diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/bulk-photo-actions.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/bulk-photo-actions.tsx
index 46f148a..5924d2b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/bulk-photo-actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/bulk-photo-actions.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ export function BulkPhotoActions({ eventId, rows, selected, setSelected, canMode
       setReport(allResults);
       setSelected(allResults.filter(row => row.status === "failed" || row.status === "skipped").map(row => row.photoId));
       setPending(null);
-      toast(`${result.affected} photos changed; ${allResults.length - result.affected} skipped or failed`);
+      const unchanged = allResults.filter(row => row.status === "unchanged").length;
+      const issues = allResults.filter(row => row.status === "failed" || row.status === "skipped").length;
+      const message = `${result.affected} updated${unchanged ? ` · ${unchanged} already set` : ""}${issues ? ` · ${issues} need attention` : ""}`;
+      if (issues) toast.warning(message); else toast.success(message);
+      void utils.manager.stats.invalidate({ eventId });
       await utils.manager.photos.invalidate({ eventId });
     }, onError: error => toast.error(error.message),
   });
@@ -32,15 +36,17 @@ export function BulkPhotoActions({ eventId, rows, selected, setSelected, canMode
   const actions: Action[] = [...(canModerate ? ["public", "hidden", ...(canPrivate ? ["private"] : []), "rejected"] as Action[] : []), ...(canDelete ? ["delete" as const] : [])];
   const icons = { public: CheckIcon, hidden: EyeOffIcon, private: LockIcon, rejected: XIcon, delete: Trash2Icon };
   return <div className="mb-5 flex flex-col gap-3">
-    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:flex-wrap sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
       <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground" aria-live="polite">{selected.length} selected · up to 100 at a time</span>
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
       <Button variant="outline" disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setSelected([...new Set([...selected, ...rows.map(row => row.id)])].slice(0, 100))}>Select this page</Button>
-      {canModerate ? <Button variant="outline" disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setSelected([...new Set([...selected, ...rows.filter(row => row.visibility === "pending").map(row => row.id)])].slice(0, 100))}>Select awaiting review on page</Button> : null}
+      {canModerate ? <Button variant="outline" disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setSelected([...new Set([...selected, ...rows.filter(row => row.visibility === "pending").map(row => row.id)])].slice(0, 100))}>Select pending</Button> : null}
       <Button variant="ghost" disabled={!selected.length || apply.isPending} onClick={() => setSelected([])}>Clear selection</Button>
+      </div>
     </div>
-    {selected.length ? <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">{actions.map(action => {
+    {selected.length ? <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:flex sm:flex-wrap" role="group" aria-label="Selected photo actions">{actions.map(action => {
       const Icon = icons[action];
-      return <Button key={action} variant={action === "delete" ? "destructive" : "outline"} disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setPending({ eventId, photoIds: [...selected], action, requestId: crypto.randomUUID() })}><Icon data-icon="inline-start" />{labels[action]} selected</Button>;
+      return <Button key={action} variant={action === "delete" ? "destructive" : action === "public" ? "default" : "outline"} disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setPending({ eventId, photoIds: [...selected], action, requestId: crypto.randomUUID() })}><Icon data-icon="inline-start" />{labels[action]}</Button>;
     })}</div> : null}
     {report.length ? <details><summary className="cursor-pointer text-sm">Last bulk action · {report.length} results</summary><ul className="max-h-48 overflow-auto text-sm">{report.map(row => <li key={row.photoId}>{row.photoId.slice(0, 8)} · {row.status}{row.reason ? ` — ${row.reason}` : ""}</li>)}</ul></details> : null}
     <Dialog open={!!pending} onOpenChange={open => { if (!open && !apply.isPending) setPending(null); }}>
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ export function BulkPhotoActions({ eventId, rows, selected, setSelected, canMode
         {pending?.action === "delete" ? "Deletion is permanent and removes originals and generated images." : "Only the selected photos will change. New uploads will not be included."}
       </DialogDescription></DialogHeader>
         {preview.isLoading ? <p>Checking selection…</p> : preview.isError ? <p role="alert">{preview.error.message}</p> : <>
-          <p>{preview.data?.affected ?? 0} eligible · {(preview.data?.results.length ?? 0) - (preview.data?.affected ?? 0)} skipped</p>
+          <p>{preview.data?.affected ?? 0} to update · {preview.data?.results.filter(row => row.status === "unchanged").length ?? 0} already set · {preview.data?.results.filter(row => row.status === "skipped" || row.status === "failed").length ?? 0} unavailable</p>
           <div className="grid max-h-48 grid-cols-4 gap-2 overflow-auto">{pending?.photoIds.map(id => {
             const photo = rows.find(row => row.id === id);
             // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ export function BulkPhotoActions({ eventId, rows, selected, setSelected, canMode
           {preview.data?.results.filter(row => row.reason).map(row => <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground" key={row.photoId}>{row.photoId.slice(0, 8)}: {row.reason}</p>)}
         </>}
         <DialogFooter><Button variant="outline" disabled={apply.isPending} onClick={() => setPending(null)}>Cancel</Button>
-          <Button variant={pending?.action === "delete" ? "destructive" : "default"} disabled={apply.isPending || preview.isFetching || !preview.data?.affected || preview.isError} onClick={() => {
+          <Button variant={pending?.action === "delete" ? "destructive" : "default"} disabled={apply.isPending || preview.isFetching || !preview.data?.results.some(row => row.status === "eligible" || row.status === "unchanged") || preview.isError} onClick={() => {
             if (pending && preview.data) apply.mutate({ ...pending, confirm: true });
           }}>{apply.isPending ? "Applying…" : `Confirm ${pending ? labels[pending.action].toLowerCase() : "changes"}`}</Button></DialogFooter>
       </DialogContent>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/event-stats.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/event-stats.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbc3337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/event-stats.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { api } from "@/trpc/react";
+import { Card, CardHeader, CardDescription, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
+
+const metrics = [
+  ["photos", "Photos"], ["approved", "Gallery-ready"],
+  ["awaiting_review", "Awaiting review"], ["failed", "Processing failed"],
+  ["guests", "Guests"], ["notes", "Notes"],
+] as const;
+
+export function EventStats({ eventId }: { eventId: string }) {
+  const stats = api.manager.stats.useQuery({ eventId }, { refetchInterval: 15000, refetchIntervalInBackground: false });
+  if (stats.isError) return <p role="status" className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Event stats couldn’t load. Refresh the page to try again.</p>;
+  return <section aria-label="Event statistics" className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 md:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-6">
+    {metrics.map(([key, label]) => <Card key={key} className="gap-2 py-4">
+      <CardHeader className="px-4"><CardDescription>{label}</CardDescription></CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="px-4"><p className="text-2xl font-semibold tabular-nums">{stats.data ? Number(stats.data[key] ?? 0).toLocaleString() : "—"}</p></CardContent>
+    </Card>)}
+  </section>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/page.tsx
index a1456fd..20c58c6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/dashboard/events/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { EventSchedule } from "./event-schedule";
 import { eventStatusLabel } from "@/lib/event-status";
 import { effectiveEvent } from "@/lib/event-lifecycle";
 import { EventExports } from "./event-exports";
+import { EventStats } from "./event-stats";
 
 export default async function EventDashboardPage({
   params,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ export default async function EventDashboardPage({
   return (
     <EventWorkspace
       heading={
+        <>
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-end xl:justify-between">
           <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-2">
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
@@ -139,11 +141,13 @@ export default async function EventDashboardPage({
             <p className="truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">{event.guestUrl.replace(/^https?:\/\//, "")}</p>
             {event.location ? <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{event.location}</p> : null}
           </div>
-          <div className="flex shrink-0 flex-wrap items-center gap-2" role="group" aria-label="Event actions">
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 sm:flex sm:shrink-0 sm:flex-wrap sm:items-center" role="group" aria-label="Event actions">
             <CopyGuestLink url={event.guestUrl} />
             <Button asChild variant="outline"><Link href={`/dashboard/events/${event.id}/sign`}><QrCodeIcon data-icon="inline-start" />Guest sign</Link></Button>
           </div>
         </div>
+        {event.permissions.includes("overview.read") ? <EventStats eventId={event.id} /> : null}
+        </>
       }
       tabs={tabs}
     />
diff --git a/apps/web/src/server/bulk-photos.ts b/apps/web/src/server/bulk-photos.ts
index 200f151..987c4d4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/server/bulk-photos.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/server/bulk-photos.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function bulkPhotos(userId: string, input: z.infer<typeof bulkPhoto
     if (!input.requestId) throw new Error("Request ID required");
     await runOnce(identity, { action: input.action, photoIds: [...input.photoIds].sort() }, async () => true);
   }
-  const results: { photoId: string; status: "eligible" | "updated" | "deleted" | "skipped" | "failed"; reason?: string }[] = [];
+  const results: { photoId: string; status: "eligible" | "updated" | "deleted" | "unchanged" | "skipped" | "failed"; reason?: string }[] = [];
   // Each photo is its own transaction: failures never hide earlier successful work.
