diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadStatChips.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadStatChips.vue
index ce5c975..e2e3ab1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadStatChips.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadStatChips.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
     <v-chip
       v-for="s in STAT_DEFS" :key="s.key"
       :color="s.color"
-      variant="tonal"
+      :variant="activeStatus === s.key ? 'elevated' : 'tonal'"
       :prepend-icon="s.icon"
       size="default"
+      :class="{ 'fc-dl-stats__active': activeStatus === s.key }"
+      @click="$emit('select', activeStatus === s.key ? null : s.key)"
     >
       {{ s.label }}
       <strong class="ms-1">{{ stats[s.key] ?? 0 }}</strong>
@@ -16,7 +18,11 @@
 <script setup>
 defineProps({
   stats: { type: Object, required: true },
+  // The currently-active status filter key (pending|running|ok|error|
+  // skipped) or null. Highlights the matching chip.
+  activeStatus: { type: String, default: null },
 })
+defineEmits(['select'])
 
 // status keys come straight from the backend ENUM
 // (pending|running|ok|error|skipped); display order + icons are UI-only.
@@ -33,4 +39,9 @@ const STAT_DEFS = [
 .fc-dl-stats {
   display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
+.fc-dl-stats .v-chip { cursor: pointer; }
+.fc-dl-stats__active {
+  outline: 2px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface) / 0.5);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsFilterPopover.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsFilterPopover.vue
index 57b8253..4ba8e24 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsFilterPopover.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsFilterPopover.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
           </v-chip>
         </v-btn>
       </template>
-      <v-card min-width="320" class="pa-3">
+      <v-card min-width="340" class="pa-3">
         <v-select
           v-model="local.status"
           :items="STATUS_OPTIONS"
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@
           density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details clearable
           class="mb-2"
         />
-        <v-text-field
-          v-model.number="local.source_id"
-          label="Source ID"
+        <v-autocomplete
+          v-model="local.artist_id"
+          :items="artistItems"
+          :loading="artistLoading"
+          label="Artist"
+          item-title="name" item-value="id"
           density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details clearable
-          type="number" min="1"
+          no-filter
           class="mb-2"
+          @update:search="onArtistSearch"
+          @update:model-value="onArtistPick"
         />
         <v-text-field
           v-model="local.from_date"
@@ -62,11 +67,15 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed, reactive, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
+import { useSourcesStore } from '../../stores/sources.js'
+
 const props = defineProps({
   modelValue: { type: Object, required: true },
 })
 const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue'])
 
+const sourcesStore = useSourcesStore()
+
 const STATUS_OPTIONS = [
   { title: 'Queued',    value: 'pending' },
   { title: 'Running',   value: 'running' },
@@ -78,18 +87,43 @@ const STATUS_LABEL = Object.fromEntries(STATUS_OPTIONS.map((o) => [o.value, o.ti
 
 const open = ref(false)
 const local = reactive({
-  status:    props.modelValue.status ?? null,
-  source_id: props.modelValue.source_id ?? null,
-  from_date: props.modelValue.from_date ?? null,
-  to_date:   props.modelValue.to_date ?? null,
+  status:      props.modelValue.status ?? null,
+  artist_id:   props.modelValue.artist_id ?? null,
+  artist_name: props.modelValue.artist_name ?? null,
+  from_date:   props.modelValue.from_date ?? null,
+  to_date:     props.modelValue.to_date ?? null,
 })
 
 watch(() => props.modelValue, (v) => Object.assign(local, v), { deep: true })
 
