diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index eb933922..5674a024 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -207,9 +207,11 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
         submissionsQuery = submissionsQuery.neq('submission_type', 'photo');
       }
 
-      // Silent polling: only fetch submissions created/updated since last poll
+      // Silent polling: fetch submissions created OR updated since last poll
       if (silent && lastFetchTimestampRef.current) {
-        submissionsQuery = submissionsQuery.gt('submitted_at', lastFetchTimestampRef.current);
+        submissionsQuery = submissionsQuery.or(
+          `submitted_at.gt.${lastFetchTimestampRef.current},updated_at.gt.${lastFetchTimestampRef.current}`
+        );
       }
 
       // CRM-style claim filtering: moderators only see unclaimed OR self-assigned submissions