diff --git a/services/mam-api/src/routes/assets.js b/services/mam-api/src/routes/assets.js
index eda9dfe..06af5d0 100644
--- a/services/mam-api/src/routes/assets.js
+++ b/services/mam-api/src/routes/assets.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const parseRedisUrl = (url) => {
   return { host: parsed.hostname, port: parseInt(parsed.port, 10) };
 };
 
+const proxyQueue = new Queue('proxy', {
+  connection: parseRedisUrl(process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://queue:6379'),
+});
+
 const thumbnailQueue = new Queue('thumbnail', {
   connection: parseRedisUrl(process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://queue:6379'),
 });
@@ -324,6 +328,46 @@ router.post('/:id/copy', async (req, res, next) => {
   }
 });
 
+// POST /:id/retry - Re-queue proxy generation for an asset stuck in error state
+//
+// Proxy failures leave assets at status='error' with no recovery path from the
+// UI. This endpoint re-dispatches the proxy job so the worker chain
+// (proxy → thumbnail) runs again without manual DB edits.
+router.post('/:id/retry', async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const { id } = req.params;
+    const r = await pool.query('SELECT * FROM assets WHERE id = $1', [id]);
+    if (r.rows.length === 0) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Asset not found' });
+    const asset = r.rows[0];
+
+    if (asset.status !== 'error') {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: `Asset is not in error state (current: ${asset.status})` });
+    }
+    if (!asset.original_s3_key) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Asset has no source file to reprocess' });
+    }
+
+    // Re-use the existing proxy key if one was partially written; otherwise
+    // construct the canonical key so the worker chain writes to the right place.
+    const proxyKey = asset.proxy_s3_key || `proxies/${id}.mp4`;
+
+    await proxyQueue.add('generate', {
+      assetId: id,
+      inputKey: asset.original_s3_key,
+      outputKey: proxyKey,
+    });
+
+    const updated = await pool.query(
+      `UPDATE assets SET status = 'processing', updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *`,
+      [id]
+    );
+
+    res.json(updated.rows[0]);
+  } catch (err) {
+    next(err);
+  }
+});
+
 // DELETE /:id - Soft or hard delete
 router.delete('/:id', async (req, res, next) => {
   try {