diff --git a/e2e/ui/fixtures/furniture-jobs-harness.tsx b/e2e/ui/fixtures/furniture-jobs-harness.tsx
index 9a750678..23c5a0f4 100644
--- a/e2e/ui/fixtures/furniture-jobs-harness.tsx
+++ b/e2e/ui/fixtures/furniture-jobs-harness.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { FurnitureJobHistory } from "@/components/admin/studio/furniture-jobs";
 import { useFurnitureJobs } from "@/components/admin/studio/use-furniture-jobs";
+import { furnitureJobFixture } from "../../../src/test/furniture-jobs-fixtures";
 
 export function FurnitureJobsHarness() {
 	const [completions, setCompletions] = useState(0);
+	const [submitted, setSubmitted] = useState<string>("");
 	const history = useFurnitureJobs(
 		() => setCompletions((value) => value + 1),
 		true,
+		7,
 	);
 	return (
 		<section aria-label="Import history hook">
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				disabled={history.busy}
+				onClick={async () =>
+					setSubmitted(
+						String(
+							await history.submit(furnitureJobFixture.items, {
+								translate: false,
+							}),
+						),
+					)
+				}
+			>
+				Submit import
+			</button>
+			<output aria-label="Submitted">{submitted}</output>
 			<button
 				type="button"
 				onClick={() => {
diff --git a/e2e/ui/furniture-jobs.spec.ts b/e2e/ui/furniture-jobs.spec.ts
index 29d19b38..8b301f28 100644
--- a/e2e/ui/furniture-jobs.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/ui/furniture-jobs.spec.ts
@@ -143,3 +143,46 @@ test("history shows the current phase and validated recovery source", async ({
 		),
 	).toBe(false);
 });
+
+test("uncertain import submissions keep their identity after a page reload", async ({
+	page,
+}) => {
+	const ids: string[] = [];
+	await page.route("**/api/admin/csrf", (route) =>
+		route.fulfill({ json: { token: "a".repeat(64) } }),
+	);
+	await page.route("**/api/admin/studio/import-jobs**", async (route) => {
+		if (route.request().method() !== "POST") {
+			await route.fulfill({ json: { ok: true, jobs: [], nextCursor: null } });
+			return;
+		}
+		const body = route.request().postDataJSON();
+		ids.push(body.id);
+		if (ids.length === 1) await route.abort("failed");
+		else
+			await route.fulfill({
+				json: { ok: true, job: { ...furnitureJobFixture, id: body.id } },
+			});
+	});
+	await page.goto("/admin/jobs-harness");
+	await page
+		.getByRole("button", { name: "Submit import", exact: true })
+		.click();
+	await expect(page.getByLabel("Submitted", { exact: true })).toHaveText(
+		"false",
+	);
+	await page.reload();
+	await page
+		.getByRole("button", { name: "Submit import", exact: true })
+		.click();
+	await expect(page.getByLabel("Submitted", { exact: true })).toHaveText(
+		"true",
+	);
+	expect(ids).toHaveLength(2);
+	expect(ids[1]).toBe(ids[0]);
+	await page
+		.getByRole("button", { name: "Submit import", exact: true })
+		.click();
+	await expect.poll(() => ids.length).toBe(3);
+	expect(ids[2]).not.toBe(ids[0]);
+});
diff --git a/src/app/admin/studio/furni/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/studio/furni/page.tsx
index 944cb99b..b3540d65 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/studio/furni/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/studio/furni/page.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default async function StudioFurniPage(_props: {
 
 	return (
 		<StudioClient
+			actorId={Number(session.user.id)}
 			source={buildFurniImportSource(hotel)}
 			initialTree={catalogTree}
 			defaultTranslate={translateEnabled}
diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.test.ts
index 0b9dbcca..80b568a7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	attachment: vi.fn(),
 	guard: vi.fn(),
 	create: vi.fn(),
+	read: vi.fn(),
 	list: vi.fn(),
 	page: vi.fn(),
 	retry: vi.fn(),
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/services/furni-job-store", async (original) => ({
