diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b797e0a6..4758b146 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Group retention policy for M3U accounts: Groups now follow the same stale retention logic as streams, using the account's `stale_stream_days` setting. Groups that temporarily disappear from an M3U source are retained for the configured retention period instead of being immediately deleted, preserving user settings and preventing data loss when providers temporarily remove/re-add groups. (Closes #809)
-- Stale status indicators for streams and groups: Added `is_stale` field to both Stream and ChannelGroupM3UAccount models to track items in their grace period (seen in previous refresh but not current).
+- Visual stale indicators for streams and groups: Added `is_stale` field to Stream and both `is_stale` and `last_seen` fields to ChannelGroupM3UAccount models to track items in their retention grace period. Stale groups display with orange buttons and a warning tooltip, while stale streams show with a red background color matching the visual treatment of empty channels.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/forms/LiveGroupFilter.jsx b/frontend/src/components/forms/LiveGroupFilter.jsx
index b6e6494c..68f4db8c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/forms/LiveGroupFilter.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/forms/LiveGroupFilter.jsx
@@ -263,25 +263,42 @@ const LiveGroupFilter = ({
                 }}
               >
                 {/* Group Enable/Disable Button */}
-                <Button
-                  color={group.enabled ? 'green' : 'gray'}
-                  variant="filled"
-                  onClick={() => toggleGroupEnabled(group.channel_group)}
-                  radius="md"
-                  size="xs"
-                  leftSection={
-                    group.enabled ? (
-                      <CircleCheck size={14} />
-                    ) : (
-                      <CircleX size={14} />
-                    )
+                <Tooltip
+                  label={
+                    group.enabled && group.is_stale
+                      ? 'This group was not seen in the last M3U refresh and will be deleted after the retention period expires'
+                      : ''
                   }
-                  fullWidth
+                  disabled={!group.enabled || !group.is_stale}
+                  multiline
+                  w={220}
                 >
-                  <Text size="xs" truncate>
-                    {group.name}
-                  </Text>
-                </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    color={
+                      group.enabled
+                        ? group.is_stale
+                          ? 'orange'
+                          : 'green'
+                        : 'gray'
+                    }
+                    variant="filled"
+                    onClick={() => toggleGroupEnabled(group.channel_group)}
+                    radius="md"
+                    size="xs"
+                    leftSection={
+                      group.enabled ? (
+                        <CircleCheck size={14} />
+                      ) : (
+                        <CircleX size={14} />
+                      )
+                    }
+                    fullWidth
+                  >
+                    <Text size="xs" truncate>
+                      {group.name}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Button>
+                </Tooltip>
 
                 {/* Auto Sync Controls */}
                 <Stack spacing="xs" style={{ '--stack-gap': '4px' }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelTableStreams.jsx b/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelTableStreams.jsx
index 947320dc..4fb62009 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelTableStreams.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tables/ChannelTableStreams.jsx
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ const DraggableRow = ({ row, index }) => {
       }}
     >
       {row.getVisibleCells().map((cell) => {
+        const isStale = row.original.is_stale;
         return (
           <Box
             className="td"
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ const DraggableRow = ({ row, index }) => {
                 ? cell.column.getSize()
                 : undefined,
               minWidth: 0,
+              ...(isStale && {
+                backgroundColor: 'rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.15)',
+              }),
             }}
           >
             <Flex align="center" style={{ height: '100%' }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx b/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
index dbc5634e..b8ce52a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tables/StreamsTable.jsx
@@ -885,6 +885,14 @@ const StreamsTable = ({ onReady }) => {
     bodyCellRenderFns: {
       actions: renderBodyCell,
     },
+    getRowStyles: (row) => {
+      if (row.original.is_stale) {
+        return {
+          backgroundColor: 'rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.15)',
+        };
+      }
+      return {};
+    },
   });
 
   /**