diff --git a/web/e2e/specs/system-health.spec.ts b/web/e2e/specs/system-health.spec.ts
index 0bb1cc1a6b..bbdda90e11 100644
--- a/web/e2e/specs/system-health.spec.ts
+++ b/web/e2e/specs/system-health.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ const NOW = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
 // the fixture detector runs at 75.5 ms, above the live warning threshold
 const QUIET_STATS = { detectors: { cpu: { inference_speed: 10 } } };
 
+// the fixture has no go2rtc streams, which gives every camera a live view hint
+const RESTREAMED = {
+  go2rtc: {
+    streams: {
+      front_door: ["rtsp://x"],
+      backyard: ["rtsp://x"],
+      garage: ["rtsp://x"],
+    },
+  },
+};
+
 const ERROR_NOTICE = {
   id: "model_download_failed:yolo/model.onnx",
   kind: "model_download_failed",
@@ -51,6 +62,7 @@ test.describe("System — Health tab @medium", () => {
     frigateApp,
   }) => {
     await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
       stats: QUIET_STATS,
       notices: [ERROR_NOTICE, EVENT_NOTICE],
     });
@@ -84,6 +96,7 @@ test.describe("System — Health tab @medium", () => {
   for (const action of ["acknowledge", "mute"] as const) {
     test(`${action} posts and removes the row`, async ({ frigateApp }) => {
       await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+        config: RESTREAMED,
         stats: QUIET_STATS,
         notices: [EVENT_NOTICE],
       });
@@ -126,7 +139,10 @@ test.describe("System — Health tab @medium", () => {
   }
 
   test("empty state with no notices", async ({ frigateApp }) => {
-    await frigateApp.installDefaults({ stats: QUIET_STATS });
+    await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
+      stats: QUIET_STATS,
+    });
     await frigateApp.goto("/system#health");
 
     await expect(
@@ -329,6 +345,7 @@ test.describe("System — Health tab @medium", () => {
     frigateApp,
   }) => {
     await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
       stats: QUIET_STATS,
       notices: [ERROR_NOTICE, EVENT_NOTICE],
     });
@@ -765,6 +782,7 @@ test.describe("System — Health notices sources @medium", () => {
   test("status bar problems stay out of the list", async ({ frigateApp }) => {
     test.skip(frigateApp.isMobile, "Status bar is desktop-only");
     await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
       stats: {
         service: { retention_unmet: true },
         cameras: { front_door: { camera_fps: 0 } },
@@ -829,6 +847,28 @@ test.describe("System — Health notices sources @medium", () => {
     ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
   });
 
+  test("a camera without a go2rtc stream gets a live view hint", async ({
+    frigateApp,
+  }) => {
+    await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: { go2rtc: { streams: { front_door: ["rtsp://x"] } } },
+      stats: QUIET_STATS,
+    });
+    await frigateApp.goto("/system#health");
+
+    const row = frigateApp.page.getByTestId(
+      "health-problem-config:live:no-go2rtc-stream:camera.backyard",
+    );
+    await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(row).toHaveAttribute("data-severity", "info");
+    await expect(row).toContainText("lower frame rate and no audio");
+    await expect(
+      frigateApp.page.getByTestId(
+        "health-problem-config:live:no-go2rtc-stream:camera.front_door",
+      ),
+    ).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
   test("a global config problem is not repeated per camera", async ({
     frigateApp,
   }) => {
@@ -893,7 +933,10 @@ test.describe("System — Health notices sources @medium", () => {
   test("empty state when stats, config, and registry are clean", async ({
     frigateApp,
   }) => {
-    await frigateApp.installDefaults({ stats: QUIET_STATS });
+    await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
+      stats: QUIET_STATS,
+    });
     await frigateApp.goto("/system#health");
 
     await expect(
@@ -1130,6 +1173,7 @@ test.describe("System — Health notices sources @medium", () => {
   }) => {
     test.skip(frigateApp.isMobile, "Status bar is desktop-only");
     await frigateApp.installDefaults({
+      config: RESTREAMED,
       stats: QUIET_STATS,
       notices: [EVENT_NOTICE],
     });
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 5bbe7b80d1..72b4f169f7 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -1997,6 +1997,9 @@
       "genaiImageSourceRecordingsRecordDisabled": "Image source is set to 'recordings', but recording is disabled. Frigate will fall back to preview images.",
       "genaiImageSourceRecordingsRecordRuntimeDisabled": "Image source is set to 'recordings', but recording is currently turned off for this camera even though your config enables it. Frigate will fall back to preview images."
     },
+    "live": {
+      "noGo2rtcStream": "Live view for this camera is using a basic player with a lower frame rate and no audio. Set up a go2rtc stream for this camera to get smoother video and audio."
+    },
     "audio": {
       "noAudioRole": "No streams have the audio role defined. You must enable the audio role for audio detection to function."
     },
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/live.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/live.ts
index 2e13527382..c3603b19f6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/live.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/live.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
+import { isRestreamedStream } from "@/utils/liveTranscode";
 import type { SectionConfigOverrides } from "./types";
 
 const live: SectionConfigOverrides = {
   base: {
     sectionDocs: "/configuration/live",
+    messages: [
+      {
+        key: "no-go2rtc-stream",
+        health: true,
+        messageKey: "configMessages.live.noGo2rtcStream",
+        severity: "info",
+        docLink: "/configuration/live",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          if (ctx.level !== "camera" || !ctx.fullCameraConfig) return false;
+          return !Object.values(ctx.fullCameraConfig.live.streams).some(
+            (name) => isRestreamedStream(ctx.fullConfig, name),
+          );
+        },
+      },
+    ],
     restartRequired: [],
     fieldOrder: ["streams", "transcode", "height", "quality"],
     fieldGroups: {},