diff --git a/webui/scripts/test-scheduling-page-structure.mjs b/webui/scripts/test-scheduling-page-structure.mjs
index 07e2b6d..3f44d88 100644
--- a/webui/scripts/test-scheduling-page-structure.mjs
+++ b/webui/scripts/test-scheduling-page-structure.mjs
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ assert.match(page, /type="email"[\s\S]*aria-label=\{I18N\.participantEmail\}/);
 assert.doesNotMatch(page, /header: I18N\.required|<table|scheduling-table|scheduling-card(?:\s|"|`)/);
 assert.match(page, /aria-label=\{i18nMessage\("i18n:govoplan-scheduling\.decide_on_value/);
 assert.match(page, /submitSchedulingAvailability\(settings, selected\.id/);
+assert.match(page, /getSchedulingAvailabilityResponse\(settings, selected\.id\)/);
+assert.match(page, /setAvailability\(Object\.fromEntries\(response\.answers\.map/);
 assert.doesNotMatch(page, /<p>\{selected\.calendar_id\}<\/p>/);
 assert.match(page, /className="scheduling-selected-calendar"/);
 assert.match(page, /showPlanningCalendarActions/);
 assert.match(page, /title=\{!canReadAvailability \? I18N\.requiresAvailabilityRead/);
 assert.match(api, /\/api\/v1\/scheduling\/requests\/\$\{requestId\}\/responses/);
+assert.match(api, /\/api\/v1\/scheduling\/requests\/\$\{requestId\}\/responses\/me/);
 
 console.log("Scheduling page structure satisfies the focused list/create/respond contract.");
diff --git a/webui/src/api/scheduling.ts b/webui/src/api/scheduling.ts
index 2939731..fbe90c0 100644
--- a/webui/src/api/scheduling.ts
+++ b/webui/src/api/scheduling.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ export type SchedulingAvailabilityPayload = {
   }>;
 };
 
+export type SchedulingAvailabilityResponse = {
+  request_id: string;
+  participant_id: string;
+  has_response: boolean;
+  submitted_at?: string | null;
+  answers: Array<{
+    slot_id: string;
+    value: SchedulingAvailabilityValue;
+  }>;
+};
+
 export type SchedulingCalendarActionResponse = {
   request: SchedulingRequest;
   created_event_ids: string[];
@@ -218,6 +229,16 @@ export function submitSchedulingAvailability(
   );
 }
 
+export function getSchedulingAvailabilityResponse(
+  settings: ApiSettings,
+  requestId: string
+): Promise<SchedulingAvailabilityResponse> {
+  return apiFetch<SchedulingAvailabilityResponse>(
+    settings,
+    `/api/v1/scheduling/requests/${requestId}/responses/me`
+  );
+}
+
 export function openSchedulingRequest(settings: ApiSettings, requestId: string): Promise<SchedulingStatusResponse> {
   return apiFetch<SchedulingStatusResponse>(settings, `/api/v1/scheduling/requests/${requestId}/open`, json({}));
 }
diff --git a/webui/src/features/scheduling/SchedulingPage.tsx b/webui/src/features/scheduling/SchedulingPage.tsx
index 9fd175d..6620667 100644
--- a/webui/src/features/scheduling/SchedulingPage.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/features/scheduling/SchedulingPage.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   createSchedulingRequest,
   decideSchedulingRequest,
   evaluateSchedulingFreeBusy,
+  getSchedulingAvailabilityResponse,
   listSchedulingNotifications,
   listSchedulingRequests,
   openSchedulingRequest,
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export default function SchedulingPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettin
   const [slots, setSlots] = useState<SlotDraft[]>(() => initialSlots(translateText));
   const [participants, setParticipants] = useState<ParticipantDraft[]>(() => [emptyParticipant()]);
   const [availability, setAvailability] = useState<Record<string, SchedulingAvailabilityValue | "">>({});
+  const [availabilityLoading, setAvailabilityLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const canWrite = hasScope(auth, "scheduling:schedule:write");
   const canRespond = hasScope(auth, "scheduling:availability:write");
@@ -240,6 +242,39 @@ export default function SchedulingPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettin
     void loadDetails(selected.id);
   }, [creating, selected?.id]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selected?.id || !selectedParticipant || !canRespond || creating || selected.status !== "collecting") {
+      setAvailabilityLoading(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setAvailabilityLoading(true);
+    void getSchedulingAvailabilityResponse(settings, selected.id)
+      .then((response) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setAvailability(Object.fromEntries(response.answers.map((answer) => [answer.slot_id, answer.value])));
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (!cancelled) setError(errorMessage(err, translateText(I18N.requestFailed)));
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) setAvailabilityLoading(false);
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [
+    canRespond,
+    creating,
+    selected?.id,
+    selected?.status,
+    selectedParticipant?.id,
+    settings.accessToken,
+    settings.apiBaseUrl,
+    settings.apiKey,
+    translateText
+  ]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!creating || !draftDirty) return undefined;
     const preventUnsavedExit = (event: BeforeUnloadEvent) => event.preventDefault();
@@ -366,7 +401,7 @@ export default function SchedulingPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettin
 
   async function sendAvailability(event: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
     event.preventDefault();
-    if (!selected || !selectedParticipant || !canRespond) return;
+    if (!selected || !selectedParticipant || !canRespond || availabilityLoading) return;
     const answers = selected.slots
       .map((slot) => ({ slot_id: slot.id, value: availability[slot.id] }))
       .filter((answer): answer is { slot_id: string; value: SchedulingAvailabilityValue } => Boolean(answer.value));
@@ -578,12 +613,16 @@ export default function SchedulingPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettin
                       variant="primary"
                       type="submit"
                       form="scheduling-response-form"
-                      disabled={saving || !canRespond || (selectedParticipant.status === "responded" && !selected.allow_participant_updates)}>
+                      disabled={saving || availabilityLoading || !canRespond || (selectedParticipant.status === "responded" && !selected.allow_participant_updates)}>
                       <Send aria-hidden="true" size={16} />
                       {selectedParticipant.status === "responded" ? I18N.updateResponse : I18N.sendResponse}
                     </Button>
                   )}>
-                  <form id="scheduling-response-form" className="scheduling-response-card" onSubmit={(event) => void sendAvailability(event)}>
+                  <form
+                    id="scheduling-response-form"
+                    className="scheduling-response-card"
+                    aria-busy={availabilityLoading}
+                    onSubmit={(event) => void sendAvailability(event)}>
                     <p>{selectedParticipant.status === "responded"
                       ? (selected.allow_participant_updates ? I18N.responseReplace : I18N.responseRecorded)
                       : I18N.invitationHelp}</p>
@@ -596,7 +635,7 @@ export default function SchedulingPage({ settings, auth }: { settings: ApiSettin
                           <span><strong>{slot.label}</strong><small>{formatRange(slot.start_at, slot.end_at)}</small></span>
                           <select
                             value={availability[slot.id] ?? ""}
-                            disabled={selectedParticipant.status === "responded" && !selected.allow_participant_updates}
+                            disabled={availabilityLoading || (selectedParticipant.status === "responded" && !selected.allow_participant_updates)}
                             onChange={(event) => setAvailability((current) => ({
                               ...current,
                               [slot.id]: event.target.value as SchedulingAvailabilityValue | ""