diff --git a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
index dcf8d912..e890dab5 100644
--- a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -19135,7 +19135,15 @@
       }
     },
     "video.error.title" : {
-
+      "comment" : "Title shown when a video fails to load",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Failed to Load Video"
+          }
+        }
+      }
     },
     "video.navigation.next" : {
       "comment" : "Accessibility label for next video button",
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Video/VideoInfoView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Video/VideoInfoView.swift
index d48e61e5..00aca001 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Video/VideoInfoView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Video/VideoInfoView.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
     @State private var loadMoreError: String?
     
     @State private var isBookmarked = false
+    @State private var showingErrorDetailsSheet = false
     @State private var showingPlaylistSheet = false
     @State private var showingCommentsSheet = false
     @State private var showingRemoveBookmarkAlert = false
@@ -183,6 +184,15 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
         return !description.isEmpty
     }
 
+    /// Whether to surface a failed details fetch inline. The card still
+    /// renders from list metadata, but description/stats/related never
+    /// arrived — without this the sections just silently disappear.
+    private var shouldShowDetailsErrorSection: Bool {
+        guard !isLoadingVideoDetails, videoDetailsLoadError != nil,
+              let base = baseVideo else { return false }
+        return loadedVideoDetails[base.id.videoID] == nil
+    }
+
     /// Whether the stats section should be visible.
     /// Duration alone does not warrant showing stats.
     private var shouldShowStatsSection: Bool {
@@ -382,6 +392,11 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
                 PlaylistSelectorSheet(video: video)
             }
         }
+        #if !os(tvOS)
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showingErrorDetailsSheet) {
+            ErrorDetailsSheet(errorMessage: videoDetailsLoadError ?? initialVideoLoadError ?? "Unknown error")
+        }
+        #endif
         #if os(tvOS)
         .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showingCommentsSheet) {
             commentsSheetContent
@@ -496,6 +511,15 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
                             bookmarkDetailsSection(bookmark)
                         }
 
+                        // Details fetch failed - show error with retry instead of
+                        // silently hiding the description/stats sections
+                        if shouldShowDetailsErrorSection {
+                            Divider()
+                                .padding(.horizontal)
+
+                            detailsErrorSection
+                        }
+
                         // Description section (collapsible) - only show if description available
                         if shouldShowDescriptionSection {
                             Divider()
@@ -739,6 +763,12 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
                                 .padding(.horizontal)
                                 .padding(.vertical, 16)
                         }
+                    } else if shouldShowDetailsErrorSection {
+                        detailsErrorSection
+
+                        Divider()
+                            .padding(.horizontal)
+                            .padding(.vertical, 16)
                     }
 
                     if !isDescriptionScrollLocked {
@@ -803,6 +833,14 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
                     await loadVideoDetails()
                 }
             }
+
+            #if !os(tvOS)
+            Button {
+                showingErrorDetailsSheet = true
+            } label: {
+                Label(String(localized: "player.error.button"), systemImage: "info.circle")
+            }
+            #endif
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
     }
@@ -1756,6 +1794,46 @@ struct VideoInfoView: View {
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Details Error Section
+
+    /// Inline error shown when the details fetch failed but the video card
+    /// still renders from list metadata (e.g. deleted/unavailable video).
+    private var detailsErrorSection: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 12) {
+            Label(String(localized: "video.error.title"), systemImage: "exclamationmark.triangle")
+                .font(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+
+            if let error = videoDetailsLoadError {
+                Text(error)
+                    .font(.subheadline)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+            }
+
+            HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                Button(String(localized: "common.retry")) {
+                    Task {
+                        await loadVideoDetails()
+                    }
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+
+                #if !os(tvOS)
+                Button {
+                    showingErrorDetailsSheet = true
+                } label: {
+                    Label(String(localized: "player.error.button"), systemImage: "info.circle")
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                #endif
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+        .padding(.horizontal)
+        .padding(.vertical, 16)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Description Section
 
     private var descriptionSection: some View {