diff --git a/web/src/lib/services/bulk.ts b/web/src/lib/services/bulk.ts
index 9b7612f..15177d4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/services/bulk.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/services/bulk.ts
@@ -33,27 +33,33 @@ export function invalidatePhotos(uids: string[]): void {
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove uids from every cached photo-list page so the grid updates
- * instantly instead of waiting for a refetch round-trip. Call after the
- * API confirms the mutation, then still invalidate for eventual sync.
+ * Remove uids from every cached infinite photo-list query so the grid
+ * updates instantly instead of waiting for a refetch round-trip. Call
+ * after the API confirms the mutation, then still invalidate for eventual
+ * sync. Only targets infinite queries (those with a `pages` array) —
+ * flat list caches like marks-pool, with-notes, keywords, etc. are left
+ * intact so tag/category drill pages don't lose referenced photos.
  */
 export function evictFromCache(uids: string[]): void {
 	const uidSet = new Set(uids);
-	const lists = queryClient.getQueriesData<PpPhoto[] | { pages?: PpPhoto[][] }>({
+	const lists = queryClient.getQueriesData<
+		{ pages?: PpPhoto[][] } | { pages?: unknown[] }
+	>({
 		queryKey: ['photos']
 	});
 	for (const [key, data] of lists) {
 		if (!data) continue;
-		if (Array.isArray(data)) {
-			const filtered = data.filter((p) => !uidSet.has(p.UID));
-			if (filtered.length < data.length) {
-				queryClient.setQueryData(key, filtered);
+		if ('pages' in data && Array.isArray((data as { pages?: unknown[] }).pages)) {
+			const pages = (data as { pages: PpPhoto[][] }).pages;
+			let changed = false;
+			const filtered = pages.map((page: PpPhoto[]) => {
+				const f = page.filter((p) => !uidSet.has(p.UID));
+				if (f.length < page.length) changed = true;
+				return f;
+			});
+			if (changed) {
+				queryClient.setQueryData(key, { ...data, pages: filtered });
 			}
-		} else if (data && 'pages' in data && Array.isArray(data.pages)) {
-			const pages = data.pages.map((page: PpPhoto[]) =>
-				page.filter((p) => !uidSet.has(p.UID))
-			);
-			queryClient.setQueryData(key, { ...data, pages });
 		}
 	}
 }