diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
index 87294107f..72cd6642a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // FE-JRN-GALLERY-001 to FE-JRN-GALLERY-016
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { act } from 'react'
+import { act, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw'
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
 import { render, screen, waitFor, fireEvent } from '../../../tests/helpers/render'
@@ -73,20 +73,41 @@ const entries: JourneyEntry[] = [
   },
 ]
 
+/** Mirrors the page wiring: the gallery reports its connected providers up,
+    and the host renders one button per provider next to Upload. */
+function GalleryHarness({ gallery, onPhotoClick, onRefresh, onRegisterUpload }: {
+  gallery: GalleryPhoto[]
+  onPhotoClick: (photos: GalleryPhoto[], index: number) => void
+  onRefresh: () => void
+  onRegisterUpload?: (fn: () => void) => void
+}) {
+  const [providers, setProviders] = useState<{ id: string; name: string }[]>([])
+  const browseRef = useRef<((provider: string) => void) | null>(null)
+  return (
+    <>
+      {providers.map(p => (
+        <button type="button" key={p.id} onClick={() => browseRef.current?.(p.id)}>{p.name}</button>
+      ))}
+      <GalleryView
+        entries={entries}
+        gallery={gallery}
+        journeyId={JOURNEY_ID}
+        userId={1}
+        trips={trips}
+        onPhotoClick={onPhotoClick}
+        onRefresh={onRefresh}
+        onRegisterUpload={onRegisterUpload}
+        onRegisterProviders={(p, browse) => { setProviders(p); browseRef.current = browse }}
+      />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
 function mountGallery(gallery: GalleryPhoto[], onRegisterUpload?: (fn: () => void) => void) {
   const onPhotoClick = vi.fn()
   const onRefresh = vi.fn()
   const utils = render(
-    <GalleryView
-      entries={entries}
-      gallery={gallery}
-      journeyId={JOURNEY_ID}
-      userId={1}
-      trips={trips}
-      onPhotoClick={onPhotoClick}
-      onRefresh={onRefresh}
-      onRegisterUpload={onRegisterUpload}
-    />,
+    <GalleryHarness gallery={gallery} onPhotoClick={onPhotoClick} onRefresh={onRefresh} onRegisterUpload={onRegisterUpload} />,
   )
   return { ...utils, onPhotoClick, onRefresh }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
index 883bb442b..a5783b1ea 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react'
-import { RefreshCw, Camera, Image, X, Play } from 'lucide-react'
+import { RefreshCw, Camera, X, Play } from 'lucide-react'
 import { normalizeImageFiles } from '../../utils/convertHeic'
 import { isVideoFile } from '../../utils/videoPoster'
 import { useJourneyStore } from '../../store/journeyStore'
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ProviderPicker } from './JourneyDetailPageProviderPicker'
 import { ScrollTrigger } from './JourneyDetailPageScrollTrigger'
 import EmptyState from '../shared/EmptyState'
 
-export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhotoClick, onRefresh, onRegisterUpload }: {
+export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhotoClick, onRefresh, onRegisterUpload, onRegisterProviders }: {
   entries: JourneyEntry[]
   gallery: GalleryPhoto[]
   journeyId: number
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhot
   onPhotoClick: (photos: GalleryPhoto[], index: number) => void
   onRefresh: () => void
   onRegisterUpload?: (fn: () => void) => void
+  onRegisterProviders?: (providers: { id: string; name: string }[], browse: (provider: string) => void) => void
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const [showPicker, setShowPicker] = useState(false)
   const [pickerProvider, setPickerProvider] = useState<string | null>(null)
-  const [availableProviders, setAvailableProviders] = useState<{ id: string; name: string }[]>([])
   const [galleryProgress, setGalleryProgress] = useState<{ done: number; total: number } | null>(null)
   const galleryUploading = galleryProgress !== null
   const toast = useToast()
 
-  // check which providers are enabled AND connected for the current user
+  // check which providers are enabled AND connected for the current user, then
+  // hand them up: the page header renders the provider buttons next to Upload
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       try {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhot
             if (status.connected) connected.push({ id: p.id, name: p.name })
           } catch { }
         }
-        setAvailableProviders(connected)
+        onRegisterProviders?.(connected, browseProvider)
       } catch { }
     })()
   }, [])
@@ -126,23 +127,11 @@ export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhot
     <div>
       <input ref={galleryFileRef} type="file" accept="image/*,video/*" multiple onChange={handleGalleryUpload} className="hidden" />
 
-      {/* Header */}
+      {/* Header — the provider buttons live in the page header next to Upload */}
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4 flex-wrap gap-2">
         <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.07em]" style={{ background: 'var(--vg-surf2)', color: 'var(--vg-ink3)' }}>
           <Camera size={11} /> {allPhotos.length} {t('journey.detail.photos')}
         </span>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          {availableProviders.map(p => (
-            <button type="button"
-              key={p.id}
-              onClick={() => browseProvider(p.id)}
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg border border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-700 text-[11px] font-medium text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400 hover:bg-zinc-50 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800"
-            >
-              <Image size={12} />
-              {p.name}
-            </button>
-          ))}
-        </div>
       </div>
 
