diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfileEditorPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfileEditorPanel.tsx
index 22bcb57..3b85fb8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfileEditorPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfileEditorPanel.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface Props {
   saveStatus: "idle" | "saving" | "saved" | "error";
   previewData: ResolvedProfile | null;
   previewingId: string | null;
+  isRefreshingGitMounts: boolean;
   projects: ProjectWithRepos[];
   toolTypes: ToolType[];
   availableProfiles: ConfigProfile[];
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export const ConfigProfileEditorPanel = ({
   saveStatus,
   previewData,
   previewingId,
+  isRefreshingGitMounts,
   projects,
   toolTypes,
   availableProfiles,
@@ -116,8 +118,16 @@ export const ConfigProfileEditorPanel = ({
             </div>
             {!isCreating && selectedProfile && (
               <div className="row row-sm">
-                <button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onRefreshGitMounts}>
-                  <Icon name="refresh" size="sm" /> Refresh Git mounts
+                <button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onRefreshGitMounts} disabled={isRefreshingGitMounts}>
+                  {isRefreshingGitMounts ? (
+                    <>
+                      <Icon name="loading" size="sm" /> Refreshing Git mounts...
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      <Icon name="refresh" size="sm" /> Refresh Git mounts
+                    </>
+                  )}
                 </button>
                 <button className="btn btn-secondary" onClick={onPreview} disabled={previewingId === selectedProfile.id}>
                   {previewingId === selectedProfile.id ? (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfilesMobileView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfilesMobileView.tsx
index 798c8fe..acfd40c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfilesMobileView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/features/config-profiles/ConfigProfilesMobileView.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ interface Props {
 	availableProfiles: ConfigProfile[];
 	previewData: ResolvedProfile | null;
 	previewingId: string | null;
+	isRefreshingGitMounts: boolean;
 	saveStatus: "idle" | "saving" | "saved" | "error";
 	error: string | null;
 	onViewChange: (view: MobileView) => void;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export const ConfigProfilesMobileView = ({
 	availableProfiles,
 	previewData,
 	previewingId,
+	isRefreshingGitMounts,
 	saveStatus,
 	error,
 	onViewChange,
@@ -368,9 +370,19 @@ export const ConfigProfilesMobileView = ({
 					<button
 						type="button"
 						className="secondary-button"
+						disabled={isRefreshingGitMounts}
 						onClick={() => onRefreshGitMounts(selectedProfile.id)}
 					>
-						<Icon name="refresh" size="sm" /> Refresh Git mounts
+						{isRefreshingGitMounts ? (
+							<>
+								<Icon name="loading" size="sm" />
+								Refreshing Git mounts...
+							</>
+						) : (
+							<>
+								<Icon name="refresh" size="sm" /> Refresh Git mounts
+							</>
+						)}
 					</button>
 					<button
 						type="button"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-config-profiles.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-config-profiles.ts
index a9fdc5b..478855c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-config-profiles.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-config-profiles.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const useConfigProfiles = () => {
 	const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 	const [previewData, setPreviewData] = useState<ResolvedProfile | null>(null);
 	const [previewingId, setPreviewingId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+	const [isRefreshingGitMounts, setIsRefreshingGitMounts] = useState(false);
 	const [formData, setFormData] =
 		useState<CreateConfigProfileRequest>(defaultForm);
 	const [includedProfileIds, setIncludedProfileIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -275,7 +276,10 @@ export const useConfigProfiles = () => {
 	};
 
