diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ab7b96..6b604fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Next.js app for [StableRoute](https://github.com/your-org/stableroute) — Stell
 - **Next.js 15** (App Router) with **React 19**
 - **TailwindCSS** for styling
 - Starter landing page; Stellar wallet integration can be added here
+- Stats polling pauses in hidden tabs and supports manual refresh
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
diff --git a/src/app/stats/page.test.tsx b/src/app/stats/page.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..412a7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/stats/page.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import StatsPage from "./page";
+
+type Stats = { totalPairs: number; paused: boolean };
+
+function statsResponse(stats: Stats) {
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    status: 200,
+    json: async () => stats,
+  } as unknown as Response;
+}
+
+function setVisibility(value: DocumentVisibilityState) {
+  Object.defineProperty(document, "visibilityState", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value,
+  });
+}
+
+describe("StatsPage", () => {
+  let originalFetch: typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    jest.spyOn(Date, "now").mockReturnValue(1_700_000_000_000);
+    setVisibility("visible");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+    delete (document as { visibilityState?: DocumentVisibilityState }).visibilityState;
+  });
+
+  it("renders stats with StatTile tiles and a last-updated timestamp", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false })
+    ) as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    render(<StatsPage />);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Live")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Last updated/)).toHaveTextContent("just now");
+  });
+
+  it("pauses interval polling while the tab is hidden", async () => {
+    const mockFetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false })
+    );
+    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    render(<StatsPage />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    setVisibility("hidden");
+    act(() => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(5000);
+    });
+
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("resumes with an immediate fetch when the tab becomes visible", async () => {
+    const mockFetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 5, paused: true }));
+    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    render(<StatsPage />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    setVisibility("hidden");
+    act(() => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    });
+    setVisibility("visible");
+    act(() => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event("visibilitychange"));
+    });
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("5")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Paused")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the last good stats and stops polling after an error", async () => {
+    const mockFetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false }))
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("stats unavailable"));
+    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    render(<StatsPage />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(5000);
+    });
+
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent("stats unavailable");
+    expect(screen.getByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(5000);
+    });
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("refreshes manually and resumes polling after a successful refresh", async () => {
+    const mockFetch = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 6, paused: false }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(statsResponse({ totalPairs: 7, paused: false }));
+    globalThis.fetch = mockFetch as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    render(<StatsPage />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Refresh/i }));
+    expect(await screen.findByText("6")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(5000);
+    });
+    expect(await screen.findByText("7")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it("cleans up listeners and intervals on unmount", async () => {
+    const removeEventListenerSpy = jest.spyOn(document, "removeEventListener");
+    const clearIntervalSpy = jest.spyOn(globalThis, "clearInterval");
+    globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      statsResponse({ totalPairs: 2, paused: false })
+    ) as unknown as typeof globalThis.fetch;
+
+    const { unmount } = render(<StatsPage />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    unmount();
+
+    expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "visibilitychange",
+      expect.any(Function)
+    );
+    expect(clearIntervalSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/stats/page.tsx b/src/app/stats/page.tsx
index a632ccb..ab225c3 100644
--- a/src/app/stats/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/stats/page.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,85 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/Button";
+import { StatTile } from "@/components/StatTile";
+import { TimeAgo } from "@/components/TimeAgo";
 import { apiGet } from "@/lib/apiClient";
 
 type Stats = { totalPairs: number; paused: boolean };
 
+const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+
 export default function StatsPage() {
   const [stats, setStats] = useState<Stats | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [lastUpdated, setLastUpdated] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const intervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+  const mountedRef = useRef(false);
+  const stoppedByErrorRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const stopPolling = useCallback(() => {
+    if (intervalRef.current) {
+      clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      intervalRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const loadStats = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const nextStats = await apiGet<Stats>("/api/v1/stats");
+      if (!mountedRef.current) return false;
+      setStats(nextStats);
+      setLastUpdated(Date.now());
+      setError(null);
+      stoppedByErrorRef.current = false;
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (!mountedRef.current) return false;
+      setError((e as Error).message);
+      stoppedByErrorRef.current = true;
+      stopPolling();
+      return false;
+    } finally {
+      if (mountedRef.current) setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [stopPolling]);
+
+  /** Starts polling only while the tab is visible and the last request succeeded. */
+  const startPolling = useCallback(() => {
+    stopPolling();
+    if (document.visibilityState === "hidden" || stoppedByErrorRef.current) return;
+    intervalRef.current = setInterval(() => {
+      void loadStats();
+    }, POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+  }, [loadStats, stopPolling]);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+    const ok = await loadStats();
+    if (ok) startPolling();
+  }, [loadStats, startPolling]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    const tick = () =>
-      apiGet<Stats>("/api/v1/stats")
-        .then((s) => !cancelled && setStats(s))
-        .catch((e) => !cancelled && setError(e.message));
-    tick();
-    const t = setInterval(tick, 5000);
+    mountedRef.current = true;
+    void refresh();
+
+    const onVisibilityChange = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "hidden") {
+        stopPolling();
+        return;
+      }
+      void refresh();
+    };
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibilityChange);
+
     return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-      clearInterval(t);
+      mountedRef.current = false;
+      stopPolling();
+      document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibilityChange);
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [refresh, stopPolling]);
 
   return (
     <main
@@ -29,20 +87,30 @@ export default function StatsPage() {
       tabIndex={-1}
       className="mx-auto flex min-h-[60vh] max-w-3xl flex-col gap-6 p-8 focus:outline-none"
     >
-      <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Stats</h1>
+      <header className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Stats</h1>
+          {lastUpdated && (
+            <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
+              Last updated <TimeAgo ts={lastUpdated} />
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <Button
+          type="button"
+          variant="secondary"
+          disabled={loading}
+          onClick={() => void refresh()}
+        >
+          {loading ? "Refreshing…" : "Refresh"}
+        </Button>
+      </header>
       {error && <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-600">{error}</p>}
+      {!stats && !error && <p>Loading…</p>}
       {stats && (
         <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-          <div className="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 p-4 text-center dark:border-neutral-800">
-            <dt className="text-xs uppercase text-neutral-500">Pairs</dt>
-            <dd className="mt-1 text-2xl font-semibold">{stats.totalPairs}</dd>
-          </div>
-          <div className="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 p-4 text-center dark:border-neutral-800">
-            <dt className="text-xs uppercase text-neutral-500">Status</dt>
-            <dd className="mt-1 text-2xl font-semibold">
-              {stats.paused ? "Paused" : "Live"}
-            </dd>
-          </div>
+          <StatTile label="Pairs" value={stats.totalPairs} />
+          <StatTile label="Status" value={stats.paused ? "Paused" : "Live"} />
         </dl>
       )}
     </main>