 	...(await original<typeof import("@/lib/services/furni-job-store")>()),
 	ImportJobStore: class {
 		create = mocks.create;
+		read = mocks.read;
 		list = mocks.list;
 		page = mocks.page;
 		retry = mocks.retry;
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ const request = (body: unknown) =>
 	});
 beforeEach(() => {
 	mocks.create.mockClear();
+	mocks.read.mockRejectedValue(
+		Object.assign(Error("missing"), { code: "ENOENT" }),
+	);
 	mocks.list.mockClear();
 	mocks.after.mockClear();
 	mocks.ping.mockResolvedValue("PONG");
@@ -234,3 +239,36 @@ it("rejects invalid recovery attachment paths", async () => {
 	).toBe(400);
 	expect(mocks.retry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
+
+it("recovers accepted requests even when Redis and the source are unavailable", async () => {
+	const body = { id: randomUUID(), sourceId: "source", items: [item] };
+	mocks.source.mockResolvedValue({ id: "source" });
+	const accepted = await POST(request(body), ctx);
+	const saved = (await accepted.json()).job;
+	mocks.read.mockResolvedValue({ ...saved, state: "completed" });
+	mocks.ping.mockRejectedValue(Error("offline"));
+	mocks.source.mockResolvedValue(null);
+	const replay = await POST(request(body), ctx);
+	expect(replay.status).toBe(200);
+	expect((await replay.json()).job).toMatchObject({
+		id: body.id,
+		state: "completed",
+	});
+	expect(mocks.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+it("rejects changed content for an accepted request instead of reporting false success", async () => {
+	const body = { id: randomUUID(), items: [item] };
+	const accepted = await POST(request(body), ctx);
+	mocks.read.mockResolvedValue((await accepted.json()).job);
+	const replay = await POST(request({ ...body, translate: true }), ctx);
+	expect(replay.status).toBe(409);
+	expect(mocks.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+it("does not recover a different owner's request", async () => {
+	const body = { id: randomUUID(), items: [item] };
+	const accepted = await POST(request(body), ctx);
+	mocks.read.mockResolvedValue({ ...(await accepted.json()).job, userId: 99 });
+	const replay = await POST(request(body), ctx);
+	expect(replay.status).toBe(409);
+	expect((await replay.json()).job).toBeUndefined();
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.ts
index a5e71339..b71f8042 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/studio/import-jobs/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { after } from "next/server";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { apiError, apiJson, apiOk } from "@/lib/api";
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ import { PERMS } from "@/lib/permission-slugs";
 import { redis } from "@/lib/redis";
 import { getSource } from "@/lib/services/clone-sources";
 import { readFurnitureAttachment } from "@/lib/services/furni-attachment";
-import { ImportJobStore, validJobId } from "@/lib/services/furni-job-store";
+import {
+	ImportJobStore,
+	ImportRequestConflict,
+	validJobId,
+} from "@/lib/services/furni-job-store";
 import { drainFurnitureImports } from "@/lib/services/furni-job-worker";
 
 const schema = z.object({
@@ -78,28 +83,55 @@ export const POST = withAdmin(
 				"Invalid furniture import request (maximum 500 items)",
 				400,
 			);
+		const store = new ImportJobStore(),
+			body = parsed.data;
+		const unique = [
+			...new Map(body.items.map((item) => [item.classname, item])).values(),
+		];
+		// Hash validated request fields before worker checkpoints can change the job.
+		const { id: _id, ...input } = body;
+		const requestFingerprint = createHash("sha256")
+			.update(JSON.stringify({ ...input, items: unique }))
+			.digest("hex");
+		const existing = await store.read(body.id).catch((error) => {
+			if (error.code === "ENOENT") return null;
+			throw error;
+		});
+		if (existing) {
+			// Legacy jobs have no immutable fingerprint: never infer equivalence from progress.
