diff --git a/nfoguard-web/static/index.html b/nfoguard-web/static/index.html
index d0bd51c..9e59a36 100644
--- a/nfoguard-web/static/index.html
+++ b/nfoguard-web/static/index.html
@@ -443,6 +443,39 @@
                             <i class="fas fa-sync"></i> Refresh Stats
                         </button>
                     </div>
+
+                    <div class="tool-card">
+                        <h3><i class="fas fa-upload"></i> Populate Database</h3>
+                        <p>Bulk import data from Radarr/Sonarr into NFOGuard database</p>
+                        <form id="populate-form">
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <label>Media Type:</label>
+                                <select id="populate-media-type" required>
+                                    <option value="both">Movies & TV Shows</option>
+                                    <option value="movies">Movies Only</option>
+                                    <option value="tv">TV Shows Only</option>
+                                </select>
+                            </div>
+                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+                                <i class="fas fa-play"></i> Start Population
+                            </button>
+                        </form>
+                        <div id="populate-status" class="scan-status" style="display: none;">
+                            <div class="scan-progress">
+                                <div class="progress-bar">
+                                    <div class="progress-fill" id="populate-progress-bar"></div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="scan-info">
+                                    <span id="populate-current-operation">Running...</span>
+                                    <span id="populate-progress-text">In Progress</span>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div id="populate-results" class="stats-display" style="margin-top: 10px;"></div>
+                            <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" onclick="stopPopulatePolling()">
+                                <i class="fas fa-times"></i> Hide Status
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </main>
diff --git a/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js b/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
index d6e8e5c..883d7ee 100644
--- a/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
+++ b/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function initializeEventListeners() {
     document.getElementById('edit-form').addEventListener('submit', handleEditSubmit);
     document.getElementById('bulk-update-form').addEventListener('submit', handleBulkUpdate);
     document.getElementById('manual-scan-form').addEventListener('submit', handleManualScan);
+    document.getElementById('populate-form').addEventListener('submit', handlePopulateDatabase);
 }
 
 // API calls
@@ -1728,11 +1729,11 @@ async function bulkDeleteSelected() {
     // Update UI
     updateEpisodeModalCounts();
     updateBulkDeleteButton();
-    
+
     // Reset button
     bulkDeleteButton.innerHTML = originalText;
     bulkDeleteButton.disabled = true;
-    
+
     // Show results
     if (successCount > 0 && failCount === 0) {
         showToast(`✅ Successfully deleted ${successCount} episode(s)`, 'success');
@@ -1742,3 +1743,212 @@ async function bulkDeleteSelected() {
         showToast(`❌ Failed to delete ${failCount} episode(s)`, 'error');
     }
 }
+
+// ==================== Database Population Functions ====================
+
+let populatePollingInterval = null;
+
+async function handlePopulateDatabase(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    const mediaType = document.getElementById('populate-media-type').value;
+    const submitButton = event.target.querySelector('button[type="submit"]');
+    const originalText = submitButton.innerHTML;
+
+    // Confirm action
+    const confirmMsg = mediaType === 'both'
+        ? 'This will populate the database with ALL movies and TV episodes from Radarr/Sonarr. Continue?'
+        : mediaType === 'movies'
+        ? 'This will populate the database with ALL movies from Radarr. Continue?'
