diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.polling.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.polling.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc957c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.polling.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import React from 'react';
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import RedisMonitor from './RedisMonitor';
+
+const redisApi = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  RedisGetServerInfo: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const connection = {
+  id: 'redis-connection',
+  name: 'Redis',
+  config: {},
+};
+
+const serverInfoResponse = (connectedClients = '2') => ({
+  success: true,
+  data: {
+    instantaneous_ops_per_sec: '1',
+    used_memory: '1024',
+    used_memory_rss: '2048',
+    connected_clients: connectedClients,
+  },
+});
+
+const createDeferred = <T,>() => {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((resolvePromise) => {
+    resolve = resolvePromise;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+};
+
+vi.mock('../../wailsjs/go/app/App', () => redisApi);
+
+vi.mock('../store', () => ({
+  useStore: (selector: (state: unknown) => unknown) => selector({
+    connections: [connection],
+    theme: 'light',
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../utils/connectionRpcConfig', () => ({
+  buildRpcConnectionConfig: (config: unknown, options: unknown) => ({ config, options }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../i18n', () => ({
+  t: (key: string) => key,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../i18n/provider', () => ({
+  useOptionalI18n: () => undefined,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('antd', async () => {
+  const React = await import('react');
+  const passthrough = ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => React.createElement('div', null, children);
+  return {
+    Button: ({ children, onClick }: { children?: React.ReactNode; onClick?: () => void }) => (
+      React.createElement('button', { onClick }, children)
+    ),
+    Card: passthrough,
+    Col: passthrough,
+    Row: passthrough,
+    Spin: passthrough,
+    Statistic: ({ value }: { value?: React.ReactNode }) => React.createElement(
+      'output',
+      { 'data-statistic-value': String(value ?? '') },
+      value,
+    ),
+    Tag: passthrough,
+    Typography: {
+      Text: passthrough,
+      Title: passthrough,
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('recharts', async () => {
+  const React = await import('react');
+  const passthrough = ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => React.createElement('div', null, children);
+  return {
+    Area: passthrough,
+    AreaChart: passthrough,
+    CartesianGrid: passthrough,
+    Legend: passthrough,
+    Line: passthrough,
+    LineChart: passthrough,
+    ResponsiveContainer: passthrough,
+    Tooltip: passthrough,
+    XAxis: passthrough,
+    YAxis: passthrough,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@ant-design/icons', async () => {
+  const React = await import('react');
+  const Icon = () => React.createElement('span');
+  return {
+    ApiOutlined: Icon,
+    DashboardOutlined: Icon,
+    DesktopOutlined: Icon,
+    HddOutlined: Icon,
+    PauseCircleOutlined: Icon,
+    PlayCircleOutlined: Icon,
+    ReloadOutlined: Icon,
+  };
+});
+
+const renderMonitor = (isActive: boolean) => (
+  <RedisMonitor connectionId={connection.id} redisDB={0} isActive={isActive} />
+);
+const workbenchSource = readFileSync(new URL('./WorkbenchTabContent.tsx', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+
+describe('RedisMonitor polling', () => {
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | null = null;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo.mockReset().mockResolvedValue(serverInfoResponse());
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => {
+      renderer?.unmount();
+    });
+    renderer = null;
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('starts immediately only when active and stops polling as soon as it becomes inactive', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer = create(renderMonitor(false));
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(true));
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_999);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(false));
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps manual pause state across activity changes while allowing an explicit refresh', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer = create(renderMonitor(true));
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[0].props.onClick();
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(4_000);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[1].props.onClick();
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(false));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(true));
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(4_000);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('discards a pending manual refresh after deactivation and lets a new generation run', async () => {
+    const staleRefresh = createDeferred<ReturnType<typeof serverInfoResponse>>();
+    redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo
+      .mockReset()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(serverInfoResponse())
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => staleRefresh.promise)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(serverInfoResponse());
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer = create(renderMonitor(true));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[0].props.onClick();
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[1].props.onClick();
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(false));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(renderMonitor(true));
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[0].props.onClick();
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      staleRefresh.resolve(serverInfoResponse('99'));
+      await staleRefresh.promise;
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    expect(renderer!.root.findAllByProps({ 'data-statistic-value': '99' })).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('waits for a slow request to finish before scheduling the next poll', async () => {
+    const firstRequest = createDeferred<ReturnType<typeof serverInfoResponse>>();
+    redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo
+      .mockReset()
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => firstRequest.promise)
+      .mockResolvedValue(serverInfoResponse());
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer = create(renderMonitor(true));
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.root.findAllByType('button')[1].props.onClick();
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      firstRequest.resolve(serverInfoResponse());
+      await firstRequest.promise;
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_999);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+    });
+    expect(redisApi.RedisGetServerInfo).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('receives the active workbench state from the tab host', () => {
+    expect(workbenchSource).toContain(
+      '<RedisMonitor connectionId={tab.connectionId} redisDB={tab.redisDB ?? 0} isActive={isActive} />',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.tsx
index daba348e..059c3bf5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RedisMonitor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Card, Row, Col, Statistic, Button, Tag, Typography, Spin } from 'antd';
 import { AreaChart, Area, XAxis, YAxis, Tooltip as RechartsTooltip, ResponsiveContainer, CartesianGrid, Legend, LineChart, Line } from 'recharts';
 import {
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const { Title, Text } = Typography;
 interface RedisMonitorProps {
   connectionId: string;
   redisDB: number;
+  isActive?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Data point for charts
@@ -38,14 +39,18 @@ interface MetricPoint {
 }
 
