diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
index dbc501b5c7..983d142beb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
@@ -64,12 +64,7 @@ import { useCloseAgentListGesture } from "@/mobile-panels/gestures";
 import { MobilePanelOverlay } from "@/mobile-panels/presentation";
 import { buildSettingsAddHostRoute, buildSettingsRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
 import { openHostOverview } from "@/navigation/settings-navigation";
-import {
-  UsageSidebarItem,
-  UsageSidebarRoot,
-  useHasUsageSummary,
-  useOpenSidebarUsage,
-} from "@/usage";
+import { UsageSidebarItem, UsageSidebarRoot, useUsageSummary, useOpenSidebarUsage } from "@/usage";
 import { SidebarAgentListSkeleton } from "./sidebar-agent-list-skeleton";
 import { SidebarCalloutSlot } from "./sidebar-callout-slot";
 import { SidebarWorkspaceList } from "./sidebar-workspace-list";
@@ -480,10 +475,10 @@ function SidebarUsageIcon({ label }: { label: string }) {
  */
 function SidebarFooterRows({ onBeforeNavigate }: { onBeforeNavigate?: () => void }) {
   const { items } = useSidebarNavItems("footer");
-  const hasUsageSummary = useHasUsageSummary();
+  const usageSummary = useUsageSummary();
   const rowsRef = useRef<View | null>(null);
   const visibleItems = items.filter(
-    (item) => item.visible && (item.kind === "plugin" || hasUsageSummary),
+    (item) => item.visible && (item.kind === "plugin" || usageSummary.length > 0),
   );
   if (visibleItems.length === 0) return null;
   return (
@@ -499,7 +494,7 @@ function SidebarFooterRows({ onBeforeNavigate }: { onBeforeNavigate?: () => void
               onBeforeNavigate={onBeforeNavigate}
             />
           ) : (
-            <UsageSidebarItem key={item.key} />
+            <UsageSidebarItem key={item.key} sources={usageSummary} />
           ),
         )}
       </View>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/usage/index.ts b/packages/app/src/usage/index.ts
index 45599aba2d..64353b8c9d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/usage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/usage/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export { useHostReportsUsage } from "./queries";
 export {
   UsageSidebarItem,
   UsageSidebarRoot,
-  useHasUsageSummary,
+  useUsageSummary,
   useOpenSidebarUsage,
 } from "./sidebar-item";
diff --git a/packages/app/src/usage/queries.ts b/packages/app/src/usage/queries.ts
index 9d84607dd6..524972a010 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/usage/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/usage/queries.ts
@@ -168,14 +168,11 @@ const NO_REPORTS: UsageReportEntry[] = [];
  * The reports of the sidebar's usage host, which is connected and reports usage; none until they
  * load, or without a host.
  */
-export function useUsageHostReports(
-  serverId: string | null,
-  requestReports = true,
-): UsageReportEntry[] {
+export function useUsageHostReports(serverId: string | null): UsageReportEntry[] {
   const setting = useUsageSetting(serverId);
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const query = useFetchQuery({
-    enabled: setting.enabled && requestReports,
+    enabled: setting.enabled,
     queryKey: usageReportsQueryKey(serverId ?? ""),
     queryFn: serverId ? () => listReports(queryClient, serverId) : skipToken,
     dataShape: "list",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/usage/sidebar-item.tsx b/packages/app/src/usage/sidebar-item.tsx
index 945a82a2ac..437c0a929c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/usage/sidebar-item.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/usage/sidebar-item.tsx
@@ -34,32 +34,24 @@ import {
 import { UsageModal } from "./usage-modal";
 
 /** Each summary window with data on the usage host, under its source; empty while none has. */
-function useUsageSummary(requestReports = true): readonly PinnedUsageSource[] {
+export function useUsageSummary(): readonly PinnedUsageSource[] {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { inSidebar } = useUsageInSidebar();
   const serverId = useUsageHostId();
-  const reports = useUsageHostReports(inSidebar ? serverId : null, requestReports);
+  const reports = useUsageHostReports(inSidebar ? serverId : null);
   const { preferences } = useUsageDisplay(reports);
   return useMemo(() => resolvePinnedUsage(reports, preferences, t), [preferences, reports, t]);
 }
 
-/** Whether the sidebar Usage item has anything to show. */
-export function useHasUsageSummary(): boolean {
-  return useUsageSummary().length > 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * The sidebar footer's usage entry: each summary window's source icon and percent, and nothing
  * while no summary window has data, since the footer's Usage icon already opens Usage.
  * Pressing it opens the Usage modal.
  */
-export function UsageSidebarItem() {
+export function UsageSidebarItem({ sources }: { sources: readonly PinnedUsageSource[] }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const label = t(builtinSidebarNavLabelKey("usage"));
   const openUsage = useOpenSidebarUsage();
-  // The row mounts after reports arrive; observing without requesting avoids
-  // the fetch-query policy’s unconditional refetch on mount.
-  const sources = useUsageSummary(false);
   if (sources.length === 0) return null;
   return <PinnedUsageTrigger label={label} sources={sources} onPress={openUsage} />;
 }