diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayer.tsx
index 7d9f0f9a..fabbe953 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayer.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import { Ctrl, PanelHead, Skip10 } from "./plexPlayerControls";
 import { PlexPlayerSettings } from "./PlexPlayerSettings";
 import { PlexStatsOverlay } from "./PlexStatsOverlay";
+import { UpNextCard } from "./UpNextCard";
 import {
   useAutoSkip,
   useControlsVisibility,
@@ -177,6 +178,12 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
   const [statsOpen, setStatsOpen] = useState(false);
   const statsOpenRef = useRef(false);
   statsOpenRef.current = statsOpen;
+  // Up-next end-card: shown at episode end (with a next item) instead of an instant jump (S4).
+  const [upNextOpen, setUpNextOpen] = useState(false);
+  const upNextOpenRef = useRef(false);
+  upNextOpenRef.current = upNextOpen;
+  const upNextPrefRef = useRef(prefs.upNext);
+  upNextPrefRef.current = prefs.upNext;
   const now = useWallClock();
 
   durationRef.current = duration;
@@ -520,7 +527,11 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
       // (absRef 0) — its stray 'ended' must not mark anything watched or cascade another advance.
       if (absRef.current <= 0) return;
       api.plexSetState(id, "watched").catch(() => {});
-      if (nextId) go(nextId);
+      // With a next item and the up-next pref on, surface the end-card (poster + countdown + Cancel)
+      // and let IT advance — binge stays in the viewer's control (S4/D6-A). The card only appears here,
+      // on play-to-the-end; credits-auto-skip advances earlier and this handler never fires for it.
+      if (nextId && upNextPrefRef.current) setUpNextOpen(true);
+      else if (nextId) go(nextId);
       // Nothing queued next → dismiss the player back to the previous page (same as Stop/Escape),
       // instead of stranding a black, ended <video> on screen.
       else onClose();
@@ -529,6 +540,14 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
     return () => video.removeEventListener("ended", onEnded);
   }, [id, nextId, go, onClose]);
 
+  // Up-next card actions: advance = go to the next item (it was already marked watched on 'ended');
+  // cancel = dismiss and stay on the finished frame. Loading a new item closes any lingering card.
+  const advanceUpNext = useCallback(() => {
+    setUpNextOpen(false);
+    if (nextId) go(nextId);
+  }, [nextId, go]);
+  useEffect(() => setUpNextOpen(false), [id]);
+
   // "Back" cascade shared by the on-screen Back arrow AND the keyboard/remote Backspace·Escape: peel
   // off whatever is layered on top (a tuning/tracks menu, then the shortcuts sheet, then the info
   // overlay) before leaving the player. The arrow used to call onClose() unconditionally, so Back
@@ -540,6 +559,7 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
     } else if (helpOpenRef.current) setHelpOpen(false);
     else if (infoOpenRef.current) setInfoOpen(false);
     else if (statsOpenRef.current) setStatsOpen(false);
+    else if (upNextOpenRef.current) setUpNextOpen(false);
     else onClose();
   }, [onClose]);
 
@@ -651,6 +671,7 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
           } else if (helpOpenRef.current) setHelpOpen(false);
           else if (infoOpenRef.current) setInfoOpen(false);
           else if (statsOpenRef.current) setStatsOpen(false);
+          else if (upNextOpenRef.current) setUpNextOpen(false);
           else if (!fullscreenElement()) onClose();
           break;
       }
@@ -1169,6 +1190,16 @@ export default function PlexPlayer({ itemId, onClose, queue }: Props) {
         />
       )}
 
