diff --git a/src/hooks/useImportWizard.executeImport.test.ts b/src/hooks/useImportWizard.executeImport.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb04a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useImportWizard.executeImport.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// useImportWizard — `executeImport` announces its end on the data channel (#396).
+//
+// No renderer in this project, and the reducer alone cannot reach the import:
+// `executeImport` is a callback of the hook. React's three hooks used by
+// `useImportWizard` are stubbed so the hook runs as a plain function on a
+// prepared state, and the services it calls are mocked. What is pinned here is
+// the ADR 0022 contract: one last notification once the import is over,
+// succeeded or not, after its inserts and file statuses.
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+const harness = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  state: null as unknown,
+  dispatch: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("react")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useReducer: () => [harness.state, harness.dispatch],
+    useCallback: (fn: unknown) => fn,
+    useEffect: () => undefined,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({ invoke: vi.fn(async () => "hash-of-file") }));
+vi.mock("../services/db", () => ({ getDb: vi.fn(), withTransaction: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("../services/dataEvents", () => ({
+  notifyDataChanged: vi.fn(),
+  subscribeDataChanged: vi.fn(() => () => undefined),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/userPreferenceService", () => ({
+  getImportFolder: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  setImportFolder: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/importSourceService", () => ({
+  getAllSources: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  getSourceByName: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  createSource: vi.fn(async () => 7),
+  updateSource: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/importedFileService", () => ({
+  existsByHash: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  createImportedFile: vi.fn(async () => 11),
+  updateFileStatus: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+  getFilesBySourceId: vi.fn(async () => []),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/transactionService", () => ({
+  insertBatch: vi.fn(async (rows: unknown[]) => rows.length),
+  findDuplicates: vi.fn(async () => []),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/categorizationService", () => ({
+  categorizeBatch: vi.fn(async (descriptions: string[]) =>
+    descriptions.map(() => ({ category_id: null, supplier_id: null })),
+  ),
+}));
+vi.mock("../services/importConfigTemplateService", () => ({
+  getAllTemplates: vi.fn(async () => []),
+  createTemplate: vi.fn(),
+  updateTemplate: vi.fn(),
+  deleteTemplate: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { useImportWizard, initialWizardState, type WizardState } from "./useImportWizard";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "../services/dataEvents";
+import { createSource } from "../services/importSourceService";
+import { createImportedFile, updateFileStatus } from "../services/importedFileService";
+import { insertBatch } from "../services/transactionService";
+import type { ParsedRow } from "../shared/types";
+
+const rows: ParsedRow[] = [1, 2].map((i) => ({
+  rowIndex: i,
+  raw: [`2026-09-0${i}`, `Achat ${i}`, `-${i}`],
+  parsed: { date: `2026-09-0${i}`, description: `Achat ${i}`, amount: -i },
+  sourceFilename: "releve.csv",
+}));
+
+/** The wizard on its "confirm" step, ready to import two rows of one file. */
+const readyToImport = (): WizardState => ({
+  ...initialWizardState,
+  step: "confirm",
+  sourceConfig: { ...initialWizardState.sourceConfig, name: "Desjardins" },
+  selectedFiles: [
+    { filename: "releve.csv", file_path: "/releves/Desjardins/releve.csv", size_bytes: 10, modified_at: "" },
+  ],
+  parsedPreview: rows,
+  previewHeaders: ["date", "description", "amount"],
+  duplicateResult: { fileAlreadyImported: false, duplicateRows: [], newRows: rows },
+  excludedDuplicateIndices: new Set(),
+});
+
+/** The order in which a mock was first called, to compare with the notification. */
+const order = (mock: unknown): number => vi.mocked(mock as () => void).mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(notifyDataChanged).mockClear();
+  vi.mocked(createSource).mockClear();
+  vi.mocked(createImportedFile).mockClear();
+  vi.mocked(updateFileStatus).mockClear();
+  vi.mocked(insertBatch).mockClear();
+  harness.dispatch.mockClear();
+  harness.state = readyToImport();
+});
+
+describe("executeImport — final data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once at the end of a successful import, after the inserts", async () => {
+    await useImportWizard().executeImport();
+
+    expect(insertBatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(notifyDataChanged).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(order(notifyDataChanged)).toBeGreaterThan(order(insertBatch));
+    expect(harness.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "SET_STEP", payload: "report" });
+  });
+
+  it("notifies once at the end when the inserts fail, after the file statuses are settled", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(insertBatch).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+
+    await useImportWizard().executeImport();
+
+    expect(updateFileStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(11, "error", 0, "Error: database is locked");
+    expect(notifyDataChanged).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(order(notifyDataChanged)).toBeGreaterThan(order(updateFileStatus));
+  });
+
+  it("notifies once at the end when the import fails before any insert", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(createSource).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("CHECK constraint failed"));
+
+    await useImportWizard().executeImport();
+
+    expect(insertBatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(harness.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: "SET_STEP", payload: "confirm" });
+    expect(notifyDataChanged).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when there is nothing to import (no duplicate check yet)", async () => {
+    harness.state = { ...readyToImport(), duplicateResult: null };
+
+    await useImportWizard().executeImport();
+
+    expect(createSource).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(notifyDataChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImportWizard.ts b/src/hooks/useImportWizard.ts
index 7f1a54b..65b8ace 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useImportWizard.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useImportWizard.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   findDuplicates,
 } from "../services/transactionService";
 import { categorizeBatch } from "../services/categorizationService";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "../services/dataEvents";
 import {
   getAllTemplates,
   createTemplate,
@@ -1156,6 +1157,11 @@ export function useImportWizard() {
         payload: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
       });
       dispatch({ type: "SET_STEP", payload: "confirm" });
+    } finally {
+      // One more announcement once the import is over, succeeded or not, so
+      // the last re-read of the getting-started path sees its final state:
+      // inserts done, file statuses settled (ADR 0022).
+      notifyDataChanged();
     }
   }, [
     state.duplicateResult,
diff --git a/src/services/budgetService.test.ts b/src/services/budgetService.test.ts
index 1fb8d64..d22e0f1 100644
--- a/src/services/budgetService.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/budgetService.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
-import { getBudgetVsActualData, getActualTotalsForYear } from "./budgetService";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import {
+  getBudgetVsActualData,
+  getActualTotalsForYear,
+  upsertBudgetEntry,
+  deleteBudgetEntry,
+  upsertBudgetEntriesForYear,
+  applyTemplate,
+  saveAsTemplate,
+} from "./budgetService";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 
 vi.mock("./db", () => {
   const getDb = vi.fn();
@@ -9,11 +18,13 @@ vi.mock("./db", () => {
 import { getDb } from "./db";
 
