diff --git a/frigate/api/event.py b/frigate/api/event.py
index 8c56a465d..49834bf27 100644
--- a/frigate/api/event.py
+++ b/frigate/api/event.py
@@ -928,20 +928,62 @@ def set_description(
             ids=[event_id],
         )
 
+    response_message = (
+        f"Event {event_id} description is now blank"
+        if new_description is None or len(new_description) == 0
+        else f"Event {event_id} description set to {new_description}"
+    )
+
     return JSONResponse(
         content=(
             {
                 "success": True,
-                "message": "Event "
-                + event_id
-                + " description set to "
-                + new_description,
+                "message": response_message,
             }
         ),
         status_code=200,
     )
 
 
+@router.put("/events/<id>/description/regenerate")
+def regenerate_description(request: Request, event_id: str):
+    try:
+        event: Event = Event.get(Event.id == event_id)
+    except DoesNotExist:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            content=({"success": False, "message": "Event " + event_id + " not found"}),
+            status_code=404,
+        )
+
+    if (
+        request.app.frigate_config.semantic_search.enabled
+        and request.app.frigate_config.genai.enabled
+    ):
+        request.app.event_metadata_updater.publish(event.id)
+
+        return JSONResponse(
+            content=(
+                {
+                    "success": True,
+                    "message": "Event "
+                    + event_id
+                    + " description regeneration has been requested.",
+                }
+            ),
+            status_code=200,
+        )
+
+    return JSONResponse(
+        content=(
+            {
+                "success": False,
+                "message": "Semantic search and generative AI are not enabled",
+            }
+        ),
+        status_code=400,
+    )
+
+
 @router.delete("/events/{event_id}")
 def delete_event(request: Request, event_id: str):
     try:
diff --git a/frigate/api/fastapi_app.py b/frigate/api/fastapi_app.py
index 39f8d0f65..fb6e4df0b 100644
--- a/frigate/api/fastapi_app.py
+++ b/frigate/api/fastapi_app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ from starlette_context.plugins import Plugin
 from frigate.api import app as main_app
 from frigate.api import auth, event, export, media, notification, preview, review
 from frigate.api.auth import get_jwt_secret, limiter
+from frigate.comms.event_metadata_updater import (
+    EventMetadataPublisher,
+)
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.embeddings import EmbeddingsContext
 from frigate.events.external import ExternalEventProcessor
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ def create_fastapi_app(
     onvif: OnvifController,
     external_processor: ExternalEventProcessor,
     stats_emitter: StatsEmitter,
+    event_metadata_updater: EventMetadataPublisher,
 ):
     logger.info("Starting FastAPI app")
     app = FastAPI(
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ def create_fastapi_app(
     app.camera_error_image = None
     app.onvif = onvif
     app.stats_emitter = stats_emitter
+    app.event_metadata_updater = event_metadata_updater
     app.external_processor = external_processor
     app.jwt_token = get_jwt_secret() if frigate_config.auth.enabled else None
 
diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index e7e1ec2b4..00add1acc 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ from frigate.api.auth import hash_password
 from frigate.api.fastapi_app import create_fastapi_app
 from frigate.comms.config_updater import ConfigPublisher
 from frigate.comms.dispatcher import Communicator, Dispatcher
+from frigate.comms.event_metadata_updater import (
+    EventMetadataPublisher,
+    EventMetadataTypeEnum,
+)
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessCommunicator
 from frigate.comms.mqtt import MqttClient
 from frigate.comms.webpush import WebPushClient
@@ -332,6 +336,9 @@ class FrigateApp:
     def init_inter_process_communicator(self) -> None:
         self.inter_process_communicator = InterProcessCommunicator()
         self.inter_config_updater = ConfigPublisher()
+        self.event_metadata_updater = EventMetadataPublisher(
+            EventMetadataTypeEnum.regenerate_description
+        )
         self.inter_zmq_proxy = ZmqProxy()
 
