diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
index 0448c15..5f48ee3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
@@ -201,8 +201,17 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
   onClose: () => void;
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { t, i18n } = useTranslation();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
+  // Precise upload date shown inline after the relative time (e.g. "9 yr ago · 12 Jan 2017").
+  const fullDate = (d: string | null | undefined) =>
+    d
+      ? new Date(d).toLocaleDateString(i18n.language, {
+          year: "numeric",
+          month: "short",
+          day: "numeric",
+        })
+      : "";
   // Track the playing item by id (not a frozen index) so it survives the queue changing
   // under us — e.g. an item removed in another tab. The index is derived from the *live*
   // queue, so the N / M counter and prev/next neighbours stay correct without disrupting
@@ -550,7 +559,10 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
                 {active.view_count != null && (
                   <span>· {t("player.views", { count: active.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(active.view_count) })}</span>
                 )}
-                <span>· {relativeTime(active.published_at)}</span>
+                <span>
+                  · {relativeTime(active.published_at)}
+                  {active.published_at && ` · ${fullDate(active.published_at)}`}
+                </span>
                 {active.duration_seconds != null && (
                   <span>· {formatDuration(active.duration_seconds)}</span>
                 )}
@@ -566,7 +578,11 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
                 {detail.data?.view_count != null && (
                   <span>· {t("player.views", { count: detail.data.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(detail.data.view_count) })}</span>
                 )}
-                {detail.data?.published_at && <span>· {relativeTime(detail.data.published_at)}</span>}
+                {detail.data?.published_at && (
+                  <span>
+                    · {relativeTime(detail.data.published_at)} · {fullDate(detail.data.published_at)}
+                  </span>
+                )}
                 {detail.data?.duration_seconds != null && (
                   <span>· {formatDuration(detail.data.duration_seconds)}</span>
                 )}