diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 43ea8551..d87aefdd 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ const configOptions = new Map([
       default: false,
       desc: 'Bypass initial account selection on startup'
     }
+  ],
+  [
+    'enableReturnYouTubeDislike',
+    {
+      default: true,
+      desc: 'Show dislike counts (Return YouTube Dislike)'
+    }
   ]
 ]);
 
diff --git a/src/return-dislikes.css b/src/return-dislikes.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fc8ab0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/return-dislikes.css
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.ytaf-ryd-badge {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 3.5rem;
+  right: 2.5rem;
+  z-index: 9998;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
+  background-color: rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.85);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 1.2rem;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  font-family: 'Roboto', 'Arial', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+  transition:
+    opacity 0.3s ease,
+    transform 0.3s ease;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.ytaf-ryd-badge-hidden {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(-10px);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.ytaf-ryd-dislike-icon {
+  color: #ff5555;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.ytaf-ryd-ratio {
+  color: #aaaaaa;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  margin-left: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+/* Hide dislike text next to icon by default */
+[idomkey='dislike-button']:not(:focus):not(:hover) .ytaf-ryd-native-label {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+/* Show native label cleanly on focus or hover */
+[idomkey='dislike-button']:focus .ytaf-ryd-native-label,
+[idomkey='dislike-button']:hover .ytaf-ryd-native-label,
+[idomkey='dislike-button'] .focused .ytaf-ryd-native-label {
+  display: inline-block !important;
+  font-weight: 500 !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/return-dislikes.ts b/src/return-dislikes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09c60109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/return-dislikes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+import { configAddChangeListener, configRead } from './config.js';
+import { getPlayerManager, PlayerMode } from './player_api';
+import type { EventMapOf, PlayerManager, VideoID } from './player_api';
+import './return-dislikes.css';
+import { showNotification } from './ui.js';
+
+interface RYDData {
+  id: string;
+  likes: number;
+  dislikes: number;
+  rating: number;
+  viewCount: number;
+  deleted: boolean;
+}
+
+const RYD_API = 'https://returnyoutubedislikeapi.com/votes?videoId=';
+const cache = new Map<string, RYDData>();
+
+let badgeElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
+let currentVideoID: VideoID | null = null;
+let currentDislikeText: string | null = null;
+let observer: MutationObserver | null = null;
+
+function isEnabled(): boolean {
+  return configRead('enableReturnYouTubeDislike');
+}
+
+function formatCount(num: number): string {
+  if (typeof num !== 'number' || isNaN(num)) return '0';
+  if (num >= 1_000_000_000) {
+    return (num / 1_000_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '') + 'B';
+  }
+  if (num >= 1_000_000) {
+    return (num / 1_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '') + 'M';
+  }
+  if (num >= 1_000) {
+    return (num / 1_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '') + 'K';
+  }
+  return num.toLocaleString();
+}
+
+function calculateRatio(likes: number, dislikes: number): string {
+  const total = likes + dislikes;
+  if (total === 0) return '100%';
+  const percentage = Math.round((likes / total) * 100);
+  return `${percentage}%`;
+}
+
+function getOrCreateBadge(): HTMLElement {
+  if (!badgeElement) {
+    badgeElement = document.createElement('div');
+    badgeElement.className = 'ytaf-ryd-badge ytaf-ryd-badge-hidden';
+    document.body.appendChild(badgeElement);
+  }
+  return badgeElement;
+}
+
+function updateBadge(data: RYDData | null) {
+  const badge = getOrCreateBadge();
+
+  if (!data || !isEnabled()) {
+    badge.classList.add('ytaf-ryd-badge-hidden');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const dislikeText = formatCount(data.dislikes);
+  const ratioText = calculateRatio(data.likes, data.dislikes);
+
+  badge.innerHTML = `<span class="ytaf-ryd-dislike-icon">👎</span> <span>${dislikeText}</span> <span class="ytaf-ryd-ratio">(${ratioText})</span>`;
+  badge.classList.remove('ytaf-ryd-badge-hidden');
+}
+
+function injectDislikeToPlayerControls(dislikeText: string | null) {
+  if (!isEnabled() || !dislikeText) {
+    const customLabels = document.querySelectorAll(
+      '.ytaf-ryd-sublabel, .ytaf-ryd-count-text, .ytaf-ryd-native-label'
+    );
+    customLabels.forEach((el) => el.remove());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const dislikeBtn = document.querySelector(
+    '[idomkey="dislike-button"]'
+  ) as HTMLElement | null;
+
+  if (!dislikeBtn) return;
+
+  // Remove any legacy custom elements from prior builds
+  const oldSublabel = dislikeBtn.querySelector('.ytaf-ryd-sublabel');
+  if (oldSublabel) oldSublabel.remove();
+  const oldInlineText = dislikeBtn.querySelector('.ytaf-ryd-count-text');
+  if (oldInlineText) oldInlineText.remove();
+
+  const container =
+    dislikeBtn.querySelector('yt-button-container') || dislikeBtn;
+
+  // Look for YouTube's native text element inside dislike button or create one with native classes
+  let formattedString = dislikeBtn.querySelector(
+    'yt-formatted-string'
+  ) as HTMLElement | null;
+
+  if (formattedString) {
+    if (formattedString.textContent !== dislikeText) {
+      formattedString.textContent = dislikeText;
+    }
+  } else {
+    formattedString = document.createElement('yt-formatted-string');
+    formattedString.className = 'XGffTd OqGroe ytaf-ryd-native-label';
+    formattedString.setAttribute('dir', 'auto');
+    formattedString.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+    formattedString.textContent = dislikeText;
+    container.appendChild(formattedString);
+  }
+}
+
+function setupMutationObserver() {
+  if (observer) return;
+
+  observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+    if (currentDislikeText && isEnabled()) {
+      injectDislikeToPlayerControls(currentDislikeText);
+    }
+  });
+
+  observer.observe(document.body, {
+    childList: true,
+    subtree: true
+  });
+}
+
+async function fetchDislikes(videoID: string): Promise<RYDData | null> {
+  if (cache.has(videoID)) {
+    return cache.get(videoID) || null;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${RYD_API}${encodeURIComponent(videoID)}`);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.warn('[return-dislikes] API response not ok:', response.status);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const data: RYDData = await response.json();
+    cache.set(videoID, data);
+    return data;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('[return-dislikes] Failed to fetch dislikes:', err);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function processVideo(videoID: VideoID) {
+  if (!isEnabled() || !videoID) {
+    currentDislikeText = null;
+    updateBadge(null);
+    injectDislikeToPlayerControls(null);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  currentVideoID = videoID;
+  const data = await fetchDislikes(videoID);
+
+  if (currentVideoID !== videoID) return; // Video changed while fetching
+
+  if (data) {
+    const dislikeText = formatCount(data.dislikes);
+    const ratioText = calculateRatio(data.likes, data.dislikes);
+
+    currentDislikeText = dislikeText;
+    updateBadge(data);
+    injectDislikeToPlayerControls(dislikeText);
+    showNotification(`👎 ${dislikeText} dislikes (${ratioText} rating)`, 3500);
+  } else {
+    currentDislikeText = null;
+    updateBadge(null);
+    injectDislikeToPlayerControls(null);
+  }
+}
+
+function getVideoIDFromHash(): string | null {
+  try {
+    const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
+    if (!hash) return null;
+    const url = new URL(hash, window.location.href);
+    if (url.pathname === '/watch') {
+      return url.searchParams.get('v');
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Ignore invalid hash formats
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// Initialize Return YouTube Dislike event listeners
+async function init() {
+  setupMutationObserver();
+
+  const manager = await getPlayerManager();
+
+  type EventMap = EventMapOf<PlayerManager>;
+
+  manager.addEventListener('newVideo', (evt: EventMap['newVideo']) => {
+    const videoID = evt.detail;
+    if (manager.playerMode === PlayerMode.PREVIEW) return;
+    if (videoID) {
+      processVideo(videoID);
+    }
+  });
+
+  window.addEventListener('hashchange', () => {
+    const videoID = getVideoIDFromHash();
+    if (videoID && videoID !== currentVideoID) {
+      processVideo(videoID);
+    } else if (!videoID) {
+      currentDislikeText = null;
+      updateBadge(null);
+      injectDislikeToPlayerControls(null);
+    }
+  });
+
+  configAddChangeListener('enableReturnYouTubeDislike', (evt) => {
+    const enabled = (evt as CustomEvent).detail.newValue;
+    if (!enabled) {
+      currentDislikeText = null;
+      updateBadge(null);
+      injectDislikeToPlayerControls(null);
+    } else if (currentVideoID) {
+      processVideo(currentVideoID);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Initial check
+  const initialID = manager.currentVideoID || getVideoIDFromHash();
+  if (initialID) {
+    processVideo(initialID);
+  }
+}
+
+init();
diff --git a/src/ui.css b/src/ui.css
index b90ea08c..f1b63e04 100644
--- a/src/ui.css
+++ b/src/ui.css
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .ytaf-ui-container {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 10%;
+  top: 5%;
   left: 10%;
   right: 10%;
-  bottom: 10%;
+  bottom: 5%;
 
