diff --git a/web/src/api/client.test.ts b/web/src/api/client.test.ts
index c9bdb84..15390e7 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.test.ts
@@ -225,4 +225,14 @@ describe('network status', () => {
     await expect(api.apiFetch('/api/v1/recipes/01J9ZR')).resolves.toEqual({ id: '01J9ZR' })
     expect(api.network.offline()).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  it('says whether a read is the service worker\'s cached copy', async () => {
+    const cached = jsonResponse(200, { id: '01J9ZR' })
+    cached.headers.set(cacheFallbackHeader, '1')
+    stubFetch(cached, jsonResponse(200, { id: '01J9ZR' }))
+    const api = createApiClient(fakeLocation(), createNetworkStatus(window), createVerifiedSession(localStorage))
+
+    await expect(api.apiRead('/api/v1/recipes/01J9ZR')).resolves.toEqual({ body: { id: '01J9ZR' }, cached: true })
+    await expect(api.apiRead('/api/v1/recipes/01J9ZR')).resolves.toEqual({ body: { id: '01J9ZR' }, cached: false })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/web/src/api/client.ts b/web/src/api/client.ts
index cbfc0f0..1fc884d 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.ts
@@ -43,11 +43,18 @@ export type ApiRequest = {
   body?: unknown
 }
 
+// ApiRead is a GET's decoded response body, and whether the service worker
+// answered it from its cache because the server could not be reached in time.
+export type ApiRead<T> = { body: T; cached: boolean }
+
 export type ApiClient = {
   // apiFetch sends a same-origin JSON request to path, which must be under
   // /api/v1/, and resolves with the decoded response body, or rejects with an
   // ApiError.
   apiFetch<T>(path: string, request?: ApiRequest): Promise<T>
+  // apiRead is apiFetch's GET that also says whether the body is the service
+  // worker's cached copy rather than the server's answer.
+  apiRead<T>(path: string): Promise<ApiRead<T>>
   // loadMe fetches GET /api/v1/me and caches its CSRF token.
   loadMe(): Promise<Me>
   // forbidden reports whether a request was refused because the signed-in
@@ -114,6 +121,16 @@ export function createApiClient(location: ApiLocation, network: NetworkStatus, s
   }
 
   async function apiFetch<T>(path: string, request: ApiRequest = {}): Promise<T> {
+    return (await exchange<T>(path, request)).body
+  }
+
+  function apiRead<T>(path: string): Promise<ApiRead<T>> {
+    return exchange<T>(path, {})
+  }
+
+  // exchange sends request to path and decodes the response, noting whether
+  // it is the service worker's cached copy.
+  async function exchange<T>(path: string, request: ApiRequest): Promise<ApiRead<T>> {
     const method = request.method ?? 'GET'
     const url = apiURL(location.origin, method, path)
     // fetch refuses a GET with a body by rejecting with a TypeError, the same
@@ -131,7 +148,7 @@ export function createApiClient(location: ApiLocation, network: NetworkStatus, s
       response = await send(method, url, request.body)
       if (response.status === 403) throw await parseForbidden(method, path, response)
     }
-    return decode<T>(method, path, response)
+    return { body: await decode<T>(method, path, response), cached: response.headers.has(cacheFallbackHeader) }
   }
 
   // parseForbidden reads a 403. Any API error other than csrf means the
@@ -179,6 +196,7 @@ export function createApiClient(location: ApiLocation, network: NetworkStatus, s
 
