diff --git a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
index b36406e4d..326ce7946 100644
--- a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ function NewGroupDialog({ open, setOpen, currentGroups }: NewGroupDialogProps) {
   const { data: config, mutate: updateConfig } =
     useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
 
+  const birdseyeConfig = useMemo(() => config?.birdseye, [config]);
+
   // add fields
 
   const [editState, setEditState] = useState<"none" | "add" | "edit">("none");
@@ -298,7 +300,10 @@ function NewGroupDialog({ open, setOpen, currentGroups }: NewGroupDialogProps) {
                 </div>
               </DropdownMenuTrigger>
               <DropdownMenuContent>
-                {Object.keys(config?.cameras ?? {}).map((camera) => (
+                {[
+                  ...(birdseyeConfig?.enabled ? ["birdseye"] : []),
+                  ...Object.keys(config?.cameras ?? {}),
+                ].map((camera) => (
                   <FilterCheckBox
                     key={camera}
                     isChecked={cameras.includes(camera)}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer.tsx
index 7ab4c92d7..5157a6ed6 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer.tsx
@@ -13,21 +13,18 @@ export default function BirdseyeLivePlayer({
   birdseyeConfig,
   liveMode,
 }: LivePlayerProps) {
+  let player;
   if (liveMode == "webrtc") {
-    return (
-      <div className="max-w-5xl">
-        <WebRtcPlayer camera="birdseye" />
-      </div>
+    player = (
+      <WebRtcPlayer className={`rounded-2xl size-full`} camera="birdseye" />
     );
   } else if (liveMode == "mse") {
     if ("MediaSource" in window || "ManagedMediaSource" in window) {
-      return (
-        <div className="max-w-5xl">
-          <MSEPlayer camera="birdseye" />
-        </div>
+      player = (
+        <MSEPlayer className={`rounded-2xl size-full`} camera="birdseye" />
       );
     } else {
-      return (
+      player = (
         <div className="w-5xl text-center text-sm">
           MSE is only supported on iOS 17.1+. You'll need to update if available
           or use jsmpeg / webRTC streams. See the docs for more info.
@@ -35,16 +32,23 @@ export default function BirdseyeLivePlayer({
       );
     }
   } else if (liveMode == "jsmpeg") {
-    return (
-      <div className={`max-w-[${birdseyeConfig.width}px]`}>
-        <JSMpegPlayer
-          camera="birdseye"
-          width={birdseyeConfig.width}
-          height={birdseyeConfig.height}
-        />
-      </div>
+    player = (
+      <JSMpegPlayer
+        className="size-full flex justify-center rounded-2xl overflow-hidden"
+        camera="birdseye"
+        width={birdseyeConfig.width}
+        height={birdseyeConfig.height}
+      />
     );
   } else {
-    <ActivityIndicator />;
+    player = <ActivityIndicator />;
   }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`relative flex justify-center w-full cursor-pointer`}>
+      <div className="absolute top-0 inset-x-0 rounded-2xl z-10 w-full h-[30%] bg-gradient-to-b from-black/20 to-transparent pointer-events-none"></div>
+      <div className="absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0 rounded-2xl z-10 w-full h-[10%] bg-gradient-to-t from-black/20 to-transparent pointer-events-none"></div>
+      <div className="size-full">{player}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Live.tsx b/web/src/pages/Live.tsx
index 848283eb0..2233c29cd 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Live.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Live.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ function Live() {
   const [selectedCameraName, setSelectedCameraName] = useOverlayState("camera");
   const [cameraGroup] = useOverlayState("cameraGroup");
 
+  const includesBirdseye = useMemo(() => {
+    if (config && cameraGroup) {
+      return config.camera_groups[cameraGroup].cameras.includes("birdseye");
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }, [config, cameraGroup]);
+
   const cameras = useMemo(() => {
     if (!config) {
       return [];
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ function Live() {
   return (
     <LiveDashboardView
       cameras={cameras}
+      includeBirdseye={includesBirdseye}
       onSelectCamera={setSelectedCameraName}
     />
   );
diff --git a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
index be8531e4e..76ac6fe95 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   SelectTrigger,
   SelectValue,
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
+import BirdseyeLivePlayer from "@/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer";
 
 // Color data
 const colors = [
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ function UIPlayground() {
   };
 
   const [isEventsReviewTimeline, setIsEventsReviewTimeline] = useState(true);
+  const birdseyeConfig = config?.birdseye;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -243,6 +245,14 @@ function UIPlayground() {
               <div className="w-[40px] my-4">
                 <CameraActivityIndicator />
               </div>
+              <div className="">
+                {birdseyeConfig && (
+                  <BirdseyeLivePlayer
+                    birdseyeConfig={birdseyeConfig}
+                    liveMode={birdseyeConfig.restream ? "mse" : "jsmpeg"}
+                  />
+                )}
+              </div>
               <p>
                 <Button onClick={handleZoomOut} disabled={zoomLevel === 0}>
                   Zoom Out
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
index 1dd68420f..0e50ae871 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { useFrigateReviews } from "@/api/ws";
 import Logo from "@/components/Logo";
 import { CameraGroupSelector } from "@/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector";
 import { AnimatedEventThumbnail } from "@/components/image/AnimatedEventThumbnail";
+import BirdseyeLivePlayer from "@/components/player/BirdseyeLivePlayer";
 import LivePlayer from "@/components/player/LivePlayer";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { ScrollArea, ScrollBar } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { usePersistence } from "@/hooks/use-persistence";
-import { CameraConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
+import { CameraConfig, FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import { ReviewSegment } from "@/types/review";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { isDesktop, isMobile, isSafari } from "react-device-detect";
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ import useSWR from "swr";
 
 type LiveDashboardViewProps = {
   cameras: CameraConfig[];
+  includeBirdseye: boolean;
   onSelectCamera: (camera: string) => void;
 };
 export default function LiveDashboardView({
   cameras,
+  includeBirdseye,
   onSelectCamera,
 }: LiveDashboardViewProps) {
+  const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
+
   // layout
 
   const [layout, setLayout] = usePersistence<"grid" | "list">(
@@ -74,6 +79,8 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
     };
   }, [visibilityListener]);
 
+  const birdseyeConfig = useMemo(() => config?.birdseye, [config]);
+
   return (
     <div className="size-full overflow-y-auto px-2">
       {isMobile && (
@@ -123,6 +130,12 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
       <div
         className={`my-4 grid ${layout == "grid" ? "grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 3xl:grid-cols-4" : ""} gap-2 md:gap-4  *:rounded-2xl *:bg-black`}
       >
+        {includeBirdseye && birdseyeConfig?.enabled && (
+          <BirdseyeLivePlayer
+            birdseyeConfig={birdseyeConfig}
+            liveMode={birdseyeConfig.restream ? "mse" : "jsmpeg"}
+          />
+        )}
         {cameras.map((camera) => {
           let grow;
           const aspectRatio = camera.detect.width / camera.detect.height;