diff --git a/webui/static/search.js b/webui/static/search.js
index 7a2214fc..cd27d34e 100644
--- a/webui/static/search.js
+++ b/webui/static/search.js
@@ -1190,9 +1190,7 @@ async function loadInitialData() {
         if (route?.kind === 'react') {
             showReactHost(targetPage);
             setActivePageChrome(targetPage);
-            if (window.location.pathname !== route.path) {
-                history.replaceState({ page: targetPage }, '', route.path);
-            }
+            // Keep nested react-tab URLs like /import/auto or /import/singles intact.
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/webui/tests/shell-routes.smoke.spec.ts b/webui/tests/shell-routes.smoke.spec.ts
index f2854c0c..818dd925 100644
--- a/webui/tests/shell-routes.smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/webui/tests/shell-routes.smoke.spec.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ function expectedUrlPattern(path: string, pageId: ShellPageId): RegExp {
     return /\/stats(?:\?range=7d)?$/;
   }
 
+  if (pageId === 'import') {
+    return /\/import\/album$/;
+  }
+
   return new RegExp(`${path.replace('/', '\\/')}$`);
 }