diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.html b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.html
index bc702ab78..91f91f2d7 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.html
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.html
@@ -240,13 +240,7 @@
             />
         }
 
-        @if (
-            dashboardRails().continueWatching &&
-            dashboardRails().recentlyWatchedLive &&
-            continueWatchingCards().length === 0 &&
-            recentLiveCards().length === 0 &&
-            data.globalRecentLoading()
-        ) {
+        @if (showRecentContentSkeleton()) {
             <section
                 class="rails-page__skeleton-rail"
                 aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.spec.ts
index 735afaf34..328f1e6fb 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import type { EpgProgram, PlaylistMeta } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
+import { DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
 import {
     buildDashboardCollectionViewState,
     buildDashboardLiveEpgDetails,
+    buildLiveEpgCardsForEnabledRails,
     buildLiveEpgLookupKeys,
     buildPlaybackPositionReloadKey,
     buildDashboardSourceActions,
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import {
     playbackProgressPercent,
     resolveDashboardHeroArtwork,
     buildDashboardRailSeeAllState,
+    shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton,
 } from './workspace-dashboard-rails.component';
 import type { DashboardRailCard } from './dashboard-rail.component';
 import { COLLECTION_VIEW_STATE_KEY } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
@@ -354,6 +357,108 @@ describe('Live rail helpers', () => {
         expect(first).toBe(second);
         expect(first).toBe('a::movie::10|b::series::20');
     });
+
+    it('omits hero cards from live EPG lookup sources when the hero rail is disabled', () => {
+        const hero = channelCard({ id: 'hero', epgLookupKey: 'hero' });
+        const favorite = channelCard({
+            id: 'favorite',
+            epgLookupKey: 'favorite',
+        });
+        const recent = channelCard({ id: 'recent', epgLookupKey: 'recent' });
+
+        expect(
+            buildLiveEpgCardsForEnabledRails(
+                {
+                    ...DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS,
+                    hero: false,
+                },
+                hero,
+                [favorite],
+                [recent]
+            ).map((card) => card.id)
+        ).toEqual(['favorite', 'recent']);
+    });
+
+    it('omits disabled live rails from live EPG lookup sources', () => {
+        const hero = channelCard({ id: 'hero', epgLookupKey: 'hero' });
+        const favorite = channelCard({
+            id: 'favorite',
+            epgLookupKey: 'favorite',
+        });
+        const recent = channelCard({ id: 'recent', epgLookupKey: 'recent' });
+
+        expect(
+            buildLiveEpgCardsForEnabledRails(
+                {
+                    ...DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS,
+                    liveFavorites: false,
+                    recentlyWatchedLive: false,
+                },
+                hero,
+                [favorite],
+                [recent]
+            ).map((card) => card.id)
+        ).toEqual(['hero']);
+    });
+});
+
+describe('recent content skeleton helper', () => {
+    it('shows the loading skeleton for Continue Watching when recently watched live is disabled', () => {
+        expect(
+            shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(
+                {
+                    ...DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS,
+                    recentlyWatchedLive: false,
+                },
+                {
+                    continueWatchingCount: 0,
+                    recentLiveCount: 0,
+                    globalRecentLoading: true,
+                }
+            )
+        ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('shows the loading skeleton for recently watched live when Continue Watching is disabled', () => {
+        expect(
+            shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(
+                {
+                    ...DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS,
+                    continueWatching: false,
+                },
+                {
+                    continueWatchingCount: 0,
+                    recentLiveCount: 0,
+                    globalRecentLoading: true,
+                }
+            )
+        ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('hides the loading skeleton when no enabled recent rail is waiting for data', () => {
+        expect(
+            shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(
+                {
+                    ...DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS,
+                    continueWatching: false,
+                    recentlyWatchedLive: false,
+                },
+                {
+                    continueWatchingCount: 0,
+                    recentLiveCount: 0,
+                    globalRecentLoading: true,
+                }
+            )
+        ).toBe(false);
+
+        expect(
+            shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_RAILS_SETTINGS, {
+                continueWatchingCount: 1,
+                recentLiveCount: 1,
+                globalRecentLoading: true,
+            })
+        ).toBe(false);
+    });
 });
 
 describe('playback-position helpers', () => {
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.ts
index cbff7768c..2cdc0fcba 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import { toObservable, toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import { interval, of, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
 import { EpgService } from '@iptvnator/epg/data-access';
 import {
-    EpgProgram,
+    type DashboardRailsSettings,
+    type EpgProgram,
     normalizeDashboardRailsSettings,
 } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
@@ -323,6 +324,24 @@ export function buildLiveEpgLookupKeys(
     return keys;
 }
 
