diff --git a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
index ce80436b6..5d36ca1ba 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/types/live";
 import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
 import { PlayerStats } from "@/components/player/PlayerStats";
+import { MdCircle } from "react-icons/md";
+import { useCameraActivity } from "@/hooks/use-camera-activity";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 
 import { isEqual } from "lodash";
@@ -877,6 +879,7 @@ export default function DraggableGridLayout({
                             [camera.name]: loading,
                           }))
                         }
+                        showMotionDot={false}
                         onClick={() => {
                           !isEditMode && onSelectCamera(camera.name);
                         }}
@@ -908,7 +911,10 @@ export default function DraggableGridLayout({
                           minimal={true}
                         />
                       )}
-
+                    <CameraMotionDot
+                      camera={camera}
+                      autoLive={autoLive ?? globalAutoLive}
+                    />
                   </div>
                   {isEditMode && showCircles && <CornerCircles />}
                 </GridLiveContextMenu>
@@ -1075,6 +1081,24 @@ const BirdseyeLivePlayerGridItem = React.forwardRef<
   },
 );
 
+// Separate component so it can call useCameraActivity as a hook (no hooks in loops).
+// Direct WS subscription guarantees the dot reacts to motion changes in real-time
+// without relying on an intermediate callback → parent-state chain.
+function CameraMotionDot({
+  camera,
+  autoLive,
+}: {
+  camera: CameraConfig;
+  autoLive?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const { activeMotion, offline } = useCameraActivity(camera);
+  if (autoLive === false || offline || !activeMotion) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute right-2 top-2 z-40">
+      <MdCircle className="mr-2 size-2 animate-pulse text-danger shadow-danger drop-shadow-md" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
 
 type GridLiveContextMenuProps = {
   className?: string;