diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a6ae14d0..c80bcbdaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 
 ### Fixes
 - Doctor: warn when gateway.mode is unset with configure/config guidance.
+- UI: refresh debug panel on route-driven tab changes. (#1373) Thanks @yazinsai.
 
 ## 2026.1.21
 
diff --git a/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
index 395789bdd..25fe5b1d1 100644
--- a/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe("update-cli", () => {
     try {
       await fs.writeFile(
         path.join(tempDir, "package.json"),
-        JSON.stringify({ name: "clawdbot", version: "2026.1.18-1" }),
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "clawdbot", version: "1.0.0" }),
         "utf-8",
       );
 
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be06d7d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { Tab } from "./navigation";
+
+type SettingsHost = Parameters<typeof import("./app-settings").setTabFromRoute>[0];
+
+const createHost = (tab: Tab): SettingsHost => ({
+  settings: {
+    gatewayUrl: "",
+    token: "",
+    sessionKey: "main",
+    lastActiveSessionKey: "main",
+    theme: "system",
+    chatFocusMode: false,
+    chatShowThinking: true,
+    splitRatio: 0.6,
+    navCollapsed: false,
+    navGroupsCollapsed: {},
+  },
+  theme: "system",
+  themeResolved: "dark",
+  applySessionKey: "main",
+  sessionKey: "main",
+  tab,
+  connected: false,
+  chatHasAutoScrolled: false,
+  logsAtBottom: false,
+  eventLog: [],
+  eventLogBuffer: [],
+  basePath: "",
+  themeMedia: null,
+  themeMediaHandler: null,
+});
+
+describe("setTabFromRoute", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  it("starts and stops log polling based on the tab", async () => {
+    const startLogsPolling = vi.fn();
+    const stopLogsPolling = vi.fn();
+    const startDebugPolling = vi.fn();
+    const stopDebugPolling = vi.fn();
+
+    vi.doMock("./app-polling", () => ({
+      startLogsPolling,
+      stopLogsPolling,
+      startDebugPolling,
+      stopDebugPolling,
+    }));
+
+    const { setTabFromRoute } = await import("./app-settings");
+    const host = createHost("chat");
+
+    setTabFromRoute(host, "logs");
+    expect(startLogsPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(stopLogsPolling).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(startDebugPolling).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stopDebugPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    setTabFromRoute(host, "chat");
+    expect(stopLogsPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("starts and stops debug polling based on the tab", async () => {
+    const startLogsPolling = vi.fn();
+    const stopLogsPolling = vi.fn();
+    const startDebugPolling = vi.fn();
+    const stopDebugPolling = vi.fn();
+
+    vi.doMock("./app-polling", () => ({
+      startLogsPolling,
+      stopLogsPolling,
+      startDebugPolling,
+      stopDebugPolling,
+    }));
+
+    const { setTabFromRoute } = await import("./app-settings");
+    const host = createHost("chat");
+
+    setTabFromRoute(host, "debug");
+    expect(startDebugPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(stopDebugPolling).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(startLogsPolling).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stopLogsPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    setTabFromRoute(host, "chat");
+    expect(stopDebugPolling).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
index f27319d37..0cceff4cb 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-settings.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ export function setTabFromRoute(host: SettingsHost, next: Tab) {
   if (next === "logs")
     startLogsPolling(host as unknown as Parameters<typeof startLogsPolling>[0]);
   else stopLogsPolling(host as unknown as Parameters<typeof stopLogsPolling>[0]);
+  if (next === "debug")
+    startDebugPolling(host as unknown as Parameters<typeof startDebugPolling>[0]);
+  else stopDebugPolling(host as unknown as Parameters<typeof stopDebugPolling>[0]);
   if (host.connected) void refreshActiveTab(host);
 }