diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
index 689ebce2..4bedc654 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
@@ -980,12 +980,23 @@
             esc(ep.title || 'Untitled') + '</span>' +
             (meta.length ? '<span class="vd-ep-rt">' + esc(meta.join(' · ')) + '</span>' : '') + '</div>' +
             (ep.overview ? '<p class="vd-ep-desc">' + esc(ep.overview) + '</p>' : '') + '</div>' +
-            '<button class="vd-yt-wish' + (wished ? ' vd-yt-wish--on' : '') + '" type="button" data-vd-yt-wish="' +
-            esc(ep.youtube_id) + '">' + (wished ? '✓ Wished' : '+ Wish') + '</button>' +
+            ytWishBtn(ep.youtube_id, wished, false) +
             '<span class="vd-ep-chev" aria-hidden="true">⌄</span></div>' +
             '<div class="vd-ep-extra" data-vd-ep-panel="' + key + '" hidden></div>';
     }
 
+    // The per-video wishlist toggle — the app-standard watchlist-button chrome
+    // (icon + text, accent gradient) so it stops looking bespoke. iconOnly trims
+    // the label for the tight playlist-section cards.
+    function ytWishBtn(id, wished, iconOnly) {
+        return '<button class="library-artist-watchlist-btn vd-yt-wishbtn' +
+            (iconOnly ? ' vd-yt-wishbtn--icon' : '') + (wished ? ' watching' : '') +
+            '" type="button" data-vd-yt-wish="' + esc(id) + '">' +
+            '<span class="watchlist-icon">' + (wished ? '✓' : '＋') + '</span>' +
+            (iconOnly ? '' : '<span class="watchlist-text">' + (wished ? 'In Wishlist' : 'Wishlist') + '</span>') +
+            '</button>';
+    }
+
     function episodeRow(ep) {
         if (data && data.source === 'youtube') return ytEpisodeRow(ep);
         var owned = ep.owned ? 'vd-ep--owned' : 'vd-ep--missing';
@@ -1611,8 +1622,9 @@
             if (ytVideoMap[id]) ytVideoMap[id].wished = val;
             var r0 = root(), btns = r0 ? r0.querySelectorAll('[data-vd-yt-wish="' + id + '"]') : [];
             for (var i = 0; i < btns.length; i++) {
-                btns[i].classList.toggle('vd-yt-wish--on', val);
-                btns[i].textContent = val ? '✓ Wished' : '+ Wish';
+                btns[i].classList.toggle('watching', val);
+                var ic = btns[i].querySelector('.watchlist-icon'); if (ic) ic.textContent = val ? '✓' : '＋';
+                var tx = btns[i].querySelector('.watchlist-text'); if (tx) tx.textContent = val ? 'In Wishlist' : 'Wishlist';
             }
             var ep = ytFindEp(id); if (ep) { ep.owned = val; renderSeasonNav(); }
             document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('soulsync:video-wishlist-changed'));
@@ -1713,8 +1725,7 @@
             '<a class="vd-yt-plvid-thumb" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + esc(v.youtube_id) +
                 '" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-vd-ext>' + thumb + '<span class="vd-yt-plvid-play">▶</span></a>' +
             '<div class="vd-yt-plvid-title" title="' + esc(v.title) + '">' + esc(v.title || 'Untitled') + '</div>' +
-            '<button class="vd-yt-wish' + (v.wished ? ' vd-yt-wish--on' : '') + '" type="button" data-vd-yt-wish="' +
-                esc(v.youtube_id) + '">' + (v.wished ? '✓' : '+') + '</button></div>';
+            ytWishBtn(v.youtube_id, v.wished, true) + '</div>';
     }
     function toggleYtPlaylist(el) {
         var pid = el.getAttribute('data-vd-yt-pl-toggle');
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-side.css b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
index 51709ebe..786afbc7 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-side.css
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-side.css
@@ -2885,11 +2885,16 @@ body[data-side="video"] #soulsync-toggle { display: none; }
 /* YouTube episode rows have no index/badge → 4 columns (thumb · info · wish · chev) */
 .vd-ep--yt { grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr auto auto; }
 /* per-video Wish button inside an episode row */
-.vd-yt-wish { flex-shrink: 0; align-self: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14); cursor: pointer;
-    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 800;
-    padding: 6px 13px; border-radius: 999px; transition: all 0.15s ease; white-space: nowrap; }
-.vd-yt-wish:hover { background: rgba(255,59,59,0.18); border-color: rgba(255,59,59,0.5); color: #fff; }
-.vd-yt-wish--on { background: rgba(108,211,145,0.16); border-color: rgba(108,211,145,0.4); color: #6cd391; }
+/* Per-video wishlist toggle = the standard watchlist button (.library-artist-
+   watchlist-btn), shrunk for the dense rows; .watching → "on the wishlist" green. */
+.vd-yt-wishbtn { flex-shrink: 0; align-self: center; padding: 5px 12px; font-size: 11.5px; white-space: nowrap; }
+.vd-yt-wishbtn--icon { padding: 5px 9px; }
+.vd-yt-wishbtn.watching { color: #6cd391;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(108,211,145,0.2) 0%, rgba(108,211,145,0.07) 100%);
+    border-color: rgba(108,211,145,0.4); }
+.vd-yt-wishbtn.watching:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(108,211,145,0.3) 0%, rgba(108,211,145,0.12) 100%);
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(108,211,145,0.2); }
 /* playlist video chips */
 .vd-yt-plvid { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .vd-yt-plvid-thumb { position: relative; display: block; aspect-ratio: 16/9; border-radius: 9px; overflow: hidden; background: #16161d; }
@@ -2898,7 +2903,7 @@ body[data-side="video"] #soulsync-toggle { display: none; }
 .vd-yt-plvid-thumb:hover .vd-yt-plvid-play { opacity: 0.9; }
 .vd-yt-plvid-title { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; line-height: 1.3; margin-top: 7px;
     display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
-.vd-yt-plvid .vd-yt-wish { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 7px; }
+.vd-yt-plvid .vd-yt-wishbtn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 7px; }
 
 /* YouTube search-results loading state (skeleton cards + "searching…" label) */
 .vsr-yt-loading { margin-left: 10px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; color: #ff8a8a; opacity: 0.85; }