 const mockSelect = vi.fn();
-const mockDb = { select: mockSelect };
+const mockExecute = vi.fn();
+const mockDb = { select: mockSelect, execute: mockExecute };
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   vi.mocked(getDb).mockResolvedValue(mockDb as never);
   mockSelect.mockReset();
+  mockExecute.mockReset();
 });
 
 // getBudgetVsActualData fans out to 4 parallel selects (getAllActiveCategories,
@@ -118,3 +129,87 @@ describe("getActualTotalsForYear — accountIds filter (Issue #276)", () => {
     expect(params as unknown[]).toEqual(["2025-01-01", "2025-12-31", 4, 9]);
   });
 });
+
+describe("budget writes — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  /** Number of `execute` calls already made at each data-change notification. */
+  const notified: number[] = [];
+  let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    notified.length = 0;
+    unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => notified.push(mockExecute.mock.calls.length));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    unsubscribe();
+  });
+
+  it("upsertBudgetEntry notifies once after the write, and not when it fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await upsertBudgetEntry(4, 2026, 10, 250);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(upsertBudgetEntry(4, 2026, 11, 250)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("deleteBudgetEntry notifies once after the delete, and not when it fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await deleteBudgetEntry(4, 2026, 10);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(deleteBudgetEntry(4, 2026, 10)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("upsertBudgetEntriesForYear notifies once, after the twelve months", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await upsertBudgetEntriesForYear(4, 2026, [100, 0, 100, 0, 100, 0, 100, 0, 100, 0, 100, 0]);
+    expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(12);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([12]);
+  });
+
+  it("upsertBudgetEntriesForYear does not notify when a month fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(upsertBudgetEntriesForYear(4, 2026, Array(12).fill(100))).rejects.toThrow(
+      "database is locked",
+    );
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("applyTemplate notifies once, after the template's last entry", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: 1, template_id: 7, category_id: 4, amount: 100 },
+      { id: 2, template_id: 7, category_id: 5, amount: 200 },
+      { id: 3, template_id: 7, category_id: 6, amount: 300 },
+    ]);
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await applyTemplate(7, 2026, 10);
+    expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(mockExecute.mock.calls.map((c) => (c[1] as unknown[])[0])).toEqual([4, 5, 6]);
+    expect(mockExecute.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual([4, 2026, 10, 100, null]);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([3]);
+  });
+
+  it("applyTemplate does not notify when an entry fails", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: 1, template_id: 7, category_id: 4, amount: 100 },
+      { id: 2, template_id: 7, category_id: 5, amount: 200 },
+    ]);
+    mockExecute
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(applyTemplate(7, 2026, 10)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("saving a template changes no counter: saveAsTemplate stays silent", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 1, lastInsertId: 9 });
+    await saveAsTemplate("Mensuel", undefined, [{ category_id: 4, amount: 100 }]);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/budgetService.ts b/src/services/budgetService.ts
index 13d9f41..9bc2586 100644
--- a/src/services/budgetService.ts
+++ b/src/services/budgetService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import type Database from "@tauri-apps/plugin-sql";
 import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import { inPlaceholders } from "../utils/sqlFilters";
 import type {
   Category,
@@ -40,6 +42,26 @@ export async function getBudgetEntriesForMonth(
   );
 }
 
