diff --git a/src/hooks/moderation/useModerationQueueManager.ts b/src/hooks/moderation/useModerationQueueManager.ts
index e91da0c8..5f5ad491 100644
--- a/src/hooks/moderation/useModerationQueueManager.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/moderation/useModerationQueueManager.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useToast } from "@/hooks/use-toast";
 import { logger } from "@/lib/logger";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "@/lib/errorHandler";
 import { MODERATION_CONSTANTS } from "@/lib/moderation/constants";
+import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import type { User } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
 import {
   useEntityCache,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export function useModerationQueueManager(config: ModerationQueueManagerConfig):
   });
   
   const { user, isAdmin, isSuperuser, toast, settings } = config;
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   // Initialize sub-hooks
   const filters = useModerationFilters({
@@ -379,7 +381,11 @@ export function useModerationQueueManager(config: ModerationQueueManagerConfig):
       // Refresh stats to update counts
       queue.refreshStats();
       
-      // Immediately refetch queue data to show fresh results
+      // Force cache invalidation before refetching to ensure fresh data
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ 
+        queryKey: ['moderation-queue'],
+        exact: false // Invalidate all query variants
+      });
       await queueQuery.refetch();
       } catch (error) {
         const errorMsg = getErrorMessage(error);
diff --git a/src/hooks/moderation/useQueueQuery.ts b/src/hooks/moderation/useQueueQuery.ts
index 6d09b744..65b41569 100644
--- a/src/hooks/moderation/useQueueQuery.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/moderation/useQueueQuery.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ export function useQueueQuery(config: UseQueueQueryConfig): UseQueueQueryReturn
   };
   
   // Create stable query key (TanStack Query uses this for caching/deduplication)
+  // Include user context to ensure proper cache isolation per user/role
   const queryKey = [
     'moderation-queue',
+    config.userId,
+    config.isAdmin,
+    config.isSuperuser,
     config.entityFilter,
     config.statusFilter,
     config.tab,