diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8249-github-import-translation-status.md b/.changeset/fn-8249-github-import-translation-status.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb80336673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8249-github-import-translation-status.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: The Import from GitHub screen now shows a status indicator while issues are being translated.
+category: feature
+dev: GitHubImportModal renders the existing auto-translate loading and error state as a polite status indicator; migration 0019 backfills historic blank cache partitions so reopened stores serve durable translations.
diff --git a/docs/dashboard-guide.md b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
index bd8b6453bf..df715d3b40 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard-guide.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard-guide.md
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Use Import Tasks on desktop/tablet:
 3. Stay on **Issues** or switch to **Pull Requests**, then optionally enter issue label filters before loading results.
    Expected outcome: the list pane shows matching open issues or pull requests and marks entries that already exist on the board. Use **Hide imported** beside the imported count to remove those unavailable rows from the current Issues, Pull Requests, or GitLab list; turning it off restores the greyed **Imported** rows. After a successful GitHub or GitLab import, the source row is marked **Imported** and made unavailable immediately, without waiting for the board list to refresh.
 4. Select an issue or pull request row.
-   Expected outcome: the full-width candidate list stays visible while its title, source link, body, labels or PR metadata, and import controls open in a draggable and resizable detail window. On mobile, that detail is a full-screen sheet. When selected title/body content is in another language, the detail offers **Translate**, **Show original** / **Show translation**, and **Dismiss**; translation is display-only. With GitHub import auto-translate enabled, every reachable page of open GitHub issues is translated as you page through the fetched list (up to the 300-issue fetch cap per one-hour translate budget); repeat views use the translation cache. Pull request and GitLab lists retain the per-selection translation flow. A pull request preview also shows its checks; use **Refresh checks** to fetch current GitHub check status and comments without reopening the detail. Each failed check has a **Create fix task** action that creates a new task prefilled with the repository, PR, branches, check status, and check-details link.
+   Expected outcome: the full-width candidate list stays visible while its title, source link, body, labels or PR metadata, and import controls open in a draggable and resizable detail window. On mobile, that detail is a full-screen sheet. When selected title/body content is in another language, the detail offers **Translate**, **Show original** / **Show translation**, and **Dismiss**; translation is display-only. With GitHub import auto-translate enabled, every reachable page of open GitHub issues is translated as you page through the fetched list (up to the 300-issue fetch cap per one-hour translate budget); repeat views use the translation cache. While a page is translating, the issues list shows a **Translating…** status indicator and surfaces any translation failure without blocking import or browsing. Pull request and GitLab lists retain the per-selection translation flow. A pull request preview also shows its checks; use **Refresh checks** to fetch current GitHub check status and comments without reopening the detail. Each failed check has a **Create fix task** action that creates a new task prefilled with the repository, PR, branches, check status, and check-details link.
 <!--
 FNXC:GitHubImportDocs 2026-07-17-12:00:
 Import Tasks documentation distinguishes Add comment (an upstream GitHub mutation) from Import as task
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/import-translation-cache.pg.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/import-translation-cache.pg.test.ts
index 124b13776e..1612280f3b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/import-translation-cache.pg.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/import-translation-cache.pg.test.ts
@@ -46,14 +46,21 @@ async function reopenStore(harness: PgTestHarness, projectId?: string): Promise<
 }
 
 pgDescribe("import translation cache persistence (PostgreSQL)", () => {
-  it("records then reads a translation from a fresh store against the same database", async () => {
+  /*
+  FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:00:
+  Both GitHub and GitLab use this durable cache contract. Reopen a real
+  PostgreSQL-backed store rather than a mock so either provider cannot silently
+  re-bill translation after the daemon restarts.
+  */
+  it.each(["github", "gitlab"] as const)("records then reads a %s translation from a fresh store against the same database", async (provider) => {
     const harness = await createTaskStoreForTest({ prefix: "fusion_translation_cache" });
     let reopened: { store: TaskStore; layer: AsyncDataLayer } | null = null;
+    const providerKey = { ...key, provider };
     try {
-      await harness.store.recordImportTranslation(key, value, "2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z");
+      await harness.store.recordImportTranslation(providerKey, value, "2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z");
       reopened = await reopenStore(harness);
 
