diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index deb330e..7436b2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ while it is read is left out, and the rest of the scrape continues.
 
 `CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler` wraps it. Requests without `text/html` in `Accept` are passed through
 unchanged. A browser gets a table per branch, with links into child branches and an editable field
-with a Save button per leaf.
+with a Save button per leaf. A dropdown below the title reloads the page every 1 to 60 seconds; the
+choice is kept in the browser, and no reload happens while an input has the focus.
 
 ```smalltalk
 Canopy registerSystemMetrics.
diff --git a/source/Canopy-Core-Tests/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest.class.st b/source/Canopy-Core-Tests/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest.class.st
index 3aefa81..4779ee0 100644
--- a/source/Canopy-Core-Tests/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest.class.st
+++ b/source/Canopy-Core-Tests/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest.class.st
@@ -81,11 +81,33 @@ CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest >> testHandleRequestEscapesHtmlSpecialCharactersInVa
 	] ensure: [ Canopy reset ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'tests' }
+CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest >> testHandleRequestRendersAutoRefreshControlOnBranchPage [
+	"The dropdown sits right below the title, so it is the same place on every page."
+	| body |
+	[ self registerBrowseTestDomain.
+	body := (CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler new handleRequest: (self requestFor: #GET url: 'http://localhost/browseTest' accept: 'text/html' body: nil)) entity contents.
+	self assert: (body includesSubstring: '</h1><p><select id="refresh">').
+	self assert: (body includesSubstring: '<option value="0">Auto refresh: off</option>').
+	self assert: (body includesSubstring: '<option value="5">every 5 s</option>').
+	self assert: (body includesSubstring: 'location.reload()')
+	] ensure: [ Canopy reset ]
+]
+
+{ #category : 'tests' }
+CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest >> testHandleRequestRendersAutoRefreshControlOnLeafPage [
+	| body |
+	[ self registerBrowseTestDomain.
+	body := (CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler new handleRequest: (self requestFor: #GET url: 'http://localhost/browseTest/a' accept: 'text/html' body: nil)) entity contents.
+	self assert: (body includesSubstring: '</h1><p><select id="refresh">')
+	] ensure: [ Canopy reset ]
+]
+
 { #category : 'tests' }
 CanopyBrowseHtmlHandlerTest >> testHandleRequestRendersHtmlPageForLeafWhenAcceptIsHtml [
 	[ self registerBrowseTestDomain.
 	self assert: (CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler new handleRequest: (self requestFor: #GET url: 'http://localhost/browseTest/a' accept: 'text/html' body: nil)) entity contents
-		equals: '<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><h1>/browseTest/a</h1><p>Value: <code>&quot;x&quot;</code></p><form id="f"><input id="v" value="&quot;x&quot;"><button type="submit">Save</button></form><script>document.getElementById("f").addEventListener("submit",function(e){e.preventDefault();fetch(window.location.pathname,{method:"PUT",body:document.getElementById("v").value}).then(function(){location.reload();});});</script></body></html>'
+		equals: '<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><h1>/browseTest/a</h1>' , CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler new refreshControl , '<p>Value: <code>&quot;x&quot;</code></p><form id="f"><input id="v" value="&quot;x&quot;"><button type="submit">Save</button></form><script>document.getElementById("f").addEventListener("submit",function(e){e.preventDefault();fetch(window.location.pathname,{method:"PUT",body:document.getElementById("v").value}).then(function(){location.reload();});});</script></body></html>'
 	] ensure: [ Canopy reset ]
 ]
 
diff --git a/source/Canopy-Core/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler.class.st b/source/Canopy-Core/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler.class.st
index 757e84d..c3c5337 100644
--- a/source/Canopy-Core/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler.class.st
+++ b/source/Canopy-Core/CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler.class.st
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler >> branchPageFor: node path: pathString [
 	^ String streamContents: [ :s |
 		s nextPutAll: '<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>'.
 		s nextPutAll: '<h1>/'; nextPutAll: (self htmlEscape: pathString); nextPutAll: '</h1>'.
+		s nextPutAll: self refreshControl.
 		s nextPutAll: '<table>'.
 		node keysAndValuesDo: [ :key :child |
 			| href |
@@ -97,12 +98,22 @@ CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler >> pageFor: node path: pathString [
 	^ String streamContents: [ :s |
 		s nextPutAll: '<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>'.
 		s nextPutAll: '<h1>/'; nextPutAll: (self htmlEscape: pathString); nextPutAll: '</h1>'.
+		s nextPutAll: self refreshControl.
 		s nextPutAll: '<p>Value: <code>'; nextPutAll: (self htmlEscape: currentJson); nextPutAll: '</code></p>'.
 		s nextPutAll: '<form id="f"><input id="v" value="'; nextPutAll: (self htmlEscape: currentJson); nextPutAll: '"><button type="submit">Save</button></form>'.
 		s nextPutAll: '<script>document.getElementById("f").addEventListener("submit",function(e){e.preventDefault();fetch(window.location.pathname,{method:"PUT",body:document.getElementById("v").value}).then(function(){location.reload();});});</script>'.
 		s nextPutAll: '</body></html>' ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'private' }
+CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler >> refreshControl [
+	"A dropdown that reloads the page every n seconds, for watching metrics move. The choice is
+	kept in the browser's localStorage, so it survives the reload and a click into a child - and
+	stays with the viewer rather than with the tree. While an input has the focus the reload
+	waits for the next round, or a value being typed would be thrown away."
+	^ '<p><select id="refresh"><option value="0">Auto refresh: off</option><option value="1">every 1 s</option><option value="5">every 5 s</option><option value="10">every 10 s</option><option value="30">every 30 s</option><option value="60">every 60 s</option></select></p><script>(function(){var s=document.getElementById("refresh"),k="canopyRefresh",t;try{s.value=localStorage.getItem(k)||"0";}catch(e){}function arm(){clearTimeout(t);var n=parseInt(s.value,10);if(n>0){t=setTimeout(function(){var a=document.activeElement;if(a&&a.tagName==="INPUT"){arm();}else{location.reload();}},n*1000);}}s.addEventListener("change",function(){try{localStorage.setItem(k,s.value);}catch(e){}arm();});arm();})();</script>'
+]
+
 { #category : 'accessing' }
 CanopyBrowseHtmlHandler >> restHandler [
 	^ restHandler ifNil: [ restHandler := CanopyBrowseHandler new ]