diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/GamepadSettingsScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/GamepadSettingsScreen.kt
index 755a7992..45edf029 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/GamepadSettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/GamepadSettingsScreen.kt
@@ -346,11 +346,12 @@ private fun buildSettingsRows(s: Settings, update: (Settings) -> Unit): List<GpR
             GAMEPAD_OPTIONS.mapIndexed { i, lbl -> i to lbl }, s.gamepad,
         ) { update(s.copy(gamepad = it)) },
 
-        toggle(
+        choice(
             "hud", "Interface", "Statistics overlay",
-            "Show FPS, throughput and latency while streaming.",
-            s.statsHudEnabled,
-        ) { update(s.copy(statsHudEnabled = it)) },
+            "How much the overlay shows: Compact (one line) → Normal → Detailed (full HUD). " +
+                "A 3-finger tap cycles the tiers live.",
+            STATS_VERBOSITY_OPTIONS, s.statsVerbosity,
+        ) { update(s.copy(statsVerbosity = it)) },
         toggle(
             "library", null, "Game library",
             "Browse a paired host's games with Y (experimental).",
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Settings.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Settings.kt
index 8eb2645b..e6f81bf2 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Settings.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Settings.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ data class Settings(
      * host emits it when it can, else falls back. AMediaCodec decodes whichever the host resolves. */
     val codec: String = "auto",
     val micEnabled: Boolean = false,
-    /** Show the live stats overlay (FPS / throughput / latency) during a stream. */
-    val statsHudEnabled: Boolean = true,
+    /**
+     * How much the in-stream stats overlay shows — see [StatsVerbosity]. Defaults to
+     * [StatsVerbosity.NORMAL] (the res/fps line + latency headline + reliability counters); the full
+     * decoder/feed/equation HUD is [StatsVerbosity.DETAILED], and a single terse line is
+     * [StatsVerbosity.COMPACT]. A 3-finger tap cycles through the tiers live.
+     */
+    val statsVerbosity: StatsVerbosity = StatsVerbosity.NORMAL,
     /**
      * Touch input model — how touchscreen fingers drive the host. [TouchMode.TRACKPAD] (default):
      * the cursor stays put on touch-down and moves by the finger's relative delta (swipe to nudge,
@@ -81,6 +86,27 @@ data class Settings(
 /** [Settings.touchMode] values; persisted by name. */
 enum class TouchMode { TRACKPAD, POINTER, TOUCH }
 
+/**
+ * Stats-overlay detail tiers, in cycling order (persisted by name). Each tier is a strict superset
+ * of the previous one, so toning down never hides a number a lower tier keeps:
+ * - [OFF] — no overlay (and native sampling is gated off, one atomic load per frame).
+ * - [COMPACT] — one line: `fps · end-to-end ms · Mb/s` (+ a loss flag when frames drop).
+ * - [NORMAL] — adds the resolution/refresh line, the end-to-end p50/p95 headline, and the
+ *   reliability counters (lost / skipped / FEC) when nonzero. The default.
+ * - [DETAILED] — the full HUD: also the decoder label, the video-feed descriptor, and the
+ *   `host+network + decode` stage equation.
+ * A 3-finger tap in-stream cycles Off → Compact → Normal → Detailed → Off (see [next]).
+ */
+enum class StatsVerbosity(val label: String) {
+    OFF("Off"),
+    COMPACT("Compact"),
+    NORMAL("Normal"),
+    DETAILED("Detailed");
+
+    /** The next tier for the live 3-finger-tap cycle (wraps Detailed → Off). */
+    fun next(): StatsVerbosity = entries[(ordinal + 1) % entries.size]
+}
+
 /** Loads/saves [Settings] in the app-private `punktfunk_settings` prefs. */
 class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
     private val prefs =
@@ -97,7 +123,16 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
         audioChannels = prefs.getInt(K_AUDIO_CH, 2),
         codec = prefs.getString(K_CODEC, "auto") ?: "auto",
         micEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(K_MIC, false),
-        statsHudEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(K_HUD, true),
+        statsVerbosity = prefs.getString(K_STATS_VERBOSITY, null)
+            ?.let { name -> StatsVerbosity.entries.firstOrNull { it.name == name } }
+            // Migration from the pre-tier Boolean "stats_hud_enabled": an explicit OFF stays off;
+            // everyone else (incl. fresh installs) lands on NORMAL — the old always-full HUD toned
+            // down to the new default, which is the whole point of adding tiers.
+            ?: if (prefs.contains(K_HUD) && !prefs.getBoolean(K_HUD, true)) {
+                StatsVerbosity.OFF
+            } else {
+                StatsVerbosity.NORMAL
+            },
         touchMode = prefs.getString(K_TOUCH_MODE, null)
             ?.let { name -> TouchMode.entries.firstOrNull { it.name == name } }
             // Migration: the pre-enum Boolean "trackpad_mode" (true = trackpad, false = direct).
@@ -120,7 +155,7 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
             .putInt(K_AUDIO_CH, s.audioChannels)
             .putString(K_CODEC, s.codec)
             .putBoolean(K_MIC, s.micEnabled)
-            .putBoolean(K_HUD, s.statsHudEnabled)
+            .putString(K_STATS_VERBOSITY, s.statsVerbosity.name)
             .putString(K_TOUCH_MODE, s.touchMode.name)
             .putBoolean(K_GAMEPAD_UI, s.gamepadUiEnabled)
             .putBoolean(K_LIBRARY, s.libraryEnabled)
@@ -140,6 +175,10 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
         const val K_AUDIO_CH = "audio_channels"
         const val K_CODEC = "codec"
         const val K_MIC = "mic_enabled"
+        const val K_STATS_VERBOSITY = "stats_verbosity"
+
+        /** Pre-tier Boolean the [K_STATS_VERBOSITY] enum replaced — read once for migration, never
+         * written. */
         const val K_HUD = "stats_hud_enabled"
         const val K_TOUCH_MODE = "touch_mode"
         const val K_GAMEPAD_UI = "gamepad_ui_enabled"
@@ -269,6 +308,9 @@ val COMPOSITOR_OPTIONS = listOf(
     "gamescope",
 )
 
