diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a84a03..bd2e424 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 - Auto-refresh destination pane after transfer completes
 - Success message shown for 1 second before clearing
 
+### SFTP Auto-Refresh Fix
+- Added `program *tea.Program` field to SFTPBrowserTab and Model
+- `SetProgram()` method allows goroutines to send messages to Bubble Tea
+- After transfer: `t.program.Send(sftpRefreshMsg{})` triggers re-render
+- Model stores program reference, passes it to SFTP tab on creation
+
 ## v1.0.0 (2025-01-30)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/hostkeeper/tui.go b/cmd/hostkeeper/tui.go
index 4ddc2d2..47824cc 100644
--- a/cmd/hostkeeper/tui.go
+++ b/cmd/hostkeeper/tui.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func runTUI(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	model.LoadHosts(hosts)
 
 	p := tea.NewProgram(model)
+	model.SetProgram(p)
 	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run TUI: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tui/sftp_browser_tab.go b/pkg/tui/sftp_browser_tab.go
index d2a945c..2521cda 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/sftp_browser_tab.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/sftp_browser_tab.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ type SFTPBrowserTab struct {
 	transferring bool
 	transferMsg  string
 
+	program *tea.Program
+
 	mu        sync.Mutex
 	closeOnce sync.Once
 }
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@ func NewSFTPBrowserTab(host *models.Host, dataDir string) *SFTPBrowserTab {
 
 func (t *SFTPBrowserTab) Name() string { return "SFTP: " + t.host.Name }
 
+func (t *SFTPBrowserTab) SetProgram(p *tea.Program) {
+	t.program = p
+}
+
 func (t *SFTPBrowserTab) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	go t.connect()
 	go t.refreshLocal()
@@ -497,11 +503,21 @@ func (t *SFTPBrowserTab) copyFile(srcType, dstType paneType, srcPath, dstPath, n
 		t.refreshLocal()
 	}
 
+	// Trigger re-render in Bubble Tea
+	if t.program != nil {
+		t.program.Send(sftpRefreshMsg{})
+	}
+
 	// Clear success message after brief delay
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	t.transferMsg = ""
 	t.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Trigger re-render again after clearing message
+	if t.program != nil {
+		t.program.Send(sftpRefreshMsg{})
+	}
 }
 
 func downloadFile(client *sftp.Client, remotePath, localPath string, progressFn func(int64)) error {
diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui.go b/pkg/tui/tui.go
index 9e17b45..7f51dc5 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	Error         error
 	Quit          bool
 	dataDir       string
+	program       *tea.Program
 }
 
 // New creates a new TUI model
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ func (m *Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return m.tabs.Init()
 }
 
+// SetProgram stores a reference to the tea.Program for sending messages from goroutines
+func (m *Model) SetProgram(p *tea.Program) {
+	m.program = p
+}
+
 // Update handles messages and updates the model
 func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
@@ -82,6 +88,9 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 	case openSFTPMsg:
 		tab := NewSFTPBrowserTab(msg.host, m.dataDir)
+		if m.program != nil {
+			tab.SetProgram(m.program)
+		}
 		cmd := m.tabs.Add(tab)
 		return m, cmd