !active &&
-    hasResult &&
-    (tab.viewedAt === null || tab.viewedAt < query.dataUpdatedAt);
-  const isError = query.isError;
-
-  return (
-    <span
-      className="flex w-3.5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center"
-      aria-hidden
-    >
-      {isError ? (
-        <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-error" />
-      ) : unviewed ? (
-        <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-primary" />
-      ) : null}
-    </span>
-  );
-});
diff --git a/src/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip.tsx b/src/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip.tsx
index 08a98a4..16e1695 100644
--- a/src/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip.tsx
+++ b/src/client/features/search-tabs/SearchTabStrip.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,42 @@
-import { X } from "lucide-react";
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import type { QueryKey } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Loader2, X } from "lucide-react";
 import type { SearchTab } from "./types";
+import {
+  KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
+  buildKeywordResearchQueryKey,
+  buildKeywordResearchRequest,
+  keywordResearchQueryFn,
+} from "@/client/features/keywords/hooks/useKeywordResearchData";
+import { getLanguageCode } from "@/client/features/keywords/locations";
+import { getBacklinksOverview } from "@/serverFunctions/backlinks";
+import { getDomainOverview } from "@/serverFunctions/domain";
 export type { SearchTab } from "./types";
 
 type Props = {
   activeTabId: string | null;
+  projectId: string;
   tabs: SearchTab[];
   onSelect: (tab: SearchTab) => void;
   onClose: (tabId: string) => void;
-  renderLeading?: (tab: SearchTab, active: boolean) => ReactNode;
+  onViewed: (tabId: string, when?: number) => void;
+};
+
+type SearchTabQueryConfig = {
+  queryKey: QueryKey;
+  queryFn: () => Promise<unknown>;
+  staleTime?: number;
+  gcTime?: number;
 };
 
 export function SearchTabStrip({
   activeTabId,
+  projectId,
   tabs,
   onSelect,
   onClose,
-  renderLeading,
+  onViewed,
 }: Props) {
   if (tabs.length === 0) return null;
 
@@ -46,7 +66,12 @@ export function SearchTabStrip({
                 className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-left"
                 onClick={() => onSelect(tab)}
               >
-                {renderLeading ? renderLeading(tab, active) : null}
+                <SearchTabStatus
+                  tab={tab}
+                  projectId={projectId}
+                  active={active}
+                  onViewed={onViewed}
+                />
                 <span
                   className="max-w-[10rem] truncate font-medium"
                   title={tab.label}
@@ -70,3 +95,140 @@ export function SearchTabStrip({
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function SearchTabStatus({
+  tab,
+  projectId,
+  active,
+  onViewed,
+}: {
+  tab: SearchTab;
+  projectId: string;
+  active: boolean;
+  onViewed: (tabId: string, when?: number) => void;
+}) {
+  const config = getSearchTabQueryConfig(projectId, tab);
+  const query = useQuery({
+    queryKey: config.queryKey,
+    queryFn: config.queryFn,
+    enabled: false,
+    select: () => null,
+    notifyOnChangeProps: ["dataUpdatedAt", "fetchStatus", "status"],
+    staleTime: config.staleTime,
+    gcTime: config.gcTime,
+  });
+
+  const isLoading = query.fetchStatus === "fetching";
+  const hasResult = query.dataUpdatedAt > 0;
+  const hasError = query.status === "error";
+  const unviewed =
+    !active &&
+    hasResult &&
+    (tab.viewedAt === null || tab.viewedAt < query.dataUpdatedAt);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!active) return;
+    if (!hasResult) return;
+    if (tab.viewedAt !== null && tab.viewedAt >= query.dataUpdatedAt) return;
+    onViewed(tab.id, query.dataUpdatedAt);
+  }, [active, hasResult, onViewed, query.dataUpdatedAt, tab.id, tab.viewedAt]);
+
+  const status = isLoading
+    ? "loading"
+    : hasError
+      ? "error"
+      : unviewed
+        ? "unviewed"
+        : "idle";
+
+  return <SearchTabStatusIndicator status={status} />;
+}
+
+function SearchTabStatusIndicator({
+  status,
+}: {
+  status: "idle" | "loading" | "unviewed" | "error";
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className="flex w-3.5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center"
+      aria-hidden
+    >
+      {status === "loading" ? (
+        <Loader2 className="size-3 animate-spin text-base-content/50" />
+      ) : status === "error" ? (
+        <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-error" />
+      ) : status === "unviewed" ? (
+        <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-primary" />
+      ) : null}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function getSearchTabQueryConfig(
+  projectId: string,
+  tab: SearchTab,
+): SearchTabQueryConfig {
+  if (tab.input.type === "backlinks") {
+    const input = tab.input;
+    return {
+      queryKey: ["backlinksOverview", projectId, input.scope, input.target],
+      queryFn: () =>
+        getBacklinksOverview({
+          data: {
+            projectId,
+            target: input.target,
+            scope: input.scope,
+            hideSpam: false,
+          },
+        }),
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (tab.input.type === "domain") {
+    const input = tab.input;
+    const trimmedDomain = input.domain.trim();
+    const languageCode = getLanguageCode(input.locationCode);
+
+    return {
+      queryKey: [
+        "domain-overview",
+        projectId,
+        trimmedDomain,
+        input.subdomains,
+        input.locationCode,
+        languageCode,
+      ],
+      queryFn: () =>
+        getDomainOverview({
+          data: {
+            projectId,
+            domain: trimmedDomain,
+            includeSubdomains: input.subdomains,
+            locationCode: input.locationCode,
+            languageCode,
+          },
+        }),
+      staleTime: 5 * 60_000,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const input = tab.input;
+  const request = buildKeywordResearchRequest({
+    projectId,
+    keywordInput: input.keyword,
+    locationCode: input.locationCode,
+    resultLimit: input.resultLimit,
+    mode: input.mode,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    queryKey: buildKeywordResearchQueryKey(request),
+    queryFn: () => {
+      if (!request) throw new Error("Tab is missing a research request");
+      return keywordResearchQueryFn(request);
+    },
+    staleTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
+    gcTime: KEYWORD_RESEARCH_STALE_TIME_MS,
+  };
+}