diff --git a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/marlin-search/page.tsx b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/marlin-search/page.tsx
index 3ce2c81c3..0a74e0672 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/marlin-search/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/marlin-search/page.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "@/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "@/components/list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "@/components/list/ListItem";
 import DisabledSetting from "@/components/settings/DisabledSetting";
 import { useNetworkAwareQueryClient } from "@/hooks/useNetworkAwareQueryClient";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { reachabilityProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability";
 
 export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
   const navigation = useNavigation();
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
   const queryClient = useNetworkAwareQueryClient();
 
   const [value, setValue] = useState<string>(settings?.marlinServerUrl || "");
+  const urlResolver = useServerUrlResolver(reachabilityProbe);
 
   const onSave = (val: string) => {
     updateSettings({
@@ -127,8 +131,17 @@ export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
               autoCapitalize='none'
               textContentType='URL'
               onChangeText={(text) => setValue(text)}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const candidate = value.trim();
+                if (candidate) {
+                  urlResolver.resolve(candidate).then((r) => {
+                    if (r.ok) setValue(r.url);
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
             />
           </View>
+          <ServerUrlStatusText state={urlResolver} className='mt-1' />
         </DisabledSetting>
         <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
           {t("home.settings.plugins.marlin_search.marlin_search_hint")}{" "}
diff --git a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/streamystats/page.tsx b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/streamystats/page.tsx
index 8f0a2c931..7ac500e11 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/streamystats/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/streamystats/page.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "@/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "@/components/list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "@/components/list/ListItem";
 import { useNetworkAwareQueryClient } from "@/hooks/useNetworkAwareQueryClient";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { reachabilityProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability";
 
 export default function StreamystatsPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ export default function StreamystatsPage() {
 
   // Local state for all editable fields
   const [url, setUrl] = useState<string>(settings?.streamyStatsServerUrl || "");
+  const urlResolver = useServerUrlResolver(reachabilityProbe);
   const [useForSearch, setUseForSearch] = useState<boolean>(
     settings?.searchEngine === "Streamystats",
   );
@@ -152,9 +156,20 @@ export default function StreamystatsPage() {
               autoCapitalize='none'
               textContentType='URL'
               onChangeText={setUrl}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const candidate = url.trim();
+                if (candidate) {
+                  urlResolver.resolve(candidate).then((r) => {
+                    if (r.ok) setUrl(r.url);
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
             />
           </ListItem>
         </ListGroup>
+        <View className='px-4 mt-1'>
+          <ServerUrlStatusText state={urlResolver} />
+        </View>
 
         <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
           {t("home.settings.plugins.streamystats.streamystats_search_hint")}{" "}
diff --git a/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText.tsx b/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13c521272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { ActivityIndicator, View } from "react-native";
+import type { ServerUrlResolverState } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
+import { Text } from "./Text";
+
+/**
+ * Compact status line for the server-URL resolver, for screens whose layout
+ * (e.g. ListItem rows) doesn't fit the full `ServerUrlField`. Renders nothing
+ * while idle.
+ */
+export function ServerUrlStatusText({
+  state,
+  minVersion,
+  className = "",
+}: {
+  state: ServerUrlResolverState;
+  minVersion?: string;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  if (state.status === "idle") return null;
+
+  if (state.status === "resolving") {
+    return (
+      <View className={`flex-row items-center ${className}`}>
+        <ActivityIndicator size='small' color='#9ca3af' />
+        <Text className='text-xs text-neutral-400 ml-2'>
+          {t("server_url.resolving")}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (state.status === "ok") {
+    return (
+      <Text className={`text-xs text-green-500 ${className}`}>
+        {t("server_url.resolved", { url: state.resolvedUrl })}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const message =
+    state.reason === "version-too-low"
+      ? t("server_url.version_too_low", {
+          version: state.version ?? "?",
+          min: minVersion ?? "",
+        })
+      : state.reason === "wrong-service"
+        ? t("server_url.wrong_service")
+        : state.reason === "invalid"
+          ? t("server_url.invalid_url")
+          : t("server_url.unreachable");
+
+  return <Text className={`text-xs text-red-500 ${className}`}>{message}</Text>;
+}
diff --git a/utils/serverUrl/index.ts b/utils/serverUrl/index.ts
index 7cdb3e00b..235d97eb7 100644
--- a/utils/serverUrl/index.ts
+++ b/utils/serverUrl/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ export {
   type ParsedServerInput,
   parseServerInput,
 } from "./candidates";
+export { jellyfinProbe } from "./probes/jellyfin";
 export { jellyseerrProbe } from "./probes/jellyseerr";
+export { reachabilityProbe } from "./probes/reachability";
 export {
   type ResolveFailureReason,
   type ResolveOptions,
diff --git a/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin.ts b/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad8da98ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "../types";
+
+/** Public, unauthenticated Jellyfin endpoint; `ProductName` confirms the service. */
+const PRODUCT_NAME = "Jellyfin Server";
+
+export const jellyfinProbe: ServerProbe = async (url, signal) => {
+  try {
+    const { status, data } = await axios.get(`${url}/System/Info/Public`, {
+      signal,
+      timeout: 8000, // backstop; the resolver aborts via signal first
+    });
+
+    if (status < 200 || status >= 300) return { status: "unreachable" };
+    if (data?.ProductName !== PRODUCT_NAME) return { status: "wrong-service" };
+
+    return {
+      status: "ok",
+      meta: { version: data?.Version, serverName: data?.ServerName },
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability.ts b/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25d4b0af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "../types";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal probe for services without a known/unauthenticated health endpoint
+ * (e.g. Marlin Search, Streamystats). Any HTTP response — even 4xx — proves the
+ * host is up and speaking HTTP at this protocol/port, which is enough to pick
+ * https vs http. It cannot detect a "wrong service".
+ */
+export const reachabilityProbe: ServerProbe = async (url, signal) => {
+  try {
+    await axios.get(url, {
+      signal,
+      timeout: 8000,
+      validateStatus: () => true, // any status = the server answered
+    });
+    return { status: "ok" };
+  } catch (error) {
+    // A delivered response that still threw counts as reachable.
+    if ((error as { response?: unknown })?.response) return { status: "ok" };
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  }
+};