diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index c4bf86fd..5a43fe6a 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -716,6 +716,18 @@
                     Refresh
                   </button>
                 </div>
+                <div
+                  id="relayHealthSummary"
+                  class="rounded-md border border-border/70 bg-surface/40 p-3"
+                >
+                  <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
+                    <p class="text-2xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-extra-wide text-muted-strong">
+                      Relay status
+                    </p>
+                    <p id="relayHealthCounts" class="text-xs font-semibold text-text"></p>
+                  </div>
+                  <p id="relayHealthMessage" class="mt-1 text-xs text-muted"></p>
+                </div>
                 <label
                   for="relayHealthTelemetryOptIn"
                   class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-xs font-medium text-muted-strong"
diff --git a/js/services/relayHealthService.js b/js/services/relayHealthService.js
index 2bc64750..98eddea6 100644
--- a/js/services/relayHealthService.js
+++ b/js/services/relayHealthService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 
 const TELEMETRY_STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid:relay-health-telemetry-opt-in";
+const PERSISTENT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD = 3;
+const USER_LOG_COOLDOWN_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
 function resolveLogger(logger) {
   if (logger && logger.dev && logger.user) {
@@ -90,8 +92,10 @@ class RelayHealthService {
         connected: false,
         lastLatencyMs: null,
         errorCount: 0,
+        consecutiveFailures: 0,
         lastCheckedAt: null,
         lastErrorAt: null,
+        lastUserLogAt: null,
       });
     }
 
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ class RelayHealthService {
     const state = this.ensureRelayState(relayUrl);
     state.connected = true;
     state.lastCheckedAt = Date.now();
+    state.consecutiveFailures = 0;
     if (Number.isFinite(latencyMs)) {
       state.lastLatencyMs = Math.max(0, Math.round(latencyMs));
     }
@@ -140,10 +145,12 @@ class RelayHealthService {
 
   recordRelayFailure(relayUrl, error) {
     const state = this.ensureRelayState(relayUrl);
+    const now = Date.now();
     state.connected = false;
     state.errorCount += 1;
-    state.lastCheckedAt = Date.now();
-    state.lastErrorAt = Date.now();
+    state.consecutiveFailures += 1;
+    state.lastCheckedAt = now;
+    state.lastErrorAt = now;
 
     if (this.nostrClient && typeof this.nostrClient.markRelayUnreachable === "function") {
       this.nostrClient.markRelayUnreachable(relayUrl, 60000, {
@@ -155,6 +162,18 @@ class RelayHealthService {
       relayUrl,
       error,
     });
+
+    if (
+      state.consecutiveFailures >= PERSISTENT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD &&
+      (!state.lastUserLogAt || now - state.lastUserLogAt >= USER_LOG_COOLDOWN_MS)
+    ) {
+      state.lastUserLogAt = now;
+      this.logger.user.warn("[relayHealth] Relay unreachable after repeated failures.", {
+        relayUrl,
+        errorCount: state.consecutiveFailures,
+        lastError: error,
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   async checkRelay(relayUrl) {
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 6c78764a..ee6d7687 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1252,6 +1252,9 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.addRelayButton = null;
     this.restoreRelaysButton = null;
     this.relayHealthPanel = null;
+    this.relayHealthSummary = null;
+    this.relayHealthCounts = null;
+    this.relayHealthMessage = null;
     this.relayHealthList = null;
     this.relayHealthStatus = null;
     this.relayHealthRefreshButton = null;
@@ -1579,6 +1582,12 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       document.getElementById("restoreRelaysBtn") || null;
     this.relayHealthPanel =
       document.getElementById("relayHealthPanel") || null;
+    this.relayHealthSummary =
+      document.getElementById("relayHealthSummary") || null;
+    this.relayHealthCounts =
+      document.getElementById("relayHealthCounts") || null;
+    this.relayHealthMessage =
+      document.getElementById("relayHealthMessage") || null;
     this.relayHealthList =
       document.getElementById("relayHealthList") || null;
     this.relayHealthStatus =
@@ -7294,11 +7303,45 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.relayHealthStatus.textContent = text;
   }
 
+  updateRelayHealthSummary(snapshot = []) {
+    if (!this.relayHealthCounts || !this.relayHealthMessage) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const entries = Array.isArray(snapshot) ? snapshot : [];
+    const total = entries.length;
+    const healthy = entries.filter((entry) => entry.connected).length;
+    const failed = Math.max(0, total - healthy);
+
+    this.relayHealthCounts.textContent = `${healthy} healthy • ${failed} failed`;
+
+    let message = "";
+    if (!total) {
+      message = "No relays configured.";
+    } else if (failed > 0) {
+      message =
+        failed === total
+          ? "All relays are unreachable. Check your connection or update your relay list."
+          : `${failed} relay${failed === 1 ? "" : "s"} unreachable. Playback and publishing may be delayed.`;
+    } else {
+      message = "All relays reachable.";
+    }
+
+    this.relayHealthMessage.className = "mt-1 text-xs text-muted";
+    if (failed > 0) {
+      this.relayHealthMessage.classList.add("text-status-warning");
+    } else if (total > 0) {
+      this.relayHealthMessage.classList.add("text-status-success");
+    }
+    this.relayHealthMessage.textContent = message;
+  }
+
   renderRelayHealthSnapshot(snapshot = []) {
     if (!this.relayHealthList) {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.updateRelayHealthSummary(snapshot);
     this.relayHealthList.innerHTML = "";
 
     if (!snapshot.length) {