diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 6375690..5392668 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -2061,6 +2061,14 @@ const MEDIA_METADATA_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(55);
 const MEDIA_METADATA_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 128;
 const FILE_METADATA_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 const MAX_SHELL_OUTPUT_BYTES: usize = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MEDIA_CONNECTIONS_MIN: i32 = 1;
+const MEDIA_CONNECTIONS_MAX: i32 = 16;
+
+fn normalize_media_connections(connections: Option<i32>) -> i32 {
+    connections
+        .unwrap_or(MEDIA_CONNECTIONS_MAX)
+        .clamp(MEDIA_CONNECTIONS_MIN, MEDIA_CONNECTIONS_MAX)
+}
 
 struct ShellCommandOutput {
     status_code: Option<i32>,
@@ -3821,6 +3829,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_media_download_internal(
     destination: String,
     filename: String,
     format_selector: Option<String>,
+    connections: Option<i32>,
     cookie_source: Option<String>,
     speed_limit: Option<String>,
     username: Option<String>,
@@ -3906,6 +3915,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_media_download_internal(
     let max_retries = max_tries
         .unwrap_or(crate::retry::MAX_RETRIES as i32)
         .max(0) as usize;
+    let concurrent_fragments = normalize_media_connections(connections);
     let mut strike = 0_usize;
     let mut effective_cookie_source = cookie_source.clone();
     let mut browser_cookie_fallback_used = false;
@@ -3938,7 +3948,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_media_download_internal(
             .arg("--js-runtimes")
             .arg(format!("deno:{}", deno_path.to_string_lossy()))
             .arg("--concurrent-fragments")
-            .arg("4")
+            .arg(concurrent_fragments.to_string())
             .arg("--no-warnings")
             // Playlist expansion is owned by Firelink. Every persisted media
             // row must remain a single-video lifecycle, even when yt-dlp's
@@ -6610,6 +6620,7 @@ mod tests {
         Aria2ConnectionObservation, Aria2ConnectionSample, Aria2RecoveryReason,
         aria2_active_connection_count,
         parse_media_playlist_metadata,
+        normalize_media_connections,
         validate_enqueue_url, validate_enqueue_uris,
     };
     use serde_json::json;
@@ -6636,6 +6647,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(aria2_active_connection_count(&json!({})), 0);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_media_connections_uses_safe_user_selected_range() {
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(Some(16)), 16);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(Some(7)), 7);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(None), 16);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(Some(0)), 1);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(Some(-4)), 1);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_media_connections(Some(99)), 16);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn enqueue_url_validation_blocks_local_http_but_preserves_ftp() {
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/queue.rs b/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
index 2e9645e..fc8f089 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/queue.rs
@@ -2141,6 +2141,7 @@ impl SidecarSpawner for ProductionSpawner {
                 payload.destination.clone(),
                 payload.filename.clone(),
                 payload.format_selector.clone(),
+                payload.connections,
                 payload.cookie_source.clone(),
                 payload.speed_limit.clone(),
                 payload.username.clone(),
diff --git a/src/components/PropertiesModal.tsx b/src/components/PropertiesModal.tsx
index ef3e496..81eba2e 100644
--- a/src/components/PropertiesModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PropertiesModal.tsx
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export const PropertiesModal = () => {
               <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[40px] shrink-0">{t($ => $.properties.speed)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate">{displayedSpeed}</span></div>
               <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[30px] shrink-0">{t($ => $.properties.eta)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate">{displayedEta}</span></div>
 
-              <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[90px] shrink-0">{t($ => $.properties.connections)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate" title={item.connections !== undefined ? t($ => $.properties.savedTooltip) : t($ => $.properties.defaultTooltip)}><bdi>{connectionStatus}</bdi>{item.connections !== undefined ? t($ => $.properties.saved) : t($ => $.properties.defaultValue)}</span></div>
+              <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap">{t($ => $.properties.connections)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate whitespace-nowrap" title={item.connections !== undefined ? t($ => $.properties.savedTooltip) : t($ => $.properties.defaultTooltip)}><bdi>{connectionStatus}</bdi></span></div>
               <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[60px] shrink-0">{t($ => $.properties.speedCap)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate">{item.speedLimit || '-'}</span></div>
               <div className="flex gap-1.5 min-w-0"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[55px] shrink-0">{t($ => $.properties.category)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate">{categoryLabel(item.category)}</span></div>
             <div className="flex gap-1.5"><span className="text-text-muted font-medium w-[50px]">{t($ => $.properties.lastTry)}</span><span className="text-text-secondary truncate">{formatLastTry(item.lastTry)}</span></div>