diff --git a/backend/app/email.py b/backend/app/email.py
index 4f5c108a..34006967 100644
--- a/backend/app/email.py
+++ b/backend/app/email.py
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ def send_access_approved(email: str) -> bool:
     return _send([email], "You're in — your Siftlode access is approved", body, reply_to=admin)
 
 
+def send_access_denied(email: str) -> bool:
+    admin = _admin_contact()
+    body = (
+        "Hi,\n\n"
+        "Thanks for your interest in Siftlode. After review, your access request wasn't approved "
+        "this time.\n\n"
+        "If you think this was a mistake, you're welcome to reply and let us know.\n\n"
+        "— Siftlode"
+        + (f"\n\nQuestions? Just reply to this email ({admin})." if admin else "")
+    )
+    return _send([email], "About your Siftlode access request", body, reply_to=admin)
+
+
 def send_role_changed(to: str, role: str, operator: str | None) -> bool:
     line = (
         "You've been granted admin access on Siftlode — you can now manage settings, the "
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/admin.py b/backend/app/routes/admin.py
index 576bbc05..12425b87 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/admin.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/admin.py
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ def approve_invite(
 @router.post("/invites/{invite_id}/deny")
 def deny_invite(
     invite_id: int,
+    background: BackgroundTasks,
     admin: User = Depends(admin_user),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ) -> dict:
-    return _serialize(_decide(db, invite_id, admin, approved=False))
+    # Symmetry with approve: the requester hears back either way, instead of a silent limbo. No
+    # account is activated, so this is an email only (the requester has no in-app inbox yet).
+    inv = _decide(db, invite_id, admin, approved=False)
+    background.add_task(email_mod.send_access_denied, inv.email)
+    return _serialize(inv)
 
 
 class AddInviteIn(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/app/worker.py b/backend/app/worker.py
index 8257923a..9ae998b8 100644
--- a/backend/app/worker.py
+++ b/backend/app/worker.py
@@ -34,10 +34,31 @@ from app.downloads import edit as editmod
 from app.downloads import errors as dlerrors
 from app.downloads import formats, quota, service, storage
 from app.models import DownloadJob, MediaAsset
+from app.notifications import create_notification
 from app.titles import normalize_title
 
 log = logging.getLogger("siftlode.worker")
 
+
+def _notify_download_done(db, job: DownloadJob | None, title: str | None) -> None:
+    """Post a best-effort 'download ready' notice to the owner's inbox — downloads used to slide to
+    Done silently while scheduler jobs and playlist-push already notified (R11 feedback symmetry).
+    A notification failure must never mask the completed download, so it is isolated + rolled back
+    (mirrors scheduler._notify_done). English title is a fallback; the inbox localizes from `data`."""
+    if not job:
+        return
+    try:
+        create_notification(
+            db,
+            user_id=job.user_id,
+            type="download_done",
+            title=f"Download ready: {title}" if title else "Download ready",
+            data={"title": title},
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        db.rollback()
+        log.exception("failed to write download-done notification for job %s", job.id)
+
 _stop = threading.Event()
 
 
@@ -637,6 +658,7 @@ def _download(job_id: int, asset_id: int, source_kind: str, source_ref: str, spe
                     # display_name is VARCHAR(255) — clip a long title (see _fill_asset_meta_early).
                     job.display_name = meta.title[:255] if meta.title else None
             db.commit()
+            _notify_download_done(db, job, meta.title)
         log.info("job %s done: %s", job_id, rel)
 
     except (_Aborted, editmod.EditAborted):
@@ -769,6 +791,7 @@ def _process_edit(job_id: int, asset_id: int) -> None:
                 job.progress = 100
                 job.phase = None
             db.commit()
+            _notify_download_done(db, job, asset.title if asset else None)
         log.info("edit job %s done: %s", job_id, rel)
 