-      await expect(reopened.store.getImportTranslation(key)).resolves.toEqual({
+      await expect(reopened.store.getImportTranslation(providerKey)).resolves.toEqual({
         ...value,
         recordedAt: "2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z",
       });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/schema-applier.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/schema-applier.test.ts
index dc80377e19..43bf880a48 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/schema-applier.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/postgres/schema-applier.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   MISSION_FIX_IDEMPOTENCY_VERSION,
   IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_VERSION,
   IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
+  IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
   OWNER_PROJECT_ID_SPLIT_VERSION,
   /*
   FNXC:PostgresSchema 2026-07-16-08:00:
@@ -145,6 +146,12 @@ describe("schema-applier: immutable migration identities", () => {
     expect(Number(SCHEMA_BASELINE_VERSION)).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(Number(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION));
   });
 
+  it("keeps the import translation legacy-partition backfill assigned to version 0019", () => {
+    expect(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION).toBe("0019");
+    expect(Number(SCHEMA_BASELINE_VERSION))
+      .toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(Number(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION));
+  });
+
   it("keeps the per-task merger model lane assigned to version 0017", () => {
     expect(TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION).toBe("0017");
     expect(Number(SCHEMA_BASELINE_VERSION)).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(Number(TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION));
@@ -1135,6 +1142,7 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
       IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
       TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION,
       BULK_COMPLETION_REFUSAL_AT_VERSION,
+      IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
     ]);
     expect((await applySchemaBaseline(ctx.db, { pluginHooks: [] })).applied).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -1179,6 +1187,7 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
       IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
       TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION,
       BULK_COMPLETION_REFUSAL_AT_VERSION,
+      IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -1223,6 +1232,42 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
     expect(await getAppliedMigrations(ctx.db)).toContain(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION);
   });
 
+  /*
+  FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:48:
+  Existing deployments can contain a blank cache partition from pre-0016
+  writes. Recreate that durable row, then apply only the new forward migration
+  and prove the post-restart legacy scope can discover it.
+  */
+  it("backfills historic blank import translation cache partitions", async () => {
+    ctx = await setupFreshDb();
+    await applySchemaBaseline(ctx.db, { pluginHooks: [] });
+    await ctx.db.execute(sql.raw(`
+      ALTER TABLE project.import_translation_cache DISABLE TRIGGER fusion_assign_project_id;
+      ALTER TABLE project.import_translation_cache DISABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+      INSERT INTO project.import_translation_cache (
+        project_id, provider, repo_key, issue_number, target_locale, source_hash,
+        translated_title, translated_body, detected_locale, recorded_at
+      ) VALUES (
+        '', 'github', 'owner/repo', 42, 'en', 'legacy-source-hash',
+        'Translated title', 'Translated body', NULL, '2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z'
+      );
+      ALTER TABLE project.import_translation_cache ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+      ALTER TABLE project.import_translation_cache ENABLE TRIGGER fusion_assign_project_id;
+      DELETE FROM public.fusion_schema_migrations WHERE version = '0019';
+    `));
+
+    expect(await getAppliedMigrations(ctx.db))
+      .not.toContain(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION);
+    expect((await applySchemaBaseline(ctx.db, { pluginHooks: [] })).applied).toBe(true);
+
+    await expect(ctx.db.execute(sql`
+      SELECT project_id FROM project.import_translation_cache
+      WHERE provider = 'github' AND repo_key = 'owner/repo' AND issue_number = 42
+    `)).resolves.toEqual([{ project_id: "__legacy_unscoped__" }]);
+    expect(await getAppliedMigrations(ctx.db))
+      .toContain(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION);
+  });
+
   it("upgrades a 0001 database by backfilling analytics ownership", async () => {
     ctx = await setupFreshDb();
     await applySchemaBaseline(ctx.db, { pluginHooks: [] });
@@ -1276,6 +1321,7 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
       IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
       TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION,
       BULK_COMPLETION_REFUSAL_AT_VERSION,
+      IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -1334,6 +1380,7 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
       IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
       TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION,
       BULK_COMPLETION_REFUSAL_AT_VERSION,
+      IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -1392,6 +1439,7 @@ pgDescribe("schema-applier: automation project-isolation upgrade", () => {
       IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION,
       TASK_MERGER_MODEL_LANE_VERSION,
       BULK_COMPLETION_REFUSAL_AT_VERSION,
+      IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION,
     ]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/postgres/migrations/0019_import_translation_cache_legacy_partition_backfill.sql b/packages/core/src/postgres/migrations/0019_import_translation_cache_legacy_partition_backfill.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22c3b2fac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/postgres/migrations/0019_import_translation_cache_legacy_partition_backfill.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:48:
+Migration 0016 fixed the cache partition contract for new writes, but it did
+not rewrite translations recorded before that fix with a blank project_id.
+A restarted unbound store now reads __legacy_unscoped__, so backfill historic
+blank rows into that same partition to serve the cache instead of re-billing
+translation. When both partitions contain one cache key, retain the most
+recently recorded value before normalizing the remaining legacy row.
+*/
+DELETE FROM project.import_translation_cache AS normalized
+USING project.import_translation_cache AS legacy
+WHERE normalized.project_id = '__legacy_unscoped__'
+  AND btrim(legacy.project_id) = ''
+  AND normalized.provider = legacy.provider
+  AND normalized.repo_key = legacy.repo_key
+  AND normalized.issue_number = legacy.issue_number
+  AND normalized.target_locale = legacy.target_locale
+  AND normalized.recorded_at < legacy.recorded_at;
+
+DELETE FROM project.import_translation_cache AS legacy
+USING project.import_translation_cache AS normalized
+WHERE btrim(legacy.project_id) = ''
+  AND normalized.project_id = '__legacy_unscoped__'
+  AND normalized.provider = legacy.provider
+  AND normalized.repo_key = legacy.repo_key
+  AND normalized.issue_number = legacy.issue_number
+  AND normalized.target_locale = legacy.target_locale;
+
+UPDATE project.import_translation_cache
+SET project_id = '__legacy_unscoped__'
+WHERE btrim(project_id) = '';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/postgres/schema-applier.ts b/packages/core/src/postgres/schema-applier.ts
index 305b9a7424..f51600030f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/postgres/schema-applier.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/postgres/schema-applier.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import { runPluginSchemaInitHooks, DEFAULT_PLUGIN_SCHEMA_INIT_HOOKS, type Plugin
 
