diff --git a/js/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx b/js/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
index fb7a293..8fd88e7 100644
--- a/js/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
+++ b/js/src/features/particles/stream-view.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function useExitCountdown(
   composeActive: boolean,
   onExit: () => void,
 ) {
-  const [exitProgress, setExitProgress] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [remainingMs, setRemainingMs] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const handleExit = useEffectEvent(() => {
     onExit();
@@ -109,35 +109,35 @@ function useExitCountdown(
   // Start/cancel countdown based on playback status
   useEffect(() => {
     if (status === "ended") {
-      setExitProgress(0);
+      setRemainingMs(EXIT_DELAY_MS);
     } else {
-      setExitProgress(null);
+      setRemainingMs(null);
     }
   }, [status]);
 
-  // Tick the countdown forward (pauses when compose is active)
+  // Tick the countdown down (pauses when compose is active)
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (exitProgress === null || composeActive) return;
+    if (remainingMs === null || remainingMs <= 0 || composeActive) return;
 
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setExitProgress((prev) => {
+      setRemainingMs((prev) => {
         if (prev === null) return null;
-        const next = prev + EXIT_TICK_MS / EXIT_DELAY_MS;
-        return next >= 1 ? 1 : next;
+        const next = prev - EXIT_TICK_MS;
+        return next <= 0 ? 0 : next;
       });
     }, EXIT_TICK_MS);
 
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [exitProgress !== null, composeActive]);
+  }, [remainingMs !== null && remainingMs > 0, composeActive]);
 
-  // Navigate once countdown completes
+  // Navigate once countdown hits zero
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (exitProgress !== null && exitProgress >= 1) {
+    if (remainingMs !== null && remainingMs <= 0) {
       handleExit();
     }
-  }, [exitProgress]);
+  }, [remainingMs]);
 
-  return exitProgress;
+  return remainingMs;
 }
 
 // --- StreamView ---
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export function StreamView({ path, streamParticle }: StreamViewProps) {
     navigate(`/${networkId}`);
   }, [navigate, networkId]);
 
-  const exitProgress = useExitCountdown(
+  const exitRemainingMs = useExitCountdown(
     state.status,
     composeActive,
     handleExitNavigate,
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ export function StreamView({ path, streamParticle }: StreamViewProps) {
           current={state.currentIndex}
           progress={progress}
           onGoTo={goTo}
-          exitProgress={exitProgress}
         />
       </div>
 
@@ -372,6 +371,15 @@ export function StreamView({ path, streamParticle }: StreamViewProps) {
         onActiveChange={setComposeActive}
       />
 
+      {/* Exit countdown */}
+      {exitRemainingMs !== null && (
+        <div className="absolute left-5 top-5 z-10 flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
+          <span className="text-sm text-white/60">
+            Closing in {Math.ceil(exitRemainingMs / 1000)}s
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Bottom overlay: stream info + reply */}
       <div className="absolute right-0 left-0 bottom-0 z-10">
         <ControlsIndicator type={"reply"} />
diff --git a/js/src/features/playback/playback-page-indicator.tsx b/js/src/features/playback/playback-page-indicator.tsx
index 21b8e91..3246fe2 100644
--- a/js/src/features/playback/playback-page-indicator.tsx
+++ b/js/src/features/playback/playback-page-indicator.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ interface PlaybackPageIndicatorProps {
   current: number;
   progress: number;
   onGoTo: (index: number) => void;
-  exitProgress?: number | null;
 }
 
 export function PlaybackPageIndicator({
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ export function PlaybackPageIndicator({
   current,
   progress,
   onGoTo,
-  exitProgress,
 }: PlaybackPageIndicatorProps) {
   if (total === 0) return null;
 
@@ -53,26 +51,6 @@ export function PlaybackPageIndicator({
           />
         </button>
       ))}
-
-      {/* Exit countdown segment */}
-      {exitProgress != null && (
-        <div className="relative h-3 flex-1">
-          <div
-            className={cn(
-              "absolute inset-x-0 top-1 h-1 rounded-full bg-white/30",
-            )}
-          />
-          <div
-            className={cn(
-              "absolute left-0 top-1 h-1 rounded-full bg-white/90",
-            )}
-            style={{
-              width: `${exitProgress * 100}%`,
-              transition: "width 150ms linear",
-            }}
-          />
-        </div>
-      )}
     </div>
   );
 }