diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 0249997..63096e9 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ async function createRequest(body) {
   }
 }
 
+let toastTimer;
+
 function toast(msg, isError = false) {
   const t = $("#toast");
   t.textContent = msg;
   t.className = isError ? "error" : "";
   t.hidden = false;
-  setTimeout(() => (t.hidden = true), 4000);
+  // an older toast's timer would otherwise hide this one early
+  clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+  toastTimer = setTimeout(() => (t.hidden = true), 4000);
 }
 
 // quotes included: the result also lands inside attributes (value="${esc(...)}")
@@ -88,17 +92,26 @@ async function refreshMissingBadge() {
 }
 
 // ---- navigation ----
+// the view lives in the hash so reload, back button and links keep it
+const VIEWS = ["search", "missing", "imported", "import", "settings"];
+
+function showView() {
+  const hash = location.hash.slice(1);
+  const name = VIEWS.includes(hash) ? hash : "search";
+  $$("nav button[data-view]").forEach((b) => b.classList.toggle("active", b.dataset.view === name));
+  $$("main > section").forEach((s) => (s.hidden = s.id !== "view-" + name));
+  if (name === "missing" || name === "imported") loadRequests(name);
+  if (name === "settings") loadLibraries().catch((err) => toast(err.message, true));
+}
+
 $$("nav button[data-view]").forEach((btn) =>
   btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    $$("nav button[data-view]").forEach((b) => b.classList.remove("active"));
-    btn.classList.add("active");
-    $$("main > section").forEach((s) => (s.hidden = true));
-    $("#view-" + btn.dataset.view).hidden = false;
-    if (btn.dataset.view === "missing") loadRequests("missing");
-    if (btn.dataset.view === "imported") loadRequests("imported");
-    if (btn.dataset.view === "settings") loadLibraries();
+    // same hash fires no hashchange, but a click should still reload the list
+    if (location.hash === "#" + btn.dataset.view) showView();
+    else location.hash = btn.dataset.view;
   })
 );
+window.addEventListener("hashchange", showView);
 
 // ---- libraries ----
 async function loadLibraries() {
@@ -513,7 +526,15 @@ async function loadRequests(status) {
     if (t) params.set("media_type", t);
     if (l) params.set("library_id", l);
   }
-  currentRequests[status] = await api("/api/requests?" + params);
+  const box = status === "missing" ? $("#missing-list") : $("#imported-list");
+  if (!currentRequests[status].length) {
+    box.innerHTML = `<p class="muted"><span class="spinner"></span> ${t("common.loading")}</p>`;
+  }
+  try {
+    currentRequests[status] = await api("/api/requests?" + params);
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast(err.message, true);
+  }
   renderRequests(status);
   if (status === "missing") refreshMissingBadge();
 }
@@ -530,7 +551,7 @@ function renderRequests(status) {
   }
   box.innerHTML = reqs
     .map(
-      (r) => `<div class="card clickable" data-detail="${r.id}">
+      (r) => `<div class="card clickable" data-detail="${r.id}" tabindex="0">
         ${r.cover_url ? `<img src="${esc(r.cover_url)}" alt="" loading="lazy">` : '<div class="nocover">?</div>'}
         <div class="card-body">
           <strong>${esc(r.title)}${r.volume != null ? ` · ${t("common.volume")} ${r.volume}` : ""}</strong>
@@ -549,6 +570,13 @@ function renderRequests(status) {
       openDetail(parseInt(card.dataset.detail), status);
     })
   );
+  box.querySelectorAll("[data-detail]").forEach((card) =>
+    card.addEventListener("keydown", (ev) => {
+      if (ev.target !== card || (ev.key !== "Enter" && ev.key !== " ")) return;
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      openDetail(parseInt(card.dataset.detail), status);
+    })
+  );
   const updateBulkBtn = () => {
     const n = box.querySelectorAll("[data-sel-req]:checked").length;
     bulkBtn.hidden = n === 0;
@@ -1754,3 +1782,4 @@ endLibraryEdit();
 loadLibraries();
 refreshMissingBadge();
 showVersion();
+showView();
diff --git a/static/i18n.js b/static/i18n.js
index 217fffc..5920450 100644
--- a/static/i18n.js
+++ b/static/i18n.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "common.status": "Status",
     "common.noLibrary": "— keine Library —",
     "common.nothingHere": "Nichts hier.",
+    "common.loading": "Wird geladen…",
     "common.optionalForAll": "optional, für alle",
     "common.optional": "optional",
     "common.needLibraryFirst": "Erst eine Library für diesen Typ anlegen (Tab Libraries)",
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "common.status": "Status",
     "common.noLibrary": "— no library —",
     "common.nothingHere": "Nothing here.",
+    "common.loading": "Loading…",
     "common.optionalForAll": "optional, for all",
     "common.optional": "optional",
     "common.needLibraryFirst": "Create a library for this type first (Libraries tab)",
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 0fe2972..be3489f 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ button:disabled { opacity: 0.6; cursor: default; }
 }
 .card.clickable { cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 0.1s, background 0.1s; }
 .card.clickable:hover { border-color: var(--accent); background: #262b35; }
+.card.clickable:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 1px; }
 .card img, .nocover { width: 60px; height: 90px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0; }
 .nocover { background: var(--bg); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.5rem; }
 .card-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.25rem; min-width: 0; }
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_dialogs.py b/tests/test_ui_dialogs.py
index 2889fb2..92b2fd8 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_dialogs.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_dialogs.py
@@ -159,3 +159,27 @@ def test_the_header_shows_the_running_version(page):
     stamp = page.locator("#app-version").text_content()
     assert stamp.startswith("v")
     assert len(stamp) > 3  # version plus the build stamp behind it
+
+
+def test_the_view_survives_reload_and_back(page, server):
+    page.click("nav button[data-view=missing]")
+    assert page.url.endswith("#missing")
+    page.reload(wait_until="networkidle")
+    assert page.locator("#view-missing").is_visible()
+    assert not page.locator("#view-search").is_visible()
+    page.click("nav button[data-view=settings]")
+    page.go_back()
+    assert page.locator("#view-missing").is_visible()
+    assert page.locator("nav button[data-view=missing]").get_attribute("class") == "active"
+
+
+def test_a_card_opens_from_the_keyboard(page, server, tmp_path):
+    lib = page.request.post(f"{server}/api/libraries", data={
+        "name": "Tastatur", "media_type": "ebook", "root_path": str(tmp_path)}).json()
+    page.request.post(f"{server}/api/requests", data={
+        "title": "Zyxw Tastaturprobe", "library_id": lib["id"]})
+    page.click("nav button[data-view=missing]")
+    card = page.locator("[data-detail]", has_text="Zyxw Tastaturprobe")
+    card.focus()
+    page.keyboard.press("Enter")
+    assert page.locator("#detail-dialog").is_visible()
diff --git a/wordarr/api/libraries.py b/wordarr/api/libraries.py
index f996167..21bb8c9 100644
--- a/wordarr/api/libraries.py
+++ b/wordarr/api/libraries.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ class LibraryIn(BaseModel):
 class LibraryOut(LibraryIn):
     id: int
 
-    class Config:
-        from_attributes = True
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
 
 def _validate(data: LibraryIn):
diff --git a/wordarr/api/requests.py b/wordarr/api/requests.py
index ba1b039..49e8b9e 100644
--- a/wordarr/api/requests.py
+++ b/wordarr/api/requests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class RequestOut(RequestIn):
     imported_path: str
     library_name: str = ""
 
-    class Config:
-        from_attributes = True
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
 
 def _out(r: BookRequest) -> RequestOut: