diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index d8a98ff9..e67da018 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
 
                     // Handle streams with multiple audio tracks
                     if !stream.audioTracks.isEmpty {
-                        if stream.selectedAudioTrackIndex >= stream.audioTracks.count {
-                            stream.selectedAudioTrackIndex = 0
-                        }
+                        // Ensure the index is within bounds to prevent race conditions
+                        let safeIndex = min(max(0, stream.selectedAudioTrackIndex), stream.audioTracks.count - 1)
+                        stream.selectedAudioTrackIndex = safeIndex
 
-                        stream.audioAsset = AVURLAsset(url: stream.audioTracks[stream.selectedAudioTrackIndex].url)
+                        stream.audioAsset = AVURLAsset(url: stream.audioTracks[safeIndex].url)
                         let fileToLoad = self.model.musicMode ? stream.audioAsset.url : stream.videoAsset.url
                         let audioTrack = self.model.musicMode ? nil : stream.audioAsset.url
 
diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
index a38f79cc..3388f66d 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
@@ -1575,4 +1575,11 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
     var availableAudioTracks: [Stream.AudioTrack] {
         (backend as? MPVBackend)?.availableAudioTracks ?? []
     }
+
+    var selectedAudioTrack: Stream.AudioTrack? {
+        let tracks = availableAudioTracks
+        guard !tracks.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        let safeIndex = min(max(0, selectedAudioTrackIndex), tracks.count - 1)
+        return tracks[safeIndex]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/Player/Controls/ControlsOverlay.swift b/Shared/Player/Controls/ControlsOverlay.swift
index cbd818d0..fc8399c5 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/Controls/ControlsOverlay.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/Controls/ControlsOverlay.swift
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ struct ControlsOverlay: View {
             Menu {
                 audioTrackPicker
             } label: {
-                Text(player.availableAudioTracks[player.selectedAudioTrackIndex].displayLanguage)
+                Text(player.selectedAudioTrack?.displayLanguage ?? "Original")
                     .frame(maxWidth: 240, alignment: .trailing)
             }
             .transaction { t in t.animation = .none }
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ struct ControlsOverlay: View {
             .frame(height: 40)
         #else
             ControlsOverlayButton(focusedField: $focusedField, field: .audioTrack) {
-                Text(player.availableAudioTracks[player.selectedAudioTrackIndex].displayLanguage)
+                Text(player.selectedAudioTrack?.displayLanguage ?? "Original")
                     .frame(maxWidth: 320)
             }
             .contextMenu {
diff --git a/Shared/Player/PlaybackSettings.swift b/Shared/Player/PlaybackSettings.swift
index 09bf0054..104bf6ee 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/PlaybackSettings.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/PlaybackSettings.swift
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ struct PlaybackSettings: View {
             Menu {
                 audioTrackPicker
             } label: {
-                Text(player.availableAudioTracks[player.selectedAudioTrackIndex].displayLanguage)
+                Text(player.selectedAudioTrack?.displayLanguage ?? "Original")
                     .frame(maxWidth: 240, alignment: .trailing)
             }
             .transaction { t in t.animation = .none }
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ struct PlaybackSettings: View {
             .frame(height: 40)
         #else
             ControlsOverlayButton(focusedField: $focusedField, field: .audioTrack) {
-                Text(player.availableAudioTracks[player.selectedAudioTrackIndex].displayLanguage)
+                Text(player.selectedAudioTrack?.displayLanguage ?? "Original")
                     .frame(maxWidth: 320)
             }
             .contextMenu {