diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
index bc5f105fe..a4c221957 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
@@ -305,10 +305,26 @@ export default defineComponent({
       try {
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
+        // remove once IV returns 404 for non-existent playlists
         if (response.status === 500) {
           return []
         }
 
+        if (response.status === 404) {
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/feed/channel/${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
+          return []
+        }
+
         return await parseYouTubeRSSFeed(await response.text(), channel.id)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(error)
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
index 793734a9a..f2e39c508 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
@@ -199,10 +199,26 @@ export default defineComponent({
       try {
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
+        // remove once IV returns 404 for non-existent playlists
         if (response.status === 500) {
           return []
         }
 
+        if (response.status === 404) {
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/feed/channel/${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
+          return []
+        }
+
         return await parseYouTubeRSSFeed(await response.text(), channel.id)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(error)
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
index a535a30dc..c3a938a20 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
@@ -302,8 +302,23 @@ export default defineComponent({
       try {
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
+        // remove once IV returns 404 for non-existent playlists
         if (response.status === 500) {
-          this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          return []
+        }
+
+        if (response.status === 404) {
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`${this.currentInvidiousInstance}/feed/channel/${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
           return []
         }