diff --git a/js/submissions/submissionFacade.js b/js/submissions/submissionFacade.js
index 0589f680..1339c419 100644
--- a/js/submissions/submissionFacade.js
+++ b/js/submissions/submissionFacade.js
@@ -20,11 +20,57 @@ import { devLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 export const RESOLVED_LIST_KIND = 30000;
 export const SUBMISSIONS_RESOLVED_DTAG = "bitvid:admin:submissions-resolved";
 const LIST_LIMIT = 500;
+const LOCAL_RESOLVED_KEY = "bitvid:admin:submissions-resolved-ids";
 
 function normHex(value) {
   return typeof value === "string" ? value.trim().toLowerCase() : "";
 }
 
+function normNpub(value) {
+  return typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
+}
+
+// A device-local, ever-growing set of resolved submission ids. It backs up the
+// relay resolved-set two ways: (1) it hides handled items even if a cold-load
+// relay read momentarily misses the list, and (2) it makes the read-modify-write
+// in markSubmissionResolved loss-proof — a missed read can't republish a shrunk
+// list. Cleared with site data (that's fine; the mirrored relay list restores).
+function getLocalResolvedIds() {
+  try {
+    if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+      return new Set();
+    }
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_RESOLVED_KEY);
+    const parsed = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : [];
+    return new Set(
+      Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed.filter((id) => typeof id === "string" && id) : [],
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    return new Set();
+  }
+}
+
+function addLocalResolvedIds(ids) {
+  try {
+    if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+      return;
+    }
+    const set = getLocalResolvedIds();
+    let changed = false;
+    for (const id of ids || []) {
+      if (id && !set.has(id)) {
+        set.add(id);
+        changed = true;
+      }
+    }
+    if (changed) {
+      localStorage.setItem(LOCAL_RESOLVED_KEY, JSON.stringify([...set]));
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // best effort — local backup must never break the flow
+  }
+}
+
 function getManagerAndRelays(client) {
   const manager =
     typeof client?.getSubscriptionManager === "function"
@@ -34,12 +80,12 @@ function getManagerAndRelays(client) {
   return { manager, relays };
 }
 
-// Keep pending submissions alive. They're authored by throwaway ephemeral keys
-// and public relays prune events from pubkeys with no social graph, so the queue
-// quietly evaporates over time. A signed event can be re-published by anyone, so
-// on each fetch we re-broadcast the still-pending events back to our relays to
-// refresh them. Best-effort and fire-and-forget — never blocks or fails a fetch.
-function mirrorPendingSubmissions(rawEvents, client) {
+// Re-broadcast signed events to our relays so aggressive relay pruning doesn't
+// quietly drop them. Used for both pending submissions (ephemeral-authored, no
+// social graph → pruned fast) and the admin resolved-set (so the "handled" list
+// stays alive). A signed event can be re-published by anyone. Best-effort and
+// fire-and-forget — never blocks or fails a fetch.
+function mirrorEventsToRelays(rawEvents, client) {
   try {
     const pool = client?.pool;
     const relays = Array.isArray(client?.relays) ? client.relays : [];
@@ -68,13 +114,18 @@ function newestByCreatedAt(events) {
 
 /**
  * Fetch the PENDING submissions addressed to an admin: parsed, deduped by
- * applicant (newest wins), and excluding any already in an editor's resolved-set.
- * @param {{ adminHex: string, editorHexes?: string[], client?: any }} opts
+ * applicant (newest wins), and excluding anything already handled — via the
+ * relay resolved-set, the device-local resolved cache, OR (for applications) an
+ * applicant already on the whitelist.
+ * @param {{
+ *   adminHex: string, editorHexes?: string[], whitelistNpubs?: string[], client?: any,
+ * }} opts
  * @returns {Promise<Array>} pending submissions, newest-first
  */
 export async function fetchPendingSubmissions({
   adminHex,
   editorHexes = [],
+  whitelistNpubs = [],
   client = nostrClient,
 } = {}) {
   const admin = normHex(adminHex);
@@ -97,15 +148,44 @@ export async function fetchPendingSubmissions({
     return [];
   }
 
