diff --git a/webapp-next/src/components/CalendarPage.tsx b/webapp-next/src/components/CalendarPage.tsx
index 0752db9..1f011f4 100644
--- a/webapp-next/src/components/CalendarPage.tsx
+++ b/webapp-next/src/components/CalendarPage.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function CalendarPage({ isAllowed, initDataRaw }: CalendarPageProps) {
 
   const {
     currentMonth,
+    pendingMonth,
     loading,
     error,
     accessDenied,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export function CalendarPage({ isAllowed, initDataRaw }: CalendarPageProps) {
   } = useAppStore(
     useShallow((s) => ({
       currentMonth: s.currentMonth,
+      pendingMonth: s.pendingMonth,
       loading: s.loading,
       error: s.error,
       accessDenied: s.accessDenied,
diff --git a/webapp-next/src/components/calendar/CalendarGrid.tsx b/webapp-next/src/components/calendar/CalendarGrid.tsx
index e6f2f16..c286b92 100644
--- a/webapp-next/src/components/calendar/CalendarGrid.tsx
+++ b/webapp-next/src/components/calendar/CalendarGrid.tsx
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ export function CalendarGrid({
       role="grid"
       aria-label="Calendar"
     >
-      {cells.map(({ date, key, month }) => {
+      {cells.map(({ date, key, month }, i) => {
         const isOtherMonth = month !== currentMonth.getMonth();
         const dayDuties = dutiesByDateMap[key] ?? [];
         const eventSummaries = calendarEventsByDateMap[key] ?? [];
 
         return (
-          <div key={key} role="gridcell" className="min-h-0">
+          <div key={`cell-${i}`} role="gridcell" className="min-h-0">
             <CalendarDay
               dateKey={key}
               dayOfMonth={date.getDate()}
diff --git a/webapp-next/src/components/duty/DutyList.tsx b/webapp-next/src/components/duty/DutyList.tsx
index 08b0230..70ef692 100644
--- a/webapp-next/src/components/duty/DutyList.tsx
+++ b/webapp-next/src/components/duty/DutyList.tsx
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ export function DutyList({ scrollMarginTop = 268, className }: DutyListProps) {
   if (!hasDataForMonth) {
     return (
       <div
-        className={cn("min-h-[120px]", className)}
         role="status"
         aria-busy="true"
         aria-live="polite"
         aria-label={t("loading")}
       >
         <span className="sr-only">{t("loading")}</span>
+        <DutyListSkeleton className={className} />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/webapp-next/src/hooks/use-month-data.ts b/webapp-next/src/hooks/use-month-data.ts
index 0d6fc9d..0e931d4 100644
--- a/webapp-next/src/hooks/use-month-data.ts
+++ b/webapp-next/src/hooks/use-month-data.ts
@@ -27,20 +27,18 @@ export interface UseMonthDataOptions {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetches duties and calendar events for store.currentMonth when enabled.
+ * Fetches duties and calendar events for the displayed month when enabled.
+ * When pendingMonth is set (user clicked next/prev), loads that month without clearing
+ * current data; on success updates currentMonth and data in one batch (no empty-frame flicker).
  * Cancels in-flight request when month changes or component unmounts.
  * On ACCESS_DENIED, shows access denied and retries once after RETRY_AFTER_ACCESS_DENIED_MS.
  * Returns retry() to manually trigger a reload.
- *
- * The load callback is stabilized (empty dependency array) and reads latest
- * options from a ref and currentMonth/lang from Zustand getState(), so the
- * effect that calls load only re-runs when enabled, currentMonth, lang, or
- * initDataRaw actually change.
  */
 export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void } {
   const { initDataRaw, enabled } = options;
 
   const currentMonth = useAppStore((s) => s.currentMonth);
+  const pendingMonth = useAppStore((s) => s.pendingMonth);
   const lang = useAppStore((s) => s.lang);
 
   const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
@@ -61,18 +59,26 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
 
   const load = useCallback(() => {
     const { initDataRaw: initDataRawOpt, enabled: enabledOpt, lang: langOpt } = optionsRef.current;
-    if (!enabledOpt) return;
+    if (!enabledOpt) {
+      useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({ pendingMonth: null });
+      return;
+    }
     const initData = initDataRawOpt ?? "";
     if (!initData && typeof window !== "undefined") {
       const h = window.location.hostname;
-      if (h !== "localhost" && h !== "127.0.0.1" && h !== "") return;
+      if (h !== "localhost" && h !== "127.0.0.1" && h !== "") {
+        useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({ pendingMonth: null });
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     const store = useAppStore.getState();
-    const currentMonthNow = store.currentMonth;
-    const monthKey = `${currentMonthNow.getFullYear()}-${String(currentMonthNow.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+    const pending = store.pendingMonth;
+    const monthToLoad = pending ?? store.currentMonth;
+    const monthKey = `${monthToLoad.getFullYear()}-${String(monthToLoad.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}`;
     const dataForMonthKey = store.dataForMonthKey;
-    const isNewMonth = dataForMonthKey !== monthKey;
+    const isDeferredSwitch = pending !== null;
+    const isNewMonth = !isDeferredSwitch && dataForMonthKey !== monthKey;
 
     if (abortRef.current) abortRef.current.abort();
     abortRef.current = new AbortController();
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
         : {}),
     });
 
