diff --git a/web/src/lib/serverEvents.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/serverEvents.svelte.ts
index d3ab5bcc..98699045 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/serverEvents.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/serverEvents.svelte.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,20 @@ import { user } from '$lib/auth/store.svelte';
 // deliberately do NOT yank a playing queue here — that would interrupt a
 // mid-song listen to restart the new mix at track 0.
 
+// Monotonic rebuild counter (#980). Bumped on every playlist.system_rebuilt.
+// An open system-playlist DETAIL page can't be invalidated in place (its id
+// rotates on rebuild — a refetch would 404), so instead it watches this
+// counter and offers a "this mix was refreshed → Refresh" affordance that
+// re-resolves the variant to the new playlist.
+let _systemRebuildCount = $state(0);
+export const systemRebuilt = {
+  get count(): number {
+    return _systemRebuildCount;
+  }
+};
+
 function onSystemRebuilt(): void {
+  _systemRebuildCount++;
   queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.home() });
   // Prefix match invalidates every kind ('user' | 'system' | 'all').
   queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['playlists'] });
diff --git a/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/+page.svelte
index f35fcd06..5581aecb 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/playlists/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { page } from '$app/state';
   import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { untrack } from 'svelte';
   import { pageTitle } from '$lib/branding';
   import { Pencil, Trash2, Link as LinkIcon } from 'lucide-svelte';
   import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
@@ -12,13 +13,15 @@
     deletePlaylist,
     removePlaylistTrack,
     reorderPlaylist,
-    refreshSystem
+    refreshSystem,
+    systemShuffle
   } from '$lib/api/playlists';
   import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
   import { user } from '$lib/auth/store.svelte';
   import { errCode, errMessage } from '$lib/api/errors';
   import { playQueue } from '$lib/player/store.svelte';
   import { systemPlaylistRefetch } from '$lib/playlists/systemRefetch';
+  import { systemRebuilt } from '$lib/serverEvents.svelte';
   import { pushToast } from '$lib/stores/toast.svelte';
   import type { TrackRef } from '$lib/api/types';
 
@@ -174,6 +177,40 @@
       refreshingSystem = false;
     }
   }
+
+  // --- #980: stale-view banner for an open system-playlist detail page ---
+  // The daily rebuild rotates the playlist id, so this page's cached data goes
+  // stale and can't be refetched in place (the old id 404s). Watch the global
+  // rebuild counter; when it advances while we're on a system playlist, offer a
+  // Refresh that re-resolves the variant to the fresh playlist.
+  const isSystemPlaylist = $derived(playlistQuery?.data?.system_variant != null);
+  // Baseline starts at the current count so a rebuild earlier this session
+  // doesn't flash the banner on open; re-synced on navigation below.
+  let acknowledgedRebuild = $state(systemRebuilt.count);
+  $effect(() => {
+    id; // re-sync the baseline whenever we land on a different playlist
+    acknowledgedRebuild = untrack(() => systemRebuilt.count);
+  });
+  const staleSystemView = $derived(
+    isSystemPlaylist && systemRebuilt.count > acknowledgedRebuild
+  );
+
+  let reloadingStale = $state(false);
+  async function onReloadStale() {
+    const variant = playlistQuery?.data?.system_variant;
+    if (!variant) return;
+    reloadingStale = true;
+    try {
+      // The rebuild minted a new playlist id for this variant; resolve it and
+      // navigate there so the page loads the fresh mix.
+      const fresh = await systemShuffle(variant);
+      await goto(`/playlists/${fresh.id}`);
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      pushToast(`Couldn’t load the refreshed mix: ${errCode(e)}`, 'error');
+    } finally {
+      reloadingStale = false;
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
@@ -187,6 +224,24 @@
     <ApiErrorBanner error={playlistQuery.error} onRetry={() => playlistQuery.refetch()} />
   {:else if playlistQuery?.data}
     {@const pl = playlistQuery.data}
+    {#if staleSystemView}
+      <div
+        role="status"
+        class="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-accent/40
+               bg-accent/10 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm"
+      >
+        <span class="text-text-primary">This mix was refreshed since you opened it.</span>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onclick={onReloadStale}
+          disabled={reloadingStale}
+          class="flex-shrink-0 rounded-md bg-action-secondary px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium
+                 text-action-fg disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          {reloadingStale ? 'Refreshing…' : 'Refresh'}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    {/if}
     {#if !editing}
       <header class="mb-6 flex items-start gap-4">
         <div class="h-32 w-32 flex-shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-surface-hover">