diff --git a/unraid-ui/src/components/common/accordion/Accordion.vue b/unraid-ui/src/components/common/accordion/Accordion.vue
index a7fdeced85..2b8bb0b38a 100644
--- a/unraid-ui/src/components/common/accordion/Accordion.vue
+++ b/unraid-ui/src/components/common/accordion/Accordion.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   AccordionRoot,
   AccordionTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/accordion';
-import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue';
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
 
 export interface AccordionItemData {
   value: string;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<AccordionProps>(), {
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
-  'update:modelValue': [value: string | string[]];
+  'update:modelValue': [value: string | string[] | undefined];
 }>();
 
 const openValue = ref<string | string[] | undefined>(props.modelValue ?? props.defaultValue);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function isItemOpen(itemValue: string): boolean {
   return openValue.value === itemValue;
 }
 
-function handleUpdate(value: string | string[]) {
+function handleUpdate(value: string | string[] | undefined) {
   openValue.value = value;
   emit('update:modelValue', value);
 }
diff --git a/web/__test__/components/ApiStatus.test.ts b/web/__test__/components/ApiStatus.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9900dbba69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/__test__/components/ApiStatus.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * ApiStatus Component Test Coverage
+ *
+ * Regression coverage for the "wrong csrf_token" bug: the on-mount status
+ * check must use the page-global csrf_token when the server store has not yet
+ * hydrated its own `csrf` value, otherwise it sends a blank token and both
+ * fails the status read and logs a red error in syslog.
+ */
+
+import { flushPromises, mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import ApiStatus from '~/components/ApiStatus/ApiStatus.vue';
+
+const mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('~/composables/services/webgui', () => ({
+  WebguiUnraidApiCommand: (...args: unknown[]) => mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand(...args),
+}));
+
+const mockServerStore = { csrf: '' };
+vi.mock('~/store/server', () => ({
+  useServerStore: () => mockServerStore,
+}));
+
+const mountComponent = () =>
+  mount(ApiStatus, {
+    global: {
+      plugins: [createTestingPinia({ createSpy: vi.fn })],
+    },
+  });
+
+describe('ApiStatus.vue', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockServerStore.csrf = '';
+    mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand.mockResolvedValue({ result: 'API is running' });
+    globalThis.csrf_token = 'global-token-123';
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    globalThis.csrf_token = '';
+  });
+
+  it('sends the page-global csrf_token on mount when the store has not hydrated', async () => {
+    mountComponent();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      csrf_token: 'global-token-123',
+      command: 'status',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('never sends a blank csrf_token on mount', async () => {
+    mountComponent();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    const payload = mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand.mock.calls[0]?.[0];
+    expect(payload.csrf_token).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('prefers the store csrf value once it is populated', async () => {
+    mockServerStore.csrf = 'store-token-456';
+    mountComponent();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(mockWebguiUnraidApiCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      csrf_token: 'store-token-456',
+      command: 'status',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('renders Running when the status result reports the service is running', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mountComponent();
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Running');
+    expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('Not Running');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/__test__/composables/request.test.ts b/web/__test__/composables/request.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9a97a38e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/__test__/composables/request.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * request composable — global CSRF header attachment
+ *
+ * The webGUI CSRF gate rejects same-origin POSTs that lack a valid token. The
+ * shared wretch instance must attach the page-global csrf_token as an
+ * `x-csrf-token` header automatically (and only for same-origin requests).
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { request } from '~/composables/services/request';
+
+const okResponse = () =>
+  new Response('{}', { status: 200, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } });
+
+describe('request csrf attachment', () => {
+  let fetchMock: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(okResponse());
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+    globalThis.csrf_token = 'token-abc';
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    globalThis.csrf_token = '';
+  });
+
+  const headerFromCall = (index = 0) => {
+    const opts = fetchMock.mock.calls[index]?.[1] ?? {};
+    return new Headers(opts.headers).get('x-csrf-token');
+  };
+
+  it('attaches the page-global token on same-origin requests', async () => {
+    await request.url('/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/include/unraid-api.php').post();
+    expect(headerFromCall()).toBe('token-abc');
+  });
+
+  it('attaches the token on same-origin GET requests too', async () => {
+    await request.url('/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/data/server-state.php').get();
+    expect(headerFromCall()).toBe('token-abc');
+  });
+
+  it('does not attach the token to cross-origin requests', async () => {
+    await request.url('https://wanip4.unraid.net/').get();
+    expect(headerFromCall()).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('attaches no header when the page global is unset', async () => {
+    globalThis.csrf_token = '';
+    await request.url('/webGui/include/Notify.php').post();
+    expect(headerFromCall()).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/components/ApiStatus/ApiStatus.vue b/web/src/components/ApiStatus/ApiStatus.vue
index 7da852d439..d0321c75bd 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ApiStatus/ApiStatus.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/ApiStatus/ApiStatus.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import { useServerStore } from '~/store/server';
 
 const serverStore = useServerStore();
 
+/**
+ * The webGUI embeds `csrf_token` as a page global and validates every plugin
+ * request against it. Prefer that synchronously-available value; the server
+ * store's `csrf` is only populated after async state hydration, so relying on
+ * it in onMounted sends a blank token and trips a "wrong csrf_token" log error.
+ */
+const resolveCsrfToken = () => serverStore.csrf || globalThis.csrf_token || '';
+
 const apiStatus = ref<string>('');
 const isRunning = ref<boolean>(false);
 const isLoading = ref<boolean>(false);
@@ -18,7 +26,7 @@ const checkStatus = async () => {
   statusMessage.value = '';
   try {
     const response = await WebguiUnraidApiCommand({
-      csrf_token: serverStore.csrf,
+      csrf_token: resolveCsrfToken(),
       command: 'status',
     });
 
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ const restartApi = async () => {
 
   try {
     const response = await WebguiUnraidApiCommand({
-      csrf_token: serverStore.csrf,
+      csrf_token: resolveCsrfToken(),
       command: 'restart',
     });
 
diff --git a/web/src/composables/services/request.ts b/web/src/composables/services/request.ts
index d145884849..22bbddec13 100644
--- a/web/src/composables/services/request.ts
+++ b/web/src/composables/services/request.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,32 @@ import queryString from 'wretch/addons/queryString';
 
 import { useErrorsStore } from '~/store/errors';
 
+/**
+ * The webGUI CSRF gate (local_prepend.php) validates same-origin POSTs against
+ * `$var['csrf_token']`, accepting the token via an `x-csrf-token` header for
+ * XHR/fetch callers. jQuery callers get this for free via `$.ajaxPrefilter`, and
+ * the Apollo client already sets the header itself — attach it here so every
+ * fetch-based webGUI request is covered too, rather than each caller having to
+ * remember to pass the token. Restricted to same-origin requests so the token is
+ * never sent to external hosts.
+ */
+const isSameOriginRequest = (url: string): boolean => {
+  try {
+    return new URL(url, globalThis.location?.href).origin === globalThis.location?.origin;
+  } catch {
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
 export const request = wretch()
   .addon(formData)
   .addon(formUrl)
   .addon(queryString)
   .errorType('json')
+  .defer((w, url) => {
+    const token = globalThis.csrf_token;
+    return token && isSameOriginRequest(url) ? w.headers({ 'x-csrf-token': token }) : w;
+  })
   .resolve((response) => {
     return response
       .error('Error', (error) => {