+			if (
+				existing.userId !== ctx.session.user.id ||
+				existing.requestFingerprint !== requestFingerprint
+			)
+				return apiError("Request ID already used", 409);
+			after(drainFurnitureImports);
+			return apiOk({ job: existing });
+		}
 		if (!redis || (await redis.ping().catch(() => null)) !== "PONG")
 			return apiError(
 				"Background import queue is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.",
 				503,
 			);
-		if (parsed.data.sourceId && !(await getSource(parsed.data.sourceId)))
+		if (body.sourceId && !(await getSource(body.sourceId)))
 			return apiError("Source not found", 404);
-		const store = new ImportJobStore(),
-			body = parsed.data;
 		const createdAt = new Date().toISOString();
-		const unique = [
-			...new Map(body.items.map((item) => [item.classname, item])).values(),
-		];
-		const job = await store.create({
-			...body,
-			userId: ctx.session.user.id,
-			operationId: getRequestId(),
-			createdAt,
-			updatedAt: createdAt,
-			state: "queued",
-			items: unique.map((item) => ({ ...item, state: "pending" })),
-		});
+		let job: Awaited<ReturnType<ImportJobStore["create"]>>;
+		try {
+			job = await store.create({
+				...body,
+				requestFingerprint,
+				userId: ctx.session.user.id,
+				operationId: getRequestId(),
+				createdAt,
+				updatedAt: createdAt,
+				state: "queued",
+				items: unique.map((item) => ({ ...item, state: "pending" })),
+			});
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error instanceof ImportRequestConflict)
+				return apiError("Request ID already used", 409);
+			throw error;
+		}
 		after(drainFurnitureImports);
 		return apiOk({ job });
 	},
diff --git a/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.test.ts b/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f85b4bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createFurnitureImportRequests } from "./furniture-import-requests";
+
+function storage() {
+	const entries = new Map<string, string>();
+	return {
+		entries,
+		getItem: (key: string) => entries.get(key) ?? null,
+		setItem: (key: string, value: string) => {
+			entries.set(key, value);
+		},
+		removeItem: (key: string) => {
+			entries.delete(key);
+		},
+	};
+}
+it("reuses an uncertain request across reloads without storing furniture content", async () => {
+	const saved = storage();
+	const first = await createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved).get(
+		'{"name":"private furniture"}',
+	);
+	const resumed = await createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved).get(
+		'{"name":"private furniture"}',
+	);
+	expect(resumed.id).toBe(first.id);
+	expect(JSON.stringify([...saved.entries])).not.toContain("private furniture");
+});
+it("keeps pending requests distinct across accounts and changed selections", async () => {
+	const saved = storage();
+	const client = createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved);
+	const first = await client.get("chair");
+	const second = await client.get("lamp");
+	const other = await createFurnitureImportRequests(8, () => saved).get(
+		"chair",
+	);
+	expect(new Set([first.id, second.id, other.id]).size).toBe(3);
+	expect((await client.get("chair")).id).toBe(first.id);
+});
+it("starts a new request only after the previous one was acknowledged", async () => {
+	const saved = storage();
+	const client = createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved);
+	const pending = await client.get("chair");
+	client.acknowledge(pending);
+	expect(
+		(await createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved).get("chair")).id,
+	).not.toBe(pending.id);
+});
+it("keeps request identity in memory if session storage is unavailable", async () => {
+	const client = createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => {
+		throw Error("denied");
+	});
+	const pending = await client.get("chair");
+	expect((await client.get("chair")).id).toBe(pending.id);
+	client.acknowledge(pending);
+	expect((await client.get("chair")).id).not.toBe(pending.id);
+});
+it("does not persist an unscoped request and ignores corrupt saved IDs", async () => {
+	const saved = storage();
+	await createFurnitureImportRequests(undefined, () => saved).get("chair");
+	expect(saved.entries.size).toBe(0);
+	const first = await createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved).get(
+		"chair",
+	);
+	saved.setItem(first.key, "../invalid");
+	const repaired = await createFurnitureImportRequests(7, () => saved).get(
+		"chair",
+	);
+	expect(repaired.id).not.toBe("../invalid");
+	expect(saved.getItem(first.key)).toBe(repaired.id);
+});
diff --git a/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.ts b/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..969f2e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/admin/studio/furniture-import-requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+type RequestIdentity = { key: string; id: string };