     def init_onvif(self) -> None:
@@ -656,6 +663,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
                     self.onvif_controller,
                     self.external_event_processor,
                     self.stats_emitter,
+                    self.event_metadata_updater,
                 ),
                 host="127.0.0.1",
                 port=5001,
@@ -743,6 +751,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
         # Stop Communicators
         self.inter_process_communicator.stop()
         self.inter_config_updater.stop()
+        self.event_metadata_updater.stop()
         self.inter_zmq_proxy.stop()
 
         while len(self.detection_shms) > 0:
diff --git a/frigate/comms/dispatcher.py b/frigate/comms/dispatcher.py
index 3d8628dfe..b55707ab5 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/dispatcher.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/dispatcher.py
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class Dispatcher:
             event: Event = Event.get(Event.id == payload["id"])
             event.data["description"] = payload["description"]
             event.save()
+            self.publish(
+                "event_update",
+                json.dumps({"id": event.id, "description": event.data["description"]}),
+            )
         elif topic == "onConnect":
             camera_status = self.camera_activity.copy()
 
diff --git a/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py b/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d435b149e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""Facilitates communication between processes."""
+
+import logging
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .zmq_proxy import Publisher, Subscriber
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class EventMetadataTypeEnum(str, Enum):
+    all = ""
+    regenerate_description = "regenerate_description"
+
+
+class EventMetadataPublisher(Publisher):
+    """Simplifies receiving event metadata."""
+
+    topic_base = "event_metadata/"
+
+    def __init__(self, topic: EventMetadataTypeEnum) -> None:
+        topic = topic.value
+        super().__init__(topic)
+
+
+class EventMetadataSubscriber(Subscriber):
+    """Simplifies receiving event metadata."""
+
+    topic_base = "event_metadata/"
+
+    def __init__(self, topic: EventMetadataTypeEnum) -> None:
+        topic = topic.value
+        super().__init__(topic)
+
+    def check_for_update(
+        self, timeout: float = None
+    ) -> Optional[tuple[EventMetadataTypeEnum, any]]:
+        return super().check_for_update(timeout)
+
+    def _return_object(self, topic: str, payload: any) -> any:
+        if payload is None:
+            return (None, None)
+        return (EventMetadataTypeEnum[topic[len(self.topic_base) :]], payload)
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index eee0d2994..5ee8d0158 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import numpy as np
 from peewee import DoesNotExist
 from PIL import Image
 
+from frigate.comms.event_metadata_updater import (
+    EventMetadataSubscriber,
+    EventMetadataTypeEnum,
+)
 from frigate.comms.events_updater import EventEndSubscriber, EventUpdateSubscriber
 from frigate.comms.inter_process import InterProcessRequestor
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         self.embeddings = Embeddings()
         self.event_subscriber = EventUpdateSubscriber()
         self.event_end_subscriber = EventEndSubscriber()
+        self.event_metadata_subscriber = EventMetadataSubscriber(
+            EventMetadataTypeEnum.regenerate_description
+        )
         self.frame_manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
         # create communication for updating event descriptions
         self.requestor = InterProcessRequestor()
@@ -52,9 +59,11 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             self._process_updates()
             self._process_finalized()
+            self._process_event_metadata()
 
         self.event_subscriber.stop()
         self.event_end_subscriber.stop()
+        self.event_metadata_subscriber.stop()
         self.requestor.stop()
         logger.info("Exiting embeddings maintenance...")
 
@@ -140,6 +149,16 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
             if event_id in self.tracked_events:
                 del self.tracked_events[event_id]
 
+    def _process_event_metadata(self):
+        # Check for regenerate description requests
+        (topic, event_id) = self.event_metadata_subscriber.check_for_update()
+
+        if topic is None:
+            return
+
+        if event_id:
+            self.handle_regenerate_description(event_id)
+
     def _create_thumbnail(self, yuv_frame, box, height=500) -> Optional[bytes]:
         """Return jpg thumbnail of a region of the frame."""
         frame = cv2.cvtColor(yuv_frame, cv2.COLOR_YUV2BGR_I420)
@@ -200,3 +219,20 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
             len(thumbnails),
             description,
         )
+
+    def handle_regenerate_description(self, event_id: str) -> None:
+        try:
+            event: Event = Event.get(Event.id == event_id)
+        except DoesNotExist:
+            logger.error(f"Event {event_id} not found for description regeneration")
+            return
+
+        camera_config = self.config.cameras[event.camera]
+        if not camera_config.genai.enabled or self.genai_client is None:
+            logger.error(f"GenAI not enabled for camera {event.camera}")
+            return
+
+        metadata = get_metadata(event)
+        thumbnail = base64.b64decode(event.thumbnail)
+
+        self._embed_description(event, [thumbnail], metadata)
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_http.py b/frigate/test/test_http.py
index b4ffa121b..d5927ad2b 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_http.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_http.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
         id2 = "7890.random"
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
 
