diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
index 60dd77c2f..07878677b 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
@@ -49,9 +49,21 @@
                     >
                         <div
                             class="rail__art"
+                            [class.rail__art--live]="
+                                card.contentType === 'live'
+                            "
                             [style.aspect-ratio]="aspectRatio()"
                         >
                             @if (card.imageUrl && !failedImages()[card.id]) {
+                                @if (card.contentType === 'live') {
+                                    <span
+                                        class="rail__art-bg"
+                                        aria-hidden="true"
+                                        [style.background-image]="
+                                            'url(' + card.imageUrl + ')'
+                                        "
+                                    ></span>
+                                }
                                 <img
                                     [src]="card.imageUrl"
                                     [alt]="card.title"
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.scss b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.scss
index 7fdf3ab2d..87a3ae9b5 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.scss
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.scss
@@ -252,6 +252,34 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Live TV channel logos are typically small (100–256px square) and look terrible
+// when stretched to fill a 2:3 portrait card with `object-fit: cover`. The
+// `--live` modifier centers the contained logo over a soft blurred wash sampled
+// from the logo itself — same pattern as Apple Podcasts / Plex Live TV tiles.
+.rail__art--live {
+    img {
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        object-fit: contain;
+        padding: 26% 18%;
+        position: relative;
+        z-index: 1;
+        filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35));
+    }
+}
+
+.rail__art-bg {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    background-size: cover;
+    background-position: center;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.4);
+    transform: scale(1.4);
+    opacity: 0.55;
+    z-index: 0;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .rail__action-trigger {
     position: absolute;
     top: 8px;
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
index 557682e2e..6c7ac3355 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface DashboardRailCard {
     subtitle?: string;
     imageUrl?: string;
     icon: string;
+    contentType?: 'live' | 'movie' | 'series';
     link: string[];
     state?: Record<string, unknown>;
     actions?: DashboardRailAction[];
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 054be0621..abc1c3a7a 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
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
                 [class.hero--has-default-backdrop]="
                     item.backdropSource === 'fallback'
                 "
+                [class.hero--live]="item.contentType === 'live'"
                 [routerLink]="item.link"
                 [state]="item.state ?? {}"
             >
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.scss b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.scss
index 0e25da815..a7f1f8645 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.scss
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/workspace-dashboard-rails.component.scss
@@ -223,6 +223,27 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Live channel logos (small square images) get destroyed by the default
+// `object-fit: cover` poster treatment. The `.hero--live` modifier centers
+// the logo with breathing room over a tinted backdrop. The blurred
+// `.hero__backdrop` already provides the ambient color wash for the wider hero.
+.hero--live .hero__poster {
+    background:
+        radial-gradient(
+            circle at 50% 35%,
+            var(--app-selection-surface, rgba(120, 173, 255, 0.18)) 0%,
+            transparent 65%
+        ),
+        var(--app-widget-bg, #1e2330);
+
+    img {
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        object-fit: contain;
+        padding: 22% 18%;
+        filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45));
+    }
+}
+
 .hero__body {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 2;
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 abb12ce69..84e7163a9 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
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const SKELETON_RAILS = [1, 2, 3] as const;
 interface DashboardHeroModel {
     readonly backdropUrl?: string;
     readonly backdropSource: DashboardHeroBackdropSource;
+    readonly contentType?: 'live' | 'movie' | 'series';
     readonly fallbackBackdropBackground: string;
     readonly fallbackPosterBackground: string;
     readonly hasBackdrop: boolean;
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ export class WorkspaceDashboardRailsComponent {
 
         return {
             ...artwork,
+            contentType: item.type,
             icon: this.typeIcon(item.type),
             link: this.data.getRecentItemLink(item),
             state: this.data.getRecentItemNavigationState(item),
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ export class WorkspaceDashboardRailsComponent {
             subtitle: `${this.data.getRecentItemProviderLabel(item)} · ${this.data.getRecentItemTypeLabel(item)}`,
             imageUrl: item.poster_url,
             icon: this.typeIcon(item.type),
+            contentType: item.type,
             link: this.data.getRecentItemLink(item),
             state: this.data.getRecentItemNavigationState(item),
         };
@@ -391,6 +394,7 @@ export class WorkspaceDashboardRailsComponent {
             subtitle: `${this.data.getFavoriteItemProviderLabel(item)} · ${this.data.getFavoriteItemTypeLabel(item)}`,
             imageUrl: item.poster_url,
             icon: this.typeIcon(item.type),
+            contentType: item.type,
             link: this.data.getGlobalFavoriteLink(item),
             state: this.data.getGlobalFavoriteNavigationState(item),
         };
@@ -409,6 +413,7 @@ export class WorkspaceDashboardRailsComponent {
             subtitle: subtitleParts.join(' · '),
             imageUrl: item.poster_url,
             icon: this.typeIcon(item.type),
+            contentType: item.type,
             link: this.data.getRecentlyAddedLink(item),
             state: this.data.getRecentlyAddedNavigationState(item),
         };