   return {
     apiFetch,
+    apiRead,
     loadMe,
     forbidden: () => forbidden,
     subscribe(listener) {
diff --git a/web/src/api/index.ts b/web/src/api/index.ts
index cae3e1f..2f59f3a 100644
--- a/web/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export { ApiProvider, useApi } from './ApiContext.tsx'
-export { createApiClient, CSRF_HEADER, ME_PATH, type ApiClient, type ApiLocation, type ApiRequest, type Me } from './client.ts'
+export { createApiClient, CSRF_HEADER, ME_PATH, type ApiClient, type ApiRead, type ApiLocation, type ApiRequest, type Me } from './client.ts'
 export { ApiError } from './errors.ts'
 export { createQueryClient, shouldRetry } from './queryClient.ts'
 export { createVerifiedSession, VERIFIED_SESSION_KEY, type VerifiedSession } from './verifiedSession.ts'
diff --git a/web/src/plan/PlanPage.test.tsx b/web/src/plan/PlanPage.test.tsx
index 2e53e0a..9f4e916 100644
--- a/web/src/plan/PlanPage.test.tsx
+++ b/web/src/plan/PlanPage.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi, type Mock } from 'vitest'
 import { ApiProvider, createApiClient, createQueryClient, createVerifiedSession } from '../api/index.ts'
 import { createNetworkStatus } from '../pwa/networkStatus.ts'
+import { cacheFallbackHeader } from '../sw/routes.ts'
 import { HOUSEHOLD_SETTINGS } from '../test/ApiProviders.tsx'
 import { declaredStyle } from '../test/cssRules.ts'
 import { errorResponse, fakeLocation, jsonResponse, ME } from '../test/fetchStub.ts'
@@ -323,6 +324,45 @@ describe('PlanPage', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('alert')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
+  it("doesn't land a succeeded draft on the plan cached before it, and lands it once the server is read", async () => {
+    let plan = planBody('draft')
+    let cached = false
+    let job = draftJob('running')
+    stubServer({
+      [`GET ${THIS_WEEK}`]: () => {
+        const response = jsonResponse(200, plan)
+        if (cached) response.headers.set(cacheFallbackHeader, '1')
+        return response
+      },
+      [`POST ${DRAFT}`]: () => jsonResponse(202, { jobId: 'j1' }),
+      [`GET ${JOB}`]: () => jsonResponse(200, job),
+    })
+    await renderPage()
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: 'Rebuild week' }))
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('region', { name: 'Drafting this week' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    // The draft succeeds, but the server can't be reached: the service
+    // worker answers with the plan cached before the rebuild, same id.
+    cached = true
+    job = draftJob('succeeded')
+    const alert = await screen.findByRole('alert', {}, { timeout: 3000 })
+    expect(alert).toHaveTextContent("Couldn't read the draft. The plan came from this device's cache, not the server")
+    expect(within(alert).getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Beef tacos')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('skeleton-tile')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    // The server is back: the next read of the plan is the draft.
+    plan = planBody('draft', ['Lasagna', ...NAMES.slice(1)])
+    cached = false
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-10-07T16:01:00Z'))
+    act(() => {
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+    })
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Lasagna')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('alert')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('skeleton-tile')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('moves between weeks with the previous and next week buttons', async () => {
     stubServer({
       [`GET ${THIS_WEEK}`]: () => jsonResponse(200, planBody('draft')),
diff --git a/web/src/plan/PlanPage.tsx b/web/src/plan/PlanPage.tsx
index 8af6e34..0f1bcd5 100644
--- a/web/src/plan/PlanPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/plan/PlanPage.tsx
@@ -115,15 +115,23 @@ function WeekBoard({ weekStart, timezone, onWeek }: { weekStart: string; timezon
     }
   }, [queryClient, ended, jobId, weekStart])
 
