diff --git a/.server-changes/fix-metrics-dashboard-chart-bugs.md b/.server-changes/fix-metrics-dashboard-chart-bugs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efbd9238b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.server-changes/fix-metrics-dashboard-chart-bugs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+area: webapp
+type: fix
+---
+
+Fix metrics dashboard chart series colors going out of sync and widgets not reloading stale data when scrolled back into view
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/components/code/QueryResultsChart.tsx b/apps/webapp/app/components/code/QueryResultsChart.tsx
index 2da90c9e00..190304a1e9 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/components/code/QueryResultsChart.tsx
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/components/code/QueryResultsChart.tsx
@@ -889,13 +889,15 @@ export const QueryResultsChart = memo(function QueryResultsChart({
     const cfg: ChartConfig = {};
     sortedSeries.forEach((s, i) => {
       const statusColor = groupByIsRunStatus ? getRunStatusHexColor(s) : undefined;
+      const originalIndex = config.yAxisColumns.indexOf(s);
+      const colorIndex = originalIndex >= 0 ? originalIndex : i;
       cfg[s] = {
         label: s,
-        color: statusColor ?? config.seriesColors?.[s] ?? getSeriesColor(i),
+        color: statusColor ?? config.seriesColors?.[s] ?? getSeriesColor(colorIndex),
       };
     });
     return cfg;
-  }, [sortedSeries, groupByIsRunStatus, config.seriesColors]);
+  }, [sortedSeries, groupByIsRunStatus, config.seriesColors, config.yAxisColumns]);
 
   // Custom tooltip label formatter for better date display
   const tooltipLabelFormatter = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/routes/resources.metric.tsx b/apps/webapp/app/routes/resources.metric.tsx
index a037fb7882..3c19d3947f 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/routes/resources.metric.tsx
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/routes/resources.metric.tsx
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export function MetricWidget({
   const [response, setResponse] = useState<MetricWidgetActionResponse | null>(null);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const abortControllerRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+  const isDirtyRef = useRef(false);
 
   // Track the latest props so the submit callback always uses fresh values
   // without needing to be recreated (which would cause useInterval to re-register listeners).
@@ -180,8 +181,11 @@ export function MetricWidget({
   propsRef.current = props;
 
   const submit = useCallback(() => {
-    // Skip fetching if the widget is not visible on screen
-    if (!isVisibleRef.current) return;
+    if (!isVisibleRef.current) {
+      isDirtyRef.current = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    isDirtyRef.current = false;
 
     // Abort any in-flight request for this widget
     abortControllerRef.current?.abort();
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ export function MetricWidget({
   // When a widget scrolls into view and has no data yet, trigger a load.
   const { ref: visibilityRef, isVisibleRef } = useElementVisibility({
     onVisibilityChange: (visible) => {
-      if (visible && !response) {
+      if (visible && (!response || isDirtyRef.current)) {
         submit();
       }
     },