diff --git a/app/device_manager.py b/app/device_manager.py
index 487b0c8..4affc71 100644
--- a/app/device_manager.py
+++ b/app/device_manager.py
@@ -1325,15 +1325,26 @@ class DeviceManager:
 
             logger.debug(f"Echo ({direction}): path={path} snr={snr} hash_size={hash_size} pkt={pkt_payload[:16]}...")
 
+            # Carry msg_id when the echo was correlated to a sent message —
+            # the UI uses it to force-refresh that specific badge, bypassing
+            # the "already has route info, skip" guard in refreshMessagesMeta.
+            correlated_msg_id = (self._pending_echo.get('msg_id')
+                                 if self._pending_echo
+                                    and self._pending_echo.get('pkt_payload') == pkt_payload
+                                 else None)
+
             # Emit SocketIO event for real-time UI update
             if self.socketio:
-                self.socketio.emit('echo', {
+                payload = {
                     'pkt_payload': pkt_payload,
                     'path': path,
                     'snr': snr,
                     'direction': direction,
                     'hash_size': hash_size,
-                }, namespace='/chat')
+                }
+                if correlated_msg_id is not None:
+                    payload['msg_id'] = correlated_msg_id
+                self.socketio.emit('echo', payload, namespace='/chat')
 
     def _is_manual_approval_enabled(self) -> bool:
         """Check if manual contact approval is enabled (from database)."""
@@ -1800,6 +1811,23 @@ class DeviceManager:
                 logger.warning(f"Resend msg #{msg_id} failed: payload={payload}")
                 return {'success': False, 'error': f'Device rejected resend: {err}'}
             logger.info(f"Resent channel msg #{msg_id} via CMD_SEND_RAW_PACKET ({len(raw_packet)} bytes)")
+
+            # Re-arm echo correlation so the next 60s of incoming echoes for
+            # this packet hash get classified as 'sent' and carry msg_id in
+            # the SocketIO emit — that's what tells the UI to extend the
+            # repeater list on the existing badge instead of skipping it.
+            stored_pkt_payload = msg.get('pkt_payload')
+            if stored_pkt_payload:
+                with self._echo_lock:
+                    self._pending_echo = {
+                        'timestamp': time.time(),
+                        'channel_idx': msg.get('channel_idx', 0),
+                        'msg_id': msg_id,
+                        'pkt_payload': stored_pkt_payload,
+                        'expected_payloads': {stored_pkt_payload},
+                        'guess_pkt_payload': stored_pkt_payload,
+                    }
+
             return {'success': True, 'message': 'Resent', 'id': msg_id, 'bytes': len(raw_packet)}
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"resend_channel_message #{msg_id} failed: {e}")
diff --git a/app/static/js/app.js b/app/static/js/app.js
index 7245413..7f11fba 100644
--- a/app/static/js/app.js
+++ b/app/static/js/app.js
@@ -455,13 +455,22 @@ function connectChatSocket() {
 
     // Real-time echo data — update metadata for specific messages (no full reload)
     let echoRefreshTimer = null;
+    const targetedRefreshIds = new Set();   // msg_ids that must bypass the "already has route" skip
     chatSocket.on('echo', (data) => {
         if (currentArchiveDate) return;  // Don't refresh archive view
+        // When the backend tags the echo with a specific msg_id (e.g. echoes
+        // arriving after a resend), record it so the debounced refresh
+        // re-fetches that message's meta even if its badge is already drawn.
+        if (data && typeof data.msg_id === 'number') {
+            targetedRefreshIds.add(data.msg_id);
+        }
         // Debounce: wait for echoes to settle, then update affected messages
         if (echoRefreshTimer) clearTimeout(echoRefreshTimer);
         echoRefreshTimer = setTimeout(() => {
             echoRefreshTimer = null;
-            refreshMessagesMeta();
+            const ids = Array.from(targetedRefreshIds);
+            targetedRefreshIds.clear();
+            refreshMessagesMeta(ids);
         }, 2000);
     });
 
@@ -1089,23 +1098,29 @@ function appendMessageFromSocket(data) {
  * Refresh metadata (SNR, hops, route, analyzer) for messages missing it.
  * Fetches /api/messages/<id>/meta for each incomplete message, updates DOM in-place.
  */
-async function refreshMessagesMeta() {
+async function refreshMessagesMeta(forceIds = []) {
     const container = document.getElementById('messagesList');
     if (!container) return;
 
+    const forced = new Set((forceIds || []).map(String));
+
     // Find message wrappers that don't have full metadata yet
     const wrappers = container.querySelectorAll('.message-wrapper[data-msg-id]');
     for (const wrapper of wrappers) {
-        // Skip messages that already have meta info with route/analyzer data
-        const metaEl = wrapper.querySelector('.message-meta');
-        const actionsEl = wrapper.querySelector('.message-actions');
-        const hasRoute = metaEl && metaEl.querySelector('.path-info');
-        const hasAnalyzer = actionsEl && actionsEl.querySelector('[title="View in Analyzer"]');
-        if (hasRoute && hasAnalyzer) continue;
-
         const msgId = wrapper.dataset.msgId;
         if (!msgId || msgId.startsWith('_pending_')) continue;
 
+        // Skip messages that already have meta info with route/analyzer data,
+        // unless this msg_id was explicitly forced (e.g. by post-resend echoes
+        // that need the existing badge re-fetched to extend the repeater list).
+        if (!forced.has(msgId)) {
+            const metaEl = wrapper.querySelector('.message-meta');
+            const actionsEl = wrapper.querySelector('.message-actions');
+            const hasRoute = metaEl && metaEl.querySelector('.path-info');
+            const hasAnalyzer = actionsEl && actionsEl.querySelector('[title="View in Analyzer"]');
+            if (hasRoute && hasAnalyzer) continue;
+        }
+
         try {
             const resp = await fetch(`/api/messages/${msgId}/meta`);
             const meta = await resp.json();