+/** (verbosity, label) for the stats-overlay detail picker. Order = the live 3-finger-tap cycle. */
+val STATS_VERBOSITY_OPTIONS = StatsVerbosity.entries.map { it to it.label }
+
 /** (mode, label) for the touch-input model. */
 val TOUCH_MODE_OPTIONS = listOf(
     TouchMode.TRACKPAD to "Trackpad",
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
index 5ec81a7a..64e1a4bc 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -403,11 +403,17 @@ private fun InterfaceSettings(s: Settings, update: (Settings) -> Unit) {
             checked = s.autoWakeEnabled,
             onCheckedChange = { on -> update(s.copy(autoWakeEnabled = on)) },
         )
-        ToggleRow(
-            title = "Stats overlay",
-            subtitle = "Show FPS, throughput and latency while streaming (3-finger tap toggles it live)",
-            checked = s.statsHudEnabled,
-            onCheckedChange = { on -> update(s.copy(statsHudEnabled = on)) },
+        SettingDropdown(
+            label = "Stats overlay",
+            options = STATS_VERBOSITY_OPTIONS,
+            selected = s.statsVerbosity,
+        ) { v -> update(s.copy(statsVerbosity = v)) }
+        Text(
+            "How much the in-stream overlay shows: Compact is a single fps · latency · bitrate " +
+                "line; Normal adds the resolution and reliability lines; Detailed adds the decoder, " +
+                "colour and latency-breakdown lines. A 3-finger tap cycles the tiers live.",
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StatsOverlay.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StatsOverlay.kt
index ea6f8774..ea947b24 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StatsOverlay.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StatsOverlay.kt
@@ -16,61 +16,63 @@ import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
 /**
  * The live stats overlay — the unified HUD (`design/stats-unification.md`, Android v1: headline is
- * `capture→decoded`, tiled by `host+network` + `decode`). Reads the 18-double layout from
+ * `capture→decoded`, tiled by `host+network` + `decode`). Reads the 22-double layout from
  * [NativeBridge.nativeVideoStats]:
- * `[fps, mbps, e2eP50Ms, e2eP95Ms, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, lost, bitDepth, colorPrimaries,
- * colorTransfer, chromaFormatIdc, hostNetP50Ms, decodeP50Ms, hostP50Ms, netP50Ms]`. Indexes 10–13
- * (present on a current native lib) describe the negotiated video feed and render as a
- * codec/depth/colour/chroma line; 14/15 render as the stage equation — split into
- * `host + network + decode` when the Phase-2 terms at 16/17 are nonzero (a current host sends
- * per-AU 0xCF timings; an old host leaves them 0 and the combined `host+network` term stands);
- * older layouts just omit those lines.
+ * `[fps, mbps, e2eP50Ms, e2eP95Ms, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, lostTotal, bitDepth, colorPrimaries,
+ * colorTransfer, chromaFormatIdc, hostNetP50Ms, decodeP50Ms, hostP50Ms, netP50Ms, lost, skipped,
+ * fec, frames]`.
+ *
+ * [verbosity] selects how many lines render (each tier a superset of the last — see
+ * [StatsVerbosity]):
+ * - [StatsVerbosity.COMPACT] — one line, `fps · end-to-end ms · Mb/s` (+ a loss flag).
+ * - [StatsVerbosity.NORMAL] — the res/fps/Mb·s line, the end-to-end p50/p95 headline, and the
+ *   reliability counters (18–21) when nonzero.
+ * - [StatsVerbosity.DETAILED] — also the decoder label, the video-feed descriptor (10–13), and the
+ *   stage equation (14/15, split into `host + network` when the Phase-2 terms at 16/17 are nonzero).
+ * [StatsVerbosity.OFF] renders nothing. Older native layouts simply omit the lines they lack (the
+ * counter line falls back to the cumulative `lostTotal` at index 9 on a pre-window lib).
  */
 @Composable
-internal fun StatsOverlay(s: DoubleArray, decoderLabel: String = "", modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
-    if (s.size < 10) return
+internal fun StatsOverlay(
+    s: DoubleArray,
+    verbosity: StatsVerbosity,
+    decoderLabel: String = "",
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    if (verbosity == StatsVerbosity.OFF || s.size < 10) return
     val w = s[6].toInt()
     val h = s[7].toInt()
     val hz = s[8].toInt()
     val latValid = s[4] != 0.0
     val skew = s[5] != 0.0
     val lost = s[9].toLong()
+    val detailed = verbosity == StatsVerbosity.DETAILED
+
     Column(
         modifier = modifier
             .background(Color.Black.copy(alpha = 0.45f), RoundedCornerShape(6.dp))
             .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
     ) {
-        Text(
-            "$w×$h@$hz   ${s[0].roundToInt()} fps   ${"%.1f".format(s[1])} Mb/s",
-            color = Color.White,
-            fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-            fontSize = 12.sp,
-        )
-        if (decoderLabel.isNotEmpty()) {
-            Text(
-                decoderLabel,
-                color = Color(0xFFB0D0FF),
-                fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                fontSize = 12.sp,
-            )
+        // Compact: everything the glance-value needs on one line, nothing else.
+        if (verbosity == StatsVerbosity.COMPACT) {
+            statLine(compactLine(s, latValid), Color.White)
+            return@Column
         }
-        videoFeedLine(s)?.let { feed ->
-            Text(
-                feed,
-                color = Color.White,
-                fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                fontSize = 12.sp,
-            )
+
+        statLine("$w×$h@$hz   ${s[0].roundToInt()} fps   ${"%.1f".format(s[1])} Mb/s", Color.White)
+        if (detailed && decoderLabel.isNotEmpty()) {
+            statLine(decoderLabel, Color(0xFFB0D0FF))
+        }
+        if (detailed) {
+            videoFeedLine(s)?.let { statLine(it, Color.White) }
         }
         if (latValid) {
             val tag = if (skew) "" else " (same-host clock)"
-            Text(
+            statLine(
                 "end-to-end ${"%.1f".format(s[2])} ms p50 · ${"%.1f".format(s[3])} p95 · capture→decoded$tag",
-                color = Color.White,
-                fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                fontSize = 12.sp,
+                Color.White,
             )
-            if (s.size >= 16) {
+            if (detailed && s.size >= 16) {
                 // Phase-2 split (s[16]/s[17]): render `host + network` separately when the host
                 // reported its share this window; otherwise the combined term (old host / no
                 // matched 0xCF timing).
@@ -79,25 +81,60 @@ internal fun StatsOverlay(s: DoubleArray, decoderLabel: String = "", modifier: M
                 } else {
                     "= host+network ${"%.1f".format(s[14])} + decode ${"%.1f".format(s[15])}"
                 }
-                Text(
-                    equation,
-                    color = Color.White,
-                    fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                    fontSize = 12.sp,
-                )
+                statLine(equation, Color.White)
             }
         }
-        if (lost > 0) {
-            Text(
-                "lost $lost",
-                color = Color(0xFFFFB0B0),
-                fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                fontSize = 12.sp,
-            )
-        }
+        counterLine(s, lost)?.let { statLine(it, Color(0xFFFFB0B0)) }
     }
 }
 
