diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index d7fa04f..3e3a9bf 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -15,5 +15,12 @@
     "debug": false,
 
     "_comment_listener_url": "Public URL of the listener page. Shown in DJ panel as the shareable stream link. Leave empty to auto-detect.",
-    "listener_url": ""
+    "listener_url": "",
+
+    "_comment_mediamtx": "MediaMTX / SRT integration. mediamtx_webhook_secret is the shared secret sent in the X-MediaMTX-Webhook-Secret header by webhook callers (leave blank to disable auth). mediamtx_rtsp_url is the RTSP URL MediaMTX exposes for the incoming SRT path.",
+    "mediamtx_webhook_secret": "",
+    "mediamtx_rtsp_url": "rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/live",
+    "mediamtx_hls_url": "http://techy.music:8888/aussie_dj/index.m3u8",
+    "_comment_srt_allowed_ips": "List of DJ source IPs allowed to publish an SRT stream. Empty = allow all.",
+    "srt_allowed_ips": []
 }
diff --git a/listener.html b/listener.html
index b5a17b1..691cff0 100644
--- a/listener.html
+++ b/listener.html
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
     <div class="listener-mode" id="listener-mode">
         <div class="listener-header">
             <h1>TECHY.MUSIC</h1>
-            <div class="live-indicator">
+            <div class="live-indicator" id="live-badge" {% if not live %}hidden{% endif %}>
                 <span class="pulse-dot"></span>
-                <span>LIVE</span>
+                <span>🔴 LIVE</span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="listener-content">
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 
             <canvas id="viz-listener" width="400" height="100"></canvas>
 
+            <!-- HLS video player — shown only when the SRT stream is active -->
+            <div id="hls-player-container" {% if not live %}hidden{% endif %} style="width:100%;margin-top:16px;text-align:center;">
+                <video id="hls-video" controls autoplay muted playsinline
+                       style="width:100%;max-width:720px;border-radius:12px;background:#000;"></video>
+            </div>
+
             <!-- Enable Audio Button (shown when autoplay is blocked) -->
             <button class="enable-audio-btn" id="enable-audio-btn" onclick="enableListenerAudio()">
                 <span class="audio-icon">🎧</span>
@@ -41,6 +47,59 @@
 
     <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/4.5.4/socket.io.min.js"></script>
     <script src="listener.js?v=2.0"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@1/dist/hls.min.js"></script>
+    <script>
+    (function () {
+        'use strict';
+        var HLS_URL   = {{ hls_url | tojson }};
+        var badge     = document.getElementById('live-badge');
+        var container = document.getElementById('hls-player-container');
+        var video     = document.getElementById('hls-video');
+        var hlsInstance = null;
+
+        function startHls() {
+            if (hlsInstance) return;
+            if (typeof Hls !== 'undefined' && Hls.isSupported()) {
+                hlsInstance = new Hls({ lowLatencyMode: true });
+                hlsInstance.loadSource(HLS_URL);
+                hlsInstance.attachMedia(video);
+            } else if (video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
+                // Safari — native HLS support
+                video.src = HLS_URL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        function stopHls() {
+            if (hlsInstance) { hlsInstance.destroy(); hlsInstance = null; }
+            video.src = '';
+        }
+
+        function setLive(isLive) {
+            if (isLive) {
+                if (badge)     badge.removeAttribute('hidden');
+                if (container) container.removeAttribute('hidden');
+                startHls();
+            } else {
+                if (badge)     badge.setAttribute('hidden', '');
+                if (container) container.setAttribute('hidden', '');
+                stopHls();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Server-rendered as live — start HLS immediately.
+        {% if live %}startHls();{% endif %}
+
+        // Poll /api/srt_status every 5 s to react to live state changes
+        // without opening a second Socket.IO connection (which would inflate
+        // the listener count).
+        setInterval(function () {
+            fetch('/api/srt_status')
+                .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+                .then(function (d) { setLive(!!d.broadcast_active); })
+                .catch(function () {});
+        }, 5000);
+    }());
+    </script>
 </body>
 
 </html>
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 74782c7..b1bff72 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import threading
 import queue
 import time
 import collections
-from flask import Flask, send_from_directory, jsonify, request, session, Response, stream_with_context, abort
+import hmac
+from flask import Flask, send_from_directory, jsonify, request, session, Response, stream_with_context, abort, render_template, make_response
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ CONFIG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB = int(CONFIG.get('max_upload_mb') or 500)
 CONFIG_DEBUG = bool(CONFIG.get('debug', False))
 CONFIG_LISTENER_URL = (CONFIG.get('listener_url') or '').strip()
 
