diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index f013a76..ab073ff 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import {
   mergeCollectorEnrichment,
   mergeCollectorPackages,
   removeCollectorLinks,
+  reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds,
   selectCollectorPackageLinks,
   type CollectorWorkspaceFilter
 } from "./views/collector/collector-model";
@@ -3596,13 +3597,19 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
   };
 
   const mergeCollectorResult = (result: CollectorInspectionResult, enrichment = false): void => {
-    setCollectorPackages((current) => {
-      const merged = enrichment
-        ? mergeCollectorEnrichment(current, result.packages)
-        : mergeCollectorPackages(current, result.packages);
-      collectorPackagesRef.current = merged.packages;
-      return merged.packages;
-    });
+    const current = collectorPackagesRef.current;
+    const merged = enrichment
+      ? mergeCollectorEnrichment(current, result.packages)
+      : mergeCollectorPackages(current, result.packages);
+    collectorPackagesRef.current = merged.packages;
+    setCollectorPackages(merged.packages);
+    setCollapsedCollectorPackageIds((collapsed) => reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds(
+      collapsed,
+      current,
+      merged.packages,
+      result.packages,
+      !enrichment
+    ));
   };
 
   const enrichCollectorResult = (packages: CollectorPackage[]): void => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/collector/collector-model.ts b/src/renderer/views/collector/collector-model.ts
index 886c132..24235b9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/collector/collector-model.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/views/collector/collector-model.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,37 @@ export function mergeCollectorEnrichment(current: CollectorPackage[], incoming:
   return mergeCollectorPackages(current, retained);
 }
 
+export function reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds(
+  current: Set<string>,
+  previousPackages: CollectorPackage[],
+  packages: CollectorPackage[],
+  incoming: CollectorPackage[],
+  collapseImported: boolean
+): Set<string> {
+  const incomingUrls = new Set(incoming.flatMap((pkg) => pkg.links.map((link) => collectorUrlKey(link.url))));
+  const previousPackageByUrl = new Map<string, string>();
+  const collapsedUrls = new Set<string>();
+  for (const pkg of previousPackages) {
+    for (const link of pkg.links) {
+      const key = collectorUrlKey(link.url);
+      previousPackageByUrl.set(key, pkg.id);
+      if (current.has(pkg.id)) collapsedUrls.add(key);
+    }
+  }
+  const next = new Set<string>();
+  for (const pkg of packages) {
+    const keys = pkg.links.map((link) => collectorUrlKey(link.url));
+    const preservesCollapsedState = current.has(pkg.id) || keys.some((key) => collapsedUrls.has(key));
+    const receivesImportedContent = collapseImported && keys.some((key) => {
+      if (!incomingUrls.has(key)) return false;
+      const previousPackageId = previousPackageByUrl.get(key);
+      return !previousPackageId || previousPackageId !== pkg.id;
+    });
+    if (preservesCollapsedState || receivesImportedContent) next.add(pkg.id);
+  }
+  return next;
+}
+
 export function selectCollectorPackageLinks(current: Set<string>, pkg: CollectorPackage, selected: boolean): Set<string> {
   const next = new Set(current);
   for (const link of pkg.links) {
diff --git a/tests/collector-view.test.tsx b/tests/collector-view.test.tsx
index 78ec4a6..1073028 100644
--- a/tests/collector-view.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/collector-view.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   mergeCollectorEnrichment,
   mergeCollectorPackages,
   removeCollectorLinks,
+  reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds,
   selectCollectorPackageLinks,
   type CollectorPackage
 } from "../src/renderer/views/collector/collector-model";
@@ -335,6 +336,26 @@ describe("collector disclosure virtualization", () => {
 });
 
 describe("CollectorView", () => {
+  it("collapses newly imported packages while preserving existing disclosure state", () => {
+    const incoming = [{ ...packages[0], id: "temporary-import-package" }];
+    const collapsed = reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds(new Set(["package-mixed"]), [packages[1]], packages, incoming, true);
+
+    expect(collapsed).toEqual(new Set(["package-mixed", "package-sbs"]));
+  });
+
+  it("does not collapse an expanded package for a duplicate-only import", () => {
+    const incoming = [{ ...packages[0], id: "temporary-import-package" }];
+
+    expect([...reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds(new Set(), packages, packages, incoming, true)]).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("moves collapsed state to regrouped package ids during enrichment", () => {
+    const before = [{ ...packages[0], id: "package-before" }];
+    const after = [{ ...packages[0], id: "package-after" }];
+
+    expect([...reconcileCollectorCollapsedPackageIds(new Set(["package-before"]), before, after, after, false)]).toEqual(["package-after"]);
+  });
+
   it("reserves the exact package height while content visibility skips offscreen rows", () => {
     const expanded = buildCollectorWorkspaceViewModel([packages[0]], "all", "", false, [], [], "", true).packages[0];
     const collapsed = { ...expanded, collapsed: true };