diff --git a/js/components/src/components/vod/vod-mobile-metadata.tsx b/js/components/src/components/vod/vod-mobile-metadata.tsx
index 5a851f044..51c1a63f6 100644
--- a/js/components/src/components/vod/vod-mobile-metadata.tsx
+++ b/js/components/src/components/vod/vod-mobile-metadata.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ export function VodMobileMetadata() {
 
       {/* Right: like + views + share */}
       <View style={[layout.flex.row, layout.flex.alignCenter, gap.all[3]]}>
-        <LikeButton subjectUri={aturi} />
+        {/* Use the server-canonical (DID-based) video.uri, not the store's
+            aturi — when the page is reached via a handle URL the aturi's
+            authority is the handle, and a like keyed on a handle subject
+            won't match the DID-keyed video record. */}
+        <LikeButton subjectUri={video.uri} />
         {wide && <Viewers />}
         <ShareSheet target={shareTarget} />
       </View>
diff --git a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/media/place-stream-media-getvideo.md b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/media/place-stream-media-getvideo.md
index ecbd9f611..6a91f0497 100644
--- a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/media/place-stream-media-getvideo.md
+++ b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/media/place-stream-media-getvideo.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Get a hydrated view of a place.stream.video record — the record itself plus au
 | `cid`        | `string`                                                                                                                                         | ✅    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Format: `cid`    |
 | `author`     | [`app.bsky.actor.defs#profileViewBasic`](https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/main/lexicons/app/bsky/actor/defs.json#profileViewBasic) | ✅    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                  |
 | `record`     | `unknown`                                                                                                                                        | ✅    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                  |
+| `likeCount`  | `integer`                                                                                                                                        | ✅    | Total number of place.stream.like records whose subject is this video. Always present; zero when none, so consumers can render a count unconditionally.                                                                        | Min: 0           |
 | `viewCounts` | [`#viewCountSummary`](#viewcountsummary)                                                                                                         | ✅    | Aggregated view counts across every indexed reporter. Always present; zero-valued (count=0, reporters=0) when no place.stream.media.viewCount records have been observed yet, so consumers can render a count unconditionally. |                  |
 | `tracks`     | Array of [`place.stream.media.track#trackView`](/lex-reference/place-stream-media-track#trackview)                                               | ❌    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                  |
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ Sums across every place.stream.media.viewCount record indexed for this video, re
     },
     "videoView": {
       "type": "object",
-      "required": ["uri", "cid", "author", "record", "viewCounts"],
+      "required": ["uri", "cid", "author", "record", "viewCounts", "likeCount"],
       "properties": {
         "uri": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -126,6 +127,11 @@ Sums across every place.stream.media.viewCount record indexed for this video, re
         "record": {
           "type": "unknown"
         },
+        "likeCount": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "description": "Total number of place.stream.like records whose subject is this video. Always present; zero when none, so consumers can render a count unconditionally."
+        },
         "viewCounts": {
           "type": "ref",
           "ref": "#viewCountSummary",
diff --git a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/openapi.json b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/openapi.json
index 7401f0456..dd385ba8c 100644
--- a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/openapi.json
+++ b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/openapi.json
@@ -5533,6 +5533,11 @@
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/app.bsky.actor.defs_profileViewBasic"
           },
           "record": {},
+          "likeCount": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "Total number of place.stream.like records whose subject is this video. Always present; zero when none, so consumers can render a count unconditionally.",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
           "viewCounts": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/place.stream.media.getVideo_viewCountSummary",
             "description": "Aggregated view counts across every indexed reporter. Always present; zero-valued (count=0, reporters=0) when no place.stream.media.viewCount records have been observed yet, so consumers can render a count unconditionally."
@@ -5544,7 +5549,14 @@
             }
           }
         },
-        "required": ["uri", "cid", "author", "record", "viewCounts"]
+        "required": [
+          "uri",
+          "cid",
+          "author",
+          "record",
+          "viewCounts",
+          "likeCount"
+        ]
       },
       "place.stream.media.getVideo_viewCountSummary": {
         "type": "object",