+# MediaMTX / SRT integration
+# secret shared with MediaMTX webhook requests (leave blank to disable auth)
+_SRT_WEBHOOK_SECRET = (CONFIG.get('mediamtx_webhook_secret') or '').strip()
+# RTSP URL MediaMTX exposes for the incoming SRT path (used by ffmpeg to pull audio)
+_MEDIAMTX_RTSP_URL = (CONFIG.get('mediamtx_rtsp_url') or 'rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/live').strip()
+_MEDIAMTX_HLS_URL  = (CONFIG.get('mediamtx_hls_url')  or 'http://techy.music:8888/aussie_dj/index.m3u8').strip()
+
+# Allowlist of DJ source IPs permitted to publish an SRT stream.
+# Accepts a list of strings or a single string in config.json.
+# Empty list / omitted = no restriction (allow any source IP).
+_raw_srt_ips = CONFIG.get('srt_allowed_ips') or []
+if isinstance(_raw_srt_ips, str):
+    _raw_srt_ips = [_raw_srt_ips]
+_SRT_ALLOWED_IPS: set = {ip.strip() for ip in _raw_srt_ips if isinstance(ip, str) and ip.strip()}
+
 DJ_PANEL_PASSWORD = (CONFIG.get('dj_panel_password') or '').strip()
 DJ_AUTH_ENABLED = bool(DJ_PANEL_PASSWORD)
 
@@ -51,6 +67,18 @@ DJ_AUTH_ENABLED = bool(DJ_PANEL_PASSWORD)
 broadcast_state = {
     'active': False,
 }
+
+# SRT stream state — updated by the /api/webhook MediaMTX callback
+_srt_state = {
+    'active': False,
+    'path': None,
+    'source_id': None,
+    'started_at': None,
+}
+
+# ffmpeg process that pulls audio from MediaMTX's RTSP output for an SRT session
+_srt_ffmpeg_proc = None
+
 listener_sids = set()
 dj_sids = set()
 
@@ -69,14 +97,37 @@ DJ_GRACE_PERIOD_SECS = 20  # seconds to wait before auto-stopping
 
 # === Optional MP3 fallback stream (server-side transcoding) ===
 _ffmpeg_proc = None
-_ffmpeg_in_q = queue.Queue(maxsize=20)
+_ffmpeg_in_q = queue.Queue(maxsize=200)
 _current_bitrate = (CONFIG.get('stream_bitrate') or '192k').strip()
 _mp3_clients = set()  # set[queue.Queue]
 _mp3_lock = threading.Lock()
 _transcoder_bytes_out = 0
 _transcoder_last_error = None
 _last_audio_chunk_ts = 0.0
-_mp3_preroll = collections.deque(maxlen=1024)  # ~83s at 96kbps for fast reconnect buffer fill
+_mp3_preroll = collections.deque()  # byte-budget FIFO; evicted from the front when over limit
+_mp3_preroll_bytes = 0
+_MP3_PREROLL_MAX_BYTES = 256 * 1024  # 256 KB ≈ 10 s at 192 kbps — enough for smooth reconnects
+
+
+def _preroll_append(data: bytes) -> None:
+    """Add a chunk to the pre-roll buffer, evicting the oldest data from the
+    front when the byte budget is exceeded.
+    MUST be called with _mp3_lock already held.
+    """
+    global _mp3_preroll_bytes
+    _mp3_preroll.append(data)
+    _mp3_preroll_bytes += len(data)
+    while _mp3_preroll_bytes > _MP3_PREROLL_MAX_BYTES and _mp3_preroll:
+        _mp3_preroll_bytes -= len(_mp3_preroll.popleft())
+
+
+def _preroll_clear() -> None:
+    """Empty the pre-roll buffer and reset its byte counter.
+    MUST be called with _mp3_lock already held.
+    """
+    global _mp3_preroll_bytes
+    _mp3_preroll.clear()
+    _mp3_preroll_bytes = 0
 
 
 def _start_transcoder_if_needed(is_mp3_input=False):
@@ -188,7 +239,7 @@ def _start_transcoder_if_needed(is_mp3_input=False):
                 _transcoder_bytes_out += len(data)
 
                 with _mp3_lock:
-                    _mp3_preroll.append(data)
+                    _preroll_append(data)
                     clients = list(_mp3_clients)
 
                 for q in clients:
@@ -216,32 +267,133 @@ def _start_transcoder_if_needed(is_mp3_input=False):
 def _stop_transcoder():
     global _ffmpeg_proc
     print("STOPPING: Transcoder process")
-    
-    # Signal threads to stop via the queue
-    try: _ffmpeg_in_q.put_nowait(None)
-    except: pass
 