+/** One monospace HUD line — the shared type ramp so every tier's rows line up. */
+@Composable
+private fun statLine(text: String, color: Color) {
+    Text(text, color = color, fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace, fontSize = 12.sp)
+}
+
+/**
+ * The single [StatsVerbosity.COMPACT] line: `238 fps · 1.3 ms · 921 Mb/s`. The end-to-end p50 term
+ * is dropped when no in-range latency sample landed (`latValid` false), and a loss flag
+ * `· ⚠ lost {n}` is appended when the window (or, on an old lib, the session) dropped frames — the
+ * one reliability signal worth surfacing even at the tersest tier.
+ */
+private fun compactLine(s: DoubleArray, latValid: Boolean): String {
+    val parts = buildList {
+        add("${s[0].roundToInt()} fps")
+        if (latValid) add("${"%.1f".format(s[2])} ms")
+        add("${s[1].roundToInt()} Mb/s")
+    }
+    val lostWindow = if (s.size >= 22) s[18].toLong() else s[9].toLong()
+    val suffix = if (lostWindow > 0) "   ⚠ lost $lostWindow" else ""
+    return parts.joinToString(" · ") + suffix
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format the spec's line-4 counters from the per-window doubles at 18–21 —
+ * `lost {n} ({pct}%) · skipped {m} · FEC {k}`, each term only when nonzero, the whole line `null`
+ * when all are zero (spec: "only rendered when any value is nonzero"). `pct = lost/(frames+lost)`
+ * (the received count rides at index 21). A pre-window layout (< 22 doubles) falls back to the
+ * session-cumulative `lostTotal` so an older native lib still reports loss.
+ */
+private fun counterLine(s: DoubleArray, lostTotal: Long): String? {
+    if (s.size < 22) return if (lostTotal > 0) "lost $lostTotal" else null
+    val lost = s[18].toLong()
+    val skipped = s[19].toLong()
+    val fec = s[20].toLong()
+    val frames = s[21].toLong()
+    if (lost == 0L && skipped == 0L && fec == 0L) return null
+    return buildList {
+        if (lost > 0) {
+            val pct = 100.0 * lost / (frames + lost).coerceAtLeast(1)
+            add("lost $lost (${"%.1f".format(pct)}%)")
+        }
+        if (skipped > 0) add("skipped $skipped")
+        if (fec > 0) add("FEC $fec")
+    }.joinToString(" · ")
+}
+
 /**
  * Format the negotiated video-feed descriptor from the trailing four stats doubles
  * `[bitDepth, colorPrimaries, colorTransfer, chromaFormatIdc]`, e.g.
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
index 381f9700..202128fb 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
@@ -54,15 +54,19 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
         Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO,
     ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
 