 /** The latest PostgreSQL schema version known to this applier. */
 /*
-FNXC:MultiProjectIsolation 2026-07-15-23:40:
-Advances to 0012 after the owner_project_id domain/partition split and chat pin timestamp. Per-migration identities above stay fixed; only this latest-version marker moves.
+FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:48:
+Advances to 0019 for the import-translation legacy-partition backfill. Per-migration identities above stay fixed; only this latest-version marker moves.
 */
-export const SCHEMA_BASELINE_VERSION = "0018";
+export const SCHEMA_BASELINE_VERSION = "0019";
 const INITIAL_SCHEMA_VERSION = "0000";
 const AUTOMATION_ISOLATION_SCHEMA_VERSION = "0001";
 const ANALYTICS_ISOLATION_SCHEMA_VERSION = "0002";
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ export const IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_VERSION = "0010";
  */
 export const IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION = "0016";
 /*
+FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:48:
+0016 aligned future cache writes with the normalized legacy partition, but a
+pre-0016 cache row can still carry a historic blank project_id. Migration 0019
+backfills that durable data before a restarted store scopes cache reads to
+__legacy_unscoped__, preventing an avoidable re-translation.
+*/
+export const IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION = "0019";
+/*
 FNXC:MultiProjectIsolation 2026-07-15-23:40:
 Version 0011 splits the domain "project" field from the RLS partition on the tables
 that conflated them: `project_id` stays the trigger/GUC-owned isolation partition,
@@ -155,6 +163,11 @@ const IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_MIGRATION_PATH = join(
   "migrations",
   "0016_import_translation_cache_scope_fix.sql",
 );
+const IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_MIGRATION_PATH = join(
+  __dirname,
+  "migrations",
+  "0019_import_translation_cache_legacy_partition_backfill.sql",
+);
 const OWNER_PROJECT_ID_SPLIT_MIGRATION_PATH = join(
   __dirname,
   "migrations",
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ export async function applySchemaBaseline(
     const missionFixIdempotencyAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(MISSION_FIX_IDEMPOTENCY_VERSION);
     const importTranslationCacheAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_VERSION);
     const importTranslationCacheScopeFixAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_SCOPE_FIX_VERSION);
+    const importTranslationCacheLegacyPartitionBackfillAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION);
     const ownerProjectIdSplitAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(OWNER_PROJECT_ID_SPLIT_VERSION);
     const chatSessionPinsAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(CHAT_SESSION_PINS_VERSION);
     const executorToolFailureRetryAlreadyApplied = applied.includes(EXECUTOR_TOOL_FAILURE_RETRY_VERSION);
@@ -600,6 +614,15 @@ export async function applySchemaBaseline(
       schemaChanged = true;
     }
 