+// Every budget write below is announced on the data channel once it succeeded:
+// the number of budget entries is a getting-started counter (ADR 0022).
+
+/** The UPSERT behind `upsertBudgetEntry` and `applyTemplate`, without the announcement. */
+async function writeBudgetEntry(
+  db: Database,
+  categoryId: number,
+  year: number,
+  month: number,
+  amount: number,
+  notes?: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  await db.execute(
+    `INSERT INTO budget_entries (category_id, year, month, amount, notes)
+     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+     ON CONFLICT(category_id, year, month) DO UPDATE SET amount = $4, notes = $5, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
+    [categoryId, year, month, amount, notes || null]
+  );
+}
+
 export async function upsertBudgetEntry(
   categoryId: number,
   year: number,
@@ -48,12 +70,8 @@ export async function upsertBudgetEntry(
   notes?: string
 ): Promise<void> {
   const db = await getDb();
-  await db.execute(
-    `INSERT INTO budget_entries (category_id, year, month, amount, notes)
-     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
-     ON CONFLICT(category_id, year, month) DO UPDATE SET amount = $4, notes = $5, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
-    [categoryId, year, month, amount, notes || null]
-  );
+  await writeBudgetEntry(db, categoryId, year, month, amount, notes);
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 export async function deleteBudgetEntry(
@@ -66,6 +84,7 @@ export async function deleteBudgetEntry(
     "DELETE FROM budget_entries WHERE category_id = $1 AND year = $2 AND month = $3",
     [categoryId, year, month]
   );
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 export async function getActualsByCategory(
@@ -116,6 +135,7 @@ export async function upsertBudgetEntriesForYear(
       );
     }
   }
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 // Templates
@@ -165,9 +185,12 @@ export async function applyTemplate(
   month: number
 ): Promise<void> {
   const entries = await getTemplateEntries(templateId);
+  const db = await getDb();
   for (const entry of entries) {
-    await upsertBudgetEntry(entry.category_id, year, month, entry.amount);
+    await writeBudgetEntry(db, entry.category_id, year, month, entry.amount);
   }
+  // One announcement for the whole template, after its last entry.
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 export async function deleteTemplate(templateId: number): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/services/categorizationService.test.ts b/src/services/categorizationService.test.ts
index 4fbdf9c..4c96bf4 100644
--- a/src/services/categorizationService.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/categorizationService.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import {
   validateKeyword,
   previewKeywordMatches,
   applyKeywordWithReassignment,
   KEYWORD_MAX_LENGTH,
 } from "./categorizationService";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 
 vi.mock("./db", () => {
   const getDb = vi.fn();
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ vi.mock("./db", () => {
   };
 });
 
-import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { getDb, withTransaction } from "./db";
 
 const mockSelect = vi.fn();
 const mockExecute = vi.fn();
@@ -180,3 +181,63 @@ describe("applyKeywordWithReassignment", () => {
     expect(mockExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe("applyKeywordWithReassignment — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  const input = {
+    keyword: "METRO",
+    categoryId: 3,
+    transactionIds: [1, 2],
+    allowReplaceExisting: false,
+  };
+
+  /** At each notification: the last statement issued, and whether the DB lock was held. */
+  const seen: Array<{ last: string; inLock: boolean }> = [];
+  let inLock = false;
+  let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    seen.length = 0;
+    inLock = false;
+    vi.mocked(withTransaction).mockImplementation(async (fn) => {
+      inLock = true;
+      try {
+        return await fn((await getDb()) as never);
+      } finally {
+        inLock = false;
+      }
+    });
+    unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => {
+      const calls = mockExecute.mock.calls;
+      seen.push({ last: String(calls[calls.length - 1]?.[0]).trim(), inLock });
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    unsubscribe();
+    vi.mocked(withTransaction).mockImplementation(async (fn) => fn((await getDb()) as never));
+  });
+
+  it("notifies once, after the COMMIT and once the DB lock is released", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ lastInsertId: 77, rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await applyKeywordWithReassignment(input);
+    expect(seen).toEqual([{ last: "COMMIT", inLock: false }]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify after a ROLLBACK", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined) // BEGIN
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ lastInsertId: 77 }) // INSERT keywords
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("disk full")); // UPDATE transactions fails
+    await expect(applyKeywordWithReassignment(input)).rejects.toThrow("disk full");
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify for a refused keyword", async () => {
+    await expect(applyKeywordWithReassignment({ ...input, keyword: "a" })).rejects.toThrow(
+      "invalid_keyword:tooShort",
+    );
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/categorizationService.ts b/src/services/categorizationService.ts
index e678a91..5e42dde 100644
--- a/src/services/categorizationService.ts
+++ b/src/services/categorizationService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getDb, withTransaction } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import type Database from "@tauri-apps/plugin-sql";
 import type { Keyword, RecentTransaction } from "../shared/types";
 