-    // Live decode stats for the HUD. `showStats` gates the whole pipeline: the native per-frame
-    // sampling (nativeSetVideoStatsEnabled — hidden HUD costs one atomic load per frame) AND the
-    // 1 s poll loop, which only runs while the overlay is visible. Enabling resets the native
-    // window, so re-showing never renders stale data. A 3-finger tap toggles it live; the default
-    // comes from Settings.
+    // Live decode stats for the HUD. `statsOn` (verbosity != OFF) gates the whole native pipeline:
+    // the per-frame sampling (nativeSetVideoStatsEnabled — a hidden HUD costs one atomic load per
+    // frame) AND the 1 s poll loop, which only runs while the overlay is visible. Enabling resets
+    // the native window, so re-showing never renders stale data. A 3-finger tap cycles the
+    // verbosity tier live (Off → Compact → Normal → Detailed → Off); the default comes from
+    // Settings. The tier only changes how many lines `StatsOverlay` draws — switching between the
+    // visible tiers keeps sampling running (the effect keys on `statsOn`, not the tier) so it never
+    // blanks the numbers for a poll interval.
     val initialSettings = remember { SettingsStore(context).load() }
     var stats by remember { mutableStateOf<DoubleArray?>(null) }
     var decoderLabel by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
-    var showStats by remember { mutableStateOf(initialSettings.statsHudEnabled) }
+    var statsVerbosity by remember { mutableStateOf(initialSettings.statsVerbosity) }
+    val statsOn = statsVerbosity != StatsVerbosity.OFF
     // Touch model is fixed per session (re-keys the gesture handler below if it ever changes).
     val touchMode = initialSettings.touchMode
     // "Low-latency mode" master toggle, resolved once for the session. On (the default) enables the
@@ -73,9 +77,9 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
     // TV form factor (leanback): the decoder actively switches the HDMI output mode to the stream
     // refresh; a phone/tablet gets the softer seamless frame-rate hint instead.
     val isTv = remember { context.packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_LEANBACK) }
-    LaunchedEffect(handle, showStats) {
-        NativeBridge.nativeSetVideoStatsEnabled(handle, showStats)
-        if (showStats) {
+    LaunchedEffect(handle, statsOn) {
+        NativeBridge.nativeSetVideoStatsEnabled(handle, statsOn)
+        if (statsOn) {
             while (true) {
                 delay(1000)
                 stats = NativeBridge.nativeVideoStats(handle)
@@ -250,8 +254,10 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
         )
         // Live stats HUD (FPS / throughput / capture→client latency), drawn over the video but
         // BEFORE the transparent gesture layer below, so it shows through and never eats touches.
-        if (showStats) {
-            stats?.let { StatsOverlay(it, decoderLabel, Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp)) }
+        if (statsOn) {
+            stats?.let {
+                StatsOverlay(it, statsVerbosity, decoderLabel, Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp))
+            }
         }
         // Touch input per the Settings model: trackpad/direct-pointer mouse (the shared gesture
         // vocabulary) or real multi-touch passthrough — see TouchInput.kt.
@@ -262,7 +268,7 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
                     else -> streamTouchInput(
                         handle,
                         trackpad = touchMode == TouchMode.TRACKPAD,
-                        onToggleStats = { showStats = !showStats },
+                        onCycleStats = { statsVerbosity = statsVerbosity.next() },
                     )
                 }
             },
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/TouchInput.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/TouchInput.kt
index 7891a490..4bed495e 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/TouchInput.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/TouchInput.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private const val ACCEL_MAX = 3.0f
  *
  * Both share the same gesture vocabulary: tap = left click; two-finger tap = right click;
  * two-finger drag = scroll; tap-then-press-and-drag = left-drag (text selection / moving
- * windows); three-finger tap = [onToggleStats] (the stats HUD).
+ * windows); three-finger tap = [onCycleStats] (cycle the stats-HUD verbosity tier).
  */
 /**
  * Real multi-touch passthrough ([TouchMode.TOUCH]): every finger forwards as a host touchscreen
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ internal suspend fun PointerInputScope.streamTouchPassthrough(handle: Long) {
 internal suspend fun PointerInputScope.streamTouchInput(
     handle: Long,
     trackpad: Boolean,
-    onToggleStats: () -> Unit,
+    onCycleStats: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     var lastTapUp = 0L
     var lastTapX = 0f
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ internal suspend fun PointerInputScope.streamTouchInput(
             NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false) // end the drag
         } else if (!moved) {
             when {
-                maxFingers >= 3 -> onToggleStats() // in-stream HUD toggle
+                maxFingers >= 3 -> onCycleStats() // in-stream HUD verbosity cycle
                 maxFingers == 2 -> { // two-finger tap → right click
                     NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, true)
                     NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, false)
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
index 5278f480..b7b3b47c 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ class ScreenshotTest {
 
     @Test
     @Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w800dp-h360dp-xxhdpi") // landscape — the stream is immersive
-    fun stream() = shootRoot("stream") { StreamScene() }
+    fun stream() = shootRoot("stream") { StreamScene(io.unom.punktfunk.StatsVerbosity.DETAILED) }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w800dp-h360dp-xxhdpi")
+    fun streamCompact() = shootRoot("stream-compact") { StreamScene(io.unom.punktfunk.StatsVerbosity.COMPACT) }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w800dp-h360dp-xxhdpi")
+    fun streamNormal() = shootRoot("stream-normal") { StreamScene(io.unom.punktfunk.StatsVerbosity.NORMAL) }
 
     @Test
     fun trust() = shootScreen("trust") {
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
index f60c01fe..f52d4878 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import io.unom.punktfunk.Settings
 import io.unom.punktfunk.TouchMode
 import io.unom.punktfunk.SettingsScreen
 import io.unom.punktfunk.StatsOverlay
+import io.unom.punktfunk.StatsVerbosity
 import io.unom.punktfunk.components.HostCard
 import io.unom.punktfunk.components.SectionLabel
 import io.unom.punktfunk.models.HostStatus
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ internal fun SettingsScene() {
                 compositor = 1,
                 gamepad = 2,
                 micEnabled = true,
-                statsHudEnabled = true,
+                statsVerbosity = StatsVerbosity.DETAILED,
                 touchMode = TouchMode.TRACKPAD,
             ),
             onChange = {},
@@ -177,9 +178,12 @@ internal fun PairDialog() {
     )
 }
 
