diff --git a/examples/html_examples/src/main.rs b/examples/html_examples/src/main.rs
index a58cc7d..9171563 100644
--- a/examples/html_examples/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/html_examples/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct GalleryState {
     rows: Mutex<Vec<RowRecord>>,
     loaded_count: Mutex<usize>,
     infinite_count: Mutex<usize>,
-    lazy_loaded: Mutex<bool>,
+    lazy_loads: Mutex<usize>,
     progress: Mutex<u8>,
     email: Mutex<String>,
     email_status: Mutex<String>,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl GalleryState {
             ]),
             loaded_count: Mutex::new(2),
             infinite_count: Mutex::new(3),
-            lazy_loaded: Mutex::new(false),
+            lazy_loads: Mutex::new(0),
             progress: Mutex::new(0),
             email: Mutex::new(String::new()),
             email_status: Mutex::new("Waiting for an email".into()),
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ fn gallery_view(state: &GalleryState) -> Gallery {
         .collect();
     let loaded_count = *state.loaded_count.lock().unwrap();
     let infinite_count = *state.infinite_count.lock().unwrap();
-    let lazy_loaded = *state.lazy_loaded.lock().unwrap();
+    let lazy_loads = *state.lazy_loads.lock().unwrap();
     let progress = *state.progress.lock().unwrap();
     let email = state.email.lock().unwrap().clone();
     let email_status = state.email_status.lock().unwrap().clone();
@@ -343,11 +343,7 @@ fn gallery_view(state: &GalleryState) -> Gallery {
     Gallery {
         contacts,
         rows,
-        lazy_panel: if lazy_loaded {
-            "Lazy content loaded".into()
-        } else {
-            "Waiting to be revealed".into()
-        },
+        lazy_panel: lazy_panel_text(lazy_loads),
         loaded_rows: loaded_rows(loaded_count),
         load_status: format!("Showing {loaded_count} rows"),
         infinite_rows: loaded_rows(infinite_count),
@@ -368,6 +364,14 @@ fn gallery_view(state: &GalleryState) -> Gallery {
     }
 }
 
+fn lazy_panel_text(loads: usize) -> String {
+    if loads == 0 {
+        "Waiting to be revealed".into()
+    } else {
+        format!("Lazy content loaded by server update #{loads}")
+    }
+}
+
 fn contact_card_view(record: ContactRecord) -> ContactCard {
     ContactCard {
         id: Id(record.id),
@@ -434,8 +438,9 @@ mod gallery_handlers {
         Form(input): Form<LazyLoad>,
     ) -> impl IntoEffect {
         let _ = input.request;
-        *state.lazy_loaded.lock().unwrap() = true;
-        gallery::lazy_panel.set("Lazy content loaded")
+        let mut lazy_loads = state.lazy_loads.lock().unwrap();
+        *lazy_loads += 1;
+        gallery::lazy_panel.set(lazy_panel_text(*lazy_loads))
     }
 
     #[hemx::handler]
@@ -805,7 +810,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .batch,
         );
         assert!(lazy.updates_text(gallery::lazy_panel));
-        assert!(lazy.payload_contains("Lazy content loaded"));
+        assert!(lazy.payload_contains("Lazy content loaded by server update #1"));
 
         let more = inspect_batch(
             InteractionRequest::from(form(gallery::load_more, &[("request", "more")]))
diff --git a/hemx-xtask/src/main.rs b/hemx-xtask/src/main.rs
index 811a7a8..e2fce3b 100644
--- a/hemx-xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/hemx-xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ const EDIT_ROW_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const text=()=>document.body.textCont
 const INLINE_VALIDATION_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.getAttribute("data-hemx-on")==="input"); const input=f.elements.email; input.value="wrong"; input.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent("input",{bubbles:true,inputType:"insertText",data:"g"})); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); const afterBad=document.body.textContent; input.value="xyz@example.com"; input.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent("input",{bubbles:true,inputType:"insertText",data:"m"})); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); const afterGood=document.body.textContent; if(!(afterBad.includes("Email needs an @ sign")&&!afterGood.includes("Email needs an @ sign")&&afterGood.includes("xyz@example.com is valid"))) throw new Error("inline validation did not recover"); return true;})()"#;
 const ACTIVE_SEARCH_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.elements.query); f.elements.query.value="beta"; f.dispatchEvent(new Event("submit",{bubbles:true,cancelable:true})); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,900)); const results=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[data-sid=\"1037530521\"]")).map(e=>e.textContent.trim()); if(!(results.length===2&&results.every(t=>t==="Beta"))) throw new Error("active search did not filter rows"); return true;})()"#;
 const DELETE_ROW_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const text=()=>document.body.textContent.replace(/\s+/g," "); const del=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.textContent.trim()==="Delete"&&Array.from(f.elements).some(e=>e.name==="id"&&e.value==="1")); del.querySelector("button,input[type=submit]").click(); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); if(text().includes("Review content")) throw new Error("delete row did not remove row"); return true;})()"#;
-const LAZY_LOAD_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const text=()=>document.body.textContent.replace(/\s+/g," "); const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.textContent.includes("Load lazy content")); f.querySelector("button,input[type=submit]").click(); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); if(!text().includes("Lazy content loaded")) throw new Error("lazy load did not update"); return true;})()"#;
+const LAZY_LOAD_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.textContent.includes("Load lazy content")); const panel=()=>f.nextElementSibling; const before=panel().textContent.trim(); f.querySelector("button,input[type=submit]").click(); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); const after=panel().textContent.trim(); if(!(after.includes("Lazy content loaded by server update #")&&after!==before)) throw new Error("lazy load did not visibly update"); return true;})()"#;
 const CLICK_TO_LOAD_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const text=()=>document.body.textContent.replace(/\s+/g," "); const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.textContent.includes("Load more")); f.querySelector("button,input[type=submit]").click(); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); if(!(text().includes("Loaded row 3")&&text().includes("Loaded row 4"))) throw new Error("click-to-load did not append rows"); return true;})()"#;
 const INFINITE_SCROLL_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{const text=()=>document.body.textContent.replace(/\s+/g," "); const f=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form")).find(f=>f.textContent.includes("Reveal more rows")); f.querySelector("button,input[type=submit]").click(); await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); if(!(text().includes("Loaded row 4")&&text().includes("Loaded row 6"))) throw new Error("infinite scroll did not append rows"); return true;})()"#;
 const PROGRESS_SMOKE: &str = r#"(async()=>{await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,700)); const progress=document.querySelector("progress"); if(!(progress&&progress.textContent.includes("% complete")&&progress.textContent!=="0% complete")) throw new Error("progress did not tick"); return true;})()"#;