diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 546d102..4bef4e1 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function App() {
   );
 
   const { items, channels, loading, error, reload } = useFeed(filter);
-  const live = useDownloads(reload);
+  const { live, clear: clearLive } = useDownloads(reload);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let un: (() => void) | undefined;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export default function App() {
                     cancelDownload(item.id).catch((e) => setFailure(String(e))),
                   onDelete: () =>
                     deleteDownload(item.id)
-                      .then(() => { reload(); say("Download deleted"); })
+                      .then(() => { clearLive(item.id); reload(); say("Download deleted"); })
                       .catch((e) => setFailure(String(e))),
                 };
                 return view === "grid" ? (
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export default function App() {
           onClose={() => setPlaying(null)}
           onDelete={async () => {
             await deleteDownload(playing.item.id);
+            clearLive(playing.item.id);
             setPlaying(null);
             reload();
             say("Download deleted");
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDownloads.ts b/src/hooks/useDownloads.ts
index 7d84775..4a938c8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDownloads.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDownloads.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { onDownloadProgress, onDownloadState } from "../api";
 import type { DownloadState } from "../types";
 
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ export interface LiveDownload {
 export function useDownloads(onFinished: () => void) {
   const [live, setLive] = useState<Record<string, LiveDownload>>({});
 
+  /**
+   * Drops a video's overlay. Required after deleting a download: the database
+   * row is gone, but a stale `done` entry here would keep the row showing
+   * "Saved" until the app restarts.
+   */
+  const clear = useCallback((videoId: string) => {
+    setLive((prev) => {
+      if (!(videoId in prev)) return prev;
+      const next = { ...prev };
+      delete next[videoId];
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const unlisteners: Array<() => void> = [];
 
@@ -55,5 +69,5 @@ export function useDownloads(onFinished: () => void) {
     return () => unlisteners.forEach((u) => u());
   }, [onFinished]);
 
-  return live;
+  return { live, clear };
 }