diff --git a/web/src/lib/actions/gridKeyNav.ts b/web/src/lib/actions/gridKeyNav.ts
index 984ad7d..9614c80 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/actions/gridKeyNav.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/actions/gridKeyNav.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	removeFromHeap,
 	type PpAlbum
 } from '$lib/services/photoprism';
+import { acceptDateAndKeep } from '$lib/services/photoActions';
 import { queryClient } from '$lib/queryClient';
 import { filters } from '$lib/stores/filters.svelte';
 import {
@@ -498,6 +499,30 @@ export function gridKeyNav(node: HTMLElement, params: GridKeyNavParams = {}) {
 				if (meta) {
 					e.preventDefault();
 					for (const id of selection.order) selection.ids.add(id);
+					return;
+				}
+				if (shift) return;
+				// Bare `a` on the EXIF Stripped review tab fires the same
+				// "Accept date & Keep" flow the bar button uses. Scoped to
+				// that tab so the key stays free everywhere else (where a
+				// path-derived date wouldn't make sense as a one-shot
+				// shortcut). Reads location directly because actions sit
+				// outside the component tree where `$app/state` is
+				// idiomatic — same approach used by `filters.section`
+				// elsewhere in this file.
+				if (
+					filters.section === 'review' &&
+					new URL(window.location.href).searchParams.get('tab') === 'stripped_exif'
+				) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					const ids = cullTargets();
+					if (ids.length === 0) {
+						toast.message('Nothing to keep', {
+							description: 'Click a photo or select some first'
+						});
+						return;
+					}
+					void acceptDateAndKeep(ids);
 				}
 				return;
 			case 'x':
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/RightSidebar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/RightSidebar.svelte
index 31ea364..b7dfa93 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/RightSidebar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/RightSidebar.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	PUT (Details fields need the full body).
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/state';
 	import { createMutation, createQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 	import {
@@ -128,19 +129,21 @@
 		commit({ Caption: caption, CaptionSrc: 'manual' });
 	}
 	const takenAtValid = $derived(takenAt === '' || isValidISODate(takenAt));
-	// Path-based date guess. Surfaced only when the photo's stored date is
-	// missing or untrusted — same heuristic the review adapter uses to
-	// bucket photos into `stripped_exif`. Tying it to the heuristic rather
-	// than a specific tab means the suggestion shows up wherever the user
-	// lands on a date-less photo (timeline drill-in, archive, etc.).
-	const needsDate = $derived(
-		!photo.TakenSrc || photo.TakenSrc === 'name' || !photo.TakenAt
+	// Path-based date guess. Scoped to the EXIF Stripped review tab: those
+	// are the photos with definitionally-untrusted dates, and showing the
+	// row anywhere else would compete with the existing TakenAt.
+	// PhotoPrism stores a TakenAt for stripped-EXIF photos too (filename
+	// guess or file mtime), so a per-photo "needs date" heuristic would
+	// silently hide the suggestion — the tab is the more reliable signal.
+	const onExifStrippedTab = $derived(
+		page.url.pathname === '/review' &&
+			page.url.searchParams.get('tab') === 'stripped_exif'
 	);
 	const dateSuggestion = $derived(
 		suggestDateFromPath({ fileName: photo.FileName, path: photo.Path })
 	);
 	const showDateSuggestion = $derived(
-		needsDate && !!dateSuggestion && dateSuggestion !== takenAt
+		onExifStrippedTab && !!dateSuggestion && dateSuggestion !== takenAt
 	);
 	function applyDateSuggestion() {
 		if (!dateSuggestion) return;
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/BulkActionBar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/BulkActionBar.svelte
