diff --git a/models/actions/run.go b/models/actions/run.go
index 21de6557f4b..033b715fb47 100644
--- a/models/actions/run.go
+++ b/models/actions/run.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -197,30 +196,34 @@ func (run *ActionRun) IsSchedule() bool {
 }
 
 // UpdateRepoRunsNumbers updates the number of runs and closed runs of a repository.
-func UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) error {
-	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(repo.ID).
-		NoAutoTime().
-		Cols("num_action_runs", "num_closed_action_runs").
-		SetExpr("num_action_runs",
-			builder.Select("count(*)").From("action_run").
-				Where(builder.Eq{"repo_id": repo.ID}),
-		).
-		SetExpr("num_closed_action_runs",
-			builder.Select("count(*)").From("action_run").
-				Where(builder.Eq{
-					"repo_id": repo.ID,
-				}.And(
-					builder.In("status",
-						StatusSuccess,
-						StatusFailure,
-						StatusCancelled,
-						StatusSkipped,
-					),
-				),
-				),
-		).
-		Update(repo)
-	return err
+// Callers MUST invoke this from outside any transaction that has X-locked action_run rows for the same repo, otherwise, transaction deadlock
+func UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) {
+	if db.InTransaction(ctx) {
+		setting.PanicInDevOrTesting("UpdateRepoRunsNumbers must not be called inside a transaction")
+	}
+
+	e := db.GetEngine(ctx)
+
+	numActionRuns, err := e.Where("repo_id = ?", repoID).Count(new(ActionRun))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("UpdateRepoRunsNumbers count num_action_runs for repo %d: %v", repoID, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	numClosedActionRuns, err := e.Where("repo_id = ?", repoID).
+		In("status", StatusSuccess, StatusFailure, StatusCancelled, StatusSkipped).
+		Count(new(ActionRun))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("UpdateRepoRunsNumbers count num_closed_action_runs for repo %d: %v", repoID, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := e.ID(repoID).Cols("num_action_runs", "num_closed_action_runs").NoAutoTime().Update(&repo_model.Repository{
+		NumActionRuns:       int(numActionRuns),
+		NumClosedActionRuns: int(numClosedActionRuns),
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Error("UpdateRepoRunsNumbers update repo %d: %v", repoID, err)
+	}
 }
 
 // CancelPreviousJobs cancels all previous jobs of the same repository, reference, workflow, and event.
@@ -388,18 +391,6 @@ func UpdateRun(ctx context.Context, run *ActionRun, cols ...string) error {
 		// It's impossible that the run is not found, since Gitea never deletes runs.
 	}
 
-	if run.Status != 0 || slices.Contains(cols, "status") {
-		if run.RepoID == 0 {
-			setting.PanicInDevOrTesting("RepoID should not be 0")
-		}
-		if err = run.LoadRepo(ctx); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, run.Repo); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/models/actions/run_test.go b/models/actions/run_test.go
index e1c884518fa..08e99f7d763 100644
--- a/models/actions/run_test.go
+++ b/models/actions/run_test.go
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ func TestUpdateRepoRunsNumbers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, repo.NumClosedActionRuns)
 
