diff --git a/backend/app/services/language_qc.py b/backend/app/services/language_qc.py
index 602e059..5878cec 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/language_qc.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/language_qc.py
@@ -726,6 +726,33 @@ async def approve_language(
                     return LanguageQCState(**updated_state)
                 except Exception as exc:
                     logger.error(f"Job {job_id}: failed to dispatch translation after EN approval: {exc}")
+        elif (refreshed.get("requested_outputs") or {}).get("accessible_video_mp4"):
+            # Source-only job requesting accessible video: no translation needed,
+            # but TTS+render pipeline must run to produce the accessible MP4.
+            try:
+                from ..services.cloud_run_dispatch import dispatch as _cr_dispatch
+                await db[_JOBS].update_one(
+                    {"_id": job_id},
+                    {
+                        "$set": {
+                            "status": JobStatus.TRANSLATING.value,
+                            "updated_at": datetime.utcnow(),
+                        },
+                        "$push": {
+                            "review.history": {
+                                "at": datetime.utcnow(),
+                                "status": JobStatus.TRANSLATING.value,
+                                "by": "system",
+                                "notes": "EN approved — dispatching TTS and accessible video render (source-only)",
+                            }
+                        },
+                    },
+                )
+                await _cr_dispatch("translate", job_id)
+                logger.info(f"Job {job_id}: EN approved (source-only), dispatched TTS+render pipeline")
+                return LanguageQCState(**updated_state)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.error(f"Job {job_id}: failed to dispatch TTS+render after EN approval: {exc}")
 
     await _maybe_advance_job(db, refreshed)