diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b0dfddadf..ea1e968ace 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ _In development — bullets added per PR; finalized at release._
 ### 🐛 Fixed
 
 - **fix(ws): start the LiveWS sidecar with `cwd` at the package root (global/systemd installs)** — the standalone LiveWS launcher (`scripts/start-ws-server.mjs`) re-spawns itself with `node --import tsx <self>` but did not set `cwd`. When the WebSocket sidecar was launched from outside the package directory — a global npm/homebrew install, or a `systemd`/`launchd` unit started from `$HOME` — Node could not resolve the `tsx` package (`ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND: Cannot find package 'tsx'`), and even from the package directory `tsx` could not resolve the tsconfig `@/*` path aliases (e.g. `@/types/databaseSettings`), so the sidecar never booted. The spawn now pins `cwd` to the package root (the directory above `scripts/`, where `package.json` + `tsconfig.json` live), which resolves both `tsx` discovery and the `@/*` aliases regardless of launch directory. ([#4055](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/issues/4055) — thanks @Rahulsharma0810)
+- **fix(dashboard): Logs page auto-refresh now works in embedded/proxied dashboards** — the Request Logger gated each auto-refresh tick on a static `document.visibilityState === "visible"` read. Hosts that report a permanent non-`"visible"` state without ever firing a `visibilitychange` event (Docker dashboard wrappers, embedded webviews) froze auto-refresh entirely — only the manual Refresh button worked, a regression from 3.8.24's unconditional polling. The pause is now event-driven and fail-open: polling starts enabled and only pauses after a real `visibilitychange` → hidden transition (still preserving the backgrounded-tab optimization for normal browser tabs). ([#4054](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/issues/4054) — thanks @tjengbudi)
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/RequestLoggerV2.tsx b/src/shared/components/RequestLoggerV2.tsx
index 952eaaf29d..0e06d2b25f 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/RequestLoggerV2.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/RequestLoggerV2.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/shared/utils/formatting";
 import { getProviderDisplayLabel } from "@/shared/utils/providerDisplayLabel";
 import useEmailPrivacyStore from "@/store/emailPrivacyStore";
-import {
-  computeLogsSignature,
-  resolveInitialVisibility,
-  shouldAutoRefresh,
-} from "./requestLoggerSignature";
+import { computeLogsSignature, shouldAutoRefresh } from "./requestLoggerSignature";
 import {
   DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SEC,
   clampRefreshIntervalSec,
@@ -153,7 +149,12 @@ const RequestLoggerV2 = forwardRef<RequestLoggerV2Handle, { initialSelectedId?:
     const scrollContainerRef = useRef(null);
     const loadMoreSentinelRef = useRef(null);
     const [providerNodes, setProviderNodes] = useState([]);
-    const visibleRef = useRef(resolveInitialVisibility());
+    // #4054: fail-open. The auto-refresh pause is event-driven — we start assuming
+    // the tab is visible (poll) and only flip to paused on a real `visibilitychange`
+    // → hidden transition. Seeding from a static `document.visibilityState` read froze
+    // polling forever in embedded/proxied hosts that report a permanent non-"visible"
+    // state without ever dispatching the event (Docker dashboard wrappers, webviews).
+    const visibleRef = useRef(true);
 
     // Column visibility with localStorage persistence
     const [visibleColumns, setVisibleColumns] = useState(() => {
@@ -291,10 +292,13 @@ const RequestLoggerV2 = forwardRef<RequestLoggerV2Handle, { initialSelectedId?:
       if (intervalRef.current) clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
       if (!selectedLog && shouldAutoRefresh(recording, limit, PAGE_SIZE)) {
         intervalRef.current = setInterval(() => {
-          // #3972: read live visibility each tick, not a mount-time ref. A tab
-          // mounted while "hidden" with no later `visibilitychange` left the ref
-          // false forever, so auto-refresh never ran (only the manual button did).
-          if (typeof document === "undefined" || document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+          // #3972/#4054: gate on the event-tracked `visibleRef` (fail-open), not a
+          // static `document.visibilityState` read. A real browser tab that goes to
+          // the background fires `visibilitychange` → `visibleRef=false` → we pause
+          // (perf). An embedded/proxied host that misreports a permanent "hidden"
+          // state never fires the event, so `visibleRef` stays `true` and polling
+          // keeps working instead of freezing forever.
+          if (visibleRef.current) {
             fetchLogs(false);
           }
         }, refreshIntervalSec * 1000);
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui/request-logger-autorefresh-visibility-3972.test.tsx b/tests/unit/ui/request-logger-autorefresh-visibility-3972.test.tsx
index 47816d49ab..3990748917 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ui/request-logger-autorefresh-visibility-3972.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/ui/request-logger-autorefresh-visibility-3972.test.tsx
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   setVisibility("visible");
 });
 
-describe("RequestLoggerV2 auto-refresh (#3972)", () => {
+describe("RequestLoggerV2 auto-refresh (#3972 + #4054)", () => {
   it("keeps polling on the interval when the tab becomes visible without a visibilitychange event", async () => {
-    // Mounts while the document reports "hidden" → resolveInitialVisibility() = false.
+    // Mounts while the document reports "hidden", no visibilitychange ever fires.
     setVisibility("hidden");
 
     await act(async () => {
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ describe("RequestLoggerV2 auto-refresh (#3972)", () => {
     expect(callLogsRequests).toBeGreaterThan(afterMount);
   });
 
-  it("does not poll while the tab stays hidden (preserves the hidden-tab optimization)", async () => {
+  it("keeps polling when visibilityState is pinned 'hidden' but no visibilitychange ever fires (#4054)", async () => {
+    // Embedded / proxied dashboard host (e.g. a Docker wrapper or webview) that
+    // reports a permanent non-"visible" state and NEVER dispatches a
+    // `visibilitychange` event. 3.8.24 polled unconditionally; the static-visibility
+    // gate added since then froze auto-refresh in these hosts — only the manual
+    // Refresh button worked, exactly as reported in #4054. The gate must be
+    // fail-open: a host that never signals a *real* background transition keeps
+    // polling.
     setVisibility("hidden");
 
     await act(async () => {
@@ -133,12 +140,40 @@ describe("RequestLoggerV2 auto-refresh (#3972)", () => {
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
     });
     const afterMount = callLogsRequests;
+    expect(afterMount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
 
-    // Stays hidden across two ticks → must not poll.
+    // visibilityState stays "hidden", NO visibilitychange event is dispatched.
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SEC * 1000);
+    });
+
+    expect(callLogsRequests).toBeGreaterThan(afterMount);
+  });
+
+  it("pauses polling after a real visibilitychange → hidden (preserves the backgrounded-tab optimization)", async () => {
+    // The perf guard is now keyed on the *event*, not the static value: a genuine
+    // background transition fires `visibilitychange`, and only then do we pause.
+    setVisibility("visible");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(<RequestLoggerV2 />);
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+    });
+
+    // Real background transition: the state flips AND the browser fires the event.
+    setVisibility("hidden");
+    await act(async () => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    });
+    const afterHidden = callLogsRequests;
+
+    // Stays backgrounded across two ticks → must not poll.
     await act(async () => {
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SEC * 2000);
     });
 
-    expect(callLogsRequests).toBe(afterMount);
+    expect(callLogsRequests).toBe(afterHidden);
   });
 });