diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.spec.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.spec.tsx
index 0f23b232c..8e501ee6c 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.spec.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import type { StreamSession } from "@homarr/integrations";
 
-import { getMediaServerColumnVisibility, getSeasonEpisodeParams, SessionDetailsPopover } from "./component";
+import {
+  getMediaServerColumnVisibility,
+  getResolutionLabel,
+  getSeasonEpisodeParams,
+  SessionDetailsPopover,
+} from "./component";
 
 vi.mock("@homarr/translation/client", () => ({
   useScopedI18n: () => (key: string) => key,
@@ -124,3 +129,24 @@ describe("getSeasonEpisodeParams", () => {
     expect(getSeasonEpisodeParams(null, undefined)).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe("getResolutionLabel", () => {
+  test("labels a standard 16:9 resolution by its exact height", () => {
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(1920, 1080)).toBe("1080p");
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(1280, 720)).toBe("720p");
+  });
+
+  test("classifies a cinemascope source by its width, not its cropped height", () => {
+    // A 1920x804 encode (2.35:1, cropped top and bottom) is still a 1080p source.
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(1920, 804)).toBe("1080p");
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(1280, 640)).toBe("720p");
+  });
+
+  test("rounds a near-standard resolution up to its nearest tier", () => {
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(1912, 796)).toBe("1080p");
+  });
+
+  test("falls back to the raw height when it doesn't clear any known tier", () => {
+    expect(getResolutionLabel(100, 100)).toBe("100p");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.tsx
index 4118ff7ef..b73822ec9 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/media-server/component.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ function formatBitrate(bitrateKbps: number | null | undefined): string | null {
   return bitrateKbps >= 1000 ? `${(bitrateKbps / 1000).toFixed(1)} Mbps` : `${Math.round(bitrateKbps)} kbps`;
 }
 
+const RESOLUTION_TIER_HEIGHTS = [4320, 2160, 1440, 1080, 720, 480, 360, 240] as const;
+
+export function getResolutionLabel(width: number, height: number): string {
+  // Letterboxed/cinemascope sources are cropped shorter than their nominal resolution class
+  // (a 1920x804 encode is still "1080p"), so classify off the width-derived 16:9 height instead
+  // of the raw (possibly cropped) height - matches how Plex/Jellyfin label these themselves.
+  const effectiveHeight = Math.max(height, Math.round((width * 9) / 16));
+  const tier = RESOLUTION_TIER_HEIGHTS.find((candidate) => effectiveHeight >= candidate * 0.9);
+  return `${tier ?? effectiveHeight}p`;
+}
+
 export function getSeasonEpisodeParams(
   seasonNumber: number | null | undefined,
   episodeNumber: number | null | undefined,
@@ -305,7 +316,7 @@ export default function MediaServerWidget({
               // touches audio/container and leaves the video resolution untouched).
               const resolution =
                 currentlyPlaying?.metadata?.transcoding.resolution ?? currentlyPlaying?.metadata?.video.resolution;
-              const resolutionLabel = resolution ? `${resolution.height}p` : null;
+              const resolutionLabel = resolution ? getResolutionLabel(resolution.width, resolution.height) : null;
               const toggleDetails = () => setSelectedRowId((current) => (current === rowId ? null : rowId));
 
               return (