diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.test.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90eea419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { useDelayed } from './useDelayed.svelte';
+
+describe('useDelayed', () => {
+  test('value stays false until delay elapses while source is true', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      let source = $state(false);
+      let delayed!: { readonly value: boolean };
+      const cleanup = $effect.root(() => {
+        delayed = useDelayed(() => source, 100);
+      });
+
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(false);
+
+      source = true;
+      flushSync();
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(false);
+
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(50);
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(false);
+
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(60);
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(true);
+
+      cleanup();
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('source flipping false before delay cancels the pending timeout', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      let source = $state(false);
+      let delayed!: { readonly value: boolean };
+      const cleanup = $effect.root(() => {
+        delayed = useDelayed(() => source, 100);
+      });
+
+      source = true;
+      flushSync();
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(40);
+      source = false;
+      flushSync();
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(false);
+
+      cleanup();
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('value resets to false immediately when source becomes false', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      let source = $state(true);
+      let delayed!: { readonly value: boolean };
+      const cleanup = $effect.root(() => {
+        delayed = useDelayed(() => source, 100);
+      });
+
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(true);
+
+      source = false;
+      flushSync();
+      expect(delayed.value).toBe(false);
+
+      cleanup();
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b688275a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/useDelayed.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Returns a rune-wrapped boolean that mirrors the source getter, but only
+// flips to true after the source has been true for delayMs continuously.
+// Flips back to false immediately when the source becomes false.
+//
+// Used to suppress flash-of-skeleton on cache-hit navigation: skeletons
+// only render for loads that take longer than ~100ms.
+export function useDelayed(
+  source: () => boolean,
+  delayMs = 100
+): { readonly value: boolean } {
+  let delayed = $state(false);
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  // Schedule the initial timeout synchronously so tests that advance fake
+  // timers before the first reactive flush still see the correct value.
+  if (source()) {
+    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      delayed = true;
+      timeout = null;
+    }, delayMs);
+  }
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    const v = source();
+    if (timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      timeout = null;
+    }
+    if (v) {
+      timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        delayed = true;
+        timeout = null;
+      }, delayMs);
+    } else {
+      delayed = false;
+    }
+    return () => {
+      if (timeout) {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        timeout = null;
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
+  return { get value() { return delayed; } };
+}
diff --git a/web/vitest.config.ts b/web/vitest.config.ts
index a6bc5c75..291c6a92 100644
--- a/web/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/web/vitest.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [sveltekit(), svelteTesting()],
   test: {
     environment: 'jsdom',
-    include: ['src/**/*.test.ts'],
+    include: ['src/**/*.test.ts', 'src/**/*.svelte.test.ts'],
     setupFiles: ['./vitest.setup.ts']
   }
 });