diff --git a/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs b/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
index 8927549cc1..5c8ebc069c 100644
--- a/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Logic/VideoPlayers/Ffmpeg/FfmpegPlayer.cs
@@ -410,6 +410,32 @@ internal static bool AudioWriteCanAnchor(bool writeAccepted, int serial, int cur
         return writeAccepted && serial == currentSerial;
     }
 
+    internal static bool AudioWriteFailureIsDeviceFailure(
+        bool writeAccepted,
+        bool closing,
+        int serial,
+        int currentSerial,
+        int requestedSerial)
+    {
+        return !writeAccepted &&
+               !closing &&
+               serial == currentSerial &&
+               serial == requestedSerial;
+    }
+
+    internal static double AudioClockFailoverPosition(
+        double audioAnchorPts,
+        int audioAnchorSerial,
+        int serial,
+        double playedSeconds,
+        double audioSpeed,
+        double wallClockPosition)
+    {
+        return !double.IsNaN(audioAnchorPts) && audioAnchorSerial == serial
+            ? audioAnchorPts + playedSeconds * audioSpeed
+            : wallClockPosition;
+    }
+
     private static double TimestampToSeconds(long timestamp, AVRational timeBase)
     {
         return timestamp == ffmpeg.AV_NOPTS_VALUE ? double.NaN : timestamp * ffmpeg.av_q2d(timeBase);
@@ -469,6 +495,7 @@ private sealed class Session : IDisposable
         private double _audioAnchorPts = double.NaN; // media time of the first sample written since the last sink reset
         private int _audioAnchorSerial = -1;
         private double _audioSpeed = 1.0; // speed the audio currently queued was resampled for
+        private bool _audioSinkFailed;
 
         // Restart tracking (see IVideoPlayer.HasPlaybackRestartedSince).
         private long _lastRestartTimestamp;
@@ -767,7 +794,9 @@ private double Clock()
             {
                 lock (_seekLock)
                 {
-                    if (!double.IsNaN(_audioAnchorPts) && _audioAnchorSerial == _currentSerial)
+                    if (!_audioSinkFailed &&
+                        !double.IsNaN(_audioAnchorPts) &&
+                        _audioAnchorSerial == _currentSerial)
                     {
                         return _audioAnchorPts + _audioSink.PlayedSeconds * _audioSpeed;
                     }
@@ -891,6 +920,7 @@ private void PerformSeek(double target, int serial)
                 _audioAnchorPts = double.NaN;
                 _audioAnchorSerial = -1;
                 _audioSpeed = _speed;
+                _audioSinkFailed = false;
                 _wallClockBase = target;
                 if (_playing)
                 {
@@ -1385,6 +1415,16 @@ private void AudioLoop()
                     }
 
                     var packet = entry.Packet;
+                    if (ShouldDrainAudioAfterSinkFailure())
+                    {
+                        if (packet != null)
+                        {
+                            ffmpeg.av_packet_free(&packet);
+                        }
+
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     if (packet != null && packet->stream_index != codecStreamIndex)
                     {
                         if (codec != null)
@@ -1552,7 +1592,11 @@ private void AudioLoop()
                         var writeAccepted = _audioSink.Write(new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(pcm, 0, bytes), serial);
                         if (!writeAccepted)
                         {
-                            break; // reset, device failure, seek or close while waiting for room
+                            // A seek/reset/close also rejects writes and is a normal interruption.
+                            // Only a rejection for the still-current serial means the device path
+                            // itself failed; switch the master clock to wall time in that case.
+                            TryFailOverAudioClock(serial);
+                            break;
                         }
 
                         if (!anchored)
@@ -1608,6 +1652,57 @@ private void AudioLoop()
             }
         }
 
+        private bool ShouldDrainAudioAfterSinkFailure()
+        {
+            lock (_seekLock)
+            {
+                return _audioSinkFailed;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool TryFailOverAudioClock(int serial)
+        {
+            lock (_seekLock)
+            {
+                if (!AudioWriteFailureIsDeviceFailure(
+                        writeAccepted: false,
+                        _closing,
+                        serial,
+                        _currentSerial,
+                        _requestedSerial))
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var wallClockPosition = _wallClockBase + _wallClock.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * _speed;
+                var position = AudioClockFailoverPosition(
+                    _audioAnchorPts,
+                    _audioAnchorSerial,
+                    serial,
+                    _audioSink.PlayedSeconds,
+                    _audioSpeed,
+                    wallClockPosition);
+
+                _audioSinkFailed = true;
+                _audioAnchorPts = double.NaN;
+                _audioAnchorSerial = -1;
+                _wallClockBase = position;
+                if (_playing)
+                {
+                    _wallClock.Restart();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _pausedPosition = position;
+                    _wallClock.Reset();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Se.LogError("ffmpeg player: audio output failed, continuing with wall-clock timing");
+            _presentWake.Set();
+            return true;
+        }
+
         private static void ApplyGain(byte[] pcm, int bytes, float gain)
         {
             if (Math.Abs(gain - 1f) < 0.001f)
diff --git a/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs b/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
index f209441456..9427280aa5 100644
--- a/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/UI/Logic/FfmpegPlayerTests.cs
@@ -182,6 +182,56 @@ public void AudioWriteCanAnchor_RequiresAcceptedCurrentSerial()
         Assert.False(FfmpegPlayer.AudioWriteCanAnchor(writeAccepted: true, serial: 4, currentSerial: 5));
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(false, false, 4, 4, 4, true)]
+    [InlineData(true, false, 4, 4, 4, false)]
+    [InlineData(false, true, 4, 4, 4, false)]
+    [InlineData(false, false, 4, 5, 5, false)]
+    [InlineData(false, false, 4, 4, 5, false)]
+    public void AudioWriteFailureIsDeviceFailure_RequiresRejectedCurrentSerialWithoutClose(
+        bool writeAccepted,
+        bool closing,
+        int serial,
+        int currentSerial,
+        int requestedSerial,
+        bool expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            expected,
+            FfmpegPlayer.AudioWriteFailureIsDeviceFailure(
+                writeAccepted,
+                closing,
+                serial,
+                currentSerial,
+                requestedSerial));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AudioClockFailoverPosition_PreservesLastPlayedAudioPosition()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            12.5,
+            FfmpegPlayer.AudioClockFailoverPosition(
+                audioAnchorPts: 10,
+                audioAnchorSerial: 7,
+                serial: 7,
+                playedSeconds: 1.25,
+                audioSpeed: 2,
+                wallClockPosition: 99),
+            precision: 6);
+
+        Assert.Equal(
+            99,
+            FfmpegPlayer.AudioClockFailoverPosition(
+                audioAnchorPts: double.NaN,
+                audioAnchorSerial: -1,
+                serial: 7,
+                playedSeconds: 1.25,
+                audioSpeed: 2,
+                wallClockPosition: 99),
+            precision: 6);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void AudioQueueStartFence_FailsClosedOnAnyCoreAudioStartError()
     {