diff --git a/.changeset/services-tiles-refresh-pulse.md b/.changeset/services-tiles-refresh-pulse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3ecf6c2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/services-tiles-refresh-pulse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'@hyperdx/app': patch
+---
+
+fix: pulse the list-bar and histogram charts while they refresh
+
+The Services dashboard's list-bar and latency histogram charts kept their
+previous data during a refresh but gave no sign that new data was loading,
+and the histogram could briefly swap its chart for "Loading Chart Data...".
+Both now keep their previous data on screen and pulse while the refetch runs,
+like the other charts.
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/DBHistogramChart.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/DBHistogramChart.tsx
index 6a4403cfe0..2244461c4a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/DBHistogramChart.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/DBHistogramChart.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { memo, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import cx from 'classnames';
 import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import { useHotkeys } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
 import {
@@ -47,7 +48,13 @@ export function resolvePinnedBarIndex(
   return Number.isInteger(idx) && idx >= 0 ? idx : undefined;
 }
 
-function HistogramChart({ graphResults }: { graphResults: any[] }) {
+function HistogramChart({
+  graphResults,
+  className,
+}: {
+  graphResults: any[];
+  className?: string;
+}) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       graphResults?.map((result: any) => {
@@ -77,7 +84,12 @@ function HistogramChart({ graphResults }: { graphResults: any[] }) {
   }, [data]);
 
   return (
-    <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height="100%" minWidth={0}>
+    <ResponsiveContainer
+      width="100%"
+      height="100%"
+      minWidth={0}
+      className={className}
+    >
       <BarChart
         width={500}
         height={300}
@@ -212,14 +224,12 @@ export default function DBHistogramChart({
   errorVariant?: ChartErrorStateVariant;
 }) {
   const queriedConfig = omit(config, ['granularity']);
-  const { data, isLoading, isError, error } = useQueriedChartConfig(
-    queriedConfig,
-    {
+  const { data, isLoading, isPlaceholderData, isError, error } =
+    useQueriedChartConfig(queriedConfig, {
       placeholderData: (prev: any) => prev,
       queryKey: [queryKeyPrefix, queriedConfig],
       enabled,
-    },
-  );
+    });
 
   const { data: mvOptimizationData } =
     useMVOptimizationExplanation(queriedConfig);
@@ -272,18 +282,26 @@ export default function DBHistogramChart({
 
   return (
     <ChartContainer title={title} toolbarItems={toolbarItemsMemo}>
-      {isLoading ? (
+      {isLoading && !data ? (
         <div className="d-flex h-100 w-100 align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted">
           Loading Chart Data...
         </div>
       ) : isError ? (
         <ChartErrorState error={error} variant={errorVariant} />
       ) : data?.data.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="d-flex h-100 w-100 align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted">
+        <div
+          className={cx(
+            'd-flex h-100 w-100 align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted',
+            { 'effect-pulse': isPlaceholderData },
+          )}
+        >
           No data found within time range.
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <HistogramChart graphResults={buckets} />
+        <HistogramChart
+          graphResults={buckets}
+          className={isPlaceholderData ? 'effect-pulse' : undefined}
+        />
       )}
     </ChartContainer>
   );
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/DBListBarChart.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/DBListBarChart.tsx
index f008b346bd..ef463ff1df 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/DBListBarChart.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/DBListBarChart.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
+import cx from 'classnames';
 import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import { BuilderChartConfigWithDateRange } from '@hyperdx/common-utils/dist/types';
 import type { FloatingPosition } from '@mantine/core';
@@ -202,14 +203,12 @@ export default function DBListBarChart({
   errorVariant?: ChartErrorStateVariant;
 }) {
   const queriedConfig = omit(config, ['granularity']);
-  const { data, isLoading, isError, error } = useQueriedChartConfig(
-    queriedConfig,
-    {
+  const { data, isLoading, isPlaceholderData, isError, error } =
+    useQueriedChartConfig(queriedConfig, {
       placeholderData: (prev: any) => prev,
       queryKey: [queryKeyPrefix, queriedConfig],
       enabled,
-    },
-  );
+    });
 