@@ -223,9 +224,14 @@ export async function applyKeywordWithReassignment(
   }
   const keyword = validation.value;
 
-  return withTransaction((db) =>
+  const result = await withTransaction((db) =>
     applyKeywordInTransaction(db, input, keyword),
   );
+  // Reached only after the COMMIT (a ROLLBACK rethrows), and once the DB lock
+  // is released: the recategorised transactions carry the manual flag that the
+  // "categorize by hand" step counts (ADR 0022).
+  notifyDataChanged();
+  return result;
 }
 
 async function applyKeywordInTransaction(
diff --git a/src/services/dataEvents.test.ts b/src/services/dataEvents.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..601c810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/dataEvents.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("./logService", () => ({
+  logInfo: vi.fn(),
+  logWarn: vi.fn(),
+  logError: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { logError } from "./logService";
+import { notifyDataChanged, subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
+
+// The channel is module state: every test unsubscribes what it subscribed.
+const cleanups: Array<() => void> = [];
+function subscribe(listener: () => void): () => void {
+  const unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(listener);
+  cleanups.push(unsubscribe);
+  return unsubscribe;
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(logError).mockReset();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanups.splice(0).forEach((unsubscribe) => unsubscribe());
+});
+
+describe("dataEvents (#396)", () => {
+  it("a subscriber receives each notification", () => {
+    const listener = vi.fn();
+    subscribe(listener);
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("an unsubscribed listener no longer receives", () => {
+    const listener = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribe = subscribe(listener);
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    unsubscribe();
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("unsubscribing one listener leaves the others subscribed", () => {
+    const first = vi.fn();
+    const second = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribeFirst = subscribe(first);
+    subscribe(second);
+    unsubscribeFirst();
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    expect(first).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(second).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("a subscriber that throws does not stop the others, and notify never throws", () => {
+    const before = vi.fn();
+    const after = vi.fn();
+    subscribe(before);
+    subscribe(() => {
+      throw new Error("listener bug");
+    });
+    subscribe(after);
+
+    expect(() => notifyDataChanged()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(before).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(after).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(logError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(vi.mocked(logError).mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
+      "Data events: a subscriber failed",
+      "listener bug",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("a listener that unsubscribes while being called does not skip the next one", () => {
+    const next = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribeSelf: { fn: () => void } = { fn: () => undefined };
+    unsubscribeSelf.fn = subscribe(() => unsubscribeSelf.fn());
+    subscribe(next);
+    notifyDataChanged();
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("notifies nobody without subscribers", () => {
+    expect(() => notifyDataChanged()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(logError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/dataEvents.ts b/src/services/dataEvents.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fbb443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/dataEvents.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { logError } from "./logService";
+
+/**
+ * Data-change channel (#396, ADR 0022).
+ *
+ * The writes that may move a counter read elsewhere (the getting-started path
+ * reads `COUNTERS_SQL` and the import folder) call `notifyDataChanged()` once
+ * they have succeeded. The message only says "data that counters read may have
+ * changed": it carries no payload, and the data layer does not know who
+ * listens. Subscribers re-read on their own terms (the onboarding provider
+ * waits 150 ms to group a burst, then ignores any stale answer).
+ *
+ * Modeled on `logService.subscribe`, without React.
+ */
+
+type DataChangedListener = () => void;
+
+const listeners = new Set<DataChangedListener>();
+
+/**
+ * Tells every subscriber that data read by counters may have changed. Never
+ * throws: a subscriber that fails is logged and the others still run, so a
+ * write that succeeded is never reported as failed because of a listener.
+ */
+export function notifyDataChanged(): void {
+  // Iterate over a copy: a listener may unsubscribe while being called.
+  for (const listener of [...listeners]) {
+    try {
+      listener();
+    } catch (e) {
+      logError(
+        "Data events: a subscriber failed",
+        e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Subscribes to data changes. Returns the function that unsubscribes. */
+export function subscribeDataChanged(listener: DataChangedListener): () => void {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(listener);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/services/dataExportService.test.ts b/src/services/dataExportService.test.ts
index 3e101bf..1702c35 100644
--- a/src/services/dataExportService.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/dataExportService.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * transaction exists to survive.
  */
 
