diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/mod.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/mod.rs
index 423aaea2..98fe0cb4 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mod prop_groups;
 mod proxy;
 pub mod puppet;
 mod query;
+mod relink;
 mod render_queue;
 pub(crate) mod rig3d;
 pub mod roto_cmds;
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ pub fn command_specs() -> &'static [CommandSpec] {
         v.extend(key_labels::specs());
         v.extend(key_transform::specs());
         v.extend(file_more::specs());
+        v.extend(relink::specs());
         v.extend(lottie::specs());
         v.extend(timeline::specs());
         v.extend(comp_more::specs());
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/relink.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/relink.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53e2c019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/relink.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+//! Recover moved media without replacing interpretation, sequence ranges or layer timing.
+
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use effectcraft_project::{Footage, FootageKind, ItemId, ItemKind};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+
+use super::{CommandSpec, bad, str_p};
+use crate::{Result, Session, cmd};
+
+const COMMAND: &str = "file.relinkFootage";
+const ENTRY_LIMIT: usize = 100_000;
+
+fn enabled(_: &Session) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
+    if cfg!(target_arch = "wasm32") { Err("folder relinking requires the desktop filesystem".into()) } else { Ok(()) }
+}
+
+fn files(folder: &Path, ctl: &crate::jobs::TaskCtl) -> std::result::Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>, String> {
+    let mut pending = vec![folder.to_path_buf()];
+    let mut found: BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>> = BTreeMap::new();
+    let mut count = 0usize;
+    while let Some(dir) = pending.pop() {
+        ctl.message(dir.display().to_string());
+        let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&dir).map_err(|e| format!("{}: {e}", dir.display()))?;
+        for entry in entries {
+            if ctl.cancelled() {
+                return Err(crate::render_queue::CANCELLED.into());
+            }
+            count = count.saturating_add(1);
+            if count > ENTRY_LIMIT {
+                return Err(format!("search exceeds {ENTRY_LIMIT} entries; choose a smaller folder"));
+            }
+            let entry = entry.map_err(|e| format!("{}: {e}", dir.display()))?;
+            let ty = entry.file_type().map_err(|e| format!("{}: {e}", entry.path().display()))?;
+            // Do not follow symlinks: no cycles or traversal outside the chosen tree.
+            if ty.is_dir() {
+                pending.push(entry.path());
+            } else if ty.is_file()
+                && let (Some(name), Some(path)) = (entry.file_name().to_str(), entry.path().to_str())
+            {
+                found.entry(name.to_string()).or_default().push(path.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for paths in found.values_mut() {
+        paths.sort();
+    }
+    Ok(found)
+}
+
+fn compatible(old: &Footage, new: &Footage) -> bool {
+    let kind = if old.kind == FootageKind::Sequence { FootageKind::Still } else { old.kind };
+    kind == new.kind
+        && old.width == new.width
+        && old.height == new.height
+        && old.has_video == new.has_video
+        && old.has_audio == new.has_audio
+        && (old.kind == FootageKind::Audio || (old.width > 0 && old.height > 0))
+        && (old.codec.is_empty() || old.codec == new.codec)
+        && (!matches!(old.kind, FootageKind::Video | FootageKind::Audio)
+            || (old.native_rate.unwrap_or(old.frame_rate) == new.frame_rate && old.frame_rate.frame_at(old.duration) == new.frame_rate.frame_at(new.duration)))
+}
+
+fn sequence_at(old: &Footage, path: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    let parent = Path::new(path).parent()?;
+    old.sequence
+        .iter()
+        .map(|file| {
+            let mapped = parent.join(Path::new(file).file_name()?);
+            std::fs::symlink_metadata(&mapped).is_ok_and(|m| m.is_file()).then(|| mapped.to_str().map(str::to_string)).flatten()
