diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue b/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
index 34c58ae..d3b0ca8 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/Submissions.vue
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ const loadUserSubmissions = async () => {
 
 // Match over (or user moved off it): back to the picker, which auto-enters
 // the next match when there's only one, so players follow along without a refresh.
-const { isConnected: wsConnected } = useSubmissionsWebSocket({
+useSubmissionsWebSocket({
   userSubmissions,
   onScopeUpdate: (scope) => {
     if (scope.id !== props.scopeId || (scope.is_active && scope.assigned)) return;
@@ -557,14 +557,6 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   <div class="flex-1 bg-base-200">
     <!-- Main Content -->
     <div class="container min-w-3/4 mx-auto px-4 py-8">
-      <!-- WebSocket Status Indicator -->
-      <div class="flex justify-end mb-4">
-        <div :class="['badge', wsConnected ? 'badge-success' : 'badge-warning']">
-          <i :class="['mdi mr-1', wsConnected ? 'mdi-wifi' : 'mdi-wifi-off']"></i>
-          {{ wsConnected ? t("submissions.live") : t("submissions.offline") }}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
       <div class="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
         <!-- Right Column: Upload -->
         <div class="lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col gap-8 order-1 lg:order-2">
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/composables/useSubmissionsWebSocket.ts b/polylan_submitter/src/composables/useSubmissionsWebSocket.ts
index f365f88..f4e2c65 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/composables/useSubmissionsWebSocket.ts
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/composables/useSubmissionsWebSocket.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useWebSocket } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { usePageHeaderStore } from '@/stores/pageHeader'
 
 interface SubmissionUpdate {
   id: string
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ export function useSubmissionsWebSocket({ userSubmissions, onScopeUpdate }: Opti
     },
   })
 
+  // Live badge in AppHeader (reset by the router on the next navigation)
+  const pageHeaderStore = usePageHeaderStore()
+  watch(isConnected, (connected) => pageHeaderStore.setLive(connected), { immediate: true })
+
   const handleSubmissionUpdate = (submission: SubmissionUpdate) => {
     const existingIndex = userSubmissions.value.findIndex((s: any) => s.id === submission.id)
 
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue b/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
index ba4f7ec..f2670e5 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/layout/AppHeader.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const router = useRouter();
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const userInfo = useUser();
 const pageHeaderStore = usePageHeaderStore();
-const { title: dynamicTitle, backRoute: dynamicBackRoute } = storeToRefs(pageHeaderStore);
+const { title: dynamicTitle, backRoute: dynamicBackRoute, live } = storeToRefs(pageHeaderStore);
 
 const title = computed(() => {
   if (dynamicTitle.value) return dynamicTitle.value;
@@ -29,22 +29,61 @@ const goBack = () => {
 
