diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
index d9135406..2ac0ad6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DownloadCenter.tsx
@@ -266,59 +266,75 @@ export default function DownloadCenter() {
           <>
             <UsageBar />
             <div className="space-y-2">
-              {library.map((job) => (
-                <DownloadRow key={job.id} job={job}>
-                  <IconBtn onClick={() => setPlayJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.play")}>
-                    <PlayCircle className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                  {saveBtn(job)}
-                  {job.can_download && (job.asset?.duration_s ?? 0) > 0 && (
-                    <IconBtn onClick={() => setEditJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.edit")}>
-                      <Scissors className="w-4 h-4" />
+              {library.map((job) => {
+                // E7·S5b — gate row actions on the stored media_kind. A generic uploaded file
+                // (media_kind='file') is download+share only: no player and no timeline to trim
+                // (Play/Edit are media-only), and no metadata/channel edit. Re-download needs a
+                // re-fetchable source, which an edit clip and an upload both lack (backend rejects
+                // both), so it's a true-download-only action.
+                const isFile = job.asset?.media_kind === "file";
+                const isMedia = !isFile;
+                const canRedownload = job.job_kind !== "edit" && job.job_kind !== "upload";
+                return (
+                  <DownloadRow key={job.id} job={job}>
+                    {isMedia && (
+                      <IconBtn onClick={() => setPlayJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.play")}>
+                        <PlayCircle className="w-4 h-4" />
+                      </IconBtn>
+                    )}
+                    {saveBtn(job)}
+                    {isMedia && job.can_download && (job.asset?.duration_s ?? 0) > 0 && (
+                      <IconBtn onClick={() => setEditJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.edit")}>
+                        <Scissors className="w-4 h-4" />
+                      </IconBtn>
+                    )}
+                    {isMedia && (
+                      <IconBtn
+                        onClick={() => setMetaJob(job)}
+                        title={t("downloads.actions.editDetails")}
+                      >
+                        <Pencil className="w-4 h-4" />
+                      </IconBtn>
+                    )}
+                    <IconBtn onClick={() => quickShare(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.share")}>
+                      <Share2 className="w-4 h-4" />
                     </IconBtn>
-                  )}
-                  <IconBtn
-                    onClick={() => setMetaJob(job)}
-                    title={t("downloads.actions.editDetails")}
-                  >
-                    <Pencil className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                  <IconBtn onClick={() => quickShare(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.share")}>
-                    <Share2 className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                  <IconBtn
-                    onClick={() => setShareJob(job)}
-                    title={t("downloads.actions.shareManage")}
-                  >
-                    <Link2 className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                  <IconBtn
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      confirmThen(
-                        t("downloads.confirm.redownloadTitle"),
-                        t("downloads.confirm.redownloadBody"),
-                        () => act.mutate({ id: job.id, op: "redownload" }),
-                      )
-                    }
-                    title={t("downloads.actions.redownload")}
-                  >
-                    <RotateCcw className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                  <IconBtn
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      confirmThen(
-                        t("downloads.confirm.deleteTitle"),
-                        t("downloads.confirm.deleteBody"),
-                        () => act.mutate({ id: job.id, op: "delete" }),
-                      )
-                    }
-                    title={t("downloads.actions.delete")}
-                    danger
-                  >
-                    <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                </DownloadRow>
-              ))}
+                    <IconBtn
+                      onClick={() => setShareJob(job)}
+                      title={t("downloads.actions.shareManage")}
+                    >
+                      <Link2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+                    </IconBtn>
+                    {canRedownload && (
+                      <IconBtn
+                        onClick={() =>
+                          confirmThen(
+                            t("downloads.confirm.redownloadTitle"),
+                            t("downloads.confirm.redownloadBody"),
+                            () => act.mutate({ id: job.id, op: "redownload" }),
+                          )
+                        }
+                        title={t("downloads.actions.redownload")}
+                      >
+                        <RotateCcw className="w-4 h-4" />
+                      </IconBtn>
+                    )}
+                    <IconBtn
+                      onClick={() =>
+                        confirmThen(
+                          t("downloads.confirm.deleteTitle"),
+                          t("downloads.confirm.deleteBody"),
+                          () => act.mutate({ id: job.id, op: "delete" }),
+                        )
+                      }
+                      title={t("downloads.actions.delete")}
+                      danger
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+                    </IconBtn>
+                  </DownloadRow>
+                );
+              })}
               {library.length === 0 &&
                 (jobsQ.isError && !jobsQ.data ? (
                   <StateMessage tone="error" onRetry={() => jobsQ.refetch()}>
@@ -337,34 +353,39 @@ export default function DownloadCenter() {
 