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn run(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let folder = str_p(p, "folder").filter(|f| !f.trim().is_empty()).ok_or_else(|| bad(COMMAND, "missing `folder`"))?;
+    let folder = std::fs::canonicalize(folder).map_err(|e| bad(COMMAND, format!("{folder}: {e}")))?;
+    if !folder.is_dir() {
+        return Err(bad(COMMAND, "folder must be a directory"));
+    }
+    let importer = s.importer.clone().ok_or_else(|| bad(COMMAND, "media import is not available in this build"))?;
+    let services = s.services.clone();
+    let missing: Vec<(ItemId, Footage)> = s
+        .project
+        .items
+        .values()
+        .filter_map(|item| match &item.kind {
+            ItemKind::Footage(f) if !f.path.is_empty() && !services.exists(&f.path) => Some((item.id, f.clone())),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let dry_run = p.get("dryRun").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(false);
+    let wait = p.get("wait").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(false);
+    s.spawn_task("relink", "Relinking missing footage", wait, move |ctl| {
+        let index = files(&folder, ctl)?;
+        let mut rows = vec![];
+        let mut updates = vec![];
+        for (n, (id, old)) in missing.iter().enumerate() {
+            if !ctl.progress(n as u64, missing.len() as u64) {
+                return Err(crate::render_queue::CANCELLED.into());
+            }
+            let supported = matches!(old.kind, FootageKind::Still | FootageKind::Sequence | FootageKind::Video | FootageKind::Audio)
+                && old.layer.is_none() && old.page == 0;
+            let name = Path::new(&old.path).file_name().and_then(|n| n.to_str()).unwrap_or("");
+            let paths = index.get(name).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            let mut candidates = vec![];
+            let mut accepted = vec![];
+            for path in paths {
+                if ctl.cancelled() {
+                    return Err(crate::render_queue::CANCELLED.into());
+                }
+                let mut reason = "source type requires manual replacement".to_string();
+                let mut confidence = "low";
+                if supported {
+                    match importer.probe(&path) {
+                        Ok(f) if compatible(old, &f) => {
+                            if old.kind != FootageKind::Sequence || (!old.sequence.is_empty() && sequence_at(old, &path).is_some()) {
+                                confidence = "high";
+                                reason = "exact filename and compatible source metadata".into();
+                                accepted.push(path.clone());
+                            } else {
+                                reason = "sequence is incomplete".into();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Ok(_) => reason = "source metadata differs".into(),
+                        Err(e) => reason = format!("cannot decode candidate: {e}"),
+                    }
+                }
+                if ctl.cancelled() {
+                    return Err(crate::render_queue::CANCELLED.into());
+                }
+                candidates.push(json!({"path": path, "confidence": confidence, "reason": reason}));
+            }
+            let status = if !supported { "unsupported" } else if candidates.is_empty() { "notFound" } else if candidates.len() > 1 { "ambiguous" } else if accepted.len() == 1 { "matched" } else { "incompatible" };
+            if status == "matched" && let Some(path) = accepted.first() {
+                let mut new = old.clone();
+                new.path = path.clone();
+                if old.kind == FootageKind::Sequence {
+                    new.sequence = sequence_at(old, path).ok_or_else(|| "sequence changed during search; run the search again".to_string())?;
+                }
+                new.missing = false;
+                updates.push((*id, old.clone(), new));
+            }
+            rows.push(json!({"item": id.0, "original": old.path, "status": status, "candidates": candidates}));
+        }
+        ctl.progress(missing.len() as u64, missing.len() as u64);
+        let apply: crate::jobs::Apply = Box::new(move |s| {
+            // A background search must not overwrite edits made while it was running.