index 6ecb7f8..334fef0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/BulkActionBar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/BulkActionBar.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/state';
 	import { createQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 	import {
@@ -7,15 +8,13 @@
 		batchArchive,
 		batchDelete,
 		batchRestore,
-		buildTakenAtPatch,
 		listHeaps,
 		removeFromHeap,
-		updatePhoto,
 		type PpAlbum
 	} from '$lib/services/photoprism';
 	import { batchEdit } from '$lib/services/batch';
+	import { acceptDateAndKeep, cachedPhoto } from '$lib/services/photoActions';
 	import { suggestDateFromPath } from '$lib/utils/suggestDateFromPath';
-	import type { PpPhoto } from '$lib/types/photoprism';
 	import {
 		clearBulkToFirst,
 		clearSelection,
@@ -50,43 +49,6 @@
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	/** Walk every cache that might hold this UID's metadata: the timeline
-	 *  list (flat or infinite), the review-groups bucket, and the
-	 *  per-photo detail. Mirrors `gridKeyNav`'s `cachedPhoto` so the date-
-	 *  suggestion lookup behaves consistently with the rest of the
-	 *  selection plumbing. */
-	function cachedPhoto(uid: string): PpPhoto | undefined {
-		const lists = qc.getQueriesData({ queryKey: ['photos'] });
-		for (const [, data] of lists) {
-			if (!data) continue;
-			if (Array.isArray(data)) {
-				const hit = (data as PpPhoto[]).find((p) => p.UID === uid);
-				if (hit) return hit;
-				continue;
-			}
-			const pages = (data as { pages?: PpPhoto[][] }).pages;
-			if (!Array.isArray(pages)) continue;
-			for (const page of pages) {
-				const hit = page?.find?.((p) => p.UID === uid);
-				if (hit) return hit;
-			}
-		}
-		const review = qc.getQueryData<{ photos?: PpPhoto[] }[]>(['review-groups']);
-		if (review) {
-			for (const group of review) {
-				const hit = group.photos?.find((p) => p.UID === uid);
-				if (hit) return hit;
-			}
-		}
-		return qc.getQueryData<PpPhoto>(['photo', uid]);
-	}
-
-	function suggestionFor(p: PpPhoto): string | null {
-		const needs = !p.TakenSrc || p.TakenSrc === 'name' || !p.TakenAt;
-		if (!needs) return null;
-		return suggestDateFromPath({ fileName: p.FileName, path: p.Path });
-	}
-
 	const targetCount = $derived(
 		selection.ids.size > 0 ? selection.ids.size : selection.focused ? 1 : 0
 	);
@@ -96,12 +58,15 @@
 	// heap-adding / restoring. The S keybinding is rerouted to approve
 	// from gridKeyNav for the same reason.
 	const isReview = $derived(filters.section === 'review');
-	// "Accept date & Keep" surfaces only on review section, and only when
-	// at least one targeted photo has a derivable date suggestion that it
-	// would actually benefit from (no trusted TakenAt). Reads strictly from
-	// query caches — uids missing from cache count as "no suggestion".
+	// "Accept date & Keep" is scoped to the EXIF Stripped review tab —
+	// that's where path-derived dates are the most useful fix. Outside the
+	// tab the button stays hidden even if a selected photo would otherwise
+	// have a path-parseable date, to keep other tabs uncluttered.
+	const onExifStrippedTab = $derived(
+		isReview && page.url.searchParams.get('tab') === 'stripped_exif'
+	);
 	const hasAnySuggestion = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (!isReview) return false;
+		if (!onExifStrippedTab) return false;
 		const ids =
 			selection.ids.size > 0
 				? Array.from(selection.ids)
@@ -110,7 +75,9 @@
 					: [];
 		for (const id of ids) {
 			const p = cachedPhoto(id);
-			if (p && suggestionFor(p)) return true;
+			if (p && suggestDateFromPath({ fileName: p.FileName, path: p.Path })) {
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 		return false;
 	});
@@ -161,29 +128,7 @@
 	async function onAcceptDateAndKeep() {
 		const ids = snapshotIds();
 		if (ids.length === 0) return;
-		await withBusy(async () => {
-			// For each id: if there's a path-derived date and the photo lacks a
-			// trusted TakenAt, apply the date patch first; then approve. UIDs
-			// without a usable suggestion just get approved. Errors are tallied
-			// per-id rather than aborting the loop.