-    const first = firstDayOfMonth(currentMonthNow);
+    const first = firstDayOfMonth(monthToLoad);
     const start = getMonday(first);
     const gridEnd = new Date(start);
     gridEnd.setDate(gridEnd.getDate() + 41);
@@ -103,14 +109,23 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
           fetchCalendarEvents(from, to, initData, langOpt, signal),
         ]);
 
-        const last = lastDayOfMonth(currentMonthNow);
+        const last = lastDayOfMonth(monthToLoad);
         const firstKey = localDateString(first);
         const lastKey = localDateString(last);
         const dutiesInMonth = duties.filter((d) =>
           dutyOverlapsLocalRange(d, firstKey, lastKey)
         );
 
+        const storeAfter = useAppStore.getState();
+        const switchedMonth =
+          storeAfter.currentMonth.getFullYear() !== monthToLoad.getFullYear() ||
+          storeAfter.currentMonth.getMonth() !== monthToLoad.getMonth();
+
         useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({
+          ...(switchedMonth
+            ? { currentMonth: new Date(monthToLoad.getFullYear(), monthToLoad.getMonth(), 1) }
+            : {}),
+          pendingMonth: null,
           duties: dutiesInMonth,
           calendarEvents: events,
           dataForMonthKey: monthKey,
@@ -118,13 +133,20 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
           error: null,
         });
       } catch (e) {
-        if ((e as Error).name === "AbortError") return;
+        if ((e as Error).name === "AbortError") {
+          useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({
+            loading: false,
+            pendingMonth: null,
+          });
+          return;
+        }
         if (e instanceof AccessDeniedError) {
           logger.warn("Access denied in loadMonth", e.serverDetail);
           useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({
             accessDenied: true,
             accessDeniedDetail: e.serverDetail ?? null,
             loading: false,
+            pendingMonth: null,
           });
           if (!initDataRetriedRef.current) {
             initDataRetriedRef.current = true;
@@ -147,6 +169,7 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
         useAppStore.getState().batchUpdate({
           error: translate(langOpt, "error_generic"),
           loading: false,
+          pendingMonth: null,
         });
       }
     };
@@ -169,7 +192,7 @@ export function useMonthData(options: UseMonthDataOptions): { retry: () => void
       if (abortRef.current) abortRef.current.abort();
       abortRef.current = null;
     };
-  }, [enabled, load, currentMonth, lang, initDataRaw]);
+  }, [enabled, load, currentMonth, pendingMonth, lang, initDataRaw]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) return;
diff --git a/webapp-next/src/store/app-store.ts b/webapp-next/src/store/app-store.ts
index 6887155..0d401c7 100644
--- a/webapp-next/src/store/app-store.ts
+++ b/webapp-next/src/store/app-store.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export type DataForMonthKey = string | null;
 
 export interface AppState {
   currentMonth: Date;
+  /** When set, we are loading this month; currentMonth and data stay until load completes. */
+  pendingMonth: Date | null;
   lang: "ru" | "en";
   duties: DutyWithUser[];
   calendarEvents: CalendarEvent[];
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ export interface AppState {
   setCurrentView: (v: CurrentView) => void;
   setSelectedDay: (key: string | null) => void;
   /** Batch multiple state updates into a single re-render. */
-  batchUpdate: (partial: Partial<Pick<AppState, "currentMonth" | "lang" | "duties" | "calendarEvents" | "dataForMonthKey" | "loading" | "error" | "accessDenied" | "accessDeniedDetail" | "currentView" | "selectedDay">>) => void;
+  batchUpdate: (partial: Partial<Pick<AppState, "currentMonth" | "pendingMonth" | "lang" | "duties" | "calendarEvents" | "dataForMonthKey" | "loading" | "error" | "accessDenied" | "accessDeniedDetail" | "currentView" | "selectedDay">>) => void;
 }
 
 const now = new Date();
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ function getInitialView(): CurrentView {
 
 export const useAppStore = create<AppState>((set) => ({
   currentMonth: initialMonth,
+  pendingMonth: null,
   lang: "en",
   duties: [],
   calendarEvents: [],
@@ -67,17 +70,13 @@ export const useAppStore = create<AppState>((set) => ({
 
   setCurrentMonth: (d) => set({ currentMonth: d }),
   nextMonth: () =>
-    set((s) => {
-      const next = new Date(s.currentMonth);
-      next.setMonth(next.getMonth() + 1);
-      return { currentMonth: next };
-    }),
+    set((s) => ({
+      pendingMonth: new Date(s.currentMonth.getFullYear(), s.currentMonth.getMonth() + 1, 1),
+    })),
   prevMonth: () =>
-    set((s) => {
-      const prev = new Date(s.currentMonth);
-      prev.setMonth(prev.getMonth() - 1);
-      return { currentMonth: prev };
-    }),
+    set((s) => ({
+      pendingMonth: new Date(s.currentMonth.getFullYear(), s.currentMonth.getMonth() - 1, 1),
+    })),
   setDuties: (d) => set({ duties: d }),
   setCalendarEvents: (e) => set({ calendarEvents: e }),
   setLoading: (v) => set({ loading: v }),