diff --git a/src/AdminPage.tsx b/src/AdminPage.tsx
index 8434b85..0dcaba1 100644
--- a/src/AdminPage.tsx
+++ b/src/AdminPage.tsx
@@ -1427,6 +1427,24 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
     setContactStatus('ready')
   }
 
+  // Poll for new messages every 30 seconds — only prepend genuinely new ones
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(async () => {
+      try {
+        const r = await fetch('/api/admin-contact-submissions')
+        if (!r.ok) return
+        const data = await r.json() as { submissions?: ContactSubmission[] }
+        const fresh = Array.isArray(data.submissions) ? data.submissions : []
+        setContactSubmissions(prev => {
+          const existingIds = new Set(prev.map(s => s.id))
+          const newOnes = fresh.filter(s => !existingIds.has(s.id))
+          return newOnes.length > 0 ? [...newOnes, ...prev] : prev
+        })
+      } catch { /* silent — don't disrupt the UI */ }
+    }, 30_000)
+    return () => clearInterval(interval)
+  }, [])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const visible = contactSubmissions.filter(item => (emailMailboxView === 'archived' ? item.archived === true : item.archived !== true))
     if (visible.length === 0) {