diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index 2abb2e48..b5d8f156 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useUserRole } from '@/hooks/useUserRole';
 import { useAuth } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
 import { getErrorMessage } from '@/lib/errorHandler';
 import { supabase } from '@/lib/supabaseClient';
+import * as localStorage from '@/lib/localStorage';
 import { PhotoModal } from './PhotoModal';
 import { SubmissionReviewManager } from './SubmissionReviewManager';
 import { ItemEditDialog } from './ItemEditDialog';
@@ -76,7 +77,10 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef, ModerationQueuePro
   
   // UI-only state
   const [notes, setNotes] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
-  const [transactionStatuses, setTransactionStatuses] = useState<Record<string, { status: 'idle' | 'processing' | 'timeout' | 'cached' | 'completed' | 'failed'; message?: string }>>({});
+  const [transactionStatuses, setTransactionStatuses] = useState<Record<string, { status: 'idle' | 'processing' | 'timeout' | 'cached' | 'completed' | 'failed'; message?: string }>>(() => {
+    // Restore from localStorage on mount
+    return localStorage.getJSON('moderation-queue-transaction-statuses', {});
+  });
   const [photoModalOpen, setPhotoModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedPhotos, setSelectedPhotos] = useState<PhotoItem[]>([]);
   const [selectedPhotoIndex, setSelectedPhotoIndex] = useState(0);
@@ -111,6 +115,11 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef, ModerationQueuePro
   // Offline detection state
   const [isOffline, setIsOffline] = useState(!navigator.onLine);
   
+  // Persist transaction statuses to localStorage
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setJSON('moderation-queue-transaction-statuses', transactionStatuses);
+  }, [transactionStatuses]);
+  
   // Offline detection effect
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleOnline = () => {
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/SubmissionReviewManager.tsx b/src/components/moderation/SubmissionReviewManager.tsx
index 2ca96eee..fe0ebfb5 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/SubmissionReviewManager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/SubmissionReviewManager.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { invokeWithTracking } from '@/lib/edgeFunctionTracking';
 import { moderationReducer, canApprove, canReject, hasActiveLock } from '@/lib/moderationStateMachine';
 import { useLockMonitor } from '@/lib/moderation/lockMonitor';
 import { useTransactionResilience } from '@/hooks/useTransactionResilience';
+import * as localStorage from '@/lib/localStorage';
 import { 
   fetchSubmissionItems, 
   buildDependencyTree, 
@@ -84,8 +85,17 @@ export function SubmissionReviewManager({
     message: string;
     errorId?: string;
   } | null>(null);
-  const [transactionStatus, setTransactionStatus] = useState<'idle' | 'processing' | 'timeout' | 'cached' | 'completed' | 'failed'>('idle');
-  const [transactionMessage, setTransactionMessage] = useState<string | undefined>();
+  const [transactionStatus, setTransactionStatus] = useState<'idle' | 'processing' | 'timeout' | 'cached' | 'completed' | 'failed'>(() => {
+    // Restore from localStorage on mount
+    const stored = localStorage.getJSON<{ status: string; message?: string }>(`moderation-transaction-status-${submissionId}`, { status: 'idle' });
+    const validStatuses = ['idle', 'processing', 'timeout', 'cached', 'completed', 'failed'];
+    return validStatuses.includes(stored.status) ? stored.status as 'idle' | 'processing' | 'timeout' | 'cached' | 'completed' | 'failed' : 'idle';
+  });
+  const [transactionMessage, setTransactionMessage] = useState<string | undefined>(() => {
+    // Restore from localStorage on mount
+    const stored = localStorage.getJSON<{ status: string; message?: string }>(`moderation-transaction-status-${submissionId}`, { status: 'idle' });
+    return stored.message;
+  });
   
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const { isAdmin, isSuperuser } = useUserRole();
@@ -116,6 +126,14 @@ export function SubmissionReviewManager({
     }
   });
 
+  // Persist transaction status to localStorage
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setJSON(`moderation-transaction-status-${submissionId}`, {
+      status: transactionStatus,
+      message: transactionMessage,
+    });
+  }, [transactionStatus, transactionMessage, submissionId]);
+  
   // Auto-claim on mount
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open && submissionId && state.status === 'idle') {