-/** The live stats HUD (the real StatsOverlay) over a synthetic "streamed frame" gradient. */
+/**
+ * The live stats HUD (the real StatsOverlay) over a synthetic "streamed frame" gradient, at the
+ * given [verbosity] tier — one scene per tier documents how far each tones the overlay down.
+ */
 @Composable
-internal fun StreamScene() {
+internal fun StreamScene(verbosity: StatsVerbosity = StatsVerbosity.DETAILED) {
     Box(
         Modifier
             .fillMaxSize()
@@ -187,17 +191,21 @@ internal fun StreamScene() {
                 Brush.linearGradient(listOf(Color(0xFF2A1E5C), Color(0xFF0E1B3D), Color(0xFF06122B))),
             ),
     ) {
-        // The full 18-double unified layout (design/stats-unification.md): [fps, mbps, e2eP50,
-        // e2eP95, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, lost, bitDepth, colorPrimaries, colorTransfer,
-        // chromaFormatIdc, hostNetP50, decodeP50, hostP50, netP50]. 10/9/16/1 = a 10-bit BT.2020
-        // PQ (HDR) 4:2:0 feed so the HUD renders its video-feed line; the Phase-2 stage terms
-        // (host 0.6 + network 0.3 + decode 0.4) tile the 1.3 ms headline so it renders the full
-        // split equation, and the decoder label line shows the ranked low-latency decoder.
+        // The full 22-double unified layout (design/stats-unification.md): [fps, mbps, e2eP50,
+        // e2eP95, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, lostTotal, bitDepth, colorPrimaries, colorTransfer,
+        // chromaFormatIdc, hostNetP50, decodeP50, hostP50, netP50, lost, skipped, fec, frames].
+        // 10/9/16/1 = a 10-bit BT.2020 PQ (HDR) 4:2:0 feed so the DETAILED HUD renders its
+        // video-feed line; the Phase-2 stage terms (host 0.6 + network 0.3 + decode 0.4) tile the
+        // 1.3 ms headline so it renders the full split equation, and the decoder label shows the
+        // ranked low-latency decoder. Light per-window loss (lost 2 · skipped 1 · FEC 5 of 238) so
+        // the reliability line (NORMAL/DETAILED) and the compact loss flag both render.
         StatsOverlay(
             doubleArrayOf(
-                238.0, 921.4, 1.3, 2.1, 1.0, 1.0, 5120.0, 1440.0, 240.0, 0.0,
+                238.0, 921.4, 1.3, 2.1, 1.0, 1.0, 5120.0, 1440.0, 240.0, 2.0,
                 10.0, 9.0, 16.0, 1.0, 0.9, 0.4, 0.6, 0.3,
+                2.0, 1.0, 5.0, 238.0,
             ),
+            verbosity = verbosity,
             decoderLabel = "c2.qti.hevc.decoder · low-latency",
             modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp),
         )
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/decode.rs b/clients/android/native/src/decode.rs
index 2dbf3c24..b3837ffd 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/decode.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/decode.rs
@@ -493,10 +493,14 @@ fn decoder_supports_max_operating_rate(name_lower: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// One decoded output buffer ready to release: its codec buffer index + the pts the codec echoed
-/// (from the output callback's `BufferInfo`), used to pair the `decode` HUD stat.
+/// (from the output callback's `BufferInfo`), used to pair the `decode` HUD stat, and the
+/// wall-clock instant the output callback fired — the spec's `decoded` point ("decoder output
+/// frame available"), stamped at the callback so the event-channel hop + coalescing wait in the
+/// loop never inflates the decode stage.
 struct OutputReady {
     index: usize,
     pts_us: u64,
+    decoded_ns: i128,
 }
 
 /// Events the async decode loop reacts to. The codec's async-notify callbacks (which run on its
@@ -507,8 +511,12 @@ enum DecodeEvent {
     Au(Frame),
     /// An input buffer slot freed (index) — we can queue an AU into it.
     InputAvailable(usize),
-    /// A decoded frame is ready (buffer index + echoed pts).
-    OutputAvailable { index: usize, pts_us: u64 },
+    /// A decoded frame is ready (buffer index + echoed pts + the callback-time `decoded` stamp).
+    OutputAvailable {
+        index: usize,
+        pts_us: u64,
+        decoded_ns: i128,
+    },
     /// The output format changed — re-check the stream's colour signalling (HDR DataSpace).
     FormatChanged,
     /// The codec reported an error; `fatal` when neither recoverable nor transient.
@@ -569,6 +577,10 @@ fn run_async(
                 let _ = out_tx.send(DecodeEvent::OutputAvailable {
                     index: idx,
                     pts_us: info.presentation_time_us().max(0) as u64,
+                    // The `decoded` HUD point: stamp HERE, on the codec's looper thread, so the
+                    // decode stage ends when the frame actually became available — not after the
+                    // channel hop + whatever work the loop coalesces in front of presenting it.
+                    decoded_ns: now_realtime_ns(),
                 });
             })),
             on_format_changed: Some(Box::new(move |_fmt| {
@@ -697,29 +709,30 @@ fn run_async(
         };
         let work_t0 = Instant::now();
         let mut fmt_dirty = false;
-        let mut au_dropped = false;
+        let mut aus_dropped: u64 = 0;
         if let Some(ev) = ev0 {
-            au_dropped |= dispatch_event(
+            aus_dropped += u64::from(dispatch_event(
                 ev,
                 &mut pending_aus,
                 &mut free_inputs,
                 &mut ready,
                 &mut fmt_dirty,
                 &mut fatal,
-            );
+            ));
         }
         // Coalesce every other event already queued into this one work pass — correct newest-only
         // presentation across a decode burst, and batched feeding.
         while let Ok(ev) = ev_rx.try_recv() {
-            au_dropped |= dispatch_event(
+            aus_dropped += u64::from(dispatch_event(
                 ev,
                 &mut pending_aus,
                 &mut free_inputs,
                 &mut ready,
                 &mut fmt_dirty,
                 &mut fatal,
-            );
+            ));
         }
+        stats.note_skipped(aus_dropped); // parked-AU overflow drops are client-side skips too
         if fmt_dirty {
             apply_hdr_dataspace(&codec, &window, &mut applied_ds);
         }
@@ -768,7 +781,7 @@ fn run_async(
         // dropped a parked AU on overflow), throttled so a multi-frame recovery gap doesn't flood the
         // control stream.
         let dropped = client.frames_dropped();
-        if dropped > last_dropped || au_dropped {
+        if dropped > last_dropped || aus_dropped > 0 {
             last_dropped = dropped;
             let now = Instant::now();
             if last_kf_req.is_none_or(|t| now.duration_since(t) >= Duration::from_millis(100)) {
@@ -863,7 +876,15 @@ fn dispatch_event(
             }
         }
         DecodeEvent::InputAvailable(i) => free_inputs.push_back(i),
-        DecodeEvent::OutputAvailable { index, pts_us } => ready.push(OutputReady { index, pts_us }),
+        DecodeEvent::OutputAvailable {
+            index,
+            pts_us,
+            decoded_ns,
+        } => ready.push(OutputReady {
+            index,
+            pts_us,
+            decoded_ns,
+        }),
         DecodeEvent::FormatChanged => *fmt_dirty = true,
         DecodeEvent::Error { fatal: f } => {
             if f {
@@ -935,15 +956,19 @@ fn present_ready(
             .lock()
             .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
         for o in ready.iter() {
-            note_decoded_pts(stats, &mut g, clock_offset, o.pts_us);
+            note_decoded_pts(stats, &mut g, clock_offset, o.pts_us, o.decoded_ns);
         }
     }
     let last = ready.len() - 1;
+    let mut skipped: u64 = 0;
     for (i, o) in ready.drain(..).enumerate() {
         let render = i == last;
         match codec.release_output_buffer_by_index(o.index, render) {
             Ok(()) if render => *rendered += 1,
-            Ok(()) => *discarded += 1,
+            Ok(()) => {
+                *discarded += 1;
+                skipped += 1;
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 log::warn!(
                     "decode: release_output_buffer_by_index({}, {render}): {e}",
@@ -952,6 +977,7 @@ fn present_ready(
             }
         }
     }
+    stats.note_skipped(skipped); // HUD `skipped` counter (newest-wins drops); no-op while hidden
 }
 
