diff --git a/js/magnets.js b/js/magnets.js
index c280014d..56cb3b94 100644
--- a/js/magnets.js
+++ b/js/magnets.js
@@ -49,14 +49,36 @@ export function trackersFromMagnet(magnet) {
   return Array.from(deduped);
 }
 
+export function webSeedsFromMagnet(magnet) {
+  if (typeof magnet !== "string") {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const parsed = parseMagnetLite(magnet);
+  if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.ws)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const deduped = new Set();
+  parsed.ws.forEach((url) => {
+    if (typeof url !== "string") {
+      return;
+    }
+    const trimmed = url.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    deduped.add(trimmed);
+  });
+  return Array.from(deduped);
+}
+
 function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
   if (typeof magnet !== "string") {
-    return { infoHash: "", announce: [] };
+    return { infoHash: "", announce: [], ws: [] };
   }
 
   const trimmed = magnet.trim();
   if (!trimmed) {
-    return { infoHash: "", announce: [] };
+    return { infoHash: "", announce: [], ws: [] };
   }
 
   const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
@@ -64,6 +86,7 @@ function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
   const paramsPart = queryIndex >= 0 ? trimmed.slice(queryIndex + 1) : "";
   const params = paramsPart.split("&");
   const announce = [];
+  const ws = [];
   let infoHash = "";
 
   for (const param of params) {
@@ -89,8 +112,12 @@ function parseMagnetLite(magnet) {
       if (value) {
         announce.push(value);
       }
+    } else if (key === "ws" || key === "webseed") {
+      if (value) {
+        ws.push(value);
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  return { infoHash, announce };
+  return { infoHash, announce, ws };
 }
diff --git a/js/webtorrent.js b/js/webtorrent.js
index d4f8698d..bfe232bf 100644
--- a/js/webtorrent.js
+++ b/js/webtorrent.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { WSS_TRACKERS } from "./constants.js";
 import { safeDecodeURIComponent } from "./utils/safeDecode.js";
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { emit } from "./embedDiagnostics.js";
-import { infoHashFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
+import { infoHashFromMagnet, webSeedsFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_PROBE_TRACKERS = Object.freeze([...WSS_TRACKERS]);
 
@@ -960,15 +960,18 @@ export class TorrentClient {
       }
 
       const isFirefoxBrowser = this.isFirefox();
-      const candidateUrls = Array.isArray(opts?.urlList)
+      const explicitUrls = Array.isArray(opts?.urlList)
         ? opts.urlList
             .map((entry) => (typeof entry === "string" ? entry.trim() : ""))
             .filter((entry) => /^https?:\/\//i.test(entry))
         : [];
 
+      const magnetUrls = webSeedsFromMagnet(effectiveMagnetURI);
+      const combinedUrls = [...new Set([...explicitUrls, ...magnetUrls])];
+
       const chromeOptions = { strategy: "sequential" };
-      if (candidateUrls.length) {
-        chromeOptions.urlList = candidateUrls;
+      if (combinedUrls.length) {
+        chromeOptions.urlList = combinedUrls;
       }
 
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs b/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96783b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/webtorrent-webseeds.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+// Setup globals required by webtorrent.js
+if (typeof self === 'undefined') global.self = global;
+if (typeof navigator === 'undefined') {
+  global.navigator = {
+    userAgent: 'test',
+    serviceWorker: {
+      register: async () => ({ active: true }),
+      ready: Promise.resolve({ active: true }),
+      controller: { postMessage: () => {} },
+      addEventListener: () => {},
+      removeEventListener: () => {},
+    }
+  };
+}
+if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    global.window = {
+        location: { hostname: 'localhost', origin: 'http://localhost' },
+        isSecureContext: true,
+        navigator: global.navigator
+    }
+}
+if (typeof global.location === 'undefined') {
+    global.location = global.window.location;
+}
+
+// Import dynamic to ensure globals are set
+const { TorrentClient } = await import('../js/webtorrent.js');
+
+class MockWebTorrent {
+  constructor() {
+    this.torrents = [];
+  }
+  add(magnet, opts, cb) {
+    this.lastAdd = { magnet, opts };
+    const torrent = {
+        on: () => {},
+        files: [{name: 'video.mp4', streamTo: () => {}}],
+        once: () => {},
+        destroy: () => {},
+    };
+    if (cb) cb(torrent);
+    return torrent;
+  }
+  destroy() {}
+  createServer() {}
+}
+
+test("streamVideo merges magnet web seeds with explicit web seeds", async () => {
+  const client = new TorrentClient({ webTorrentClass: MockWebTorrent });
+  client.serviceWorkerDisabled = true;
+
+  const magnet = 'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:123&ws=http://magnet-seed.com/file.mp4';
+  const urlList = ['http://direct-url.com/video.mp4'];
+
+  const videoElement = {
+      play: async () => {},
+      addEventListener: () => {},
+      muted: false,
+      crossOrigin: null // streamVideo sets this
+  };
+
+  try {
+      await client.streamVideo(magnet, videoElement, { urlList });
+  } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e);
+  }
+
+  const lastAdd = client.client.lastAdd;
+
+  assert.ok(lastAdd.opts.urlList.includes('http://magnet-seed.com/file.mp4'), "Magnet web seed missing");
+  assert.ok(lastAdd.opts.urlList.includes('http://direct-url.com/video.mp4'), "Explicit web seed missing");
+});