diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout/Sidebar.tsx
index 2aa81d9..4570dda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Layout/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../../lib/auth';
 import { useMyMemberships } from '../../hooks/useClients';
-import { useJobs, useBriefs } from '../../hooks/useJob';
+import { useJobs, useBriefs, useMyQCQueueCount } from '../../hooks/useJob';
 
 interface SidebarItem {
   label: string;
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ export function Sidebar({ onMobileClose }: SidebarProps) {
   const isPMOrAdmin = ['project_manager', 'admin'].includes(user?.role || '');
   const isAdminOrProduction = ['production', 'admin'].includes(user?.role || '');
 
-  const { data: qcData } = useJobs(
-    { status: 'pending_qc', size: 1 },
-    { enabled: isQCRole }
-  );
+  const myQCCount = useMyQCQueueCount(isQCRole);
   const { data: finalData } = useJobs(
     { status: 'pending_final_review', size: 1 },
     { enabled: isPMOrAdmin }
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ export function Sidebar({ onMobileClose }: SidebarProps) {
 
   const { data: allBriefs = [] } = useBriefs();
 
-  const qcBadge = isQCRole ? (qcData?.total || 0) : 0;
+  const qcBadge = isQCRole ? myQCCount : 0;
   const finalBadge = isPMOrAdmin ? (finalData?.total || 0) : 0;
   const failuresBadge = isAdminOrProduction ? (failuresData?.total || 0) : 0;
   const briefsBadge = allBriefs.filter(b => b.status === 'submitted').length;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useJob.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useJob.ts
index d0af875..4641d02 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useJob.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useJob.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient, useQueries } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { apiClient } from '../lib/api';
 import type {
   Job,
@@ -441,4 +441,27 @@ export function useUploadFinalVtt() {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['jobs'] });
     },
   });
+}
+
+/** Returns the total count of QC tasks personally assigned to the current user (linguist + reviewer combined). */
+export function useMyQCQueueCount(enabled = true) {
+  const results = useQueries({
+    queries: [
+      {
+        queryKey: ['linguist-queue', 'linguist', 'all'],
+        queryFn: () => apiClient.getMyLanguageQCQueue('linguist'),
+        enabled,
+        staleTime: 30_000,
+        refetchInterval: 30_000,
+      },
+      {
+        queryKey: ['linguist-queue', 'reviewer', 'all'],
+        queryFn: () => apiClient.getMyLanguageQCQueue('reviewer'),
+        enabled,
+        staleTime: 30_000,
+        refetchInterval: 30_000,
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  return (results[0].data?.total ?? 0) + (results[1].data?.total ?? 0);
 }
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diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/jobs/LinguistQueue.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/jobs/LinguistQueue.tsx
index 978ce4f..a507f98 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/jobs/LinguistQueue.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/jobs/LinguistQueue.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function LinguistQueue({ defaultRole }: LinguistQueueProps = {}) {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<LanguageQCStatus | 'all'>('all');
   const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>('asc');
 
-  const { data, isLoading, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, isLoading, isFetching, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['linguist-queue', activeRole, activeTab],
     queryFn: () => apiClient.getMyLanguageQCQueue(
       activeRole,
@@ -125,9 +125,16 @@ export function LinguistQueue({ defaultRole }: LinguistQueueProps = {}) {
         </div>
         <button
           onClick={() => refetch()}
-          className="text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 border border-gray-300 rounded px-3 py-1"
+          disabled={isFetching}
+          className="text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 border border-gray-300 rounded px-3 py-1 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed flex items-center gap-1.5"
         >
-          Refresh
+          {isFetching && (
+            <svg className="animate-spin h-3 w-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <circle className="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="4" />
+              <path className="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4z" />
+            </svg>
+          )}
+          {isFetching ? 'Refreshing…' : 'Refresh'}
         </button>
       </div>