-    # Shutdown the process
     proc = _ffmpeg_proc
-    _ffmpeg_proc = None
-    
+    _ffmpeg_proc = None  # Null first so _feed_transcoder stops enqueuing
+
+    # Drain stale input chunks so the None sentinel is guaranteed to fit and
+    # the writer greenlet exits on its next get() instead of stalling.
+    while True:
+        try: _ffmpeg_in_q.get_nowait()
+        except queue.Empty: break
+    try: _ffmpeg_in_q.put_nowait(None)
+    except queue.Full: pass
+
     if proc:
         try:
             proc.terminate()
-            # Drain stdout/stderr to satisfy OS buffers
             proc.communicate(timeout=1.0)
         except:
             try: proc.kill()
             except: pass
-            
-    # Clear client state
+
     with _mp3_lock:
         clients = list(_mp3_clients)
         for q in clients:
             try: q.put_nowait(None)
             except: pass
         _mp3_clients.clear()
-        _mp3_preroll.clear()
+        _preroll_clear()
+
+
+# === SRT / MediaMTX transcoder ===
+# When MediaMTX receives the incoming SRT stream it exposes it as an RTSP endpoint.
+# We launch a dedicated ffmpeg process that *pulls* from that RTSP URL and feeds the
+# same _mp3_clients / _mp3_preroll distribution system used by all other stream modes.
+
+def _start_srt_transcoder():
+    """Start an ffmpeg process that pulls from MediaMTX's RTSP output."""
+    global _srt_ffmpeg_proc, _transcoder_last_error
+
+    if _srt_ffmpeg_proc is not None and _srt_ffmpeg_proc.poll() is None:
+        return  # Already running
+
+    if _srt_ffmpeg_proc:
+        try: _srt_ffmpeg_proc.terminate()
+        except: pass
+        _srt_ffmpeg_proc = None
+
+    cmd = [
+        'ffmpeg',
+        '-hide_banner', '-loglevel', 'error',
+        '-fflags', 'nobuffer', '-flags', 'low_delay',
+        '-rtsp_transport', 'tcp',
+        '-i', _MEDIAMTX_RTSP_URL,
+        '-vn',
+        '-acodec', 'libmp3lame',
+        '-b:a', _current_bitrate,
+        '-flush_packets', '1',
+        '-f', 'mp3', 'pipe:1',
+    ]
+
+    try:
+        _srt_ffmpeg_proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmd,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            bufsize=0,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        _srt_ffmpeg_proc = None
+        print('WARNING: ffmpeg not found; SRT→MP3 bridge disabled')
+        return
+
+    print(f'INFO: SRT transcoder started — pulling from {_MEDIAMTX_RTSP_URL} @ {_current_bitrate}')
+    _transcoder_last_error = None
+
+    def _srt_reader(proc):
+        global _transcoder_bytes_out, _transcoder_last_error
+        print(f'[THREAD] SRT reader started (PID: {proc.pid})')
+        while proc.poll() is None:
+            try:
+                data = eventlet.tpool.execute(proc.stdout.read, 4096)
+                if not data:
+                    break
+                _transcoder_bytes_out += len(data)
+                with _mp3_lock:
+                    _preroll_append(data)
+                    clients = list(_mp3_clients)
+                for q in clients:
+                    try:
+                        q.put_nowait(data)
+                    except queue.Full:
+                        pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f'WARNING: SRT reader error: {e}')
+                _transcoder_last_error = str(e)
+                break
+
+        if proc.poll() is None:
+            try: proc.terminate()
+            except: pass
+        print(f'[THREAD] SRT reader finished (PID: {proc.pid})')
+
+    eventlet.spawn(_srt_reader, _srt_ffmpeg_proc)
+
+
+def _stop_srt_transcoder():
+    """Terminate the SRT→MP3 ffmpeg process and flush all listener queues."""
+    global _srt_ffmpeg_proc
+    print('STOPPING: SRT transcoder')
+
+    proc = _srt_ffmpeg_proc
+    _srt_ffmpeg_proc = None
+
+    if proc:
+        try:
+            proc.terminate()
+            proc.communicate(timeout=2.0)
+        except Exception:
+            try: proc.kill()
+            except: pass
+
+    with _mp3_lock:
+        clients = list(_mp3_clients)
+        for q in clients:
+            try: q.put_nowait(None)
+            except: pass
+        _mp3_clients.clear()
+        _preroll_clear()
 
