diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index e4ce53b82..02daca064 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ This project uses modern Angular signal-based APIs and patterns. **ALWAYS** use
 
 - Built-in HTML5 player with HLS.js or Video.js
 - External players: MPV, VLC (via IPC to Electron backend)
+- Embedded MPV (experimental, macOS only): renders libmpv into a custom Cocoa view inside the Electron window. Because the standard `--wid` path is bypassed, mpv's own screensaver inhibition does not apply, so `EmbeddedMpvNativeService` holds an Electron `powerSaveBlocker` (`prevent-display-sleep`) whenever any session's status is `playing`, and releases it on pause, dispose, or shutdown. Service: `apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.ts`.
 
 **Radio Player**:
 
diff --git a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.spec.ts b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa731981b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import type {
+    EmbeddedMpvBounds,
+    EmbeddedMpvSessionStatus,
+    ResolvedPortalPlayback,
+} from 'shared-interfaces';
+import type { EmbeddedMpvNativeService as EmbeddedMpvNativeServiceType } from './embedded-mpv-native.service';
+
+const powerSaveBlockerMock = {
+    start: jest.fn<number, [string]>(),
+    stop: jest.fn<void, [number]>(),
+    isStarted: jest.fn<boolean, [number]>(),
+};
+
+jest.mock('electron', () => ({
+    app: {
+        isPackaged: true,
+        getAppPath: () => '/mock/app.asar',
+    },
+    powerSaveBlocker: powerSaveBlockerMock,
+}));
+
+const mainWindowSendMock = jest.fn();
+const mainWindowMock = {
+    isDestroyed: () => false,
+    getNativeWindowHandle: () => Buffer.alloc(8),
+    webContents: { send: mainWindowSendMock },
+};
+
+jest.mock('../app', () => ({
+    __esModule: true,
+    default: {
+        get mainWindow() {
+            return mainWindowMock;
+        },
+    },
+}));
+
+interface MockSnapshot {
+    status: EmbeddedMpvSessionStatus;
+    positionSeconds: number;
+    durationSeconds: number | null;
+    volume: number;
+    streamUrl: string;
+    audioTracks?: never[];
+    selectedAudioTrackId?: number | null;
+    error?: string;
+}
+
+interface MockAddon {
+    isSupported: jest.Mock<boolean, []>;
+    createSession: jest.Mock<
+        string,
+        [Buffer, EmbeddedMpvBounds, string?, number?]
+    >;
+    loadPlayback: jest.Mock<void, [string, ResolvedPortalPlayback]>;
+    setBounds: jest.Mock<void, [string, EmbeddedMpvBounds]>;
+    setPaused: jest.Mock<void, [string, boolean]>;
+    seek: jest.Mock<void, [string, number]>;
+    setVolume: jest.Mock<void, [string, number]>;
+    setAudioTrack: jest.Mock<void, [string, number]>;
+    getSessionSnapshot: jest.Mock<MockSnapshot | null, [string]>;
+    disposeSession: jest.Mock<void, [string]>;
+}
+
+function createMockAddon(): MockAddon {
+    return {
+        isSupported: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+        createSession: jest.fn(),
+        loadPlayback: jest.fn(),
+        setBounds: jest.fn(),
+        setPaused: jest.fn(),
+        seek: jest.fn(),
+        setVolume: jest.fn(),
+        setAudioTrack: jest.fn(),
+        getSessionSnapshot: jest.fn(),
+        disposeSession: jest.fn(),
+    };
+}
+
+const BOUNDS: EmbeddedMpvBounds = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100 };
+
+describe('EmbeddedMpvNativeService power blocker', () => {
+    let EmbeddedMpvNativeService: typeof EmbeddedMpvNativeServiceType;
+    let service: EmbeddedMpvNativeServiceType;
+    let addon: MockAddon;
+    let nextBlockerId: number;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        jest.resetModules();
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.start.mockReset();
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.stop.mockReset();
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.isStarted.mockReset();
+        mainWindowSendMock.mockReset();
+
+        nextBlockerId = 1;
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.start.mockImplementation(() => nextBlockerId++);
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.isStarted.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+        ({ EmbeddedMpvNativeService } = await import(
+            './embedded-mpv-native.service'
+        ));
+        service = new EmbeddedMpvNativeService();
+        addon = createMockAddon();
+        // The addon is normally loaded via createRequire from a vendored .node
+        // file. For unit tests we inject a mock implementation directly.
+        (service as unknown as { addon: MockAddon }).addon = addon;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        service.shutdown();
+    });
+
+    function startSession(
+        sessionId: string,
+        snapshot: MockSnapshot
+    ): void {
+        addon.createSession.mockReturnValueOnce(sessionId);
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot);
+        service.createSession(BOUNDS, '', 1);
+    }
+
+    function snapshot(
+        status: EmbeddedMpvSessionStatus,
+        overrides: Partial<MockSnapshot> = {}
+    ): MockSnapshot {
+        return {
+            status,
+            positionSeconds: 0,
+            durationSeconds: null,
+            volume: 1,
+            streamUrl: 'mock://stream',
+            ...overrides,
+        };
+    }
+
+    it('does not acquire a blocker for a loading session', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('loading'));
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('acquires a single prevent-display-sleep blocker once a session is playing', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('loading'));
+
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('playing'));
+        service.setPaused('s1', false);
+
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'prevent-display-sleep'
+        );
+
+        // Subsequent refreshes while still playing must not start a second blocker.
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('playing'));
+        service.setPaused('s1', false);
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('releases the blocker when the session transitions to paused', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('playing'));
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('paused'));
+        service.setPaused('s1', true);
+
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the blocker held while any other session is still playing', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('playing'));
+        startSession('s2', snapshot('playing'));
+
+        // Only one blocker for both sessions.
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        // s1 pauses — s2 still playing, so do not release.
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('paused'));
+        service.setPaused('s1', true);
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        // s2 pauses — now there is nothing playing.
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('paused'));
+        service.setPaused('s2', true);
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('releases the blocker when the playing session is disposed', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('playing'));
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        service.disposeSession('s1');
+
+        expect(addon.disposeSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith('s1');
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('releases the blocker on shutdown', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('playing'));
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        service.shutdown();
+
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('skips powerSaveBlocker.stop if the assertion was already cleared externally', () => {
+        startSession('s1', snapshot('playing'));
+        powerSaveBlockerMock.isStarted.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+        addon.getSessionSnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(snapshot('paused'));
+        service.setPaused('s1', true);
+
+        expect(powerSaveBlockerMock.stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.ts b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.ts
index f3e5ccb20..aaf82ebd9 100644
--- a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.ts
+++ b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/services/embedded-mpv-native.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { app } from 'electron';
+import { app, powerSaveBlocker } from 'electron';
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import path from 'path';
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ interface EmbeddedMpvRuntimeSession {
     startedAt: string;
     updatedAt: string;
     lastPayloadKey: string;
+    lastStatus: EmbeddedMpvSessionStatus | null;
 }
 