+type DashboardLiveEpgRailSettings = Pick<
+    DashboardRailsSettings,
+    'hero' | 'liveFavorites' | 'recentlyWatchedLive'
+>;
+
+export function buildLiveEpgCardsForEnabledRails(
+    rails: DashboardLiveEpgRailSettings,
+    heroLiveCard: DashboardRailCard | null,
+    liveFavoriteCards: readonly DashboardRailCard[],
+    recentLiveCards: readonly DashboardRailCard[]
+): DashboardRailCard[] {
+    return [
+        ...(rails.hero && heroLiveCard ? [heroLiveCard] : []),
+        ...(rails.liveFavorites ? liveFavoriteCards : []),
+        ...(rails.recentlyWatchedLive ? recentLiveCards : []),
+    ];
+}
+
 export function getLiveEpgProgramForCard(
     card: DashboardRailCard,
     epgMap: ReadonlyMap<string, EpgProgram | null>
@@ -393,6 +412,31 @@ export function isContinueWatchingRecentItem(
     return item.type === 'movie' || item.type === 'series';
 }
 
+type DashboardRecentRailSettings = Pick<
+    DashboardRailsSettings,
+    'continueWatching' | 'recentlyWatchedLive'
+>;
+
+export interface DashboardRecentContentSkeletonInput {
+    readonly continueWatchingCount: number;
+    readonly globalRecentLoading: boolean;
+    readonly recentLiveCount: number;
+}
+
+export function shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(
+    rails: DashboardRecentRailSettings,
+    input: DashboardRecentContentSkeletonInput
+): boolean {
+    if (!input.globalRecentLoading) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        (rails.continueWatching && input.continueWatchingCount === 0) ||
+        (rails.recentlyWatchedLive && input.recentLiveCount === 0)
+    );
+}
+
 // ── Playback-position helpers (used by both hero + Continue Watching cards)
 // — kept as plain functions so they're easy to unit-test without mounting the
 // component or the data service.
@@ -592,21 +636,28 @@ export class WorkspaceDashboardRailsComponent {
             .map((item) => this.toRecentCard(item))
     );
 
+    readonly showRecentContentSkeleton = computed(() =>
+        shouldShowRecentContentSkeleton(this.dashboardRails(), {
+            continueWatchingCount: this.continueWatchingCards().length,
+            globalRecentLoading: this.data.globalRecentLoading(),
+            recentLiveCount: this.recentLiveCards().length,
+        })
+    );
+
     // Best-effort EPG lookup keyed by the app-wide M3U XMLTV chain
     // (tvg-id -> tvg-name -> name), with the card title as a final fallback.
     // Xtream/Stalker live items often have no XMLTV side-channel and will
     // simply return null — the card renders without the program row.
     private readonly liveChannelLookupKeys = computed(() => {
         const heroLiveCard = this.heroLiveCard();
-        return buildLiveEpgLookupKeys([
-            ...(heroLiveCard ? [heroLiveCard] : []),
-            ...(this.dashboardRails().liveFavorites
-                ? this.liveFavoriteCards()
-                : []),
-            ...(this.dashboardRails().recentlyWatchedLive
-                ? this.recentLiveCards()
-                : []),
-        ]);
+        return buildLiveEpgLookupKeys(
+            buildLiveEpgCardsForEnabledRails(
+                this.dashboardRails(),
+                heroLiveCard,
+                this.liveFavoriteCards(),
+                this.recentLiveCards()
+            )
+        );
     });
 
     private readonly playbackPositionReloadKey = computed(() =>