diff --git a/config/instance-config.js b/config/instance-config.js
index cfb1b274..c4ac720b 100644
--- a/config/instance-config.js
+++ b/config/instance-config.js
@@ -238,3 +238,14 @@ export const VIEW_COUNT_BACKFILL_MAX_DAYS = 90;
  * fresher dashboards or raise it if your analytics traffic is heavy.
  */
 export const VIEW_COUNT_CACHE_TTL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Cooldown window (in seconds) between manual "Ensure presence" rebroadcast
+ * attempts.
+ *
+ * Rebroadcasting is an escape hatch for creators to nudge stale relays. A
+ * short cooldown keeps this safeguard from turning into an accidental DDoS.
+ * Five minutes provides enough breathing room for relays to catch up while
+ * still letting operators retry if a publish genuinely failed.
+ */
+export const ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS = 5 * 60;
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 771c7877..e8c4f844 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -4959,6 +4959,10 @@ class Application {
         await this.handleRemoveHistoryAction(dataset);
         break;
       }
+      case "ensure-presence": {
+        await this.handleEnsurePresenceAction(dataset);
+        break;
+      }
       case "copy-npub": {
         const explicitNpub =
           typeof dataset.npub === "string" && dataset.npub.trim()
@@ -5154,6 +5158,89 @@ class Application {
     }
   }
 
+  async handleEnsurePresenceAction(dataset = {}) {
+    const context = typeof dataset.context === "string" ? dataset.context : "";
+    const explicitEventId =
+      typeof dataset.eventId === "string" && dataset.eventId.trim()
+        ? dataset.eventId.trim()
+        : "";
+    const fallbackEventId =
+      context === "modal" && this.currentVideo?.id ? this.currentVideo.id : "";
+    const targetEventId = explicitEventId || fallbackEventId;
+
+    if (!targetEventId) {
+      this.showError("No event is available to rebroadcast.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const explicitPubkey =
+      typeof dataset.pubkey === "string" && dataset.pubkey.trim()
+        ? dataset.pubkey.trim()
+        : "";
+    const datasetAuthor =
+      typeof dataset.author === "string" && dataset.author.trim()
+        ? dataset.author.trim()
+        : "";
+    const fallbackPubkey =
+      context === "modal" && typeof this.currentVideo?.pubkey === "string"
+        ? this.currentVideo.pubkey
+        : datasetAuthor;
+    const targetPubkey = explicitPubkey || fallbackPubkey || "";
+
+    try {
+      const result = await nostrClient.rebroadcastEvent(targetEventId, {
+        pubkey: targetPubkey,
+      });
+
+      if (result?.throttled) {
+        const remainingMs = Math.max(0, Number(result?.cooldown?.remainingMs) || 0);
+        const remainingSeconds = Math.ceil(remainingMs / 1000);
+        const message =
+          remainingSeconds > 0
+            ? `Ensure presence is cooling down. Try again in ${remainingSeconds}s.`
+            : "Ensure presence is cooling down. Try again soon.";
+        this.showStatus(message);
+        if (typeof window !== "undefined" && typeof window.setTimeout === "function") {
+          window.setTimeout(() => {
+            this.showStatus("");
+          }, 5000);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!result?.ok) {
+        const code = result?.error || "rebroadcast-failed";
+        switch (code) {
+          case "event-not-found":
+            this.showError("Original event payload is unavailable. Reload and try again.");
+            break;
+          case "publish-rejected":
+            this.showError("No relay accepted the rebroadcast attempt.");
+            break;
+          case "pool-unavailable":
+            this.showError("Cannot reach relays right now. Please try again later.");
+            break;
+          default:
+            this.showError("Failed to ensure presence. Please try again later.");
+            break;
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (result?.alreadyPresent) {
+        this.showSuccess("Relays already have this revision.");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.showSuccess("Rebroadcast requested across relays.");
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[app] Ensure presence action failed:", error);
+      }
+      this.showError("Failed to ensure presence. Please try again later.");
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates the modal to reflect current torrent stats.
    * We remove the unused torrent.status references,
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index e933cd9b..330819b1 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   VIEW_COUNT_DEDUPE_WINDOW_SECONDS,
   VIEW_COUNT_BACKFILL_MAX_DAYS,
   VIEW_COUNT_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+  ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS,
 } from "../config/instance-config.js";
 
