diff --git a/tests/test_credentials_endpoints.py b/tests/test_credentials_endpoints.py
index 9faa037a..592b3973 100644
--- a/tests/test_credentials_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_credentials_endpoints.py
@@ -315,3 +315,29 @@ def test_real_session_still_wins_over_background(client, nonadmin_profile):
         assert body['is_admin'] is False  # it's the non-admin session, not 999/admin
     finally:
         reset_background_profile(tok)
+
+
+# ── Part 2: the playlist SOURCE adapters read per-profile (sync handlers) ──────
+# bootstrap now passes get_*_client_for_profile as the source adapters'
+# client_getter; these prove that composition resolves per the current profile
+# context and stays on the global client for admin (the existing pipelines).
+
+def test_spotify_source_adapter_resolves_per_profile():
+    from core.playlists.sources.spotify import SpotifyPlaylistSource
+    src = SpotifyPlaylistSource(web_server.get_spotify_client_for_profile)
+    # admin / no override -> the global client (admin pipelines unchanged)
+    assert src._client() is web_server.spotify_client
+    # a background owner override flows through the resolver, re-resolved per
+    # call (unconnected profile -> safe global fallback, never a frozen client)
+    from core.profile_context import set_background_profile, reset_background_profile
+    tok = set_background_profile(424242)
+    try:
+        assert src._client() is web_server.spotify_client
+    finally:
+        reset_background_profile(tok)
+
+
+def test_tidal_source_adapter_resolves_per_profile():
+    from core.playlists.sources.tidal import TidalPlaylistSource
+    src = TidalPlaylistSource(web_server.get_tidal_client_for_profile)
+    assert src._client() is web_server.tidal_client   # admin -> global, unchanged
diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index 344d77da..54c47f33 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -1138,8 +1138,14 @@ def _register_automation_handlers():
         return match_mb_tracks(tracks, _mb_match_deps)
 
     _playlist_source_registry = build_playlist_source_registry(
-        spotify_client_getter=lambda: spotify_client,
-        tidal_client_getter=lambda: tidal_client,
+        # Per-profile source reads: the adapter calls these fresh on every read,
+        # so they resolve the CURRENT profile's account (their session
+        # interactively, their automation's owner in the background — via
+        # core.profile_context). Admin/profile 1 → the global client, so the
+        # admin's existing auto-sync pipelines are unchanged. (Deezer/Qobuz stay
+        # global for now — their playlist login is tangled with downloads.)
+        spotify_client_getter=get_spotify_client_for_profile,
+        tidal_client_getter=get_tidal_client_for_profile,
         qobuz_client_getter=_get_qobuz_client_for_sync,
         deezer_client_getter=_get_deezer_client,
         youtube_parser=parse_youtube_playlist,