diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index f4e5436f..52651bb0 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 - UI/router/search-state: targeted tests + `npm run lint`.
 - Larger changes: `npm run test:once` + `npm run build`.
 - Go changes: `make lint`.
+- User-facing changes (features, bug fixes, behavior changes): add an
+  `Unreleased` changelog entry in `CHANGELOG.md` under the correct section.
+- Changelog entries for user-facing changes should include a PR reference
+  link using project convention: `[PR #XXX](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/XXX)`.
 
 ## Commits
 - Title <= 50 chars (max 72); wrap body ~72.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32c4e67d..36cf7e0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Prevent double slash in URLs for root path prefix. Thanks [Jan Kott](https://github.com/boostvolt)! [PR #487](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/487)
+- Prevent double slash in URLs for root path prefix. Thanks [Jan Kott](https://github.com/boostvolt)! [PR #487](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/487).
 - Serve UI HTML for wildcard or missing Accept headers and return 406 for explicit non-HTML requests. Fixes #485. [PR #493](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/493).
+- Prevent jobs detail navigation from bouncing back to `/jobs/` on slow networks due to stale filter-sync URL updates. Fixes #495. [PR #504](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/504).
 
 ## [v0.14.0] - 2026-01-02
 
diff --git a/src/components/job-search/JobSearch.test.tsx b/src/components/job-search/JobSearch.test.tsx
index 6e85984f..935ff49e 100644
--- a/src/components/job-search/JobSearch.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/job-search/JobSearch.test.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,26 @@ describe("JobSearch", () => {
         }),
       ]);
     });
+
+    it("does not notify parent on unrelated rerenders", async () => {
+      const onFiltersChange = vi.fn();
+      const { rerender } = render(
+        <JobSearch onFiltersChange={onFiltersChange} />,
+      );
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 250));
+      });
+      onFiltersChange.mockClear();
+
+      rerender(<JobSearch onFiltersChange={onFiltersChange} />);
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 250));
+      });
+
+      expect(onFiltersChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Suggestion System", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/job-search/hooks.ts b/src/components/job-search/hooks.ts
index 277ef3e7..c35a4484 100644
--- a/src/components/job-search/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/components/job-search/hooks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   analyzeAutocompleteContext,
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ export function useFilterInput({
   } | null>(null);
 
   const debounceTimeoutRef = useRef<number | undefined>(undefined);
-  const currentFilters = parseFiltersFromText(inputValue);
+  const currentFilters = useMemo(
+    () => parseFiltersFromText(inputValue),
+    [inputValue],
+  );
 
   const {
     clearSuggestions,
diff --git a/src/routes/jobs/index.tsx b/src/routes/jobs/index.tsx
index b1433e06..b2b8bc34 100644
--- a/src/routes/jobs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/jobs/index.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ const minimumLimit = 20;
 const defaultLimit = 20;
 const maximumLimit = 200;
 
+const areStringArraysEqual = (a?: string[], b?: string[]) => {
+  if (a === b) return true;
+  if (!a && !b) return true;
+  if (!a || !b) return false;
+  if (a.length !== b.length) return false;
+  return a.every((value, index) => value === b[index]);
+};
+
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/jobs/")({
   validateSearch: jobSearchSchema,
   // Strip default values from URLs and retain important params across navigation
@@ -165,6 +173,26 @@ function JobsIndexComponent() {
         }
       });
 
+      const currentSearchParams = {
+        id: id?.map(String),
+        kind,
+        priority: priority?.map(String),
+        queue,
+      };
+
+      // Avoid no-op navigations that can race with route transitions.
+      if (
+        areStringArraysEqual(currentSearchParams.id, searchParams.id) &&
+        areStringArraysEqual(currentSearchParams.kind, searchParams.kind) &&
+        areStringArraysEqual(
+          currentSearchParams.priority,
+          searchParams.priority,
+        ) &&
+        areStringArraysEqual(currentSearchParams.queue, searchParams.queue)
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       // Update route search params, preserving other existing ones
       navigate({
         replace: true,
@@ -179,7 +207,7 @@ function JobsIndexComponent() {
           },
       });
     },
-    [navigate],
+    [id, kind, navigate, priority, queue],
   );
 
   // Convert current search params to initial filters