diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/index.html b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/index.html
index c0b541d..4cfdc36 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/index.html
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/index.html
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@
             </label>
             <div class="bm-label">Decoders
               <div class="bm-decoder-checks">
+                <label class="bm-decoder-check"><input type="checkbox" id="bm-dec-aprs" value="aprs" /> APRS</label>
+                <label class="bm-decoder-check"><input type="checkbox" id="bm-dec-ais" value="ais" /> AIS</label>
                 <label class="bm-decoder-check"><input type="checkbox" id="bm-dec-ft8" value="ft8" /> FT8</label>
                 <label class="bm-decoder-check"><input type="checkbox" id="bm-dec-wspr" value="wspr" /> WSPR</label>
                 <label class="bm-decoder-check"><input type="checkbox" id="bm-dec-hf-aprs" value="hf-aprs" /> HF APRS</label>
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/background-decode.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/background-decode.js
index 752933c..5318fd1 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/background-decode.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/background-decode.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 (function () {
   "use strict";
 
-  const SUPPORTED_DECODERS = ["ft8", "wspr", "hf-aprs"];
+  const SUPPORTED_DECODERS = ["aprs", "ais", "ft8", "wspr", "hf-aprs"];
 
   let backgroundDecodeRole = null;
   let currentRigId = null;
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
       case "no_supported_decoders": return "Unsupported";
       case "disabled": return "Disabled";
       case "handled_by_scheduler": return "Scheduler";
+      case "handled_by_virtual_channel": return "VChan";
       default: return "Inactive";
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/bookmarks.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/bookmarks.js
index 358d431..cfb4148 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/bookmarks.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/bookmarks.js
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ function bmRender(list) {
 // Read decoder checkboxes and return an array of selected decoder names.
 function bmReadDecoders() {
   const decoders = [];
+  if (document.getElementById("bm-dec-aprs").checked) decoders.push("aprs");
+  if (document.getElementById("bm-dec-ais").checked) decoders.push("ais");
   if (document.getElementById("bm-dec-ft8").checked) decoders.push("ft8");
   if (document.getElementById("bm-dec-wspr").checked) decoders.push("wspr");
   if (document.getElementById("bm-dec-hf-aprs").checked) decoders.push("hf-aprs");
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ function bmReadDecoders() {
 // Set decoder checkboxes to match the given array.
 function bmWriteDecoders(decoders) {
   const list = decoders || [];
+  document.getElementById("bm-dec-aprs").checked = list.includes("aprs");
+  document.getElementById("bm-dec-ais").checked = list.includes("ais");
   document.getElementById("bm-dec-ft8").checked = list.includes("ft8");
   document.getElementById("bm-dec-wspr").checked = list.includes("wspr");
   document.getElementById("bm-dec-hf-aprs").checked = list.includes("hf-aprs");
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
index 3a952c5..02d6c4c 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
@@ -3559,7 +3559,8 @@ button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible {
 .bgd-status-state[data-state="waiting_for_spectrum"],
 .bgd-status-state[data-state="waiting_for_user"],
 .bgd-status-state[data-state="inactive"],
-.bgd-status-state[data-state="handled_by_scheduler"] {
+.bgd-status-state[data-state="handled_by_scheduler"],
+.bgd-status-state[data-state="handled_by_virtual_channel"] {
   color: var(--accent-yellow);
 }
 .bgd-status-state[data-state="missing_bookmark"],
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
index 8063012..7d6eada 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::server::bookmarks::{Bookmark, BookmarkStore};
 use crate::server::scheduler::SchedulerStatusMap;
+use crate::server::vchan::{ClientChannel, ClientChannelManager};
 
-const SUPPORTED_DECODER_KINDS: &[&str] = &["ft8", "wspr", "hf-aprs"];
+const SUPPORTED_DECODER_KINDS: &[&str] = &["aprs", "ais", "ft8", "wspr", "hf-aprs"];
 const CHANNEL_KIND_NAME: &str = "VirtualBackgroundDecodeChannel";
+const VISIBLE_CHANNEL_KIND_NAME: &str = "VirtualChannel";
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct BackgroundDecodeConfig {
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ pub struct BackgroundDecodeManager {
     bookmarks: Arc<BookmarkStore>,
     context: Arc<FrontendRuntimeContext>,
     scheduler_status: SchedulerStatusMap,
+    vchan_mgr: Arc<ClientChannelManager>,
     status: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, BackgroundDecodeStatus>>>,
     notify_tx: broadcast::Sender<()>,
 }
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
         bookmarks: Arc<BookmarkStore>,
         context: Arc<FrontendRuntimeContext>,
         scheduler_status: SchedulerStatusMap,
+        vchan_mgr: Arc<ClientChannelManager>,
     ) -> Arc<Self> {
         let (notify_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(16);
         Arc::new(Self {
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
             bookmarks,
             context,
             scheduler_status,
+            vchan_mgr,
             status: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
             notify_tx,
         })
@@ -280,6 +285,13 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
             && channel.decoder_kinds == desired.decoder_kinds
     }
 
+    fn virtual_channels_cover_bookmark(&self, rig_id: &str, bookmark: &Bookmark) -> bool {
+        self.vchan_mgr
+            .channels(rig_id)
+            .into_iter()
+            .any(|channel| channel_matches_bookmark(&channel, bookmark))
+    }
+
     fn reconcile(&self, runtime: &mut BackgroundRuntimeState, spectrum: &SharedSpectrum) {
         let active_rig_id = self.active_rig_id();
 
@@ -367,6 +379,13 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if self.virtual_channels_cover_bookmark(&rig_id, bookmark) {
+                status.state = "handled_by_virtual_channel".to_string();
+                status.channel_kind = Some(VISIBLE_CHANNEL_KIND_NAME.to_string());
+                statuses.push(status);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let (Some(center_hz), Some(half_span_hz)) = (center_hz, half_span_hz) else {
                 status.state = "waiting_for_spectrum".to_string();
                 statuses.push(status);
@@ -506,6 +525,14 @@ fn supported_decoder_kinds(decoders: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
     out
 }
 
+fn channel_matches_bookmark(channel: &ClientChannel, bookmark: &Bookmark) -> bool {
+    channel.freq_hz == bookmark.freq_hz && normalized_mode(&channel.mode) == normalized_mode(&bookmark.mode)
+}
+
+fn normalized_mode(mode: &str) -> String {
+    mode.trim().to_ascii_lowercase()
+}
+
 #[get("/background-decode/{rig_id}")]
 pub async fn get_background_decode(
     path: web::Path<String>,
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/server.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/server.rs
index d3be641..97b3c37 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/server.rs
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ async fn serve(
     let background_decode_path = BackgroundDecodeStore::default_path();
     let background_decode_store =
         Arc::new(BackgroundDecodeStore::open(&background_decode_path));
+    let vchan_mgr = Arc::new(ClientChannelManager::new(4));
     let background_decode_mgr = BackgroundDecodeManager::new(
         background_decode_store,
         bookmark_store.clone(),
         context.clone(),
         scheduler_status.clone(),
+        vchan_mgr.clone(),
     );
     background_decode_mgr.spawn();
 
-    let vchan_mgr = Arc::new(ClientChannelManager::new(4));
-
     // Wire the audio-command sender so allocate/delete/freq/mode operations on
     // virtual channels are forwarded to the audio-client task.
     if let Ok(guard) = context.vchan_audio_cmd.lock() {