diff --git a/core/imports/pipeline.py b/core/imports/pipeline.py
index 69ed30b1..50c774b2 100644
--- a/core/imports/pipeline.py
+++ b/core/imports/pipeline.py
@@ -503,7 +503,26 @@ def post_process_matched_download(context_key, context, file_path, runtime, meta
                     logger.info(f"AcoustID verification result: {verification_result.value} - {verification_msg}")
                     context['_acoustid_result'] = verification_result.value
 
-                    if verification_result == VerificationResult.FAIL:
+                    # Fail-closed mode: when the user requires a hard AcoustID
+                    # PASS, a SKIP (ran but couldn't confirm — no fingerprint
+                    # match / cross-script metadata) is treated like a FAIL:
+                    # quarantine + try the next candidate, instead of importing
+                    # an unverified file. ERROR (rate-limit / infra) is NOT
+                    # blocked — that would stall the whole pipeline during an
+                    # outage; those still import with their existing flag.
+                    require_verified = config_manager.get('acoustid.require_verified', False)
+                    _skip_as_fail = (
+                        require_verified
+                        and verification_result == VerificationResult.SKIP
+                    )
+                    if _skip_as_fail:
+                        verification_msg = (
+                            f"AcoustID could not confirm the track and 'require verified' "
+                            f"is on — rejecting unverified file ({verification_msg})"
+                        )
+                        logger.warning("[AcoustID] Require-verified: SKIP treated as FAIL — %s", verification_msg)
+
+                    if verification_result == VerificationResult.FAIL or _skip_as_fail:
                         try:
                             quarantine_path = move_to_quarantine(
                                 file_path,
diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index ccc75be9..9023a52e 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -4224,7 +4224,8 @@
                                             <label class="checkbox-label"
                                                 style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; cursor: pointer;">
                                                 <input type="checkbox" id="acoustid-enabled"
-                                                    style="width: 16px; height: 16px;">
+                                                    style="width: 16px; height: 16px;"
+                                                    onchange="if (typeof syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility === 'function') syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility();">
                                                 <span>Enable Download Verification</span>
                                             </label>
                                             <div style="color: #888; font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 4px; margin-left: 24px;">
@@ -5118,6 +5119,22 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
+                                <!-- Require hard AcoustID verification — only shown when AcoustID is enabled -->
+                                <div class="form-group" id="acoustid-require-verified-group" style="display:none;">
+                                    <label class="checkbox-label">
+                                        <input type="checkbox" id="acoustid-require-verified">
+                                        Only import AcoustID-verified tracks (reject "could not confirm")
+                                    </label>
+                                    <div class="help-text" style="margin-top:4px">
+                                        When <strong>on</strong>, a download that AcoustID runs but <em>cannot confirm</em>
+                                        (no fingerprint match / cross-script metadata — the ⚠ "unverified" case) is
+                                        <strong>quarantined and the next candidate is tried</strong>, instead of being
+                                        imported as unverified. Only a clean AcoustID <strong>pass</strong> is kept.
+                                        Transient lookup errors (rate-limit / outage) still import, so an AcoustID outage
+                                        never stalls your downloads. Requires AcoustID to be enabled.
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
                                 <div class="help-text">
                                     <strong>How it works:</strong> Each download source is checked against this list
                                     top-down. The first target a source can satisfy wins; a source that meets no target
diff --git a/webui/static/settings.js b/webui/static/settings.js
index 272e5f01..3da92eb4 100644
--- a/webui/static/settings.js
+++ b/webui/static/settings.js
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ async function copyAddress(address, cryptoName) {
 
 let settingsAutoSaveTimer = null;
 
+// The "Only import AcoustID-verified tracks" toggle (under Quality Profile) is
+// meaningless when AcoustID itself is off — only show it when verification is on.
+function syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility() {
+    const group = document.getElementById('acoustid-require-verified-group');
+    const enabled = document.getElementById('acoustid-enabled');
+    if (group) group.style.display = (enabled && enabled.checked) ? '' : 'none';
+}
+window.syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility = syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility;
+
 function debouncedAutoSaveSettings() {
     // Ignore changes made while the page is programmatically populating its
     // fields on load — those aren't user edits and must not trigger a full
@@ -1078,6 +1087,10 @@ async function loadSettingsData() {
         // Populate AcoustID settings
         document.getElementById('acoustid-api-key').value = settings.acoustid?.api_key || '';
         document.getElementById('acoustid-enabled').checked = settings.acoustid?.enabled || false;
+        const _acoustidRequireVerified = document.getElementById('acoustid-require-verified');
+        if (_acoustidRequireVerified) _acoustidRequireVerified.checked = settings.acoustid?.require_verified === true;
+        // Show the "require verified" toggle (under Quality Profile) only when AcoustID is on.
+        if (typeof syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility === 'function') syncAcoustidRequireVerifiedVisibility();
 
         // Populate Last.fm settings
         document.getElementById('lastfm-api-key').value = settings.lastfm?.api_key || '';
@@ -3001,7 +3014,8 @@ async function saveSettings(quiet = false) {
         },
         acoustid: {
             api_key: document.getElementById('acoustid-api-key').value,
-            enabled: document.getElementById('acoustid-enabled').checked
+            enabled: document.getElementById('acoustid-enabled').checked,
+            require_verified: document.getElementById('acoustid-require-verified')?.checked === true
         },
         lastfm: {
             api_key: document.getElementById('lastfm-api-key').value,