diff --git a/web/__test__/components/Onboarding/OnboardingSummaryStep.test.ts b/web/__test__/components/Onboarding/OnboardingSummaryStep.test.ts
index 1cb8b99d9a..32eb5cdf83 100644
--- a/web/__test__/components/Onboarding/OnboardingSummaryStep.test.ts
+++ b/web/__test__/components/Onboarding/OnboardingSummaryStep.test.ts
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ interface SummaryVm {
   applyResultSeverity: 'success' | 'warning' | 'error';
   handleBootDriveWarningConfirm: () => Promise<void>;
   handleBootDriveWarningCancel: () => void;
-  handleApplyResultConfirm: () => void;
+  handleApplyResultConfirm: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 const getSummaryVm = (wrapper: ReturnType<typeof mountComponent>['wrapper']) =>
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ const clickButtonByText = async (
     } else if (normalizedTarget === 'cancel') {
       vm.handleBootDriveWarningCancel();
     } else if (normalizedTarget === 'ok') {
-      vm.handleApplyResultConfirm();
+      await vm.handleApplyResultConfirm();
     } else {
       expect(button).toBeTruthy();
     }
@@ -1015,6 +1015,28 @@ describe('OnboardingSummaryStep', () => {
     expect(onComplete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('advances to next steps before reloading after a successful server rename', async () => {
+    draftStore.serverName = 'Newtower';
+    const reloadSpy = vi.spyOn(window.location, 'reload').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const { wrapper, onComplete } = mountComponent();
+
+    await clickApply(wrapper);
+
+    expect(updateServerIdentityMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      name: 'Newtower',
+      comment: '',
+      sysModel: undefined,
+    });
+    expect(onComplete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await clickButtonByText(wrapper, 'OK');
+
+    expect(onComplete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(reloadSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    reloadSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it('retries final identity update after transient network errors when SSH changed', async () => {
     draftStore.useSsh = true;
     draftStore.serverDescription = 'Primary host';
diff --git a/web/src/components/Onboarding/steps/OnboardingSummaryStep.vue b/web/src/components/Onboarding/steps/OnboardingSummaryStep.vue
index 86a1e89625..e26e6a4899 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Onboarding/steps/OnboardingSummaryStep.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/Onboarding/steps/OnboardingSummaryStep.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
+import { computed, nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable';
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import {
 } from '~/composables/gql/graphql';
 
 export interface Props {
-  onComplete: () => void;
+  onComplete: () => void | Promise<void>;
   onBack?: () => void;
   showBack?: boolean;
 }
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ const showBootDriveWarningDialog = ref(false);
 const applyResultTitle = ref('');
 const applyResultMessage = ref('');
 const applyResultSeverity = ref<'success' | 'warning' | 'error'>('success');
+const shouldReloadAfterApplyResult = ref(false);
 const summaryT = (key: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) =>
   t(`onboarding.summaryStep.${key}`, values ?? {});
 
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ const handleComplete = async () => {
   isProcessing.value = true;
   error.value = null;
   logs.value = []; // Clear logs
+  shouldReloadAfterApplyResult.value = false;
 
   addLog(summaryT('logs.startingConfiguration'), 'info');
   draftStore.setInternalBootApplySucceeded(false);
@@ -617,6 +619,7 @@ const handleComplete = async () => {
       ? Boolean(coreSettingsResult.value?.vars?.useSsh || false)
       : TRUSTED_DEFAULT_PROFILE.useSsh;
     const currentSysModel = baselineLoaded ? coreSettingsResult.value?.vars?.sysModel || '' : '';
+    const serverNameChanged = baselineLoaded ? targetCoreSettings.serverName !== currentName : false;
     const shouldApplyPartnerSysModel = Boolean(
       isFreshInstall.value &&
         activationSystemModel.value &&
@@ -657,6 +660,9 @@ const handleComplete = async () => {
             }),
           shouldRetryNetworkMutations
         );
+        if (serverNameChanged) {
+          shouldReloadAfterApplyResult.value = true;
+        }
         addLog(summaryT('logs.serverIdentityUpdated'), 'success');
       } catch (caughtError: unknown) {
         hadNonOptimisticFailures = true;
@@ -1032,9 +1038,17 @@ const handleComplete = async () => {
   }
 };
 
-const handleApplyResultConfirm = () => {
+const handleApplyResultConfirm = async () => {
   showApplyResultDialog.value = false;
-  props.onComplete();
+  await Promise.resolve(props.onComplete());
+
+  if (!shouldReloadAfterApplyResult.value) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  shouldReloadAfterApplyResult.value = false;
+  await nextTick();
+  window.location.reload();
 };
 
 const handleApplyClick = async () => {