 export const isDevMode = true; // Set to false for production
@@ -83,3 +84,4 @@ export { WATCH_HISTORY_CACHE_TTL_MS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_DEDUPE_WINDOW_SECONDS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_BACKFILL_MAX_DAYS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_CACHE_TTL_MS };
+export { ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS };
diff --git a/js/nostr.js b/js/nostr.js
index b3fae45e..1d03e712 100644
--- a/js/nostr.js
+++ b/js/nostr.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   WATCH_HISTORY_PAYLOAD_MAX_BYTES,
   WATCH_HISTORY_FETCH_EVENT_LIMIT,
   WATCH_HISTORY_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+  ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS,
 } from "./config.js";
 import {
   ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ const NIP07_LOGIN_TIMEOUT_ERROR_MESSAGE =
   "Timed out waiting for the NIP-07 extension. Check the extension prompt and try again.";
 const SESSION_ACTOR_STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid:sessionActor:v1";
 const VIEW_EVENT_GUARD_PREFIX = "bitvid:viewed";
+const REBROADCAST_GUARD_PREFIX = "bitvid:rebroadcast:v1";
 
 const WATCH_HISTORY_STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid:watch-history:v2";
 const WATCH_HISTORY_STORAGE_VERSION = 2;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ const WATCH_HISTORY_REPUBLISH_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 8;
 const WATCH_HISTORY_REPUBLISH_JITTER = 0.25;
 
 const viewEventPublishMemory = new Map();
+const rebroadcastAttemptMemory = new Map();
 
 const VIEW_EVENT_SCHEMA = getNostrEventSchema(NOTE_TYPES.VIEW_EVENT);
 const VIEW_EVENT_KIND = Number.isFinite(VIEW_EVENT_SCHEMA?.kind)
@@ -1679,6 +1682,172 @@ function rememberViewPublish(scope, bucketIndex) {
   }
 }
 
+function deriveRebroadcastBucketIndex(referenceSeconds = null) {
+  const windowSeconds = Math.max(
+    1,
+    Number(ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS) || 0
+  );
+  const baseSeconds = Number.isFinite(referenceSeconds)
+    ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(referenceSeconds))
+    : Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+  return Math.floor(baseSeconds / windowSeconds);
+}
+
+function getRebroadcastCooldownWindowMs() {
+  const windowSeconds = Math.max(
+    1,
+    Number(ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS) || 0
+  );
+  return windowSeconds * 1000;
+}
+
+function deriveRebroadcastScope(pubkey, eventId) {
+  const normalizedPubkey =
+    typeof pubkey === "string" && pubkey.trim()
+      ? pubkey.trim().toLowerCase()
+      : "";
+  const normalizedEventId =
+    typeof eventId === "string" && eventId.trim()
+      ? eventId.trim().toLowerCase()
+      : "";
+  if (!normalizedPubkey || !normalizedEventId) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  return `${normalizedPubkey}:${normalizedEventId}`;
+}
+
+function readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope) {
+  if (!scope) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const windowMs = getRebroadcastCooldownWindowMs();
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const entry = rebroadcastAttemptMemory.get(scope);
+
+  if (entry) {
+    const age = now - Number(entry.seenAt);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(entry.seenAt) || age >= windowMs) {
+      rebroadcastAttemptMemory.delete(scope);
+    } else {
+      return entry;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const storageKey = `${REBROADCAST_GUARD_PREFIX}:${scope}`;
+  let rawValue = null;
+  try {
+    rawValue = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (isDevMode) {
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to read rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof rawValue !== "string" || !rawValue) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const [storedBucketRaw, storedSeenRaw] = rawValue.split(":", 2);
+  const storedBucket = Number(storedBucketRaw);
+  const storedSeenAt = Number(storedSeenRaw);
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(storedBucket) || !Number.isFinite(storedSeenAt)) {
+    try {
+      localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (now - storedSeenAt >= windowMs) {
+    try {
+      localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove expired rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const normalizedEntry = {
+    bucket: storedBucket,
+    seenAt: storedSeenAt,
+  };
+  rebroadcastAttemptMemory.set(scope, normalizedEntry);
+  return normalizedEntry;
+}
+
+function hasRecentRebroadcastAttempt(scope, bucketIndex) {
+  if (!scope || !Number.isFinite(bucketIndex)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const entry = readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope);
+  return entry ? Number(entry.bucket) === bucketIndex : false;
+}
+
+function rememberRebroadcastAttempt(scope, bucketIndex) {
+  if (!scope || !Number.isFinite(bucketIndex)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const windowMs = getRebroadcastCooldownWindowMs();
+  const entry = rebroadcastAttemptMemory.get(scope);
+  if (entry && Number.isFinite(entry.seenAt) && now - entry.seenAt >= windowMs) {
+    rebroadcastAttemptMemory.delete(scope);
+  }
+
+  const normalizedEntry = { bucket: bucketIndex, seenAt: now };
+  rebroadcastAttemptMemory.set(scope, normalizedEntry);
+
+  if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const storageKey = `${REBROADCAST_GUARD_PREFIX}:${scope}`;
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(storageKey, `${bucketIndex}:${now}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (isDevMode) {
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function getRebroadcastCooldownState(scope) {
+  if (!scope) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const entry = readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope);
+  if (!entry || !Number.isFinite(entry.seenAt)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const windowMs = getRebroadcastCooldownWindowMs();
+  const expiresAt = entry.seenAt + windowMs;
+  const remainingMs = Math.max(0, expiresAt - Date.now());
+  if (remainingMs <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    scope,
+    seenAt: entry.seenAt,
+    bucket: entry.bucket,
+    expiresAt,
+    remainingMs,
+  };
+}
+
 function isVideoViewEvent(event, pointer) {
   if (!event || typeof event !== "object") {
     return false;
@@ -6911,6 +7080,135 @@ export class NostrClient {
     return video;
   }
 