 const MAX_HISTORY_POINTS = 60; // Keep up to 60 data points
+const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 2000;
 
-const RedisMonitor: React.FC<RedisMonitorProps> = ({ connectionId, redisDB }) => {
+const RedisMonitor: React.FC<RedisMonitorProps> = ({ connectionId, redisDB, isActive = true }) => {
   const connections = useStore(state => state.connections);
   const theme = useStore(state => state.theme);
   const darkMode = theme === 'dark';
   const i18n = useOptionalI18n();
   const i18nLanguage = i18n?.language;
-  const tr = (key: string, params?: I18nParams) => t(key, params, i18nLanguage);
+  const tr = useCallback(
+    (key: string, params?: I18nParams) => t(key, params, i18nLanguage),
+    [i18nLanguage],
+  );
 
   const [isRunning, setIsRunning] = useState(true);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -55,22 +60,30 @@ const RedisMonitor: React.FC<RedisMonitorProps> = ({ connectionId, redisDB }) =>
   const [currentInfo, setCurrentInfo] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   
   // Ref to track if component is mounted to prevent state updates after unmount
-  const mountedRef = useRef(true);
-  // Interval ref
-  const intervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+  const mountedRef = useRef(false);
+  const monitorActiveRef = useRef(false);
+  const autoRefreshEnabledRef = useRef(false);
+  const pollingGenerationRef = useRef(0);
+  const inFlightGenerationsRef = useRef(new Set<number>());
+  const nextPollTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const requestMetricsRef = useRef<(generation: number) => Promise<void>>(async () => undefined);
   const connection = connections.find((c: SavedConnection) => c.id === connectionId);
-  const formatFetchError = (detail?: unknown) => tr('redis_monitor.message.fetch_failed', {
+  const formatFetchError = useCallback((detail?: unknown) => tr('redis_monitor.message.fetch_failed', {
     detail: String(detail || tr('common.unknown')),
-  });
+  }), [tr]);
 
-  const fetchMetrics = async () => {
+  const fetchMetrics = useCallback(async (generation: number) => {
     if (!connection) return;
 
     try {
       const config = buildRpcConnectionConfig(connection.config, { redisDB });
       const res = await RedisGetServerInfo(config);
       
-      if (!mountedRef.current) return;
+      if (
+        !mountedRef.current
+        || !monitorActiveRef.current
+        || generation !== pollingGenerationRef.current
+      ) return;
 
       if (!res.success) {
         setError(formatFetchError(res.message));
@@ -124,38 +137,83 @@ const RedisMonitor: React.FC<RedisMonitorProps> = ({ connectionId, redisDB }) =>
         return next;
       });
 
-      if (loading) setLoading(false);
+      setLoading(false);
 