-  // The plan read shows once it is the one drafted; no plan, or another
-  // one, is an error rather than an empty or stale board.
+  // The plan read shows once it is the one drafted, read from the server; no
+  // plan, another one, or a copy cached before the draft (a redraft keeps the
+  // plan's id) is an error rather than an empty or stale board. A later read
+  // from the server that is the draft still lands it.
   const { draft } = result
   const read = draft !== null && readJobId === jobId && plan.isSuccess
-  const landed = read && plan.data?.id === draft.plan_id
+  const landed = read && plan.data?.id === draft.plan_id && !plan.data.cached
   const resultError =
     result.error ??
     (read && !landed
-      ? new Error(plan.data === null ? `The week has no plan, not draft ${draft.plan_id}.` : `The week's plan is not draft ${draft.plan_id}.`)
+      ? new Error(
+          plan.data === null
+            ? `The week has no plan, not draft ${draft.plan_id}.`
+            : plan.data.id !== draft.plan_id
+              ? `The week's plan is not draft ${draft.plan_id}.`
+              : `The plan came from this device's cache, not the server, so it may not be draft ${draft.plan_id} yet.`,
+        )
       : null)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (landed) setJobId(null)
@@ -168,6 +176,9 @@ function WeekBoard({ weekStart, timezone, onWeek }: { weekStart: string; timezon
     body = <ErrorBanner onRetry={() => void plan.refetch()}>Couldn't load this week's plan. {plan.error.message}</ErrorBanner>
   } else if (drafting) {
     body = <SkeletonTiles label="Drafting this week">Drafting your week…</SkeletonTiles>
+  } else if (resultError !== null) {
+    // An unread draft shows no board: the plan read is not the draft.
+    body = null
   } else if (plan.isPending) {
     body = <SkeletonTiles label="Plan loading" />
   } else if (plan.data === null) {
diff --git a/web/src/plan/api.ts b/web/src/plan/api.ts
index a726ea3..17b4539 100644
--- a/web/src/plan/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/plan/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { ApiError, useApi } from '../api/index.ts'
+import { ApiError, useApi, type ApiRead } from '../api/index.ts'
 import { isRecord } from '../api/errors.ts'
 import { oneOf } from '../dinners/api.ts'
 
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ export type PlanDay = {
 }
 
 // Plan is GET /api/v1/plans/{weekStart}: the week's seven days, Monday to
-// Sunday, and the AI's note on the draft, if any.
+// Sunday, and the AI's note on the draft, if any. cached says the service
+// worker answered from its cache: the server may have changed the plan since.
 export type Plan = {
   id: string
   week_start: string
   status: PlanStatus
   ai_note: string | null
   days: PlanDay[]
+  cached: boolean
 }
 
 // DRAFT_JOB_KIND is the kind of the job drafting a week's plan.
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ function parseDay(where: string, body: unknown): PlanDay {
   return { date: body.date, dinner: { id: body.dinner.id, name: body.dinner.name }, is_new: body.is_new, start_by: body.start_by }
 }
 
-function parsePlan(where: string, weekStart: string, body: unknown): Plan {
+function parsePlan(where: string, weekStart: string, body: unknown, cached: boolean): Plan {
   if (
     !isRecord(body) ||
     typeof body.id !== 'string' ||
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ function parsePlan(where: string, weekStart: string, body: unknown): Plan {
     status: oneOf(where, 'status', PLAN_STATUSES, body.status),
     ai_note: body.ai_note,
     days: body.days.map((day) => parseDay(where, day)),
+    cached,
   }
 }
 
@@ -94,19 +97,19 @@ export function parseDraftResult(where: string, weekStart: string, body: unknown
 // usePlan is the plan of the week starting on Monday weekStart (GET
 // /api/v1/plans/{weekStart}), or null when the week has none (404).
 export function usePlan(weekStart: string) {
-  const { apiFetch } = useApi()
+  const { apiRead } = useApi()
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: planKey(weekStart),
     queryFn: async (): Promise<Plan | null> => {
       const path = planPath(weekStart)
-      let body: unknown
+      let read: ApiRead<unknown>
       try {
-        body = await apiFetch<unknown>(path)
+        read = await apiRead<unknown>(path)
       } catch (error) {
         if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 404) return null
         throw error
       }
-      return parsePlan(`GET ${path}`, weekStart, body)
+      return parsePlan(`GET ${path}`, weekStart, read.body, read.cached)
     },
   })
 }