diff --git a/backend/app/services/gallery_dl.py b/backend/app/services/gallery_dl.py
index 67fc59b..0f19793 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/gallery_dl.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/gallery_dl.py
@@ -257,6 +257,25 @@ class GalleryDLService:
                 "part-directory": str(self._config_dir / "temp"),
                 "retries": 3,
                 "timeout": 120.0,
+                # Forward Patreon as Referer/Origin to yt-dlp when it
+                # fetches video manifests. Operator-flagged 2026-06-01
+                # (DaferQ patreon): video posts hosted on Mux carry a JWT
+                # playback restriction that checks Referer/Origin on every
+                # request — not just the token signature. gallery-dl's
+                # HEAD probe to stream.mux.com returns 200 (the token is
+                # valid), but yt-dlp's actual GET-with-Range to fetch the
+                # m3u8 manifest 403s because yt-dlp sends its own default
+                # Referer, which Mux's policy rejects. Forcing the right
+                # headers fixes the headers-only case; Mux IP-range
+                # restrictions are unfixable from here.
+                "ytdl": {
+                    "raw-options": {
+                        "http_headers": {
+                            "Referer": "https://www.patreon.com/",
+                            "Origin": "https://www.patreon.com",
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
             },
             "output": {"progress": True},
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_gallery_dl_service.py b/tests/test_gallery_dl_service.py
index ef196b5..d3607a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_gallery_dl_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_gallery_dl_service.py
@@ -315,3 +315,14 @@ def test_categorize_tier_limited_wins_over_partial(gdl):
         return_code=1, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr,
     )
     assert etype == ErrorType.TIER_LIMITED
+
+
+def test_default_config_forwards_patreon_referer_to_ytdl(gdl):
+    """Operator-flagged 2026-06-01: Mux video playback restrictions reject
+    yt-dlp's manifest fetch when Referer/Origin don't match Patreon. The
+    fix is a static `downloader.ytdl.raw-options.http_headers` block, so
+    it's enough to assert the keys land in the default config."""
+    cfg = gdl._get_default_config()
+    headers = cfg["downloader"]["ytdl"]["raw-options"]["http_headers"]
+    assert headers["Referer"] == "https://www.patreon.com/"
+    assert headers["Origin"] == "https://www.patreon.com"