diff --git a/src/common/app.release.ts b/src/common/app.release.ts
index d5b05ffe1..92212a5d4 100644
--- a/src/common/app.release.ts
+++ b/src/common/app.release.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const Release = {
   // Future compatibility
   Features: {
     // ...
+    BACKEND_REVALIDATE_INTERVAL: 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 6 hours
   },
 
   // this is here to trigger revalidation of data, e.g. models refresh
diff --git a/src/common/providers/ProviderBackendCapabilities.tsx b/src/common/providers/ProviderBackendCapabilities.tsx
index c1537169d..1a41a6337 100644
--- a/src/common/providers/ProviderBackendCapabilities.tsx
+++ b/src/common/providers/ProviderBackendCapabilities.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export function ProviderBackendCapabilities(props: { children: React.ReactNode }
 
   // fetch capabilities
   const { data } = apiQuery.backend.listCapabilities.useQuery(undefined, {
-    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24, // 1 day
+    staleTime: Release.Features.BACKEND_REVALIDATE_INTERVAL,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true, // refetch after a long idle
   });