diff --git a/src/app/app.cpp b/src/app/app.cpp
index 34fd613..14375e4 100644
--- a/src/app/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app/app.cpp
@@ -542,12 +542,17 @@ int App::run() {
                 dlWasActive_ = false;
             }
             const bool dlRecent = browser_.downloadActive() || nowT < downloadToast_;
+            bool dlFailed = false;
+            for (const auto& j : browser_.downloadJobs()) {
+                if (j.state == 2) dlFailed = true;
+            }
             // No head-locked download text (it followed the view); progress lives
             // in the Downloads window and the control-bar badge.
             renderer_.setDownloadStatus(false, "");
             renderer_.setDownloadsBadge(browser_.downloadActive(),
                                         !browser_.downloadActive() &&
-                                            browser_.hasDownloads() && dlRecent);
+                                            browser_.hasDownloads() && dlRecent,
+                                        !browser_.downloadActive() && dlFailed);
             // Downloads window: job list plus action buttons at the bottom.
             std::vector<std::string> drows;
             std::vector<std::string> dbtns;
diff --git a/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.cpp b/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.cpp
index b4472e9..9754369 100644
--- a/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct TextPush {
 // and the pointer raycast so the cursor and highlight line up exactly.
 constexpr float kPanelW = 1.0f;
 constexpr float kPanelTop = 0.8f;
-constexpr float kRowH = 0.09f;
+constexpr float kRowH = 0.105f;
 // Downloads-window action buttons (content-sized, along the bottom edge).
 constexpr float kDlBtnH = 0.11f;
 constexpr float kDlBtnGap = 0.05f;
@@ -1617,10 +1617,17 @@ void VulkanRenderer::renderView(uint32_t viewIndex, uint32_t imageIndex,
             // Downloads button indicator: green tick when all done, or a pulsing
             // blue dot while downloads are active.
             if (static_cast<CtrlButton>(b) == CtrlButton::Downloads &&
-                (downloadsActive_ || downloadsAllDone_)) {
+                (downloadsActive_ || downloadsAllDone_ || downloadsFailed_)) {
                 const float badgeX = bx + kBtnHalfW * 0.55f;
                 const float badgeY = kBarY + kBtnHalfH * 0.55f;
-                if (downloadsAllDone_) {
+                if (downloadsFailed_) {
+                    const float failBg[4] = {0.80f, 0.15f, 0.15f, 1.0f};
+                    drawUiElement(vpPanel, badgeX, badgeY, kBtnHalfH * 0.55f,
+                                  kBtnHalfH * 0.55f, UiShape::RoundedBox, failBg,
+                                  0.50f, 0.0f, nullptr);
+                    drawUiElement(vpPanel, badgeX, badgeY, kBtnHalfH * 0.34f,
+                                  kBtnHalfH * 0.34f, UiShape::Close, iconCol);
+                } else if (downloadsAllDone_) {
                     const float tickBg[4] = {0.10f, 0.65f, 0.25f, 1.0f};
                     drawUiElement(vpPanel, badgeX, badgeY, kBtnHalfH * 0.55f,
                                   kBtnHalfH * 0.55f, UiShape::RoundedBox, tickBg,
diff --git a/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.hpp b/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.hpp
index d9ddeb5..14896bd 100644
--- a/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/vulkan_renderer.hpp
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ public:
 
     // Badge on the control-bar Downloads button: a count while downloading, or a
     // green tick once all downloads are done (drives the on-button indicator).
-    void setDownloadsBadge(bool active, bool allDone) {
+    void setDownloadsBadge(bool active, bool allDone, bool failed = false) {
         downloadsActive_ = active;
         downloadsAllDone_ = allDone;
+        downloadsFailed_ = failed;
     }
 
     // Settings overlay panel (re-uses panel & pointer interaction)
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ private:
     std::string downloadsStatus_;
     bool downloadsActive_ = false;
     bool downloadsAllDone_ = false;
+    bool downloadsFailed_ = false;
     bool downloadsModal_ = false;
     std::vector<std::string> downloadsButtons_;
     int downloadsBtnHovered_ = -1;
diff --git a/src/ui/browser.cpp b/src/ui/browser.cpp
index 91e9d05..aba879f 100644
--- a/src/ui/browser.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/browser.cpp
@@ -478,12 +478,22 @@ void Browser::startDownloadFile(const std::string& uri, const std::string& local
 #endif
 }
 
-// Forks a curl child that copies `uri` (smb://) to `local`; returns its pid.
+// Forks a child that copies `uri` (smb://) to `local`; returns its pid. Uses
+// Samba's own smbclient (same stack as our libsmbclient) so guest access matches.
 int Browser::spawnCurl(const std::string& uri, const std::string& local) {
+    std::string rest = uri;
+    if (rest.rfind("smb://", 0) == 0) rest = rest.substr(6);
+    const std::size_t s1 = rest.find('/');
+    const std::size_t s2 =
+        (s1 == std::string::npos) ? std::string::npos : rest.find('/', s1 + 1);
+    if (s2 == std::string::npos) return -1;
+    const std::string service = "//" + rest.substr(0, s2);
+    const std::string remote = rest.substr(s2 + 1);
+    const std::string cmd = "get \"" + remote + "\" \"" + local + "\"";
     const pid_t pid = fork();
     if (pid < 0) return -1;
     if (pid == 0) {
-        execlp("curl", "curl", "-sS", "--fail", "-o", local.c_str(), uri.c_str(),
+        execlp("smbclient", "smbclient", service.c_str(), "-N", "-c", cmd.c_str(),
                static_cast<char*>(nullptr));
         _exit(127);
     }