 /// React to an output-format change by signalling the stream's HDR dataspace on the Surface (SDR
@@ -1143,6 +1169,7 @@ fn drain(
                         log::warn!("decode: release_output_buffer(discard): {e}");
                     }
                     discarded += 1;
+                    stats.note_skipped(1); // HUD `skipped` counter; no-op while hidden
                 }
             }
             Ok(DequeuedOutputBufferInfoResult::OutputFormatChanged) => {
@@ -1203,18 +1230,20 @@ fn note_decoded(
         in_flight,
         clock_offset,
         buf.info().presentation_time_us().max(0) as u64,
+        now_realtime_ns(), // sync loop: the dequeue IS the availability instant
     );
 }
 
 /// The [`note_decoded`] body keyed by the echoed `presentationTimeUs` directly — the async loop has
-/// the pts (from the output callback's `BufferInfo`) but no borrowed `OutputBuffer`, so it calls this.
+/// the pts (from the output callback's `BufferInfo`) but no borrowed `OutputBuffer`, so it calls
+/// this with the `decoded` stamp taken in the output callback itself (the availability instant).
 fn note_decoded_pts(
     stats: &crate::stats::VideoStats,
     in_flight: &mut VecDeque<(u64, i128)>,
     clock_offset: i64,
     pts_us: u64,
+    decoded_ns: i128,
 ) {
-    let decoded_ns = now_realtime_ns();
     // Pair the echoed pts back to its receipt stamp, evicting stale (older) entries as we go.
     let mut received_ns = None;
     while let Some(&(p, r)) = in_flight.front() {
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/session/planes.rs b/clients/android/native/src/session/planes.rs
index 9ed94113..1305c8d5 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/session/planes.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/session/planes.rs
@@ -144,16 +144,20 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeStopVideo(
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeVideoStats(handle): DoubleArray?` — drain ~1 s of decode stats for the HUD
-/// (unified stats spec, `design/stats-unification.md`). Returns 18 doubles
+/// (unified stats spec, `design/stats-unification.md`). Returns 22 doubles
 /// `[fps, mbps, e2eP50Ms, e2eP95Ms, latValid, skewCorrected, width, height, refreshHz, framesLost,
 /// bitDepth, colorPrimaries, colorTransfer, chromaFormatIdc, hostNetP50Ms, decodeP50Ms, hostP50Ms,
-/// netP50Ms]`
-/// (the two flags are 1.0/0.0; indexes 0–15 match the previous 16-double layout — 0–13 the original
+/// netP50Ms, lostWindow, skippedWindow, fecWindow, framesWindow]`
+/// (the two flags are 1.0/0.0; indexes 0–17 match the previous 18-double layout — 0–13 the original
 /// 14-double one with the latency pair re-based to the end-to-end capture→decoded headline, 14/15
 /// the stage p50s tiling it: `host+network` = capture→received, `decode` = received→decoded; 16/17
 /// are the Phase-2 split of the `host+network` term from the per-AU 0xCF host timings — `host` =
 /// the host's capture→sent, `network` = the remainder — both 0.0 when no timing matched this
-/// window, i.e. an old host), or `null` when no decode thread is running. Poll ~1 Hz from the UI; each call
+/// window, i.e. an old host; 18–21 are the spec's per-window line-4 counters — `lost` =
+/// unrecoverable drops this window, `skipped` = client newest-wins/pacing drops, `fec` = shards
+/// recovered, `frames` = AUs received, so the HUD can compute `lost/(frames+lost)` — index 9 stays
+/// the cumulative session total for older readers), or `null` when no decode thread is running.
+/// Poll ~1 Hz from the UI; each call
 /// resets the measurement window. Not android-gated — pure `jni` + connector reads, so it links on
 /// the host build too (Kotlin only ever calls it on device).
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -171,10 +175,12 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeVideoStats(
         if h.video.lock().unwrap().is_none() {
             return std::ptr::null_mut(); // not streaming → no stats
         }
-        let snap = h.stats.drain();
+        let snap = h
+            .stats
+            .drain(h.client.frames_dropped(), h.client.fec_recovered_shards());
         let mode = h.client.mode();
         let color = h.client.color;
-        let buf: [f64; 18] = [
+        let buf: [f64; 22] = [
             snap.fps,
             snap.mbps,
             snap.e2e_p50_ms,
@@ -200,6 +206,13 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeVideoStats(
             // when no timing matched this window (old host) — the HUD keeps the combined term.
             snap.host_p50_ms,
             snap.net_p50_ms,
+            // Spec line-4 counters, per-window: lost (unrecoverable drops), skipped (client
+            // newest-wins/pacing drops), FEC shards recovered, and the received-AU count so the
+            // HUD computes the loss percentage `lost/(frames+lost)` exactly.
+            snap.lost as f64,
+            snap.skipped as f64,
+            snap.fec as f64,
+            snap.frames as f64,
         ];
