diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/_client-providers/trpc.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/_client-providers/trpc.tsx
index 7d06a8951..3e167dd8c 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/_client-providers/trpc.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/_client-providers/trpc.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 import { useState } from "react";
+import type { QueryKey } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { ReactQueryDevtools } from "@tanstack/react-query-devtools";
 import { ReactQueryStreamedHydration } from "@tanstack/react-query-next-experimental";
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 import { createHeadersCallbackForSource, getTrpcUrl } from "@homarr/api/shared";
 import { env } from "@homarr/common/env";
 import { showWarningNotification } from "@homarr/notifications";
+import { widgetImports } from "@homarr/widgets";
 
 import { createWidgetQueryPersister } from "./query-cache-persister";
 
@@ -90,6 +92,13 @@ export function TRPCReactProvider(props: PropsWithChildren) {
       },
     });
     client.setQueryDefaults([["widget"]], { refetchInterval: queryCacheDefaultRefetchIntervalMs });
+    for (const { definition } of Object.values(widgetImports)) {
+      const def = definition as { refetchInterval?: number | null; queryKey?: QueryKey; kind: string };
+      if (def.refetchInterval === undefined) continue;
+      const key = def.queryKey ?? [["widget", def.kind]];
+      const interval = def.refetchInterval === null ? false : def.refetchInterval * 1000;
+      client.setQueryDefaults(key, { refetchInterval: interval });
+    }
     return client;
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/definition.ts b/packages/widgets/src/definition.ts
index aaf60269f..3ba53987e 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/definition.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const createWidgetDefinition = <TKind extends WidgetKind, TDefinition ext
 export interface WidgetDefinition {
   icon: TablerIcon;
   queryKey?: QueryKey;
+  refetchInterval?: number | null;
   supportedIntegrations?: IntegrationKind[];
   integrationsRequired?: boolean;
   maxIntegrations?: number;
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/controls/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/controls/index.ts
index 50a3c3c80..9340a642a 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/controls/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/controls/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const widgetKind = "dnsHoleControls";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition(widgetKind, {
   icon: IconDeviceGamepad,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "dnsHole"]],
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       showToggleAllButtons: factory.switch({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/summary/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/summary/index.ts
index fe1c8b8a1..0d605e8e9 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/summary/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/dns-hole/summary/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const widgetKind = "dnsHoleSummary";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition(widgetKind, {
   icon: IconAd,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "dnsHole"]],
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       usePiHoleColors: factory.switch({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/docker/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/docker/component.tsx
index bbd961c1d..e56cd5cf7 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/docker/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/docker/component.tsx
@@ -184,13 +184,7 @@ export default function DockerWidget({ options, width, isEditMode }: WidgetCompo
   const t = useScopedI18n("docker");
   const isTiny = width <= 256;
 
-  const {
-    data,
-    refetch,
-    isFetching,
-  } = clientApi.docker.getContainers.useQuery(undefined, {
-    refetchInterval: 30_000,
-  });
+  const { data, refetch, isFetching } = clientApi.docker.getContainers.useQuery();
   const containers = data?.containers ?? [];
   const timestamp = useMemo(() => data?.timestamp ?? new Date(), [data?.timestamp]);
   const relativeTime = useTimeAgo(timestamp);
@@ -304,9 +298,7 @@ export default function DockerWidget({ options, width, isEditMode }: WidgetCompo
               {t("table.totalMemory", { memory: formatBytes(totals.memory) })}
             </Text>
 
-            <Tooltip
-              label={t("table.refresh.lastUpdated", { when: relativeTime })}
-            >
+            <Tooltip label={t("table.refresh.lastUpdated", { when: relativeTime })}>
               <ActionIcon
                 size="sm"
                 variant="transparent"
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/downloads/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/downloads/index.ts
index 36979083b..0d9c66ddd 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/downloads/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/downloads/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const columnsSort = columnsList.filter((column) =>
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("downloads", {
   icon: IconDownload,
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(
       (factory) => ({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/firewall/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/firewall/index.ts
index 2278411de..e154fd3ac 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/firewall/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/firewall/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("firewall", {
   icon: IconWall,
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(() => ({}));
   },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/health-monitoring/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/health-monitoring/index.ts
index fe31514de..ff8eb87ab 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/health-monitoring/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/health-monitoring/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { createStorageVolumeMultiSelectOptions } from "../storage-volume-options
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("healthMonitoring", {
   icon: IconHeartRateMonitor,
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(
       (factory) => ({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/index.ts
index 9f8110ffc..0ae11ef79 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("immich-albumCarousel", {
   icon: IconPhoto,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "immich"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   supportedIntegrations: ["immich"],
   integrationsRequired: true,
   createOptions() {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/immich/server-stats/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/immich/server-stats/index.ts
index 61b07289a..ed4e05a20 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/immich/server-stats/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/immich/server-stats/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("immich-serverStats", {
   icon: IconGraphFilled,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "immich"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   supportedIntegrations: ["immich"],
   integrationsRequired: true,
   createOptions() {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/indexer-manager/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/indexer-manager/index.ts
index c2160999f..e515cd697 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/indexer-manager/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/indexer-manager/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("indexerManager", {
   icon: IconReportSearch,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       openIndexerSiteInNewTab: factory.switch({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-releases/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/media-releases/index.ts
index af650eef7..3e6cccbe5 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-releases/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-releases/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("mediaReleases", {
   icon: IconTicket,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "mediaRelease"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       layout: factory.select({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/index.ts
index b85d09857..54f00476c 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { componentLoader, definition } = createWidgetDefinition("mediaServer", {
   icon: IconVideo,
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       showOnlyPlaying: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true, withDescription: true }),
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/index.ts
index 2753925d8..ff4922dad 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-transcoding/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const views = ["workers", "queue", "statistics"] as const;
 
