diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-get-modal.js b/webui/static/video/video-get-modal.js
index 50b4ea13..738bc96b 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-get-modal.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-get-modal.js
@@ -156,27 +156,30 @@
         });
     }, true);
 
-    // Pick the right overlay control for any card: person → eye; movie → get;
-    // show → eye when airing (or status unknown = still followable), get when
-    // confirmed ended. One helper so every surface stays consistent.
+    // The control group for any card, so every surface stays consistent:
+    //   person          → eye (watchlist)
+    //   movie           → get (download/wishlist)
+    //   airing show     → eye + get   (follow new episodes AND grab the back catalog)
+    //   ended show      → get
+    // Returns a positioned wrapper holding 0–2 buttons.
     function cardButton(o) {
         if (!o || !o.kind) return '';
+        var parts = [];
         if (o.kind === 'person') {
-            return window.VideoWatchlist
-                ? VideoWatchlist.btn({ kind: 'person', tmdbId: o.tmdbId, title: o.title, poster: o.poster }) : '';
-        }
-        if (o.kind === 'show') {
+            if (window.VideoWatchlist) parts.push(VideoWatchlist.btn({ kind: 'person', tmdbId: o.tmdbId, title: o.title, poster: o.poster }));
+        } else if (o.kind === 'show') {
             var airing = !o.status ? true : isAiring(o.status);
             if (airing && o.tmdbId && window.VideoWatchlist) {
-                return VideoWatchlist.btn({ kind: 'show', tmdbId: o.tmdbId, title: o.title,
-                                            poster: o.poster, libraryId: o.libraryId });
+                parts.push(VideoWatchlist.btn({ kind: 'show', tmdbId: o.tmdbId, title: o.title,
+                                                poster: o.poster, libraryId: o.libraryId }));
             }
-            return btn({ kind: 'show', source: o.source || 'tmdb', openId: o.libraryId || o.tmdbId, title: o.title });
+            // every show can be acquired (missing/back-catalog episodes)
+            parts.push(btn({ kind: 'show', source: o.source || 'tmdb', openId: o.libraryId || o.tmdbId, title: o.title }));
+        } else if (o.kind === 'movie') {
+            parts.push(btn({ kind: 'movie', source: o.source || 'tmdb', openId: o.libraryId || o.tmdbId, title: o.title }));
         }
-        if (o.kind === 'movie') {
-            return btn({ kind: 'movie', source: o.source || 'tmdb', openId: o.libraryId || o.tmdbId, title: o.title });
-        }
-        return '';
+        parts = parts.filter(Boolean);
+        return parts.length ? '<span class="vcard-ctrls">' + parts.join('') + '</span>' : '';
     }
 
     window.VideoGet = { btn: btn, isAiring: isAiring, open: openModal, cardButton: cardButton };
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-library.js b/webui/static/video/video-library.js
index 196ff4a2..01729a07 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-library.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-library.js
@@ -65,23 +65,13 @@
               fallback + '</div>\'"></div>'
             : '<div class="library-artist-image"><div class="library-artist-image-fallback">' + fallback + '</div></div>';
 
-        // Contextual overlay control, injected inside the positioned poster box:
-        //   airing show -> watchlist eye (monitor for new episodes)
-        //   movie / ended show -> "get" download symbol (opens the detail modal)
-        var ctrl = '';
-        if (kind === 'movie') {
-            ctrl = window.VideoGet ? VideoGet.btn({ kind: 'movie', source: 'library', openId: it.id, title: it.title }) : '';
-        } else if (kind === 'show') {
-            var airing = !window.VideoGet || VideoGet.isAiring(it.status);
-            if (airing && it.tmdb_id && window.VideoWatchlist) {
-                ctrl = VideoWatchlist.btn({
-                    kind: 'show', tmdbId: it.tmdb_id, title: it.title,
-                    poster: it.has_poster ? ('/api/video/poster/show/' + it.id) : '', libraryId: it.id
-                });
-            } else if (window.VideoGet) {
-                ctrl = VideoGet.btn({ kind: 'show', source: 'library', openId: it.id, title: it.title });
-            }
-        }
+        // Overlay control group (eye/get), injected inside the positioned poster
+        // box: airing show -> eye + get; ended show / movie -> get; (people elsewhere).
+        var ctrl = window.VideoGet ? VideoGet.cardButton({
+            kind: kind, tmdbId: it.tmdb_id, libraryId: it.id, title: it.title,
+            poster: it.has_poster ? ('/api/video/poster/' + kind + '/' + it.id) : '',
+            status: it.status, source: 'library'
+        }) : '';
         if (ctrl) img = img.replace(/<\/div>$/, ctrl + '</div>');
 
         var badge = '';
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-side.css b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
index 92802ad9..21e46dc1 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-side.css
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
@@ -1973,3 +1973,8 @@ body[data-side="video"] #soulsync-toggle { display: none; }
    additive (no flow change); buttons are absolute top-right within them. */
 .vsr-card, .vd-sim-card, .vd-cast-card { position: relative; }
 .vd-cast-card:hover .vget-btn { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
+
+/* Card control GROUP (eye + get can co-exist on an airing show). The wrapper is
+   positioned top-right; the buttons inside flow statically in a little row. */
+.vcard-ctrls { position: absolute; top: 8px; right: 8px; z-index: 4; display: flex; gap: 6px; }
+.vcard-ctrls .vwl-btn, .vcard-ctrls .vget-btn { position: static; top: auto; right: auto; }
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-watchlist.js b/webui/static/video/video-watchlist.js
index 4994078e..df2ace66 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-watchlist.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-watchlist.js
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@
             ? '<img class="vwlp-card-img" src="' + esc(it.poster_url) + '" alt="" loading="lazy" ' +
               'onload="this.classList.add(\'vwlp-loaded\')" onerror="this.style.display=\'none\'">'
             : '<div class="vwlp-card-ph">' + ph + '</div>';
-        var btn = wlBtn({ kind: kind, tmdbId: it.tmdb_id, title: it.title,
-                          poster: it.poster_url, libraryId: it.library_id });
+        var btn = window.VideoGet
+            ? VideoGet.cardButton({ kind: kind, tmdbId: it.tmdb_id, libraryId: it.library_id,
+                title: it.title, poster: it.poster_url, status: it.status,
+                source: it.library_id ? 'library' : 'tmdb' })
+            : wlBtn({ kind: kind, tmdbId: it.tmdb_id, title: it.title, poster: it.poster_url, libraryId: it.library_id });
         var pill = kind === 'show' ? statusPill(it.status) : '';
         var meta = (kind === 'show' && it.episode_count)
             ? '<span class="vwlp-card-meta">' + (it.owned_count || 0) + '/' + it.episode_count + ' eps</span>' : '';