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
         bad_id = "654321.other"
@@ -198,6 +201,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
 
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
 
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         morning_id = "123456.random"
         evening_id = "654321.random"
@@ -284,6 +290,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
         sub_label = "sub"
@@ -319,6 +326,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
         sub_label = "sub"
@@ -343,6 +351,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
@@ -360,6 +369,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
         )
         id = "123456.random"
 
@@ -383,6 +393,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             stats,
+            None,
         )
 
         with TestClient(app) as client:
diff --git a/web/src/api/ws.tsx b/web/src/api/ws.tsx
index 94f381ada..79d2bd3b4 100644
--- a/web/src/api/ws.tsx
+++ b/web/src/api/ws.tsx
@@ -321,3 +321,10 @@ export function useImproveContrast(camera: string): {
   );
   return { payload: payload as ToggleableSetting, send };
 }
+
+export function useEventUpdate(): { payload: string } {
+  const {
+    value: { payload },
+  } = useWs("event_update", "");
+  return useDeepMemo(JSON.parse(payload as string));
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
index d0504fb76..296e280c7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/detail/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import {
 import { ReviewSegment } from "@/types/review";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import Chip from "@/components/indicators/Chip";
+import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "@/utils/stringUtil";
+import useGlobalMutation from "@/hooks/use-global-mutate";
 
 const SEARCH_TABS = [
   "details",
@@ -232,6 +234,10 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
 }: ObjectDetailsTabProps) {
   const apiHost = useApiHost();
 
+  // mutation / revalidation
+
+  const mutate = useGlobalMutation();
+
   // data
 
   const [desc, setDesc] = useState(search?.data.description);
@@ -282,6 +288,13 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
             position: "top-center",
           });
         }
+        mutate(
+          (key) =>
+            typeof key === "string" &&
+            (key.includes("events") ||
+              key.includes("events/search") ||
+              key.includes("explore")),
+        );
       })
       .catch(() => {
         toast.error("Failed to update the description", {
@@ -289,7 +302,35 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
         });
         setDesc(search.data.description);
       });
-  }, [desc, search]);
+  }, [desc, search, mutate]);
+
+  const regenerateDescription = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!search) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    axios
+      .put(`events/${search.id}/description/regenerate`)
+      .then((resp) => {
+        if (resp.status == 200) {
+          toast.success(
+            `A new description has been requested from ${capitalizeFirstLetter(config?.genai.provider ?? "Generative AI")}. Depending on the speed of your provider, the new description may take some time to regenerate.`,
+            {
+              position: "top-center",
+              duration: 7000,
+            },
+          );
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        toast.error(
+          `Failed to call ${capitalizeFirstLetter(config?.genai.provider ?? "Generative AI")} for a new description`,
+          {
+            position: "top-center",
+          },
+        );
+      });
+  }, [search, config]);
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
@@ -355,7 +396,10 @@ function ObjectDetailsTab({
           value={desc}
           onChange={(e) => setDesc(e.target.value)}
         />
-        <div className="flex w-full flex-row justify-end">
+        <div className="flex w-full flex-row justify-end gap-2">
+          {config?.genai.enabled && (
+            <Button onClick={regenerateDescription}>Regenerate</Button>
+          )}
           <Button variant="select" onClick={updateDescription}>
             Save
           </Button>
diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-global-mutate.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-global-mutate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b95d31f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-global-mutate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// https://github.com/vercel/swr/issues/1670#issuecomment-1844114401
+import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { cache, mutate } from "swr/_internal";
+
+const useGlobalMutation = () => {
+  return useCallback((swrKey: string | ((key: string) => boolean), ...args) => {
+    if (typeof swrKey === "function") {
+      const keys = Array.from(cache.keys()).filter(swrKey);
+      keys.forEach((key) => mutate(key, ...args));
+    } else {
+      mutate(swrKey, ...args);
+    }
+  }, []) as typeof mutate;
+};
+
+export default useGlobalMutation;
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Explore.tsx b/web/src/pages/Explore.tsx
index a1be7badc..d9f81c778 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Explore.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Explore.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useEventUpdate } from "@/api/ws";
 import { useApiFilterArgs } from "@/hooks/use-api-filter";
 import { SearchFilter, SearchQuery, SearchResult } from "@/types/search";
 import SearchView from "@/views/search/SearchView";
@@ -123,19 +124,19 @@ export default function Explore() {
     return [url, { ...params, limit: API_LIMIT }];
   };
 