     except editmod.EditAborted:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NotificationsPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NotificationsPanel.tsx
index aad9cd7d..e0b15c34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NotificationsPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NotificationsPanel.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Bell,
   Check,
   CheckCheck,
+  Download,
   ExternalLink,
   Eye,
   RotateCcw,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   X,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type AppNotification } from "../lib/api";
+import { notifyActionError } from "../lib/actionErrors";
 import { useLiveQuery } from "../lib/useLiveQuery";
 import { focusAccessRequestsTab } from "../lib/adminUsersTab";
 import {
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ export default function NotificationsPanel() {
         // Quietly resolve the now-stale notice (no confirmation toast — the change is visible).
         resolveVideo(meta.videoId);
       })
-      .catch(() => {});
+      .catch((e) => notifyActionError(e, t("inbox.revertFailed")));
   }
 
   return (
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ export default function NotificationsPanel() {
                       onRead={() => readMut.mutate(n.id)}
                       onDismiss={() => dismissMut.mutate(n.id)}
                       onOpenScheduler={() => setPage("scheduler")}
+                      onOpenDownloads={() => setPage("downloads")}
                     />
                   ))}
                 </div>
@@ -222,12 +225,14 @@ function NotificationRow({
   onRead,
   onDismiss,
   onOpenScheduler,
+  onOpenDownloads,
 }: {
   n: AppNotification;
   t: TFunction;
   onRead: () => void;
   onDismiss: () => void;
   onOpenScheduler: () => void;
+  onOpenDownloads: () => void;
 }) {
   // The maintenance producer ships the affected videos in `data.videos`; list a few titles.
   const videos: { id: string; title: string | null }[] = Array.isArray(n.data?.videos)
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@ function NotificationRow({
   // payload; the server-stored title/body are an English fallback for any unknown type.
   const isMaintenance = n.type === "maintenance" && typeof n.data?.count === "number";
   const isScheduler = n.type === "scheduler" && typeof n.data?.job_id === "string";
+  const isDownloadDone = n.type === "download_done";
   let title = n.title;
   let body = n.body;
   if (isMaintenance) {
@@ -252,6 +258,11 @@ function NotificationRow({
       job,
     });
     body = d.summary || n.body;
+  } else if (isDownloadDone) {
+    // "Download ready", with the video's title as the body (the producer ships it in data.title).
+    const d = n.data as { title?: string | null };
+    title = t("inbox.downloadDone.title");
+    body = d.title || n.body;
   }
   return (
     <div
@@ -289,6 +300,15 @@ function NotificationRow({
             {t("inbox.openScheduler")}
           </button>
         )}
+        {isDownloadDone && (
+          <button
+            onClick={onOpenDownloads}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1 text-accent text-sm font-semibold hover:underline mt-1.5"
+          >
+            <Download className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            {t("inbox.openDownloads")}
+          </button>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1 shrink-0">
         {!n.read && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
index 4a871832..6aedf49d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   type PlexUnifiedResult,
 } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatRuntime } from "../lib/format";
+import { notifyActionError } from "../lib/actionErrors";
 import { useDebounced } from "../lib/useDebounced";
 import { useHistorySubview } from "../lib/history";
 import {
@@ -223,7 +224,13 @@ export default function PlexBrowse() {
   async function toggleWatched(card: PlexCard) {
     const next = card.status === "watched" ? "new" : "watched";
     optimisticStatus(card.id, next);
-    await api.plexSetState(card.id, next).catch(() => {});
+    // On failure surface the server's reason (403/404/429) — the toggle used to fail silently, so the
+    // click looked dead. The invalidate below runs either way, resyncing the optimistic flip to truth.
+    try {
+      await api.plexSetState(card.id, next);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
+    }
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
   }
   // Apply a metadata filter (clicked on an info page / show hero / cast) then show the unified grid.
@@ -1012,6 +1019,8 @@ function PlexShowView({
     setBusy(true);
     try {
       await api.plexShowState(showId, w);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
     } finally {
       setBusy(false);
     }
@@ -1019,7 +1028,11 @@ function PlexShowView({
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
   }
   async function markSeason(seasonRk: string, w: boolean) {
-    await api.plexSeasonState(seasonRk, w).catch(() => {});
+    try {
+      await api.plexSeasonState(seasonRk, w);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
+    }
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexShow(showId) });
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
   }
@@ -1253,6 +1266,8 @@ function PlexSeasonView({
     setBusy(true);
     try {
       await api.plexSeasonState(seasonId, w);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
     } finally {
       setBusy(false);
     }
@@ -1260,7 +1275,11 @@ function PlexSeasonView({
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
   }
   async function markEpisode(ep: PlexCard) {
-    await api.plexSetState(ep.id, ep.status === "watched" ? "new" : "watched").catch(() => {});
+    try {
+      await api.plexSetState(ep.id, ep.status === "watched" ? "new" : "watched");
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
+    }
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexShow(showId) });
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
index 26dd8e54..9440fdf4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Check, ExternalLink, FolderPlus, ListPlus, Play, RotateCcw, Star, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type PlexFilters, type PlexItemDetail } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatRuntime } from "../lib/format";
+import { notifyActionError } from "../lib/actionErrors";
 import {
   DetailCustomizeMenu,
   Filterable,
@@ -77,7 +78,11 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
 
