diff --git a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
index 773fe62..cde1670 100644
--- a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ async function proxy(request: NextRequest, pathSegments: string[]) {
   const search = url.search;
   const isLogin = request.method === "POST" && targetPath === "v1/auth/login";
   const isLogout = request.method === "POST" && targetPath === "v1/auth/logout";
+  const isSse =
+    request.method === "GET" && targetPath === "v1/admin/viewers/events";
 
   const headers = new Headers();
   const contentType = request.headers.get("content-type");
   if (contentType) headers.set("content-type", contentType);
   const cookie = request.headers.get("cookie");
   if (cookie) headers.set("cookie", cookie);
-  headers.set("accept", "application/json");
+  headers.set("accept", isSse ? "text/event-stream" : "application/json");
 
   const body =
     request.method !== "GET" && request.method !== "HEAD"
@@ -86,6 +88,10 @@ async function proxy(request: NextRequest, pathSegments: string[]) {
         headers,
         body,
         redirect: "manual",
+        // SSE must not be aborted when the proxy function "returns" the stream
+        ...(isSse
+          ? { cache: "no-store" as RequestCache, signal: request.signal }
+          : {}),
       });
 
       // Special-case auth so the session cookie is owned by admin.vonas.nl
@@ -130,6 +136,34 @@ async function proxy(request: NextRequest, pathSegments: string[]) {
         return response;
       }
 
+      if (isSse) {
+        if (!upstream.ok) {
+          const errBody = await upstream.arrayBuffer();
+          return new NextResponse(errBody, {
+            status: upstream.status,
+            headers: {
+              "content-type":
+                upstream.headers.get("content-type") ?? "application/json",
+            },
+          });
+        }
+        if (!upstream.body) {
+          return NextResponse.json(
+            { error: { code: "UPSTREAM_ERROR", message: "SSE stream missing body" } },
+            { status: 502 }
+          );
+        }
+        return new NextResponse(upstream.body, {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "text/event-stream; charset=utf-8",
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-transform",
+            Connection: "keep-alive",
+            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
       const responseBody = await upstream.arrayBuffer();
       const response = new NextResponse(responseBody, { status: upstream.status });
       response.headers.set(
diff --git a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/viewers/page.tsx b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/viewers/page.tsx
index cf51d02..e4bb2c4 100644
--- a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/viewers/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/viewers/page.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,48 @@ export default function ViewersPage() {
       .catch(() => undefined);
   }, [load]);
 
+  // Live updates via SSE (device link, login lock, CRUD). Geen interval-poll.
+  // Overslaan tijdens typen; formuliervelden zitten in aparte state en blijven staan.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let debounce: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+    const isTyping = () => {
+      const el = document.activeElement;
+      if (!el || !(el instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
+      const tag = el.tagName;
+      return tag === "INPUT" || tag === "TEXTAREA" || tag === "SELECT" || el.isContentEditable;
+    };
+    const scheduleRefresh = () => {
+      if (isTyping()) return;
+      if (debounce) clearTimeout(debounce);
+      debounce = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (!isTyping()) load();
+      }, 200);
+    };
+
+    const es = new EventSource("/api/v1/admin/viewers/events");
+    es.addEventListener("viewers", (ev) => {
+      try {
+        const data = JSON.parse((ev as MessageEvent).data) as { type?: string };
+        if (data.type === "hello") return;
+      } catch {
+        // still refresh on malformed payloads
+      }
+      scheduleRefresh();
+    });
+
+    // Fallback als je terugkomt op het tabblad (bijv. na korte netwerk-dip)
+    const onVisibility = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "visible") scheduleRefresh();
+    };
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (debounce) clearTimeout(debounce);
+      es.close();
+      document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+    };
+  }, [load]);
+
   const stats = useMemo(() => {
     const active = viewers.filter((v) => v.enabled).length;
     const appOn = viewers.filter((v) => v.appAccess).length;
@@ -809,6 +851,9 @@ export default function ViewersPage() {
                 />
               </label>
               <div className="sidebar-tools">
+                <button type="button" onClick={() => load()} title="Lijst opnieuw laden">
+                  Vernieuwen
+                </button>
                 {playConfig?.configured ? (
                   <>
                     <button type="button" disabled={bulkBusy} onClick={() => void bulkAction("sync-all")}>
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/admin-events.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/admin-events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feaea8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/admin-events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * In-process fan-out for admin UI SSE (/api/v1/admin/viewers/events).
+ * Single master-api instance — fine for this deploy. No Redis needed.
+ */
+
+export type ViewerAdminEvent = {
+  type: string;
+  viewerId?: string;
+  at: number;
+};
+
+type Listener = (event: ViewerAdminEvent) => void;
+
+const listeners = new Set<Listener>();
+
+export function notifyViewersChanged(
+  type: string,
+  opts?: { viewerId?: string }
+): void {
+  if (listeners.size === 0) return;
+  const event: ViewerAdminEvent = {
+    type,
+    viewerId: opts?.viewerId,
+    at: Date.now(),
+  };
+  for (const listener of listeners) {
+    try {
+      listener(event);
+    } catch {
+      // never break the mutation path for a broken SSE client
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function subscribeViewersChanged(listener: Listener): () => void {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(listener);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/routes.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/routes.ts
index 537b931..6f0b2f4 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/routes.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ViewerProfileService } from "./profiles";
 import type { DownloadService } from "../downloads/service";
 import type { SubtitleSource } from "../opensubtitles/client";
 import { GooglePlayAccessService } from "../google-play/service";
+import { subscribeViewersChanged } from "./admin-events";
 