   const { data: mvOptimizationData } =
     useMVOptimizationExplanation(queriedConfig);
@@ -285,18 +284,25 @@ export default function DBListBarChart({
       ) : isError ? (
         <ChartErrorState error={error} variant={errorVariant} />
       ) : data?.data.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="d-flex h-100 w-100 align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted">
+        <div
+          className={cx(
+            'd-flex h-100 w-100 align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted',
+            { 'effect-pulse': isPlaceholderData },
+          )}
+        >
           No data found within time range.
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <ListBar
-          data={data?.data ?? []}
-          columns={columns}
-          getRowSearchLink={getRowSearchLink}
-          hoverCardPosition={hoverCardPosition}
-          groupColumn={groupColumn}
-          valueColumn={valueColumn}
-        />
+        <div className={isPlaceholderData ? 'effect-pulse' : undefined}>
+          <ListBar
+            data={data?.data ?? []}
+            columns={columns}
+            getRowSearchLink={getRowSearchLink}
+            hoverCardPosition={hoverCardPosition}
+            groupColumn={groupColumn}
+            valueColumn={valueColumn}
+          />
+        </div>
       )}
     </ChartContainer>
   );
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBHistogramChart.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBHistogramChart.test.tsx
index 6cced53288..1b242fa12f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBHistogramChart.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBHistogramChart.test.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,85 @@ describe('DBHistogramChart', () => {
     // Verify DateRangeIndicator was not called
     expect(jest.mocked(DateRangeIndicator)).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  describe('refresh', () => {
+    const buckets = { data: [{ data: [[0, 10, 5]] }], meta: [] };
+    const chart = () =>
+      document.querySelector('.recharts-responsive-container');
+
+    it('keeps the previous histogram on screen and pulses it while a refresh loads', () => {
+      // The new range is still loading behind the previous buckets.
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: buckets,
+        isLoading: true,
+        isPlaceholderData: true,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderWithMantine(<DBHistogramChart config={baseTestConfig} />);
+
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText('Loading Chart Data...'),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(chart()).toHaveClass('effect-pulse');
+    });
+
+    it('does not pulse once fresh buckets load', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: buckets,
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: false,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderWithMantine(<DBHistogramChart config={baseTestConfig} />);
+
+      expect(chart()).not.toHaveClass('effect-pulse');
+    });
+
+    it('pulses the empty state while a refresh loads', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [], meta: [] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: true,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderWithMantine(<DBHistogramChart config={baseTestConfig} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('No data found within time range.')).toHaveClass(
+        'effect-pulse',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not pulse a fresh empty result', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [], meta: [] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: false,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderWithMantine(<DBHistogramChart config={baseTestConfig} />);
+
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText('No data found within time range.'),
+      ).not.toHaveClass('effect-pulse');
+    });
+
+    it('shows the loading state before the first buckets arrive', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: undefined,
+        isLoading: true,
+        isPlaceholderData: false,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderWithMantine(<DBHistogramChart config={baseTestConfig} />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('Loading Chart Data...')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('HISTOGRAM_BAR_COLOR', () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBListBarChart.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBListBarChart.test.tsx
index 6c6a30fa28..9fbb6c218f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBListBarChart.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/__tests__/DBListBarChart.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 import DateRangeIndicator from '@/components/charts/DateRangeIndicator';
 import DBListBarChart from '@/components/DBListBarChart';
@@ -169,4 +170,73 @@ describe('DBListBarChart', () => {
     // Verify DateRangeIndicator was not called
     expect(jest.mocked(DateRangeIndicator)).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  describe('refresh', () => {
+    const renderChart = () =>
+      renderWithMantine(
+        <DBListBarChart
+          config={baseTestConfig}
+          valueColumn="value"
+          groupColumn="group"
+        />,
+      );
+
+    it('pulses the previous bars while a refresh loads', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [{ group: 'checkout', value: 100 }] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: true,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderChart();
+
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText('checkout').closest('.effect-pulse'),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('does not pulse once fresh bars load', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [{ group: 'checkout', value: 100 }] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: false,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderChart();
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('checkout').closest('.effect-pulse')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('pulses the empty state while a refresh loads', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: true,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderChart();
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('No data found within time range.')).toHaveClass(
+        'effect-pulse',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not pulse a fresh empty result', () => {
+      mockUseQueriedChartConfig.mockReturnValue({
+        data: { data: [] },
+        isLoading: false,
+        isPlaceholderData: false,
+        isError: false,
+      });
+
+      renderChart();
+
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText('No data found within time range.'),
+      ).not.toHaveClass('effect-pulse');
+    });
+  });
 });