 <template>
   <div class="navbar bg-base-100 shadow-lg">
-    <div class="container min-w-3/4 mx-auto w-full flex items-center gap-4">
-      <button v-if="route.meta.getBackRoute" @click="goBack" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">
-        <i class="mdi mdi-arrow-left"></i>
-        {{ t("common.back") }}
-      </button>
-      <h1 class="text-xl font-bold">{{ title }}</h1>
-      <div class="flex-1"></div>
-      <div v-if="userInfo.isAuthenticated" class="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <div class="text-sm">
-          <span class="font-medium">{{ userInfo.username }}</span>
-          <span v-if="userInfo.isStaff" class="badge badge-warning badge-xs ml-1">{{ t("common.admin") }}</span>
+    <!-- 3 columns so the live badge stays centered whatever the sides' width -->
+    <div class="container min-w-3/4 mx-auto w-full grid grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr] items-center gap-4">
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-4 min-w-0">
+        <button v-if="route.meta.getBackRoute" @click="goBack" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">
+          <i class="mdi mdi-arrow-left"></i>
+          {{ t("common.back") }}
+        </button>
+        <h1 class="text-xl font-bold truncate">{{ title }}</h1>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <!-- Hover (or tap, on mobile) to explain what live means for the player -->
+        <div v-if="live !== null" class="dropdown dropdown-hover dropdown-center">
+          <div tabindex="0" role="button" :class="['badge cursor-help', live ? 'badge-success' : 'badge-warning']">
+            <i :class="['mdi mr-1', live ? 'mdi-wifi' : 'mdi-wifi-off']"></i>
+            {{ live ? t("submissions.live") : t("submissions.offline") }}
+            <i class="mdi mdi-information-outline ml-1 opacity-70"></i>
+          </div>
+          <div tabindex="0" class="dropdown-content card card-sm bg-base-200 shadow-xl z-50 w-80 mt-2">
+            <div class="card-body">
+              <template v-if="live">
+                <h3 class="card-title text-base">
+                  <i class="mdi mdi-wifi text-success"></i>
+                  {{ t("liveStatus.liveTitle") }}
+                </h3>
+                <p>{{ t("liveStatus.liveIntro") }}</p>
+                <ul class="list-disc pl-5 space-y-1">
+                  <li>{{ t("liveStatus.liveSubmissions") }}</li>
+                  <li>{{ t("liveStatus.liveMatches") }}</li>
+                </ul>
+                <p class="text-base-content/70">{{ t("liveStatus.liveNoRefresh") }}</p>
+              </template>
+              <template v-else>
+                <h3 class="card-title text-base">
+                  <i class="mdi mdi-wifi-off text-warning"></i>
+                  {{ t("liveStatus.offlineTitle") }}
+                </h3>
+                <p>{{ t("liveStatus.offlineIntro") }}</p>
+                <p>{{ t("liveStatus.offlineReconnect") }}</p>
+                <p class="text-base-content/70">{{ t("liveStatus.offlineRefresh") }}</p>
+              </template>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div v-else class="text-sm text-base-content/70">{{ t("common.notLoggedIn") }}</div>
-      <a href="/api/docs" class="btn btn-xs">{{ t("common.apiDocs") }}</a>
-      <a v-if="userInfo.isStaff" href="/admin" class="btn btn-xs btn-warning">{{ t("common.adminPanel") }}</a>
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-end gap-4">
+        <div v-if="userInfo.isAuthenticated" class="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <div class="text-sm">
+            <span class="font-medium">{{ userInfo.username }}</span>
+            <span v-if="userInfo.isStaff" class="badge badge-warning badge-xs ml-1">{{ t("common.admin") }}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div v-else class="text-sm text-base-content/70">{{ t("common.notLoggedIn") }}</div>
+        <a href="/api/docs" class="btn btn-xs">{{ t("common.apiDocs") }}</a>
+        <a v-if="userInfo.isStaff" href="/admin" class="btn btn-xs btn-warning">{{ t("common.adminPanel") }}</a>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/locales/en.json b/polylan_submitter/src/locales/en.json
index a30074e..1a4354b 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/locales/en.json
@@ -260,6 +260,17 @@
     "notRunning": "Sync wasn't running.",
     "stopFailed": "Failed to stop the sync."
   },
+  "liveStatus": {
+    "liveTitle": "You're connected live",
+    "liveIntro": "This page updates on its own, you don't need to refresh it:",
+    "liveSubmissions": "Your submissions update as they're processed (uploaded files, text read from your screenshots).",
+    "liveMatches": "When your match ends, you're sent back to the match list, and straight into your next match if you have only one.",
+    "liveNoRefresh": "Just keep this page open between matches.",
+    "offlineTitle": "Live connection lost",
+    "offlineIntro": "The page can't get updates right now, so it won't move you to your next match or show processing results on its own.",
+    "offlineReconnect": "It reconnects automatically, usually within a few seconds.",
+    "offlineRefresh": "Still offline after a while? Refresh the page. Anything you already submitted is saved."
+  },
   "errorPage": {
     "notFound": {
       "title": "Page not found",
diff --git a/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts b/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
index deb9839..d1f7ddd 100644
--- a/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
+++ b/polylan_submitter/src/stores/pageHeader.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export const usePageHeaderStore = defineStore("pageHeader", () => {
   // Overrides route.meta.getBackRoute when the right target depends on
   // fetched data (e.g. skip the scope picker when it would auto-redirect).
   const backRoute = ref<RouteLocationRaw | null>(null);
+  // Live (websocket) connection state of the page, shown mid-header; null
+  // when the page has no live connection (no badge at all).
+  const live = ref<boolean | null>(null);
 
   const setTitle = (value: string) => {
     title.value = value;
@@ -20,10 +23,15 @@ export const usePageHeaderStore = defineStore("pageHeader", () => {
     backRoute.value = value;
   };
 
+  const setLive = (value: boolean | null) => {
+    live.value = value;
+  };
+
   const clear = () => {
     title.value = "";
     backRoute.value = null;
+    live.value = null;
   };
 
-  return { title, backRoute, setTitle, setBackRoute, clear };
+  return { title, backRoute, live, setTitle, setBackRoute, setLive, clear };
 });