diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
index 4af09390..696218a0 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/LightningChannelsPanel.vue
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { rpcClient } from '@/api/rpc-client'
+import { useCachedResource } from '@/composables/useCachedResource'
 import { useTxExplorer } from '@/composables/useTxExplorer'
 
 defineProps<{ compact?: boolean }>()
@@ -462,11 +463,41 @@ const feePresets: { key: FeePreset; label: string; hint?: string; confTarget?: n
   { key: 'custom', label: 'Custom' },
 ]
 
-const loading = ref(true)
-const error = ref<string | null>(null)
-const channels = ref<Channel[]>([])
-const closedChannels = ref<ClosedChannel[]>([])
-const summary = ref({ total_inbound: 0, total_outbound: 0 })
+// Cached: revisits paint the channel lists instantly and revalidate behind
+// them. Open and closed history are separate entries so a closed-history
+// failure keeps its last list without touching the main channel view.
+interface ChannelsData { channels: Channel[]; total_inbound: number; total_outbound: number }
+const channelsRes = useCachedResource<ChannelsData>({
+  key: 'lnd.channels',
+  fetcher: async (signal) => {
+    const result = await rpcClient.call<ChannelsData>({
+      method: 'lnd.listchannels', timeout: 15000, signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1,
+    })
+    return {
+      channels: result.channels || [],
+      total_inbound: result.total_inbound || 0,
+      total_outbound: result.total_outbound || 0,
+    }
+  },
+})
+const closedRes = useCachedResource<ClosedChannel[]>({
+  key: 'lnd.closed-channels',
+  fetcher: async (signal) => {
+    const closed = await rpcClient.call<{ channels: ClosedChannel[] }>({
+      method: 'lnd.closedchannels', timeout: 15000, signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1,
+    })
+    return closed.channels || []
+  },
+})
+const loading = computed(() =>
+  channelsRes.loadState.value === 'loading' || channelsRes.loadState.value === 'refreshing')
+const error = computed(() => channelsRes.error.value)
+const channels = computed(() => channelsRes.data.value?.channels ?? [])
+const closedChannels = computed(() => closedRes.data.value ?? [])
+const summary = computed(() => ({
+  total_inbound: channelsRes.data.value?.total_inbound ?? 0,
+  total_outbound: channelsRes.data.value?.total_outbound ?? 0,
+}))
 
 // Olympus by ZEUS — the LSP node behind the Zeus mobile wallet.
 // Channel limits: min 150,000 / max 1,500,000 sats.
@@ -538,37 +569,9 @@ function capacityPercent(amount: number, capacity: number): number {
   return Math.round((amount / capacity) * 100)
 }
 
-async function loadChannels() {
-  const hadChannels = channels.value.length > 0
-  loading.value = true
-  error.value = null
-  try {
-    const result = await rpcClient.call<{ channels: Channel[]; total_inbound: number; total_outbound: number }>({
-      method: 'lnd.listchannels',
-      timeout: 15000,
-    })
-    channels.value = result.channels || []
-    summary.value = {
-      total_inbound: result.total_inbound || 0,
-      total_outbound: result.total_outbound || 0,
-    }
-    // Closed history is a separate RPC — a failure here keeps the previous
-    // list rather than blanking the main channel view.
-    try {
-      const closed = await rpcClient.call<{ channels: ClosedChannel[] }>({
-        method: 'lnd.closedchannels',
-        timeout: 15000,
-      })
-      closedChannels.value = closed.channels || []
-    } catch {
-      /* keep previous closed list */
-    }
-  } catch (err: unknown) {
-    error.value = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load channels'
-    if (!hadChannels) channels.value = []
-  } finally {
-    loading.value = false
-  }
+function loadChannels(): Promise<void> {
+  void closedRes.refresh()
+  return channelsRes.refresh()
 }
 
 function feeParams(): { target_conf?: number; sat_per_vbyte?: number } | null {
@@ -647,7 +650,5 @@ async function closeChannel() {
   }
 }
 
-onMounted(loadChannels)
-
 defineExpose({ channels, loadChannels })
 </script>