+        : 'This will populate the database with ALL TV episodes from Sonarr. Continue?';
+
+    if (!confirm(confirmMsg)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Disable button and show loading
+    submitButton.disabled = true;
+    submitButton.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin"></i> Starting...';
+
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/admin/populate-database', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ media_type: mediaType })
+        });
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+        }
+
+        const data = await response.json();
+
+        if (data.status === 'started') {
+            showPopulateStatus();
+            startPopulatePolling();
+        } else {
+            throw new Error('Failed to start population');
+        }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error starting population:', error);
+        showToast('❌ Failed to start database population', 'error');
+        submitButton.disabled = false;
+        submitButton.innerHTML = originalText;
+    }
+}
+
+function showPopulateStatus() {
+    const statusDiv = document.getElementById('populate-status');
+    const resultsDiv = document.getElementById('populate-results');
+
+    if (statusDiv) {
+        statusDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        statusDiv.querySelector('.progress-fill').style.width = '0%';
+        statusDiv.querySelector('.progress-text').textContent = 'Starting...';
+    }
+
+    if (resultsDiv) {
+        resultsDiv.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+}
+
+function hidePopulateStatus() {
+    const statusDiv = document.getElementById('populate-status');
+    if (statusDiv) {
+        statusDiv.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+}
+
+function startPopulatePolling() {
+    // Clear any existing interval
+    if (populatePollingInterval) {
+        clearInterval(populatePollingInterval);
+    }
+
+    // Poll every 2 seconds
+    populatePollingInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/api/populate/status');
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+            }
+
+            const status = await response.json();
+            updatePopulateProgress(status);
+
+            // Stop polling if complete or error
+            if (status.status === 'completed' || status.status === 'error') {
+                stopPopulatePolling();
+
+                // Re-enable submit button
+                const submitButton = document.querySelector('#populate-form button[type="submit"]');
+                if (submitButton) {
+                    submitButton.disabled = false;
+                    submitButton.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-play"></i> Start Population';
+                }
+            }
+
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error polling populate status:', error);
+            stopPopulatePolling();
+
+            // Re-enable submit button
+            const submitButton = document.querySelector('#populate-form button[type="submit"]');
+            if (submitButton) {
+                submitButton.disabled = false;
+                submitButton.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-play"></i> Start Population';
+            }
+        }
+    }, 2000);
+}
+
+function stopPopulatePolling() {
+    if (populatePollingInterval) {
+        clearInterval(populatePollingInterval);
+        populatePollingInterval = null;
+    }
+}
+
+function updatePopulateProgress(status) {
+    const progressFill = document.querySelector('#populate-status .progress-fill');
+    const progressText = document.querySelector('#populate-status .progress-text');
+    const resultsDiv = document.getElementById('populate-results');
+
+    if (status.status === 'in_progress') {
+        if (progressFill && progressText) {
+            // Show indeterminate progress
+            progressFill.style.width = '50%';
+            progressText.textContent = 'Populating database...';
+        }
+    } else if (status.status === 'completed') {
+        if (progressFill && progressText) {
+            progressFill.style.width = '100%';
+            progressText.textContent = 'Complete!';
+        }
+
+        // Show results
+        if (resultsDiv && status.result) {
+            const result = status.result;
+            let html = '<h4>Population Results</h4>';
+
+            // Movies
+            if (result.movies) {
+                const m = result.movies;
+                html += '<div class="populate-section">';
+                html += '<h5><i class="fas fa-film"></i> Movies</h5>';
+                html += '<ul>';
+                html += `<li>Total found: ${m.total || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Added: ${m.added || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Skipped: ${m.skipped || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Errors: ${m.errors || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Duration: ${(m.duration || 0).toFixed(2)}s</li>`;
+                html += '</ul>';
+                html += '</div>';
+            }
+
+            // TV Episodes
+            if (result.tv) {
+                const tv = result.tv;
+                html += '<div class="populate-section">';
+                html += '<h5><i class="fas fa-tv"></i> TV Shows</h5>';
+                html += '<ul>';
+                html += `<li>Series: ${tv.total_series || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Episodes: ${tv.total_episodes || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Added: ${tv.added || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Skipped: ${tv.skipped || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Errors: ${tv.errors || 0}</li>`;
+                html += `<li>Duration: ${(tv.duration || 0).toFixed(2)}s</li>`;
+                html += '</ul>';
+                html += '</div>';
+            }
+
+            // Total duration
+            if (result.total_duration) {
+                html += `<p><strong>Total Duration:</strong> ${result.total_duration.toFixed(2)}s</p>`;
+            }
+
+            resultsDiv.innerHTML = html;
+            resultsDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+
+        showToast('✅ Database population completed successfully', 'success');
+
+    } else if (status.status === 'error') {
+        if (progressFill && progressText) {
+            progressFill.style.width = '100%';
+            progressFill.style.backgroundColor = '#dc3545';
+            progressText.textContent = 'Error!';
+        }
+
+        const errorMsg = status.error || 'Unknown error occurred';
+        showToast(`❌ Database population failed: ${errorMsg}`, 'error');
+
+        if (resultsDiv) {
+            resultsDiv.innerHTML = `<p class="error">Error: ${errorMsg}</p>`;
+            resultsDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+    }
+}