+  async rebroadcastEvent(eventId, options = {}) {
+    const normalizedId =
+      typeof eventId === "string" && eventId.trim() ? eventId.trim() : "";
+    if (!normalizedId) {
+      return { ok: false, error: "invalid-event-id" };
+    }
+
+    const candidatePubkeys = [];
+    if (typeof options.pubkey === "string" && options.pubkey.trim()) {
+      candidatePubkeys.push(options.pubkey.trim().toLowerCase());
+    }
+    const cachedVideo = this.allEvents.get(normalizedId);
+    if (cachedVideo?.pubkey) {
+      candidatePubkeys.push(cachedVideo.pubkey.toLowerCase());
+    }
+    const cachedRaw = this.rawEvents.get(normalizedId);
+    if (cachedRaw?.pubkey) {
+      candidatePubkeys.push(cachedRaw.pubkey.toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    let normalizedPubkey = "";
+    for (const candidate of candidatePubkeys) {
+      if (typeof candidate === "string" && candidate) {
+        normalizedPubkey = candidate;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let guardScope = deriveRebroadcastScope(normalizedPubkey, normalizedId);
+    const guardBucket = deriveRebroadcastBucketIndex();
+    if (guardScope && hasRecentRebroadcastAttempt(guardScope, guardBucket)) {
+      const cooldown = getRebroadcastCooldownState(guardScope);
+      return { ok: false, error: "cooldown-active", throttled: true, cooldown };
+    }
+
+    const relayCandidates = Array.isArray(options.relays) && options.relays.length
+      ? options.relays
+      : Array.isArray(this.relays) && this.relays.length
+      ? this.relays
+      : RELAY_URLS;
+    const relays = relayCandidates
+      .map((url) => (typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : ""))
+      .filter(Boolean);
+
+    if (!this.pool) {
+      try {
+        await this.ensurePool();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before rebroadcast:", error);
+        }
+        return { ok: false, error: "pool-unavailable", details: error };
+      }
+    }
+
+    let rawEvent =
+      options.rawEvent || cachedRaw || (await this.fetchRawEventById(normalizedId, { relays }));
+
+    if (!rawEvent) {
+      return { ok: false, error: "event-not-found" };
+    }
+
+    if (!normalizedPubkey && typeof rawEvent.pubkey === "string") {
+      normalizedPubkey = rawEvent.pubkey.trim().toLowerCase();
+    }
+
+    const effectiveScope = deriveRebroadcastScope(normalizedPubkey, normalizedId);
+    if (effectiveScope && !guardScope) {
+      guardScope = effectiveScope;
+      if (hasRecentRebroadcastAttempt(guardScope, guardBucket)) {
+        const cooldown = getRebroadcastCooldownState(guardScope);
+        return { ok: false, error: "cooldown-active", throttled: true, cooldown };
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (guardScope) {
+      rememberRebroadcastAttempt(guardScope, guardBucket);
+    }
+
+    let countResult = null;
+    if (options.skipCount !== true) {
+      try {
+        countResult = await this.countEventsAcrossRelays([
+          { ids: [normalizedId] },
+        ], {
+          relays,
+          timeoutMs: options.timeoutMs,
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn("[nostr] COUNT request for rebroadcast failed:", error);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (countResult?.total && Number(countResult.total) > 0) {
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          alreadyPresent: true,
+          count: countResult,
+          cooldown: guardScope ? getRebroadcastCooldownState(guardScope) : null,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    const publishResults = await publishEventToRelays(this.pool, relays, rawEvent);
+
+    try {
+      const summary = assertAnyRelayAccepted(publishResults, { context: "rebroadcast" });
+      return {
+        ok: true,
+        rebroadcast: true,
+        summary,
+        count: countResult,
+        cooldown: guardScope ? getRebroadcastCooldownState(guardScope) : null,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[nostr] Rebroadcast rejected by relays:", error);
