diff --git a/src/pages/ProjectDetail.tsx b/src/pages/ProjectDetail.tsx
index a0176f4..985cba7 100644
--- a/src/pages/ProjectDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ProjectDetail.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
   ArrowLeft, Plus, GanttChartSquare, Columns3, CalendarDays, Trash2, Upload, Download, Lock, Pencil,
-  Mail, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, RefreshCw, EyeOff, Eye,
+  Mail, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, RefreshCw, EyeOff, Eye, ExternalLink,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   getProject, getProjectMembers, getContacts, getTasks, getContract, getContractFiles,
@@ -499,12 +499,23 @@ function Contacts({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
 function MailTab({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
   const { nameOf } = useDirectory();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
-  const q = useQuery({ queryKey: ["mails", projectId], queryFn: () => getProjectMails(projectId) });
   const [showHidden, setShowHidden] = useState(false);
+  const [polling, setPolling] = useState(false);
+  const q = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["mails", projectId],
+    queryFn: () => getProjectMails(projectId),
+    refetchInterval: (query) => (polling || query.state.data?.syncing ? 3000 : false),
+  });
   const sync = useMutation({
     mutationFn: () => syncProjectMails(projectId),
-    onSuccess: () => setTimeout(() => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["mails", projectId] }), 2500),
+    onMutate: () => setPolling(true),
+    onError: () => { setPolling(false); alert("동기화 요청에 실패했습니다. 잠시 후 다시 시도해 주세요."); },
+    onSettled: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["mails", projectId] });
+      setTimeout(() => setPolling(false), 30000); // 백필 동안 자동 폴링 후 중단
+    },
   });
+  const busy = sync.isPending || polling || !!q.data?.syncing;
 
   if (q.isLoading) return <LoadingState />;
   const data = q.data;
@@ -527,8 +538,8 @@ function MailTab({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
             <span className="font-medium text-ink">@{data.domain}</span> 와(과) 주고받은 메일 · <span className="text-ink-muted">내가 수신·참조(CC)된 메일만</span>
           </p>
           <p className="text-[11px] text-ink-muted mt-0.5">
-            {data.lastSyncedAt ? `마지막 동기화 ${formatDateTime(data.lastSyncedAt)}` : data.syncing ? "처음 동기화 중…" : "아직 동기화 안 됨"}
-            {data.error && <span className="text-status-pending-fg"> · 일부 메일함 오류</span>}
+            {busy ? "동기화 중…" : data.lastSyncedAt ? `마지막 동기화 ${formatDateTime(data.lastSyncedAt)}` : "아직 동기화 안 됨"}
+            {data.error && <span className="text-status-pending-fg" title={data.error}> · 동기화 오류(연동 설정 확인)</span>}
           </p>
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
@@ -537,8 +548,8 @@ function MailTab({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
               {showHidden ? "숨긴 메일 가리기" : `숨긴 메일 보기 (${hiddenCount})`}
             </button>
           )}
-          <Button size="sm" variant="secondary" icon={<RefreshCw size={14} className={sync.isPending ? "animate-spin" : ""} />}
-            onClick={() => sync.mutate()} disabled={sync.isPending}>동기화</Button>
+          <Button size="sm" variant="secondary" icon={<RefreshCw size={14} className={busy ? "animate-spin" : ""} />}
+            onClick={() => sync.mutate()} disabled={sync.isPending}>{busy ? "동기화 중" : "동기화"}</Button>
         </div>
       </div>
       {visible.length === 0 ? (
@@ -553,6 +564,11 @@ function MailTab({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
   );
 }
 
+// RFC822 Message-ID로 보는 사람 본인 Gmail에서 해당 메일을 연다.
+function gmailUrl(messageId: string): string {
+  return `https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/rfc822msgid:${encodeURIComponent(messageId)}`;
+}
+
 // "Name <a@b>" 또는 "a@b" → 표시용 짧은 이름(이름 또는 @앞)
 function addrName(a: string): string {
   a = a.trim();
@@ -589,9 +605,11 @@ function MailRow({ projectId, mail, nameOf }: { projectId: string; mail: Project
           <button onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)} className="mt-0.5 text-ink-muted shrink-0 p-1 rounded hover:bg-canvas">
             {open ? <ChevronDown size={16} /> : <ChevronRight size={16} />}
           </button>
-          <button onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)} className="min-w-0 flex-1 text-left">
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink truncate">{mail.subject || "(제목 없음)"}</span>
+          {/* 메일 누르면 본인 Gmail에서 바로 열림 */}
+          <a href={gmailUrl(mail.messageId)} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Gmail에서 열기" className="min-w-0 flex-1 group">
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink truncate group-hover:text-navy">{mail.subject || "(제목 없음)"}</span>
+              <ExternalLink size={12} className="shrink-0 text-ink-muted opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" />
               {mail.hidden && <span className="text-[10px] bg-divider text-ink-muted rounded-pill px-1.5 py-0.5 shrink-0">숨김</span>}
             </span>
             <span className="block text-xs text-ink-muted truncate mt-0.5">
@@ -599,7 +617,7 @@ function MailRow({ projectId, mail, nameOf }: { projectId: string; mail: Project
               <span title={rcpt.full} className="cursor-help underline decoration-dotted decoration-ink-muted/40 underline-offset-2">{rcpt.short}</span>
             </span>
             <span className="block text-sm text-ink-secondary truncate mt-1">{mail.snippet}</span>
-          </button>
+          </a>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-1 shrink-0">
             <span className="text-[11px] text-ink-muted tabular hidden md:block">{when}</span>
             <button onClick={() => hide.mutate()} title={mail.hidden ? "다시 보이기" : "숨기기"}