diff --git a/core/video/scanner.py b/core/video/scanner.py
index 3a8cf9e7..769334bb 100644
--- a/core/video/scanner.py
+++ b/core/video/scanner.py
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ class VideoLibraryScanner:
                     self._set(movies=movies, percent=pct())
             self._set(movies=movies, percent=pct())
             # Prune ONLY on a deep scan, and only when we actually saw items —
-            # so a transient empty response can never wipe the library.
+            # so a transient empty response can never wipe the library. The prune
+            # runs AFTER the bar fills, and a big cleanup (many orphaned rows +
+            # cascades) takes a few seconds — surface a phase so the UI shows
+            # "cleaning up", not a stuck 100%.
+            if do_prune and seen_movies:
+                self._set(phase="cleaning up removed movies", percent=pct())
             removed_m = (self.db.prune_missing("movies", server, seen_movies)
                          if do_prune and seen_movies else 0)
 
@@ -219,6 +224,9 @@ class VideoLibraryScanner:
                 episodes += sum(len(s.get("episodes", [])) for s in show.get("seasons", []))
                 processed += 1
                 self._set(shows=shows, episodes=episodes, percent=pct())
+            # Final prune (the one that delays "done" on a deep scan) — show it.
+            if do_prune and seen_shows:
+                self._set(phase="cleaning up removed shows", percent=100)
             removed_s = (self.db.prune_missing("shows", server, seen_shows)
                          if do_prune and seen_shows else 0)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_video_scanner.py b/tests/test_video_scanner.py
index 456b170d..3afb08c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_scanner.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_scanner.py
@@ -110,6 +110,25 @@ def test_deep_scan_prunes_removed_items(db):
     assert db.dashboard_stats()["library"]["movies"] == 1
 
 
+def test_deep_scan_shows_cleanup_phase_during_prune(db):
+    # On a deep scan the bar hits 100% before the (slow) prune runs — the scanner
+    # must surface a "cleaning up" phase so the UI doesn't look stuck at 100%.
+    scanner = VideoLibraryScanner(db)
+    scanner.scan_sync(lambda: FakeSource(
+        [{"server_id": "m1", "title": "A"}, {"server_id": "m2", "title": "B"}], []), mode="deep")
+    # Spy the phase at the exact moment prune is called on the next deep scan.
+    seen = {}
+    real_prune = db.prune_missing
+
+    def spy(table, server, ids):
+        seen[table] = scanner.get_status().get("phase")
+        return real_prune(table, server, ids)
+
+    db.prune_missing = spy
+    scanner.scan_sync(lambda: FakeSource([{"server_id": "m1", "title": "A"}], []), mode="deep")
+    assert seen.get("movies") == "cleaning up removed movies"
+
+
 def test_full_refresh_does_not_prune(db):
     # 'full' refreshes/adds but never removes — only 'deep' prunes.
     scanner = VideoLibraryScanner(db)