diff --git a/app/tests/test_download_queue.py b/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
index 4b375f6..c002cf2 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_download_queue.py
@@ -115,6 +115,54 @@ async def test_add_single_video_goes_to_pending_when_auto_start_false(dq_env):
     assert dq.pending.exists("https://example.com/watch?v=1")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_add_unsupported_url_recorded_as_failed_entry(dq_env):
+    """An unsupported/unextractable URL must show up as a red-cross entry in the
+    done list, not just a transient toast and a server log line."""
+    import ytdl
+
+    notifier = AsyncMock()
+    url = "https://example.com/not-a-video"
+
+    def boom(self, url, ytdl_options_presets=None, ytdl_options_overrides=None):
+        raise ytdl.yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError(f'Unsupported URL: {url}')
+
+    dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
+    with patch.object(DownloadQueue, "_DownloadQueue__extract_info", boom):
+        result = await dq.add(
+            url, "video", "auto", "any", "best", "", "", 0, auto_start=True,
+        )
+    assert result["status"] == "error"
+    assert dq.done.exists(url)
+    failed = dq.done.get(url)
+    assert failed.info.status == "error"
+    assert failed.info.error == result["msg"]
+    assert failed.info.url == url
+    # The full URL stays in .url/.error for the detail panel; the display
+    # title is shortened to the hostname so the Completed row stays readable.
+    assert failed.info.title == "example.com"
+    notifier.completed.assert_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_add_ssrf_rejected_url_recorded_as_failed_entry(dq_env):
+    """A URL rejected by the SSRF guard (before yt-dlp ever runs) must also
+    surface as a failed entry, not just an error status returned to the caller."""
+    notifier = AsyncMock()
+    url = "file:///etc/passwd"
+
+    dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
+    result = await dq.add(
+        url, "video", "auto", "any", "best", "", "", 0, auto_start=True,
+    )
+    assert result["status"] == "error"
+    assert dq.done.exists(url)
+    failed = dq.done.get(url)
+    assert failed.info.status == "error"
+    assert failed.info.error == result["msg"]
+    notifier.completed.assert_awaited()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_cancel_removes_from_pending(dq_env):
     notifier = AsyncMock()
diff --git a/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py b/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
index e3315a8..c52ff47 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_ytdl_utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ from ytdl import (
     _resolve_outtmpl_fields,
     _sanitize_entry_for_pickle,
     _sanitize_path_component,
+    _short_title_for_failed_url,
 )
 
 # Detect whether the real yt-dlp is loaded (as opposed to the minimal fake
@@ -747,5 +748,23 @@ class CompactPersistedEntryTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(_compact_persisted_entry({"id": "x", "title": "y"}))
 
 
+class ShortTitleForFailedUrlTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_uses_hostname_for_a_normal_url(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            _short_title_for_failed_url("https://example.com/watch?v=1"),
+            "example.com",
+        )
+
+    def test_falls_back_to_raw_value_when_there_is_no_hostname(self):
+        # file:// URIs and bare search terms/video IDs have no netloc to extract.
+        self.assertEqual(_short_title_for_failed_url("file:///etc/passwd"), "file:///etc/passwd")
+        self.assertEqual(_short_title_for_failed_url("ytsearch:some query"), "ytsearch:some query")
+
+    def test_falls_back_to_raw_value_on_unparseable_input(self):
+        # A malformed IPv6-looking host raises ValueError in urlsplit().hostname.
+        malformed = "https://[::1/watch"
+        self.assertEqual(_short_title_for_failed_url(malformed), malformed)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index a44e02b..b07bb7d 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from state_store import AtomicJsonStore, from_json_compatible, read_legacy_shelf, to_json_compatible
 from subscriptions import _entry_id
 from url_guard import validate_url
+from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
 log = logging.getLogger('ytdl')
 
@@ -477,6 +478,17 @@ _PERSISTED_DOWNLOAD_FIELDS = (
 )
 
