diff --git a/src/client/components/icons/ChakraIcons.tsx b/src/client/components/icons/ChakraIcons.tsx
index 40d68696..dfd22e25 100644
--- a/src/client/components/icons/ChakraIcons.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/icons/ChakraIcons.tsx
@@ -18,20 +18,27 @@ import {
     LuPowerOff,
     LuEye,
     LuEyeClosed,
-    LuCalendar
+    LuCalendar,
+    LuRefreshCw
 } from "react-icons/lu"
 import { VscDebugRestart } from 'react-icons/vsc';
 import { RiZzzFill } from "react-icons/ri";
 import { SiGoogledocs } from "react-icons/si";
-import { IconButton, Clipboard, useClipboard } from "@chakra-ui/react"
+import { IconButton, Clipboard, useClipboard, Spinner } from "@chakra-ui/react"
 import { ComponentProps, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { IconBaseProps, IconType } from "react-icons/lib";
 
-export const makeIconButton = (Icon: IconType) => (props: PropsWithChildren<ComponentProps<typeof IconButton>> & { iconProps?: IconBaseProps }) => {
-    const { iconProps = {}, children, ...rest } = props;
+export const makeIconButton = (Icon: IconType) => (props: PropsWithChildren<ComponentProps<typeof IconButton>> & { iconProps?: IconBaseProps, loading?: boolean }) => {
+    const { 
+        iconProps = {},
+        children,
+        loading = false,
+        size = 'xs',
+        ...rest 
+    } = props;
     return (
-        <IconButton variant="surface" size="xs" {...rest}>
-            <Icon {...iconProps} />{children}
+        <IconButton variant="surface" disabled={loading} size={size} {...rest}>
+            {loading ? <Spinner/>  : <Icon {...iconProps} />}{children}
         </IconButton>
     );
 }
@@ -142,4 +149,7 @@ export const EyeClosedIcon = LuEyeClosed;
 export const EyeClosedButton = makeIconButton(LuEyeClosed);
 
 export const CalendarIcon = LuCalendar;
-export const CalendarButton = makeIconButton(CalendarIcon);
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+export const CalendarButton = makeIconButton(CalendarIcon);
+
+export const RefreshIcon = LuRefreshCw;
+export const RefreshButton = makeIconButton(RefreshIcon);
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diff --git a/src/client/components/playActivity/ActivityList.tsx b/src/client/components/playActivity/ActivityList.tsx
index 33bcab21..4500a57c 100644
--- a/src/client/components/playActivity/ActivityList.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/playActivity/ActivityList.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "./PlayList.scss";
 import { MsSseEvent, MsSseEventPayload, PlayApiCommon, PlayApiCommonDetailed } from '../../../core/Api.js';
 import { useQuery, useInfiniteQuery, UseInfiniteQueryResult, InfiniteData, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { ErrorAlert } from '../ErrorAlert.js';
-import { tanQueries } from '../../queries/index.js';
+import { QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable, tanQueries } from '../../queries/index.js';
 import { VirtualizedListNormal } from './VirtualListNormal.js';
 import { NoPlayResults, VirtualizedListDynamic } from './VirtualListDynamic.js';
 import { VirtualizedListExp } from './VirtualListExperimental.js';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const PlainAccordian = (props: ActivityLogProps) => {
                     </Accordion.ItemTrigger>
                     <Accordion.ItemContent>
                       <Accordion.ItemBody borderTopColor="gray.border" >
-                        {live ? <ActivityDetailFetchable componentId={props.componentId} componentType={props.componentType} query={props.query} uid={activity.uid} /> : <ActivityDetails activity={activity as PlayApiCommonDetailed} {...props} />}
+                        {live ? <ActivityDetailFetchable componentId={props.componentId} componentType={props.componentType} uid={activity.uid} /> : <ActivityDetails activity={activity as PlayApiCommonDetailed} {...props} />}
                       </Accordion.ItemBody>
                     </Accordion.ItemContent>
                   </Accordion.Item>
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ export const ListContainer = (props?: ComponentProps<typeof ActivityList>) => {
   return <Container maxWidth="3xl"><ActivityList {...props} /></Container>
 }
 
