diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.spec.ts
index 82fc6c33c..d472e0e80 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.spec.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ describe('VjsMpegTsSession', () => {
         expect(mpegTsPlayer.play).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
+    it('handles an asynchronous autoplay rejection', () => {
+        const catchRejection = jest.fn();
+        const mpegTsPlayer = createMpegTsPlayer();
+        mpegTsPlayer.play.mockReturnValue({
+            catch: catchRejection,
+        } as unknown as Promise<void>);
+        createPlayerMock.mockReturnValue(mpegTsPlayer);
+        const video = document.createElement('video');
+        const { session } = createSession();
+
+        session.start('https://example.test/live/stream.ts', video);
+
+        expect(catchRejection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function));
+        expect(
+            catchRejection.mock.calls[0][0](new Error('autoplay blocked'))
+        ).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
     it('normalizes VOD duration from seekable and then buffered ranges', async () => {
         const mpegTsPlayer = createMpegTsPlayer();
         createPlayerMock.mockReturnValue(mpegTsPlayer);
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.ts
index eff4fd714..6ee7e4fc0 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-mpegts-session.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ export class VjsMpegTsSession {
         }
         engine.on(mpegts.Events.ERROR, this.errorListener);
         engine.load();
-        void engine.play();
+        const playResult = engine.play();
+        if (playResult) {
+            void playResult.catch(() => undefined);
+        }
     }
 
     syncDuration(): void {
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.spec.ts
index 63900ad00..893f58b29 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ describe('VjsPlayerResetCoordinator', () => {
         expect(harness.reset).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
+    it('captures the latest engine volume after an asynchronous pause', () => {
+        const harness = createHarness(false, 0.3);
+        const coordinator = createCoordinator(harness);
+
+        coordinator.requestReset();
+        harness.player.volume(0.8);
+        harness.paused = true;
+        coordinator.handlePause();
+
+        expect(coordinator.handlePlayerReset()).toBe(0.8);
+    });
+
     it('snapshots actual engine volume and suppresses reset-generated changes', () => {
         const harness = createHarness(true, 0.3);
         const coordinator = createCoordinator(harness, 0.8);
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.ts
index ea7567e9f..40245ca74 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player-reset-coordinator.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export class VjsPlayerResetCoordinator {
         }
         this.requested = true;
 
-        this.captureVolume();
         try {
             this.config.player().pause();
         } catch {
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ export class VjsPlayerResetCoordinator {
             return;
         }
 
+        this.captureVolume();
         this.requested = false;
         this.inFlight = true;
         try {
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.reset.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.reset.spec.ts
index 4bd1c1b0e..eb0e74379 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.reset.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.component.reset.spec.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('VjsPlayerComponent reset lifecycle', () => {
     });
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        localStorage.removeItem('volume');
         playerHarness = createVideoJsPlayerHarness();
         videoJsMock
             .mockReset()
@@ -150,6 +151,34 @@ describe('VjsPlayerComponent reset lifecycle', () => {
         expect(playerHarness.reset).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
+    it('restores a volume input that changes while reset waits for pause', () => {
+        localStorage.setItem('volume', '0.3');
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('options', {
+            sources: [{ src: 'https://example.test/movie.mp4' }],
+        });
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('volume', 0.3);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        playerHarness.ready();
+        playerHarness.paused = false;
+        playerHarness.pauseCompletesImmediately = false;
+
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('options', { sources: [] });
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('volume', 0.8);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        playerHarness.emit('volumechange');
+
+        playerHarness.paused = true;
+        playerHarness.emit('pause');
+        playerHarness.volume(1);
+        playerHarness.emit('volumechange');
+        playerHarness.currentVideo = document.createElement('video');
+        playerHarness.emit('playerreset');
+
+        expect(localStorage.getItem('volume')).toBe('0.8');
+        expect(playerHarness.volume).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(0.8);
+    });
+
     it('restores the latest normal source after an already-started reset', () => {
         fixture.componentRef.setInput('options', {
             sources: [{ src: 'https://example.test/movie.mp4' }],
@@ -259,6 +288,7 @@ describe('VjsPlayerComponent reset lifecycle', () => {
 
 function createVideoJsPlayerHarness() {
     const listeners = new Map<string, Set<() => void>>();
+    let volume = 0.5;
     const harness = {
         currentVideo: document.createElement('video'),
         paused: true,
@@ -272,6 +302,12 @@ function createVideoJsPlayerHarness() {
         }),
         reset: jest.fn(),
         src: jest.fn(),
+        volume: jest.fn((value?: number) => {
+            if (value !== undefined) {
+                volume = value;
+            }
+            return volume;
+        }),
         emit(event: string) {
             for (const listener of listeners.get(event) ?? []) {
                 listener();
@@ -300,7 +336,7 @@ function createVideoJsPlayerHarness() {
         reset: harness.reset,
         src: harness.src,
         tech: jest.fn(() => ({ el: () => harness.currentVideo })),
-        volume: jest.fn(() => 0.5),
+        volume: harness.volume,
         dispose: jest.fn(),
         qualitySelectorHls: jest.fn(),
         aspectRatioPanel: jest.fn(),