 	const handleRefreshGitMounts = async (id: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+		if (isRefreshingGitMounts) return false;
+
 		setError(null);
+		setIsRefreshingGitMounts(true);
 		try {
 			const result = await refreshConfigProfileGitMounts(id);
 			const refreshed = result.refresh_outcomes.filter(
@@ -290,6 +294,8 @@ export const useConfigProfiles = () => {
 		} catch (err) {
 			setError(extractErrorMessage(err));
 			return false;
+		} finally {
+			setIsRefreshingGitMounts(false);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -445,6 +451,7 @@ export const useConfigProfiles = () => {
 		error,
 		previewData,
 		previewingId,
+		isRefreshingGitMounts,
 		formData,
 		includedProfileIds,
 		dragOverIndex,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/ConfigProfilesPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/ConfigProfilesPage.tsx
index 28c4f49..aeba7ac 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/ConfigProfilesPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/ConfigProfilesPage.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const ConfigProfilesPage = () => {
 		error,
 		previewData,
 		previewingId,
+		isRefreshingGitMounts,
 		formData,
 		includedProfileIds,
 		dragOverIndex,
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export const ConfigProfilesPage = () => {
 				availableProfiles={availableProfilesForInclude()}
 				previewData={previewData}
 				previewingId={previewingId}
+				isRefreshingGitMounts={isRefreshingGitMounts}
 				saveStatus={saveStatus}
 				error={error}
 				onViewChange={setMobileView}
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ export const ConfigProfilesPage = () => {
 				saveStatus={saveStatus}
 				previewData={previewData}
 				previewingId={previewingId}
+				isRefreshingGitMounts={isRefreshingGitMounts}
 				projects={projects}
 				toolTypes={toolTypes}
 				availableProfiles={availableProfilesForInclude()}
@@ -178,7 +181,9 @@ export const ConfigProfilesPage = () => {
 				onSubmit={handleSubmit}
 				onReset={handleReset}
 				onPreview={() => selectedProfile && handlePreview(selectedProfile.id)}
-				onRefreshGitMounts={() => selectedProfile && handleRefreshGitMounts(selectedProfile.id)}
+				onRefreshGitMounts={() =>
+					selectedProfile && handleRefreshGitMounts(selectedProfile.id)
+				}
 				onAddInclude={addInclude}
 				onRemoveInclude={removeInclude}
 				onDragStart={handleDragStart}
diff --git a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/change.md b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/change.md
index 53583d7..8d0b0c0 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/change.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/change.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Move Git Config Profile mounts to profile-scoped canonical host clones. Bind the
 - In-place refresh for existing directory mounts only.
 - Explicit outcomes for live refresh, restart-required topology changes, and refresh failures.
 - Read-only container Git config mounts.
+- An in-progress indicator that prevents duplicate refresh requests in desktop and mobile Config Profile views.
 
 ## Out of scope
 
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@ Move Git Config Profile mounts to profile-scoped canonical host clones. Bind the
 - Global cross-user clone sharing.
 - Live mount-topology changes, direct-file mappings, or glob match-set changes.
 - Atomic all-files revision switching for processes already reading the mount.
+- Automatic refresh of an editor buffer that has already loaded a mounted file.
diff --git a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/design.md b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/design.md
index b6808b8..824d012 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/design.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/design.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Each selected Config Profile owns canonical Git clone directories beneath:
 3. Clone into a temporary sibling, then rename on initial creation.
 4. For refresh, fetch and update the existing working tree in place.
 5. Bind directory mappings read-only. Existing containers see changed directory contents without recreation.
+6. When profile and Git mount paths overlap, the instance-local composite source must be synchronized in place during refresh; replacing its root directory would leave a running bind mount attached to the old inode.
 
 ## Boundaries
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ Each selected Config Profile owns canonical Git clone directories beneath:
 - Refresh failure is reported without mutating a known-good checkout.
 - No non-Git profile content may be copied into a Git checkout; overlapping targets are rejected or reported.
 - Containers must not write to shared Git mount sources.
+- A browser editor that already has a file open is not a filesystem watcher; the user must reload that editor buffer after the mounted source changes.
 
 ## Security
 
diff --git a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/tasks.md
index 152aa14..acb6121 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/live-git-config-mount-refresh/tasks.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 - [x] Make Git Config Profile mounts read-only and prevent profile-content copy into Git sources.
 - [x] Add lock-protected clone/fetch/ref checkout refresh that preserves a known-good checkout on failure.
 - [x] Add save/refresh outcomes for live refresh, restart-required topology, and failures.
-- [x] Add desktop/mobile feedback for refresh outcomes.
+- [x] Add an in-progress desktop/mobile indicator that disables duplicate Git-mount refresh requests.
+- [ ] Synchronize affected instance-local composite mounts in place so live refresh reaches running containers.
 - [ ] Add focused resolver/service/API/frontend tests.
 - [x] Run available verification and document skipped checks.