diff --git a/apps/web-e2e/src/self-hosted.e2e.ts b/apps/web-e2e/src/self-hosted.e2e.ts
index 0529f4baa..8a5abc5c4 100644
--- a/apps/web-e2e/src/self-hosted.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web-e2e/src/self-hosted.e2e.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,27 @@ async function addXtreamPortal(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     await page.waitForURL(/xtreams.*vod/);
 }
 
+async function addM3uPlaylist(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add playlist' }).click();
+    const dialog = page.locator('mat-dialog-container');
+    await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
+
+    await setInputValue(
+        dialog.getByRole('textbox', { name: /Playlist URL/ }),
+        `${XTREAM_MOCK_SERVER}/playlist.m3u`
+    );
+    await setInputValue(
+        dialog.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Playlist title' }),
+        'Self-hosted M3U'
+    );
+
+    await dialog
+        .getByRole('button', { name: 'Add playlist', exact: true })
+        .click();
+    await expect(dialog).toBeHidden();
+    await page.waitForURL(/playlists.*all/);
+}
+
 async function addStalkerPortal(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add playlist' }).click();
     const dialog = page.locator('mat-dialog-container');
@@ -65,6 +86,27 @@ async function addStalkerPortal(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     await page.waitForURL(/stalker.*vod/);
 }
 
+function collectBackendRequests(page: Page, path: string): string[] {
+    const requests: string[] = [];
+    page.on('request', (request) => {
+        const requestUrl = request.url();
+        if (requestUrl.startsWith(`${WEB_BACKEND_URL}${path}`)) {
+            requests.push(requestUrl);
+        }
+    });
+    return requests;
+}
+
+function expectRequestsUseTargetId(requests: string[], path: string): void {
+    expect(requests.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    for (const requestUrl of requests) {
+        const url = new URL(requestUrl);
+        expect(url.pathname).toBe(path);
+        expect(url.searchParams.get('targetId')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(url.searchParams.has('url')).toBeFalsy();
+    }
+}
+
 test.beforeEach(async ({ page, request }) => {
     await request.post(`${XTREAM_MOCK_SERVER}/reset`);
     await request.post(`${STALKER_MOCK_SERVER}/reset`);
@@ -90,17 +132,36 @@ test('@self-hosted runtime config points PWA calls at the monorepo backend', asy
 test('@self-hosted Xtream portal loads through web-backend proxy', async ({
     page,
 }) => {
+    const xtreamRequests = collectBackendRequests(page, '/xtream');
+
     await addXtreamPortal(page);
 
     const categoryItems = page.locator('.category-item');
     await expect(categoryItems.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    expectRequestsUseTargetId(xtreamRequests, '/xtream');
+});
+
+test('@self-hosted M3U URL loads through web-backend proxy', async ({
+    page,
+}) => {
+    const parseRequests = collectBackendRequests(page, '/parse');
+
+    await addM3uPlaylist(page);
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('4 channels')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByText('1. Channel 1')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText('4. HappyKids TV')).toBeVisible();
+    expectRequestsUseTargetId(parseRequests, '/parse');
 });
 
 test('@self-hosted Stalker portal loads through web-backend proxy', async ({
     page,
 }) => {
+    const stalkerRequests = collectBackendRequests(page, '/stalker');
+
     await addStalkerPortal(page);
 
     const categoryItems = page.locator('.category-item');
     await expect(categoryItems.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    expectRequestsUseTargetId(stalkerRequests, '/stalker');
 });
diff --git a/apps/xtream-mock-server/src/main.ts b/apps/xtream-mock-server/src/main.ts
index 34d8b8e18..648a15c34 100644
--- a/apps/xtream-mock-server/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/xtream-mock-server/src/main.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ import { renderMarketingAssetSvg } from './app/generators/marketing.generator.js
 
