diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index d995feb..12e473b 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -917,9 +917,6 @@ async def subscribe(request):
         raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='check_interval_minutes must be an integer') from exc
     if cic < 1:
         raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='check_interval_minutes must be at least 1')
-    if o.get('clip_start') is not None or o.get('clip_end') is not None:
-        raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='clip options are not supported for subscriptions')
-
     try:
         skip_subscriber_only = coerce_optional_bool(
             post.get('skip_subscriber_only'),
@@ -929,6 +926,19 @@ async def subscribe(request):
     except ValueError as exc:
         raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason=str(exc)) from exc
 
+    # A t= timestamp in the URL means "start playing here" and parse_download_options
+    # turns it into a clip start, which is right for a one-off download of that video.
+    # A subscription URL is a channel or playlist, so a timestamp left on it says
+    # nothing about the videos it will yield — honour clip fields only when the
+    # caller supplied them explicitly, rather than silently clipping every future
+    # download. The t= param is still stripped from the stored URL.
+    clip_given = (
+        _clip_field_provided_in_post(post.get('clip_start'))
+        or _clip_field_provided_in_post(post.get('clip_end'))
+    )
+    sub_clip_start = o['clip_start'] if clip_given else None
+    sub_clip_end = o['clip_end'] if clip_given else None
+
     result = await submgr.add_subscription(
         o['url'],
         check_interval_minutes=cic,
@@ -948,6 +958,8 @@ async def subscribe(request):
         ytdl_options_overrides=o['ytdl_options_overrides'],
         title_regex=post.get('title_regex'),
         skip_subscriber_only=skip_subscriber_only,
+        clip_start=sub_clip_start,
+        clip_end=sub_clip_end,
     )
     return web.Response(text=serializer.encode(result))
 
diff --git a/app/subscriptions.py b/app/subscriptions.py
index 45cc293..1cf7764 100644
--- a/app/subscriptions.py
+++ b/app/subscriptions.py
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ class SubscriptionInfo:
     ytdl_options_overrides: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     title_regex: str = ""
     skip_subscriber_only: bool = False
+    # A fixed range applied to every video the subscription downloads. Only
+    # sensible for channels with a consistent format (a standing intro, a fixed
+    # sponsor read); left unset, videos download whole. Old stored records
+    # predate these fields and take the defaults — _from_stored filters by
+    # field name, so nothing needs migrating.
+    clip_start: Optional[float] = None
+    clip_end: Optional[float] = None
     last_checked: Optional[float] = None
     seen_ids: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     error: Optional[str] = None
@@ -211,6 +218,8 @@ class SubscriptionInfo:
             "folder": self.folder,
             "title_regex": self.title_regex,
             "skip_subscriber_only": self.skip_subscriber_only,
+            "clip_start": self.clip_start,
+            "clip_end": self.clip_end,
             "last_checked": self.last_checked,
             "seen_count": len(self.seen_ids),
             "error": self.error,
@@ -240,6 +249,8 @@ def _subscription_to_record(sub: SubscriptionInfo) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "ytdl_options_overrides": sub.ytdl_options_overrides,
         "title_regex": sub.title_regex,
         "skip_subscriber_only": sub.skip_subscriber_only,
+        "clip_start": sub.clip_start,
+        "clip_end": sub.clip_end,
         "last_checked": sub.last_checked,
         "seen_ids": list(sub.seen_ids),
         "error": sub.error,
@@ -474,6 +485,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
         subtitle_mode: str,
         ytdl_options_presets: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         ytdl_options_overrides: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        clip_start: Optional[float] = None,
+        clip_end: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
         queued_ids: list[str] = []
         queue_errors: list[str] = []
@@ -504,6 +517,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
                 subtitle_mode,
                 presets,
                 ytdl_options_overrides,
+                clip_start,
+                clip_end,
             )
             if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("status") == "error":
                 msg = str(result.get("msg") or f"Queueing failed for {vurl}")
@@ -593,6 +608,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
         ytdl_options_overrides: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
         title_regex: Any = None,
         skip_subscriber_only: Any = None,
+        clip_start: Optional[float] = None,
+        clip_end: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> dict:
         url = self._normalize_url(url)
         if not url:
@@ -679,6 +696,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
                 ytdl_options_overrides=dict(ytdl_options_overrides or {}),
                 title_regex=title_regex_stored,
                 skip_subscriber_only=skip_so,
+                clip_start=clip_start,
+                clip_end=clip_end,
                 last_checked=time.time(),
                 seen_ids=list(dict.fromkeys(all_ids)),
                 error=None,
@@ -930,6 +949,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
             dl_ytdl_overrides = dict(cur.ytdl_options_overrides)
             dl_title_regex = cur.title_regex or ""
             dl_skip_subscriber_only = bool(cur.skip_subscriber_only)
+            dl_clip_start = cur.clip_start
+            dl_clip_end = cur.clip_end
 
