diff --git a/app/api/admin/gallery/route.ts b/app/api/admin/gallery/route.ts
index f35a927..aa39ae0 100644
--- a/app/api/admin/gallery/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/admin/gallery/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { revalidatePath } from 'next/cache';
 import { isAdminAuthenticated, isAdminEnabled } from '@/lib/admin/auth';
 import { readGalleryYaml, writeGalleryYaml } from '@/lib/admin/yaml-service';
 import { invalidateConfigCache } from '@/lib/config';
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ export async function PUT(request: Request) {
     await writeGalleryYaml(gallery);
     invalidateConfigCache();
     immich.invalidateAll();
+    // Revalidate all pages so the homepage picks up new hero images immediately
+    revalidatePath('/', 'layout');
     return NextResponse.json({ success: true, message: 'Saved successfully. Backup of previous version created.' });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('[Admin] Failed to write gallery.yaml:', err);
diff --git a/app/api/admin/reload/route.ts b/app/api/admin/reload/route.ts
index a45cec3..157a96c 100644
--- a/app/api/admin/reload/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/admin/reload/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { revalidatePath } from 'next/cache';
 import { isAdminAuthenticated, isAdminEnabled } from '@/lib/admin/auth';
 import { invalidateConfigCache } from '@/lib/config';
 import { immich } from '@/lib/immich';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export async function POST() {
 
   invalidateConfigCache();
   immich.invalidateAll();
+  revalidatePath('/', 'layout');
 
   return NextResponse.json({ success: true, message: 'Config and cache reloaded' });
 }
diff --git a/app/api/admin/settings/route.ts b/app/api/admin/settings/route.ts
index bffef3c..bcd91b0 100644
--- a/app/api/admin/settings/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/admin/settings/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { revalidatePath } from 'next/cache';
 import { isAdminAuthenticated, isAdminEnabled } from '@/lib/admin/auth';
 import { readSettingsYaml, writeSettingsYaml } from '@/lib/admin/yaml-service';
 import { invalidateConfigCache } from '@/lib/config';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export async function PUT(request: Request) {
     await writeSettingsYaml(settings);
     invalidateConfigCache();
     immich.invalidateAll();
+    revalidatePath('/', 'layout');
     return NextResponse.json({ success: true, message: 'Saved successfully. Backup of previous version created.' });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('[Admin] Failed to write settings.yaml:', err);