         let arr = match env.new_double_array(buf.len() as jsize) {
             Ok(a) => a,
@@ -228,7 +241,13 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeSetVideoSta
         if handle != 0 {
             // SAFETY: live handle per the nativeConnect/nativeClose contract.
             let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-            h.stats.set_enabled(enabled != 0);
+            // The current cumulative counters seed the window baselines, so the first snapshot's
+            // `lost`/`FEC` cover only time the HUD was actually up.
+            h.stats.set_enabled(
+                enabled != 0,
+                h.client.frames_dropped(),
+                h.client.fec_recovered_shards(),
+            );
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/stats.rs b/clients/android/native/src/stats.rs
index ad2425b5..f4fe417e 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/stats.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/stats.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 //! headline `end-to-end` = capture→decoded (p50/p95) tiled by `host+network` = capture→received
 //! and `decode` = received→decoded (stage p50s). When the host emits per-AU 0xCF host timings, the
 //! `host+network` term further splits into `host` + `network` (Phase 2, `note_host_split`); an old
-//! host emits none and the combined term stands. The decode thread is the sole writer
+//! host emits none and the combined term stands. The spec's line-4 counters are per-window too:
+//! `lost` / `FEC` are windowed here from the connector's cumulative counters (the caller passes the
+//! current totals into `set_enabled`/`drain`), `skipped` counts the client's own newest-wins drops
+//! (`note_skipped`). The decode thread is the sole writer
 //! (`note_received` per access unit at receipt, `note_decoded` per decoder output buffer); the JNI
 //! accessor `nativeVideoStats` drains a snapshot ~1 Hz and resets the window. Sampling is gated on
 //! the HUD actually being visible (`set_enabled`, driven by `nativeSetVideoStatsEnabled`) so the
@@ -54,6 +57,14 @@ struct Inner {
     net_us: Vec<u64>,
     /// `decode` stage = received→decoded samples, in microseconds (client-local, single clock).
     decode_us: Vec<u64>,
+    /// Client-side newest-wins/pacing drops this window (decoded frames released without
+    /// rendering, or parked AUs dropped on overflow) — the spec's `skipped` counter.
+    skipped: u64,
+    /// Baselines for windowing the session-cumulative connector counters: the unrecoverable-drop
+    /// and FEC-recovered totals as of the last drain (or the enable that opened the window), so
+    /// each snapshot reports only THIS window's `lost` / `FEC` (spec line 4).
+    last_dropped_total: u64,
+    last_fec_total: u64,
     /// Whether the host answered the clock-skew handshake (latency is cross-machine valid).
     skew_corrected: bool,
 }
@@ -76,6 +87,16 @@ pub struct Snapshot {
     pub net_p50_ms: f64,
     pub lat_valid: bool,
     pub skew_corrected: bool,
+    /// Access units received this window (the count behind `fps`) — lets the HUD compute the
+    /// spec's loss percentage `lost / (received + lost)` exactly.
+    pub frames: u64,
+    /// Unrecoverable network frame drops this window (spec `lost`, windowed from the
+    /// session-cumulative connector counter).
+    pub lost: u64,
+    /// Client-side newest-wins/pacing drops this window (spec `skipped`).
+    pub skipped: u64,
+    /// FEC shards recovered this window (spec `FEC`, windowed from the cumulative counter).
+    pub fec: u64,
 }
 
 /// Percentile over a sorted-in-place µs sample vec, in ms. 0.0 when empty.
@@ -101,6 +122,9 @@ impl VideoStats {
                 host_us: Vec::with_capacity(256),
                 net_us: Vec::with_capacity(256),
                 decode_us: Vec::with_capacity(256),
+                skipped: 0,
+                last_dropped_total: 0,
+                last_fec_total: 0,
                 skew_corrected: false,
             }),
         }
@@ -115,8 +139,10 @@ impl VideoStats {
     }
 
     /// Toggle sampling. Enabling resets the window, so the first HUD poll after a show never mixes
-    /// in counters (or a window start) from before the overlay was visible.
-    pub fn set_enabled(&self, on: bool) {
+    /// in counters (or a window start) from before the overlay was visible. `dropped_total` /
+    /// `fec_total` are the connector's session-cumulative counters at this instant — they seed the
+    /// windowing baselines so the first snapshot's `lost` / `FEC` cover only time the HUD was up.
+    pub fn set_enabled(&self, on: bool, dropped_total: u64, fec_total: u64) {
         let was = self.enabled.swap(on, Ordering::Relaxed);
         if on && !was {
             let mut g = self
@@ -131,6 +157,9 @@ impl VideoStats {
             g.host_us.clear();
             g.net_us.clear();
             g.decode_us.clear();
+            g.skipped = 0;
+            g.last_dropped_total = dropped_total;
+            g.last_fec_total = fec_total;
         }
     }
 
