diff --git a/api/video/youtube.py b/api/video/youtube.py
index 7bbbda2a..fe0b8e71 100644
--- a/api/video/youtube.py
+++ b/api/video/youtube.py
@@ -378,17 +378,20 @@ def register_routes(bp):
             limit = 200
         try:
             db = get_video_db()
-            pl = yt.resolve_playlist("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=" + playlist_id, limit=60)
+            # Pull the WHOLE playlist. With cookies configured (youtube.cookies_browser,
+            # like ytdl-sub) yt-dlp pages the full list; anonymous, YouTube throttles
+            # us to ~100, so the InnerTube catalog (~200 + the true header count) is the
+            # better source. Use whichever got more, with the true total.
+            pl = yt.resolve_playlist("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=" + playlist_id, limit=5000)
             if not pl:
                 return jsonify({"success": False, "error": "Playlist not found"}), 404
-            # yt-dlp flat caps playlists at ~100 and its count is often unset. Overlay
-            # the InnerTube catalog (curator order, up to ~200) + the TRUE header count.
             try:
                 cat = yt.innertube_playlist_catalog(playlist_id)
-                if cat.get("videos"):
+                if len(cat.get("videos") or []) > len(pl.get("videos") or []):
                     pl["videos"] = cat["videos"]
-                if cat.get("total"):
-                    pl["video_count"] = cat["total"]
+                total = max(pl.get("video_count") or 0, cat.get("total") or 0)
+                if total:
+                    pl["video_count"] = total
             except Exception:
                 pass
             vids = pl.get("videos") or []
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
index 97a676b1..6fb344b6 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
@@ -1571,9 +1571,10 @@
         ytVideoMap = {};
         vids.forEach(function (v) { ytVideoMap[v.youtube_id] = v; });
         var total = pl.video_count || vids.length;
-        // YouTube only exposes ~200 of a playlist via browsing — be honest when partial.
+        // Anonymous, YouTube throttles us to ~100-200; with YouTube cookies set in
+        // Settings, yt-dlp pages the whole playlist (like ytdl-sub). Be honest when partial.
         var note = total > vids.length
-            ? 'Showing the first ' + vids.length + ' of ' + total + ' videos (YouTube limits playlist browsing).' : '';
+            ? 'Showing ' + vids.length + ' of ' + total + ' videos — add YouTube cookies in Settings to load the full playlist.' : '';
         var season = { season_number: 1, title: 'Videos', poster_url: ytProx(pl.thumbnail_url),
             episode_owned: 0, episode_total: vids.length, episodes: vids.map(ytEpisodeOf) };
         return { kind: 'playlist', source: 'youtube', id: pl.playlist_id, title: pl.title || 'Playlist',