diff --git a/resources/views/components/video-actions.blade.php b/resources/views/components/video-actions.blade.php
index 3de8a69..33556bd 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/video-actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/video-actions.blade.php
@@ -158,8 +158,13 @@
             </button>
         @endif
     @else
-        <button onclick="window.location.href='{{ route('login') }}'" class="action-btn desktop-action">
-            <i class="bi bi-bell"></i><span>Subscribe</span>
+        {{-- Guest Subscribe: showToast first so the user understands what's
+             happening, then redirect to the login page with intended=
+             preserving the current URL so after login they land back on
+             this video. 600 ms gives the toast a moment to be seen. --}}
+        <button type="button" class="action-btn desktop-action"
+                onclick="(function(){ if (typeof showToast==='function') showToast('Sign in to subscribe to {{ addslashes($video->user->name ?? 'this channel') }}', 'info'); setTimeout(function(){ window.location.href='{{ route('login') }}?intended=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location.pathname + window.location.search); }, 600); })();">
+            <i class="bi bi-bell" aria-hidden="true"></i><span>Subscribe</span>
         </button>
     @endauth