diff --git a/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.test.ts b/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.test.ts
index 99c9a490a..baf7e1c93 100644
--- a/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MonacoModelRegistry } from './monaco-model-registry';
 const rpcState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   indexContent: 'base' as string | null,
   refContent: 'base' as string | null,
+  diskContent: 'base' as string,
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@renderer/lib/ipc', () => ({
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ vi.mock('@renderer/lib/ipc', () => ({
       fs: {
         readFile: vi.fn(async () => ({
           success: true,
-          data: { content: 'base', truncated: false, totalSize: 4 },
+          data: { content: rpcState.diskContent, truncated: false, totalSize: 4 },
         })),
       },
       git: {
@@ -105,6 +106,89 @@ describe('MonacoModelRegistry', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     rpcState.indexContent = 'base';
     rpcState.refContent = 'base';
+    rpcState.diskContent = 'base';
+  });
+
+  it('bumps bufferVersions when a disk reload updates a clean open buffer', async () => {
+    // Regression: a disk-driven reload (e.g. after discard) updates the buffer
+    // model's content, but the onDidChangeContent listener bails while
+    // reloadingFromDisk is set and never bumps bufferVersions. Read-only reactive
+    // consumers (the rendered markdown/html/svg preview) subscribe to
+    // bufferVersions, so without an explicit bump they stay stale until remount.
+    const registry = new MonacoModelRegistry();
+    registry.notifyMonacoReady(makeFakeMonaco() as never);
+
+    const projectId = 'project';
+    const workspaceId = 'workspace';
+    const root = `workspace:${workspaceId}`;
+    const filePath = 'README.md';
+    const language = 'markdown';
+
+    rpcState.diskContent = 'base';
+    const uri = await registry.registerModel(
+      projectId,
+      workspaceId,
+      root,
+      filePath,
+      language,
+      'disk'
+    );
+    await registry.registerModel(projectId, workspaceId, root, filePath, language, 'buffer');
+    const diskUri = registry.toDiskUri(uri);
+
+    expect(registry.getValue(uri)).toBe('base');
+    const versionBefore = registry.bufferVersions.get(uri) ?? 0;
+
+    // Simulate discard / external revert: disk now holds the reverted content.
+    rpcState.diskContent = 'reverted';
+    await registry.invalidateModel(diskUri);
+
+    expect(registry.getValue(uri)).toBe('reverted');
+    expect(registry.bufferVersions.get(uri) ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(versionBefore);
+  });
+
+  it('bumps bufferVersions when accepting incoming disk content for a conflicted buffer', async () => {
+    // Same regression as above, conflict-dialog path: reloadFromDisk ("Accept
+    // Incoming") sets the buffer from disk while reloadingFromDisk suppresses
+    // the onDidChangeContent listener, so it must bump bufferVersions itself.
+    const registry = new MonacoModelRegistry();
+    registry.notifyMonacoReady(makeFakeMonaco() as never);
+
+    const projectId = 'project';
+    const workspaceId = 'workspace';
+    const root = `workspace:${workspaceId}`;
+    const filePath = 'README.md';
+    const language = 'markdown';
+
+    rpcState.diskContent = 'base';
+    const uri = await registry.registerModel(
+      projectId,
+      workspaceId,
+      root,
+      filePath,
+      language,
+      'disk'
+    );
+    await registry.registerModel(projectId, workspaceId, root, filePath, language, 'buffer');
+    const diskUri = registry.toDiskUri(uri);
+
+    // User edits the buffer, then the file changes on disk underneath them:
+    // applyDiskUpdate must record a conflict instead of clobbering the edit.
+    registry.getModelByUri(uri)?.setValue('user edit');
+    expect(registry.isDirty(uri)).toBe(true);
+    rpcState.diskContent = 'external change';
+    await registry.invalidateModel(diskUri);
+
+    expect(registry.hasPendingConflict(uri)).toBe(true);
+    expect(registry.getValue(uri)).toBe('user edit');
+    const versionBefore = registry.bufferVersions.get(uri) ?? 0;
+
+    registry.reloadFromDisk(uri);
+
+    expect(registry.getValue(uri)).toBe('external change');
+    expect(registry.isDirty(uri)).toBe(false);
+    expect(registry.hasPendingConflict(uri)).toBe(false);
+    expect(registry.bufferVersions.get(uri) ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(versionBefore);
   });
 
   it('clears a staged git model when the index no longer contains the file', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.ts b/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.ts
index 9c5de8e3e..37dffb958 100644
--- a/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.ts
+++ b/apps/emdash-desktop/src/renderer/lib/monaco/monaco-model-registry.ts
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@ export class MonacoModelRegistry {
       this.reloadingFromDisk.delete(uri);
       runInAction(() => {
         this.dirtyUris.delete(uri);
+        // setValue fires onDidChangeContent, but it bails while reloadingFromDisk is
+        // set and never bumps bufferVersions — bump it here so preview renderers
+        // re-render (same reasoning as applyDiskUpdate).
+        this.bufferVersions.set(uri, (this.bufferVersions.get(uri) ?? 0) + 1);
       });
     }
     this.pendingConflicts.delete(uri);
@@ -840,6 +844,14 @@ export class MonacoModelRegistry {
         const fullRange = bufEntry.model.getFullModelRange();
         bufEntry.model.applyEdits([{ range: fullRange, text: newContent }], false);
         this.reloadingFromDisk.delete(bufferUri);
+        // applyEdits fires onDidChangeContent, but that listener bails out while
+        // reloadingFromDisk is set, so it never bumps bufferVersions. Bump it here
+        // so observer() renderers that read buffer text (the markdown/html/svg
+        // preview) re-render with the reloaded content instead of staying stale
+        // until the tab is remounted.
+        runInAction(() => {
+          this.bufferVersions.set(bufferUri, (this.bufferVersions.get(bufferUri) ?? 0) + 1);
+        });
       }
       // Clear dirty state — disk now matches buffer (either buffer was synced to disk, or
       // new disk content already matched existing buffer edits).