diff --git a/js/magnetShared.js b/js/magnetShared.js
index 6e4400f5..01f3b4b3 100644
--- a/js/magnetShared.js
+++ b/js/magnetShared.js
@@ -421,3 +421,38 @@ export function extractMagnetHints(rawValue) {
   }
   return hints;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Extract every web seed (`ws=`) URL from a magnet, in order, deduped
+ * case-insensitively. Unlike {@link extractMagnetHints} (which returns only the
+ * first `ws`), this surfaces the full set so callers can round-trip a magnet
+ * that carries multiple independent webseeds without silently dropping the
+ * extras.
+ *
+ * @param {string} rawValue
+ * @returns {string[]} Deduped web seed URLs in magnet order.
+ */
+export function extractAllWebSeeds(rawValue) {
+  const { params } = normalizeMagnetInput(rawValue);
+  const seeds = [];
+  const seen = new Set();
+  for (const param of params) {
+    if (param.lowerKey !== "ws") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const value =
+      typeof (param.decoded || param.value) === "string"
+        ? (param.decoded || param.value).trim()
+        : "";
+    if (!value) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const key = value.toLowerCase();
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(key);
+    seeds.push(value);
+  }
+  return seeds;
+}
diff --git a/js/services/videoNotePayload.js b/js/services/videoNotePayload.js
index 1496c6ef..9c7a5551 100644
--- a/js/services/videoNotePayload.js
+++ b/js/services/videoNotePayload.js
@@ -34,6 +34,42 @@ function normalizeString(value) {
   return String(value ?? "").trim();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize a web seed field into an ordered, deduped list of trimmed URLs.
+ * Accepts an array (multi-webseed forms) or a string that may carry several
+ * URLs separated by newlines/commas (a single textarea field). Preserving the
+ * full list lets a video declare multiple independent webseeds (e.g. a CDN
+ * plus a backup origin) instead of collapsing to a single `ws`.
+ *
+ * @param {string|string[]} value
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function normalizeWebSeedList(value) {
+  const out = [];
+  const seen = new Set();
+  const push = (entry) => {
+    if (typeof entry !== "string") {
+      return;
+    }
+    const trimmed = entry.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const key = trimmed.toLowerCase();
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    seen.add(key);
+    out.push(trimmed);
+  };
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    value.forEach(push);
+  } else if (typeof value === "string") {
+    value.split(/[\r\n,]+/).forEach(push);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 function normalizeSha256Hex(value) {
   if (value === undefined || value === null) {
     return "";
@@ -342,7 +378,7 @@ export function normalizeVideoNotePayload(input) {
   const magnet = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.magnet || "");
   const thumbnail = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.thumbnail || "");
   const description = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.description || "");
-  const ws = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.ws || "");
+  const wsValues = normalizeWebSeedList(legacyPayload?.ws);
   const xs = normalizeString(legacyPayload?.xs || "");
   const storagePointer = normalizeStoragePointer(
     legacyPayload?.storagePointer || legacyPayload?.storage || ""
@@ -415,10 +451,7 @@ export function normalizeVideoNotePayload(input) {
   }
 
   if (legacyFormData.magnet) {
-    const wsList = [];
-    if (ws) {
-      wsList.push(ws);
-    }
+    const wsList = [...wsValues];
     if (legacyFormData.url && /^https?:\/\//i.test(legacyFormData.url)) {
       wsList.push(legacyFormData.url);
     }
diff --git a/tests/multi-webseed.test.mjs b/tests/multi-webseed.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f56721f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/multi-webseed.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// A video may legitimately declare more than one web seed (e.g. the primary CDN
+// plus an independent backup origin) so the WebTorrent swarm can pull pieces
+// from either when one is overloaded. Multiple `ws=` params are the standard
+// BEP19 carrier and playback already attaches every one of them, so the
+// authoring/normalization layer must preserve the full set — never collapse it
+// to a single seed.
+
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { extractAllWebSeeds } from "../js/magnetShared.js";
+import { normalizeVideoNotePayload } from "../js/services/videoNotePayload.js";
+
+const BTIH = "a".repeat(40);
+const MAGNET = `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${BTIH}`;
+const SEED_A = "https://cdn-a.example.com/video.mp4";
+const SEED_B = "https://cdn-b.example.com/video.mp4";
+
+test("extractAllWebSeeds returns every ws= in order, deduped", () => {
+  const magnet = `${MAGNET}&ws=${encodeURIComponent(SEED_A)}&ws=${encodeURIComponent(
+    SEED_B,
+  )}&ws=${encodeURIComponent(SEED_A)}`;
+  assert.deepEqual(extractAllWebSeeds(magnet), [SEED_A, SEED_B]);
+});
+
+test("extractAllWebSeeds returns [] when there are no web seeds", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(extractAllWebSeeds(MAGNET), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(extractAllWebSeeds(""), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(extractAllWebSeeds(null), []);
+});
+
+test("an array of web seeds all survive into the published magnet", () => {
+  const { payload, errors } = normalizeVideoNotePayload({
+    title: "Multi seed",
+    magnet: MAGNET,
+    ws: [SEED_A, SEED_B],
+  });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(errors, []);
+  const seeds = extractAllWebSeeds(payload.legacyFormData.magnet);
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(SEED_A), "first webseed must be carried in the magnet");
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(SEED_B), "second webseed must be carried in the magnet");
+});
+
+test("a newline/comma-delimited ws field is split into multiple seeds", () => {
+  const { payload } = normalizeVideoNotePayload({
+    title: "Multi seed text",
+    magnet: MAGNET,
+    ws: `${SEED_A}\n${SEED_B}`,
+  });
+
+  const seeds = extractAllWebSeeds(payload.legacyFormData.magnet);
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(SEED_A));
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(SEED_B));
+});
+
+test("the hosted CDN url is added as a webseed alongside the explicit ones", () => {
+  const cdn = "https://cdn.example.com/video.mp4";
+  const { payload } = normalizeVideoNotePayload({
+    title: "Cdn plus seed",
+    url: cdn,
+    magnet: MAGNET,
+    ws: SEED_A,
+  });
+
+  const seeds = extractAllWebSeeds(payload.legacyFormData.magnet);
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(SEED_A), "explicit webseed preserved");
+  assert.ok(seeds.includes(cdn), "hosted url also attached as a webseed");
+});
+
+test("a single webseed string still works (back-compat)", () => {
+  const { payload } = normalizeVideoNotePayload({
+    title: "Single seed",
+    magnet: MAGNET,
+    ws: SEED_A,
+  });
+
+  const seeds = extractAllWebSeeds(payload.legacyFormData.magnet);
+  assert.deepEqual(seeds, [SEED_A]);
+  // The single content `ws` field still reflects the primary seed.
+  assert.equal(payload.legacyFormData.ws, SEED_A);
+});
+
+test("duplicate webseeds are not written twice", () => {
+  const { payload } = normalizeVideoNotePayload({
+    title: "Dupe seed",
+    magnet: MAGNET,
+    ws: [SEED_A, SEED_A, " " + SEED_A + " "],
+  });
+
+  const seeds = extractAllWebSeeds(payload.legacyFormData.magnet);
+  assert.equal(
+    seeds.filter((s) => s === SEED_A).length,
+    1,
+    "the same webseed must appear at most once",
+  );
+});