diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index 23308963..d8a98ff9 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -504,7 +504,10 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
             updateControls()
         }
 
-        model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+        #if !os(macOS)
+            model.setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying()
+            model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+        #endif
 
         handleSegmentsThrottle.execute {
             model.handleSegments(at: currentTime)
@@ -594,6 +597,11 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
             onFileLoaded = nil
             // Reset retry state on successful load
             resetRetryState()
+            // Re-activate audio session for Now Playing
+            #if !os(macOS)
+                model.setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying()
+                model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+            #endif
 
         case MPV_EVENT_PROPERTY_CHANGE:
             let dataOpaquePtr = OpaquePointer(event.pointee.data)
@@ -611,10 +619,22 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
             onFileLoaded = nil
             // Reset retry state on successful playback restart
             resetRetryState()
+            // Re-activate audio session for Now Playing
+            #if !os(macOS)
+                model.setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying()
+                model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+            #endif
 
         case MPV_EVENT_VIDEO_RECONFIG:
             model.updateAspectRatio()
 
+        case MPV_EVENT_AUDIO_RECONFIG:
+            // Re-activate audio session when audio is reconfigured
+            #if !os(macOS)
+                model.setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying()
+                model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+            #endif
+
         case MPV_EVENT_SEEK:
             isSeeking = true
 
diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVClient.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVClient.swift
index 59267896..bdb2078b 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVClient.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVClient.swift
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ final class MPVClient: ObservableObject {
 
         checkError(mpv_initialize(mpv))
 
+        #if !os(macOS)
+            // Set up audio session for Now Playing support
+            backend?.model.setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying()
+            backend?.model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+        #endif
+
         let api = UnsafeMutableRawPointer(mutating: (MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_OPENGL as NSString).utf8String)
         var initParams = mpv_opengl_init_params(
             get_proc_address: getProcAddress,
diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
index 575ec78a..090e79db 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
@@ -1149,6 +1149,19 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
+    func setupAudioSessionForNowPlaying() {
+        #if !os(macOS)
+            do {
+                let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+                try audioSession.setCategory(.playback, mode: .moviePlayback, options: [])
+                try audioSession.setActive(true, options: [])
+                logger.info("Audio session activated for Now Playing")
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("Failed to set up audio session: \(error)")
+            }
+        #endif
+    }
+
     func updateCurrentArtwork() {
         guard let video = currentVideo,
               let thumbnailURL = video.thumbnailURL(quality: Constants.isIPhone ? .medium : .maxres)