         {tab === "shared" && (
           <div className="space-y-2">
-            {(sharedQ.data ?? []).map((job) => (
-              <DownloadRow key={job.id} job={job}>
-                {job.can_download && (
-                  <IconBtn onClick={() => setPlayJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.play")}>
-                    <PlayCircle className="w-4 h-4" />
+            {(sharedQ.data ?? []).map((job) => {
+              // Same media_kind gate as the library (S5b): a shared generic file is download-only —
+              // no player, no trim. Its owner set can_download, which still gates save/edit here.
+              const isMedia = job.asset?.media_kind !== "file";
+              return (
+                <DownloadRow key={job.id} job={job}>
+                  {isMedia && job.can_download && (
+                    <IconBtn onClick={() => setPlayJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.play")}>
+                      <PlayCircle className="w-4 h-4" />
+                    </IconBtn>
+                  )}
+                  {job.can_download && saveBtn(job)}
+                  {isMedia && job.can_download && (job.asset?.duration_s ?? 0) > 0 && (
+                    <IconBtn onClick={() => setEditJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.edit")}>
+                      <Scissors className="w-4 h-4" />
+                    </IconBtn>
+                  )}
+                  <IconBtn
+                    onClick={() =>
+                      confirmThen(
+                        t("downloads.confirm.removeSharedTitle"),
+                        t("downloads.confirm.removeSharedBody"),
+                        () => removeShared.mutate(job.id),
+                      )
+                    }
+                    title={t("downloads.actions.removeShared")}
+                    danger
+                  >
+                    <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
                   </IconBtn>
-                )}
-                {job.can_download && saveBtn(job)}
-                {job.can_download && (job.asset?.duration_s ?? 0) > 0 && (
-                  <IconBtn onClick={() => setEditJob(job)} title={t("downloads.actions.edit")}>
-                    <Scissors className="w-4 h-4" />
-                  </IconBtn>
-                )}
-                <IconBtn
-                  onClick={() =>
-                    confirmThen(
-                      t("downloads.confirm.removeSharedTitle"),
-                      t("downloads.confirm.removeSharedBody"),
-                      () => removeShared.mutate(job.id),
-                    )
-                  }
-                  title={t("downloads.actions.removeShared")}
-                  danger
-                >
-                  <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
-                </IconBtn>
-              </DownloadRow>
-            ))}
+                </DownloadRow>
+              );
+            })}
             {sharedQ.data && sharedQ.data.length === 0 && (
               <div className="text-sm text-muted py-10 text-center">
                 {t("downloads.empty.shared")}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LibraryPlayer.dom.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LibraryPlayer.dom.test.tsx
index f7251ff2..0ca2fc96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LibraryPlayer.dom.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LibraryPlayer.dom.test.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const withAsset = (over: Partial<NonNullable<DownloadJob["asset"]>>): DownloadJo
     width: null,
     height: null,
     container: null,
+    media_kind: "video",
     thumbnail_url: null,
     expires_at: null,
     ...over,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.dom.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.dom.test.tsx
index be5d62b3..611f81fa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.dom.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.dom.test.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ const baseJob: DownloadJob = {
   asset: null,
 };
 