-  const { data, size, setSize, isValidating } = useSWRInfinite<SearchResult[]>(
-    getKey,
-    {
-      revalidateFirstPage: true,
-      revalidateAll: false,
-      onLoadingSlow: () => {
-        if (!similaritySearch) {
-          setIsSlowLoading(true);
-        }
-      },
-      loadingTimeout: 10000,
+  const { data, size, setSize, isValidating, mutate } = useSWRInfinite<
+    SearchResult[]
+  >(getKey, {
+    revalidateFirstPage: true,
+    revalidateOnFocus: true,
+    revalidateAll: false,
+    onLoadingSlow: () => {
+      if (!similaritySearch) {
+        setIsSlowLoading(true);
+      }
     },
-  );
+    loadingTimeout: 10000,
+  });
 
   const searchResults = useMemo(
     () => (data ? ([] as SearchResult[]).concat(...data) : []),
@@ -164,6 +165,16 @@ export default function Explore() {
     }
   }, [isReachingEnd, isLoadingMore, setSize, size, searchResults, searchQuery]);
 
+  // mutation and revalidation
+
+  const eventUpdate = useEventUpdate();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    mutate();
+    // mutate / revalidate when event description updates come in
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [eventUpdate]);
+
   return (
     <>
       {isSlowLoading && !similaritySearch ? (
diff --git a/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts b/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
index 66e8d61e3..a12c24248 100644
--- a/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ export interface FrigateConfig {
     retry_interval: number;
   };
 
+  genai: {
+    enabled: boolean;
+    provider: string;
+    base_url?: string;
+    api_key?: string;
+    model: string;
+    prompt: string;
+    object_prompts: { [key: string]: string };
+  };
+
   go2rtc: {
     streams: string[];
     webrtc: {
diff --git a/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx b/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
index 1a6c33142..128b22afe 100644
--- a/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function ExploreView({ onSelectSearch }: ExploreViewProps) {
       },
     ],
     {
-      revalidateOnFocus: false,
+      revalidateOnFocus: true,
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
index 06ad73b3e..67b807bf9 100644
--- a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import useKeyboardListener, {
 import scrollIntoView from "scroll-into-view-if-needed";
 import InputWithTags from "@/components/input/InputWithTags";
 import { ScrollArea, ScrollBar } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
+import { isEqual } from "lodash";
 
 type SearchViewProps = {
   search: string;
@@ -140,6 +141,21 @@ export default function SearchView({
     setSelectedIndex(index);
   }, []);
 
+  // update search detail when results change
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (searchDetail && searchResults) {
+      const flattenedResults = searchResults.flat();
+      const updatedSearchDetail = flattenedResults.find(
+        (result) => result.id === searchDetail.id,
+      );
+
+      if (updatedSearchDetail && !isEqual(updatedSearchDetail, searchDetail)) {
+        setSearchDetail(updatedSearchDetail);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [searchResults, searchDetail]);
+
   // confidence score - probably needs tweaking
 
   const zScoreToConfidence = (score: number, source: string) => {