diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index 9dec4b81..b80ff17c 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -37271,6 +37271,14 @@ def _emit_video_enrichment_status_loop():
                 socketio.emit(f'enrichment:{svc}', w.get_stats())
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug(f"Error emitting video {svc} status: {e}")
+        # The YouTube date enricher is a standalone daemon (not an engine worker),
+        # but it reports the SAME stats shape — push it on the same socket so its
+        # dashboard orb listens like the others (no /enrichment/youtube/status poll).
+        try:
+            from core.video.youtube_enrichment import get_youtube_date_enricher
+            socketio.emit('enrichment:youtube', get_youtube_date_enricher().stats())
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Error emitting video youtube status: {e}")
 
 
 def _emit_tool_progress_loop():
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-enrichment.js b/webui/static/video/video-enrichment.js
index 418f8750..c87db590 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-enrichment.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-enrichment.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 (function () {
     'use strict';
 
-    var SERVICES = ['tmdb', 'tvdb', 'omdb'];   // pushed over the shared socket
-    var POLLED = ['youtube'];                  // standalone daemon → light polling
-    var ALL = SERVICES.concat(POLLED);
+    // All four push status over the shared socket every 2s (server emits
+    // 'enrichment:<svc>') — including the standalone YouTube date enricher — so the
+    // browser never polls /api/video/enrichment/<svc>/status.
+    var SERVICES = ['tmdb', 'tvdb', 'omdb', 'youtube'];
 
     function onVideoSide() {
         return document.body.getAttribute('data-side') === 'video';
@@ -74,13 +75,7 @@
 
     // One-time fetch so the buttons aren't blank until the first socket push.
     function primeOnce() {
-        if (onVideoSide() && !document.hidden) ALL.forEach(pollOne);
-    }
-    // The YouTube date enricher isn't on the socket — poll it so its orb reflects
-    // activity (only while the video side is foregrounded).
-    function pollPolledLoop() {
-        if (onVideoSide() && !document.hidden) POLLED.forEach(pollOne);
-        setTimeout(pollPolledLoop, 3000);
+        if (onVideoSide() && !document.hidden) SERVICES.forEach(pollOne);
     }
 
     // Listen on the shared socket (set up by core.js) for the server-pushed
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@
     }
 
     function init() {
-        ALL.forEach(function (svc) {
+        SERVICES.forEach(function (svc) {
             var b = btn(svc);
             if (b) b.addEventListener('click', function () { toggle(svc); });
         });
@@ -123,8 +118,7 @@
             });
         }
         primeOnce();   // instant initial state
-        bindSocket();  // then the socket pushes updates for tmdb/tvdb/omdb
-        pollPolledLoop();   // ...and poll the youtube enricher
+        bindSocket();  // then the socket pushes updates for all four (incl. youtube)
         // Re-prime when the user returns to the tab (socket kept pushing, but a
         // quick fetch snaps the buttons current immediately).
         document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', function () {