-export const ListContainerFetchable = (props: { componentId: number, componentType: ComponentType, filters?: QueryPlaysOptsJson } & Pick<ComponentProps<typeof ActivityList>, 'render'>) => {
+export const ListContainerFetchable = (props: { componentId: number, componentType: ComponentType, filters?: QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable } & Pick<ComponentProps<typeof ActivityList>, 'render'>) => {
   const {
     componentId,
     filters = {}
   } = props;
-  const query: QueryPlaysOptsJson = { ...filters, order: 'desc', sort: 'playedAt' };
+  const query: QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable = filters; // { ...filters, order: 'desc', sort: 'playedAt' };
   const { 
     isPending, 
     isError, 
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ export const ListContainerFetchable = (props: { componentId: number, componentTy
     });
 
   let rendered;
-  if (status === 'pending' && data === undefined) {
-    rendered = <Stack><ActivitySummarySkeleton /><ActivitySummarySkeleton /><ActivitySummarySkeleton /></Stack>;
+  if (isPending) {
+    rendered = <Stack width="100%"><ActivitySummarySkeleton /><ActivitySummarySkeleton /><ActivitySummarySkeleton /></Stack>;
   } else if (isError || status === 'error') {
     rendered = <ErrorAlert error={error} />
   } else if(!isFetching && allPlays.length === 0) {
@@ -263,16 +263,18 @@ const playInWindow = (data: PlayApiCommonDetailed, query: QueryPlaysOptsJson): b
 }
 
 export const ListContainerFilterable = (props: { componentId: number, componentType: ComponentType } & Pick<ComponentProps<typeof ActivityList>, 'render'>) => {
-  const [filters, setFilter] = useState<QueryPlaysOptsJson>({
+  const [filters, setFilter] = useState<QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable>({
     playedAt: {
       type: 'between',
       range: todayRange,
       inclusive: true
-    }
+    },
+    order: 'desc',
+    sort: 'playedAt'
   });
   return (
     <Stack width="100%" gap="4">
-      <ListFilters componentType={props.componentType} filters={filters} onChange={setFilter}/>
+      <ListFilters componentType={props.componentType} componentId={props.componentId} filters={filters} onChange={setFilter}/>
       <ListContainerFetchable {...props} filters={filters} />
     </Stack>
   )
diff --git a/src/client/components/playActivity/ListFilters.tsx b/src/client/components/playActivity/ListFilters.tsx
index b7a4e26f..8479a5c2 100644
--- a/src/client/components/playActivity/ListFilters.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/playActivity/ListFilters.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Span, Stack, Text, Box, HStack, Wrap, Flex, Container, Select, Portal, createListCollection, useSelectContext, DatePicker, VStack, Button, Spacer, TagsInput, Card } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { Span, Stack, Text, Box, Spinner, HStack, Wrap, Flex, Container, Select, Portal, createListCollection, useSelectContext, DatePicker, VStack, Button, Spacer, TagsInput, Card } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { ComponentType, isComponentTypeSource, PLAY_CLIENT_STATE, PLAY_SOURCE_STATE, PlayState } from '../../../core/Atomic.js';
 import React, { ComponentProps, Fragment, useMemo, useCallback, useState } from "react"
 import dayjs, { Dayjs } from 'dayjs';
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ import {
 import { QueryPlaysOptsJson } from '../../../backend/common/database/drizzle/repositories/PlayRepository.js';
 import { cardHeaderSeparator } from '../../utils/ComponentUtils.js';
 import { CompareDateBetween } from '../../../backend/common/database/drizzle/repositories/BaseRepository.js';
-import { CalendarButton } from '../icons/ChakraIcons.js';
+import { CalendarButton, RefreshButton } from '../icons/ChakraIcons.js';
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
+import { QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable, tanQueries, useQueryWatcher } from '../../queries/index.js';
+import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
 const noop = (_) => null;
 
@@ -256,15 +259,20 @@ export const PhraseFilter = (props: PhraseFilterProps) => {
 }
 
 export const ListFilters = (props: {
-    onChange: (e: QueryPlaysOptsJson) => void
-    filters: QueryPlaysOptsJson
+    onChange: (e: QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable) => void,
+    loading?: boolean
+    filters: QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable
     componentType: ComponentType,
+    componentId: number
 }) => {
     const {
         filters,
         onChange,
+        componentId,
     } = props;
 