 const app = express();
 const PORT = parseInt(process.env['PORT'] ?? '3211', 10);
+const M3U_FIXTURE = `#EXTM3U
+#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="1" tvg-logo="http://channel.icons.url/img/1.png" group-title="News", Channel 1
+https://example.channels/path-to-file/1.m3u8
+#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="2" tvg-logo="http://channel.icons.url/img/2.png" group-title="News", Positive News TV
+https://example.channels/path-to-file/2.m3u8
+#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="3" tvg-logo="http://channel.icons.url/img/3.png" group-title="Sport", Sport TVX
+https://example.channels/path-to-file/3.m3u8
+#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="4" tvg-logo="http://channel.icons.url/img/4.png" group-title="Kids", HappyKids TV
+https://example.channels/path-to-file/4.m3u8
+`;
 const marketingRasterAssetRoot = join(
     process.cwd(),
     'apps/xtream-mock-server/public/marketing'
@@ -28,6 +38,13 @@ app.post('/reset', (_req, res) => {
     res.json({ status: 'reset' });
 });
 
+// ─── M3U fixture endpoint for self-hosted PWA URL import tests ───────────────
+app.get('/playlist.m3u', (_req, res) => {
+    res.type('audio/x-mpegurl')
+        .set('Cache-Control', 'no-store')
+        .send(M3U_FIXTURE);
+});
+
 // ─── Local fictional artwork for release screenshots ──────────────────────────
 app.get('/assets/marketing/:kind/:slug', (req, res) => {
     const kind = req.params['kind'] as
@@ -46,18 +63,20 @@ app.get('/assets/marketing/:kind/:slug', (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const rasterSlug = slug.replace(/\.(svg|png)$/i, '');
-    const rasterPath = join(marketingRasterAssetRoot, kind, `${rasterSlug}.png`);
+    const rasterPath = join(
+        marketingRasterAssetRoot,
+        kind,
+        `${rasterSlug}.png`
+    );
 
     if (existsSync(rasterPath)) {
-        res
-            .type('image/png')
+        res.type('image/png')
             .set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=3600')
             .send(readFileSync(rasterPath));
         return;
     }
 
-    res
-        .type('image/svg+xml')
+    res.type('image/svg+xml')
         .set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=3600')
         .send(renderMarketingAssetSvg(kind, slug, size));
 });
@@ -149,8 +168,12 @@ server.on('error', (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
 
 server.listen(PORT, () => {
     console.log(`[xtream-mock] Listening on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
-    console.log(`[xtream-mock] Direct API:  http://localhost:${PORT}/player_api.php?username=user1&password=pass1&action=get_account_info`);
-    console.log(`[xtream-mock] PWA proxy:   http://localhost:${PORT}/xtream?url=http://localhost:${PORT}&username=user1&password=pass1&action=get_account_info`);
+    console.log(
+        `[xtream-mock] Direct API:  http://localhost:${PORT}/player_api.php?username=user1&password=pass1&action=get_account_info`
+    );
+    console.log(
+        `[xtream-mock] PWA proxy:   http://localhost:${PORT}/xtream?url=http://localhost:${PORT}&username=user1&password=pass1&action=get_account_info`
+    );
     console.log(`[xtream-mock] Health:      http://localhost:${PORT}/health`);
 });
 
@@ -173,4 +196,6 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {
 // When Nx (or any process manager) closes stdin, prevent auto-exit.
 // The HTTP server handle is what keeps the process alive.
 process.stdin.resume();
-process.stdin.on('end', () => { /* ignore stdin close */ });
+process.stdin.on('end', () => {
+    /* ignore stdin close */
+});
diff --git a/docs/architecture/xtream-mock-server.md b/docs/architecture/xtream-mock-server.md
index 7e52683b2..a41f89880 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/xtream-mock-server.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/xtream-mock-server.md
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ Response: `{ payload: <data>, action: <action> }`
 This mirrors the backend proxy in `apps/electron-backend` so the same
 Angular service code works in both environments.
 
+### M3U fixture endpoint
+
+```
+GET /playlist.m3u
+```
+
+Returns a small deterministic four-channel playlist. The self-hosted PWA E2E
+suite uses this endpoint to verify M3U URL imports through `apps/web-backend`
+and the provider target registry.
+
 ### Stream stub endpoints
 
 ```