-const withAsset = (container: string | null): DownloadJob => ({
+const withAsset = (
+  container: string | null,
+  over: Partial<NonNullable<DownloadJob["asset"]>> = {},
+): DownloadJob => ({
   ...baseJob,
   asset: {
     id: 10,
@@ -65,8 +68,10 @@ const withAsset = (container: string | null): DownloadJob => ({
     width: 1920,
     height: 1080,
     container,
+    media_kind: "video",
     thumbnail_url: null,
     expires_at: null,
+    ...over,
   },
 });
 
@@ -85,3 +90,29 @@ describe("DownloadRow format chip", () => {
     expect(container.textContent).not.toMatch(/·\s*(mp4|m4a|webm)/i);
   });
 });
+
+// E7·S5b — a generic uploaded file (media_kind='file') has no video frame and no timeline: the row
+// shows a neutral file glyph instead of a thumbnail <img>, and no duration chip (it stays media info
+// like the container/size). Media rows keep their thumbnail path (an <img>, or empty until a poster).
+describe("DownloadRow file kind", () => {
+  it("renders a file glyph, not a thumbnail <img>, for a generic file", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <DownloadRow
+        job={withAsset("pdf", { media_kind: "file", duration_s: null, size_bytes: 2_400_000 })}
+      />,
+    );
+    // The file glyph is an inline svg; no <img> element is emitted for a file.
+    expect(container.querySelector("img")).toBeNull();
+    expect(container.querySelector("svg")).not.toBeNull();
+    // File info still reads (container + size), but there is no duration chip.
+    expect(screen.getByText(/·\s*pdf/i)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/2\.3 MB/)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the thumbnail path (an <img> when a poster exists) for a media asset", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <DownloadRow job={{ ...withAsset("mp4"), poster_url: "/api/downloads/1/poster.jpg" }} />,
+    );
+    expect(container.querySelector("img")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.tsx b/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.tsx
index 14b3dcca..376b03db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/downloadRow.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { CalendarClock, Copy, Link2, Scissors } from "lucide-react";
+import { CalendarClock, Copy, File, Link2, Scissors } from "lucide-react";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { qk } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { useLiveQuery } from "../lib/useLiveQuery";
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ function Thumb({ job }: { job: DownloadJob }) {
   // On load failure (a genuinely missing poster file) fall back to the remote source thumbnail.
   const [src, setSrc] = useState(primary);
   useEffect(() => setSrc(primary), [primary]);
+  // A generic uploaded file (media_kind='file') has no video frame to poster — it's a document/
+  // archive, not playable media. Show a neutral file glyph instead of an (always-empty) thumbnail.
+  if (job.asset?.media_kind === "file") {
+    return (
+      <div className="w-28 aspect-video shrink-0 rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-surface border border-border flex items-center justify-center text-muted">
+        <File className="w-8 h-8" aria-hidden="true" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
   return (
     <div className="w-28 aspect-video shrink-0 rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-surface border border-border">
       {src ? (
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/downloads.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/downloads.ts
index e53bf088..cec665cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/downloads.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/downloads.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,19 @@ interface DownloadAsset {
   width: number | null;
   height: number | null;
   container: string | null;
+  // "video" | "audio" | "file" — the stored discriminator that gates library row actions: media
+  // (video/audio) gets play/edit; a generic uploaded file is download+share only, no player. Null
+  // while still in flight (set at finalize). See backend downloads/mediakind.py.
+  media_kind: "video" | "audio" | "file" | null;
   thumbnail_url: string | null;
   expires_at: string | null;
 }
 
 export type DownloadStatus = "queued" | "running" | "paused" | "done" | "error" | "canceled";
-// "download" (default) or "edit" (a per-user trim/crop derivative cut from another job).
+// "download" (default), "edit" (a per-user trim/crop derivative cut from another job), or "upload"
+// (a locally-uploaded file — no re-fetchable source, so re-download is rejected backend-side).
 // Local (not exported): consumers compare `job.job_kind` against literals, never name the type.
-type DownloadJobKind = "download" | "edit";
+type DownloadJobKind = "download" | "edit" | "upload";
 
 // Phase-2 editor recipe. A single `trim` (one output file) or a `segments` cut-list joined into
 // one file. `accurate` re-encodes for a frame-accurate cut (a crop always re-encodes).