+// Artist autocomplete for the filter (replaces the old numeric Source-ID
+// field — operator-flagged 2026-05-28). Keeps the currently-selected
+// artist in the items list so the chip label resolves even before a
+// search runs.
+const artistItems = ref([])
+const artistLoading = ref(false)
+let artistDebounce = null
+function onArtistSearch(q) {
+  if (artistDebounce) clearTimeout(artistDebounce)
+  if (!q || !q.trim()) { return }
+  artistDebounce = setTimeout(async () => {
+    artistLoading.value = true
+    try {
+      artistItems.value = await sourcesStore.autocompleteArtist(q.trim(), 20)
+    } finally {
+      artistLoading.value = false
+    }
+  }, 250)
+}
+function onArtistPick(id) {
+  const hit = artistItems.value.find((a) => a.id === id)
+  local.artist_name = hit ? hit.name : null
+}
+
 const activePills = computed(() => {
   const out = []
   if (local.status)    out.push({ key: 'status',    label: `Status: ${STATUS_LABEL[local.status] || local.status}` })
-  if (local.source_id) out.push({ key: 'source_id', label: `Source #${local.source_id}` })
+  if (local.artist_id) out.push({ key: 'artist_id', label: `Artist: ${local.artist_name || `#${local.artist_id}`}` })
   if (local.from_date) out.push({ key: 'from_date', label: `From ${local.from_date}` })
   if (local.to_date)   out.push({ key: 'to_date',   label: `To ${local.to_date}` })
   return out
@@ -102,13 +136,19 @@ function apply() {
 }
 function reset() {
   local.status = null
-  local.source_id = null
+  local.artist_id = null
+  local.artist_name = null
   local.from_date = null
   local.to_date = null
   emit('update:modelValue', { ...local })
 }
 function clearOne(key) {
-  local[key] = null
+  if (key === 'artist_id') {
+    local.artist_id = null
+    local.artist_name = null
+  } else {
+    local[key] = null
+  }
   emit('update:modelValue', { ...local })
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
index 750f9f6..98dce0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <div class="fc-dl__top">
-      <DownloadStatChips :stats="store.stats" />
-      <span v-if="liveActive" class="fc-dl__live" title="Auto-refreshing while downloads are active">
-        <span class="fc-dl__live-dot" />
-        live
-      </span>
-      <v-spacer />
-      <v-btn variant="text" icon @click="refresh">
-        <v-icon>mdi-refresh</v-icon>
-        <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Refresh</v-tooltip>
-      </v-btn>
-      <MaintenanceMenu @refresh="refresh" />
-    </div>
+    <div class="fc-dl__sticky">
+      <div class="fc-dl__top">
+        <DownloadStatChips
+          :stats="store.stats"
+          :active-status="filterModel.status"
+          @select="onStatusChipSelect"
+        />
+        <span v-if="liveActive" class="fc-dl__live" title="Auto-refreshing while downloads are active">
+          <span class="fc-dl__live-dot" />
+          live
+        </span>
+        <v-spacer />
+        <v-btn variant="text" icon @click="refresh">
+          <v-icon>mdi-refresh</v-icon>
+          <v-tooltip activator="parent" location="top">Refresh</v-tooltip>
+        </v-btn>
+        <MaintenanceMenu @refresh="refresh" />
+      </div>
 
-    <DownloadsFilterPopover v-model="filterModel" class="fc-dl__filter" />
+      <div class="fc-dl__controls">
+        <v-text-field
+          v-model="search"
+          density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details clearable
+          prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify"
+          placeholder="Search artist / platform / error"
+          style="max-width: 340px"
+        />
+        <DownloadsFilterPopover v-model="filterModel" />
+        <v-switch
+          v-model="showNoChange"
+          label="Show no-change scans"
+          density="compact" hide-details color="accent"
+          class="fc-dl__nochange"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
 
     <v-alert v-if="store.error" type="error" variant="tonal" closable class="my-4">
       {{ String(store.error) }}
@@ -92,6 +113,17 @@ const route = useRoute()
 const store = useDownloadsStore()
 const filterModel = ref({ ...store.filter })
 
+// Free-text search (client-side over the loaded events) + a toggle to
+// hide "no-change" scheduled scans (status=ok/skipped with 0 files) so
+// real downloads + failures stand out. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28.
+const search = ref('')
+const showNoChange = ref(false)
+
+// Clicking a stat chip toggles a status filter (re-click clears it).
+function onStatusChipSelect(statusKey) {
+  filterModel.value = { ...filterModel.value, status: statusKey }
+}
+
 // Each group's collapsed state persists across refreshes for the
 // lifetime of the SubscriptionsView (operator-friendly default: all
 // expanded; collapse what you don't care about right now).
@@ -158,6 +190,21 @@ const filteredEvents = computed(() => {
     const toTs = new Date(to).getTime() + 24 * 3600 * 1000 - 1
     arr = arr.filter((e) => new Date(e.started_at).getTime() <= toTs)
   }
+  // Hide no-change scheduled scans (succeeded/skipped, downloaded
+  // nothing) unless the operator opts to show them.
+  if (!showNoChange.value) {
+    arr = arr.filter(
+      (e) => !((e.status === 'ok' || e.status === 'skipped') && !(e.files_count > 0)),
+    )
+  }
+  const q = search.value?.trim().toLowerCase()
+  if (q) {
+    arr = arr.filter((e) =>
+      (e.artist_name || '').toLowerCase().includes(q)
+      || (e.platform || '').toLowerCase().includes(q)
+      || (e.error || '').toLowerCase().includes(q),
+    )
+  }
   return arr
 })
 