+    const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
     const setState = useCallback((val: PlayState[]) => {
         const {
             state,
@@ -299,10 +307,24 @@ export const ListFilters = (props: {
         onChange({...rest, text: val});
     }, [onChange, filters]);
 
+    const onRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: tanQueries.activities.list(componentId, filters).queryKey
+    });
+    // const nonce = nanoid();
+    // const {
+    //     ...rest
+    // } = filters;
+    // console.log(`Adding nonce for refresh ${nonce}`);
+    // onChange({...rest, nonce});
+    }, [componentId, filters]);
+
+    const { isFetching } = useQueryWatcher(tanQueries.activities.list(componentId, filters).queryKey)
+
     return (
         <Card.Root size="sm" variant="outline">
             <Card.Header {...cardHeaderSeparator}>
-                Filters
+                <HStack>Filters <RefreshButton variant="ghost" size="sm" loading={isFetching} onClick={(e) => onRefresh()}/></HStack>
             </Card.Header>
             <Card.Body px="3" py="4">
                 <Wrap gap="5">
diff --git a/src/client/queries/index.ts b/src/client/queries/index.ts
index d442f54f..0b416f33 100644
--- a/src/client/queries/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/queries/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { createQueryKeys, mergeQueryKeys } from "@lukemorales/query-key-factory";
+import { useQueryClient, hashKey, QueryObserver } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from 'react';
 import ky from 'ky';
 import { QueryPlaysOpts, QueryPlaysOptsJson } from "../../backend/common/database/drizzle/repositories/PlayRepository";
 import qs from 'qs';
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@ import { PaginatedResponse } from "../../backend/common/database/drizzle/reposit
 import { ComponentsApiJson, PlayApiCommonDetailed } from "../../core/Api";
 import { SourcePlayerJson } from "../../core/Atomic";
 
+export type QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable = QueryPlaysOptsJson & {nonce?: string};
+
 const components = createQueryKeys('components', {
     list: () => ({
         queryKey: ['components'],
@@ -23,14 +27,18 @@ const components = createQueryKeys('components', {
 })
 
 const activities = createQueryKeys('activities', {
-    list: (componentId: number, filters: QueryPlaysOptsJson) => ({
+    list: (componentId: number, filters: QueryPlaysOptsJsonRefreshable) => ({
         queryKey: ['components', componentId, 'plays', filters],
         queryFn: (ctx) => {
+            const {
+                nonce,
+                ...rest
+            } = filters;
             return ky.get(`components/${componentId}/plays`, {
-       baseUrl: baseUrl,
-       searchParams: qs.stringify({...filters, offset: ctx.pageParam})
-      }).json<PaginatedResponse<PlayApiCommonDetailed>>()
-    }
+                baseUrl: baseUrl,
+                searchParams: qs.stringify({...rest, offset: ctx.pageParam})
+            }).json<PaginatedResponse<PlayApiCommonDetailed>>()
+        }
     }),
     single: (componentId: number, activityUid: string) => ({
         queryKey: ['components', componentId, 'play', activityUid],
@@ -53,4 +61,41 @@ const players = createQueryKeys('players', {
     })
 })
 
-export const tanQueries = mergeQueryKeys(components, activities, players);
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+export const tanQueries = mergeQueryKeys(components, activities, players);
+
+export const useQueryState = (queryKey: Readonly<unknown[]>) => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+  const [state, setState] = useState(() => queryClient.getQueryState(queryKey))
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const targetHash = hashKey(queryKey)
+    return queryClient.getQueryCache().subscribe((event) => {
+      if (event.query.queryHash === targetHash) {
+        setState(event.query.state)
+      }
+    })
+  }, [queryClient, queryKey])
+
+  return state // { status, data, error, fetchStatus, ... }
+}
+
+export const useQueryWatcher = <T>(queryKey: Readonly<unknown[]>) => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+
+  const observer = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      new QueryObserver<T>(queryClient, {
+        queryKey,
+        enabled: false, // never triggers its own fetch
+      }),
+    [queryClient, queryKey]
+  )
+
+  const [result, setResult] = useState(() => observer.getCurrentResult())
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return observer.subscribe(setResult)
+  }, [observer])
+
+  return result // { status, data, error, isPending, isSuccess, ... }
+}
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