diff --git a/web/app/src/App.vue b/web/app/src/App.vue
index 2c9af4aa..32b84112 100644
--- a/web/app/src/App.vue
+++ b/web/app/src/App.vue
@@ -54,10 +54,23 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     // UI component event handlers:
     onSelectedJobChanged(jobSummary) {
+      const fullJob = API.Job.constructFromObject(jobSummary);
+      if (fullJob.created) {
+        // The 'created' field is not part of the JobUpdate, but it is part of
+        // Job, so if that field is there, we can assume that this is an
+        // already-fetched job.
+        // TODO: keep track of when this was fetched, and re-fetch if necessary.
+        this.selectedJob = fullJob;
+        return;
+      }
+
       const jobsAPI = new API.JobsApi(this.apiClient);
       this._wrap(jobsAPI.fetchJob(jobSummary.id))
         .then((job) => {
           this.selectedJob = job;
+          // Forward the full job to Tabulator, so that the next selection
+          // doesn't have to re-fetch it.
+          this.$refs.jobsTable.processJobUpdate(job);
         });
     },
     sendMessage(message) {