diff --git a/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx b/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
index a9af8ac2..0a0beaa5 100644
--- a/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/home/ContinueWatchingSection.tsx
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ const ContinueWatchingSection = React.forwardRef<ContinueWatchingRef>((props, re
           id: item.id,
           type: item.type,
           episodeId: episodeId,
-          imdbId: cachedStream.metadata?.imdbId || item.imdb_id,
+          imdbId: cachedStream.imdbId || cachedStream.metadata?.imdbId || item.imdb_id,
           backdrop: cachedStream.metadata?.backdrop || item.banner,
           videoType: undefined, // Let player auto-detect
         } as any);
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index 582566d9..b76c1a57 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -1150,7 +1150,8 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
         episodeId,
         season,
         episode,
-        episodeTitle
+        episodeTitle,
+        imdbId || undefined
       );
     } catch (error) {
       logger.warn('[StreamsScreen] Failed to save stream to cache:', error);
diff --git a/src/services/streamCacheService.ts b/src/services/streamCacheService.ts
index be658be3..ee59edb2 100644
--- a/src/services/streamCacheService.ts
+++ b/src/services/streamCacheService.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface CachedStream {
   season?: number;
   episode?: number;
   episodeTitle?: string;
+  imdbId?: string; // IMDb ID for subtitle fetching
   timestamp: number; // When it was cached
   url: string; // Stream URL for quick validation
 }
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ class StreamCacheService {
     episodeId?: string,
     season?: number,
     episode?: number,
-    episodeTitle?: string
+    episodeTitle?: string,
+    imdbId?: string
   ): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const cacheKey = this.getCacheKey(id, type, episodeId);
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class StreamCacheService {
         season,
         episode,
         episodeTitle,
+        imdbId,
         timestamp: now,
         url: stream.url
       };