 export function registerViewerRoutes(
   app: FastifyInstance,
@@ -24,6 +25,50 @@ export function registerViewerRoutes(
     return { viewers: await viewers.listViewers() };
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Live updates for admin UI (device link, login lock, CRUD).
+   * One long-lived connection per open viewers page; heartbeats keep proxies happy.
+   */
+  app.get(
+    "/api/v1/admin/viewers/events",
+    {
+      preHandler: requireAdmin,
+      config: { rateLimit: false },
+    },
+    (request, reply) => {
+      reply.hijack();
+      const res = reply.raw;
+      res.writeHead(200, {
+        "Content-Type": "text/event-stream; charset=utf-8",
+        "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-transform",
+        Connection: "keep-alive",
+        "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+      });
+
+      const write = (chunk: string) => {
+        if (!res.writableEnded) res.write(chunk);
+      };
+
+      write(": connected\n\n");
+      write(`event: viewers\ndata: ${JSON.stringify({ type: "hello", at: Date.now() })}\n\n`);
+
+      const unsubscribe = subscribeViewersChanged((event) => {
+        write(`event: viewers\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(event)}\n\n`);
+      });
+
+      const ping = setInterval(() => {
+        write(`: ping ${Date.now()}\n\n`);
+      }, 20_000);
+
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        clearInterval(ping);
+        unsubscribe();
+      };
+
+      request.raw.on("close", cleanup);
+      request.raw.on("error", cleanup);
+    }
+  );
   app.post("/api/v1/admin/viewers", { preHandler: requireAdmin }, async (request) => {
     const body = request.body as {
       email?: string;
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/service.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/service.ts
index bc0aab7..b93c1be 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/service.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/service.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   kidsSeriesSql,
   isKidsBlockedTitle,
 } from "./kids-filter";
+import { notifyViewersChanged } from "./admin-events";
 
 const CODE_TTL_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
 const CODE_ALPHABET = "ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789";
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export class ViewerService {
       },
     });
     await ensureOwnerProfile(viewer.id, viewer.name);
+    notifyViewersChanged("viewer.created", { viewerId: viewer.id });
     return viewer;
   }
 
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ export class ViewerService {
     if (!existing) throw new AppError("NOT_FOUND", "Gebruiker niet gevonden", 404);
     // Cascade: profiles, devices, prefs, favorites, iptv-lijn; addon-tokens blijven (viewerUserId → null)
     await prisma.viewerUser.delete({ where: { id } });
+    notifyViewersChanged("viewer.deleted", { viewerId: id });
     return { ok: true };
   }
 
@@ -291,14 +294,24 @@ export class ViewerService {
     } else if (patch.passwordHash) {
       await this.clearLoginLock(updated.email.toLowerCase());
     }
+    if (Object.keys(patch).length > 0) {
+      notifyViewersChanged("viewer.updated", { viewerId: updated.id });
+    }
     return updated;
   }
 
   async revokeDevice(deviceId: string) {
+    const device = await prisma.viewerDevice.findUnique({
+      where: { id: deviceId },
+      select: { id: true, viewerUserId: true },
+    });
     await prisma.viewerDevice.update({
       where: { id: deviceId },
       data: { revoked: true, refreshTokenHash: hashToken(`revoked:${deviceId}:${Date.now()}`) },
     });
+    if (device) {
+      notifyViewersChanged("device.revoked", { viewerId: device.viewerUserId });
+    }
     return { ok: true };
   }
 
@@ -448,6 +461,7 @@ export class ViewerService {
 
     if (!device) return { status: "already_linked" as const };
 
+    notifyViewersChanged("device.linked", { viewerId: viewer.id });
     return {
       status: "linked" as const,
       refreshToken,
@@ -553,6 +567,7 @@ export class ViewerService {
     await this.clearLoginLock(email);
     await ensureOwnerProfile(viewer.id, viewer.name);
 
+    notifyViewersChanged("device.login", { viewerId: viewer.id });
     return {
       refreshToken,
       device: { id: device.id, name: device.name, platform: device.platform },
@@ -590,15 +605,28 @@ export class ViewerService {
     const failedCount = baseCount + 1;
     const lockedUntil =
       failedCount >= LOGIN_MAX_FAILURES ? new Date(now + LOGIN_LOCK_MS) : null;
-    return prisma.viewerLoginLock.upsert({
+    const lock = await prisma.viewerLoginLock.upsert({
       where: { email },
       create: { email, failedCount, lockedUntil },
       update: { failedCount, lockedUntil },
     });
+    const viewer = await prisma.viewerUser.findUnique({
+      where: { email },
+      select: { id: true },
+    });
+    notifyViewersChanged("login.lock", { viewerId: viewer?.id });
+    return lock;
   }
 
   private async clearLoginLock(email: string) {
-    await prisma.viewerLoginLock.deleteMany({ where: { email } });
+    const result = await prisma.viewerLoginLock.deleteMany({ where: { email } });
+    if (result.count > 0) {
+      const viewer = await prisma.viewerUser.findUnique({
+        where: { email },
+        select: { id: true },
+      });
+      notifyViewersChanged("login.unlock", { viewerId: viewer?.id });
+    }
   }
 
   async authFromBearer(authHeader?: string): Promise<AuthedViewer> {