+type RequestStorage = Pick<Storage, "getItem" | "setItem" | "removeItem">;
+
+/** Store only request identities; furniture payloads and files stay out of browser storage. */
+export function createFurnitureImportRequests(
+	actorId?: number,
+	storage: () => RequestStorage = () => sessionStorage,
+) {
+	const pending = new Map<string, string>();
+	const scoped = Number.isSafeInteger(actorId) && Number(actorId) > 0;
+	return {
+		async get(payload: string): Promise<RequestIdentity> {
+			const digest = await crypto.subtle.digest(
+				"SHA-256",
+				new TextEncoder().encode(payload),
+			);
+			const fingerprint = Array.from(new Uint8Array(digest), (byte) =>
+				byte.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"),
+			).join("");
+			const key = `furniture-import-request:studio:${actorId ?? "memory"}:${fingerprint}`;
+			let id = pending.get(key);
+			if (!id && scoped) {
+				try {
+					const stored = storage().getItem(key);
+					if (
+						stored &&
+						/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i.test(
+							stored,
+						)
+					)
+						id = stored;
+				} catch {
+					/* Keep in-memory recovery when browser storage is unavailable. */
+				}
+			}
+			id ||= crypto.randomUUID();
+			pending.set(key, id);
+			if (scoped) {
+				try {
+					storage().setItem(key, id);
+				} catch {
+					/* The current page can still retry safely. */
+				}
+			}
+			return { key, id };
+		},
+		acknowledge(request: RequestIdentity) {
+			if (pending.get(request.key) === request.id) pending.delete(request.key);
+			if (scoped) {
+				try {
+					if (storage().getItem(request.key) === request.id)
+						storage().removeItem(request.key);
+				} catch {
+					/* A later replay remains safe on the server. */
+				}
+			}
+		},
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/components/admin/studio/studio-client.tsx b/src/components/admin/studio/studio-client.tsx
index 73482336..720b47b1 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/studio/studio-client.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/studio/studio-client.tsx
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ const TABLE_COLS =
 const TABLE_ROW_H = 40;
 
 export function StudioClient({
+	actorId,
 	source,
 	initialTree,
 	defaultTranslate,
 }: {
+	actorId?: number;
 	source: FurniImportSource;
 	initialTree: TreeNode[];
 	defaultTranslate: boolean;
@@ -180,10 +182,14 @@ export function StudioClient({
 		single: boolean;
 		cloneAll?: boolean;
 	} | null>(null);
-	const jobs = useFurnitureJobs(() => {
-		void fetchItems(activeSearch, 1, activeSource);
-		void fetchStats();
-	});
+	const jobs = useFurnitureJobs(
+		() => {
+			void fetchItems(activeSearch, 1, activeSource);
+			void fetchStats();
+		},
+		false,
+		actorId,
+	);
 	const [preparingReview, setPreparingReview] = useState(false);
 	// Catalog tree
 	const [tree] = useState<TreeNode[]>(initialTree);
diff --git a/src/components/admin/studio/use-furniture-jobs.ts b/src/components/admin/studio/use-furniture-jobs.ts
index 60e45b4a..66685801 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/studio/use-furniture-jobs.ts
+++ b/src/components/admin/studio/use-furniture-jobs.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useVisiblePolling } from "@/hooks/use-visible-polling";
 import { adminFetch } from "@/lib/admin-fetch";
 import type { ImportJobItem } from "@/lib/furni/import-job";
+import { createFurnitureImportRequests } from "./furniture-import-requests";
 import {
 	createFurnitureJobsClient,
 	FurnitureJobsHttpError,
@@ -14,7 +15,11 @@ import {
 	readFurnitureJobResponse,
 } from "./furniture-jobs-query";
 
-export function useFurnitureJobs(onComplete: () => void, paginated = false) {
+export function useFurnitureJobs(
+	onComplete: () => void,
+	paginated = false,
+	actorId?: number,
+) {
 	const t = useTranslations("pages.admin.importHistory");
 	const [client] = useState(createFurnitureJobsClient);
 	const cursor = useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -38,7 +43,10 @@ export function useFurnitureJobs(onComplete: () => void, paginated = false) {
 	const completed = useRef(new Set<string>());
 	const callback = useRef(onComplete);
 	callback.current = onComplete;
-	const request = useRef<{ payload: string; id: string } | null>(null);
+	const requests = useMemo(
+		() => createFurnitureImportRequests(actorId),
+		[actorId],
+	);
 	const submitting = useRef(false);
 	useEffect(
 		() => () => {
@@ -154,16 +162,21 @@ export function useFurnitureJobs(onComplete: () => void, paginated = false) {
 		setBusy(true);
 		const body = { items, ...options },
 			payload = JSON.stringify(body);
-		if (request.current?.payload !== payload)
-			request.current = { payload, id: crypto.randomUUID() };
+
 		try {
+			const request = await requests.get(payload);
 			const response = await adminFetch("/api/admin/studio/import-jobs", {
 				method: "POST",
