diff --git a/core/personalized_playlists.py b/core/personalized_playlists.py
index da507121..f6ad3bd8 100644
--- a/core/personalized_playlists.py
+++ b/core/personalized_playlists.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class PersonalizedPlaylistsService:
     _STANDARD_DISCOVERY_COLUMNS: Tuple[str, ...] = (
         'spotify_track_id',
         'itunes_track_id',
+        'deezer_track_id',
         'track_name',
         'artist_name',
         'album_name',
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class PersonalizedPlaylistsService:
 
         The WHERE clause always includes:
             source = ?
-            AND (spotify_track_id IS NOT NULL OR itunes_track_id IS NOT NULL)
+            AND (spotify_track_id IS NOT NULL OR itunes_track_id IS NOT NULL OR deezer_track_id IS NOT NULL)
             AND LOWER(artist_name) NOT IN
                 (SELECT LOWER(artist_name) FROM discovery_artist_blacklist)
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ class PersonalizedPlaylistsService:
                         {select_cols}
                 FROM discovery_pool
                 WHERE source = ?
-                  AND (spotify_track_id IS NOT NULL OR itunes_track_id IS NOT NULL)
+                  AND (spotify_track_id IS NOT NULL OR itunes_track_id IS NOT NULL OR deezer_track_id IS NOT NULL)
                   AND LOWER(artist_name) NOT IN (SELECT LOWER(artist_name) FROM discovery_artist_blacklist)
                   {extra_where}
                 ORDER BY {order_by}
diff --git a/tests/test_personalized_playlists_id_gate.py b/tests/test_personalized_playlists_id_gate.py
index 3f205982..568aa411 100644
--- a/tests/test_personalized_playlists_id_gate.py
+++ b/tests/test_personalized_playlists_id_gate.py
@@ -135,6 +135,29 @@ def test_discovery_helper_filters_null_id_rows(service):
     assert names == ['Has Spotify ID', 'Has iTunes ID']
 
 
+def test_discovery_helper_accepts_deezer_only_id_rows(service):
+    """Discovery pool rows with NULL spotify + NULL itunes but a populated
+    deezer_track_id MUST pass the gate. Regression test — early version
+    of the gate only checked Spotify + iTunes, which silently filtered
+    out every row for Deezer-primary users (entire Time Machine /
+    Genre / Hidden Gems / Shuffle / Popular Picks rendered empty)."""
+    svc, db = service
+    db.insert_discovery_track(
+        source='deezer', deezer_track_id='dz1',
+        spotify_track_id=None, itunes_track_id=None,
+        track_name='Deezer Only', artist_name='A', album_name='X',
+        popularity=50, release_date='2024-01-01',
+    )
+    with patch.object(svc, '_get_active_source', return_value='deezer'):
+        tracks = svc._select_discovery_tracks(
+            source='deezer',
+            order_by='track_name',
+            fetch_limit=100,
+        )
+    assert [t['track_name'] for t in tracks] == ['Deezer Only']
+    assert tracks[0]['deezer_track_id'] == 'dz1'
+
+
 def test_discovery_helper_filters_blacklisted_artists(service):
     svc, db = service
     db.insert_discovery_track(