diff --git a/core/imports/pipeline.py b/core/imports/pipeline.py
index 50c774b2..57b551d0 100644
--- a/core/imports/pipeline.py
+++ b/core/imports/pipeline.py
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def post_process_matched_download(context_key, context, file_path, runtime, meta
                                 context,
                                 verification_msg,
                                 automation_engine,
-                                trigger='acoustid',
+                                trigger='acoustid_unverified' if _skip_as_fail else 'acoustid',
                             )
                             _mark_task_quarantined(context, quarantine_path)
                             logger.error(f"File quarantined due to verification failure: {quarantine_path}")
diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index abab67c6..1e5cc862 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -7783,7 +7783,8 @@ def get_verification_config():
     queue collapses to quarantine-only in the UI."""
     try:
         enabled = bool(config_manager.get('acoustid.enabled', False))
-        return jsonify({"success": True, "acoustid_enabled": enabled})
+        require_verified = bool(config_manager.get('acoustid.require_verified', False))
+        return jsonify({"success": True, "acoustid_enabled": enabled, "require_verified": require_verified})
     except Exception as e:
         return jsonify({"success": True, "acoustid_enabled": True, "error": str(e)})
 
diff --git a/webui/static/pages-extra.js b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
index 6de7de97..5b7fbe35 100644
--- a/webui/static/pages-extra.js
+++ b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
@@ -2619,6 +2619,10 @@ async function _verifLoadConfig() {
         const r = await fetch('/api/verification/config');
         const d = await r.json();
         _verifAcoustidEnabled = !!(d && d.acoustid_enabled);
+        // When require_verified is on, nothing ever lands in the library as
+        // "unverified" — unconfirmed tracks go straight to quarantine instead.
+        // Collapse the sub-view to quarantine-only just like the no-AcoustID case.
+        if (_verifAcoustidEnabled && d && d.require_verified) _verifAcoustidEnabled = false;
     } catch (e) { _verifAcoustidEnabled = true; }
     _verifConfigLoading = false;
     if (_verifAcoustidEnabled === false) {
@@ -2626,7 +2630,7 @@ async function _verifLoadConfig() {
         const pill = document.querySelector('.adl-pill[data-filter="unverified"]');
         if (pill) {
             pill.textContent = '🛡 Quarantine';
-            pill.title = 'Files that failed import checks and were NOT imported. (AcoustID is not configured, so there is no unverified review queue.)';
+            pill.title = 'Files that failed import checks and were NOT imported. (AcoustID is not configured or require-verified is on, so there is no unverified review queue.)';
         }
         if (_adlFilter === 'unverified') { _verifLoadQuarantine(true); _adlRender(); }
     }
@@ -2655,6 +2659,7 @@ async function _verifLoadQuarantine(force) {
 const _VERIF_QUAR_TRIGGERS = {
     integrity: ['DURATION / INTEGRITY', 'verif-rb-int'],
     acoustid: ['ACOUSTID MISMATCH', 'verif-rb-force'],
+    acoustid_unverified: ['ACOUSTID UNVERIFIED', 'verif-rb-unv'],
     bit_depth: ['BIT DEPTH FILTER', 'verif-rb-int'],
 };