diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/smart-home-entity-state/index.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/smart-home-entity-state/index.mdx
index 28c83d3aa..9cd6d19a8 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/smart-home-entity-state/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/smart-home-entity-state/index.mdx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import temperature from "./img/temperature.png";
 ### Interactions
 
 - Toggle entity state by clicking on the entity (only when clickable enabled).
+- If Homarr cannot refresh an entity, the last known state stays visible but toggling is disabled until the connection recovers.
 
 <WidgetInteractionGuide />
 
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 6012f83fb..e7e7e407a 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -2185,6 +2185,7 @@
         }
       },
       "error": {
+        "loadFailed": "Unable to load entity",
         "toggleFailed": "Unable to update entity"
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
index eb9adb1a5..2fdb6484e 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Badge, Group, ScrollArea, SimpleGrid, Stack, Text } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Badge, Group, ScrollArea, SimpleGrid, Stack, Text, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core";
 import { getQueryKey } from "@trpc/react-query";
 
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function AudioStatsWidget({
               if (!currentlyPlaying) return null;
               return (
                 <Group key={`${integrationId}:${session.sessionId}`} justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap" p="sm">
-                  <Stack gap={0} style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <Stack gap={0} style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
                     <Text size="sm" fw={600} truncate>
                       {currentlyPlaying.name}
                     </Text>
@@ -75,9 +75,15 @@ export default function AudioStatsWidget({
                       {currentlyPlaying.seasonName ?? currentlyPlaying.albumName ?? session.user.username}
                     </Text>
                   </Stack>
-                  <Badge variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
-                    {session.sessionName}
-                  </Badge>
+                  <Tooltip
+                    label={session.sessionName}
+                    events={{ hover: true, focus: true, touch: true }}
+                    position="left"
+                  >
+                    <Badge variant="light" maw="40%" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }} tabIndex={0}>
+                      {session.sessionName}
+                    </Badge>
+                  </Tooltip>
                 </Group>
               );
             })}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/component.tsx
index 94950135c..e3f776f66 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/component.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ export default function SmartHomeEntityStateWidget({
   const apiUnit = entity?.attributes.unit_of_measurement;
   const unit = options.entityUnit || (typeof apiUnit === "string" ? apiUnit : "");
   const attribute = unit.length > 0 ? ` ${unit}` : "";
-  const isActionable = options.clickable && canInteract && entity !== undefined && !isEntityPending && !isPending;
+  const isActionable =
+    options.clickable && canInteract && entity !== undefined && !entityError && !isEntityPending && !isPending;
+  const queryErrorLabel = entityError ? t("widget.smartHome-entityState.error.loadFailed") : undefined;
 
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
     if (isEditMode) {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ export default function SmartHomeEntityStateWidget({
       onClick={handleClick}
       disabled={!isActionable}
       aria-label={`${displayName}: ${state}${attribute}`}
-      aria-description={error?.message}
+      aria-description={queryErrorLabel ?? (error ? t("widget.smartHome-entityState.error.toggleFailed") : undefined)}
       w="100%"
       h="100%"
       styles={{
@@ -127,6 +129,11 @@ export default function SmartHomeEntityStateWidget({
           <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fw={500} size={isTiny ? "xs" : "sm"} lineClamp={2} maw="100%">
             {displayName}
           </Text>
+          {queryErrorLabel && (
+            <Text size="xs" c="orange" ta="center" lineClamp={1} maw="100%" aria-live="polite">
+              {queryErrorLabel}
+            </Text>
+          )}
           {displayMode === "advanced" && entity && (
             <>
               <Group justify="center" gap={4}>
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/index.ts
index 649116bce..93a12a872 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/smart-home/entity-state/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IconBinaryTree } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+import { IconBinaryTree, IconServerOff } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
 import { getIntegrationKindsByCategory } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("smartHome
     }));
   },
   supportedIntegrations: getIntegrationKindsByCategory("smartHomeServer"),
+  errors: {
+    INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR: {
+      icon: IconServerOff,
+      message: (t) => t("widget.smartHome-entityState.error.loadFailed"),
+    },
+  },
 }).withDynamicImport(() => import("./component"));