+      }
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        error: "publish-rejected",
+        details: error,
+        results: publishResults,
+        cooldown: guardScope ? getRebroadcastCooldownState(guardScope) : null,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
   getRequestTimeoutMs(timeoutMs) {
     const candidate = Number(timeoutMs);
     if (Number.isFinite(candidate) && candidate > 0) {
diff --git a/tests/nostr-rebroadcast-guard.test.mjs b/tests/nostr-rebroadcast-guard.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d48d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nostr-rebroadcast-guard.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Run with: node tests/nostr-rebroadcast-guard.test.mjs
+
+import "./test-helpers/setup-localstorage.mjs";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+const { ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS } = await import(
+  "../js/config.js"
+);
+const { nostrClient } = await import("../js/nostr.js");
+
+const NostrClient = nostrClient.constructor;
+
+function createRebroadcastHarness() {
+  const client = new NostrClient();
+  client.relays = ["wss://relay.test"];
+
+  const publishCalls = [];
+  const pool = {
+    publish(urls, event) {
+      publishCalls.push({ urls, event });
+      return {
+        on(eventName, handler) {
+          if (eventName === "ok") {
+            handler();
+          }
+          return true;
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  };
+  client.pool = pool;
+
+  const countCalls = [];
+  client.countEventsAcrossRelays = async () => {
+    countCalls.push(Date.now());
+    return { total: 0, perRelay: [] };
+  };
+
+  return { client, publishCalls, countCalls };
+}
+
+async function testRebroadcastCooldownThrottlesUntilWindowExpires() {
+  localStorage.clear();
+
+  const { client, publishCalls, countCalls } = createRebroadcastHarness();
+
+  const eventId = "rebroadcast-test-event";
+  const pubkey = "f".repeat(64);
+  const rawEvent = {
+    id: eventId,
+    pubkey,
+    kind: 30078,
+    created_at: 1_700_000_000,
+    sig: "sig",
+    tags: [],
+    content: "{}",
+  };
+
+  client.rawEvents.set(eventId, rawEvent);
+  client.allEvents.set(eventId, { id: eventId, pubkey });
+
+  const originalNow = Date.now;
+  let nowMs = 1_700_000_000_000;
+  Date.now = () => nowMs;
+
+  const cooldownMs =
+    Number(ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS) * 1000;
+
+  try {
+    const first = await client.rebroadcastEvent(eventId, { pubkey });
+    assert.equal(first.ok, true, "first attempt should succeed");
+    assert.equal(publishCalls.length, 1, "first attempt should publish once");
+    assert.equal(countCalls.length, 1, "first attempt should issue a count");
+
+    const second = await client.rebroadcastEvent(eventId, { pubkey });
+    assert.equal(
+      second.throttled,
+      true,
+      "cooldown guard should throttle the immediate retry",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      publishCalls.length,
+      1,
+      "throttled attempt must not publish again",
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      countCalls.length,
+      1,
+      "throttled attempt must not issue another COUNT",
+    );
+    assert.ok(
+      Number(second?.cooldown?.remainingMs) > 0,
+      "throttled response should include remaining cooldown",
+    );
+
+    nowMs += cooldownMs + 1_000;
+
+    const third = await client.rebroadcastEvent(eventId, { pubkey });
+    assert.equal(third.ok, true, "attempt after cooldown should succeed");
+    assert.equal(publishCalls.length, 2, "rebroadcast should fire again after cooldown");
+    assert.equal(countCalls.length, 2, "cooldown reset should allow another COUNT");
+  } finally {
+    Date.now = originalNow;
+  }
+}
+
+await testRebroadcastCooldownThrottlesUntilWindowExpires();
+
+console.log("nostr rebroadcast guard tests passed");