diff --git a/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.spec.ts b/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.spec.ts
index 25f92012e..1f46d6635 100644
--- a/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { computed, defineComponent, nextTick, reactive, ref, type PropType } from 'vue'
 import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import type { BookCard, SeriesBooksPage, SeriesDetail } from '@bookorbit/types'
+import type { BookCard, SeriesDetail } from '@bookorbit/types'
 import SeriesDetailView from './SeriesDetailView.vue'
 import SeriesCompletionBar from '../components/SeriesCompletionBar.vue'
 
 const GROUP_BY_MEDIA_STORAGE_KEY = 'bookorbit:series-detail:group-by-media'
 
 class MockIntersectionObserver {
+  static instances: MockIntersectionObserver[] = []
+  constructor() {
+    MockIntersectionObserver.instances.push(this)
+  }
   observe = vi.fn<(target: Element) => void>()
   unobserve = vi.fn<(target: Element) => void>()
   disconnect = vi.fn<() => void>()
@@ -303,6 +307,7 @@ describe('SeriesDetailView', () => {
     mocks.api.mockReset()
     mocks.api.mockResolvedValue({ ok: false })
 
+    MockIntersectionObserver.instances = []
     vi.stubGlobal('IntersectionObserver', MockIntersectionObserver)
   })
 
@@ -541,32 +546,41 @@ describe('SeriesDetailView', () => {
     expect(secondStyle).toBe(style)
   })
 
-  it('ignores stale lead preview responses after route id becomes invalid', async () => {
-    let resolveLeadPreview!: (value: SeriesBooksPage) => void
-    mocks.fetchSeriesBooks.mockImplementationOnce(
-      () =>
-        new Promise<SeriesBooksPage>((resolve) => {
-          resolveLeadPreview = resolve
-        }),
-    )
+  it('keeps its loaded books when the route moves on and back while the view is kept alive', async () => {
+    mountView()
+    await flushPromises()
+    mocks.loadBooks.mockClear()
+    mocks.fetchSeriesBooks.mockClear()
 
-    const wrapper = mountView()
-    await nextTick()
-
-    mocks.route.params.seriesId = 'invalid'
-    await nextTick()
-
-    resolveLeadPreview({
-      items: [makeBook({ id: 7, seriesIndex: '1', hasCover: true })],
-      total: 1,
-      page: 0,
-      size: 8,
-      seriesInfo: makeSeriesInfo(),
-    })
+    mocks.route.params.seriesId = ''
+    await flushPromises()
+    mocks.route.params.seriesId = '99'
+    await flushPromises()
+    mocks.route.params.seriesId = '42'
     await flushPromises()
 
-    expect(mocks.api).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="lead-cover-artwork"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+    expect(mocks.loadBooks).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mocks.fetchSeriesBooks).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('observes the replacement sentinel when the books section remounts', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountView()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.instances[0]!
+    const firstSentinel = wrapper.get('[data-testid="series-books-sentinel"]').element
+    expect(observer.observe).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(firstSentinel)
+
+    mocks.seriesInfo.value = null
+    await flushPromises()
+    expect(observer.unobserve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(firstSentinel)
+
+    mocks.seriesInfo.value = makeSeriesInfo()
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    const nextSentinel = wrapper.get('[data-testid="series-books-sentinel"]').element
+    expect(nextSentinel).not.toBe(firstSentinel)
+    expect(observer.observe).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(nextSentinel)
   })
 
   it('loads all books and navigates to edit metadata, preserving the setBookContext when navigating away', async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.vue b/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.vue
index c522d0b36..cf1c9ce4e 100644
--- a/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/series/views/SeriesDetailView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { formatNumber } from '@/i18n/formatters'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ const { coverUrl } = useCoverVersions()
 const { portraitCoverSize, gridGap } = useDisplaySettings()
 const { libraries, fetchLibraries } = useLibraries()
 
-const seriesId = computed(() => {
-  const raw = route.params.seriesId
+function parseSeriesId(raw: unknown): number | null {
   const value = typeof raw === 'string' ? Number(raw) : NaN
   return Number.isInteger(value) && value > 0 ? value : null
-})
+}
+
+// The shell keeps this view alive per path, so the id is fixed for the instance. Following the shared
+// route would reset the list every time the reader leaves and comes back.
+const seriesId = shallowRef(parseSeriesId(route.params.seriesId))
 
 const {
   seriesInfo,
@@ -417,6 +420,17 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   observer?.disconnect()
 })
 
+// Anything that remounts the books section replaces the sentinel, and the observer has to follow it.
+watch(
+  sentinel,
+  (element, previous) => {
+    if (!observer) return
+    if (previous) observer.unobserve(previous)
+    if (element) observer.observe(element)
+  },
+  { flush: 'post' },
+)
+
 watch(
   [books, total],
   ([newBooks, newTotal]) => {
@@ -433,12 +447,6 @@ watch([sort, order, libraryId], () => {
   void loadBooks({ reset: true, keepPreviousData: true })
 })
 
-watch(seriesId, (newSeriesId) => {
-  if (newSeriesId !== null) {
-    void loadBooks({ reset: true })
-  }
-})
-
 watch(
   [seriesId, libraryId],
   ([nextSeriesId], [prevSeriesId]) => {
@@ -720,7 +728,7 @@ defineOptions({ name: 'SeriesDetailView' })
             />
           </template>
 
-          <div ref="sentinel" class="mt-4 flex h-8 items-center justify-center">
+          <div ref="sentinel" data-testid="series-books-sentinel" class="mt-4 flex h-8 items-center justify-center">
             <span v-if="loadingBooks" class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ t('common.loading') }}</span>
             <span v-else-if="!hasMore && books.length > 0" class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
               {{ t('series.detail.allBooksLoaded', { count: formatNumber(total) }) }}