diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index cee10b3..c46c425 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -1453,6 +1453,38 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
             }
             
             _logger.LogInformation("Authentication successful");
+            
+            // Post session capabilities immediately after authentication
+            // This ensures Jellyfin creates a session that will show up in the dashboard
+            try
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("🔧 Posting session capabilities after authentication");
+                var capabilities = new
+                {
+                    PlayableMediaTypes = new[] { "Audio" },
+                    SupportedCommands = Array.Empty<string>(),
+                    SupportsMediaControl = false,
+                    SupportsPersistentIdentifier = true,
+                    SupportsSync = false
+                };
+                
+                var capabilitiesJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(capabilities);
+                var (capResult, capStatus) = await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync("Sessions/Capabilities/Full", capabilitiesJson, Request.Headers);
+                
+                if (capStatus == 204 || capStatus == 200)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation("✓ Session capabilities posted after auth ({StatusCode})", capStatus);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("⚠ Session capabilities returned {StatusCode} after auth", capStatus);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to post session capabilities after auth, continuing anyway");
+            }
+            
             return Content(result.RootElement.GetRawText(), "application/json");
         }
         catch (Exception ex)