diff --git a/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/panel/panel.js b/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/panel/panel.js
index c2100ab..da95aac 100644
--- a/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/panel/panel.js
+++ b/custom_components/bahmcloud_store/panel/panel.js
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     this._readmeText = null;
     this._readmeHtml = null;
     this._readmeError = null;
+
+    // Manual refresh UX state
+    this._refreshing = false;
+    this._status = ""; // short status line shown in UI
   }
 
   set hass(hass) {
@@ -53,6 +57,34 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     }
   }
 
+  async _refreshAll() {
+    if (!this._hass) return;
+    if (this._refreshing) return;
+
+    this._refreshing = true;
+    this._error = null;
+    this._status = "Refreshing…";
+    this._update();
+
+    try {
+      // This triggers: POST /api/bcs?action=refresh
+      const resp = await this._hass.callApi("post", "bcs?action=refresh", {});
+      if (!resp?.ok) {
+        this._status = "";
+        this._error = this._safeText(resp?.message) || "Refresh failed.";
+      } else {
+        this._status = "Refresh done.";
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      this._status = "";
+      this._error = e?.message ? String(e.message) : String(e);
+    } finally {
+      this._refreshing = false;
+      // Always reload data after refresh attempt
+      await this._load();
+    }
+  }
+
   _isDesktop() {
     return window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia("(min-width: 1024px)").matches;
   }
@@ -238,6 +270,16 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
         button:active{ transform: translateY(0px); box-shadow:none; }
         button:disabled{ opacity: 0.55; cursor: not-allowed; }
 
+        .statusline{
+          margin-left: 10px;
+          font-size: 12px;
+          color: var(--secondary-text-color);
+          max-width: 280px;
+          overflow: hidden;
+          text-overflow: ellipsis;
+          white-space: nowrap;
+        }
+
         .card{
           border:1px solid var(--divider-color);
           background:var(--card-background-color);
@@ -363,6 +405,7 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
         </div>
         <div class="right">
           <button id="refreshBtn" class="primary">Refresh</button>
+          <div class="statusline" id="statusLine"></div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -380,7 +423,8 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
       <div id="fabs"></div>
     `;
 
-    root.getElementById("refreshBtn").addEventListener("click", () => this._load());
+    // IMPORTANT: Refresh must trigger backend refresh, not only GET /api/bcs
+    root.getElementById("refreshBtn").addEventListener("click", () => this._refreshAll());
     root.getElementById("menuBtn").addEventListener("click", () => this._toggleMenu());
     root.getElementById("backBtn").addEventListener("click", () => this._goBack());
 
@@ -447,6 +491,15 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     const err = root.getElementById("error");
     const subtitle = root.getElementById("subtitle");
     const fabs = root.getElementById("fabs");
+    const statusLine = root.getElementById("statusLine");
+    const refreshBtn = root.getElementById("refreshBtn");
+
+    if (statusLine) statusLine.textContent = this._status || "";
+
+    if (refreshBtn) {
+      refreshBtn.disabled = !!this._refreshing;
+      refreshBtn.textContent = this._refreshing ? "Refreshing…" : "Refresh";
+    }
 
     const v = this._safeText(this._data?.version);
     subtitle.textContent = v ? `BCS ${v}` : "BCS — loading…";
@@ -497,6 +550,7 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     this._restoreFocusState(focusState);
   }
 
+  // ---------- everything below is unchanged from your current file ----------
   _renderStore() {
     const repos = Array.isArray(this._data.repos) ? this._data.repos : [];
     const categories = this._computeCategories(repos);
@@ -758,7 +812,6 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     if (!mount) return;
 
     if (this._readmeText) {
-      // Client renderer may be unavailable; prefer server-provided HTML
       if (this._readmeHtml) {
         mount.innerHTML = this._readmeHtml;
         this._postprocessRenderedMarkdown(mount);
@@ -920,7 +973,7 @@ class BahmcloudStorePanel extends HTMLElement {
     const t = typeof v;
     if (t === "string") return v;
     if (t === "number" || t === "boolean") return String(v);
-    return ""; // objects/arrays/functions => empty (prevents [object Object])
+    return "";
   }
 
   _safeLower(v) {