 
 def _feed_transcoder(data: bytes):
@@ -273,7 +425,7 @@ def _distribute_mp3(data: bytes):
     _last_audio_chunk_ts = time.time()
     _transcoder_bytes_out += len(data)
     with _mp3_lock:
-        _mp3_preroll.append(data)
+        _preroll_append(data)
         for q in list(_mp3_clients):
             try:
                 q.put_nowait(data)
@@ -488,16 +640,16 @@ def setup_shared_routes(app, index_file='index.html'):
                     'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store',
                 })
 
-        preroll_count = len(_mp3_preroll)
-        print(f"LISTENER: New listener joined stream (Pre-roll: {preroll_count} chunks)")
         client_q = queue.Queue(maxsize=500)
         with _mp3_lock:
+            preroll_bytes = _mp3_preroll_bytes
             for chunk in _mp3_preroll:
                 try:
                     client_q.put_nowait(chunk)
                 except Exception:
                     break
             _mp3_clients.add(client_q)
+        print(f"LISTENER: New listener joined stream (Pre-roll: {preroll_bytes} bytes)")
 
         def gen():
             idle_checks = 0
@@ -542,6 +694,8 @@ def setup_shared_routes(app, index_file='index.html'):
             'ffmpeg_running': running,
             'ffmpeg_found': (proc is not None),
             'mp3_clients': len(_mp3_clients),
+            'preroll_chunks': len(_mp3_preroll),
+            'preroll_bytes': _mp3_preroll_bytes,
             'transcoder_bytes_out': _transcoder_bytes_out,
             'transcoder_last_error': _transcoder_last_error,
             'last_audio_chunk_ts': _last_audio_chunk_ts,
@@ -734,7 +888,7 @@ def dj_start(data=None):
     if not was_already_active:
         # Fresh broadcast start — clear pre-roll and reset announcement flag.
         with _mp3_lock:
-            _mp3_preroll.clear()
+            _preroll_clear()
 
         if is_mp3_input:
             # MP3-direct mode (Qt client): the DJ still needs to press play before
@@ -791,6 +945,11 @@ def dj_now_playing(data):
     """Relay the currently playing track title to all listener pages."""
     if not isinstance(data, dict):
         return
+    # Track changed — flush the pre-roll so listeners who reconnect (e.g. after
+    # a stall watchdog trigger) start at the current song, not a replay of the
+    # previous one.  This is the primary guard against the audio-loop symptom.
+    with _mp3_lock:
+        _preroll_clear()
     listener_socketio.emit('now_playing', {
         'title': str(data.get('title', '')),
         'deck': str(data.get('deck', '')),
@@ -834,11 +993,27 @@ def dj_audio(data):
 # static_folder=None prevents Flask's built-in static handler from serving
 # DJ files (like index.html) at /<path> — all static files go through our
 # custom serve_static route which has security checks.
-listener_app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None)
+listener_app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None, template_folder='.')
 listener_app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = CONFIG_SECRET + '_listener'
 listener_app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = CONFIG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB * 1024 * 1024
 setup_shared_routes(listener_app, index_file='listener.html')
 
+
+def _listener_home():
+    """Serve listener.html as a Jinja2 template so live context is injected."""
+    ctx = _listener_template_context()
+    response = make_response(render_template('listener.html', **ctx))
+    response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0'
+    response.headers['Pragma'] = 'no-cache'
+    response.headers['Expires'] = '0'
+    return response
+
+
+# Replace the static file serve registered by setup_shared_routes with the
+# template-rendering version so Jinja2 context is injected on every page load.
+listener_app.view_functions['index'] = _listener_home
+
+
 # Block write/admin endpoints AND DJ-only files on the listener server
 @listener_app.before_request
 def _restrict_listener_routes():
@@ -905,6 +1080,163 @@ def listener_join():
 def listener_get_count():
     emit('listener_count', {'count': len(listener_sids)})
 