   for (const photoId of input.photoIds) {
     try {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export async function bulkPhotos(userId: string, input: z.infer<typeof bulkPhoto
         const [photo] = await tx.select().from(photos).where(predicate).for("update");
         const skip = (reason: string) => ({ photoId, status: "skipped" as const, reason });
         if (!photo || (photo.visibility === "private" && !canPrivate)) return skip("Unavailable or not permitted");
+        if (input.action === photo.visibility) return { photoId, status: "unchanged" as const };
         if (input.action === "delete" && !["ready", "failed"].includes(photo.processingStatus)) return skip("Wait for upload and processing to finish");
         if (input.action !== "delete" && !canTransitionVisibility(photo.visibility, input.action)) return skip("Already set or transition not allowed");
         if (!apply) return { photoId, status: "eligible" as const };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/server/submission-groups.integration.test.ts b/apps/web/src/server/submission-groups.integration.test.ts
index 2be44d8..ca04d53 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/server/submission-groups.integration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/server/submission-groups.integration.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ test.skipIf(process.env.POLISH_INTEGRATION !== "1")("group ownership and event-s
     await expect(moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, confirm: false as true })).rejects.toThrow();
     expect((await moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, confirm: true })).affected).toBe(2);
     expect((await moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, confirm: true })).affected).toBe(2);
+    const repeated = await moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, requestId: crypto.randomUUID(), confirm: true });
+    expect(repeated.affected).toBe(0);
+    expect(repeated.results.filter(row => row.status === "unchanged")).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(repeated.results.find(row => row.photoId === privatePhoto!.id)?.status).toBe("skipped");
+    await db.update(photos).set({ visibility: "pending" }).where(and(eq(photos.eventId, event!.id), eq(photos.id, result[0]!.id)));
+    const mixedPreview = await moderator.previewBulkPhotos(bulk);
+    expect(mixedPreview.affected).toBe(1);
+    expect(mixedPreview.results.filter(row => row.status === "unchanged")).toHaveLength(1);
+    const mixed = await moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, requestId: crypto.randomUUID(), confirm: true });
+    expect(mixed.affected).toBe(1);
+    expect(mixed.results.filter(row => row.status === "unchanged")).toHaveLength(1);
+    const stats = await manager.stats({ eventId: event!.id });
+    expect(Number(stats!.photos)).toBe(3);
+    expect(Number(stats!.approved)).toBe(1);
+    expect(Number(stats!.guests)).toBe(1);
     await expect(moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, action: "hidden", confirm: true })).rejects.toThrow("different inputs");
     // A replay cannot undo a later, intentional change.
     await moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, requestId: crypto.randomUUID(), action: "hidden", confirm: true });
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ test.skipIf(process.env.POLISH_INTEGRATION !== "1")("group ownership and event-s
     await expect(moderator.bulkPhotos({ ...bulk, action: "private", confirm: true })).rejects.toThrow();
     const [otherEvent] = await db.insert(events).values({ groupId, title: "Other event", slug: `${id}-other` }).returning();
     await db.insert(eventMemberships).values({ eventId: otherEvent!.id, userId: people[0]!.id, role: "owner" });
+    expect(Number((await manager.stats({ eventId: otherEvent!.id }))!.photos)).toBe(0);
     const crossEvent = await manager.previewBulkPhotos({ ...bulk, eventId: otherEvent!.id });
     expect(crossEvent.affected).toBe(0);
     const deletion = await manager.previewBulkPhotos({ ...bulk, action: "delete" });