+            for (id, old, new) in &updates {
+                if s.project.item(*id).is_none_or(|i| !matches!(&i.kind, ItemKind::Footage(f) if f == old))
+                    || services.exists(&old.path) || !services.exists(&new.path)
+                    || (new.kind == FootageKind::Sequence && new.sequence.iter().any(|p| !services.exists(p)))
+                {
+                    return Err(bad(COMMAND, "footage changed during search; run the search again"));
+                }
+            }
+            let matched = updates.len();
+            if !dry_run && !updates.is_empty() {
+                s.edit("Relink Missing Footage", None, |project, _| {
+                    for (id, _, new) in updates {
+                        if let Some(item) = project.item_mut(id) {
+                            item.kind = ItemKind::Footage(new);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                })?;
+            }
+            let unresolved = rows.len().saturating_sub(matched);
+            let toast = format!("{} {matched} high-confidence match(es); {unresolved} unresolved. Duplicate filenames are left for Replace Footage.", if dry_run { "Found" } else { "Relinked" });
+            Ok(json!({"dryRun": dry_run, "matched": matched, "relinked": if dry_run { 0 } else { matched }, "unresolved": unresolved, "items": rows, "toast": toast}))
+        });
+        Ok(apply)
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
+    vec![cmd!(
+        "file.relinkFootage",
+        "Relink Missing Footage...",
+        ["File", "Dependencies"],
+        None,
+        "{folder: string (recursive desktop search, no symlinks; max 100000 entries), dryRun?: bool (report only), wait?: bool (return results inline; otherwise jobs.list/jobs.wait). Relinks only unique exact filenames with compatible metadata; preserves interpretation and sequence ranges. Reports high/low confidence and ambiguous, incompatible, unsupported or notFound items.",
+        enabled,
+        run
+    )]
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    struct Probe;
+    impl crate::Importer for Probe {
+        fn probe(&self, path: &str) -> std::result::Result<Footage, String> {
+            if std::fs::read(path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())? != b"valid" {
+                return Err("invalid media".into());
+            }
+            Ok(Footage { path: path.into(), width: 64, height: 32, has_video: true, codec: "PNG".into(), ..Default::default() })
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct Fixture(std::path::PathBuf);
+    impl Fixture {
+        fn new() -> Self {
+            static NEXT: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32 = std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32::new(0);
+            let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ec-relink-{}-{}", std::process::id(), NEXT.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)));
+            std::fs::create_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+            Self(std::fs::canonicalize(dir).unwrap())
+        }
+        fn file(&self, name: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+            let path = self.0.join(name);
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(path.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+            std::fs::write(&path, bytes).unwrap();
+            path.to_str().unwrap().into()
+        }
+    }
+    impl Drop for Fixture {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&self.0).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn setup(dir: &Fixture, name: &str) -> (Session, ItemId, Footage) {
+        let mut s = Session { importer: Some(Arc::new(Probe)), ..Default::default() };
+        let path = dir.file(&format!("old/{name}"), b"valid");
+        let id = s.execute("file.import", json!({"paths": [path], "sequence": false})).unwrap()["items"][0].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let id = ItemId(id);
+        let ItemKind::Footage(f) = &mut Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).item_mut(id).unwrap().kind else { panic!("footage") };
+        f.invert_alpha = true;
+        f.loop_count = 3;
+        f.start_timecode = Some(1001);
+        let old = f.clone();
+        std::fs::remove_file(&old.path).unwrap();
+        (s, id, old)
+    }
+
+    fn search(s: &mut Session, dir: &Fixture, dry: bool) -> Value {
+        s.execute(COMMAND, json!({"folder": dir.0.join("new"), "wait": true, "dryRun": dry})).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn get(s: &Session, id: ItemId) -> Footage {
+        let ItemKind::Footage(f) = &s.project.item(id).unwrap().kind else { panic!("footage") };
+        f.clone()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recursive_relink_preserves_interpretation_and_supports_undo_redo() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, old) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        let new = dir.file("new/deep/shots/plate.png", b"valid");
+        s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Main", "width": 64, "height": 32, "duration": 1})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("layer.addItem", json!({"item": id.0})).unwrap();
+        let key = |s: &Session| {
+            let cid = s.active_comp_id().unwrap();
+            let c = s.project.comp(cid).unwrap();
+            let ctx = crate::render::eval::EvalCtx::new(&s.project, cid, c, crate::time::Tick::ZERO);
+            crate::render::cache::input_key(&ctx, &c.layers[0], 1.0, false, false, 0).unwrap()
+        };
+        let original_key = key(&s);
+        let revision = s.revision;
+        let before = s.history.undo.len();
+        let report = search(&mut s, &dir, true);
+        assert_eq!(report["items"][0]["candidates"][0]["confidence"], "high");
+        assert_eq!(report["relinked"], 0);
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+        assert_eq!(s.history.undo.len(), before);
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["relinked"], 1);
+        let expected = Footage { path: new, missing: false, ..old.clone() };
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), expected);
+        assert!(s.revision > revision);
+        assert_ne!(key(&s), original_key, "restored footage cannot reuse the missing source's rendered layer");
+        assert_eq!(s.history.undo.len(), before + 1);
+        s.execute("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+        assert_eq!(key(&s), original_key);
+        s.execute("edit.redo", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn duplicates_and_invalid_media_are_reported_without_edits() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, old) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        dir.file("new/a/plate.png", b"valid");
+        let b = dir.file("new/b/plate.png", b"valid");
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["items"][0]["status"], "ambiguous");
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+        std::fs::remove_file(b).unwrap();
+        dir.file("new/a/plate.png", b"corrupt");
+        let r = search(&mut s, &dir, false);
+        assert_eq!(r["items"][0]["status"], "incompatible");
+        assert_eq!(r["items"][0]["candidates"][0]["confidence"], "low");
