diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 762c19f82..8f9dd647f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -938,7 +938,9 @@ app as a real argument, so it is not an option.
   `<video>` via document-level capture listeners (media events don't bubble;
   release listeners sit on the tracked element because Chromium's
   removed-from-DOM pause never reaches the document) and, while any video is
-  playing and the document is visible, holds a display-sleep lock: in
+  playing and the document is visible (or the playing video is in
+  picture-in-picture — the PiP surface survives a minimized window), holds a
+  display-sleep lock: in
   Electron a main-process `powerSaveBlocker` behind
   `window.electron.setPlaybackKeepAwake`
   (`apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.ts`;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.spec.ts
index e3889f2db..b352a7115 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.spec.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,20 @@ describe('PlaybackKeepAwakeService', () => {
         document.body.appendChild(video);
     });
 
+    const setPictureInPictureElement = (element: Element | null) => {
+        Object.defineProperty(document, 'pictureInPictureElement', {
+            configurable: true,
+            get: () => element,
+        });
+    };
+
     afterEach(() => {
         service.stop();
         video.remove();
         delete (window as ElectronWindow).electron;
         delete (document as { visibilityState?: unknown }).visibilityState;
+        delete (document as { pictureInPictureElement?: unknown })
+            .pictureInPictureElement;
     });
 
     describe('with the Electron bridge', () => {
@@ -116,6 +125,41 @@ describe('PlaybackKeepAwakeService', () => {
             expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
         });
 
+        it('keeps the lock while a hidden window plays video in picture-in-picture', () => {
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('playing'));
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(true);
+
+            setPictureInPictureElement(video);
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('enterpictureinpicture'));
+            setVisibility('hidden');
+
+            // The PiP surface stays on screen after minimizing the window.
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(true);
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        });
+
+        it('releases the lock when PiP closes while the window is hidden', () => {
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('playing'));
+            setPictureInPictureElement(video);
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('enterpictureinpicture'));
+            setVisibility('hidden');
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(true);
+
+            setPictureInPictureElement(null);
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('leavepictureinpicture'));
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(false);
+        });
+
+        it('does not let a paused PiP video hold the lock', () => {
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('playing'));
+            setPictureInPictureElement(video);
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('enterpictureinpicture'));
+            setVisibility('hidden');
+
+            video.dispatchEvent(new Event('pause'));
+            expect(setPlaybackKeepAwake).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(false);
+        });
+
         it('retries after a failed IPC call on the next state change', async () => {
             setPlaybackKeepAwake.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('ipc down'));
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.ts
index 0b3b3621a..4bbc64895 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/services/playback-keep-awake.service.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ const RELEASE_EVENTS = ['pause', 'ended', 'emptied', 'error'] as const;
  * MPV/VLC render no `<video>` here and manage display sleep themselves.
  *
  * Visibility gates the lock in both modes: a minimized window streaming
- * audio in the background should not pin the display on. The wake lock is
- * re-requested on `visibilitychange` because the browser auto-releases it
- * when the page hides.
+ * audio in the background should not pin the display on. The exception is a
+ * tracked video in picture-in-picture — hiding the window keeps the PiP
+ * surface on screen, so it counts as visible playback (and PiP enter/leave
+ * resynchronizes the gate). The wake lock is re-requested on
+ * `visibilitychange` because the browser auto-releases it when the page
+ * hides.
  */
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
         this.sync();
     };
 
+    // PiP events don't bubble either; capture reaches them from any video.
+    private readonly onPictureInPictureChange = () => {
+        this.sync();
+    };
+
     start(): void {
         if (this.started) {
             return;
@@ -70,6 +78,16 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
         this.started = true;
         document.addEventListener('playing', this.onPlaying, true);
         document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange);
+        document.addEventListener(
+            'enterpictureinpicture',
+            this.onPictureInPictureChange,
+            true
+        );
+        document.addEventListener(
+            'leavepictureinpicture',
+            this.onPictureInPictureChange,
+            true
+        );
     }
 
     stop(): void {
@@ -82,6 +100,16 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
             'visibilitychange',
             this.onVisibilityChange
         );
+        document.removeEventListener(
+            'enterpictureinpicture',
+            this.onPictureInPictureChange,
+            true
+        );
+        document.removeEventListener(
+            'leavepictureinpicture',
+            this.onPictureInPictureChange,
+            true
+        );
         for (const video of [...this.playingVideos]) {
             this.untrackVideo(video);
         }
@@ -115,9 +143,7 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
     }
 
     private sync(): void {
-        const shouldBlock =
-            this.playingVideos.size > 0 &&
-            document.visibilityState === 'visible';
+        const shouldBlock = this.shouldHoldLock();
 
         const bridge = this.getBridge();
         if (bridge?.setPlaybackKeepAwake) {
@@ -158,10 +184,7 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
                         this.wakeLock = null;
                     }
                 });
-                const stillWanted =
-                    this.playingVideos.size > 0 &&
-                    document.visibilityState === 'visible';
-                if (!stillWanted) {
+                if (!this.shouldHoldLock()) {
                     sentinel.release().catch(() => undefined);
                     return;
                 }
@@ -174,6 +197,27 @@ export class PlaybackKeepAwakeService {
             });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A hidden document normally releases the lock, but a tracked playing
+     * video in picture-in-picture stays on screen after the window is
+     * minimized — that is still watched playback.
+     */
+    private shouldHoldLock(): boolean {
+        if (this.playingVideos.size === 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        const pipElement = (
+            document as { pictureInPictureElement?: Element | null }
+        ).pictureInPictureElement;
+        return (
+            pipElement instanceof HTMLVideoElement &&
+            this.playingVideos.has(pipElement)
+        );
+    }
+
     private releaseWakeLock(): void {
         const sentinel = this.wakeLock;
         if (!sentinel) {