diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 5b5954c..f0cf377 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ jobs:
 
           # Replace image placeholders in yaml files
           sed -i "s|\${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/video-backend:latest|${SWR_IMAGE}/video-backend:latest|g" k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
+          sed -i "s|\${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/video-backend:latest|${SWR_IMAGE}/video-backend:latest|g" k8s/celery-deployment.yaml
           sed -i "s|\${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/video-web:latest|${SWR_IMAGE}/video-web:latest|g" k8s/web-deployment.yaml
 
           # Copy k8s manifests to server
-          scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no k8s/backend-deployment.yaml k8s/web-deployment.yaml k8s/ingress.yaml root@${{ secrets.K3S_HOST }}:/tmp/
+          scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no k8s/backend-deployment.yaml k8s/web-deployment.yaml k8s/ingress.yaml k8s/redis-deployment.yaml k8s/celery-deployment.yaml root@${{ secrets.K3S_HOST }}:/tmp/
 
           # Create/update secrets and apply manifests on server
           set -o pipefail
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ jobs:
               --from-literal=ALIYUN_SMS_ACCESS_SECRET='${{ secrets.ALIYUN_SMS_ACCESS_SECRET }}' \
               --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 
+            kubectl apply -f /tmp/redis-deployment.yaml
             kubectl apply -f /tmp/backend-deployment.yaml
+            kubectl apply -f /tmp/celery-deployment.yaml
             kubectl apply -f /tmp/web-deployment.yaml
             kubectl apply -f /tmp/ingress.yaml
 
@@ -91,9 +94,10 @@ jobs:
             kubectl patch svc traefik -n kube-system -p '{"spec":{"externalTrafficPolicy":"Local"}}' 2>/dev/null || true
 
             kubectl rollout restart deployment/video-backend
+            kubectl rollout restart deployment/celery-worker
             kubectl rollout restart deployment/video-web
 
-            rm -f /tmp/backend-deployment.yaml /tmp/web-deployment.yaml /tmp/ingress.yaml
+            rm -f /tmp/backend-deployment.yaml /tmp/web-deployment.yaml /tmp/ingress.yaml /tmp/redis-deployment.yaml /tmp/celery-deployment.yaml
           ENDSSH
 
