diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index c04750c..43cf658 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 - [x] **Teaching mode**. The creator/admin should have an option to seed themselves as the player who is forced to be the Deep for the first scene
 
-- [ ] Visual feedback confirming hand refresh in Deep Upkeep
+- [x] Visual feedback confirming hand refresh in Deep Upkeep
 
 - [ ] On the screen after pirat rank up voting, it should display the winner
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte b/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
index bd6a1d5..513c7d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UpkeepPhase.svelte
@@ -254,6 +254,19 @@
                     
                     {#if state.game.phase === 'between_scenes'}
                         <p class="info-text text-center gold-text" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Voting is currently in progress. Hand refresh will begin after voting concludes.</p>
+                    {:else if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep' && state.player.is_ready}
+                        <!-- Confirmation: the refresh went through; show the freshly-drawn hand. -->
+                        <div class="voted-confirmation-box glass-panel" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
+                            <p class="success-text">✔️ Hand refreshed! You're holding {hand.length} card{hand.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} for the next scene.</p>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="upkeep-flex" style="justify-content: center; margin-top: 1rem;">
+                            {#each hand as card}
+                                <Card {card} />
+                            {:else}
+                                <p class="empty-text text-center w-full">No cards in hand.</p>
+                            {/each}
+                        </div>
+                        <p class="info-text text-center" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Waiting for the rest of the crew to finish upkeep...</p>
                     {:else if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep'}
                         <p class="info-text" style="margin-top: 1rem;">
                             <strong>Your Hand Size Limit: {maxHandSize} cards.</strong><br/>
@@ -332,7 +345,7 @@
     <!-- Next Scene Ready Up -->
     <div class="action-box margin-top">
         {#if state.game.phase === 'deep_upkeep'}
-            {#if state.player.role === 'deep'}
+            {#if state.player.role === 'deep' && !state.player.is_ready}
                 <p class="info-text gold-text">⚠️ Please complete your Hand Refresh above to proceed to the next scene.</p>
             {:else}
                 <div class="waiting-box">