diff --git a/apps/api/src/auth.rs b/apps/api/src/auth.rs
index b63f575..25d232e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/auth.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/auth.rs
@@ -48,8 +48,17 @@ pub struct AuthenticatedUser {
     pub id: Uuid,
 }
 
-pub async fn csrf(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
-    let token = security::random_token();
+pub async fn csrf(State(state): State<AppState>, headers: HeaderMap) -> Response {
+    // Reuse the browser's current token so another tab fetching /auth/csrf
+    // does not invalidate the token this tab already holds.
+    let token = security::get_cookie(&headers, state.config.csrf_cookie_name())
+        .filter(|value| {
+            (32..=128).contains(&value.len())
+                && value
+                    .bytes()
+                    .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || byte == b'-' || byte == b'_')
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_else(security::random_token);
     let mut response = (
         StatusCode::OK,
         Json(CsrfResponse {
@@ -425,4 +434,32 @@ mod tests {
         let error = validate_identity("User", "user@example.com", "short").unwrap_err();
         assert!(matches!(error, AppError::Validation { .. }));
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn csrf_reuses_the_browsers_current_token() {
+        let Some(state) = crate::test_support::test_app_state().await else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let token_from = |response: Response| {
+            let cookie = response.headers()[axum::http::header::SET_COOKIE]
+                .to_str()
+                .unwrap()
+                .to_owned();
+            cookie.split(';').next().unwrap().split_once('=').unwrap().1.to_owned()
+        };
+        let first = token_from(csrf(State(state.clone()), HeaderMap::new()).await);
+        let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+        headers.insert(
+            axum::http::header::COOKIE,
+            format!("{}={first}", state.config.csrf_cookie_name()).parse().unwrap(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(token_from(csrf(State(state.clone()), headers).await), first);
+        // A malformed cookie is replaced, not echoed back.
+        let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+        headers.insert(
+            axum::http::header::COOKIE,
+            format!("{}=bad;token", state.config.csrf_cookie_name()).parse().unwrap(),
+        );
+        assert_ne!(token_from(csrf(State(state), headers).await), "bad");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/api.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/api.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0371203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/api.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
+
+import { apiRequest, resetCsrfToken } from "@/lib/api"
+
+function json(status: number, body: unknown) {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(body), {
+    status,
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+  })
+}
+
+describe("apiRequest", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+    resetCsrfToken()
+  })
+
+  it("refreshes a stale CSRF token and retries the mutation once", async () => {
+    const tokens = ["stale", "fresh"]
+    const sent: (string | null)[] = []
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn((url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      if (url.endsWith("/auth/csrf")) {
+        return Promise.resolve(json(200, { csrfToken: tokens.shift() }))
+      }
+      const token = new Headers(init?.headers).get("X-CSRF-Token")
+      sent.push(token)
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        token === "fresh"
+          ? json(200, { ok: true })
+          : json(403, {
+              error: { code: "CSRF_INVALID", message: "The CSRF token is invalid." },
+            })
+      )
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock)
+
+    await expect(
+      apiRequest("/integrations/knotree-registry/authorize", { method: "POST" })
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true })
+    expect(sent).toEqual(["stale", "fresh"])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
index 1494b61..076b87f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,27 @@ export async function apiBinaryRequest<T>(
 export async function apiRequest<T>(
   path: string,
   options: ApiRequestOptions = {}
+): Promise<T> {
+  try {
+    return await sendApiRequest<T>(path, options)
+  } catch (error) {
+    // The CSRF cookie is per browser; if it changed since this tab cached its
+    // token (sign-in, logout, another tab), fetch a fresh one and retry once.
+    if (
+      error instanceof ApiError &&
+      error.status === 403 &&
+      (error.code === "CSRF_INVALID" || error.code === "CSRF_REQUIRED")
+    ) {
+      resetCsrfToken()
+      return sendApiRequest<T>(path, options)
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+async function sendApiRequest<T>(
+  path: string,
+  options: ApiRequestOptions
 ): Promise<T> {
   const method = (options.method ?? "GET").toUpperCase()
   const headers = new Headers(options.headers)