diff --git a/backend/app/routes/feed.py b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
index f7c6f1e..458d8c9 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/feed.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query
-from sqlalchemy import and_, func, or_, select
+from sqlalchemy import and_, false, func, or_, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session, aliased
 
 from app.auth import current_user
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def get_feed(
     min_duration: int | None = None,
     max_duration: int | None = None,
     max_age_days: int | None = None,
+    show_normal: bool = True,
     include_shorts: bool = False,
     include_live: bool = False,
     show: str = "unwatched",  # all | unwatched | watched | saved | hidden
@@ -92,13 +93,21 @@ def get_feed(
         )
     )
 
-    # In the explicit Watched/Saved/Hidden views, show the complete set regardless of
-    # the Shorts / live default-hiding (so e.g. a hidden Short still shows up there).
+    # Content-type filter: Normal (regular videos incl. past-stream VODs), Shorts and
+    # Live/Upcoming are independent toggles; the feed is the union of the enabled types.
+    # The explicit Watched/Saved/Hidden views show every type so nothing goes missing.
     explicit_view = show in ("watched", "saved", "hidden")
-    if not include_shorts and not explicit_view:
-        query = query.where(Video.is_short.is_(False))
-    if not include_live and not explicit_view:
-        query = query.where(Video.live_status.notin_(HIDDEN_LIVE))
+    if not explicit_view:
+        type_clauses = []
+        if show_normal:
+            type_clauses.append(
+                and_(Video.is_short.is_(False), Video.live_status.notin_(HIDDEN_LIVE))
+            )
+        if include_shorts:
+            type_clauses.append(Video.is_short.is_(True))
+        if include_live:
+            type_clauses.append(Video.live_status.in_(HIDDEN_LIVE))
+        query = query.where(or_(*type_clauses) if type_clauses else false())
     if channel_id:
         query = query.where(Video.channel_id == channel_id)
     if min_duration is not None:
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 4c375dd..ce58cda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FeedFilters = {
   tagMode: "or",
   q: "",
   sort: "newest",
+  includeNormal: true,
   includeShorts: false,
   includeLive: false,
   show: "unwatched",
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export default function App() {
       <div className="flex flex-1 min-h-0">
         <Sidebar filters={filters} setFilters={setFilters} />
         <main className="flex-1 min-w-0 overflow-y-auto">
-          <Feed filters={filters} view={view} />
+          <Feed filters={filters} setFilters={setFilters} view={view} />
         </main>
       </div>
       <Toaster />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index ef6ae68..a4270cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { useInfiniteQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useInfiniteQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { api, type FeedFilters, type Video } from "../lib/api";
 import { toast } from "../lib/toast";
 import VideoCard from "./VideoCard";
 
 const PAGE = 60;
 
+function matchesView(status: string, show: string): boolean {
+  switch (show) {
+    case "hidden":
+      return status === "hidden";
+    case "watched":
+      return status === "watched";
+    case "saved":
+      return status === "saved";
+    case "unwatched":
+      return status !== "watched" && status !== "hidden";
+    default:
+      return status !== "hidden"; // all
+  }
+}
+
 export default function Feed({
   filters,
+  setFilters,
   view,
 }: {
   filters: FeedFilters;
+  setFilters: (f: FeedFilters) => void;
   view: "grid" | "list";
 }) {
   const [overrides, setOverrides] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
 
   const query = useInfiniteQuery({
     queryKey: ["feed", filters],
@@ -43,20 +61,24 @@ export default function Feed({
 
   function onState(id: string, status: string) {
     setOverrides((o) => ({ ...o, [id]: status }));
-    api.setState(id, status).catch(() => {});
+    // Refetch once the server has the change so other views (e.g. Hidden) are in sync.
+    api
+      .setState(id, status)
+      .then(() => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] }))
+      .catch(() => {});
     if (status === "hidden") {
       toast("Video hidden", { label: "Undo", onClick: () => onState(id, "new") });
     }
   }
 
+  function onChannelFilter(channelId: string, channelName: string) {
+    setFilters({ ...filters, channelId, channelName });
+  }
+
   const items: Video[] = (query.data?.pages ?? [])
     .flatMap((p) => p.items)
     .map((v) => (overrides[v.id] ? { ...v, status: overrides[v.id] } : v))
-    .filter((v) => {
-      const ov = overrides[v.id];
-      // In the Hidden view, drop just-unhidden items; elsewhere drop just-hidden ones.
-      return filters.show === "hidden" ? ov !== "new" : ov !== "hidden";
-    });
+    .filter((v) => matchesView(v.status, filters.show));
 
   if (query.isLoading) return <div className="p-8 text-muted">Loading feed…</div>;
   if (query.isError) return <div className="p-8 text-muted">Couldn't load the feed.</div>;
@@ -66,15 +88,27 @@ export default function Feed({
   return (
     <div className="p-4">
       {view === "grid" ? (
-        <div className="grid gap-x-4 gap-y-6 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))]">
+        <div className="grid gap-4 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))]">
           {items.map((v) => (
-            <VideoCard key={v.id} video={v} view="grid" onState={onState} />
+            <VideoCard
+              key={v.id}
+              video={v}
+              view="grid"
+              onState={onState}
+              onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter}
+            />
           ))}
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto flex flex-col gap-1">
           {items.map((v) => (
-            <VideoCard key={v.id} video={v} view="list" onState={onState} />
+            <VideoCard
+              key={v.id}
+              video={v}
+              view="list"
+              onState={onState}
+              onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter}
+            />
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 5ec01e8..2be3530 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { X } from "lucide-react";
 import { api, type FeedFilters, type Tag } from "../lib/api";
 