       # ===== Log Center: failure reporting =====
diff --git a/backend/apps/generation/management/__init__.py b/backend/apps/generation/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/apps/generation/management/commands/__init__.py b/backend/apps/generation/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/apps/generation/management/commands/poll_stuck_tasks.py b/backend/apps/generation/management/commands/poll_stuck_tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7bb9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/apps/generation/management/commands/poll_stuck_tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""Management command to poll stuck tasks and update their status.
+
+This is a fallback for when Celery workers miss tasks or aren't running.
+Run via cron or K8s CronJob: python manage.py poll_stuck_tasks
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+from apps.generation.models import GenerationRecord
+from utils.airdrama_client import query_task, map_status, extract_video_url, ERROR_MESSAGES
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Poll Volcano API for stuck queued/processing tasks and update their status.'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        stuck = GenerationRecord.objects.filter(status__in=['queued', 'processing'])
+        count = stuck.count()
+
+        if count == 0:
+            self.stdout.write('No stuck tasks found.')
+            return
+
+        self.stdout.write(f'Found {count} stuck task(s), polling...')
+
+        resolved = 0
+        for record in stuck:
+            ark_task_id = record.ark_task_id
+
+            # No ark_task_id means API submission failed — mark as failed
+            if not ark_task_id:
+                record.status = 'failed'
+                record.error_message = '任务提交失败（系统清理）'
+                record.completed_at = timezone.now()
+                record.save(update_fields=['status', 'error_message', 'completed_at'])
+                from apps.generation.views import _release_freeze
+                _release_freeze(record)
+                resolved += 1
+                self.stdout.write(f'  [{record.id}] no ark_task_id -> marked failed')
+                continue
+
+            # Poll Volcano API
+            try:
+                ark_resp = query_task(ark_task_id)
+                new_status = map_status(ark_resp.get('status', ''))
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.stdout.write(f'  [{record.id}] ark={ark_task_id} API error: {e}')
+                continue
+
+            if new_status in ('queued', 'processing'):
+                self.stdout.write(f'  [{record.id}] ark={ark_task_id} still {new_status}')
+                continue
+
+            # Terminal state — process
+            record.status = new_status
+            returned_seed = ark_resp.get('seed')
+            if returned_seed is not None:
+                record.seed = returned_seed
+
+            if new_status == 'completed':
+                video_url = extract_video_url(ark_resp)
+                if video_url:
+                    try:
+                        from utils.tos_client import upload_from_url
+                        record.result_url = upload_from_url(video_url, folder='results')
+                    except Exception:
+                        logger.exception('Failed to persist video to TOS')
+                        record.result_url = video_url
+
+                usage = ark_resp.get('usage', {})
+                total_tokens = usage.get('total_tokens', 0) if isinstance(usage, dict) else 0
+                if total_tokens > 0:
+                    from apps.generation.views import _settle_payment
+                    _settle_payment(record, total_tokens)
+                else:
+                    from apps.generation.views import _release_freeze
+                    _release_freeze(record)
+
+            elif new_status == 'failed':
+                error = ark_resp.get('error', {})
+                code = error.get('code', '') if isinstance(error, dict) else ''
+                raw_msg = error.get('message', '') if isinstance(error, dict) else str(error)
+                record.error_message = ERROR_MESSAGES.get(code, raw_msg)
+                record.raw_error = f'{code}: {raw_msg}' if code else raw_msg
+
+                usage = ark_resp.get('usage', {})
+                total_tokens = usage.get('total_tokens', 0) if isinstance(usage, dict) else 0
+                if total_tokens > 0:
+                    from apps.generation.views import _settle_payment
+                    _settle_payment(record, total_tokens)
+                else:
+                    from apps.generation.views import _release_freeze
+                    _release_freeze(record)
+
+            record.completed_at = timezone.now()
+            record.save(update_fields=[
+                'status', 'result_url', 'error_message', 'raw_error',
+                'seed', 'completed_at',
+            ])
+            resolved += 1
+            self.stdout.write(f'  [{record.id}] ark={ark_task_id} -> {new_status}')
+
+        self.stdout.write(f'Done. Resolved {resolved}/{count} tasks.')
diff --git a/backend/apps/generation/tasks.py b/backend/apps/generation/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe6cc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/apps/generation/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+"""Celery tasks for async video generation polling."""
+
+import logging
+import time
+
+from celery import shared_task
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# 渐进式轮询间隔
+# 前 2 分钟：每 5 秒    (24 次)
+# 2-10 分钟：每 15 秒   (32 次)
+# 10 分钟后：每 30 秒   (无限)
+POLL_SCHEDULE = [
+    (120, 5),     # 0-120s: every 5s
+    (600, 15),    # 120-600s: every 15s
+    (None, 30),   # 600s+: every 30s
+]
+
+
+@shared_task(bind=True, max_retries=0, ignore_result=True)
+def poll_video_task(self, record_id):
+    """Poll Volcano API for a video generation task until it reaches a terminal state.
+
+    This is the server-side counterpart to the frontend polling.
+    It runs independently of the browser — even if the user closes the page,
+    this task keeps polling until Volcano returns completed or failed.
+    """
+    from django.utils import timezone
+    from apps.generation.models import GenerationRecord
+    from utils.airdrama_client import query_task, map_status, extract_video_url, ERROR_MESSAGES
+
+    try:
+        record = GenerationRecord.objects.get(pk=record_id)
+    except GenerationRecord.DoesNotExist:
+        logger.warning('poll_video_task: record %s not found', record_id)
+        return
+
+    ark_task_id = record.ark_task_id
+    if not ark_task_id:
+        logger.warning('poll_video_task: record %s has no ark_task_id', record_id)
+        return
+
+    if record.status not in ('queued', 'processing'):
+        logger.info('poll_video_task: record %s already in terminal state: %s', record_id, record.status)
+        return
+
+    elapsed = 0
+    logger.info('poll_video_task: start polling record=%s ark=%s', record_id, ark_task_id)
+
+    while True:
+        # 计算当前间隔
+        interval = POLL_SCHEDULE[-1][1]  # default to last
+        for threshold, iv in POLL_SCHEDULE:
+            if threshold is None or elapsed < threshold:
+                interval = iv
+                break
+
+        time.sleep(interval)
+        elapsed += interval
+
+        # Re-fetch record to check if frontend already updated it
+        try:
+            record.refresh_from_db()
+        except GenerationRecord.DoesNotExist:
+            logger.info('poll_video_task: record %s deleted during polling', record_id)
+            return
+
+        if record.status not in ('queued', 'processing'):
+            logger.info('poll_video_task: record %s resolved by frontend: %s', record_id, record.status)
+            return
+
+        # Poll Volcano API
+        try:
+            ark_resp = query_task(ark_task_id)
+            new_status = map_status(ark_resp.get('status', ''))
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception('poll_video_task: API query failed for %s, will retry', ark_task_id)
+            continue  # retry on next interval
+
+        if new_status in ('queued', 'processing'):
+            # Still running, update status and continue
+            if record.status != new_status:
+                record.status = new_status
+                record.save(update_fields=['status'])
+            continue
+
+        # Terminal state reached — process result
+        record.status = new_status
+
+        # Save seed
+        returned_seed = ark_resp.get('seed')
+        if returned_seed is not None:
+            record.seed = returned_seed
+
+        if new_status == 'completed':
+            _handle_completed(record, ark_resp)
+        elif new_status == 'failed':
+            _handle_failed(record, ark_resp)
+
+        record.completed_at = timezone.now()
+        record.save(update_fields=[
+            'status', 'result_url', 'error_message', 'raw_error',
+            'seed', 'completed_at',
+        ])
+
+        logger.info(
+            'poll_video_task: record=%s ark=%s final_status=%s elapsed=%ds',
+            record_id, ark_task_id, new_status, elapsed,
+        )
+        return
+
+
+def _handle_completed(record, ark_resp):
+    """Process a completed task: persist video to TOS and settle payment."""
+    from utils.airdrama_client import extract_video_url
+
+    video_url = extract_video_url(ark_resp)
+    if video_url:
+        try:
+            from utils.tos_client import upload_from_url
+            record.result_url = upload_from_url(video_url, folder='results')
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception('poll_video_task: failed to persist video to TOS')
+            record.result_url = video_url
+
+    # 结算：按实际 tokens 扣费
+    usage = ark_resp.get('usage', {})
+    total_tokens = usage.get('total_tokens', 0) if isinstance(usage, dict) else 0
+    if total_tokens > 0:
+        from apps.generation.views import _settle_payment
+        _settle_payment(record, total_tokens)
+    else:
+        from apps.generation.views import _release_freeze
+        _release_freeze(record)
+
+
+def _handle_failed(record, ark_resp):
+    """Process a failed task: record error and release frozen amount."""
+    from utils.airdrama_client import ERROR_MESSAGES
+
+    error = ark_resp.get('error', {})
+    code = error.get('code', '') if isinstance(error, dict) else ''
+    raw_msg = error.get('message', '') if isinstance(error, dict) else str(error)
+    record.error_message = ERROR_MESSAGES.get(code, raw_msg)
+    record.raw_error = f'{code}: {raw_msg}' if code else raw_msg
+
+    usage = ark_resp.get('usage', {})
+    total_tokens = usage.get('total_tokens', 0) if isinstance(usage, dict) else 0
+    if total_tokens > 0:
+        from apps.generation.views import _settle_payment
+        _settle_payment(record, total_tokens)
+    else:
+        from apps.generation.views import _release_freeze
+        _release_freeze(record)
diff --git a/backend/apps/generation/views.py b/backend/apps/generation/views.py
index ca9b259..51d2b16 100644
--- a/backend/apps/generation/views.py
+++ b/backend/apps/generation/views.py
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ def video_generate_view(request):
             record.ark_task_id = ark_task_id
             record.status = 'processing'
             record.save(update_fields=['ark_task_id', 'status'])
+            # 触发后端异步轮询（连不上 Redis 时静默降级，前端轮询兜底）
+            try:
+                from apps.generation.tasks import poll_video_task
+                poll_video_task.delay(record.id)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug('Celery not available, falling back to frontend polling')
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception('AirDrama API create task failed')
             record.status = 'failed'
diff --git a/backend/config/__init__.py b/backend/config/__init__.py
index 0183ce0..8de938a 100644
--- a/backend/config/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/config/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ try:
     pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()
 except ImportError:
     pass  # Docker uses mysqlclient natively
+
+# Celery app — import so that @shared_task uses this app
+try:
+    from .celery import app as celery_app
+    __all__ = ('celery_app',)
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # celery not installed (local dev without redis)
diff --git a/backend/config/celery.py b/backend/config/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b06cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Celery configuration for AirDrama backend."""
+
+import os
+from celery import Celery
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'config.settings')
+
+app = Celery('airdrama')
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
+app.autodiscover_tasks(['apps.generation'])
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index adc8b0f..4a72c89 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
 
 CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = [o for o in CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS if o.startswith('https://')]
 
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Celery (async task queue)
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+CELERY_BROKER_URL = os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0')
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = CELERY_BROKER_URL
+CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
+CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
+CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'
+CELERY_TIMEZONE = 'Asia/Shanghai'
+
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'zh-hans'
 TIME_ZONE = 'Asia/Shanghai'
 USE_I18N = True
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 87df2ee..a2e2f1c 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ requests>=2.31,<3.0
 ip-region>=1.0
 volcengine>=1.0.218
 Pillow>=10.0
+celery>=5.3,<6.0
+redis>=5.0,<6.0
diff --git a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
index 296a100..c1da0d1 100644
--- a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ spec:
               key: DB_PASSWORD
         - name: DB_PORT
           value: "3306"
+        # Redis (Celery broker)
+        - name: REDIS_URL
+          value: "redis://redis-service:6379/0"
         # CORS
         - name: CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS
           value: "https://airflow-studio.airlabs.art"
diff --git a/k8s/celery-deployment.yaml b/k8s/celery-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fff21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/celery-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: celery-worker
+  labels:
+    app: celery-worker
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: celery-worker
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: celery-worker
+    spec:
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      - name: swr-secret
+      containers:
+      - name: celery-worker
+        image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/video-backend:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        command: ["celery", "-A", "config", "worker", "--loglevel=info", "--concurrency=4"]
+        env:
+        - name: USE_MYSQL
+          value: "true"
+        - name: DJANGO_DEBUG
+          value: "False"
+        - name: DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS
+          value: "*"
+        - name: DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
+        # Redis
+        - name: REDIS_URL
+          value: "redis://redis-service:6379/0"
+        # Database (Aliyun RDS)
+        - name: DB_HOST
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: DB_HOST
+        - name: DB_NAME
+          value: "video_auto"
+        - name: DB_USER
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: DB_USER
+        - name: DB_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: DB_PASSWORD
+        - name: DB_PORT
+          value: "3306"
+        # TOS (from Secret)
+        - name: TOS_ACCESS_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: TOS_ACCESS_KEY
+        - name: TOS_SECRET_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: TOS_SECRET_KEY
+        - name: TOS_BUCKET
+          value: "airdrama-media"
+        - name: TOS_ENDPOINT
+          value: "https://tos-cn-beijing.volces.com"
+        - name: TOS_REGION
+          value: "cn-beijing"
+        - name: TOS_CDN_DOMAIN
+          value: "https://airdrama-media.tos-cn-beijing.volces.com"
+        # Seedance API (from Secret)
+        - name: ARK_API_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: video-backend-secrets
+              key: ARK_API_KEY
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "128Mi"
+            cpu: "100m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "512Mi"
+            cpu: "500m"
diff --git a/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml b/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b603285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+  labels:
+    app: redis
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: redis
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: redis
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: redis
+        image: redis:7-alpine
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 6379
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "64Mi"
+            cpu: "50m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "128Mi"
+            cpu: "100m"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: redis-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: redis
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 6379
+      targetPort: 6379