diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
index ddaccbb..deb91b7 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/tt/honeyDue/network/APILayer.kt
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ object APILayer {
         if (result is ApiResult.Success) {
             DataManager.setTotalSummary(result.data.summary)
             DataManager.addResidence(result.data.residence)
+            // Proactive refresh — the optimistic addResidence above suppresses
+            // getMyResidences' count-based task invalidation, so fetch fresh
+            // tasks here so the joined residence's tasks appear immediately
+            // without a manual refresh.
+            getTasks(forceRefresh = true)
         }
 
         return result
diff --git a/iosApp/HoneyDueUITests/Sharing/SharingUITests.swift b/iosApp/HoneyDueUITests/Sharing/SharingUITests.swift
index 35ef742..855472b 100644
--- a/iosApp/HoneyDueUITests/Sharing/SharingUITests.swift
+++ b/iosApp/HoneyDueUITests/Sharing/SharingUITests.swift
@@ -154,19 +154,7 @@ final class SharingUITests: AuthenticatedUITestCase {
 
     // MARK: - Test 03: Shared Tasks Visible in UI
 
-    /// Known issue: After joining a shared residence, the Tasks tab doesn't show
-    /// the shared tasks. The AllTasksView's residenceViewModel uses cached (empty)
-    /// data, which disables the refresh button and prevents task loading.
-    /// Fix: AllTasksView.onAppear should detect residence list changes or use
-    /// DataManager's already-refreshed cache.
     func test03_sharedTasksVisibleInTasksTab() throws {
-        // Known issue: after a user joins a shared residence, that residence's
-        // tasks (created by the owner) do not appear in the joining user's Tasks
-        // tab even after force-refresh — the residence itself shows, but its
-        // tasks aren't fetched for the joined member. Pre-existing app gap;
-        // skip until the shared-task fetch on join is fixed.
-        throw XCTSkip("App gap: joined member doesn't see the shared residence's tasks in the Tasks tab (residence shows, tasks don't).")
-
         // Join via UI — this lands on Residences tab which triggers forceRefresh
         joinResidenceViaUI()
 
diff --git a/iosApp/iosApp/Residence/ResidenceViewModel.swift b/iosApp/iosApp/Residence/ResidenceViewModel.swift
index b144f7b..358c234 100644
--- a/iosApp/iosApp/Residence/ResidenceViewModel.swift
+++ b/iosApp/iosApp/Residence/ResidenceViewModel.swift
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ class ResidenceViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
                 if result is ApiResultSuccess<JoinResidenceResponse> {
                     self.isLoading = false
-                    // APILayer updates DataManager with refreshMyResidences,
-                    // which updates DataManagerObservable, which updates our
-                    // @Published myResidences via Combine subscription
+                    // APILayer.joinWithCode updates the residence cache and also
+                    // force-refreshes the tasks cache, so the joined residence's
+                    // shared tasks appear immediately via DataManagerObservable.
                     completion(true)
                 } else if let error = ApiResultBridge.error(from: result) {
                     self.errorMessage = ErrorMessageParser.parse(error.message)