diff --git a/corvid/templates/tickets_base.html b/corvid/templates/tickets_base.html
index c86d6f1..3f32088 100644
--- a/corvid/templates/tickets_base.html
+++ b/corvid/templates/tickets_base.html
@@ -701,14 +701,15 @@ async function loadTickets() {
 
 function renderTicketRow(t) {
   const visibleChildIds = (t.child_ids || []).filter(cid => tickets.some(c => c.id === cid));
-  const childCount = visibleChildIds.length;
+  const totalChildCount = (t.child_ids || []).length;
+  const visibleCount = visibleChildIds.length;
   const expanded = expandedParents.has(t.id);
   return `
     <div class="ticket-row" onclick="showDetail(${t.id}); event.stopPropagation()">
       <div class="tr-top">
         <span class="tr-id">${t.human_id}</span>
         <span class="tr-title">${escHtml(t.title)}</span>
-        ${childCount ? `<button class="child-toggle" onclick="toggleChildren(${t.id}); event.stopPropagation()" title="${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} child tickets">${expanded ? '▾' : '▸'}</button><span class="child-count">${childCount}</span>` : ''}
+        ${totalChildCount ? `${visibleCount ? `<button class="child-toggle" onclick="toggleChildren(${t.id}); event.stopPropagation()" title="${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} child tickets">${expanded ? '▾' : '▸'}</button>` : ''}<span class="child-count">${totalChildCount}</span>` : ''}
       </div>
       <div class="tr-bottom">
         ${typeBadge(t.type)}
@@ -783,9 +784,19 @@ function showDetail(id) {
     childList.innerHTML = t.child_ids.map(cid => {
       const child = tickets.find(c => c.id === cid);
       const label = child ? `${child.human_id} ${escHtml(child.title)}` : `#${cid}`;
-      return `<a class="child-link" onclick="showDetail(${cid}); event.stopPropagation()">${label}</a>`;
+      return `<a class="child-link" id="child-ref-${cid}" onclick="showDetail(${cid}); event.stopPropagation()">${label}</a>`;
     }).join('');
     childWrap.style.display = '';
+    // Fetch any children that aren't in the current filtered ticket list
+    t.child_ids.forEach(async cid => {
+      if (!tickets.find(c => c.id === cid)) {
+        try {
+          const child = await api(`/api/tickets/${cid}`);
+          const el = document.getElementById(`child-ref-${cid}`);
+          if (el) el.textContent = `${child.human_id} ${child.title}`;
+        } catch(e) { /* keep fallback label */ }
+      }
+    });
   } else {
     childWrap.style.display = 'none';
   }