diff --git a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
index 22bb4767..5e63730a 100644
--- a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -15083,6 +15083,17 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "sources.error.pipedBasicAuthUnsupported" : {
+      "comment" : "Error when a Piped instance is detected behind an HTTP Basic Auth proxy. Piped uses the same Authorization header for the user session, so the two cannot coexist.",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Piped sources can't be used behind an HTTP Basic Auth proxy. Piped reuses the Authorization header for the user session, so it conflicts with the proxy's credentials."
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "sources.error.couldNotDetect" : {
       "comment" : "Error when source type could not be detected",
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/Yattee/Models/Instance.swift b/Yattee/Models/Instance.swift
index 6d81a2de..55e2c4e0 100644
--- a/Yattee/Models/Instance.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Models/Instance.swift
@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@ extension Instance {
     var supportsVideoProxying: Bool {
         type == .invidious || type == .piped || type == .yatteeServer
     }
+
+    /// Whether this instance can sit behind an HTTP Basic Auth reverse proxy.
+    /// Piped is excluded: its session token is sent in the same `Authorization`
+    /// header that the proxy would consume, so logged-in features can't coexist
+    /// with proxy credentials.
+    var supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy: Bool {
+        type.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy
+    }
+}
+
+extension InstanceType {
+    /// See `Instance.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy`. Type-only variant for flows
+    /// (e.g., AddRemoteServer detection) that don't yet have an `Instance`.
+    var supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy: Bool {
+        self != .piped
+    }
 }
 
 // MARK: - Instance Validation
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Settings/AddSource/AddRemoteServerView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Settings/AddSource/AddRemoteServerView.swift
index 187a22f6..ae59523b 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Settings/AddSource/AddRemoteServerView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Settings/AddSource/AddRemoteServerView.swift
@@ -439,11 +439,13 @@ struct AddRemoteServerView: View {
         }
 
         // HTTP Basic Auth credentials.
-        // Required for Yattee Server (always shown). Optional for other types — show only
-        // when credentials were already provided (e.g., via the basic-auth-required retry
-        // path), so we don't clutter the form for the normal "no proxy" case.
-        let showBasicAuthSection = detectedType == .yatteeServer
-            || (!basicAuthUsername.isEmpty || !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty)
+        // Required for Yattee Server (always shown). Optional for types that can sit
+        // behind a basic-auth proxy — show only when credentials were already provided
+        // (e.g., via the basic-auth-required retry path), so we don't clutter the form
+        // for the normal "no proxy" case.
+        let showBasicAuthSection = (detectedType?.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy ?? false) &&
+            (detectedType == .yatteeServer
+                || (!basicAuthUsername.isEmpty || !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty))
 
         if showBasicAuthSection {
             Section {
@@ -574,6 +576,14 @@ struct AddRemoteServerView: View {
             switch result {
             case .success(let detectionResult):
                 LoggingService.shared.debug("[AddRemoteServerView] Detection succeeded: \(detectionResult.type)", category: .api)
+
+                if basicAuthHeader != nil, !detectionResult.type.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy {
+                    withAnimation {
+                        self.uiState = .error(String(localized: "sources.error.pipedBasicAuthUnsupported"))
+                    }
+                    return
+                }
+
                 withAnimation {
                     self.detectedType = detectionResult.type
                     self.detectionResult = detectionResult
@@ -764,7 +774,7 @@ struct AddRemoteServerView: View {
             allowInvalidCertificates: allowInvalidCertificates
         )
 
-        if !basicAuthUsername.isEmpty && !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty {
+        if !basicAuthUsername.isEmpty, !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty {
             appEnvironment.basicAuthCredentialsManager.setCredentials(
                 username: basicAuthUsername,
                 password: basicAuthPassword,
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Settings/EditSourceView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Settings/EditSourceView.swift
index 3b2d2478..e73a6fbd 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Settings/EditSourceView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Settings/EditSourceView.swift
@@ -129,35 +129,37 @@ private struct EditRemoteServerContent: View {
                 #endif
             }
 
