diff --git a/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.spec.ts b/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.spec.ts
index d001c9838..736c7775a 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.spec.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ describe('PlaylistSwitcherPanelComponent', () => {
         expect(closed).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('scrolls a new search back to its first match at the top', () => {
+        const list = (fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement).querySelector(
+            '.switcher__list'
+        ) as HTMLElement;
+        list.scrollTop = 120;
+        type('a');
+        expect(list.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+
+        list.scrollTop = 120;
+        component.setType('xtream');
+        expect(list.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+    });
+
     it('moves through options whose IDs a selector would misread', () => {
         const restored = { ...ALPHA, _id: 'odd:id.one', title: 'Aardvark' };
         playlists.set([restored, BRAVO]);
diff --git a/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.ts b/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.ts
index f67f620de..4e41812c4 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.ts
+++ b/libs/playlist/shared/ui/src/lib/playlist-switcher/playlist-switcher-panel.component.ts
@@ -205,11 +205,21 @@ export class PlaylistSwitcherPanelComponent {
 
     setQuery(value: string): void {
         this.query.set(value);
+        this.scrollToTop();
     }
 
     setType(type: SourcesTypeFilter): void {
         this.type.set(type);
         writeSwitcherType(type);
+        this.scrollToTop();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A new search or type highlights the first match, at the top of the
+     * list: a list scrolled down for the previous one would hide it.
+     */
+    private scrollToTop(): void {
+        this.list().nativeElement.scrollTop = 0;
     }
 
     onSearchKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
diff --git a/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.spec.ts b/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.spec.ts
index 085319db3..213295db4 100644
--- a/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.spec.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,20 @@ describe('SourceStatusService', () => {
             expect(service.statusOf(m3u)?.pending).toBe(true);
         });
 
+        it('says why an inconclusive check is inconclusive', () => {
+            snapshots.set('m', {
+                state: 'unavailable',
+                reason: 'paused',
+                confirmedInactive: false,
+                checkedAt: 700,
+            });
+            expect(create(true).statusOf(m3u)).toEqual({
+                reachability: 'unknown',
+                reason: 'paused',
+                checkedAt: 700,
+            });
+        });
+
         it('reports an unchecked source as unknown', () => {
             expect(create(true).statusOf(m3u)).toEqual({
                 reachability: 'unknown',
diff --git a/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.ts b/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.ts
index b6039757d..a71cfd38d 100644
--- a/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/shared/data-access/src/lib/source-status.service.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,14 @@ export class SourceStatusService {
                 reason: kept.reason,
             };
         }
-        return { reachability };
+        // An inconclusive check still says why ("Connection checks paused").
+        return reachability === 'checking' || !live
+            ? { reachability }
+            : {
+                  reachability,
+                  reason: live.reason,
+                  checkedAt: live.checkedAt || undefined,
+              };
     }
 
     /** A passive check: cached results count; the signal cancels it. */