diff --git a/backend/internal/api/stats.go b/backend/internal/api/stats.go
index 71c1a3d1..8b258903 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/stats.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/stats.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/Rombond/tipsarr/backend/internal/media"
 	"github.com/Rombond/tipsarr/backend/internal/perms"
 	"github.com/Rombond/tipsarr/backend/internal/stats"
 	"github.com/danielgtaylor/huma/v2"
@@ -35,7 +36,12 @@ func registerStats(api huma.API, d Deps) {
 		default:
 			target = in.User
 		}
-		res, err := d.Stats.Compute(ctx, target, in.Period, u.Can(perms.ManageUsers))
+		// Jellyfin's genres are TMDB's English names: show them in the viewer's language.
+		var genreName func(string) string
+		if d.Media != nil {
+			genreName = d.Media.GenreNamer(ctx, media.Opts{Language: u.Language, Region: u.Region})
+		}
+		res, err := d.Stats.Compute(ctx, target, in.Period, u.Can(perms.ManageUsers), genreName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/backend/internal/media/service.go b/backend/internal/media/service.go
index 9d51d307..1aa8275e 100644
--- a/backend/internal/media/service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/media/service.go
@@ -276,6 +276,39 @@ func (s *Service) Genres(ctx context.Context, o Opts, mediaType string) ([]Genre
 	return raw.Genres, nil
 }
 
+// GenreNamer maps a genre name as Jellyfin stores it (TMDB's English name, e.g. "Adventure") to TMDB's name in
+// o's language. Unknown names (custom genres, or already in another language) come back unchanged.
+func (s *Service) GenreNamer(ctx context.Context, o Opts) func(string) string {
+	names := map[string]string{}
+	if o.lang() != defaultLang {
+		for _, mt := range []string{"movie", "tv"} {
+			en, err := s.Genres(ctx, Opts{}, mt)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			loc, err := s.Genres(ctx, o, mt)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			byID := map[int]string{}
+			for _, g := range loc {
+				byID[g.ID] = g.Name
+			}
+			for _, g := range en {
+				if n := byID[g.ID]; n != "" {
+					names[strings.ToLower(g.Name)] = n
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return func(name string) string {
+		if n, ok := names[strings.ToLower(name)]; ok {
+			return n
+		}
+		return name
+	}
+}
+
 // ---- search --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (s *Service) Search(ctx context.Context, o Opts, query string, page int, tags bool) (*SearchResult, error) {
diff --git a/backend/internal/stats/stats.go b/backend/internal/stats/stats.go
index 37271d2d..20e4967f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/stats/stats.go
+++ b/backend/internal/stats/stats.go
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ type title struct {
 }
 
 // Compute returns the stats of one user ("" = everyone) for a period (30d, 12m or all).
-func (s *Service) Compute(ctx context.Context, userID, period string, adminViewer bool) (*StatsReport, error) {
+// genreName, when set, renames Jellyfin's genres (English, or the server's metadata language) into the viewer's language.
+func (s *Service) Compute(ctx context.Context, userID, period string, adminViewer bool, genreName func(string) string) (*StatsReport, error) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	var since time.Time
 	switch period {
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ func (s *Service) Compute(ctx context.Context, userID, period string, adminViewe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if genreName != nil {
+		translateGenres(titles, genreName)
+	}
 	aggregate(res, titles)
 
 	st, err := s.store.RequestsByStatus(ctx, userID, since.Unix()*b2i(!since.IsZero()))
@@ -274,6 +278,22 @@ func (s *Service) fromHistory(ctx context.Context, userID string, meta map[strin
 	return nil
 }
 
+// translateGenres renames each title's genres, dropping the duplicates a merge creates ("Science Fiction" and
+// "Science-Fiction" on the same title both become one genre).
+func translateGenres(titles map[string]*title, genreName func(string) string) {
+	for _, t := range titles {
+		seen := map[string]bool{}
+		out := make([]string, 0, len(t.genres))
+		for _, g := range t.genres {
+			if n := genreName(g); !seen[n] {
+				seen[n] = true
+				out = append(out, n)
+			}
+		}
+		t.genres = out
+	}
+}
+
 func aggregate(res *StatsReport, titles map[string]*title) {
 	genre := map[string]*StatsBucket{}
 	decade := map[string]*StatsBucket{}
diff --git a/backend/internal/stats/stats_test.go b/backend/internal/stats/stats_test.go
index b53a1869..6d80c10a 100644
--- a/backend/internal/stats/stats_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/stats/stats_test.go
@@ -31,3 +31,24 @@ func TestMostWatchedIsRankedByTimeSpent(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("per type = %+v / %+v", res.TopMovies, res.TopShows)
 	}
 }
+
+// Genres are shown in the viewer's language, and two names that translate to the same genre merge.
+func TestGenresAreTranslated(t *testing.T) {
+	fr := map[string]string{"Adventure": "Aventure", "Science Fiction": "Science-Fiction"}
+	name := func(g string) string {
+		if n, ok := fr[g]; ok {
+			return n
+		}
+		return g
+	}
+	titles := map[string]*title{
+		"movie:1": {typ: "movie", tmdb: 1, plays: 1, secs: 7200, genres: []string{"Adventure", "Science Fiction", "Science-Fiction"}},
+		"movie:2": {typ: "movie", tmdb: 2, plays: 1, secs: 3600, genres: []string{"Science-Fiction"}},
+	}
+	translateGenres(titles, name)
+	res := &StatsReport{}
+	aggregate(res, titles)
+	if len(res.Genres) != 2 || res.Genres[0].Name != "Science-Fiction" || res.Genres[0].Titles != 2 || res.Genres[1].Name != "Aventure" {
+		t.Fatalf("genres = %+v", res.Genres)
+	}
+}