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
 
 vi.mock("./db", () => {
   const getDb = vi.fn();
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
   type ExportImportSource,
   type ExportImportTemplate,
 } from "./dataExportService";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import { formatFromRow, FORMAT_FIELD_PAIRS } from "../utils/importFormat";
 import type { Category } from "../shared/types";
 import fr from "../i18n/locales/fr.json";
@@ -762,3 +763,80 @@ describe("a restore writes the manual flag as an integer (#390)", () => {
     expect(transactions.map((t) => t.is_manually_categorized)).toEqual([1, 1, 0]);
   });
 });
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 8. A committed restore is announced on the data channel (#396, ADR 0022)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("a committed restore is announced on the data channel (#396)", () => {
+  /** The statements already issued at each notification. */
+  const seen: string[][] = [];
+  let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    seen.length = 0;
+    unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => seen.push([...db.log]));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    unsubscribe();
+  });
+
+  it("transactions with categories: once, after the COMMIT", async () => {
+    await importTransactionsWithCategories(
+      envelopeData({ transactions: [transactionFixture(1)] }),
+      "backup.json"
+    );
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0][seen[0].length - 1]).toBe("COMMIT");
+  });
+
+  it("transactions only: once, after the COMMIT", async () => {
+    await importTransactionsOnly(envelopeData({ transactions: [transactionFixture(1)] }), "backup.json");
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0][seen[0].length - 1]).toBe("COMMIT");
+  });
+
+  it("categories only: once, after the COMMIT", async () => {
+    await importCategoriesOnly({ categories: CATEGORY_FIXTURES, suppliers: [], keywords: [] });
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0][seen[0].length - 1]).toBe("COMMIT");
+  });
+
+  it("a restore rolled back announces nothing", async () => {
+    let txInserts = 0;
+    wire(
+      makeFakeDb((sql) => {
+        if (!/INSERT INTO transactions/.test(sql)) return false;
+        return ++txInserts === 2;
+      })
+    );
+    await expect(
+      importTransactionsOnly(
+        envelopeData({ transactions: [transactionFixture(1), transactionFixture(2)] }),
+        "backup.json"
+      )
+    ).rejects.toThrow("boom");
+    expect(db.log).toContain("ROLLBACK");
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("a failed COMMIT announces nothing", async () => {
+    wire(makeFakeDb((sql) => sql.trim() === "COMMIT"));
+    await expect(
+      importTransactionsOnly(envelopeData({ transactions: [transactionFixture(1)] }), "backup.json")
+    ).rejects.toThrow("boom");
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("a backup refused at the boundary announces nothing", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      importTransactionsWithCategories(
+        envelopeData({ import_sources: [{ ...SOURCE, amount_mode: "nonsense" as never }] }),
+        "backup.json"
+      )
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
+    expect(db.log).toEqual([]);
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/dataExportService.ts b/src/services/dataExportService.ts
index bd3ef9a..5663f39 100644
--- a/src/services/dataExportService.ts
+++ b/src/services/dataExportService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type Database from "@tauri-apps/plugin-sql";
 import { getDb, withTransaction } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import Papa from "papaparse";
 import { toSqlFlag } from "../utils/sqlFlag";
 import type {
@@ -414,11 +415,16 @@ const HOST_SOURCE_MAPPING = JSON.stringify({
  * to go back to. `withTransaction` holds the single DB lock for the whole
  * BEGIN..COMMIT so the statements cannot be split across pooled connections
  * (see `db.ts`); the BEGIN/COMMIT/ROLLBACK themselves are ours to issue.
+ *
+ * A committed restore replaces the data every getting-started counter reads,
+ * so it is announced on the data channel: one point for the three restore
+ * modes, reached only after the COMMIT (a rollback rethrows) and once the DB
+ * lock is released (ADR 0022).
  */
 async function runRestore(
   body: (db: Database) => Promise<void>
 ): Promise<void> {
-  return withTransaction(async (db) => {
+  await withTransaction(async (db) => {
     await db.execute("BEGIN");
     let open = true;
     try {
@@ -436,6 +442,7 @@ async function runRestore(
       throw e;
     }
   });
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 async function restoreCategories(
diff --git a/src/services/importSourceService.test.ts b/src/services/importSourceService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..801e170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/importSourceService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("./db", () => {
+  const getDb = vi.fn();
+  return {
+    getDb,
+    withTransaction: vi.fn(async (fn: (db: any) => any) => fn(await getDb())),
+  };
+});
+
+import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
+import {
+  createSource,
+  deleteSource,
+  updateSource,
+  type ImportSourceInput,
+} from "./importSourceService";
+
+const mockSelect = vi.fn();
+const mockExecute = vi.fn();
+const mockDb = { select: mockSelect, execute: mockExecute };
+
+/** Number of `execute` calls already made at each data-change notification. */
+const notified: number[] = [];
+let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(getDb).mockResolvedValue(mockDb as never);
+  mockSelect.mockReset();
+  mockExecute.mockReset();
+  notified.length = 0;
+  unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => notified.push(mockExecute.mock.calls.length));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unsubscribe();
+});
+
+const input: ImportSourceInput = {
+  name: "Desjardins",
+  date_format: "YYYY-MM-DD",
+  delimiter: ",",
+  encoding: "utf-8",
+  column_mapping: '{"date":0,"description":1,"amount":2}',
+  skip_lines: 0,
+  has_header: 1,
+  amount_mode: "single",
+  sign_convention: "negative_expense",
+};
+
+describe("createSource — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once after the insert", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1, lastInsertId: 4 });
+    await expect(createSource(input)).resolves.toBe(4);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("notifies after an upsert on an existing name, before the lookup that only reads", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1, lastInsertId: 0 });
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ id: 9, name: "Desjardins" }]);
+    await expect(createSource(input)).resolves.toBe(9);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the write fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("CHECK constraint failed"));
+    await expect(createSource(input)).rejects.toThrow("CHECK constraint failed");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("deleteSource — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once after the delete", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await deleteSource(4);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the delete fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("FOREIGN KEY constraint failed"));
+    await expect(deleteSource(4)).rejects.toThrow("FOREIGN KEY constraint failed");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("updateSource — no notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("changes no counter, so it stays silent", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await updateSource(4, { name: "Desjardins chèques" });
+    expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/importSourceService.ts b/src/services/importSourceService.ts
index 4493249..8e5ba76 100644
--- a/src/services/importSourceService.ts
+++ b/src/services/importSourceService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import type { ImportFormatRow, ImportSource } from "../shared/types";
 
