diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.test.ts
index 3b81b24099..1819492be8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ describe('requestOnePage', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('adds ConsistencyLevel and $count for advanced mode without filter', async () => {
+    (client.requestApi as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(
+      makeResponse(200, { value: [] }),
+    );
+
+    await requestOnePage(client, 'groups', {
+      query: { top: 999 },
+      queryMode: 'advanced',
+    });
+
+    expect(client.requestApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'groups',
+      expect.objectContaining({ count: true }),
+      { ConsistencyLevel: 'eventual' },
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('auto-promotes to advanced mode when $search is present', async () => {
     (client.requestApi as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(
       makeResponse(200, { value: [] }),
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.ts
index 751a75059b..0c3f005f0e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph-incremental/src/clientHelpers.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,9 @@ export async function requestOnePage<T>(
   const { query, queryMode, nextLink, signal } = options;
   const appliedQueryMode = query?.search ? 'advanced' : queryMode ?? 'basic';
 
-  // $count=true is required for advanced queries using ne/not in $filter or $search
-  if (
-    appliedQueryMode === 'advanced' &&
-    query &&
-    (query.filter || query.search)
-  ) {
+  // Microsoft Graph requires $count=true whenever ConsistencyLevel: eventual is set,
+  // including plain listing requests with no $filter or $search.
+  if (appliedQueryMode === 'advanced' && query) {
     query.count = true;
   }