diff --git a/core/downloads/status.py b/core/downloads/status.py
index 46016634..c1c0eefd 100644
--- a/core/downloads/status.py
+++ b/core/downloads/status.py
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ def _build_history_download_item(entry: dict) -> dict:
         'priority': _STATUS_PRIORITY['completed'],
         'quality': entry.get('quality') or '',
         'file_path': entry.get('file_path') or '',
+        'verification_status': entry.get('verification_status'),
         'is_persistent_history': True,
     }
 
diff --git a/core/imports/side_effects.py b/core/imports/side_effects.py
index 1c84f287..20fe0017 100644
--- a/core/imports/side_effects.py
+++ b/core/imports/side_effects.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ def record_library_history_download(context: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             source_artist=source_artist,
             origin=origin,
             origin_context=origin_context,
+            verification_status=context.get("_verification_status"),
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.debug("library history record failed: %s", e)
diff --git a/database/music_database.py b/database/music_database.py
index 2b2b3881..6aed3f6b 100644
--- a/database/music_database.py
+++ b/database/music_database.py
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class MusicDatabase:
             if 'download_source' not in lh_cols:
                 cursor.execute("ALTER TABLE library_history ADD COLUMN download_source TEXT")
                 logger.info("Added download_source column to library_history")
-            for _col in ['source_track_id', 'source_track_title', 'source_filename', 'acoustid_result', 'source_artist']:
+            for _col in ['source_track_id', 'source_track_title', 'source_filename', 'acoustid_result', 'source_artist', 'verification_status']:
                 if _col not in lh_cols:
                     cursor.execute(f"ALTER TABLE library_history ADD COLUMN {_col} TEXT")
                     logger.info(f"Added {_col} column to library_history")
@@ -12811,7 +12811,7 @@ class MusicDatabase:
                                   quality=None, server_source=None, file_path=None, thumb_url=None,
                                   download_source=None, source_track_id=None, source_track_title=None,
                                   source_filename=None, acoustid_result=None, source_artist=None,
-                                  origin=None, origin_context=None):
+                                  origin=None, origin_context=None, verification_status=None):
         """Record a download or import event to the library history table.
 
         ``origin``/``origin_context`` record what TRIGGERED the download
@@ -12824,11 +12824,12 @@ class MusicDatabase:
                 INSERT INTO library_history (event_type, title, artist_name, album_name,
                                              quality, server_source, file_path, thumb_url, download_source,
                                              source_track_id, source_track_title, source_filename,
-                                             acoustid_result, source_artist, origin, origin_context)
-                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                                             acoustid_result, source_artist, origin, origin_context,
+                                             verification_status)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
             """, (event_type, title, artist_name, album_name, quality, server_source, file_path, thumb_url,
                   download_source, source_track_id, source_track_title, source_filename,
-                  acoustid_result, source_artist, origin, origin_context))
+                  acoustid_result, source_artist, origin, origin_context, verification_status))
             conn.commit()
             return True
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/webui/static/pages-extra.js b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
index d930bb37..83483aa6 100644
--- a/webui/static/pages-extra.js
+++ b/webui/static/pages-extra.js
@@ -2342,6 +2342,26 @@ function _updateDlNavBadge(count) {
     }
 }
 
+function _adlVerifBadge(dl) {
+    // Verification badge for completed downloads — how this file passed
+    // verification (status comes from library_history / the live task):
+    // verified = clean AcoustID pass; unverified = imported but not
+    // hard-confirmed (cross-script/ambiguous/no fingerprint match);
+    // force_imported = accepted as best candidate after the retry budget was
+    // exhausted (version-mismatch fallback).
+    if (dl.status !== 'completed') return '';
+    if (dl.verification_status === 'force_imported') {
+        return ' <span class="verif-badge verif-force" title="Force-imported: accepted as best available candidate after repeated mismatches (version-mismatch fallback). Library AcoustID scans report these as informational.">⚑</span>';
+    }
+    if (dl.verification_status === 'unverified') {
+        return ' <span class="verif-badge verif-unverified" title="Imported but not hard-verified (AcoustID could not confirm — e.g. cross-script metadata or no fingerprint match).">⚠</span>';
+    }
+    if (dl.verification_status === 'verified') {
+        return ' <span class="verif-badge verif-ok" title="AcoustID verified: audio fingerprint matches the expected track.">✔</span>';
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+
 function _adlRender() {
     const list = document.getElementById('adl-list');
     const empty = document.getElementById('adl-empty');
@@ -2449,6 +2469,7 @@ function _adlRender() {
         for (const dl of section.items) {
             const statusClass = _adlStatusClass(dl.status);
             const statusLabel = _adlStatusLabel(dl.status);
+            // (verification badge appended next to the label via _adlVerifBadge)
             const title = _adlEsc(dl.title || 'Unknown Track');
             const artist = _adlEsc(dl.artist || '');
             const album = _adlEsc(dl.album || '');
@@ -2488,7 +2509,7 @@ function _adlRender() {
                 </div>
                 <div class="adl-row-status ${statusClass}">
                     <span class="adl-status-dot ${statusClass}"></span>
-                    ${statusLabel}
+                    ${statusLabel}${_adlVerifBadge(dl)}
                 </div>
                 ${cancelBtnHtml}
             </div>`;