diff --git a/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.cpp b/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.cpp
index 678e41d..e5802f4 100644
--- a/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ bool ExplorerBlockCache::ensureOpen()
     }
 
     db_ = openedDb;
+    ++revision_;
     // UI-thread-only handle: a short wait is enough; a miss falls back to the in-memory spill instead of
     // freezing the frame for 2 s.
     sqlite3_busy_timeout(db_, 250);
@@ -176,6 +177,20 @@ std::map<int, ExplorerBlockSummary> ExplorerBlockCache::loadRange(int minHeight,
     return blocks;
 }
 
+const std::map<int, ExplorerBlockSummary>& ExplorerBlockCache::loadRangeCached(int minHeight, int maxHeight)
+{
+    if (range_cache_revision_ != revision_) { range_cache_.clear(); range_cache_revision_ = revision_; }
+    if (range_cache_.size() >= 16) range_cache_.clear();
+    const std::pair<int, int> key(minHeight, maxHeight);
+    auto it = range_cache_.find(key);
+    if (it == range_cache_.end()) {
+        auto loaded = loadRange(minHeight, maxHeight);   // may open the DB (bumps revision_)
+        if (range_cache_revision_ != revision_) { range_cache_.clear(); range_cache_revision_ = revision_; }
+        it = range_cache_.emplace(key, std::move(loaded)).first;
+    }
+    return it->second;
+}
+
 std::vector<ExplorerBlockSummary> ExplorerBlockCache::searchBlocks(const std::string& query, int limit)
 {
     std::vector<ExplorerBlockSummary> results;
@@ -256,6 +271,7 @@ bool ExplorerBlockCache::storeBlockRow(const ExplorerBlockSummary& block)
 bool ExplorerBlockCache::storeBlock(const ExplorerBlockSummary& block)
 {
     if (block.height < 1 || block.hash.empty()) return false;
+    ++revision_;
     const bool stored = storeBlockRow(block);
     if (stored) {
         spill_.erase(block.height);
@@ -297,6 +313,7 @@ int ExplorerBlockCache::cachedBlockCount()
 
 void ExplorerBlockCache::clearBlocks()
 {
+    ++revision_;
     spill_.clear();
     if (!ensureOpen()) return;
     exec("DELETE FROM explorer_blocks");
@@ -305,6 +322,7 @@ void ExplorerBlockCache::clearBlocks()
 void ExplorerBlockCache::pruneTo(int maxRows)
 {
     if (maxRows < 1 || !db_) return;
+    ++revision_;
     // Keep the maxRows highest blocks. The OFFSET row is the (maxRows+1)-th highest; when the table is smaller the
     // subquery is NULL and nothing is deleted. Freed pages are reused, so the file stops growing at its high-water
     // mark (no VACUUM / auto_vacuum: changing auto_vacuum needs a rebuild of existing databases).
@@ -333,8 +351,10 @@ ExplorerBlockCache::SavedTipValidation ExplorerBlockCache::prepareValidation(
         // No DB to validate against: keep the spill honest ourselves (tip regressed, or a different block at the same height).
         if (!spill_.empty() && !currentBestHash.empty() &&
             (currentHeight < spill_tip_height_ ||
-             (currentHeight == spill_tip_height_ && currentBestHash != spill_tip_hash_)))
+             (currentHeight == spill_tip_height_ && currentBestHash != spill_tip_hash_))) {
             spill_.clear();
+            ++revision_;
+        }
         if (!currentBestHash.empty()) { spill_tip_height_ = currentHeight; spill_tip_hash_ = currentBestHash; }
         return validation;
     }
@@ -526,6 +546,7 @@ void ExplorerBlockCache::close()
 {
     tip_known_ = false;
     if (!db_) return;
+    ++revision_;
     sqlite3_close(db_);
     db_ = nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.h b/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.h
index 56752fa..d9f88ee 100644
--- a/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.h
+++ b/src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 struct sqlite3;
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ public:
     const std::string& databasePath() const { return database_path_; }
 
     std::map<int, ExplorerBlockSummary> loadRange(int minHeight, int maxHeight);
+    // loadRange memoized per (min,max) and invalidated by revision() so the per-frame Explorer list only hits SQLite
+    // after the cache actually changed (store / clear / prune / spill reset / open / close). The reference is valid
+    // until the next call; copy it if you call again before using it.
+    const std::map<int, ExplorerBlockSummary>& loadRangeCached(int minHeight, int maxHeight);
+    std::uint64_t revision() const { return revision_; }
     // Fuzzy search over cached blocks: matches when the query is a substring of the height (as text)
     // or the block hash (case-insensitive). Returns newest-first, capped at `limit`.
     std::vector<ExplorerBlockSummary> searchBlocks(const std::string& query, int limit);
@@ -102,6 +108,11 @@ private:
     int open_attempts_ = 0;
     int stores_since_prune_ = 0;
 
+    // Bumped by every mutation that can change what loadRange returns; keys the loadRangeCached memo.
+    std::uint64_t revision_ = 1;
+    std::uint64_t range_cache_revision_ = 0;
+    std::map<std::pair<int, int>, std::map<int, ExplorerBlockSummary>> range_cache_;
+
     // Blocks the DB refused, bounded and UI-thread only. Evicts the entry farthest from the last spilled height
     // (the Explorer fetches around the visible window). Cleared with clearBlocks() and when the chain tip regresses.
     static constexpr std::size_t kMaxSpillBlocks = 512;