+      {/* Up-next end-card (episode end, next item queued, pref on). Non-modal — the finished frame
+          stays behind it; the card's own countdown advances unless the viewer cancels. */}
+      {upNextOpen && nextId && (
+        <UpNextCard
+          nextId={nextId}
+          onAdvance={advanceUpNext}
+          onCancel={() => setUpNextOpen(false)}
+        />
+      )}
+
       {/* Keyboard-shortcut cheat sheet (toggle with "h" or the keyboard button). */}
       {helpOpen && (
         <div
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayerSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayerSettings.tsx
index c96ab238..0a8e9211 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayerSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexPlayerSettings.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ export function PlexPlayerSettings(props: {
             checked={prefs.autoSkipCredits}
             onChange={(v) => patchPrefs({ autoSkipCredits: v })}
           />
+          <Toggle
+            label={t("plex.player.upNext.pref")}
+            checked={prefs.upNext}
+            onChange={(v) => patchPrefs({ upNext: v })}
+          />
           {(prefs.autoSkipIntro || prefs.autoSkipCredits) && (
             <Slider
               label={t("plex.player.autoSkipDelay")}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UpNextCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/UpNextCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67c7d36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UpNextCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Play, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { api } from "../lib/api";
+import { plexLang } from "../i18n";
+import { qk } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+
+// Up-next / end-card (E6 S4). Shown at episode end when a next item exists and the pref is on, INSTEAD
+// of the old instant jump — so binge stays under the viewer's control (D6-A). Counts down ~10s then
+// advances; "Play now" advances immediately; Cancel/✕ dismisses and stays on the finished frame. It only
+// lives on the play-to-the-end path; credits-auto-skip advances earlier and never reaches this card.
+const COUNTDOWN_S = 10;
+
+export function UpNextCard({
+  nextId,
+  onAdvance,
+  onCancel,
+}: {
+  nextId: string;
+  onAdvance: () => void;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const lang = plexLang();
+  const nextQ = useQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.plexItem(nextId, lang),
+    queryFn: () => api.plexItem(nextId, lang),
+  });
+  const next = nextQ.data;
+
+  // Countdown. `onAdvance` is read through a ref so the 100ms interval never restarts on re-render.
+  const [remaining, setRemaining] = useState(COUNTDOWN_S);
+  const advanceRef = useRef(onAdvance);
+  advanceRef.current = onAdvance;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const started = performance.now();
+    const iv = window.setInterval(() => {
+      const left = COUNTDOWN_S - (performance.now() - started) / 1000;
+      if (left <= 0) {
+        window.clearInterval(iv);
+        setRemaining(0);
+        advanceRef.current();
+      } else {
+        setRemaining(left);
+      }
+    }, 100);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(iv);
+  }, []);
+
+  const secs = Math.ceil(remaining);
+  const frac = remaining / COUNTDOWN_S; // 1 → 0 as it counts down
+  const R = 10;
+  const C = 2 * Math.PI * R;
+
+  // Title: "Show · S2·E5" over the episode title for episodes; the plain title for movies/queue items.
+  const heading =
+    next?.kind === "episode" && next.show_title
+      ? `${next.show_title} · S${next.season_number ?? "?"}·E${next.episode_number ?? "?"}`
+      : (next?.title ?? "");
+  const sub = next?.kind === "episode" ? next.title : null;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="region"
+      aria-label={t("plex.player.upNext.title")}
+      onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+      className="absolute bottom-24 right-6 z-menu flex w-[22rem] max-w-[calc(100vw-3rem)] gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-white/15 bg-neutral-900/95 p-3.5 text-white shadow-2xl"
+    >
+      <div className="h-[6.5rem] w-[4.6rem] flex-none overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-white/10">
+        {next && (
+          <img
+            src={api.plexImageUrl(nextId, "thumb")}
+            alt=""
+            className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+            draggable={false}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+        <div className="mb-0.5 text-2xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-white/50">
+          {t("plex.player.upNext.title")}
+        </div>
+        <div className="truncate text-sm font-semibold leading-tight">{heading || "…"}</div>
+        {sub && <div className="truncate text-xs text-white/60">{sub}</div>}
+        <div className="mt-auto flex items-center gap-2 pt-2.5">
+          <button
+            onClick={onAdvance}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-accent px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-black hover:brightness-110"
+          >
+            <span className="relative grid h-[22px] w-[22px] flex-none place-items-center">
+              <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" className="absolute inset-0 -rotate-90">
+                <circle cx="12" cy="12" r={R} fill="none" stroke="rgba(0,0,0,0.25)" strokeWidth="2" />
+                <circle
+                  cx="12"
+                  cy="12"
+                  r={R}
+                  fill="none"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="2"
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  strokeDasharray={C}
+                  strokeDashoffset={C * (1 - frac)}
+                />
+              </svg>
+              <Play className="h-2.5 w-2.5 fill-black" />
+            </span>
+            {t("plex.player.upNext.playNow")}
+            <span className="tabular-nums">{secs}</span>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={onCancel}
+            className="rounded-full border border-white/25 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-white/85 hover:bg-white/10"
+          >
+            {t("plex.player.upNext.cancel")}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <button
+        onClick={onCancel}
+        aria-label={t("plex.player.upNext.cancel")}
+        className="absolute right-2 top-2 rounded p-0.5 text-white/50 hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-white"
+      >
+        <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
index b5cd9c57..b3a064bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/plex.json
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
       "fineSeek": "Fine seek",
       "stats": "Stats for nerds"
     },
+    "upNext": {
+      "title": "Up next",
+      "playNow": "Play now",
+      "cancel": "Cancel",
+      "pref": "Up-next card"
+    },
     "stats": {
       "title": "Stats for nerds",
       "mode": "Mode",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
index c603df34..fcfc5ac4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/plex.json
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
       "fineSeek": "Finom léptetés",
       "stats": "Statisztika (nerdöknek)"
     },
+    "upNext": {
+      "title": "Következik",
+      "playNow": "Lejátszás most",
+      "cancel": "Mégse",
+      "pref": "Következik-kártya"
+    },
     "stats": {
       "title": "Statisztika (nerdöknek)",
       "mode": "Mód",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/plexPlayerPrefs.ts b/frontend/src/lib/plexPlayerPrefs.ts
index d1b80dcd..d14e3ebd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/plexPlayerPrefs.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/plexPlayerPrefs.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type PlexPlayerPrefs = {
   autoSkipIntro: boolean; // auto-skip the intro marker after a countdown
   autoSkipCredits: boolean; // auto-skip credits → jump to the next item (binge)
   autoSkipDelay: number; // countdown before an auto-skip fires (s, 0 = immediate)
+  upNext: boolean; // at episode end (with a next item) show an up-next card + countdown before advancing
 };
 export const DEFAULT_PREFS: PlexPlayerPrefs = {
   volume: 1,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_PREFS: PlexPlayerPrefs = {
   autoSkipIntro: false,
   autoSkipCredits: false,
   autoSkipDelay: 5,
+  upNext: true,
 };
 export const clamp01 = (n: number) => Math.max(0, Math.min(1, n));