diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/main.go b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
index d2e1123..00b4deb 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
@@ -111,6 +111,48 @@ func mustLoadTemplates() *template.Template {
 	return t
 }
 
+type mtxPathGetResp struct {
+	Item struct {
+		Name    string        `json:"name"`
+		Readers []interface{} `json:"readers"`
+	} `json:"item"`
+	// einige Builds liefern die Felder auch „flach“:
+	Name    string        `json:"name"`
+	Readers []interface{} `json:"readers"`
+}
+
+func fetchMTXViewers(ctx context.Context, base, user, pass, name string) (int, error) {
+	u := strings.TrimRight(base, "/") + "/v3/paths/get/" + url.PathEscape(name)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if user != "" || pass != "" {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(user, pass)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("mtx get %s: %s", name, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	var out mtxPathGetResp
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	// Priorität: verschachtelt unter item.*, sonst flach
+	if out.Item.Readers != nil {
+		return len(out.Item.Readers), nil
+	}
+	return len(out.Readers), nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lshortfile)
 	tpls = mustLoadTemplates()
@@ -227,7 +269,24 @@ func main() {
 				if len(allowed) > 0 && !allowed[p.Name] {
 					continue
 				}
-				out.Items = append(out.Items, item{Name: p.Name, Live: p.Live(), Viewers: p.Viewers()})
+				viewers := 0
+				{
+					ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+					v, err := fetchMTXViewers(ctx2, mtxAPI, os.Getenv("MTX_API_USER"), os.Getenv("MTX_API_PASS"), p.Name)
+					cancel2()
+					if err == nil {
+						viewers = v
+					} else {
+						// Fallback: falls API kurz zickt, nehme zur Not den alten Wert,
+						// aber brich das Live-UI nicht: viewers bleibt 0, Live bleibt p.Live()
+						// log.Printf("warn: mtx viewers %s: %v", p.Name, err)
+					}
+				}
+				out.Items = append(out.Items, item{
+					Name:    p.Name,
+					Live:    p.Live(), // deine bisherige Live-Logik bleibt erhalten
+					Viewers: viewers,  // echte Leserzahl aus MediaMTX
+				})
 			}
 
 			buf, _ := json.Marshal(out)
@@ -337,7 +396,24 @@ func apiStreams(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if len(allowed) > 0 && !allowed[p.Name] {
 			continue
 		}
-		out.Items = append(out.Items, item{Name: p.Name, Live: p.Live(), Viewers: p.Viewers()})
+		viewers := 0
+		{
+			ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+			v, err := fetchMTXViewers(ctx2, mtxAPI, os.Getenv("MTX_API_USER"), os.Getenv("MTX_API_PASS"), p.Name)
+			cancel2()
+			if err == nil {
+				viewers = v
+			} else {
+				// Fallback: falls API kurz zickt, nehme zur Not den alten Wert,
+				// aber brich das Live-UI nicht: viewers bleibt 0, Live bleibt p.Live()
+				// log.Printf("warn: mtx viewers %s: %v", p.Name, err)
+			}
+		}
+		out.Items = append(out.Items, item{
+			Name:    p.Name,
+			Live:    p.Live(), // deine bisherige Live-Logik bleibt erhalten
+			Viewers: viewers,  // echte Leserzahl aus MediaMTX
+		})
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(out)