-			const { updated, errors } = await batchEdit(ids, async (id) => {
-				const p = cachedPhoto(id);
-				const iso = p ? suggestionFor(p) : null;
-				if (p && iso) {
-					await updatePhoto(p, buildTakenAtPatch(`${iso}T00:00:00Z`));
-				}
-				await approvePhoto(id);
-				return id;
-			});
-			if (errors.length) {
-				toast.error(`Kept ${updated.length}; ${errors.length} failed`);
-			} else {
-				toast.success(`Kept ${ids.length}`);
-			}
-			focusAfter(ids);
-			clearSelection();
-			void qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['review-groups'] });
-		});
+		await withBusy(() => acceptDateAndKeep(ids));
 	}
 
 	async function onArchive() {
@@ -339,6 +284,7 @@
 						title="Accept the date suggested from the file/folder path, then keep"
 					>
 						📅 Accept date & Keep
+						<kbd class="rounded bg-amber-200/40 px-1 text-[9px] font-medium text-amber-900 dark:bg-amber-500/30 dark:text-amber-100">A</kbd>
 					</button>
 				{/if}
 				<button
diff --git a/web/src/lib/services/photoActions.ts b/web/src/lib/services/photoActions.ts
index e377365..23a2b18 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/services/photoActions.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/services/photoActions.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,49 @@
 import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
 import { batchEdit } from './batch';
 import { invalidatePhotos } from './bulk';
-import { approvePhoto, batchArchive, batchRestore } from './photoprism';
+import {
+	approvePhoto,
+	batchArchive,
+	batchRestore,
+	buildTakenAtPatch,
+	updatePhoto
+} from './photoprism';
 import { queryClient } from '$lib/queryClient';
 import { clearSelection, focusAfter } from '$lib/stores/selection.svelte';
 import { push as pushUndo } from '$lib/stores/undo.svelte';
+import { suggestDateFromPath } from '$lib/utils/suggestDateFromPath';
+import type { PpPhoto } from '$lib/types/photoprism';
+
+/** Walk every cache that might hold a photo's metadata — timeline list
+ *  (flat or infinite), review-groups bucket, per-photo detail — without
+ *  forcing a refetch. Returns undefined when the uid hasn't been seen.
+ *  Shared by callers that need to look up photo state by uid from
+ *  outside a component (gridKeyNav, photoActions). */
+export function cachedPhoto(uid: string): PpPhoto | undefined {
+	const lists = queryClient.getQueriesData({ queryKey: ['photos'] });
+	for (const [, data] of lists) {
+		if (!data) continue;
+		if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+			const hit = (data as PpPhoto[]).find((p) => p.UID === uid);
+			if (hit) return hit;
+			continue;
+		}
+		const pages = (data as { pages?: PpPhoto[][] }).pages;
+		if (!Array.isArray(pages)) continue;
+		for (const pg of pages) {
+			const hit = pg?.find?.((p) => p.UID === uid);
+			if (hit) return hit;
+		}
+	}
+	const review = queryClient.getQueryData<{ photos?: PpPhoto[] }[]>(['review-groups']);
+	if (review) {
+		for (const group of review) {
+			const hit = group.photos?.find((p) => p.UID === uid);
+			if (hit) return hit;
+		}
+	}
+	return queryClient.getQueryData<PpPhoto>(['photo', uid]);
+}
 
 /**
  * Dismiss photos out of the review queue by bumping their quality
@@ -44,6 +83,38 @@ export async function dismissPhotos(uids: string[]): Promise<void> {
 	toast.success(`Dismissed ${uids.length}`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Walk the selected uids, applying each photo's path-derived date
+ * suggestion (when one exists) before approving it. UIDs without a
+ * suggestion fall through to a plain approve. Used by the EXIF Stripped
+ * review tab — the `📅 Accept date & Keep` button and the bare `a`
+ * keyboard shortcut both route here so wording / focus / toast
+ * behaviour stay in lockstep.
+ */
+export async function acceptDateAndKeep(uids: string[]): Promise<void> {
+	if (uids.length === 0) return;
+	const { updated, errors } = await batchEdit(uids, async (id) => {
+		const p = cachedPhoto(id);
+		const iso = p ? suggestDateFromPath({ fileName: p.FileName, path: p.Path }) : null;
+		if (p && iso) {
+			await updatePhoto(p, buildTakenAtPatch(`${iso}T00:00:00Z`));
+		}
+		await approvePhoto(id);
+		return id;
+	});
+	focusAfter(uids);
+	clearSelection();
+	invalidatePhotos(uids);
+	void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['review-groups'] });
+	if (errors.length) {
+		toast.error(`Kept ${updated.length}; ${errors.length} failed`, {
+			description: errors[0].message
+		});
+		return;
+	}
+	toast.success(`Kept ${uids.length}`);
+}
+
 /**
  * Archive photos. Reversible via the undo stack (Restore on ⌘Z).
  */