diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/IssueReportPage.tsx b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/IssueReportPage.tsx
index a20b7351..dc7a352c 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/IssueReportPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/pages/IssueReportPage.tsx
@@ -109,16 +109,26 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
 
   // Repo dropdown source, fetched once — this page has no refresh
   // cadence, and a repo gaining/losing its first/last open issue between
-  // visits is rare enough that a manual reload covers it.
+  // visits is rare enough that a manual reload covers it. Same
+  // `cancelled` guard as the repo-filter effect below, so an unmount
+  // mid-flight (navigating away before this resolves) doesn't call
+  // `setRepos`/`setError` on a component that's already gone.
   useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
     (async () => {
       const r = await fetch('/api/repos');
       if (!r.ok) {
-        setError(await readApiError(r));
+        if (!cancelled) setError(await readApiError(r));
         return;
       }
-      setRepos((await r.json()) as string[]);
-    })().catch((e: unknown) => setError({ detail: String(e) }));
+      const data = (await r.json()) as string[];
+      if (!cancelled) setRepos(data);
+    })().catch((e: unknown) => {
+      if (!cancelled) setError({ detail: String(e) });
+    });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
   }, []);
 
   // The one fetch this page re-runs on state change — everything else
@@ -188,6 +198,15 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
     });
   }
 
+  // `aria-sort` for a sortable column's `<th>` — 'none' while sortable
+  // but not the active column, the real direction while it is. Screen
+  // readers announce this; the ▲/▼ glyph in `SortHeader` is `aria-hidden`
+  // and carries no information without it.
+  function ariaSortFor(key: SortKey): 'ascending' | 'descending' | 'none' {
+    if (sortKey !== key) return 'none';
+    return sortDir === 'asc' ? 'ascending' : 'descending';
+  }
+
   const columns: TableColumn<IssueReportRow>[] = [
     // Shown even with one repo selected (every row shares the value) —
     // a fixed column set means the table's shape doesn't shift under
@@ -195,11 +214,13 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
     {
       key: 'repo',
       header: <SortHeader label="repo" sortKey="repo" activeKey={sortKey} dir={sortDir} onSort={onSort} />,
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('repo'),
       render: (r) => r.repo,
     },
     {
       key: 'number',
       header: <SortHeader label="issue" sortKey="number" activeKey={sortKey} dir={sortDir} onSort={onSort} />,
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('number'),
       render: (r) =>
         r.html_url ? (
           <a href={r.html_url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
@@ -212,6 +233,7 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
     {
       key: 'title',
       header: <SortHeader label="title" sortKey="title" activeKey={sortKey} dir={sortDir} onSort={onSort} />,
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('title'),
       render: (r) => r.title,
     },
     {
@@ -224,11 +246,13 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
       header: (
         <SortHeader label="assignees" sortKey="assignees" activeKey={sortKey} dir={sortDir} onSort={onSort} />
       ),
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('assignees'),
       render: (r) => (r.assignees.length ? r.assignees.join(', ') : '—'),
     },
     {
       key: 'blocked',
       header: <SortHeader label="blocked" sortKey="blocked" activeKey={sortKey} dir={sortDir} onSort={onSort} />,
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('blocked'),
       render: (r) => (r.blocked ? <Badge tone="warning" value="blocked" /> : '—'),
     },
     {
@@ -242,6 +266,7 @@ export function IssueReportPage() {
           onSort={onSort}
         />
       ),
+      ariaSort: ariaSortFor('depended_on_by_count'),
       render: (r) => r.depended_on_by_count,
     },
   ];
diff --git a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/ui/table/Table.tsx b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/ui/table/Table.tsx
index 5814edbd..8c14b423 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/ui/table/Table.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/swarm-ui/src/ui/table/Table.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ export interface TableColumn<T> {
   // can pass real markup instead of forking a second table primitive.
   header: ComponentChildren;
   render: (row: T) => ComponentChildren;
+  /**
+   * ARIA sort state for this column's `<th>` — `'ascending'` /
+   * `'descending'` while this is the active sort column, `'none'` while
+   * sortable but not active, omitted entirely for a non-sortable column
+   * (no `aria-sort` attribute at all, the correct value for a column
+   * that can never be the active sort). A screen reader announces which
+   * column/direction is active from this attribute; the ▲/▼ glyph a
+   * sortable header renders is `aria-hidden` and carries no information
+   * on its own.
+   */
+  ariaSort?: 'ascending' | 'descending' | 'none';
 }
 
 export function Table<T>({
@@ -44,7 +55,9 @@ export function Table<T>({
         <thead>
           <tr>
             {columns.map((c) => (
-              <th key={c.key}>{c.header}</th>
+              <th key={c.key} aria-sort={c.ariaSort}>
+                {c.header}
+              </th>
             ))}
           </tr>
         </thead>