         new_entries: list[dict] = []
         for ent in entries:
@@ -994,6 +1015,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
             subtitle_mode=dl_submode,
             ytdl_options_presets=dl_ytdl_presets,
             ytdl_options_overrides=dl_ytdl_overrides,
+            clip_start=dl_clip_start,
+            clip_end=dl_clip_end,
         )
         log.info(
             "Subscription check finished for %s: %d new, %d filtered, %d subscriber_skipped, %d queued, %d failed",
diff --git a/app/tests/test_api.py b/app/tests/test_api.py
index 9779769..ceb4124 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_api.py
@@ -349,17 +349,70 @@ async def test_add_passes_clip_bounds_to_queue(mock_dqueue):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_subscribe_rejects_clip_options(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock())
+async def test_subscribe_passes_clip_bounds(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    """Issue #1049: a subscription's options apply to every future download, and
+    clip bounds were the one option carved out of that."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
     req = _json_request(
         {
-            **_valid_video_add_body(clip_start="10"),
+            **_valid_video_add_body(clip_start="2:26", clip_end="3:24"),
             "check_interval_minutes": 60,
         }
     )
+    resp = await main.subscribe(req)
+    assert resp.status == 200
+    kwargs = main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs
+    assert kwargs["clip_start"] == pytest.approx(146.0)
+    assert kwargs["clip_end"] == pytest.approx(204.0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_without_clip_fields_stores_none(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    req = _json_request({**_valid_video_add_body(), "check_interval_minutes": 60})
+    await main.subscribe(req)
+    kwargs = main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs
+    assert kwargs["clip_start"] is None
+    assert kwargs["clip_end"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_ignores_t_param_in_url(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    """A t= timestamp means "start here" for a one-off download of that video.
+    On a channel or playlist URL it says nothing about the videos it yields, so
+    it must not silently clip every future download."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    body = _valid_video_add_body()
+    # t= is only honoured on YouTube hosts, so this must be one to exercise it.
+    body["url"] = "https://www.youtube.com/@somechannel?t=90"
+    req = _json_request({**body, "check_interval_minutes": 60})
+    await main.subscribe(req)
+    kwargs = main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs
+    assert kwargs["clip_start"] is None
+    assert kwargs["clip_end"] is None
+    # The timestamp is still stripped from the URL that gets stored.
+    assert "t=90" not in main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.args[0]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_explicit_clip_wins_over_t_param(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    body = _valid_video_add_body(clip_start="30")
+    body["url"] = "https://www.youtube.com/@somechannel?t=90"
+    req = _json_request({**body, "check_interval_minutes": 60})
+    await main.subscribe(req)
+    kwargs = main.submgr.add_subscription.await_args.kwargs
+    assert kwargs["clip_start"] == pytest.approx(30.0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_subscribe_still_rejects_clips_for_non_media(mock_dqueue, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.submgr, "add_subscription", AsyncMock(return_value={"status": "ok"}))
+    body = _valid_video_add_body(clip_start="10")
+    body["download_type"] = "thumbnail"
+    req = _json_request({**body, "check_interval_minutes": 60})
     with pytest.raises(web.HTTPBadRequest):
         await main.subscribe(req)
-    main.submgr.add_subscription.assert_not_awaited()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py b/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
index d5d5ac5..1934d36 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_subscriptions.py
@@ -409,6 +409,76 @@ class SubscriptionPersistenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(sub.seen_ids[:2], ["v2", "v1"])
             self.assertEqual([entry["webpage_url"] for entry, _, _ in queue.entries], ["https://example.com/v2"])
 
