diff --git a/lib/models/settings.dart b/lib/models/settings.dart
index dc27dcb7..df26f0b3 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ part 'settings.g.dart';
 class AppSettings {
   static const String homeFeedProviderOff = '__off__';
   static const String libraryQualityLabelBitrate = 'bitrate';
+  static const String libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly = 'bit_depth_only';
   static const String libraryQualityLabelBitDepth = 'bit_depth';
   static const String libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate = 'bit_depth_bitrate';
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ class AppSettings {
   /// 'last' (keep last used), 'all', 'albums', 'singles', or 'playlists'.
   final String defaultLibraryView;
 
-  /// Library badge text: measured bitrate, bit depth/sample rate, or the
-  /// combined bit depth/bitrate label.
+  /// Library badge text: measured bitrate, bit depth, bit depth/sample rate,
+  /// or the combined bit depth/bitrate label.
   final String libraryQualityLabelMode;
   final bool askQualityBeforeDownload;
   final bool enableLogging;
diff --git a/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart b/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
index 7d78c54c..90c9cae3 100644
--- a/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ class SettingsNotifier extends Notifier<AppSettings> {
 
   String _normalizeLibraryQualityLabelMode(String value) {
     return switch (value) {
+      AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly =>
+        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
       AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth =>
         AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth,
       AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate =>
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/library_settings_page.dart b/lib/screens/settings/library_settings_page.dart
index 0610ab94..b91a2f87 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/library_settings_page.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/library_settings_page.dart
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ class _LibrarySettingsPageState extends ConsumerState<LibrarySettingsPage> {
   }
 
   String _getQualityLabelModeLabel(BuildContext context, String mode) {
+    if (mode == AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly) {
+      return context.l10n.audioAnalysisBitDepth;
+    }
     if (mode == AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth) {
       return '${context.l10n.audioAnalysisBitDepth} & '
           '${context.l10n.audioAnalysisSampleRate}';
@@ -454,6 +457,11 @@ class _LibrarySettingsPageState extends ConsumerState<LibrarySettingsPage> {
         Icons.speed_rounded,
         context.l10n.trackConvertBitrate,
       ),
+      (
+        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
+        Icons.tune_rounded,
+        context.l10n.audioAnalysisBitDepth,
+      ),
       (
         AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth,
         Icons.graphic_eq_rounded,
diff --git a/lib/utils/audio_quality_badge_policy.dart b/lib/utils/audio_quality_badge_policy.dart
index 86228c48..c7380280 100644
--- a/lib/utils/audio_quality_badge_policy.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/audio_quality_badge_policy.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ final RegExp _bitDepthQualityPattern = RegExp(
 
 String normalizeLibraryQualityLabelMode(String? mode) {
   return switch (mode) {
+    AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly =>
+      AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
     AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth =>
       AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth,
     AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate =>
@@ -32,9 +34,13 @@ String? buildLibraryAudioQualityLabel({
 }) {
   final stored = normalizeOptionalString(storedQuality);
   final storedBitrate = _bitrateFromStoredQuality(stored);
+  final storedBitDepth = _bitDepthFromStoredQuality(stored);
   final effectiveBitrate = bitrateKbps != null && bitrateKbps > 0
       ? bitrateKbps
       : storedBitrate;
+  final effectiveBitDepth = bitDepth != null && bitDepth > 0
+      ? bitDepth
+      : storedBitDepth;
   final bitrateLabel = effectiveBitrate != null
       ? buildDisplayAudioQuality(bitrateKbps: effectiveBitrate, format: format)
       : null;
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ String? buildLibraryAudioQualityLabel({
       bitDepth != null && bitDepth > 0 && sampleRate != null && sampleRate > 0
       ? buildDisplayAudioQuality(bitDepth: bitDepth, sampleRate: sampleRate)
       : null;
+  final bitDepthOnlyLabel = effectiveBitDepth != null
+      ? '$effectiveBitDepth-bit'
+      : null;
   final normalizedMode = normalizeLibraryQualityLabelMode(mode);
 