 				headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-				body: JSON.stringify({ ...body, id: request.current.id }),
+				body: JSON.stringify({ ...body, id: request.id }),
 			});
-			await readFurnitureJobResponse(response, "Could not queue import");
-			request.current = null;
+			const accepted = await readFurnitureJobResponse(
+				response,
+				"Could not queue import",
+			);
+			if (accepted.id !== request.id)
+				throw Error("Could not confirm the queued import");
+			requests.acknowledge(request);
 			await client.cancelQueries();
 			resetPage();
 			await refresh();
diff --git a/src/lib/furni/import-job.ts b/src/lib/furni/import-job.ts
index 8b5c2414..26c36cdb 100644
--- a/src/lib/furni/import-job.ts
+++ b/src/lib/furni/import-job.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface ImportJob {
 	mode?: "repair";
 	syncKind?: "official" | "clone";
 	operationId?: string;
+	requestFingerprint?: string;
 	retryOf?: string;
 	id: string;
 	userId: number;
diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.test.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.test.ts
index c2a68d28..7ca7e1a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.test.ts
@@ -243,11 +243,12 @@ it("attaches recovery files only to safe failed items and preserves retry histor
 	).rejects.toThrow("latest retry");
 });
 
-it("clears old source provenance and phase when creating a retry", async () => {
+it("clears old source provenance, request identity and phase when creating a retry", async () => {
 	const s = await store();
 	const original: ImportJob = {
 		...job(),
 		state: "completed",
+		requestFingerprint: "original-request",
 		items: [
 			{
 				id: 1,
@@ -271,7 +272,49 @@ it("clears old source provenance and phase when creating a retry", async () => {
 	};
 	await s.create(original);
 	const child = await s.retry(original.id, 4);
+	expect(child?.requestFingerprint).toBeUndefined();
 	expect(child?.items[0].phase).toBeUndefined();
 	expect(child?.items[0].recoveredSource).toBeUndefined();
 	expect(child?.items[0].sourceAttempt).toBeUndefined();
 });
+
+it("rejects reuse of a request ID with a different immutable fingerprint", async () => {
+	const s = await store();
+	const original = { ...job(), requestFingerprint: "original" };
+	await s.create(original);
+	await expect(
+		s.create({ ...original, requestFingerprint: "changed" }),
+	).rejects.toThrow("Request ID already used");
+	expect((await s.read(original.id)).requestFingerprint).toBe("original");
+});
+it("preserves the request identity while checkpoint data changes", async () => {
+	const s = await store();
+	const original = { ...job(), requestFingerprint: "original" };
+	await s.create(original);
+	await s.save({ ...original, state: "completed" });
+	expect((await s.create(original)).state).toBe("completed");
+});
+it("does not guess request identity for legacy jobs without a fingerprint", async () => {
+	const s = await store();
+	const original = job();
+	await s.create(original);
+	await expect(
+		s.create({ ...original, requestFingerprint: "new" }),
+	).rejects.toThrow("Request ID already used");
+});
+
+it("rejects concurrent conflicting submissions without overwriting the winner", async () => {
+	const s = await store();
+	const original = { ...job(), requestFingerprint: "one" };
+	const results = await Promise.allSettled([
+		s.create(original),
+		s.create({ ...original, requestFingerprint: "two" }),
+	]);
+	expect(
+		results.filter((result) => result.status === "fulfilled"),
+	).toHaveLength(1);
+	expect(results.filter((result) => result.status === "rejected")).toHaveLength(
+		1,
+	);
+	expect(await s.list()).toHaveLength(1);
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.ts
index e9eacca0..82f9f1fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-job-store.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const validJobId = (value: unknown): value is string =>
 	/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i.test(
 		value,
 	);
+export class ImportRequestConflict extends Error {
+	constructor() {
+		super("Request ID already used");
+	}
+}
 export class ImportJobStore {
 	constructor(readonly root = importRoot()) {}
 	async save(job: ImportJob) {
@@ -31,8 +36,11 @@ export class ImportJobStore {
 		} catch (error) {
 			if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== "EEXIST") throw error;
 			const existing = await this.read(job.id);
-			if (existing.userId !== job.userId)
-				throw Error("Request ID already used");
+			if (
+				existing.userId !== job.userId ||
+				existing.requestFingerprint !== job.requestFingerprint
+			)
+				throw new ImportRequestConflict();
 			return existing;
 		} finally {
 			await fs.unlink(tmp);
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ export class ImportJobStore {
 			...original,
 			id: retryId,
 			retryOf: id,
+			requestFingerprint: undefined,
 			createdAt: now,
 			updatedAt: now,
 			state: "queued",