+    async def test_check_now_applies_subscription_clip_bounds(self):
+        """Issue #1049: clip bounds were the one download option a subscription
+        could not carry, so they must reach every entry it queues."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            queue = _Queue()
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(_Config(tmp), queue, _Notifier())
+
+            with patch(
+                "subscriptions.extract_flat_playlist",
+                side_effect=[
+                    (
+                        {"_type": "channel", "title": "Channel"},
+                        [{"id": "v1", "title": "One", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v1"}],
+                    ),
+                    (
+                        {"_type": "channel", "title": "Channel"},
+                        [
+                            {"id": "v2", "title": "Two", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v2"},
+                            {"id": "v1", "title": "One", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v1"},
+                        ],
+                    ),
+                ],
+            ):
+                result = await mgr.add_subscription(
+                    "https://example.com/channel",
+                    check_interval_minutes=60,
+                    download_type="video",
+                    codec="auto",
+                    format="any",
+                    quality="best",
+                    folder="",
+                    custom_name_prefix="",
+                    auto_start=True,
+                    playlist_item_limit=0,
+                    split_by_chapters=False,
+                    chapter_template="",
+                    subtitle_language="en",
+                    subtitle_mode="prefer_manual",
+                    clip_start=30.0,
+                    clip_end=90.0,
+                )
+                sub_id = result["subscription"]["id"]
+                self.assertEqual(mgr.get(sub_id).clip_start, 30.0)
+                self.assertEqual(mgr.get(sub_id).clip_end, 90.0)
+                await mgr.check_now([sub_id])
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(queue.entries), 1)
+            _entry, args, _kwargs = queue.entries[0]
+            # add_entry(entry, download_type, ..., ytdl_options_overrides, clip_start, clip_end)
+            self.assertEqual(args[-2], 30.0)
+            self.assertEqual(args[-1], 90.0)
+
+    async def test_clip_bounds_survive_reload_and_default_to_none(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            cfg = _Config(tmp)
+            queue = _Queue()
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(cfg, queue, _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+            # Records written before these fields existed simply take the defaults.
+            self.assertIsNone(mgr.get(sub_id).clip_start)
+            self.assertIsNone(mgr.get(sub_id).clip_end)
+
+            mgr.get(sub_id).clip_start = 12.5
+            async with mgr._lock:
+                mgr._save_locked()
+
+            reloaded = SubscriptionManager(cfg, _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            self.assertEqual(reloaded.get(sub_id).clip_start, 12.5)
+            self.assertIsNone(reloaded.get(sub_id).clip_end)
+
     async def test_check_now_queues_subscriber_only_when_skip_disabled(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
             queue = _Queue()
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.spec.ts b/ui/src/app/app.spec.ts
index 6bd6ed7..fb529e8 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.spec.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ describe('App', () => {
     expect(payload.skipSubscriberOnly).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('omits clip fields from subscribe payload', () => {
+  it('passes clip fields through to the subscribe payload', () => {
+    // #1049: a subscription's options apply to all its future downloads, and
+    // clip bounds used to be stripped out on the way.
     const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
     const app = fixture.componentInstance;
     const subs = TestBed.inject(SubscriptionsService) as unknown as SubscriptionsServiceStub;
@@ -264,8 +266,8 @@ describe('App', () => {
     app.addSubscription();
     expect(subs.subscribeCalls.length).toBe(1);
     const payload = subs.subscribeCalls[0] as Record<string, unknown>;
-    expect('clipStart' in payload).toBe(false);
-    expect('clipEnd' in payload).toBe(false);
+    expect(payload['clipStart']).toBe('1:00');
+    expect(payload['clipEnd']).toBe('2:00');
   });
 
