diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/jobs.html b/services/web-ui/public/jobs.html
index 6f142fd..4ee2352 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/jobs.html
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/jobs.html
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 
         <div class="spacer"></div>
 
-        <select class="form-select type-select" id="type-filter" onchange="loadJobs()">
+        <select class="form-select type-select" id="type-filter" onchange="renderJobs()">
           <option value="">All types</option>
           <option value="transcode">Transcode</option>
           <option value="proxy">Proxy</option>
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
 
         <div class="refresh-indicator">
           <div class="refresh-dot" id="refresh-dot"></div>
-          <span id="refresh-label">Live</span>
+          <span id="refresh-label">Connecting…</span>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 const API = '/api/v1';
 
-let allJobs     = [];
+let allJobs       = [];
 let currentFilter = 'all';
-let refreshTimer  = null;
+let sseSource     = null;
 let activeCount   = 0;
 
 /* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -547,33 +547,46 @@ async function api(path, opts = {}) {
 }
 
 /* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-   Load jobs
+   SSE live feed
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-async function loadJobs() {
-  const type = document.getElementById('type-filter').value;
-  try {
-    let url = '/jobs';
-    const params = [];
-    if (type) params.push(`type=${encodeURIComponent(type)}`);
-    if (params.length) url += '?' + params.join('&');
+function startSSE() {
+  const dot   = document.getElementById('refresh-dot');
+  const label = document.getElementById('refresh-label');
 
-    const data = await api(url);
-    allJobs = Array.isArray(data) ? data : (data.jobs || []);
+  if (sseSource) { sseSource.close(); sseSource = null; }
 
-    updateStats();
-    updateCounts();
-    renderJobs();
-    scheduleRefresh();
-  } catch (e) {
-    showError('Failed to load jobs: ' + e.message);
-  }
+  sseSource = new EventSource('/api/v1/jobs/events');
+
+  sseSource.addEventListener('open', () => {
+    dot.classList.add('live');
+    label.textContent = 'Live';
+  });
+
+  sseSource.addEventListener('message', (ev) => {
+    try {
+      const payload = JSON.parse(ev.data);
+      if (payload.type !== 'jobs') return;
+      allJobs = payload.jobs;
+      updateStats();
+      updateCounts();
+      renderJobs();
+    } catch (_) {}
+  });
+
+  sseSource.addEventListener('error', () => {
+    dot.classList.remove('live');
+    label.textContent = 'Reconnecting…';
+  });
 }
 
+/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   Stats + counts
+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 function updateStats() {
-  const total    = allJobs.length;
-  const active   = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting').length;
-  const done     = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'completed').length;
-  const failed   = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'failed').length;
+  const total  = allJobs.length;
+  const active = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting').length;
+  const done   = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'completed').length;
+  const failed = allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'failed').length;
 
   activeCount = active;
 
@@ -584,11 +597,13 @@ function updateStats() {
 }
 
 function updateCounts() {
+  const typeFilter = document.getElementById('type-filter').value;
+  const base       = typeFilter ? allJobs.filter(j => j.type === typeFilter) : allJobs;
   const counts = {
-    all:       allJobs.length,
-    active:    allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting').length,
-    completed: allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'completed').length,
-    failed:    allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'failed').length
+    all:       base.length,
+    active:    base.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting').length,
+    completed: base.filter(j => j.status === 'completed').length,
+    failed:    base.filter(j => j.status === 'failed').length
   };
   for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(counts)) {
     const el = document.getElementById('cnt-' + k);
@@ -600,11 +615,12 @@ function updateCounts() {
    Render
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 function getFilteredJobs() {
-  if (currentFilter === 'all')       return allJobs;
-  if (currentFilter === 'active')    return allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting');
-  if (currentFilter === 'completed') return allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'completed');
-  if (currentFilter === 'failed')    return allJobs.filter(j => j.status === 'failed');
-  return allJobs;
+  const typeFilter = document.getElementById('type-filter').value;
+  let jobs = typeFilter ? allJobs.filter(j => j.type === typeFilter) : allJobs;
+  if (currentFilter === 'active')    return jobs.filter(j => j.status === 'active' || j.status === 'waiting');
+  if (currentFilter === 'completed') return jobs.filter(j => j.status === 'completed');
+  if (currentFilter === 'failed')    return jobs.filter(j => j.status === 'failed');
+  return jobs;
 }
 
 function renderJobs() {
@@ -706,7 +722,7 @@ async function killJob(jobId, ev) {
   if (!confirm('Remove this job from the queue? If a worker is still processing it, the run is abandoned.')) return;
   try {
     const r = await fetch('/api/v1/jobs/' + encodeURIComponent(jobId), { method: 'DELETE', credentials: 'include' });
-    if (r.ok) { toast('Job removed', 'success'); loadJobs(); }
+    if (r.ok) { toast('Job removed', 'success'); }
     else { const d = await r.json().catch(()=>({})); toast('Remove failed: ' + (d.error || r.statusText), 'error'); }
   } catch (err) {
     toast('Remove failed: ' + err.message, 'error');
@@ -718,7 +734,6 @@ async function retryJob(assetId, ev) {
   try {
     await api('/assets/' + encodeURIComponent(assetId) + '/retry', { method: 'POST' });
     toast('Job re-queued — processing will restart shortly.');
-    loadJobs();
   } catch (e) {
     showError('Retry failed: ' + e.message);
   }
@@ -745,24 +760,6 @@ function setFilter(filter, btn) {
   renderJobs();
 }
 
-/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-   Auto-refresh
-──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-function scheduleRefresh() {
-  clearTimeout(refreshTimer);
-  const dot   = document.getElementById('refresh-dot');
-  const label = document.getElementById('refresh-label');
-
-  if (activeCount > 0) {
-    dot.classList.add('live');
-    label.textContent = 'Live';
-    refreshTimer = setTimeout(loadJobs, 5000);
-  } else {
-    dot.classList.remove('live');
-    label.textContent = 'Idle';
-  }
-}
-
 /* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    Detail panel
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -841,8 +838,6 @@ function closeDetail() {
   document.getElementById('detail-overlay').classList.remove('open');
 }
 
-/* ── formatFileSize + formatDuration from common utils ── */
-
 /* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    Clear completed
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -853,7 +848,6 @@ async function clearCompleted() {
   try {
     await Promise.all(completed.map(j => api(`/jobs/${j.id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }).catch(() => {})));
     toast(`Cleared ${completed.length} completed job${completed.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}.`);
-    loadJobs();
   } catch (e) {
     showError('Failed to clear jobs: ' + e.message);
   }
@@ -900,7 +894,7 @@ function showError(msg) { toast(msg, 'error'); }
 /* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    Init
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-loadJobs();
+startSSE();
 </script>
 <script src="js/topbar-strip.js?v=1"></script>
 <script src="js/auth-guard.js"></script>