 /**
@@ -85,12 +86,19 @@ export async function createSource(
       source.template_id ?? null,
     ]
   );
+  // The number of sources is a getting-started counter (ADR 0022). Announced
+  // right after the write: the lookup below only reads.
+  notifyDataChanged();
   // On conflict, lastInsertId may be 0 — look up the existing row
   if (result.lastInsertId) return result.lastInsertId as number;
   const existing = await getSourceByName(source.name);
   return existing!.id;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Edits a source in place. No data-change notification (ADR 0022): it changes
+ * no counter, the number of sources stays the same.
+ */
 export async function updateSource(
   id: number,
   source: Partial<ImportSourceInput>
@@ -132,4 +140,5 @@ export async function updateSource(
 export async function deleteSource(id: number): Promise<void> {
   const db = await getDb();
   await db.execute("DELETE FROM import_sources WHERE id = $1", [id]);
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/services/importedFileService.test.ts b/src/services/importedFileService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110013d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/importedFileService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("./db", () => {
+  const getDb = vi.fn();
+  return {
+    getDb,
+    withTransaction: vi.fn(async (fn: (db: any) => any) => fn(await getDb())),
+  };
+});
+
+import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
+import { TransactionLinkedToBalanceError } from "./transactionService";
+import {
+  createImportedFile,
+  deleteAllImportsWithTransactions,
+  deleteImportWithTransactions,
+  updateFileStatus,
+} from "./importedFileService";
+
+const mockSelect = vi.fn();
+const mockExecute = vi.fn();
+const mockDb = { select: mockSelect, execute: mockExecute };
+
+/** Number of `execute` calls already made at each data-change notification. */
+const notified: number[] = [];
+let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(getDb).mockResolvedValue(mockDb as never);
+  mockSelect.mockReset();
+  mockExecute.mockReset();
+  notified.length = 0;
+  unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => notified.push(mockExecute.mock.calls.length));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unsubscribe();
+});
+
+const file = {
+  source_id: 3,
+  filename: "releve-2026-09.csv",
+  file_hash: "abc",
+  row_count: 12,
+  status: "completed",
+};
+
+const linkedRow = { transaction_id: 1, account_id: 2, account_name: "CELI", direction: "in" as const };
+
+describe("createImportedFile — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once after inserting a new file record", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1, lastInsertId: 21 });
+    await expect(createImportedFile(file)).resolves.toBe(21);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("notifies once after updating the record of a file imported again", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ id: 8 }]);
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await expect(createImportedFile(file)).resolves.toBe(8);
+    expect(String(mockExecute.mock.calls[0][0])).toContain("UPDATE imported_files");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the write fails", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(createImportedFile(file)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("updateFileStatus — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once after the update", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await updateFileStatus(8, "error", 0, "insert failed");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the update fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(updateFileStatus(8, "error")).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("deleteImportWithTransactions — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once, after the last delete (orphaned source included)", async () => {
+    mockSelect
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ source_id: 3 }]) // source of the file
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([]) // no linked transfer
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ cnt: 0 }]); // no file left for the source
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 12 });
+    await expect(deleteImportWithTransactions(8)).resolves.toBe(12);
+    expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([3]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the pre-flight refuses (transactions linked to the Balance sheet)", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ source_id: 3 }]).mockResolvedValueOnce([linkedRow]);
+    await expect(deleteImportWithTransactions(8)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      TransactionLinkedToBalanceError,
+    );
+    expect(mockExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when a delete fails", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ source_id: 3 }]).mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 12 })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(deleteImportWithTransactions(8)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("deleteAllImportsWithTransactions — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once, after the three deletes", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 40 });
+    await expect(deleteAllImportsWithTransactions()).resolves.toBe(40);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([3]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the pre-flight refuses", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([linkedRow]);
+    await expect(deleteAllImportsWithTransactions()).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      TransactionLinkedToBalanceError,
+    );
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when a delete fails", async () => {
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(deleteAllImportsWithTransactions()).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/importedFileService.ts b/src/services/importedFileService.ts
index 57f7a32..a559164 100644
--- a/src/services/importedFileService.ts
+++ b/src/services/importedFileService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import { isLinkedTransactionFkError } from "./balance.service";
 import { TransactionLinkedToBalanceError } from "./transactionService";
 import type { ImportedFile, ImportedFileWithSource } from "../shared/types";
@@ -38,11 +39,14 @@ export async function createImportedFile(file: {
     "SELECT id FROM imported_files WHERE source_id = $1 AND filename = $2",
     [file.source_id, file.filename]
   );
+  // Both branches write the status that the "import a first file" step counts
+  // (`status = 'completed'`), so each one is announced (ADR 0022).
   if (existing.length > 0) {
     await db.execute(
       `UPDATE imported_files SET file_hash = $1, row_count = $2, status = $3, notes = $4, import_date = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = $5`,
       [file.file_hash, file.row_count, file.status, file.notes || null, existing[0].id]
     );
+    notifyDataChanged();
     return existing[0].id;
   }
 