+    if (!importTranslationCacheLegacyPartitionBackfillAlreadyApplied) {
+      const migrationSql = await readFile(IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_MIGRATION_PATH, "utf8");
+      await tx.execute(sql.raw(migrationSql));
+      await tx.execute(
+        sql`INSERT INTO public.${sql.identifier(MIGRATION_BOOKKEEPING_TABLE)} (version) VALUES (${IMPORT_TRANSLATION_CACHE_LEGACY_PARTITION_BACKFILL_VERSION}) ON CONFLICT (version) DO NOTHING`,
+      );
+      schemaChanged = true;
+    }
+
     return { applied: schemaChanged, pluginHooksRun: pluginHooks.length };
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.css
index 69cc4809b9..5735ab4798 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.css
@@ -508,6 +508,48 @@ Compact row under metadata so title/body stay readable; error uses the same toke
   color: var(--color-error);
 }
 
+/*
+FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-15:48:
+The issues list must disclose background auto-translation without blocking browsing. Reuse the global
+status-dot state colors and the existing spinner; the wrapper exists only for active or failed work so
+idle and auto-translate-off views retain their original layout.
+*/
+.github-import-autotranslate-status {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-sm);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: var(--font-size-sm, 13px);
+}
+
+.github-import-autotranslate-status__working,
+.github-import-autotranslate-status__error {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-xs);
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.github-import-autotranslate-status__working {
+  color: var(--color-warning);
+}
+
+.github-import-autotranslate-status__error {
+  color: var(--color-error);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .github-import-autotranslate-status {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+  }
+
+  .github-import-autotranslate-status__error {
+    flex-basis: 100%;
+  }
+}
+
 .github-import-pane-content {
   flex: 1;
   min-height: 0;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.tsx
index d176ff50c6..4b0d4089d6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/GitHubImportModal.tsx
@@ -1762,6 +1762,35 @@ export function GitHubImportModal({ isOpen, onClose, onImport, tasks, projectId,
                 )}
               </div>
 