   const inProgress = (detail.position_seconds ?? 0) > 0 && detail.status !== "watched";
   const setState = async (status: "new" | "watched") => {
-    await api.plexSetState(detail.id, status).catch(() => {});
+    try {
+      await api.plexSetState(detail.id, status);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("plex.watchedFailed"));
+    }
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexItem(detail.id) });
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexLibrary() });
     qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.plexShow() });
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SavedViewsWidget.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SavedViewsWidget.tsx
index 03fc6880..b6d4cccc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SavedViewsWidget.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SavedViewsWidget.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
 import { api, getActiveAccount, type FeedFilters, type SavedView } from "../lib/api";
 import { filtersToParams, shareUrl } from "../lib/urlState";
 import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
+import { notifyActionError } from "../lib/actionErrors";
 import { copyText } from "../lib/clipboard";
 import { accountKey, LS, writeJSON } from "../lib/storage";
 import { useConfirm } from "./ConfirmProvider";
@@ -78,21 +79,34 @@ export default function SavedViewsWidget({
     if (!name) return;
     // Strip the transient shuffle seed so a saved "shuffle" view re-rolls fresh on apply.
     const { seed: _seed, ...clean } = filters;
-    await api.createView(name, clean);
     setNaming(false);
     setDraftName("");
+    try {
+      await api.createView(name, clean);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("views.actionFailed"));
+    }
     refresh();
   }
 
   async function rename(id: number, name: string) {
     const next = name.trim();
-    if (next) await api.updateView(id, { name: next });
     setRenameId(null);
+    if (!next) return;
+    try {
+      await api.updateView(id, { name: next });
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("views.actionFailed"));
+    }
     refresh();
   }
 
   async function toggleDefault(v: SavedView) {
-    await api.updateView(v.id, { is_default: !v.is_default });
+    try {
+      await api.updateView(v.id, { is_default: !v.is_default });
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("views.actionFailed"));
+    }
     refresh();
   }
 
@@ -103,7 +117,11 @@ export default function SavedViewsWidget({
       danger: true,
     });
     if (!ok) return;
-    await api.deleteView(v.id);
+    try {
+      await api.deleteView(v.id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("views.actionFailed"));
+    }
     refresh();
   }
 
