diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 84364b7..b5f0876 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -1824,6 +1824,12 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                 return NoContent();
             }
 
+            // Modify response if it contains Spotify playlists to update ChildCount
+            if (_spotifySettings.Enabled && result.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Items", out var items))
+            {
+                result = await UpdateSpotifyPlaylistCounts(result);
+            }
+
             return new JsonResult(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>(result.RootElement.GetRawText()));
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -1837,6 +1843,91 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
     #region Helpers
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates ChildCount for Spotify playlists in the response to show total tracks (local + matched).
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<JsonDocument> UpdateSpotifyPlaylistCounts(JsonDocument response)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!response.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Items", out var items))
+            {
+                return response;
+            }
+
+            var itemsArray = items.EnumerateArray().ToList();
+            var modified = false;
+            var updatedItems = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
+
+            foreach (var item in itemsArray)
+            {
+                var itemDict = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(item.GetRawText());
+                if (itemDict == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Check if this is a Spotify playlist
+                if (item.TryGetProperty("Id", out var idProp))
+                {
+                    var playlistId = idProp.GetString();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(playlistId) && 
+                        _spotifySettings.PlaylistIds.Any(id => id.Equals(playlistId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                    {
+                        // This is a Spotify playlist - get the actual track count
+                        var playlistIndex = _spotifySettings.PlaylistIds.FindIndex(id => 
+                            id.Equals(playlistId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                        
+                        if (playlistIndex >= 0 && playlistIndex < _spotifySettings.PlaylistNames.Count)
+                        {
+                            var playlistName = _spotifySettings.PlaylistNames[playlistIndex];
+                            var missingTracksKey = $"spotify:missing:{playlistName}";
+                            var missingTracks = await _cache.GetAsync<List<allstarr.Models.Spotify.MissingTrack>>(missingTracksKey);
+                            
+                            // Fallback to file cache
+                            if (missingTracks == null || missingTracks.Count == 0)
+                            {
+                                missingTracks = await LoadMissingTracksFromFile(playlistName);
+                            }
+                            
+                            if (missingTracks != null && missingTracks.Count > 0)
+                            {
+                                // Update ChildCount to show the number of tracks we'll provide
+                                itemDict["ChildCount"] = missingTracks.Count;
+                                modified = true;
+                                _logger.LogDebug("Updated ChildCount for Spotify playlist {Name} to {Count}", 
+                                    playlistName, missingTracks.Count);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                updatedItems.Add(itemDict);
+            }
+
+            if (!modified)
+            {
+                return response;
+            }
+
+            // Rebuild the response with updated items
+            var responseDict = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(response.RootElement.GetRawText());
+            if (responseDict != null)
+            {
+                responseDict["Items"] = updatedItems;
+                var updatedJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(responseDict);
+                return JsonDocument.Parse(updatedJson);
+            }
+
+            return response;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to update Spotify playlist counts");
+            return response;
+        }
+    }
+
     private static string[]? ParseItemTypes(string? includeItemTypes)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(includeItemTypes))