diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/artist.rs b/frontend/src/pages/artist.rs
index e890b7a..29d101c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/artist.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/artist.rs
@@ -139,9 +139,13 @@ pub fn artist_page(props: &Props) -> Html {
                 </button>
             }
         } else {
-            // Watch All
+            // Watch All — prefer enrichment MBID over DB record (import may not have set it)
             let artist_name = d.artist.name.clone();
-            let artist_mbid = d.artist.musicbrainz_id.clone();
+            let artist_mbid = d
+                .artist_info
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|i| i.mbid.clone())
+                .or_else(|| d.artist.musicbrainz_id.clone());
             let message = message.clone();
             let error = error.clone();
             let fetch = fetch.clone();
diff --git a/frontend/src/types.rs b/frontend/src/types.rs
index 26df87c..295f47b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/types.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ pub struct FullArtistDetail {
 pub struct ArtistInfoFe {
     pub name: String,
     #[serde(default)]
+    pub mbid: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub disambiguation: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub country: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/routes/artists.rs b/src/routes/artists.rs
index 67ea5ef..8e71108 100644
--- a/src/routes/artists.rs
+++ b/src/routes/artists.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@ pub async fn enrich_artist(
         }
     };
 
+    // Backfill artist MBID if the DB record doesn't have one yet (e.g., from import)
+    if artist.musicbrainz_id.is_none() && id.is_some() {
+        let _ = queries::artists::upsert(state.db.conn(), &artist.name, Some(&mbid)).await;
+    }
+
     // Fetch artist photo + bio + banner (cached, provider-aware)
     let config = state.config.read().await;
     let image_source = config.metadata.artist_image_source.clone();