   if (isLossyAudioFormat(format)) {
@@ -49,11 +58,13 @@ String? buildLibraryAudioQualityLabel({
   }
 
   return switch (normalizedMode) {
+    AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly =>
+      bitDepthOnlyLabel ?? bitrateLabel ?? stored,
     AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepth =>
       bitDepthLabel ?? bitrateLabel ?? stored,
     AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate =>
       _buildBitDepthBitrateLabel(
-            bitDepth: bitDepth,
+            bitDepth: effectiveBitDepth,
             bitrateKbps: effectiveBitrate,
           ) ??
           bitrateLabel ??
@@ -77,6 +88,15 @@ int? _bitrateFromStoredQuality(String? quality) {
   return unit == 'mbps' ? (value * 1000).round() : value.round();
 }
 
+int? _bitDepthFromStoredQuality(String? quality) {
+  final match = RegExp(
+    r'\b(\d{1,3})(?:\s*[- ]?\s*bit\b|(?=/))',
+    caseSensitive: false,
+  ).firstMatch(quality ?? '');
+  final value = int.tryParse(match?.group(1) ?? '');
+  return value != null && value > 0 ? value : null;
+}
+
 String? _buildBitDepthBitrateLabel({int? bitDepth, int? bitrateKbps}) {
   if (bitDepth == null ||
       bitDepth <= 0 ||
diff --git a/test/audio_quality_badge_policy_test.dart b/test/audio_quality_badge_policy_test.dart
index b64d1040..0f0c59c5 100644
--- a/test/audio_quality_badge_policy_test.dart
+++ b/test/audio_quality_badge_policy_test.dart
@@ -46,6 +46,33 @@ void main() {
         ),
         AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate,
       );
+      expect(
+        normalizeLibraryQualityLabelMode(
+          AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
+        ),
+        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('shows only bit depth when requested', () {
+      expect(
+        buildLibraryAudioQualityLabel(
+          mode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
+          format: 'flac',
+          bitrateKbps: 1411,
+          bitDepth: 16,
+          sampleRate: 44100,
+        ),
+        '16-bit',
+      );
+      expect(
+        buildLibraryAudioQualityLabel(
+          mode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
+          format: 'flac',
+          storedQuality: '24-bit/96kHz',
+        ),
+        '24-bit',
+      );
     });
 
     test('restores legacy bit depth and sample rate labels', () {
diff --git a/test/models_and_utils_test.dart b/test/models_and_utils_test.dart
index 72733495..b8750486 100644
--- a/test/models_and_utils_test.dart
+++ b/test/models_and_utils_test.dart
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void main() {
         lyricsAppleElrcWordSync: true,
         deduplicateDownloads: false,
         allowQualityVariants: true,
-        libraryQualityLabelMode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate,
+        libraryQualityLabelMode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
         clearDownloadFallbackExtensionIds: true,
         clearSearchProvider: true,
         clearHomeFeedProvider: true,
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ void main() {
       expect(updated.allowQualityVariants, isTrue);
       expect(
         updated.libraryQualityLabelMode,
-        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate,
+        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
       );
       expect(updated.downloadFallbackExtensionIds, isNull);
       expect(updated.searchProvider, isNull);
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void main() {
         autoConvertDownloads: true,
         autoConvertFormat: 'opus',
         autoConvertBitrate: '192k',
-        libraryQualityLabelMode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate,
+        libraryQualityLabelMode: AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
       );
 
       final decoded = AppSettings.fromJson(settings.toJson());
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ void main() {
       expect(decoded.lastSeenVersion, '4.5.0');
       expect(
         decoded.libraryQualityLabelMode,
-        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthBitrate,
+        AppSettings.libraryQualityLabelBitDepthOnly,
       );
       expect(decoded.deduplicateDownloads, isFalse);
       expect(decoded.allowQualityVariants, isTrue);