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ export async function createImportedFile(file: {
       file.notes || null,
     ]
   );
+  notifyDataChanged();
   return result.lastInsertId as number;
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ export async function updateFileStatus(
     `UPDATE imported_files SET status = $1, row_count = COALESCE($2, row_count), notes = COALESCE($3, notes) WHERE id = $4`,
     [status, rowCount ?? null, notes ?? null, id]
   );
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 export async function getAllImportedFiles(): Promise<ImportedFileWithSource[]> {
@@ -142,6 +148,9 @@ export async function deleteImportWithTransactions(
     }
   }
 
+  // Announced once every delete went through; a refused or failed delete
+  // throws above and announces nothing (ADR 0022).
+  notifyDataChanged();
   return result.rowsAffected;
 }
 
@@ -175,5 +184,6 @@ export async function deleteAllImportsWithTransactions(): Promise<number> {
   }
   await db.execute("DELETE FROM imported_files");
   await db.execute("DELETE FROM import_sources");
+  notifyDataChanged();
   return result.rowsAffected;
 }
diff --git a/src/services/transactionService.test.ts b/src/services/transactionService.test.ts
index 317fb95..fbc6a1b 100644
--- a/src/services/transactionService.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/transactionService.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 
 vi.mock("./db", () => {
   const getDb = vi.fn();
@@ -9,16 +9,32 @@ vi.mock("./db", () => {
 });
 
 import { getDb } from "./db";
-import { getTransactionCount, updateTransactionCategory } from "./transactionService";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
+import {
+  getTransactionCount,
+  insertBatch,
+  updateTransactionCategory,
+  updateTransactionNotes,
+} from "./transactionService";
 
 const mockSelect = vi.fn();
 const mockExecute = vi.fn();
 const mockDb = { select: mockSelect, execute: mockExecute };
 