 const SORTS = [
@@ -64,13 +65,27 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 
   const active =
     filters.tags.length > 0 ||
+    !filters.includeNormal ||
     filters.includeShorts ||
     filters.includeLive ||
     filters.show !== "unwatched" ||
-    filters.sort !== "newest";
+    filters.sort !== "newest" ||
+    !!filters.channelId;
 
   return (
     <aside className="w-64 shrink-0 border-r border-border bg-surface/40 overflow-y-auto p-4 space-y-5 hidden md:block">
+      {filters.channelId && (
+        <Section title="Channel">
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setFilters({ ...filters, channelId: undefined, channelName: undefined })}
+            className="w-full flex items-center justify-between gap-2 text-sm px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-accent text-accent-fg shadow-sm hover:opacity-90 transition"
+          >
+            <span className="truncate">{filters.channelName ?? "This channel"}</span>
+            <X className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
+          </button>
+        </Section>
+      )}
+
       <Section title="Show">
         <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1.5">
           {SHOWS.map((s) => (
@@ -103,14 +118,19 @@ export default function Sidebar({
         </select>
       </Section>
 
-      <Section title="Content">
+      <Section title="Content type">
         <Toggle
-          label="Include Shorts"
+          label="Normal"
+          checked={filters.includeNormal}
+          onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeNormal: v })}
+        />
+        <Toggle
+          label="Shorts"
           checked={filters.includeShorts}
           onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeShorts: v })}
         />
         <Toggle
-          label="Include live / upcoming"
+          label="Live / Upcoming"
           checked={filters.includeLive}
           onChange={(v) => setFilters({ ...filters, includeLive: v })}
         />
@@ -167,6 +187,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
               tagMode: "or",
               q: filters.q,
               sort: "newest",
+              includeNormal: true,
               includeShorts: false,
               includeLive: false,
               show: "unwatched",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
index eadde8e..06639c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Bookmark, Check, EyeOff } from "lucide-react";
+import { Bookmark, Check, EyeOff, ListFilter } from "lucide-react";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import type { Video } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatDuration, formatViews, relativeTime } from "../lib/format";
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import { formatDuration, formatViews, relativeTime } from "../lib/format";
 function Actions({
   video,
   onState,
+  onChannelFilter,
 }: {
   video: Video;
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
+  onChannelFilter?: (channelId: string, channelName: string) => void;
 }) {
   const act = (status: string) => (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ function Actions({
         onClick={act("watched")}
         title="Mark watched"
         className={clsx(
-          "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-card text-muted hover:text-fg",
+          "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg",
           video.status === "watched" && "text-accent"
         )}
       >
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ function Actions({
         onClick={act("saved")}
         title="Save for later"
         className={clsx(
-          "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-card text-muted hover:text-fg",
+          "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg",
           video.status === "saved" && "text-accent"
         )}
       >
@@ -40,10 +42,23 @@ function Actions({
       <button
         onClick={act("hidden")}
         title="Hide"
-        className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-card text-muted hover:text-fg"
+        className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg"
       >
         <EyeOff className="w-4 h-4" />
       </button>
+      {onChannelFilter && (
+        <button
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            onChannelFilter(video.channel_id, video.channel_title ?? "This channel");
+          }}
+          title="Only this channel"
+          className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg"
+        >
+          <ListFilter className="w-4 h-4" />
+        </button>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -93,10 +108,12 @@ export default function VideoCard({
   video,
   view,
   onState,
+  onChannelFilter,
 }: {
   video: Video;
   view: "grid" | "list";
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
+  onChannelFilter?: (channelId: string, channelName: string) => void;
 }) {
   const watched = video.status === "watched";
   const meta = (
@@ -138,7 +155,7 @@ export default function VideoCard({
           </a>
           <div className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">{meta}</div>
         </div>
-        <Actions video={video} onState={onState} />
+        <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -146,12 +163,12 @@ export default function VideoCard({
   return (
     <div
       className={clsx(
-        "group transition-transform duration-150 hover:-translate-y-1",
+        "group rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card/50 p-2.5 shadow-sm transition-all duration-150 hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-2xl hover:bg-card hover:border-accent/40",
         watched && "opacity-55"
       )}
     >
       <Thumb video={video} className="aspect-video" />
-      <div className="flex gap-3 mt-2">
+      <div className="flex gap-3 mt-2.5 px-0.5 pb-0.5">
         {video.channel_thumbnail && (
           <img
             src={video.channel_thumbnail}
@@ -172,7 +189,7 @@ export default function VideoCard({
             {video.channel_title}
           </a>
           <div className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">{meta}</div>
-          <Actions video={video} onState={onState} />
+          <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index f6628c2..5707360 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ export interface FeedFilters {
   tagMode: "or" | "and";
   q: string;
   sort: string;
+  includeNormal: boolean;
   includeShorts: boolean;
   includeLive: boolean;
   show: string;
   channelId?: string;
+  channelName?: string;
   maxAgeDays?: number;
   minDuration?: number;
   maxDuration?: number;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ function feedQuery(f: FeedFilters, offset: number, limit: number): string {
   p.set("tag_mode", f.tagMode);
   if (f.q) p.set("q", f.q);
   p.set("sort", f.sort);
+  p.set("show_normal", String(f.includeNormal));
   p.set("include_shorts", String(f.includeShorts));
   p.set("include_live", String(f.includeLive));
   p.set("show", f.show);