diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/VideoController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/VideoController.php
index 18b7545..4e58924 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/VideoController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/VideoController.php
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ class VideoController extends Controller
         }
 
         // ── All (home) — mixed chronological feed ─────────────────
-        $videos = Video::public()->latest()->limit(60)->get();
+        // Videos shown in the grid are the newest non-shorts. Shorts render
+        // in their own horizontally-scrolling shelf injected after the first
+        // row of cards (see videos/index.blade.php), so the home grid isn't
+        // diluted by 60-second portrait clips.
+        $videos = Video::public()->notShorts()->latest()->limit(60)->get();
+        $homeShorts = Video::public()->where('is_shorts', true)->latest()->limit(12)->get();
 
         $playlistQuery = Playlist::withCount('videos')
             ->with(['user', 'videos' => fn($q) => $q->orderBy('playlist_videos.position')->limit(1)])
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ class VideoController extends Controller
             ->sortByDesc('date')
             ->values();
 
-        return view('videos.index', compact('feedItems', 'filter', 'langChips') + [
+        return view('videos.index', compact('feedItems', 'filter', 'langChips', 'homeShorts') + [
             'videos' => collect(), 'shorts' => collect(), 'matches' => collect(), 'playlists' => collect(),
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/resources/views/videos/index.blade.php b/resources/views/videos/index.blade.php
index 219f41e..d124171 100644
--- a/resources/views/videos/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/videos/index.blade.php
@@ -237,6 +237,60 @@
 ══════════════════════════════════════════════ --}}
 @elseif(!isset($query) && (!isset($filter) || $filter === 'all'))
 
+    @if(!empty($homeShorts) && $homeShorts->count())
+    {{-- Horizontally-scrolling Shorts shelf. Sits above the main feed grid
+         so the user sees fresh short-form content without the feed being
+         drowned in 60-second portrait clips. --}}
+    <section class="home-shorts-shelf" aria-labelledby="home-shorts-heading">
+        <div class="home-shorts-shelf-head">
+            <h2 id="home-shorts-heading"><i class="bi bi-lightning-charge-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i> Shorts</h2>
+            <a href="{{ route('videos.shorts') }}" class="home-shorts-see-all">See all</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="home-shorts-shelf-track">
+            @foreach($homeShorts as $s)
+                <a class="home-short-card" href="{{ route('videos.shorts.focused', $s) }}"
+                   aria-label="Open short: {{ $s->title }}">
+                    <img src="{{ $s->thumbnail ? route('media.thumbnail', $s->thumbnail) : 'https://picsum.photos/seed/'.$s->id.'/180/320' }}"
+                         alt="" width="150" height="266" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
+                    <div class="home-short-card-overlay">
+                        <div class="home-short-card-title">{{ Str::limit($s->title, 40) }}</div>
+                        <div class="home-short-card-views">{{ number_format($s->view_count) }} views</div>
+                    </div>
+                </a>
+            @endforeach
+        </div>
+    </section>
+    <style>
+        .home-shorts-shelf { margin: 8px 0 24px; }
+        .home-shorts-shelf-head { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; margin-bottom:12px; }
+        .home-shorts-shelf-head h2 { font-size:18px; font-weight:600; margin:0; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; }
+        .home-shorts-shelf-head h2 i { color:#ef4444; }
+        .home-shorts-see-all { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size:13px; text-decoration:none; }
+        .home-shorts-see-all:hover { color: var(--text-primary); text-decoration: underline; }
+        .home-shorts-shelf-track {
+            display:flex; gap:12px; overflow-x:auto; scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
+            scrollbar-width: none; -ms-overflow-style: none;
+            padding-bottom: 4px;
+        }
+        .home-shorts-shelf-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display:none; }
+        .home-short-card {
+            flex: 0 0 150px; aspect-ratio: 9/16; border-radius: 10px;
+            overflow: hidden; position: relative; scroll-snap-align: start;
+            text-decoration: none; color: inherit; background: #1a1a1a;
+            transition: transform .15s ease;
+        }
+        .home-short-card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
+        .home-short-card img { width:100%; height:100%; object-fit: cover; display:block; }
+        .home-short-card-overlay {
+            position:absolute; left:0; right:0; bottom:0; padding: 20px 8px 8px;
+            background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0,0,0,.75));
+            color: #fff;
+        }
+        .home-short-card-title { font-size:12px; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3; overflow:hidden; display:-webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp:2; -webkit-box-orient:vertical; }
+        .home-short-card-views { font-size:11px; opacity:.8; margin-top:2px; }
+    </style>
+    @endif
+
     @if(isset($feedItems) && $feedItems->count())
     <div class="yt-video-grid">
         @foreach($feedItems as $entry)