diff --git a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.html b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.html
index 54aeee093..1b8a9b2cc 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.html
+++ b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 <div class="content-container">
     @if (activeChannel(); as activeChannel) {
+        @let playbackTarget = playbackChannel();
         @if (activeChannel.radio === 'true' || shouldShowInlinePlayer(activeChannel)) {
             <div class="video-player">
                 @if (activeChannel.radio === 'true') {
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@
                                 sources: [
                                     {
                                         src:
-                                            activeChannel.url +
-                                            activeChannel.epgParams,
+                                            playbackTarget?.url +
+                                            playbackTarget?.epgParams,
                                         type: 'application/x-mpegURL',
                                     },
                                 ],
@@ -54,14 +55,14 @@
                     }
                     @if (playerSettings.player === 'html5') {
                         <app-html-video-player
-                            [channel]="activeChannel"
+                            [channel]="playbackTarget!"
                             [volume]="volume"
                             [showCaptions]="playerSettings.showCaptions!"
                         />
                     }
                     @if (playerSettings.player === 'artplayer') {
                         <app-art-player
-                            [channel]="activeChannel"
+                            [channel]="playbackTarget!"
                             [volume]="volume"
                             [showCaptions]="playerSettings.showCaptions!"
                         />
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@
         @if (activeChannel.radio !== 'true') {
             <div class="epg">
                 <div class="epg-content">
-                    <app-epg-list />
+                    <app-epg-list
+                        [archivePlaybackAvailable]="archivePlaybackAvailable()"
+                    />
                 </div>
             </div>
         }
diff --git a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
index 1f76c6f2d..13d74fe37 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { BehaviorSubject, of } from 'rxjs';
 import {
     ChannelActions,
     selectActive,
+    selectActivePlaybackUrl,
     selectChannels,
     selectCurrentEpgProgram,
 } from 'm3u-state';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ describe('VideoPlayerComponent', () => {
 
     const playlistId = signal('playlist-1');
     const activeChannel = signal<Channel | null>(null);
+    const activePlaybackUrl = signal<string | null>(null);
     const channels = signal<Channel[]>([]);
     const currentEpgProgram = signal(null);
 
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ describe('VideoPlayerComponent', () => {
             switch (selector) {
                 case selectActive:
                     return activeChannel;
+                case selectActivePlaybackUrl:
+                    return activePlaybackUrl;
                 case selectChannels:
                     return channels;
                 case selectCurrentEpgProgram:
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ describe('VideoPlayerComponent', () => {
         localStorage.removeItem('m3u-sidebar-width');
         player.set(VideoPlayer.VideoJs);
         showCaptions.set(false);
+        activePlaybackUrl.set(null);
         currentEpgProgram.set(null);
         currentEpgProgram$.next(null);
         overlayMock.create.mockClear();
@@ -286,6 +291,25 @@ describe('VideoPlayerComponent', () => {
         ).not.toBeNull();
     });
 
+    it('uses the active playback override url when archive playback is active', () => {
+        syncStoreState(sampleChannel);
+        player.set(VideoPlayer.VideoJs);
+        activePlaybackUrl.set(
+            'http://localhost/archive.m3u8?utc=123&lutc=456'
+        );
+
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.playbackChannel()?.url).toBe(
+            'http://localhost/archive.m3u8?utc=123&lutc=456'
+        );
+
+        activePlaybackUrl.set(null);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.playbackChannel()?.url).toBe(sampleChannel.url);
+    });
+
     it('updates the outer sidebar width while grouped view requests a larger total width', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
diff --git a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.ts b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.ts
index 9bf871527..7e573627f 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.ts
+++ b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/video-player/video-player.component.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { StorageMap } from '@ngx-pwa/local-storage';
 import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { ResizableDirective } from 'components';
+import { isM3uCatchupPlaybackSupported } from 'm3u-utils';
 import { PlaylistContextFacade } from '@iptvnator/playlist/shared/util';
 import {
     COMPONENT_OVERLAY_REF,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import {
     ChannelActions,
     PlaylistActions,
     selectActive,
+    selectActivePlaybackUrl,
     selectChannels,
     selectCurrentEpgProgram,
 } from 'm3u-state';
@@ -114,8 +116,31 @@ export class VideoPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     /** Active selected channel */
     readonly activeChannel = this.store.selectSignal(selectActive);
+    readonly activePlaybackUrl = this.store.selectSignal(
+        selectActivePlaybackUrl
+    );
     readonly activePlaylistId = this.playlistContext.resolvedPlaylistId;
     readonly channels = this.store.selectSignal(selectChannels);
+    readonly archivePlaybackAvailable = computed(() =>
+        isM3uCatchupPlaybackSupported(this.activeChannel())
+    );
+    readonly playbackChannel = computed<Channel | null>(() => {
+        const activeChannel = this.activeChannel();
+        if (!activeChannel) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        const playbackUrl = this.activePlaybackUrl();
+        if (!playbackUrl) {
+            return activeChannel;
+        }
+
+        return {
+            ...activeChannel,
+            url: playbackUrl,
+            epgParams: '',
+        } as Channel;
+    });
     readonly sidebarStorageKey = computed(() =>
         this.activeView() === 'groups'
             ? M3U_GROUPS_SIDEBAR_STORAGE_KEY
diff --git a/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.html b/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.html
index 59369bd04..84568718c 100644
--- a/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.html
+++ b/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.html
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
                         <app-epg-list
                             [controlledChannel]="currentM3uChannel()"
                             [controlledPrograms]="currentM3uPrograms()"
+                            [archivePlaybackAvailable]="
+                                currentM3uArchivePlaybackAvailable()
+                            "
                         />
                     } @else {
                         <app-epg-view [epgItems]="currentPortalEpgItems()" />
diff --git a/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.ts b/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.ts
index 3c5214ed6..369f8cc88 100644
--- a/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.ts
+++ b/libs/portal/shared/ui/src/lib/components/unified-collection/unified-live-tab.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { MatProgressSpinnerModule } from '@angular/material/progress-spinner';
+import { isM3uCatchupPlaybackSupported } from 'm3u-utils';
 import {
     matchesOpenLiveCollectionItem,
     OpenLiveCollectionItemState,
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ export class UnifiedLiveTabComponent {
 
         return detail.channel ?? null;
     });
+    readonly currentM3uArchivePlaybackAvailable = computed(() =>
+        isM3uCatchupPlaybackSupported(this.currentM3uChannel())
+    );
     readonly activeRadioChannel = computed(() => {
         const channel = this.currentM3uChannel();
         return channel?.radio === 'true' ? channel : null;
diff --git a/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/live-stream-layout/live-stream-layout.component.html b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/live-stream-layout/live-stream-layout.component.html
index 60b6106f0..e8bd8c2e9 100644
--- a/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/live-stream-layout/live-stream-layout.component.html
+++ b/libs/portal/xtream/feature/src/lib/live-stream-layout/live-stream-layout.component.html
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
                     <app-epg-list
                         [controlledPrograms]="epgPrograms"
                         [controlledArchiveDays]="controlledArchiveDays()"
+                        [archivePlaybackAvailable]="
+                            archivePlaybackAvailable()
+                        "
                         (programActivated)="onProgramActivated($event)"
                     />
                 } @else if (!isElectron && epgItems().length > 0) {