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+        std::fs::remove_file(dir.0.join("new/a/plate.png")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["items"][0]["status"], "notFound");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sequence_relink_preserves_picked_range_and_requires_every_saved_frame() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, mut old) = setup(&dir, "shot_0002.png");
+        old.kind = FootageKind::Sequence;
+        old.sequence = vec![old.path.clone(), dir.0.join("old/shot_0004.png").to_str().unwrap().into()];
+        Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).item_mut(id).unwrap().kind = ItemKind::Footage(old.clone());
+        dir.file("new/shot_0002.png", b"valid");
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["relinked"], 0);
+        dir.file("new/shot_0004.png", b"valid");
+        dir.file("new/shot_0001.png", b"valid");
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["relinked"], 1);
+        let f = get(&s, id);
+        assert_eq!(f.sequence.len(), 2);
+        assert!(f.sequence[0].ends_with("shot_0002.png"));
+        assert!(f.sequence[1].ends_with("shot_0004.png"));
+        assert_eq!(f.start_timecode, old.start_timecode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_folder_errors_and_existing_media_is_untouched() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, old) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        assert!(s.execute(COMMAND, json!({"folder": dir.0.join("absent"), "wait": true})).is_err());
+        assert!(s.execute(COMMAND, json!({"wait": true})).is_err());
+        dir.file("old/plate.png", b"valid");
+        dir.file("new/plate.png", b"valid");
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["relinked"], 0);
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+    }
+
+    struct BlockingProbe {
+        started: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<()>,
+        release: std::sync::Mutex<std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<()>>,
+        calls: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize>,
+    }
+    impl crate::Importer for BlockingProbe {
+        fn probe(&self, path: &str) -> std::result::Result<Footage, String> {
+            self.calls.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.started.send(()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            self.release.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            Probe.probe(path)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cancellation_between_candidate_probes_leaves_project_untouched() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, old) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        dir.file("new/a/plate.png", b"valid");
+        dir.file("new/b/plate.png", b"valid");
+        let (started_tx, started_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let (release_tx, release_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let calls = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        s.importer = Some(Arc::new(BlockingProbe { started: started_tx, release: std::sync::Mutex::new(release_rx), calls: calls.clone() }));
+        let r = s.execute(COMMAND, json!({"folder": dir.0.join("new")})).unwrap();
+        started_rx.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).unwrap();
+        assert!(s.cancel_job(r["job"].as_str().unwrap()));
+        release_tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        s.execute("jobs.wait", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(calls.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id), old);
+        assert_eq!(s.job_log.last().unwrap().status, "cancelled");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn background_result_does_not_overwrite_interpretation_edited_during_search() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, id, old) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        dir.file("new/plate.png", b"valid");
+        let (started_tx, started_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let (release_tx, release_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        s.importer = Some(Arc::new(BlockingProbe { started: started_tx, release: std::sync::Mutex::new(release_rx), calls: Arc::default() }));
+        s.execute(COMMAND, json!({"folder": dir.0.join("new")})).unwrap();
+        started_rx.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).unwrap();
+        s.execute("file.interpretFootage", json!({"items": [id.0], "invertAlpha": false})).unwrap();
+        release_tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        s.execute("jobs.wait", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(get(&s, id).path, old.path);
+        assert!(!get(&s, id).invert_alpha);
+        assert_eq!(s.job_log.last().unwrap().status, "failed");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn movie_confidence_checks_native_frame_count_and_rate() {
+        let new = Footage {
+            kind: FootageKind::Video,
+            width: 64,
+            height: 32,
+            has_video: true,
+            frame_rate: crate::time::FrameRate::FPS_30,
+            duration: crate::time::Tick::from_seconds_f64(1.0),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let mut old = new.clone();
+        old.native_rate = Some(old.frame_rate);
+        old.frame_rate = crate::time::FrameRate::FPS_24;
+        old.duration = old.frame_rate.tick_of(30);
+        assert!(compatible(&old, &new), "conformed playback preserves native frame count");
+        assert!(!compatible(&old, &Footage { duration: crate::time::Tick::from_seconds_f64(2.0), ..new.clone() }));
+        assert!(!compatible(&old, &Footage { width: 128, ..new }));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn symlink_cycles_and_external_files_are_skipped() {
+        let dir = Fixture::new();
+        let (mut s, _, _) = setup(&dir, "plate.png");
+        let outside = dir.file("outside/plate.png", b"valid");
+        std::fs::create_dir(dir.0.join("new")).unwrap();
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(dir.0.join("new"), dir.0.join("new/cycle")).unwrap();
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(outside, dir.0.join("new/plate.png")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(search(&mut s, &dir, false)["items"][0]["status"], "notFound");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/menus.rs b/crates/engine/src/menus.rs
index c5830828..e98e29f6 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/menus.rs
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ File
     Find Missing Effects | file.findMissing {"what":"effects"}
     Find Missing Fonts | file.findMissing {"what":"fonts"}
     Find Missing Footage | file.findMissing {"what":"footage"}
+    Relink Missing Footage... | file.relinkFootage
   Watch Folder... | file.watchFolder
   ---
   Scripts
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 435782f6..e69bcb91 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ pub fn frontend(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: &str, p: Valu
 /// Commands that need a file or folder path: ask the host's file dialog when `params` lacks one.