+              {/*
+              FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-15:48:
+              Eager list translation is intentionally background and fail-soft, but operators need a visible,
+              polite announcement while chunks are in flight and when a chunk fails. Render no container while
+              idle so auto-translate-off and cache-served loads leave no empty status shell in the issues list.
+              */}
+              {provider === "github" && activeTab === "issues" && (autoTranslate.loading || autoTranslate.error) && (
+                <div
+                  className="github-import-autotranslate-status"
+                  data-testid="github-import-autotranslate-status"
+                  role="status"
+                  aria-live="polite"
+                >
+                  {autoTranslate.loading && (
+                    <div className="github-import-autotranslate-status__working">
+                      <span className="status-dot status-dot--connecting" aria-hidden="true" />
+                      <Loader2 size={14} className="spin" aria-hidden="true" />
+                      <span>{t("git.translateWorking", "Translating…")}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                  {autoTranslate.error && (
+                    <div className="github-import-autotranslate-status__error">
+                      <span className="status-dot status-dot--error" aria-hidden="true" />
+                      <span>{autoTranslate.error}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )}
+
               <div className="github-import-pane-content">
                 {!hasResultsContent && (
                   <div className="github-import-state github-import-state--idle" data-testid="github-import-results-idle">
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/GitHubImportModal.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/GitHubImportModal.test.tsx
index 6f03f02e32..05001ad5bc 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/GitHubImportModal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/GitHubImportModal.test.tsx
@@ -1235,6 +1235,96 @@ describe("GitHubImportModal", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    /*
+    FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-15:48:
+    List-level translation remains non-blocking, but its asynchronous state must be visible while a page
+    is translating and must leave no aria-live shell after success, error, disabled auto-translate, or tab changes.
+    */
+    it("announces auto-translation progress, completion, and fail-soft errors", async () => {
+      const issue = { number: 1, title: "Foreign issue", body: "Foreign body", html_url: "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/1", labels: [] };
+      let resolveTranslation: ((value: { enabled: boolean; targetLocale: string; capped: boolean; translations: Record<string, { title: string; body: string }> }) => void) | undefined;
+      const pendingTranslation = new Promise<{ enabled: boolean; targetLocale: string; capped: boolean; translations: Record<string, { title: string; body: string }> }>((resolve) => {
+        resolveTranslation = resolve;
+      });
+      vi.mocked(fetchGitRemotes).mockResolvedValueOnce(singleRemote);
+      vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValue({ gitlabEnabled: true, githubImportAutoTranslate: true } as never);
+      vi.mocked(apiFetchGitHubIssues).mockResolvedValueOnce([issue]);
+      vi.mocked(autoTranslateImportIssues).mockReturnValueOnce(pendingTranslation as never);
+
+      render(<GitHubImportModal isOpen onClose={onClose} onImport={onImport} tasks={[]} />);
+
+      const status = await screen.findByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status");
+      expect(status).toHaveAttribute("role", "status");
+      expect(status).toHaveAttribute("aria-live", "polite");
+      expect(within(status).getByText("Translating…")).toBeTruthy();
+
+      resolveTranslation?.({
+        enabled: true,
+        targetLocale: "en",
+        capped: false,
+        translations: { 1: { title: "Translated issue", body: "Translated body" } },
+      });
+      await screen.findByText("Translated issue");
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status")).toBeNull());
+
+      vi.mocked(apiFetchGitHubIssues).mockResolvedValueOnce([issue]);
+      vi.mocked(autoTranslateImportIssues).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Translation unavailable"));
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Load issues/i }));
+      const errorStatus = await screen.findByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status");
+      expect(within(errorStatus).getByText("Failed to translate content. Please try again.")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it("keeps translation status visible after earlier chunks have landed", async () => {
+      const issues = Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, index) => ({
+        number: index + 1,
+        title: `Foreign issue ${index + 1}`,
+        body: `Foreign body ${index + 1}`,
+        html_url: `https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/${index + 1}`,
+        labels: [],
+      }));
+      let resolveFinalChunk: ((value: { enabled: boolean; targetLocale: string; capped: boolean; translations: Record<string, { title: string; body: string }> }) => void) | undefined;
+      const finalChunk = new Promise<{ enabled: boolean; targetLocale: string; capped: boolean; translations: Record<string, { title: string; body: string }> }>((resolve) => {
+        resolveFinalChunk = resolve;
+      });
+      vi.mocked(fetchGitRemotes).mockResolvedValueOnce(singleRemote);
+      vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValue({ gitlabEnabled: true, githubImportAutoTranslate: true } as never);
+      vi.mocked(apiFetchGitHubIssues).mockResolvedValueOnce(issues);
+      vi.mocked(autoTranslateImportIssues)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          enabled: true,
+          targetLocale: "en",
+          capped: false,
+          translations: Object.fromEntries(issues.slice(0, 8).map((issue) => [issue.number, { title: `Translated ${issue.number}`, body: issue.body }])),
+        })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce(finalChunk as never);
+
+      render(<GitHubImportModal isOpen onClose={onClose} onImport={onImport} tasks={[]} />);
+
+      await screen.findByText("Translated 1");
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status")).toBeTruthy();
+      resolveFinalChunk?.({
+        enabled: true,
+        targetLocale: "en",
+        capped: false,
+        translations: { 9: { title: "Translated 9", body: "Translated body" } },
+      });
+      await screen.findByText("Translated 9");
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status")).toBeNull());
+    });
+
+    it("omits auto-translation status when disabled or outside the issues tab", async () => {
+      const issue = { number: 1, title: "Foreign issue", body: "Foreign body", html_url: "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/1", labels: [] };
+      vi.mocked(fetchGitRemotes).mockResolvedValueOnce(singleRemote);
+      vi.mocked(apiFetchGitHubIssues).mockResolvedValueOnce([issue]);
+
+      render(<GitHubImportModal isOpen onClose={onClose} onImport={onImport} tasks={[]} />);
+      await screen.findByText("Foreign issue");
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status")).toBeNull();
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /Pull Requests/i }));
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId("github-import-autotranslate-status")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
     /*
     FNXC:GitHubImport 2026-07-16-16:20:
     Page controls for repos with >1 page (30/page). Asserts page 1 shows only the first 30, the pager reports
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/import-translate-service.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/import-translate-service.test.ts
index b9bebd5a01..dcde8c16c9 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/import-translate-service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/import-translate-service.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Covers the invariants of import auto-translation across every surface that can s
 */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { createConnectionSetFromUrl } from "../../../core/src/postgres/connection.js";
+import { createAsyncDataLayer, type AsyncDataLayer } from "../../../core/src/postgres/data-layer.js";
+import type { ResolvedBackend } from "../../../core/src/postgres/backend-resolver.js";
+import { TaskStore } from "../../../core/src/store.js";
+import { createTaskStoreForTest, pgDescribe, type PgTestHarness } from "../../../core/src/__test-utils__/pg-test-harness.js";
 