+
+# === MediaMTX webhook — SRT publish / unpublish events ===
+
+def _listener_template_context() -> dict:
+    """Return Jinja2 template context for listener.html.
+
+    Keys:
+      live    – True when the SRT stream is currently active.
+      hls_url – MediaMTX HLS playlist URL for the video player.
+    """
+    return {
+        'live':    _srt_state['active'],
+        'hls_url': _MEDIAMTX_HLS_URL,
+    }
+
+
+@listener_app.route('/api/webhook', methods=['POST'])
+def mediamtx_webhook():
+    """Receive publish/unpublish events from MediaMTX.
+
+    MediaMTX path config example (mediamtx.yml):
+        paths:
+          live:
+            runOnPublish:   'curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/webhook -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d \'{"event":"publish","path":"%MTX_PATH%","id":"%MTX_ID%"}\''
+            runOnUnpublish: 'curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/webhook -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d \'{"event":"unpublish","path":"%MTX_PATH%","id":"%MTX_ID%"}\''
+
+    Or if using MediaMTX >= 1.x webhook integration, point:
+        api > hooks > [publish|unpublish] > url: http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/webhook
+    """
+    global _mp3_broadcast_announced
+
+    # ── Localhost-only: MediaMTX is co-located on the same server ──────────
+    if request.remote_addr not in ('127.0.0.1', '::1'):
+        abort(403)
+
+    # ── Optional shared-secret authentication ──────────────────────────────
+    # Set mediamtx_webhook_secret in config.json and pass the same value in
+    # the X-MediaMTX-Webhook-Secret request header (or as ?secret= query arg).
+    if _SRT_WEBHOOK_SECRET:
+        provided = (
+            request.headers.get('X-MediaMTX-Webhook-Secret')
+            or request.args.get('secret', '')
+        )
+        # Constant-time comparison prevents timing side-channels.
+        if not hmac.compare_digest(provided, _SRT_WEBHOOK_SECRET):
+            abort(403)
+
+    data = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    # Support both JSON body fields and legacy query-string parameters.
+    event     = (data.get('event')  or request.args.get('event',  '')).lower().strip()
+    path      = (data.get('path')   or data.get('MTX_PATH', '')       or request.args.get('path', '')).strip()
+    source_id = (data.get('id')     or data.get('sourceID', '')       or '').strip()
+
+    # ── Source-IP allowlist (mediamtx >= 1.x sends source.remoteAddr) ──────
+    # Extract publisher IP from the nested source object MediaMTX sends in
+    # its native webhook payload.  curl-based runOnPublish callers won't
+    # include this field, so we fall through silently when it's absent.
+    raw_remote = ''
+    if isinstance(data.get('source'), dict):
+        raw_remote = data['source'].get('remoteAddr', '')
+    # remoteAddr is "ip:port" — strip the port
+    publisher_ip = raw_remote.rsplit(':', 1)[0].strip('[]') if raw_remote else ''
+
+    if _SRT_ALLOWED_IPS and publisher_ip and publisher_ip not in _SRT_ALLOWED_IPS:
+        print(f"SRT WEBHOOK: Rejected publish from unauthorized IP '{publisher_ip}'")
+        return jsonify({'ok': False, 'error': 'source IP not in allowlist'}), 403
+
+    if event == 'publish':
+        _srt_state.update({
+            'active':     True,
+            'path':       path,
+            'source_id':  source_id,
+            'started_at': time.time(),
+        })
+        broadcast_state['active']       = True
+        broadcast_state['is_mp3_input'] = False
+        _mp3_broadcast_announced        = True   # SRT audio starts flowing immediately
+
+        print(f"SRT: Stream PUBLISHED — path='{path}' source='{source_id}' ip='{publisher_ip or "unknown"}'")
+        with _mp3_lock:
+            _preroll_clear()
+
+        _start_srt_transcoder()
+        listener_socketio.emit('broadcast_started', namespace='/')
+        listener_socketio.emit('stream_status', {'active': True},                namespace='/')
+        dj_socketio.emit(      'stream_status', {'active': True, 'source': 'srt'}, namespace='/')
+        return jsonify({'ok': True, 'event': 'publish', 'path': path})
+