@@ -128,7 +146,13 @@ export default function SavedViewsWidget({
       qk.savedViews(),
       next.map((id) => views.find((v) => v.id === id)!),
     );
-    await api.reorderViews(next);
+    // On failure the refetch below reverts the optimistic order to the server's truth; without the
+    // toast the drop would silently snap back with no explanation.
+    try {
+      await api.reorderViews(next);
+    } catch (e) {
+      notifyActionError(e, t("views.reorderFailed"));
+    }
     refresh();
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/inbox.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/inbox.json
index 975fe638..e44f6fd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/inbox.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/inbox.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
   "sectionActivity": "Activity",
   "andMore": "and {{count}} more",
   "openScheduler": "Open Scheduler",
+  "openDownloads": "Open Downloads",
+  "revertFailed": "Couldn't undo that — please try again.",
+  "downloadDone": {
+    "title": "Download ready"
+  },
   "maintenance": {
     "title": "Videos removed",
     "body_one": "{{count}} saved or playlisted video was removed because it's no longer available on YouTube.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
index dfa24256..301c0998 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   "openShow": "Open show",
   "markWatched": "Mark watched",
   "markUnwatched": "Mark unwatched",
+  "watchedFailed": "Couldn't update the watched state — please try again.",
   "seasons": "{{count}} seasons",
   "unified": {
     "titles": "Titles",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/views.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/views.json
index 487a87ab..a2e41742 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/views.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/views.json
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@
   "rename": "Rename",
   "delete": "Delete",
   "deleteConfirm": "Delete the saved view “{{name}}”?",
-  "reorder": "Drag to reorder"
+  "reorder": "Drag to reorder",
+  "actionFailed": "Couldn't update your saved views — please try again.",
+  "reorderFailed": "Couldn't save the new order — please try again."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/inbox.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/inbox.json
index 44222540..99b8e747 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/inbox.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/inbox.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
   "sectionActivity": "Tevékenység",
   "andMore": "és még {{count}}",
   "openScheduler": "Ütemező megnyitása",
+  "openDownloads": "Letöltések megnyitása",
+  "revertFailed": "Nem sikerült visszavonni — próbáld újra.",
+  "downloadDone": {
+    "title": "Letöltés kész"
+  },
   "maintenance": {
     "title": "Videók eltávolítva",
     "body_one": "{{count}} mentett vagy lejátszási listás videó eltávolítva, mert már nem elérhető a YouTube-on.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
index c64286df..78c40a67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   "openShow": "Sorozat megnyitása",
   "markWatched": "Megnézettnek jelöl",
   "markUnwatched": "Nem-nézettnek jelöl",
+  "watchedFailed": "Nem sikerült frissíteni a megnézett állapotot — próbáld újra.",
   "seasons": "{{count}} évad",
   "unified": {
     "titles": "Címek",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/views.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/views.json
index 652ba09a..d95f1c05 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/views.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/views.json
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@
   "rename": "Átnevezés",
   "delete": "Törlés",
   "deleteConfirm": "Törlöd a(z) „{{name}}” mentett nézetet?",
-  "reorder": "Húzd az átrendezéshez"
+  "reorder": "Húzd az átrendezéshez",
+  "actionFailed": "Nem sikerült frissíteni a mentett nézeteket — próbáld újra.",
+  "reorderFailed": "Nem sikerült menteni az új sorrendet — próbáld újra."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/actionErrors.ts b/frontend/src/lib/actionErrors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b94c5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/actionErrors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { HttpError } from "./api";
+import { notify } from "./notifications";
+
+/**
+ * Surface a failed write action as an error toast instead of the click silently doing nothing.
+ * Prefers the server's own reason (`HttpError.detail` — e.g. "Not enough quota left today", a
+ * 404/429 message) over the caller's already-translated generic fallback. Domain-agnostic: used by
+ * the Plex watched-toggles and the saved-view ops, and delegated to by `notifyYouTubeActionError`
+ * for its non-403 case.
+ */
+export function notifyActionError(err: unknown, fallbackMessage: string): void {
+  const detail = err instanceof HttpError ? err.detail : null;
+  notify({ level: "error", message: detail || fallbackMessage });
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/youtubeErrors.ts b/frontend/src/lib/youtubeErrors.ts
index 22d07af5..25c3773c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/youtubeErrors.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/youtubeErrors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpError } from "./api";
 import { notify } from "./notifications";
+import { notifyActionError } from "./actionErrors";
 import i18n from "../i18n";
 
 // A YouTube-gated action (subscribe, sync, backfill, unsubscribe) that 403s means the user hasn't
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@ export function notifyYouTubeActionError(
   }
   // Any other error: prefer the server's own reason (e.g. "Not enough quota left today") over the
   // caller's generic fallback — the useful detail was being discarded (U-3.2.8).
-  notify({ level: "error", message: httpErr?.detail || fallbackMessage });
+  notifyActionError(err, fallbackMessage);
 }