+/** Number of `execute` calls already made at each data-change notification. */
+const notified: number[] = [];
+let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   vi.mocked(getDb).mockResolvedValue(mockDb as never);
   mockSelect.mockReset();
   mockExecute.mockReset();
+  notified.length = 0;
+  unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => notified.push(mockExecute.mock.calls.length));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unsubscribe();
 });
 
 describe("getTransactionCount (#351)", () => {
@@ -60,3 +76,48 @@ describe("updateTransactionCategory (#390)", () => {
     expect(mockExecute.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual([null, 0, 5]);
   });
 });
+
+describe("updateTransactionCategory — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("notifies once after the update", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await updateTransactionCategory(5, 12, true);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the update fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(updateTransactionCategory(5, 12, true)).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("a note changes no counter: updateTransactionNotes stays silent", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await updateTransactionNotes(5, "loyer");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("insertBatch — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  const row = (i: number) => ({
+    date: "2026-09-0" + i,
+    description: `Achat ${i}`,
+    amount: -i,
+    source_id: 1,
+    file_id: 2,
+    original_description: `Achat ${i}`,
+  });
+
+  it("notifies once, after the last insert", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await expect(insertBatch([row(1), row(2), row(3)])).resolves.toBe(3);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([3]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when an insert fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(insertBatch([row(1), row(2), row(3)])).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/transactionService.ts b/src/services/transactionService.ts
index 0de93e0..5d98036 100644
--- a/src/services/transactionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/transactionService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import { categorizeBatch } from "./categorizationService";
 import {
   isLinkedTransactionFkError,
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ export async function insertBatch(
     onProgress(insertedCount);
   }
 
+  // Once, after the last insert: without it, the last re-read of an import
+  // could run before its transactions exist (ADR 0022).
+  notifyDataChanged();
   return insertedCount;
 }
 
@@ -306,6 +310,8 @@ export async function updateTransactionCategory(
     `UPDATE transactions SET category_id = $1, is_manually_categorized = $2, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = $3`,
     [categoryId, toSqlFlag(isManual), txId]
   );
+  // The manual flag is the "categorize by hand" step (ADR 0022).
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }
 
 export async function updateTransactionNotes(
diff --git a/src/services/userPreferenceService.test.ts b/src/services/userPreferenceService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d75e1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/userPreferenceService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("./db", () => {
+  const getDb = vi.fn();
+  return {
+    getDb,
+    withTransaction: vi.fn(async (fn: (db: any) => any) => fn(await getDb())),
+  };
+});
+
+import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { subscribeDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
+import {
+  deletePreference,
+  getImportFolder,
+  setImportFolder,
+  setPreference,
+} from "./userPreferenceService";
+
+const mockSelect = vi.fn();
+const mockExecute = vi.fn();
+const mockDb = { select: mockSelect, execute: mockExecute };
+
+/** Number of `execute` calls already made at each data-change notification. */
+const notified: number[] = [];
+let unsubscribe: () => void = () => undefined;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.mocked(getDb).mockResolvedValue(mockDb as never);
+  mockSelect.mockReset();
+  mockExecute.mockReset();
+  notified.length = 0;
+  unsubscribe = subscribeDataChanged(() => notified.push(mockExecute.mock.calls.length));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unsubscribe();
+});
+
+describe("setImportFolder — data-change notification (#396)", () => {
+  it("writes the import_folder preference, then notifies once", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    await setImportFolder("/home/max/releves");
+    expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockExecute.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual(["import_folder", "/home/max/releves"]);
+    expect(notified).toEqual([1]);
+  });
+
+  it("does not notify when the write fails", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("database is locked"));
+    await expect(setImportFolder("/home/max/releves")).rejects.toThrow("database is locked");
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("generic preferences do not notify (#396)", () => {
+  it("setPreference, deletePreference and reads stay silent", async () => {
+    mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ rowsAffected: 1 });
+    mockSelect.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    await setPreference("budget-grid-expanded", "[]");
+    await deletePreference("budget-grid-expanded");
+    await getImportFolder();
+    expect(notified).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/userPreferenceService.ts b/src/services/userPreferenceService.ts
index f8bf7bf..0d2d876 100644
--- a/src/services/userPreferenceService.ts
+++ b/src/services/userPreferenceService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getDb } from "./db";
+import { notifyDataChanged } from "./dataEvents";
 import type { UserPreference } from "../shared/types";
 
 export async function getPreference(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ export async function getImportFolder(): Promise<string | null> {
   return getPreference("import_folder");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stores the import folder. The getting-started path counts it as a step, so
+ * a successful write is announced on the data channel (ADR 0022).
+ */
 export async function setImportFolder(path: string): Promise<void> {
-  return setPreference("import_folder", path);
+  await setPreference("import_folder", path);
+  notifyDataChanged();
 }