 const translateTextMock = vi.fn();
 
@@ -54,6 +59,23 @@ function makeStore(
 
 const ctx = (store: any) => ({ store, rootDir: "/tmp/root", provider: "github" as const, repoKey: "o/r", targetLocale: "es" as const });
 
+async function reopenStore(harness: PgTestHarness): Promise<{ store: TaskStore; layer: AsyncDataLayer }> {
+  const backend: ResolvedBackend = {
+    mode: "external",
+    runtimeUrl: harness.testUrl,
+    migrationUrl: harness.testUrl,
+    migrationUrlOverridden: false,
+  };
+  const connections = await createConnectionSetFromUrl(backend, {
+    poolMax: 1,
+    connectTimeoutSeconds: 5,
+  });
+  const layer = createAsyncDataLayer(connections);
+  const store = new TaskStore(harness.rootDir, undefined, { asyncLayer: layer });
+  await store.init();
+  return { store, layer };
+}
+
 /*
 FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-15-09:30:
 Test prose is deliberately LONG. The shared detector rates short Latin-script text as only `medium` confidence and `contentNeedsTranslation` requires `high` for a same-script (latin-vs-latin) mismatch, so a one-line Spanish fixture is correctly reported as "no translation needed".
@@ -301,6 +323,46 @@ describe("partitionImportItemsByCache (what the rate-limit budget is charged fro
   });
 });
 
+/*
+FNXC:GitHubImportTranslate 2026-07-17-23:30:
+This exercises the production auto-translate service across a real TaskStore
+restart, rather than only testing the cache primitive or an in-memory fake.
+The reopened GitHub request must be cache-served and make zero model calls.
+*/
+pgDescribe("translateImportItems durable GitHub cache integration", () => {
+  it("serves a fresh-store GitHub auto-translate request from PostgreSQL without re-billing", async () => {
+    const harness = await createTaskStoreForTest({ prefix: "fusion_import_translate_service" });
+    let reopened: { store: TaskStore; layer: AsyncDataLayer } | null = null;
+    const item = { number: 91, title: "Error del servidor", body: SPANISH_BODY, state: "open" as const };
+    try {
+      const firstContext = {
+        store: harness.store,
+        rootDir: harness.rootDir,
+        provider: "github" as const,
+        repoKey: "owner/repo",
+        targetLocale: "en" as const,
+      };
+      await translateImportItems(firstContext, [item]);
+      expect(translateTextMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      await harness.store.close();
+      reopened = await reopenStore(harness);
+      translateTextMock.mockClear();
+
+      const secondContext = { ...firstContext, store: reopened.store };
+      const partition = await partitionImportItemsByCache(secondContext, [item]);
+      const result = await translateImportItems(secondContext, [item], partition);
+
+      expect(partition.uncached).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(translateTextMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result.get(item.number)).toMatchObject({ title: "TRANSLATED", body: "TRANSLATED BODY", cached: true });
+    } finally {
+      await reopened?.store.close();
+      await harness.teardown();
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 describe("getCachedImportTranslation (the import path)", () => {
   it("returns null on a miss so import carries the original prose", async () => {
     const store = makeStore();