-  const resolvedIds = await fetchResolvedIds({
+  // Handled = union of (relay resolved-sets) + (device-local resolved cache).
+  const resolvedEvents = await fetchResolvedSets({
     editorHexes: [admin, ...editorHexes],
     manager,
     relays,
   });
+  const relayResolvedIds = collectResolvedIds(resolvedEvents);
+  // Persist what the relays know into the local cache (so a later prune or a
+  // cold read can't resurface them), then hide by the union of both.
+  addLocalResolvedIds([...relayResolvedIds]);
+  const resolvedIds = new Set([...relayResolvedIds, ...getLocalResolvedIds()]);
+  // Keep the resolved-set alive on relays too — it prunes just like submissions.
+  mirrorEventsToRelays(resolvedEvents, client);
+
+  // Belt-and-suspenders: an application whose applicant is already whitelisted
+  // is durably handled even if the resolved-set were lost entirely.
+  const whitelisted = new Set(
+    (Array.isArray(whitelistNpubs) ? whitelistNpubs : [])
+      .map(normNpub)
+      .filter(Boolean),
+  );
+  const isHandled = (submission) => {
+    if (resolvedIds.has(submission.eventId)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (
+      submission.type === "application" &&
+      submission.applicant &&
+      whitelisted.has(normNpub(submission.applicant))
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
 
   const parsed = (Array.isArray(subEvents) ? subEvents : [])
     .map(parseSubmissionEvent)
-    .filter((s) => s && s.eventId && !resolvedIds.has(s.eventId))
+    .filter((s) => s && s.eventId && !isHandled(s))
     .sort((a, b) => (b.createdAt || 0) - (a.createdAt || 0));
 
   // Dedupe by claimed applicant (newest already first); fall back to id.
@@ -123,7 +203,7 @@ export async function fetchPendingSubmissions({
   const rawPending = (Array.isArray(subEvents) ? subEvents : []).filter(
     (event) => event && pendingIds.has(event.id),
   );
-  mirrorPendingSubmissions(rawPending, client);
+  mirrorEventsToRelays(rawPending, client);
 
   return pending;
 }
@@ -162,15 +242,15 @@ export async function resolveEventAuthorHex({ eventId, client = nostrClient } =
   }
 }
 
-async function fetchResolvedIds({ editorHexes, manager, relays }) {
+// Fetch every editor's resolved-set (raw events, so the caller can also mirror
+// them to keep them alive).
+async function fetchResolvedSets({ editorHexes, manager, relays }) {
   const authors = [...new Set(editorHexes.map(normHex).filter(Boolean))];
-  const ids = new Set();
   if (!authors.length) {
-    return ids;
+    return [];
   }
-  let events = [];
   try {
-    events = await manager.list({
+    const events = await manager.list({
       relays,
       filters: [
         {
@@ -181,10 +261,16 @@ async function fetchResolvedIds({ editorHexes, manager, relays }) {
         },
       ],
     });
+    return Array.isArray(events) ? events : [];
   } catch (error) {
     devLogger.warn("[submissions] Failed to list resolved-sets:", error);
-    return ids;
+    return [];
   }
+}
+
+// Union the `e`-tag ids across a set of resolved-set events.
+function collectResolvedIds(events) {
+  const ids = new Set();
   for (const event of Array.isArray(events) ? events : []) {
     for (const tag of event?.tags || []) {
       if (Array.isArray(tag) && tag[0] === "e" && tag[1]) {
@@ -215,6 +301,10 @@ export async function markSubmissionResolved({
     return null;
   }
 
+  // Record locally FIRST so this id can never be lost, even if the read below
+  // misses and the republish would otherwise shrink the list.
+  addLocalResolvedIds([eventId]);
+
   const { manager, relays } = getManagerAndRelays(client);
   let current = null;
   if (manager && typeof manager.list === "function" && relays.length) {
@@ -238,15 +328,26 @@ export async function markSubmissionResolved({
 
   const tags = [["d", SUBMISSIONS_RESOLVED_DTAG]];
   const seen = new Set();
+  // 1) Preserve existing entries (with their status/applicant audit tags).
   for (const tag of current?.tags || []) {
     if (Array.isArray(tag) && tag[0] === "e" && tag[1] && !seen.has(tag[1])) {
       seen.add(tag[1]);
       tags.push(["e", tag[1], tag[2] || "", tag[3] || ""]);
     }
   }
+  // 2) The submission being resolved right now, with its audit metadata.
   if (!seen.has(eventId)) {
+    seen.add(eventId);
     tags.push(["e", eventId, status, submission.applicant || ""]);
   }
+  // 3) Loss-proofing: fold in every id this device knows was resolved, so a
+  //    missed read can never republish a list smaller than what we've handled.
+  for (const id of getLocalResolvedIds()) {
+    if (id && !seen.has(id)) {
+      seen.add(id);
+      tags.push(["e", id]);
+    }
+  }
   tags.push(["client", "bitvid"]);
 
