diff --git a/resources/js/pages/scheduled-commits/index.tsx b/resources/js/pages/scheduled-commits/index.tsx
index 750e28931..349072b97 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/scheduled-commits/index.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/scheduled-commits/index.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default function Index({
     const { start, stop } = usePoll(
         30_000,
         backgroundPollOptions({ only: ['scheduledCommits'] }),
-        { autoStart: false },
+        { autoStart: false, background: 'pause' },
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ScheduledCommitPolling.test.tsx b/tests/Unit/ScheduledCommitPolling.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc67ae39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ScheduledCommitPolling.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import type { ReloadOptions } from '@inertiajs/core';
+import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { renderToString } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { test, vi } from 'vite-plus/test';
+
+const usePoll = vi.fn(() => ({ start: vi.fn(), stop: vi.fn() }));
+
+vi.doMock('@inertiajs/react', async () => ({
+    ...(await vi.importActual('@inertiajs/react')),
+    Head: () => null,
+    Link: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => children,
+    usePage: () => ({ props: { auth: { user: null } } }),
+    usePoll,
+}));
+vi.doMock('@/hooks/use-realtime', () => ({ useIsListening: () => false }));
+vi.doMock('@/layouts/app-layout', () => ({
+    default: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => children,
+}));
+
+const { default: ScheduledCommits } =
+    await import('../../resources/js/pages/scheduled-commits/index');
+
+test('scheduled commits pause polling in hidden tabs without changing the partial reload', () => {
+    usePoll.mockClear();
+
+    renderToString(
+        <ScheduledCommits
+            scheduledCommits={{
+                data: [],
+                prev_page_url: null,
+                next_page_url: null,
+            }}
+        />,
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(usePoll.mock.calls.length, 1);
+    const [interval, reload, options] = usePoll.mock.calls[0] as unknown as [
+        number,
+        () => ReloadOptions,
+        { autoStart: boolean; background: string },
+    ];
+
+    assert.equal(interval, 30_000);
+    assert.deepEqual(reload().only, ['scheduledCommits']);
+    assert.deepEqual(options, { autoStart: false, background: 'pause' });
+});