 export const { componentLoader, definition } = createWidgetDefinition("mediaTranscoding", {
   icon: IconTransform,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       defaultView: factory.select({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/minecraft/server-status/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/minecraft/server-status/index.ts
index c5cd0e068..028393955 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/minecraft/server-status/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/minecraft/server-status/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../../options";
 
 export const { componentLoader, definition } = createWidgetDefinition("minecraftServerStatus", {
   icon: IconBrandMinecraft,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "minecraft"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       title: factory.text({ defaultValue: "" }),
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/index.ts
index 4af2fbaf0..3ab66da82 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("networkControllerStatus", {
   icon: IconTopologyFull,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "networkController"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       content: factory.select({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/summary/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/summary/index.ts
index dd541024a..cadc7b5f8 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/summary/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/summary/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("networkControllerSummary", {
   icon: IconTopologyFull,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "networkController"]],
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(() => ({}));
   },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/notifications/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/notifications/index.ts
index 553ef5d9f..17fd13393 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/notifications/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/notifications/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { componentLoader, definition } = createWidgetDefinition("notifications", {
   icon: IconMessage,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       hideLogos: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/index.ts
index 59af7ca59..ef6fd2e5a 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("paperlessNgx", {
   icon: IconFileText,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   supportedIntegrations: ["paperlessNgx"],
   integrationsRequired: true,
   createOptions() {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/releases/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/releases/index.ts
index 2c3d1d3a2..62fa7ebab 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/releases/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/releases/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const relativeDateSchema = z
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("releases", {
   icon: IconRocket,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       newReleaseWithin: factory.text({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
index 079c761a9..eee7028cb 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/rssFeed/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
  */
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("rssFeed", {
   icon: IconRss,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       feedUrls: factory.multiText({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/speedtest-tracker/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/speedtest-tracker/index.ts
index ea3c0c5d2..14cc5d118 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/speedtest-tracker/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/speedtest-tracker/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("speedtestTracker", {
   icon: IconSpeedboat,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(
       (factory) => ({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/stocks/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/stocks/index.ts
index fa64bf3a4..ba44f481e 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/stocks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/stocks/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const timeIntervalOptions = stockPriceTimeFrames.interval;
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("stockPrice", {
   icon: IconBuildingBank,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       stock: factory.text({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/index.ts
index 61e4a5c05..66ffcc286 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { createStorageVolumeMultiSelectOptions } from "../storage-volume-options
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("systemDisks", {
   icon: IconServer2,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "healthMonitoring"]],
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   supportedIntegrations: ["dashDot", "openmediavault", "truenas", "unraid", "synology"],
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/system-resources/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/system-resources/index.ts
index 8d4837187..b35bab42f 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/system-resources/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/system-resources/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const labelDisplayModeOptions = {
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("systemResources", {
   icon: IconGraphFilled,
+  queryKey: [["widget", "healthMonitoring"]],
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   supportedIntegrations: ["dashDot", "openmediavault", "truenas", "unraid", "glances", "synology"],
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/tracearr/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/tracearr/index.ts
index 44936cb67..9c34eb548 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/tracearr/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/tracearr/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("tracearr", {
   icon: IconActivityHeartbeat,
+  refetchInterval: 5,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from((factory) => ({
       showStreams: factory.switch({
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/umami/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/umami/index.ts
index c55ecd261..badbef369 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/umami/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/umami/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const timeFrameValues = ["today", "24h", "7d", "30d", "month", "lastMonth
 
 export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("umami", {
   icon: IconChartBar,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   supportedIntegrations: ["umami"],
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/vpn/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/vpn/index.ts
index 426366a66..b3cbe8c73 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/vpn/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/vpn/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { optionsBuilder } from "../options";
 
 export const { componentLoader, definition } = createWidgetDefinition("vpn", {
   icon: IconShieldLock,
+  refetchInterval: null,
   createOptions() {
     return optionsBuilder.from(() => ({}));
   },