@@ -206,6 +235,22 @@ impl VideoStats {
         g.net_us.push(net_us);
     }
 
+    /// Record client-side frame skips (spec `skipped`): decoded output buffers released without
+    /// rendering under the newest-wins policy, or parked AUs dropped on queue overflow.
+    // Driven only by the android-only decode thread; unreferenced on the host build — expected.
+    #[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "android"), allow(dead_code))]
+    pub fn note_skipped(&self, n: u64) {
+        if n == 0 || !self.enabled.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return; // HUD hidden — skip the lock
+        }
+        // Poison-proof for the same reason as `note_received`.
+        let mut g = self
+            .inner
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
+        g.skipped += n;
+    }
+
     /// Record one decoded output frame: its capture→decoded `end-to-end` sample and its
     /// received→decoded `decode` stage sample (either may be absent — e.g. the receipt stamp for
     /// this pts predates the HUD being shown).
@@ -229,7 +274,9 @@ impl VideoStats {
     }
 
     /// Compute the window's rates + latency percentiles, then reset for the next window.
-    pub fn drain(&self) -> Snapshot {
+    /// `dropped_total` / `fec_total` are the connector's session-cumulative counters now; the
+    /// snapshot's `lost` / `fec` are their deltas since the last drain (or the enabling show).
+    pub fn drain(&self, dropped_total: u64, fec_total: u64) -> Snapshot {
         // Poison-proof for the same reason as `note_received` — a poisoned window still drains
         // fine.
         let mut g = self
@@ -255,6 +302,10 @@ impl VideoStats {
             net_p50_ms: pctl_ms(&g.net_us, 0.50),
             lat_valid: !g.e2e_us.is_empty(),
             skew_corrected: g.skew_corrected,
+            frames: g.frames,
+            lost: dropped_total.saturating_sub(g.last_dropped_total),
+            skipped: g.skipped,
+            fec: fec_total.saturating_sub(g.last_fec_total),
         };
         g.window_start = Instant::now();
         g.frames = 0;
@@ -264,6 +315,9 @@ impl VideoStats {
         g.host_us.clear();
         g.net_us.clear();
         g.decode_us.clear();
+        g.skipped = 0;
+        g.last_dropped_total = dropped_total;
+        g.last_fec_total = fec_total;
         snap
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/client.rs b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/client.rs
index 621bea8e..5b976f2d 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/client.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ pub struct NativeClient {
     /// a recovery keyframe under infinite GOP — the correct loss trigger, since unrecoverable loss
     /// yields reference-missing frames the decoder silently conceals (a decode-error trigger misses them).
     frames_dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    /// Cumulative count of FEC shards the reassembler recovered (parity repaired a lost data
+    /// packet), mirrored from the data-plane pump's `Session` like `frames_dropped`. Observability
+    /// for the client stats HUDs (the unified spec's per-window `FEC` counter — proof FEC is
+    /// earning its keep); readers window it by diffing successive reads.
+    fec_recovered: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     /// Kernel ids of the client's latency-critical native threads: the internal data-plane pump
     /// (UDP receive + FEC reassembly) plus any embedder plane threads registered via
     /// [`NativeClient::register_hot_thread`]. The Android client feeds these to an ADPF hint session
@@ -490,6 +495,7 @@ impl NativeClient {
         let mode_slot = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(mode));
         let probe = Arc::new(Mutex::new(ProbeState::default()));
         let frames_dropped = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let fec_recovered = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let hot_tids = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
 
         let host = host.to_string();
@@ -499,6 +505,7 @@ impl NativeClient {
         let mode_slot_w = mode_slot.clone();
         let probe_w = probe.clone();
         let frames_dropped_w = frames_dropped.clone();
+        let fec_recovered_w = fec_recovered.clone();
         let hot_tids_w = hot_tids.clone();
         let ctrl_tx_pump = ctrl_tx.clone(); // the data-plane pump sends adaptive-FEC LossReports
         let worker = std::thread::Builder::new()
@@ -550,6 +557,7 @@ impl NativeClient {
                     mode_slot: mode_slot_w,
                     probe: probe_w,
                     frames_dropped: frames_dropped_w,
+                    fec_recovered: fec_recovered_w,
                     hot_tids: hot_tids_w,
                 }));
             })
@@ -592,6 +600,7 @@ impl NativeClient {
             quit,
             worker: Some(worker),
             frames_dropped,
+            fec_recovered,
             hot_tids,
             mode: mode_slot,
             host_fingerprint: fingerprint,
@@ -734,6 +743,14 @@ impl NativeClient {
         self.frames_dropped.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
+    /// Cumulative FEC shards the host→client reassembler recovered (a parity shard repaired a lost
+    /// data packet — loss that never became a dropped frame). Monotonic for the session; a stats
+    /// HUD windows it by diffing successive reads, pairing it with
+    /// [`frames_dropped`](Self::frames_dropped) (the losses FEC could NOT absorb).
+    pub fn fec_recovered_shards(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.fec_recovered.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
     /// Whether the underlying QUIC session has ended — the worker's connection-close watcher set the
     /// shutdown flag (`conn.closed()` fired: a host suspend / crash / network drop idle-timed the
     /// connection out, or the host closed it), or a deliberate [`disconnect_quit`](Self::disconnect_quit)
@@ -987,6 +1004,7 @@ struct WorkerArgs {
     mode_slot: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Mode>>,
     probe: Arc<Mutex<ProbeState>>,
     frames_dropped: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    fec_recovered: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     hot_tids: Arc<Mutex<Vec<i32>>>,
 }
 
@@ -1024,6 +1042,7 @@ async fn worker_main(args: WorkerArgs) {
         mode_slot,
         probe,
         frames_dropped,
+        fec_recovered,
         hot_tids,
     } = args;
     let setup = async {
@@ -1362,6 +1381,7 @@ async fn worker_main(args: WorkerArgs) {
             // through a total-loss drought where no AU completes. Cheap: a few relaxed atomic loads.
             let st = session.stats();
             frames_dropped.store(st.frames_dropped, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            fec_recovered.store(st.fec_recovered_shards, Ordering::Relaxed);
             let probe_active = {
                 let mut p = pump_probe.lock().unwrap();
                 if p.active && !p.done {