diff --git a/backend/app/clients/qbittorrent.py b/backend/app/clients/qbittorrent.py
index fc70d1f..5cb9f91 100644
--- a/backend/app/clients/qbittorrent.py
+++ b/backend/app/clients/qbittorrent.py
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ class QBittorrentClient(ApiClient):
             response = await client.post(f"{self.base_url}{path}", data=data)
             response.raise_for_status()
 
+    async def is_webui_reachable(self) -> bool:
+        if not self.base_url:
+            return False
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10.0, follow_redirects=True) as client:
+                response = await client.get(self.base_url)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+            return True
+        except httpx.HTTPError:
+            return False
+
     async def get_torrents(self) -> Optional[Any]:
         return await self._get("/api/v2/torrents/info")
 
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/status.py b/backend/app/routers/status.py
index d2c60a2..3d38730 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/status.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/status.py
@@ -26,6 +26,35 @@ async def _check(name: str, configured: bool, func) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {"name": name, "status": "down", "message": str(exc)}
 
 
+async def _check_qbittorrent(qbittorrent: QBittorrentClient) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if not qbittorrent.base_url:
+        return {"name": "qBittorrent", "status": "not_configured"}
+    if not qbittorrent.username or not qbittorrent.password:
+        reachable = await qbittorrent.is_webui_reachable()
+        return {
+            "name": "qBittorrent",
+            "status": "degraded" if reachable else "not_configured",
+            "message": "qBittorrent credentials are incomplete" if reachable else "qBittorrent is not fully configured",
+        }
+    try:
+        result = await qbittorrent.get_app_version()
+        return {"name": "qBittorrent", "status": "up", "detail": result}
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        if "login failed" in str(exc).lower():
+            reachable = await qbittorrent.is_webui_reachable()
+            if reachable:
+                return {
+                    "name": "qBittorrent",
+                    "status": "degraded",
+                    "message": "qBittorrent is reachable but the saved credentials were rejected",
+                }
+        return {"name": "qBittorrent", "status": "down", "message": str(exc)}
+    except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+        return {"name": "qBittorrent", "status": "down", "message": str(exc)}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return {"name": "qBittorrent", "status": "down", "message": str(exc)}
+
+
 @router.get("/services")
 async def services_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     runtime = get_runtime_settings()
@@ -71,13 +100,7 @@ async def services_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
             prowlarr_status["status"] = "degraded"
             prowlarr_status["message"] = "Health warnings"
     services.append(prowlarr_status)
-    services.append(
-        await _check(
-            "qBittorrent",
-            qbittorrent.configured(),
-            qbittorrent.get_app_version,
-        )
-    )
+    services.append(await _check_qbittorrent(qbittorrent))
     services.append(
         await _check(
             "Jellyfin",
@@ -122,10 +145,12 @@ async def test_service(service: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "sonarr": ("Sonarr", sonarr.configured(), sonarr.get_system_status),
         "radarr": ("Radarr", radarr.configured(), radarr.get_system_status),
         "prowlarr": ("Prowlarr", prowlarr.configured(), prowlarr.get_health),
-        "qbittorrent": ("qBittorrent", qbittorrent.configured(), qbittorrent.get_app_version),
         "jellyfin": ("Jellyfin", jellyfin.configured(), jellyfin.get_system_info),
     }
 
+    if service_key == "qbittorrent":
+        return await _check_qbittorrent(qbittorrent)
+
     if service_key not in checks:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown service")
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_backend_quality.py b/backend/tests/test_backend_quality.py
index 4bcd3ef..a8bfddd 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_backend_quality.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_backend_quality.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from backend.app.config import settings
 from backend.app.network_security import request_trusts_forwarded_headers, validate_notification_target_url
 from backend.app.routers import auth as auth_router
 from backend.app.routers import portal as portal_router
+from backend.app.routers import status as status_router
 from backend.app.security import PASSWORD_POLICY_MESSAGE, validate_password_policy
 from backend.app.services import password_reset
 
@@ -94,6 +95,28 @@ class NetworkSecurityTests(unittest.TestCase):
             settings.magent_proxy_trusted_proxies = original_proxies
 
 
+class ServiceStatusTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    async def test_qbittorrent_incomplete_credentials_report_degraded_when_reachable(self) -> None:
+        client = status_router.QBittorrentClient("http://10.0.0.2:8080", "admin", None)
+        with patch.object(client, "is_webui_reachable", new=AsyncMock(return_value=True)):
+            result = await status_router._check_qbittorrent(client)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result["status"], "degraded")
+        self.assertIn("credentials", result["message"].lower())
+
+    async def test_qbittorrent_rejected_credentials_report_degraded_when_reachable(self) -> None:
+        client = status_router.QBittorrentClient("http://10.0.0.2:8080", "admin", "secret")
+        with patch.object(
+            client,
+            "get_app_version",
+            new=AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("qBittorrent login failed")),
+        ), patch.object(client, "is_webui_reachable", new=AsyncMock(return_value=True)):
+            result = await status_router._check_qbittorrent(client)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result["status"], "degraded")
+        self.assertIn("credentials", result["message"].lower())
+
+
 class DatabaseEmailTests(TempDatabaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def test_set_user_email_is_case_insensitive(self) -> None:
         created = db.create_user_if_missing(
diff --git a/frontend/app/globals.css b/frontend/app/globals.css
index 2aa5a05..3d27011 100644
--- a/frontend/app/globals.css
+++ b/frontend/app/globals.css
@@ -3565,12 +3565,14 @@ button:disabled {
 .user-grid-pill.is-blocked {
   background: rgba(244, 114, 114, 0.14);
   border-color: rgba(244, 114, 114, 0.24);
+  color: #ffd5d5;
 }
 
 .system-pill-degraded,
 .user-grid-pill.is-disabled {
   background: rgba(208, 166, 92, 0.14);
   border-color: rgba(208, 166, 92, 0.22);
+  color: #ffe3a6;
 }
 
 .system-dot {