diff --git a/core/downloads/monitor.py b/core/downloads/monitor.py
index 472e521c..60ab4585 100644
--- a/core/downloads/monitor.py
+++ b/core/downloads/monitor.py
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ def requeue_quarantined_task_for_retry(task_id, batch_id, trigger):
         task.pop('quarantine_entry_id', None)
         task['status'] = 'searching'
         task['status_change_time'] = time.time()
+        # Surface the retry progress to the UI ("attempt 2/5" next to the
+        # status while the task goes around again). Cleared implicitly on
+        # completion (UI only renders it for active/queued states).
+        task['retry_info'] = attempt_desc
+        task['retry_trigger'] = trigger
 
     logger.info(
         f"[Retry:{trigger}] Re-queuing task {task_id} for next-best candidate "
diff --git a/core/downloads/status.py b/core/downloads/status.py
index c1c0eefd..4acd8248 100644
--- a/core/downloads/status.py
+++ b/core/downloads/status.py
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ def build_batch_status_data(batch_id: str, batch: dict, live_transfers_lookup: d
                 # 'verified' / 'unverified' / 'force_imported' — set by the
                 # import pipeline once post-processing finishes.
                 'verification_status': task.get('verification_status'),
+                # "2/5" while the quarantine-retry engine walks candidates.
+                'retry_info': task.get('retry_info'),
+                'retry_trigger': task.get('retry_trigger'),
             }
             _ti = task.get('track_info') if isinstance(task.get('track_info'), dict) else {}
             task_filename = task.get('filename') or _ti.get('filename')
@@ -742,6 +745,8 @@ def build_unified_downloads_response(limit: int, deps: StatusDeps) -> dict:
                 'progress': progress,
                 'error': task.get('error_message'),
                 'verification_status': task.get('verification_status'),
+                'retry_info': task.get('retry_info'),
+                'retry_trigger': task.get('retry_trigger'),
                 'batch_id': batch_id,
                 'batch_name': batch.get('playlist_name') or batch.get('album_name') or '',
                 'batch_source': batch.get('source_page') or batch.get('initiated_from') or '',
diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index ce1e38e1..d46ee112 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -2390,6 +2390,7 @@
                                         <button class="adl-pill" data-filter="queued" onclick="adlSetFilter('queued')">Queued</button>
                                         <button class="adl-pill" data-filter="completed" onclick="adlSetFilter('completed')">Completed</button>
                                         <button class="adl-pill" data-filter="failed" onclick="adlSetFilter('failed')">Failed</button>
+                                        <button class="adl-pill" data-filter="unverified" onclick="adlSetFilter('unverified')" title="Completed downloads that were imported without hard AcoustID confirmation (unverified) or force-imported after repeated mismatches — review these.">⚠ Unverified</button>
                                     </div>
                                     <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;">
                                         <span class="adl-count" id="adl-count"></span>
diff --git a/webui/static/downloads.js b/webui/static/downloads.js
index dad32572..ae58ee4e 100644
--- a/webui/static/downloads.js
+++ b/webui/static/downloads.js
@@ -3665,8 +3665,16 @@ function processModalStatusUpdate(playlistId, data) {
             } else {
                 switch (task.status) {
                     case 'pending': statusText = '⏸️ Pending'; break;
-                    case 'searching': statusText = '🔍 Searching...'; break;
-                    case 'downloading': statusText = `⏬ Downloading... ${Math.round(task.progress || 0)}%`; break;
+                    case 'searching':
+                        statusText = '🔍 Searching...';
+                        // Quarantine-retry engine: show which attempt we're on
+                        // ("retry 2/5") while it walks the next-best candidates.
+                        if (task.retry_info) statusText += ` 🔁 retry ${task.retry_info}`;
+                        break;
+                    case 'downloading':
+                        statusText = `⏬ Downloading... ${Math.round(task.progress || 0)}%`;
+                        if (task.retry_info) statusText += ` 🔁 retry ${task.retry_info}`;
+                        break;
                     case 'post_processing': statusText = '⌛ Processing...'; break;
                     case 'completed': {
                         statusText = '✅ Completed';
diff --git a/webui/static/pages-extra.js b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
index 83483aa6..5581afe5 100644
--- a/webui/static/pages-extra.js
+++ b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
@@ -2384,6 +2384,9 @@ function _adlRender() {
     if (_adlFilter === 'active') filtered = filtered.filter(d => activeStatuses.includes(d.status));
     else if (_adlFilter === 'queued') filtered = filtered.filter(d => queuedStatuses.includes(d.status));
     else if (_adlFilter === 'completed') filtered = filtered.filter(d => completedStatuses.includes(d.status));
+    else if (_adlFilter === 'unverified') filtered = filtered.filter(d =>
+        completedStatuses.includes(d.status) &&
+        (d.verification_status === 'unverified' || d.verification_status === 'force_imported'));
     else if (_adlFilter === 'failed') filtered = filtered.filter(d => failedStatuses.includes(d.status));
 
     const completedN = _adlData.filter(d =>
@@ -2509,7 +2512,7 @@ function _adlRender() {
                 </div>
                 <div class="adl-row-status ${statusClass}">
                     <span class="adl-status-dot ${statusClass}"></span>
-                    ${statusLabel}${_adlVerifBadge(dl)}
+                    ${statusLabel}${_adlVerifBadge(dl)}${dl.retry_info && (statusClass === 'active' || statusClass === 'queued') ? ` <span class="adl-retry-info" title="Retry engine: trying the next-best candidate (attempt ${_adlEsc(String(dl.retry_info))}${dl.retry_trigger ? ', triggered by ' + _adlEsc(dl.retry_trigger) : ''})">🔁 ${_adlEsc(String(dl.retry_info))}</span>` : ''}
                 </div>
                 ${cancelBtnHtml}
             </div>`;
diff --git a/webui/static/style.css b/webui/static/style.css
index 1a46aada..7e74308a 100644
--- a/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/webui/static/style.css
@@ -67898,3 +67898,4 @@ body.em-scroll-lock { overflow: hidden; }
 .verif-badge.verif-ok { color: #2ecc71; background: rgba(46,204,113,0.12); }
 .verif-badge.verif-unverified { color: #f1c40f; background: rgba(241,196,15,0.14); }
 .verif-badge.verif-force { color: #e67e22; background: rgba(230,126,34,0.16); }
+.adl-retry-info { margin-left: 6px; font-size: 11px; color: #e67e22; cursor: help; }