     } catch (err: any) {
-      if (mountedRef.current) {
+      if (
+        mountedRef.current
+        && monitorActiveRef.current
+        && generation === pollingGenerationRef.current
+      ) {
         setError(formatFetchError(err?.message || err));
-        if (loading) setLoading(false);
+        setLoading(false);
       }
     }
-  };
+  }, [connection, formatFetchError, redisDB]);
+
+  const clearNextPollTimer = useCallback(() => {
+    if (nextPollTimerRef.current === null) return;
+    clearTimeout(nextPollTimerRef.current);
+    nextPollTimerRef.current = null;
+  }, []);
+
+  const requestMetrics = useCallback(async (generation: number) => {
+    if (
+      !monitorActiveRef.current
+      || generation !== pollingGenerationRef.current
+      || inFlightGenerationsRef.current.has(generation)
+    ) return;
+
+    clearNextPollTimer();
+    inFlightGenerationsRef.current.add(generation);
+    try {
+      await fetchMetrics(generation);
+    } finally {
+      inFlightGenerationsRef.current.delete(generation);
+      if (
+        mountedRef.current
+        && monitorActiveRef.current
+        && autoRefreshEnabledRef.current
+        && generation === pollingGenerationRef.current
+      ) {
+        nextPollTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+          nextPollTimerRef.current = null;
+          void requestMetricsRef.current(generation);
+        }, POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [clearNextPollTimer, fetchMetrics]);
+  requestMetricsRef.current = requestMetrics;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     mountedRef.current = true;
-    fetchMetrics(); // initial fetch
     return () => {
       mountedRef.current = false;
-      if (intervalRef.current) clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      monitorActiveRef.current = false;
+      autoRefreshEnabledRef.current = false;
+      pollingGenerationRef.current += 1;
+      inFlightGenerationsRef.current.clear();
+      clearNextPollTimer();
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [clearNextPollTimer]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (intervalRef.current) {
-      clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
-    }
-    
-    if (isRunning) {
-      intervalRef.current = setInterval(fetchMetrics, 2000); // 2 second interval
-    }
-    
+    clearNextPollTimer();
+    const generation = ++pollingGenerationRef.current;
+    const monitorActive = isActive && Boolean(connection);
+    monitorActiveRef.current = monitorActive;
+    autoRefreshEnabledRef.current = monitorActive && isRunning;
+    if (autoRefreshEnabledRef.current) void requestMetricsRef.current(generation);
+
     return () => {
-      if (intervalRef.current) clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      if (pollingGenerationRef.current !== generation) return;
+      pollingGenerationRef.current += 1;
+      monitorActiveRef.current = false;
+      autoRefreshEnabledRef.current = false;
+      inFlightGenerationsRef.current.delete(generation);
+      clearNextPollTimer();
     };
-  }, [isRunning, connectionId, redisDB, connection, i18nLanguage]);
+  }, [clearNextPollTimer, connection, isActive, isRunning, requestMetrics]);
 
   if (!connection) {
     return <div style={{ padding: 20 }}>{tr('redis_monitor.state.connection_not_found')}</div>;
@@ -207,7 +265,10 @@ const RedisMonitor: React.FC<RedisMonitorProps> = ({ connectionId, redisDB }) =>
           >
             {isRunning ? tr('redis_monitor.action.pause_refresh') : tr('redis_monitor.action.resume_refresh')}
           </Button>
-          <Button icon={<ReloadOutlined />} onClick={fetchMetrics}>
+          <Button
+            icon={<ReloadOutlined />}
+            onClick={() => { void requestMetricsRef.current(pollingGenerationRef.current); }}
+          >
             {tr('redis_monitor.action.refresh_now')}
           </Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkbenchTabContent.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkbenchTabContent.tsx
index a6bda1b2..7545be2a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkbenchTabContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkbenchTabContent.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const WorkbenchTabContent: React.FC<WorkbenchTabContentProps> = React.mem
   } else if (tab.type === 'redis-command') {
     content = <RedisCommandEditor connectionId={tab.connectionId} redisDB={tab.redisDB ?? 0} />;
   } else if (tab.type === 'redis-monitor') {
-    content = <RedisMonitor connectionId={tab.connectionId} redisDB={tab.redisDB ?? 0} />;
+    content = <RedisMonitor connectionId={tab.connectionId} redisDB={tab.redisDB ?? 0} isActive={isActive} />;
   } else if (tab.type === 'trigger') {
     content = <TriggerViewer tab={tab} />;
   } else if (tab.type === 'view-def' || tab.type === 'event-def' || tab.type === 'routine-def' || tab.type === 'sequence-def' || tab.type === 'package-def') {