diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/reads.go b/internal/adapters/store/reads.go
index bd0b742..74a62d1 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/store/reads.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/reads.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ type SummaryRow struct {
 	// set by the web "Summarize" button and cleared by the next `tapir run`. Only
 	// populated by ListVideos/GetVideoRow (summary-only reads leave it false).
 	SummarizeRequested bool
+	// TranscriptStatus mirrors videos.transcript_status (migration 007): "" (unset),
+	// "none", "rate_limited", or "fetched". Drives the "Retrying later" list badge.
+	// Only populated by ListVideos/GetVideoRow ("" on summary-only reads).
+	TranscriptStatus string
 }
 
 // selectSummary is the shared projection for both reads. videos is LEFT JOINed
@@ -132,7 +136,8 @@ const selectVideo = `
 	       COALESCE(s.fallback_used, FALSE),
 	       COALESCE(s.created_at, v.seen_at),
 	       (s.id IS NOT NULL) AS summarized,
-	       v.summarize_requested
+	       v.summarize_requested,
+	       COALESCE(v.transcript_status, '')
 	  FROM videos v
 	  LEFT JOIN summaries s ON s.video_id = v.id AND s.user_id = v.user_id`
 
@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ func scanVideoRow(rows pgx.Row) (SummaryRow, error) {
 		&row.CreatedAt,
 		&row.Summarized,
 		&row.SummarizeRequested,
+		&row.TranscriptStatus,
 	); err != nil {
 		return SummaryRow{}, fmt.Errorf("store: scan video: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status.go b/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9cc369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+)
+
+// validTranscriptStatuses bounds SetTranscriptStatus input. "" clears the status
+// (column NULL); the three named states mirror migration 007's documented values.
+var validTranscriptStatuses = map[string]bool{
+	"":             true,
+	"none":         true,
+	"rate_limited": true,
+	"fetched":      true,
+}
+
+// SetTranscriptStatus records the outcome of the last transcript attempt for a
+// video (migration 007). When status is "rate_limited" it also stamps
+// rate_limited_at = NOW() so the runner can back off; every other status clears
+// that timestamp. "" unsets the status (column NULL). An unknown status is
+// rejected. Scoped via withUser, so RLS confines the UPDATE to the caller's own
+// video; ErrNotFound when the user has no such video.
+func (s *Store) SetTranscriptStatus(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID, status string) error {
+	if !validTranscriptStatuses[status] {
+		return fmt.Errorf("store: invalid transcript status %q", status)
+	}
+	return s.withUser(ctx, userID, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+		ct, err := tx.Exec(ctx,
+			`UPDATE videos
+			    SET transcript_status = NULLIF($1, ''),
+			        rate_limited_at = CASE WHEN $1 = 'rate_limited' THEN NOW() ELSE NULL END
+			  WHERE id = $2`,
+			status, videoID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("store: set transcript status: %w", err)
+		}
+		if ct.RowsAffected() == 0 {
+			return ErrNotFound
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// GetTranscriptStatus returns a video's transcript_status ("" when unset/NULL).
+// Returns ErrNotFound when the user has no such video. Scoped via withUser.
+func (s *Store) GetTranscriptStatus(ctx context.Context, userID, videoID string) (string, error) {
+	var status string
+	if err := s.withUser(ctx, userID, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+		err := tx.QueryRow(ctx,
+			`SELECT COALESCE(transcript_status, '') FROM videos WHERE id = $1`, videoID).Scan(&status)
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			return ErrNotFound
+		}
+		return err
+	}); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+			return "", ErrNotFound
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("store: get transcript status: %w", err)
+	}
+	return status, nil
+}
+
+// RateLimitedVideoIDs returns the user's videos currently in the "rate_limited"
+// state, mapped to when the 429 was stamped (rate_limited_at). The run loop loads
+// it once per pass (mirroring SeenVideoIDs) to skip re-fetching a video still
+// inside the backoff window, saving caption requests. Scoped by user_id.
+func (s *Store) RateLimitedVideoIDs(ctx context.Context, userID string) (map[string]time.Time, error) {
+	out := make(map[string]time.Time)
+	if err := s.withUser(ctx, userID, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+		rows, err := tx.Query(ctx,
+			`SELECT id, rate_limited_at FROM videos
+			  WHERE user_id = $1 AND transcript_status = 'rate_limited' AND rate_limited_at IS NOT NULL`,
+			userID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("store: rate limited video ids: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer rows.Close()
+
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var (
+				id string
+				at time.Time
+			)
+			if err := rows.Scan(&id, &at); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("store: scan rate limited id: %w", err)
+			}
+			out[id] = at
+		}
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("store: iterate rate limited ids: %w", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status_test.go b/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b9edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/adapters/store/transcript_status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package store_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/tapir/internal/adapters/store"
+)
+
+func TestSetTranscriptStatus_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := newStore(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+
+	id, err := s.UpsertVideo(ctx, ytVideo(userA, "rt12345", "round trip"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Unset by default.
+	got, err := s.GetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "", got)
+
+	for _, status := range []string{"none", "fetched", "rate_limited", ""} {
+		require.NoError(t, s.SetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id, status))
+		got, err := s.GetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, status, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetTranscriptStatus_RejectsInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := newStore(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+
+	id, err := s.UpsertVideo(ctx, ytVideo(userA, "bad12345", "bad status"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Error(t, s.SetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id, "bogus"))
+
+	// The rejected write left the status untouched.
+	got, err := s.GetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "", got)
+}
+
+func TestSetTranscriptStatus_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := newStore(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+
+	require.ErrorIs(t, s.SetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, videoX, "fetched"), store.ErrNotFound)
+
+	_, err := s.GetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, videoX)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, store.ErrNotFound)
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitedVideoIDs_StampsAndClears(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := newStore(t)
+	resetDB(t, rawPool(t))
+
+	id, err := s.UpsertVideo(ctx, ytVideo(userA, "rl12345", "rate limited"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Marking rate_limited stamps rate_limited_at, so the video appears.
+	require.NoError(t, s.SetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id, "rate_limited"))
+	rl, err := s.RateLimitedVideoIDs(ctx, userA)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, rl, id)
+	require.False(t, rl[id].IsZero(), "rate_limited_at must be stamped")
+
+	// Moving off rate_limited clears the timestamp, so it drops out.
+	require.NoError(t, s.SetTranscriptStatus(ctx, userA, id, "fetched"))
+	rl, err = s.RateLimitedVideoIDs(ctx, userA)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotContains(t, rl, id)
+}