-            Section {
-                #if os(tvOS)
-                TVSettingsTextField(title: String(localized: "sources.field.username"), text: $basicAuthUsername)
-                TVSettingsTextField(title: String(localized: "sources.field.password"), text: $basicAuthPassword, isSecure: true)
-                #elseif os(macOS)
-                LabeledContent(String(localized: "sources.field.username")) {
-                    TextField("", text: $basicAuthUsername)
+            if instance.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy {
+                Section {
+                    #if os(tvOS)
+                    TVSettingsTextField(title: String(localized: "sources.field.username"), text: $basicAuthUsername)
+                    TVSettingsTextField(title: String(localized: "sources.field.password"), text: $basicAuthPassword, isSecure: true)
+                    #elseif os(macOS)
+                    LabeledContent(String(localized: "sources.field.username")) {
+                        TextField("", text: $basicAuthUsername)
+                            .textContentType(.username)
+                            .autocorrectionDisabled()
+                    }
+                    LabeledContent(String(localized: "sources.field.password")) {
+                        SecureField("", text: $basicAuthPassword)
+                            .textContentType(.password)
+                    }
+                    #else
+                    TextField(String(localized: "sources.field.username"), text: $basicAuthUsername)
                         .textContentType(.username)
+                        #if os(iOS)
+                        .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
+                        #endif
                         .autocorrectionDisabled()
-                }
-                LabeledContent(String(localized: "sources.field.password")) {
-                    SecureField("", text: $basicAuthPassword)
-                        .textContentType(.password)
-                }
-                #else
-                TextField(String(localized: "sources.field.username"), text: $basicAuthUsername)
-                    .textContentType(.username)
-                    #if os(iOS)
-                    .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
-                    #endif
-                    .autocorrectionDisabled()
 
-                SecureField(String(localized: "sources.field.password"), text: $basicAuthPassword)
-                    .textContentType(.password)
-                #endif
-            } header: {
-                Text(String(localized: instance.type == .yatteeServer ? "sources.header.auth" : "sources.header.basicAuth"))
-            } footer: {
-                Text(String(localized: instance.type == .yatteeServer ? "sources.footer.yatteeServerAuth" : "sources.footer.basicAuth"))
+                    SecureField(String(localized: "sources.field.password"), text: $basicAuthPassword)
+                        .textContentType(.password)
+                    #endif
+                } header: {
+                    Text(String(localized: instance.type == .yatteeServer ? "sources.header.auth" : "sources.header.basicAuth"))
+                } footer: {
+                    Text(String(localized: instance.type == .yatteeServer ? "sources.footer.yatteeServerAuth" : "sources.footer.basicAuth"))
+                }
             }
 
             if instance.type == .yatteeServer {
@@ -452,16 +454,20 @@ private struct EditRemoteServerContent: View {
         updated.allowInvalidCertificates = allowInvalidCertificates
         updated.proxiesVideos = proxiesVideos
 
-        // Save / clear HTTP Basic Auth credentials.
-        // Works for any instance type, but for Yattee Server we never auto-clear
-        // (credentials are required there; the user can re-enter to overwrite).
-        if !basicAuthUsername.isEmpty && !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty {
+        // Save / clear HTTP Basic Auth credentials. Yattee Server never auto-clears
+        // (credentials are required and the user re-enters to overwrite). Piped never
+        // persists them — its session token reuses the same Authorization header.
+        if !instance.supportsHTTPBasicAuthProxy {
+            if hadStoredBasicAuth {
+                appEnvironment?.basicAuthCredentialsManager.deleteCredentials(for: instance)
+            }
+        } else if !basicAuthUsername.isEmpty, !basicAuthPassword.isEmpty {
             appEnvironment?.basicAuthCredentialsManager.setCredentials(
                 username: basicAuthUsername,
                 password: basicAuthPassword,
                 for: instance
             )
-        } else if hadStoredBasicAuth && instance.type != .yatteeServer {
+        } else if hadStoredBasicAuth, instance.type != .yatteeServer {
             appEnvironment?.basicAuthCredentialsManager.deleteCredentials(for: instance)
         }