   const event = {
diff --git a/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js b/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
index ee0f2c52..1cbec0ab 100644
--- a/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
+++ b/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
@@ -973,7 +973,12 @@ export default class ApplicationBootstrap {
             const editorHexes = Array.from(accessControl.getEditors?.() || [])
               .map((npub) => app.safeDecodeNpub(npub))
               .filter(Boolean);
-            const list = await fetchPendingSubmissions({ adminHex, editorHexes });
+            const whitelistNpubs = Array.from(accessControl.getWhitelist?.() || []);
+            const list = await fetchPendingSubmissions({
+              adminHex,
+              editorHexes,
+              whitelistNpubs,
+            });
             pending = Array.isArray(list) && list.length > 0;
           }
         }
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModal/submissionsSection.js b/js/ui/profileModal/submissionsSection.js
index 6483bbe4..ce0c2873 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModal/submissionsSection.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModal/submissionsSection.js
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ export async function populateSubmissions(controller) {
   const editorHexes = Array.from(accessControl.getEditors?.() || [])
     .map((npub) => safeDecodeNpub(npub))
     .filter(Boolean);
+  const whitelistNpubs = Array.from(accessControl.getWhitelist?.() || []);
 
   setLoading(controller, true);
   let pending = [];
   try {
-    pending = await fetchPendingSubmissions({ adminHex, editorHexes });
+    pending = await fetchPendingSubmissions({ adminHex, editorHexes, whitelistNpubs });
   } catch (error) {
     devLogger.warn("[profileModal] Failed to load submissions:", error);
   }
diff --git a/tests/submission-facade.test.mjs b/tests/submission-facade.test.mjs
index 7fd3b124..5b6b430a 100644
--- a/tests/submission-facade.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/submission-facade.test.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-import { test } from "node:test";
+import { test, beforeEach } from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 
+// The facade keeps a device-local resolved-id cache in localStorage; node has
+// none, so provide a minimal in-memory shim and reset it before each test.
+global.localStorage = (() => {
+  const store = new Map();
+  return {
+    getItem: (k) => (store.has(k) ? store.get(k) : null),
+    setItem: (k, v) => store.set(k, String(v)),
+    removeItem: (k) => store.delete(k),
+    clear: () => store.clear(),
+  };
+})();
+beforeEach(() => global.localStorage.clear());
+
 import {
   fetchPendingSubmissions,
   markSubmissionResolved,
@@ -136,6 +149,60 @@ test("markSubmissionResolved appends to the acting moderator's resolved-set", as
   assert.equal(newTag[3], "npub-bob", "records applicant");
 });
 
+test("fetchPendingSubmissions hides an application whose applicant is already whitelisted", async () => {
+  const events = [
+    submissionEvent({ id: "wl1", applicant: "npub-whitelisted", created_at: 100 }),
+    submissionEvent({ id: "wl2", applicant: "npub-other", created_at: 100 }),
+  ];
+  const pending = await fetchPendingSubmissions({
+    adminHex: ADMIN,
+    whitelistNpubs: ["npub-whitelisted"],
+    client: mockClient({ events }),
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    pending.map((s) => s.applicant),
+    ["npub-other"],
+    "whitelisted applicant's application is treated as handled",
+  );
+});
+
+test("fetchPendingSubmissions hides a locally-resolved submission even with an empty relay resolved-set", async () => {
+  const events = [submissionEvent({ id: "loc1", applicant: "npub-a", created_at: 100 })];
+  const client = mockClient({ events });
+  // No resolved-set on relays; resolving seeds only the device-local cache.
+  await markSubmissionResolved({
+    submission: { eventId: "evt-loc1" },
+    actingHex: MOD,
+    client,
+  });
+  const pending = await fetchPendingSubmissions({ adminHex: ADMIN, client });
+  assert.equal(pending.length, 0, "local cache keeps it hidden after a cold read");
+});
+
+test("markSubmissionResolved never republishes a shrunk list (loss-proof via local cache)", async () => {
+  let published = null;
+  // Client has NO resolved-set events, so every read-modify-write read misses.
+  const client = mockClient({ events: [], onPublish: (e) => (published = e) });
+  await markSubmissionResolved({
+    submission: { eventId: "evtA", applicant: "npub-a" },
+    status: "approved",
+    actingHex: MOD,
+    client,
+  });
+  await markSubmissionResolved({
+    submission: { eventId: "evtB", applicant: "npub-b" },
+    status: "denied",
+    actingHex: MOD,
+    client,
+  });
+  const eIds = published.tags.filter((t) => t[0] === "e").map((t) => t[1]).sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    eIds,
+    ["evtA", "evtB"],
+    "the earlier id is carried forward from the local cache despite the missed read",
+  );
+});
+
 test("resolveEventAuthorHex returns the blocked event's author (lowercased)", async () => {
   const blockedEventId = "f".repeat(64);
   const authorHex = "C".repeat(64); // stored upper-case to prove normalization