diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
index ce29443..637be9a 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ function Monitors({ navigate }) {
         .catch(() => setChannels([]));
     };
     refresh();
-    const id = setInterval(refresh, 5000);
+    const id = setInterval(refresh, 3000);
     return () => clearInterval(id);
   }, []);
 
@@ -1163,6 +1163,49 @@ function MonitorTile({ feed, seed }) {
   const [levels, setLevels] = React.useState([0.65, 0.78]);
   const isLive = feed.status === 'recording';
 
+  // Persist the last known asset ID so we can show frozen HLS/thumbnail after
+  // a recording stops. Cleared only when a new recording starts on this recorder.
+  const [lastAssetId, setLastAssetId] = React.useState(feed.live_asset_id || null);
+  const [lastRecorderId, setLastRecorderId] = React.useState(feed.id);
+  const [frozenThumb, setFrozenThumb] = React.useState(null);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (feed.live_asset_id) {
+      setLastAssetId(feed.live_asset_id);
+      setLastRecorderId(feed.id);
+      setFrozenThumb(null); // reset frozen thumb — live HLS takes over
+    }
+  }, [feed.live_asset_id]);
+
+  // When recording stops, try to fetch a thumbnail for the last asset so we can
+  // show a frozen frame instead of blank noise.
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (isLive || !lastAssetId) return;
+    if (frozenThumb) return; // already fetched
+    let cancelled = false;
+    window.ZAMPP_API.fetch('/assets/' + lastAssetId + '/thumbnail')
+      .then(data => {
+        if (!cancelled && data && data.url) setFrozenThumb(data.url);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {});
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [isLive, lastAssetId]);
+
+  // Tick elapsed while recording. Seed from feed.started_at (populated by Docker
+  // inspect on the mam-api side). Falls back to 0 if not yet available.
+  const [elapsedSecs, setElapsedSecs] = React.useState(0);
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isLive) { setElapsedSecs(0); return; }
+    const tick = () => {
+      if (feed.started_at) {
+        setElapsedSecs(Math.max(0, Math.floor((Date.now() - new Date(feed.started_at).getTime()) / 1000)));
+      }
+    };
+    tick();
+    const id = setInterval(tick, 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [isLive, feed.started_at]);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!isLive) return;
     const id = setInterval(() => {
@@ -1171,6 +1214,8 @@ function MonitorTile({ feed, seed }) {
     return () => clearInterval(id);
   }, [isLive]);
 
+  const displayElapsed = _fmtElapsed(elapsedSecs * 1000);
+
   if (feed.kind === 'audio') {
     return (
       <div className="monitor-tile audio">
@@ -1189,17 +1234,43 @@ function MonitorTile({ feed, seed }) {
     );
   }
 
+  // Content priority: live HLS > frozen HLS briefly after stop > static thumbnail > noise
+  let tileContent;
+  if (isLive && feed.live_asset_id) {
+    tileContent = <HlsPreview assetId={feed.live_asset_id} recorderId={feed.id} />;
+  } else if (!isLive && lastAssetId) {
+    // After stopping: HlsPreview will naturally degrade as segments expire and
+    // show its own "connecting…" overlay. Once frozenThumb is loaded it replaces it.
+    if (frozenThumb) {
+      tileContent = (
+        <div style={{ position: 'relative', width: '100%', height: '100%', background: '#000', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+          <img src={frozenThumb} alt=""
+               style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', display: 'block', opacity: 0.65, filter: 'grayscale(0.3)' }} />
+          <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.25)' }} />
+        </div>
+      );
+    } else {
+      // HLS segments may still be hot right after stopping — keep player alive briefly
+      tileContent = <HlsPreview assetId={lastAssetId} recorderId={lastRecorderId} />;
+    }
+  } else {
+    tileContent = <FauxFrame />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="monitor-tile">
-      {isLive && feed.live_asset_id
-        ? <HlsPreview assetId={feed.live_asset_id} recorderId={feed.id} />
-        : <FauxFrame />}
+      {tileContent}
       {isLive && <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, border: '2px solid var(--live)', pointerEvents: 'none', borderRadius: 'inherit' }} />}
-      <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: 8, left: 8, display: 'flex', gap: 6 }}>
+      <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: 8, left: 8, display: 'flex', gap: 6, flexWrap: 'wrap', maxWidth: '70%' }}>
         {isLive                    && <span className="badge live">REC</span>}
         {feed.status === 'stopped' && <span className="badge neutral">IDLE</span>}
         {feed.status === 'idle'    && <span className="badge neutral">IDLE</span>}
         {feed.status === 'error'   && <span className="badge danger">ERR</span>}
+        {feed.capturePort && (
+          <span className="badge outline" style={{ fontSize: 9, padding: '1px 5px', opacity: 0.8 }}>
+            {feed.capturePort}
+          </span>
+        )}
       </div>
       {isLive && (
         <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: 8, right: 8, display: 'flex', gap: 4 }}>
@@ -1209,7 +1280,7 @@ function MonitorTile({ feed, seed }) {
       )}
       <div className="monitor-tile-label">
         <span className="name">{feed.name}</span>
-        {feed.elapsed && feed.elapsed !== '·' && <span className="time mono">{feed.elapsed}</span>}
+        {isLive && <span className="time mono">{displayElapsed}</span>}
       </div>
     </div>
   );