diff --git a/backend/app/routers/requests.py b/backend/app/routers/requests.py
index f3aa109..015ef47 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/requests.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/requests.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Depends
 
 from ..clients.jellyseerr import JellyseerrClient
+from ..clients.jellyfin import JellyfinClient
 from ..clients.qbittorrent import QBittorrentClient
 from ..clients.radarr import RadarrClient
 from ..clients.sonarr import SonarrClient
@@ -1101,6 +1102,38 @@ async def recent_requests(
     allow_remote = mode == "always_js"
     allow_title_hydrate = mode == "prefer_cache"
     allow_artwork_hydrate = allow_remote or allow_title_hydrate
+    jellyfin = JellyfinClient(runtime.jellyfin_base_url, runtime.jellyfin_api_key)
+    jellyfin_cache: Dict[str, bool] = {}
+
+    async def _jellyfin_available(
+        title_value: Optional[str], year_value: Optional[int], media_type_value: Optional[str]
+    ) -> bool:
+        if not jellyfin.configured() or not title_value:
+            return False
+        cache_key = f"{media_type_value or ''}:{title_value.lower()}:{year_value or ''}"
+        cached_value = jellyfin_cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached_value is not None:
+            return cached_value
+        types = ["Movie"] if media_type_value == "movie" else ["Series"]
+        try:
+            search = await jellyfin.search_items(title_value, types)
+        except Exception:
+            jellyfin_cache[cache_key] = False
+            return False
+        if isinstance(search, dict):
+            items = search.get("Items") or search.get("items") or []
+            for item in items:
+                if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                    continue
+                name = item.get("Name") or item.get("title")
+                year = item.get("ProductionYear") or item.get("Year")
+                if name and name.strip().lower() == title_value.strip().lower():
+                    if year_value and year and int(year) != int(year_value):
+                        continue
+                    jellyfin_cache[cache_key] = True
+                    return True
+        jellyfin_cache[cache_key] = False
+        return False
     results = []
     for row in rows:
         status = row.get("status")
@@ -1192,6 +1225,11 @@ async def recent_requests(
                             updated_at=payload.get("updated_at"),
                             payload_json=json.dumps(details, ensure_ascii=True),
                         )
+        status_label = _status_label(status)
+        if status_label == "Working on it":
+            is_available = await _jellyfin_available(title, year, row.get("media_type"))
+            if is_available:
+                status_label = "Available"
         results.append(
             {
                 "id": row.get("request_id"),
@@ -1199,7 +1237,7 @@ async def recent_requests(
                 "year": year,
                 "type": row.get("media_type"),
                 "status": status,
-                "statusLabel": _status_label(status),
+                "statusLabel": status_label,
                 "mediaId": row.get("media_id"),
                 "artwork": {
                     "poster_url": _artwork_url(poster_path, "w185", cache_mode),