 	// now update will correct them, only num_actionr_runs and num_closed_action_runs should be updated
-	err = UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(t.Context(), repo)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(t.Context(), repo.ID)
 	repo = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 4})
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, repo.NumActionRuns)
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, repo.NumClosedActionRuns)
diff --git a/services/actions/cleanup.go b/services/actions/cleanup.go
index d0cc63e5388..a602337a58d 100644
--- a/services/actions/cleanup.go
+++ b/services/actions/cleanup.go
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ func DeleteRun(ctx context.Context, run *actions_model.ActionRun) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, repoID)
+
 	// Delete files on storage
 	for _, tas := range tasks {
 		removeTaskLog(ctx, tas)
diff --git a/services/actions/clear_tasks.go b/services/actions/clear_tasks.go
index c71f63e7d17..019a87bf9cf 100644
--- a/services/actions/clear_tasks.go
+++ b/services/actions/clear_tasks.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/actions"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/container"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ func notifyWorkflowJobStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, jobs []*actions_model.Ac
 func CancelPreviousJobs(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, ref, workflowID string, event webhook_module.HookEventType) error {
 	jobs, err := actions_model.CancelPreviousJobs(ctx, repoID, ref, workflowID, event)
 	notifyWorkflowJobStatusUpdate(ctx, jobs)
+	if len(jobs) > 0 {
+		actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, repoID)
+	}
 	EmitJobsIfReadyByJobs(jobs)
 	return err
 }
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ func CancelPreviousJobs(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, ref, workflowID strin
 func CleanRepoScheduleTasks(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) error {
 	jobs, err := actions_model.CleanRepoScheduleTasks(ctx, repo)
 	notifyWorkflowJobStatusUpdate(ctx, jobs)
+	if len(jobs) > 0 {
+		actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, repo.ID)
+	}
 	EmitJobsIfReadyByJobs(jobs)
 	return err
 }
@@ -176,6 +183,16 @@ func stopTasks(ctx context.Context, opts actions_model.FindTaskOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	notifyWorkflowJobStatusUpdate(ctx, jobs)
+
+	// Recompute counters post-commit for every repo whose runs may have flipped done-status.
+	reconcileRepos := make(container.Set[int64])
+	for _, job := range jobs {
+		reconcileRepos.Add(job.RepoID)
+	}
+	for repoID := range reconcileRepos {
+		actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, repoID)
+	}
+
 	EmitJobsIfReadyByJobs(jobs)
 
 	return nil
@@ -197,6 +214,7 @@ func CancelAbandonedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Collect one job per run to send workflow run status update
 	updatedRuns := map[int64]*actions_model.ActionRunJob{}
 	updatedJobs := []*actions_model.ActionRunJob{}
+	updatedRepoIDs := make(container.Set[int64])
 
 	for _, job := range jobs {
 		job.Status = actions_model.StatusCancelled
@@ -213,6 +231,7 @@ func CancelAbandonedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 			updated = n > 0
 			if updated && job.Run.Status.IsDone() {
 				updatedRuns[job.RunID] = job
+				updatedRepoIDs.Add(job.RepoID)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}); err != nil {
@@ -234,5 +253,9 @@ func CancelAbandonedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	EmitJobsIfReadyByJobs(updatedJobs)
 
+	for repoID := range updatedRepoIDs {
+		actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, repoID)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/services/actions/job_emitter.go b/services/actions/job_emitter.go
index 2f5e1e99f8a..7173c9b4271 100644
--- a/services/actions/job_emitter.go
+++ b/services/actions/job_emitter.go
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ func NotifyWorkflowRunStatusUpdateWithReload(ctx context.Context, job *actions_m
 		return
 	}
 	notify_service.WorkflowRunStatusUpdate(ctx, job.Run.Repo, job.Run.TriggerUser, job.Run)
+
+	// Recomputes the repository's num_action_runs / num_closed_action_runs counters since the run's status changed
+	actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, job.RepoID)
 }
 
 type jobStatusResolver struct {
diff --git a/services/actions/rerun.go b/services/actions/rerun.go
index 1596d9bfc5a..006301ab4a9 100644
--- a/services/actions/rerun.go
+++ b/services/actions/rerun.go
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ func prepareRunRerun(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, run *acti
 		job.Run = run
 	}
 
+	// Recomputes the repository's num_action_runs / num_closed_action_runs counters since the run's status changed
+	actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, run.RepoID)
+
 	notify_service.WorkflowRunStatusUpdate(ctx, run.Repo, run.TriggerUser, run)
 
 	return run.Status == actions_model.StatusBlocked, nil
diff --git a/services/actions/run.go b/services/actions/run.go
index 432bb196284..6f674e58c43 100644
--- a/services/actions/run.go
+++ b/services/actions/run.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func PrepareRunAndInsert(ctx context.Context, content []byte, run *actions_model
 		notify_service.WorkflowJobStatusUpdate(ctx, run.Repo, run.TriggerUser, job, nil)
 	}
 
+	// Recomputes the repository's num_action_runs / num_closed_action_runs counters since a new run is created
+	actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, run.RepoID)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/services/doctor/actions.go b/services/doctor/actions.go
index cd3d19b724f..dec893504e6 100644
--- a/services/doctor/actions.go
+++ b/services/doctor/actions.go
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ func fixUnfinishedRunStatus(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, autofix bool
 			}
 			fixed++
 
+			actions_model.UpdateRepoRunsNumbers(ctx, run.RepoID)
+
 			return nil
 		},
 	)