 fn file_dialog(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, id: &str, params: &Value) -> Option<Result<Value, String>> {
     enum Ask {
+        Folder,
         Import,
         OpenProject,
         Save(&'static str),
@@ -1151,6 +1152,7 @@ fn file_dialog(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, id: &str, params: &Value) -> Option<Res
         "file.installScript" | "file.installScriptUIPanel" => ("path", Ask::Open(&["jsx", "js"])),
         "effect.plugins.load" if params.get("folder").is_none() => ("path", Ask::Open(&["wasm", "wat"])),
         "file.replaceFootage" => ("path", Ask::Import),
+        "file.relinkFootage" => ("folder", Ask::Folder),
         "file.collectFiles" => ("folder", Ask::Save("Collected Files")),
         "file.saveCopyAsXml" => ("path", Ask::Save("Untitled Project.ecprojx")),
         "keys.rpfCameraImport" => ("path", Ask::Open(&["json", "csv", "txt"])),
@@ -1169,6 +1171,10 @@ fn file_dialog(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, id: &str, params: &Value) -> Option<Res
     }
     let mut p = params.as_object().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
     let picked: Option<Value> = match ask {
+        Ask::Folder => {
+            let Some(f) = app.hooks.pick_folder.as_ref() else { return Some(Err("no folder dialog available (pass `folder`)".into())) };
+            f().map(Value::from)
+        }
         Ask::Import => {
             let Some(f) = app.hooks.pick_files.as_ref() else { return Some(Err("no file dialog available (pass `paths`)".into())) };
             let paths = f(&[
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_menus.rs
index 3d252d90..142a4fa3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_menus.rs
@@ -120,3 +120,87 @@ fn enter_chooses_the_highlighted_entry() {
     }
     assert!(!shown(&h, "Quick Apply"), "and closed the menu");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn relink_menu_uses_engine_availability_and_folder_picker_cancel_is_a_noop() {
+    use std::cell::Cell;
+    use std::rc::Rc;
+
+    let mut app = EffectcraftApp::new(Session::default());
+    let menu = effectcraft_ui_egui::menus::menu_items(&app);
+    let entry = menu.iter().find(|e| e.id == "file.relinkFootage").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(entry.path, ["File", "Dependencies"]);
+    assert_eq!(entry.enabled, app.session.is_enabled("file.relinkFootage"));
+    assert_eq!(entry.enabled, !cfg!(target_arch = "wasm32"));
+    let picked = Rc::new(Cell::new(false));
+    let flag = picked.clone();
+    app.hooks.pick_folder = Some(Box::new(move || {
+        flag.set(true);
+        None
+    }));
+    let revision = app.session.revision;
+    let result = effectcraft_ui_egui::menus::invoke(&mut app, &egui::Context::default(), "file.relinkFootage", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(picked.get());
+    assert!(result.is_null());
+    assert_eq!(app.session.revision, revision);
+    assert!(app.session.history.undo.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn relink_is_reachable_through_the_dependencies_menu() {
+    use std::cell::Cell;
+    use std::rc::Rc;
+
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let picked = Rc::new(Cell::new(false));
+    let flag = picked.clone();
+    h.state_mut().hooks.pick_folder = Some(Box::new(move || {
+        flag.set(true);
+        None
+    }));
+    let revision = h.state().session.revision;
+    let file = rect(&h, "menu.File");
+    click_at(&mut h, file.center());
+    let dependencies = h.query_by_label_contains("Dependencies").unwrap().rect();
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerMoved(dependencies.center()));
+    h.run_steps(8);
+    let relink = h.query_by_label_contains("Relink Missing Footage").unwrap().rect();
+    if let Some(path) = std::env::var_os("EFFECTCRAFT_RELINK_MENU_SNAPSHOT") {
+        h.render().unwrap().save(path).unwrap();
+    }
+    click_at(&mut h, relink.center());