   it('buildAddPayload includes clip times', () => {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.ts b/ui/src/app/app.ts
index 99b112b..d88cc9d 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.ts
@@ -601,14 +601,10 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (!this.validateYtdlOptionsOverrides(payload.ytdlOptionsOverrides)) {
       return;
     }
-    // Subscriptions do not support clip ranges (backend rejects clip fields).
-    const { clipStart: _clipStart, clipEnd: _clipEnd, ...subscribeBase } = payload;
-    void _clipStart;
-    void _clipEnd;
     this.subscribeInProgress = true;
     this.subscriptionsSvc
       .subscribe({
-        ...subscribeBase,
+        ...payload,
         checkIntervalMinutes: this.checkIntervalMinutes,
         titleRegex: tr,
         skipSubscriberOnly: this.skipSubscriberOnly,
diff --git a/ui/src/app/interfaces/subscription.ts b/ui/src/app/interfaces/subscription.ts
index 99b012e..007ea78 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/interfaces/subscription.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/interfaces/subscription.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export interface SubscriptionRow {
   folder: string;
   title_regex?: string;
   skip_subscriber_only?: boolean;
+  clip_start?: number | null;
+  clip_end?: number | null;
   last_checked: number | null;
   seen_count: number;
   error: string | null;
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
index a50be8e..3199db8 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/subscriptions.service.ts
@@ -81,28 +81,34 @@ export class SubscriptionsService {
   }
 
   subscribe(payload: SubscribePayload) {
-    return this.http
-      .post<Status>('subscribe', {
-        url: payload.url,
-        download_type: payload.downloadType,
-        codec: payload.codec,
-        quality: payload.quality,
-        format: payload.format,
-        folder: payload.folder,
-        custom_name_prefix: payload.customNamePrefix,
-        playlist_item_limit: payload.playlistItemLimit,
-        auto_start: payload.autoStart,
-        split_by_chapters: payload.splitByChapters,
-        chapter_template: payload.chapterTemplate,
-        subtitle_language: payload.subtitleLanguage,
-        subtitle_mode: payload.subtitleMode,
-        ytdl_options_presets: payload.ytdlOptionsPresets,
-        ytdl_options_overrides: payload.ytdlOptionsOverrides,
-        check_interval_minutes: payload.checkIntervalMinutes,
-        title_regex: payload.titleRegex,
-        skip_subscriber_only: payload.skipSubscriberOnly,
-      })
-      .pipe(catchError((err) => this.handleHTTPError(err)));
+    const body: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      url: payload.url,
+      download_type: payload.downloadType,
+      codec: payload.codec,
+      quality: payload.quality,
+      format: payload.format,
+      folder: payload.folder,
+      custom_name_prefix: payload.customNamePrefix,
+      playlist_item_limit: payload.playlistItemLimit,
+      auto_start: payload.autoStart,
+      split_by_chapters: payload.splitByChapters,
+      chapter_template: payload.chapterTemplate,
+      subtitle_language: payload.subtitleLanguage,
+      subtitle_mode: payload.subtitleMode,
+      ytdl_options_presets: payload.ytdlOptionsPresets,
+      ytdl_options_overrides: payload.ytdlOptionsOverrides,
+      check_interval_minutes: payload.checkIntervalMinutes,
+      title_regex: payload.titleRegex,
+      skip_subscriber_only: payload.skipSubscriberOnly,
+    };
+    // Send the clip fields only when actually filled in. The backend treats an
+    // absent field as "not requested", which is what stops a t= timestamp on the
+    // subscribed URL from clipping every future download.
+    const cs = payload.clipStart?.trim();
+    const ce = payload.clipEnd?.trim();
+    if (cs) body['clip_start'] = cs;
+    if (ce) body['clip_end'] = ce;
+    return this.http.post<Status>('subscribe', body).pipe(catchError((err) => this.handleHTTPError(err)));
   }
 
   delete(ids: string[]) {