   background: rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.9);
   backdrop-filter: blur(23px);
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   border: 0.1rem solid rgb(52 52 52);
   border-radius: 20px;
   padding: 1em;
-  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
   z-index: 1000;
 }
 
@@ -22,18 +22,22 @@
 
 .ytaf-ui-container h1 {
   margin: 0;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
   text-align: center;
 }
 
 .ytaf-ui-container input[type='checkbox'] {
-  width: 1.5rem;
-  height: 1.3rem;
+  width: 1.4rem;
+  height: 1.2rem;
 }
 
 .ytaf-ui-container label {
   display: block;
-  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+.ytaf-ui-container blockquote {
+  margin: 0.4em 0 0.4em 2em;
 }
 
 .ytaf-notification-container {
diff --git a/src/ui.js b/src/ui.js
index c7c34b1a..7c2b102f 100644
--- a/src/ui.js
+++ b/src/ui.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ function createOptionsPanel() {
   elmContainer.appendChild(createConfigCheckbox('forceHighResVideo'));
   elmContainer.appendChild(createConfigCheckbox('removeEndscreen'));
   elmContainer.appendChild(createConfigCheckbox('autoAccountSelect'));
+  elmContainer.appendChild(createConfigCheckbox('enableReturnYouTubeDislike'));
   elmContainer.appendChild(createConfigCheckbox('enableSponsorBlock'));
 
   const elmBlock = document.createElement('blockquote');
diff --git a/src/userScript.ts b/src/userScript.ts
index 1edea6b7..2a67d99d 100644
--- a/src/userScript.ts
+++ b/src/userScript.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ import './remove-endscreen';
 import './hooks';
 import './block-webos-cast';
 import './auto-account-select';
+import './return-dislikes';