+    assert!(picked.get());
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.revision, revision);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn relink_restores_decoded_pixels_and_invalidates_viewer_content() {
+    use effectcraft_engine::project::{ItemId, ItemKind};
+    use effectcraft_engine::render::RenderOpts;
+    use effectcraft_engine::time::Tick;
+
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ec-ui-relink-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.join("old")).unwrap();
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.join("new/deep")).unwrap();
+    let old = dir.join("old/plate.png");
+    image::RgbaImage::from_pixel(32, 32, image::Rgba([230, 40, 80, 255])).save(&old).unwrap();
+    let mut s = effectcraft_host::session();
+    let item = s.execute("file.import", json!({"paths": [old], "sequence": false})).unwrap()["items"][0].as_u64().unwrap();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Relink", "width": 32, "height": 32, "duration": 1})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.addItem", json!({"item": item})).unwrap();
+    let cid = s.active_comp_id().unwrap();
+    let expected = s.render(cid, Tick::ZERO, RenderOpts::default());
+    let moved = dir.join("new/deep/plate.png");
+    std::fs::rename(&old, &moved).unwrap();
+    s.execute("footage.check", json!({"wait": true})).unwrap();
+    let ItemKind::Footage(f) = &s.project.item(ItemId(item)).unwrap().kind else { panic!("footage") };
+    assert!(f.missing);
+    let missing_content = effectcraft_ui_egui::frames::comp_content(&s.project, cid);
+    let missing = s.render(cid, Tick::ZERO, RenderOpts::default());
+    assert_ne!(missing.data, expected.data);
+    let r = s.execute("file.relinkFootage", json!({"folder": dir.join("new"), "wait": true})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["relinked"], 1);
+    assert_ne!(effectcraft_ui_egui::frames::comp_content(&s.project, cid), missing_content);
+    assert_eq!(s.render(cid, Tick::ZERO, RenderOpts::default()).data, expected.data);
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/docs/footage.md b/docs/footage.md
index 9a933f03..784a75ad 100644
--- a/docs/footage.md
+++ b/docs/footage.md
@@ -93,3 +93,22 @@ vectors, positions and IDs are never the picture. EXtractoR reads every other la
   "sequence": false}` for one frame).
 - **File ▸ Reload Footage** (Ctrl+Alt+L) reads the files again. A sequence picks up frames
   added to its folder (a render still in progress) and keeps its interpretation.
+
+**File ▸ Dependencies ▸ Relink Missing Footage…** searches a chosen folder and its subfolders
+for missing source files on the desktop. It relinks unique exact filenames whose decoded type,
+dimensions, codec and audio/video flags agree with the saved footage (movies and audio also
+require matching native frame rate and frame count). The Progress panel reports completion;
+the result includes each candidate's high or low confidence and reason. Confidence is a metadata
+heuristic, not proof of identical contents. Duplicate filenames remain unresolved even if only
+one decodes successfully; use Replace Footage to choose them manually.
+
+Relinking preserves item names, interpretation, layer timing and the saved sequence range, and
+the entire operation is one undo step. Sequences require every saved frame in the new folder;
+extra frames do not extend the range. Existing files are untouched. Layer-specific/page-specific
+footage, models and embedded data are left unresolved. Symlinks are skipped, unreadable folders
+fail the search without edits, and searches are limited to 100,000 entries. Browser folder
+relinking is unavailable.
+
+Agents: `file.relinkFootage {"folder": "/moved/shots", "dryRun": true, "wait": true}` returns
+a report without edits. Omit `dryRun` to apply unique high-confidence matches. Without `wait`,
+the command returns a cancellable job; `jobs.wait` / `jobs.list` expose its report.