diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/Run/ClearRunDialog.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/Run/ClearRunDialog.tsx
index f7005a290fba8..156c11c7a50ab 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/Run/ClearRunDialog.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/Run/ClearRunDialog.tsx
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { CgRedo } from "react-icons/cg";
 
 import { useDagServiceGetDagDetails } from "openapi/queries";
-import type { DAGRunResponse } from "openapi/requests/types.gen";
+import type { DAGRunResponse, TaskInstanceResponse } from "openapi/requests/types.gen";
 import { ActionAccordion } from "src/components/ActionAccordion";
 import { Button, Dialog, Checkbox } from "src/components/ui";
 import SegmentedControl from "src/components/ui/SegmentedControl";
 import { useClearDagRunDryRun } from "src/queries/useClearDagRunDryRun";
 import { useClearDagRun } from "src/queries/useClearRun";
 import { usePatchDagRun } from "src/queries/usePatchDagRun";
+import { isStatePending, useAutoRefresh } from "src/utils";
 
 type Props = {
   readonly dagRun: DAGRunResponse;
@@ -51,9 +52,17 @@ const ClearRunDialog = ({ dagRun, onClose, open }: Props) => {
     dagId,
   });
 
+  const refetchInterval = useAutoRefresh({ dagId });
+
   const { data: affectedTasks = { task_instances: [], total_entries: 0 } } = useClearDagRunDryRun({
     dagId,
     dagRunId,
+    options: {
+      refetchInterval: (query) =>
+        query.state.data?.task_instances.some((ti: TaskInstanceResponse) => isStatePending(ti.state))
+          ? refetchInterval
+          : false,
+    },
     requestBody: { only_failed: onlyFailed, run_on_latest_version: runOnLatestVersion },
   });
 
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
index 7821c3598b6d0..e8631848560e3 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import { CgRedo } from "react-icons/cg";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { useDagServiceGetDagDetails, useTaskInstanceServiceGetTaskInstances } from "openapi/queries";
-import type { LightGridTaskInstanceSummary } from "openapi/requests/types.gen";
+import type { LightGridTaskInstanceSummary, TaskInstanceResponse } from "openapi/requests/types.gen";
 import { ActionAccordion } from "src/components/ActionAccordion";
 import { Button, Dialog, Checkbox } from "src/components/ui";
 import SegmentedControl from "src/components/ui/SegmentedControl";
 import { useClearTaskInstances } from "src/queries/useClearTaskInstances";
 import { useClearTaskInstancesDryRun } from "src/queries/useClearTaskInstancesDryRun";
+import { isStatePending, useAutoRefresh } from "src/utils";
 
 type Props = {
   readonly onClose: () => void;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export const ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog = ({ onClose, open, taskInstance }: Pr
     onSuccessConfirm: onClose,
   });
 
-  const [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions] = useState<Array<string>>([]);
+  const [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions] = useState<Array<string>>(["downstream"]);
 
   const onlyFailed = selectedOptions.includes("onlyFailed");
   const past = selectedOptions.includes("past");
@@ -76,10 +77,16 @@ export const ClearGroupTaskInstanceDialog = ({ onClose, open, taskInstance }: Pr
 
   const groupTaskIds = groupTaskInstances?.task_instances.map((ti) => ti.task_id) ?? [];
 
+  const refetchInterval = useAutoRefresh({ dagId });
+
   const { data } = useClearTaskInstancesDryRun({
     dagId,
     options: {
       enabled: open && groupTaskIds.length > 0,
+      refetchInterval: (query) =>
+        query.state.data?.task_instances.some((ti: TaskInstanceResponse) => isStatePending(ti.state))
+          ? refetchInterval
+          : false,
       refetchOnMount: "always",
     },
     requestBody: {
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
index 31ac40278df36..05403dbacbdca 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import SegmentedControl from "src/components/ui/SegmentedControl";
 import { useClearTaskInstances } from "src/queries/useClearTaskInstances";
 import { useClearTaskInstancesDryRun } from "src/queries/useClearTaskInstancesDryRun";
 import { usePatchTaskInstance } from "src/queries/usePatchTaskInstance";
+import { isStatePending, useAutoRefresh } from "src/utils";
 
 type Props = {
   readonly onClose: () => void;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ const ClearTaskInstanceDialog = ({ onClose, open, taskInstance }: Props) => {
     onSuccessConfirm: onClose,
   });
 
-  const [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions] = useState<Array<string>>([]);
+  const [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions] = useState<Array<string>>(["downstream"]);
 
   const onlyFailed = selectedOptions.includes("onlyFailed");
   const past = selectedOptions.includes("past");
@@ -73,10 +74,16 @@ const ClearTaskInstanceDialog = ({ onClose, open, taskInstance }: Props) => {
     dagId,
   });
 
+  const refetchInterval = useAutoRefresh({ dagId });
+
   const { data } = useClearTaskInstancesDryRun({
     dagId,
     options: {
       enabled: open,
+      refetchInterval: (query) =>
+        query.state.data?.task_instances.some((ti: TaskInstanceResponse) => isStatePending(ti.state))
+          ? refetchInterval
+          : false,
       refetchOnMount: "always",
     },
     requestBody: {