diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 71d5fe8b..038402c9 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -9389,6 +9389,7 @@ class Application {
     this.commentController?.load(null);
 
     const shareUrl = this.buildShareUrlFromEventId(this.currentVideo.id);
+    const urlObj = new URL(window.location.href);
     urlObj.searchParams.delete("v");
     const cleaned = `${urlObj.pathname}${urlObj.search}${urlObj.hash}`;
     window.history.replaceState({}, "", cleaned);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/webseed-playback.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/webseed-playback.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21303ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/webseed-playback.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+test.describe("Webseed Stream Playback", () => {
+  const VIDEO_URL =
+    "https://ia800205.us.archive.org/2/items/PopeyeTheSailor-AncientFistory/PopeyeTheSailor-AncientFistory_512kb.mp4";
+  const INFO_HASH = "c59cf2122f84f28f72755cf5b829f2cf9f539e99";
+  const MAGNET_URI = `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${INFO_HASH}`;
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/", { waitUntil: "networkidle" });
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+        return !!document.getElementById('videoList');
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("plays directly from HTML link (CDN mode)", async ({ page }) => {
+    // 1. Trigger playback with just the URL
+    await page.evaluate(async (url) => {
+      const { getApplication } = await import("/js/applicationContext.js");
+      const app = getApplication();
+      if (!app) throw new Error("Application not found");
+
+      await app.playVideoWithoutEvent({
+        url,
+        title: "Test CDN Playback",
+      });
+    }, VIDEO_URL);
+
+    // 2. Verify player modal opens
+    const modal = page.locator("#playerModal");
+    await expect(modal).not.toHaveClass(/hidden/);
+
+    // 3. Verify status indicates hosted playback attempt
+    // In headless environments with limited codecs, actual playback might stall at "Checking..."
+    const status = page.locator("#modalStatus");
+    await expect(status).toHaveText(/Checking hosted URL|Streaming from hosted URL/i);
+
+    // Verify source toggle state (CDN active)
+    const urlToggle = page.locator('[data-source-toggle="url"]');
+    await expect(urlToggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+
+    // Check if video is attempting to play from source
+    const video = page.locator("#modalVideo");
+    await expect(video).toHaveAttribute("src", VIDEO_URL);
+  });
+
+  test("falls back to WebTorrent using HTML link as webseed when CDN fails", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(90000); // Increase timeout for fallback logic
+
+    // 1. Intercept and fail the direct request to the MP4
+    await page.route(VIDEO_URL, (route) => route.abort());
+
+    // 2. Trigger playback with URL and Magnet
+    await page.evaluate(async ({ url, magnet }) => {
+      const { getApplication } = await import("/js/applicationContext.js");
+      const app = getApplication();
+      if (!app) throw new Error("Application not found");
+
+      // We don't await this because if it hangs on probe/fallback, we want to assert on UI changes
+      app.playVideoWithoutEvent({
+        url,
+        magnet,
+        title: "Test WebSeed Fallback",
+      });
+    }, { url: VIDEO_URL, magnet: MAGNET_URI });
+
+    // 3. Verify player modal opens
+    const modal = page.locator("#playerModal");
+    await expect(modal).not.toHaveClass(/hidden/);
+
+    // 4. Verify source toggle state changes to P2P/Torrent
+    const torrentToggle = page.locator('[data-source-toggle="torrent"]');
+    // Wait for fallback to occur (probe timeout + watchdog stall detection)
+    await expect(torrentToggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true", { timeout: 45000 });
+
+    // 5. Verify status text indicates WebTorrent usage
+    const status = page.locator("#modalStatus");
+    await expect(status).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});