+    if event == 'unpublish':
+        _srt_state.update({
+            'active':     False,
+            'path':       None,
+            'source_id':  None,
+            'started_at': None,
+        })
+        broadcast_state['active']       = False
+        broadcast_state['is_mp3_input'] = False
+        _mp3_broadcast_announced        = False
+
+        print(f"SRT: Stream UNPUBLISHED — path='{path}'")
+        _stop_srt_transcoder()
+        listener_socketio.emit('broadcast_stopped', namespace='/')
+        listener_socketio.emit('stream_status', {'active': False},                 namespace='/')
+        dj_socketio.emit(      'stream_status', {'active': False, 'source': 'srt'}, namespace='/')
+        return jsonify({'ok': True, 'event': 'unpublish', 'path': path})
+
+    return jsonify({'ok': False, 'error': f"Unknown or missing 'event' field: '{event}'"}), 400
+
+
+@listener_app.route('/api/srt_auth', methods=['POST'])
+def srt_auth():
+    """MediaMTX externalAuthenticationURL handler.
+
+    MediaMTX calls this endpoint for every new SRT (and RTSP/HLS) connection
+    attempt.  Returning HTTP 200 allows the connection; anything else rejects it.
+
+    mediamtx.yml:
+        externalAuthenticationURL: http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/srt_auth
+
+    MediaMTX sends JSON like:
+        {"ip": "1.2.3.4", "action": "publish", "protocol": "srt",
+         "path": "aussie_dj", "user": "", "password": "", "query": "", "id": "..."}
+    """
+    # Only MediaMTX (localhost) should be calling this
+    if request.remote_addr not in ('127.0.0.1', '::1'):
+        abort(403)
+
+    data = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    action   = (data.get('action')   or '').strip().lower()
+    protocol = (data.get('protocol') or '').strip().lower()
+    client_ip = (data.get('ip')      or '').strip()
+
+    # Only gate SRT publish actions — allow reads and other protocols through.
+    if action == 'publish' and protocol == 'srt':
+        if _SRT_ALLOWED_IPS and client_ip not in _SRT_ALLOWED_IPS:
+            print(f"SRT AUTH: Blocked '{client_ip}' — not in srt_allowed_ips")
+            return '', 403
+        print(f"SRT AUTH: Allowed '{client_ip}'")
+
+    return '', 200
+
+
+@listener_app.route('/api/srt_status')
+def srt_status():
+    """Polling endpoint — returns current SRT / broadcast live state."""
+    proc = _srt_ffmpeg_proc
+    return jsonify({
+        'srt_active':            _srt_state['active'],
+        'srt_path':              _srt_state['path'],
+        'srt_source_id':         _srt_state['source_id'],
+        'srt_started_at':        _srt_state['started_at'],
+        'broadcast_active':      broadcast_state.get('active', False),
+        'srt_transcoder_running': proc is not None and proc.poll() is None,
+        'srt_allowed_ips':       sorted(_SRT_ALLOWED_IPS) if _SRT_ALLOWED_IPS else 'any',
+    })
+
+
 # DJ Panel Routes (No engine commands needed in local mode)
 def _transcoder_watchdog():
     """Periodic check to ensure the ffmpeg transcoder stays alive.
@@ -913,9 +1245,16 @@ def _transcoder_watchdog():
     while True:
         is_mp3_direct = broadcast_state.get('is_mp3_input', False)
         if broadcast_state.get('active') and not is_mp3_direct:
-            if _ffmpeg_proc is None or _ffmpeg_proc.poll() is not None:
-                print("WARNING: Watchdog: Transcoder dead during active broadcast, reviving...")
-                _start_transcoder_if_needed(is_mp3_input=False)
+            # Browser WebM/opus path — watchdog for the push-based transcoder
+            if _srt_state['active']:
+                # SRT path — watchdog for the pull-based SRT transcoder
+                if _srt_ffmpeg_proc is None or _srt_ffmpeg_proc.poll() is not None:
+                    print('WARNING: Watchdog: SRT transcoder dead during active stream, reviving...')
+                    _start_srt_transcoder()
+            else:
+                if _ffmpeg_proc is None or _ffmpeg_proc.poll() is not None:
+                    print('WARNING: Watchdog: Transcoder dead during active broadcast, reviving...')
+                    _start_transcoder_if_needed(is_mp3_input=False)
         eventlet.sleep(5)