 
+def _short_title_for_failed_url(url: str) -> str:
+    """A concise display title for a URL that failed before yt-dlp could extract a
+    real title (unsupported URL, SSRF-rejected, extraction error). The full URL
+    remains available in DownloadInfo.url and the error-detail panel."""
+    try:
+        hostname = urlsplit(url).hostname
+    except ValueError:
+        hostname = None
+    return hostname or url
+
+
 _COMPACT_ENTRY_EXTRA_KEYS = frozenset(("n_entries", "__last_playlist_index"))
 
 
@@ -1485,6 +1497,58 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             return {'status': 'ok'}
         return {'status': 'error', 'msg': f'Unsupported resource "{etype}"'}
 
+    async def __record_add_failure(
+        self,
+        url,
+        msg,
+        download_type,
+        codec,
+        format,
+        quality,
+        folder,
+        custom_name_prefix,
+        playlist_item_limit,
+        split_by_chapters,
+        chapter_template,
+        subtitle_language,
+        subtitle_mode,
+        ytdl_options_presets,
+        ytdl_options_overrides,
+        clip_start,
+        clip_end,
+    ):
+        """Surface a URL that failed before a DownloadInfo could be created (unsupported
+        URL, SSRF-rejected, extraction error) as a failed entry in the done list, so the
+        frontend shows it with the same red-cross/retry/error-detail treatment as a
+        download that failed mid-stream, instead of only a toast and a server log line."""
+        info = DownloadInfo(
+            id=url,
+            title=_short_title_for_failed_url(url),
+            url=url,
+            quality=quality,
+            download_type=download_type,
+            codec=codec,
+            format=format,
+            folder=folder,
+            custom_name_prefix=custom_name_prefix,
+            error=msg,
+            entry=None,
+            playlist_item_limit=playlist_item_limit,
+            split_by_chapters=split_by_chapters,
+            chapter_template=chapter_template,
+            subtitle_language=subtitle_language,
+            subtitle_mode=subtitle_mode,
+            ytdl_options_presets=ytdl_options_presets,
+            ytdl_options_overrides=ytdl_options_overrides,
+            clip_start=clip_start,
+            clip_end=clip_end,
+        )
+        info.status = 'error'
+        info.msg = msg
+        download = Download(None, None, None, None, quality, format, {}, info)
+        self.done.put(download)
+        await self.notifier.completed(info)
+
     async def add(
         self,
         url,
@@ -1529,6 +1593,12 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         url_error = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, validate_url, url)
         if url_error is not None:
             log.warning('Rejected URL "%s": %s', url, url_error)
+            await self.__record_add_failure(
+                url, url_error, download_type, codec, format, quality, folder,
+                custom_name_prefix, playlist_item_limit, split_by_chapters, chapter_template,
+                subtitle_language, subtitle_mode, ytdl_options_presets, ytdl_options_overrides,
+                clip_start, clip_end,
+            )
             return {'status': 'error', 'msg': url_error}
         try:
             entry = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
@@ -1536,7 +1606,14 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                 partial(self.__extract_info, url, ytdl_options_presets, ytdl_options_overrides),
             )
         except yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError as exc:
-            return {'status': 'error', 'msg': str(exc)}
+            msg = str(exc)
+            await self.__record_add_failure(
+                url, msg, download_type, codec, format, quality, folder,
+                custom_name_prefix, playlist_item_limit, split_by_chapters, chapter_template,
+                subtitle_language, subtitle_mode, ytdl_options_presets, ytdl_options_overrides,
+                clip_start, clip_end,
+            )
+            return {'status': 'error', 'msg': msg}
         return await self.__add_entry(
             entry,
             download_type,
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.html b/ui/src/app/app.html
index 5e875f3..593da32 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.html
@@ -794,11 +794,6 @@
                 @if (entry[1].status === 'error') {
                   <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0 text-start align-baseline" (click)="toggleErrorDetail(entry[0])">
                     {{entry[1].title}}
-                    @if (!isErrorExpanded(entry[0])) {
-                      <small class="text-danger ms-2">
-                        <fa-icon [icon]="faChevronRight" size="xs" class="me-1" />Click for details
-                      </small>
-                    }
                   </button>
                 } @else {
                   <span>{{entry[1].title}}</span>