@@ -207,6 +254,7 @@ watch(filterModel, async (m) => {
   await store.applyFilter({
     status: m.status,
     source_id: m.source_id || null,
+    artist_id: m.artist_id || null,
     from_date: m.from_date,
     to_date: m.to_date,
   })
@@ -219,12 +267,27 @@ async function openDetail(id) {
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+/* Sticky control header: stat chips + search + filter + toggle stay
+   pinned below the top nav while the event feed scrolls. Opaque
+   background so rows don't bleed through. */
+.fc-dl__sticky {
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 48px;
+  z-index: 3;
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-background));
+  padding: 8px 0 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant) / 0.12);
+}
 .fc-dl__top {
   display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
-.fc-dl__filter { margin-bottom: 12px; }
+.fc-dl__controls {
+  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.fc-dl__nochange { flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .fc-dl__live {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px;
   font-size: 0.72rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SubscriptionsTab.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SubscriptionsTab.vue
index 96ac883..5d3b04e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SubscriptionsTab.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/SubscriptionsTab.vue
@@ -7,10 +7,22 @@
       <v-btn variant="outlined" prepend-icon="mdi-account-plus" @click="showArtistDialog = true">
         New artist
       </v-btn>
+      <v-chip
+        :color="needsAttention ? 'error' : undefined"
+        :variant="needsAttention ? 'flat' : 'outlined'"
+        prepend-icon="mdi-alert-circle-outline"
+        @click="needsAttention = !needsAttention"
+      >
+        Needs attention
+        <v-chip v-if="attentionCount" size="x-small" class="ms-2" variant="tonal">
+          {{ attentionCount }}
+        </v-chip>
+      </v-chip>
       <v-spacer />
       <v-select
         v-model="statusFilter"
         :items="STATUS_OPTIONS"
+        :disabled="needsAttention"
         density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details
         style="max-width: 180px"
       />
@@ -218,6 +230,7 @@ const importStore = useImportStore()
 
 const search = ref('')
 const statusFilter = ref('all')
+const needsAttention = ref(false)
 const expanded = ref([])
 const selected = ref([])
 const showSourceDialog = ref(false)
@@ -277,12 +290,23 @@ const groups = computed(() => {
   })
 })
 
+// A group "needs attention" if any of its sources has accumulated
+// failures OR has never been checked — the ones worth acting on.
+function groupNeedsAttention(g) {
+  return groupMatchesStatus(g, 'errors') || groupMatchesStatus(g, 'stale')
+}
+const attentionCount = computed(
+  () => groups.value.filter(groupNeedsAttention).length,
+)
+
 const filteredGroups = computed(() => {
   let arr = groups.value
   if (artistFilter.value != null) {
     arr = arr.filter((g) => g.artist.id === artistFilter.value)
   }
-  if (statusFilter.value !== 'all') {
+  if (needsAttention.value) {
+    arr = arr.filter(groupNeedsAttention)
+  } else if (statusFilter.value !== 'all') {
     arr = arr.filter((g) => groupMatchesStatus(g, statusFilter.value))
   }
   const q = search.value?.trim().toLowerCase()
@@ -478,9 +502,17 @@ async function bulkDelete() {
 <style scoped>
 .fc-subs__bar {
   display: flex; gap: 0.75rem; align-items: center;
-  padding-bottom: 1rem;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
+  /* Sticky below the top nav so the filter/search controls stay
+     reachable while scrolling a long subscription list. Opaque bg so
+     table rows don't bleed through. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28. */
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 48px;
+  z-index: 3;
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-background));
+  padding: 8px 0 1rem;
 }
+.fc-subs__bar .v-chip { cursor: pointer; }
 .fc-subs__loading, .fc-subs__empty {
   display: flex; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem;
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
index 67df3ab..7b1105c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SubscriptionsView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-6">
+  <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-6 fc-subs-shell">
     <v-tabs
       v-model="tab"
       align-tabs="start"
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ watch(() => route.query.tab, (q) => {
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+/* Cap the dashboards at a centered 1600px so rows aren't a mile wide on
+   wide/ultrawide monitors (operator-flagged 2026-05-28). */
+.fc-subs-shell {
+  max-width: 1600px;
+  margin-inline: auto;
+}
 .fc-subs-tabs {
   border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant) / 0.18);
 }