 const EMBEDDED_MPV_EXPERIMENT_ENV =
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export class EmbeddedMpvNativeService {
     private addonLoadError: Error | null = null;
     private readonly sessions = new Map<string, EmbeddedMpvRuntimeSession>();
     private pollingTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+    private powerBlockerId: number | null = null;
     private readonly loadAddonModule = createRequire(__filename);
 
     getSupport(): EmbeddedMpvSupport {
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ export class EmbeddedMpvNativeService {
             startedAt,
             updatedAt: startedAt,
             lastPayloadKey: '',
+            lastStatus: null,
         });
 
         this.ensurePolling();
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ export class EmbeddedMpvNativeService {
             };
             this.sendSessionUpdate(payload);
             this.stopPollingIfIdle();
+            this.updatePowerBlocker();
             return payload;
         }
     }
@@ -303,6 +307,7 @@ export class EmbeddedMpvNativeService {
             clearInterval(this.pollingTimer);
             this.pollingTimer = null;
         }
+        this.updatePowerBlocker();
     }
 
     private ensurePolling(): void {
@@ -363,15 +368,53 @@ export class EmbeddedMpvNativeService {
 
         session.streamUrl = payload.streamUrl;
         session.updatedAt = payload.updatedAt;
+        session.lastStatus = payload.status;
         const nextPayloadKey = JSON.stringify(payload);
         if (session.lastPayloadKey !== nextPayloadKey) {
             session.lastPayloadKey = nextPayloadKey;
             this.sendSessionUpdate(payload);
         }
 
+        this.updatePowerBlocker();
         return payload;
     }
 
+    private hasPlayingSession(): boolean {
+        for (const session of this.sessions.values()) {
+            if (session.lastStatus === 'playing') {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private updatePowerBlocker(): void {
+        const shouldBlock = this.hasPlayingSession();
+
+        if (shouldBlock && this.powerBlockerId === null) {
+            try {
+                this.powerBlockerId = powerSaveBlocker.start(
+                    'prevent-display-sleep'
+                );
+            } catch {
+                this.powerBlockerId = null;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!shouldBlock && this.powerBlockerId !== null) {
+            const blockerId = this.powerBlockerId;
+            this.powerBlockerId = null;
+            try {
+                if (powerSaveBlocker.isStarted(blockerId)) {
+                    powerSaveBlocker.stop(blockerId);
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // ignore — assertion will be cleaned up when the process exits
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private sendSessionUpdate(session: EmbeddedMpvSession): void {
         if (!App.mainWindow || App.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
             return;