diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
index 09460146..129237c7 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     createLidarrConfigQuery,
     createAdminQuarantineQuery,
     createScanStatusQuery,
+    createCoverageQuery,
     approveRequest,
     rejectRequest,
     resolveQuarantine,
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@
   const scan = $derived(scanStatusQ.data);
   const scanInFlight = $derived(scan?.in_flight === true);
 
+  // ---- Cover-art coverage gauge ----
+  const coverageStore = $derived(createCoverageQuery());
+  const coverageQ = $derived($coverageStore);
+  const coverage = $derived(coverageQ.data);
+
   let triggering = $state(false);
   let triggerResult = $state<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -197,6 +203,7 @@
       await triggerScan();
       triggerResult = 'Scan started.';
       await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.scanStatus() });
+      await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.coverage() });
     } catch (e) {
       const code = (e as { code?: string; status?: number })?.code ?? 'unknown';
       const status = (e as { status?: number })?.status;
@@ -226,6 +233,7 @@
     try {
       const { queued } = await refetchMissingCovers();
       bulkResult = `Queued ${queued} albums for cover refetch.`;
+      await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.coverage() });
     } catch (e) {
       bulkResult = `Failed: ${(e as { code?: string })?.code ?? 'unknown'}`;
     } finally {
@@ -400,14 +408,37 @@
     <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">
       Refetch cover art for albums that are missing one or where the previous attempt failed.
     </p>
-    <button
-      type="button"
-      onclick={onBulkRefetch}
-      disabled={bulkBusy}
-      class="mt-3 flex h-8 items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-action-primary px-4 text-sm text-action-fg hover:opacity-90 disabled:opacity-50"
-    >
-      {bulkBusy ? 'Queueing…' : 'Refetch missing covers'}
-    </button>
+    <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onclick={onBulkRefetch}
+        disabled={bulkBusy}
+        class="flex h-8 items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-action-primary px-4 text-sm text-action-fg hover:opacity-90 disabled:opacity-50"
+      >
+        {bulkBusy ? 'Queueing…' : 'Refetch missing covers'}
+      </button>
+
+      {#if coverage}
+        {#if coverage.total === 0}
+          <span class="text-sm text-text-muted">Library is empty.</span>
+        {:else}
+          <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm">
+            <span>{coverage.with_art.toLocaleString()} with art</span>
+            <span class="text-text-muted">·</span>
+            <span
+              class={coverage.pending_no_mbid > 0 ? 'cursor-help' : ''}
+              title={coverage.pending_no_mbid > 0
+                ? `${coverage.pending_no_mbid.toLocaleString()} of these have no MBID and won't be helped by another scan — fix tags or merge duplicate albums.`
+                : undefined}
+            >
+              {coverage.pending.toLocaleString()} pending
+            </span>
+            <span class="text-text-muted">·</span>
+            <span>{coverage.settled.toLocaleString()} settled</span>
+          </div>
+        {/if}
+      {/if}
+    </div>
     {#if bulkResult}
       <p class="mt-2 text-sm">{bulkResult}</p>
     {/if}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts
index 90f34997..ea7a2949 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/admin', async () => {
         isPending: false,
         isError: false
       }),
+    createCoverageQuery: () =>
+      readable({
+        data: undefined,
+        isPending: false,
+        isError: false
+      }),
     approveRequest: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
     rejectRequest: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
     resolveQuarantine: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),