       {allPhotos.length === 0 ? (
diff --git a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
index 14a0d1a0c..6c63a28f2 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/JourneyDetailPage.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import EmptyState from '../components/shared/EmptyState'
 import { Outlet } from 'react-router'
 import {
   ArrowLeft, MoreHorizontal, List, Grid, MapPin,
-  Plus, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, Eye, EyeOff, BookOpen,
+  Plus, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, Eye, EyeOff, BookOpen, Image,
 } from 'lucide-react'
 import MobileMapTimeline from '../components/Journey/MobileMapTimeline'
 import MobileEntryView from '../components/Journey/MobileEntryView'
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function JourneyDetailPageDesktop() {
     showInvite, setShowInvite, showAddTrip, setShowAddTrip,
     unlinkTrip, setUnlinkTrip, showSettings, setShowSettings,
     hideSkeletons, setHideSkeletons,
-    mapRef, fullMapRef, galleryUploadRef, activeLocationId, handleMarkerClick, handleLocationClick,
+    mapRef, fullMapRef, galleryUploadRef, galleryProviders, setGalleryProviders, galleryBrowseRef,
+    activeLocationId, handleMarkerClick, handleLocationClick,
     mapEntries, sidebarMapItems, tripDates, isMobile, tracks,
     feedEdge, scrollFeedTo,
     loadJourney, updateEntry, deleteEntry, reorderEntries, uploadPhotos, deletePhoto,
@@ -346,14 +347,27 @@ function JourneyDetailPageDesktop() {
                   </button>
                 )}
                 {canEditEntries && view === 'gallery' && (
-                  <button type="button"
-                    onClick={() => galleryUploadRef.current?.()}
-                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 h-9 px-4 rounded-full text-[13px] font-semibold transition-transform hover:-translate-y-0.5"
-                    style={{ background: 'var(--vg-ink)', color: 'var(--vg-bg)' }}
-                  >
-                    <Plus size={16} strokeWidth={2.4} />
-                    {t('common.upload')}
-                  </button>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    {galleryProviders.map(p => (
+                      <button type="button"
+                        key={p.id}
+                        onClick={() => galleryBrowseRef.current?.(p.id)}
+                        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 h-9 px-4 rounded-full text-[13px] font-semibold transition-transform hover:-translate-y-0.5"
+                        style={{ background: 'var(--vg-ink)', color: 'var(--vg-bg)' }}
+                      >
+                        <Image size={16} strokeWidth={2.4} />
+                        {p.name}
+                      </button>
+                    ))}
+                    <button type="button"
+                      onClick={() => galleryUploadRef.current?.()}
+                      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 h-9 px-4 rounded-full text-[13px] font-semibold transition-transform hover:-translate-y-0.5"
+                      style={{ background: 'var(--vg-ink)', color: 'var(--vg-bg)' }}
+                    >
+                      <Plus size={16} strokeWidth={2.4} />
+                      {t('common.upload')}
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
                 )}
               </div>
 
@@ -452,6 +466,7 @@ function JourneyDetailPageDesktop() {
               >
                 <GalleryView
                   onRegisterUpload={(fn) => { galleryUploadRef.current = fn }}
+                  onRegisterProviders={(providers, browse) => { setGalleryProviders(providers); galleryBrowseRef.current = browse }}
                   entries={current.entries}
                   gallery={current.gallery || []}
                   journeyId={current.id}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/journeyDetail/useJourneyDetail.ts b/client/src/pages/journeyDetail/useJourneyDetail.ts
index a41d0f6c4..0efa6bf48 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/journeyDetail/useJourneyDetail.ts
+++ b/client/src/pages/journeyDetail/useJourneyDetail.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export function useJourneyDetail() {
   const fullMapRef = useRef<JourneyMapHandle>(null)
   /** The gallery hands its file picker up here, so the hero button can open it. */
   const galleryUploadRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null)
+  /** Same deal for photo providers: the gallery probes which ones are
+      connected and reports them up, so the header can render an Immich/
+      Synology button next to Upload. */
+  const [galleryProviders, setGalleryProviders] = useState<{ id: string; name: string }[]>([])
+  const galleryBrowseRef = useRef<((provider: string) => void) | null>(null)
   const [activeLocationId, setActiveLocationId] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   const isMobile = useIsMobile()
@@ -384,7 +389,8 @@ export function useJourneyDetail() {
     showInvite, setShowInvite, showAddTrip, setShowAddTrip,
     unlinkTrip, setUnlinkTrip, showSettings, setShowSettings,
     hideSkeletons, setHideSkeletons,
-    mapRef, fullMapRef, galleryUploadRef, activeLocationId, handleMarkerClick, handleLocationClick,
+    mapRef, fullMapRef, galleryUploadRef, galleryProviders, setGalleryProviders, galleryBrowseRef,
+    activeLocationId, handleMarkerClick, handleLocationClick,
     mapEntries, sidebarMapItems, tripDates, isMobile, tracks,
     feedEdge, scrollFeedTo,
     loadJourney, updateEntry, deleteEntry, reorderEntries, uploadPhotos, deletePhoto,