diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a1b4ec..9a50734 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   `ParseEncodingPreset` fallback) instead of `aac_lc_32k`. New installs
   enabling audio conversion will now default to MP3 32 kbps as the UI
   advertises.
+- Audio playback now silently recovers from a 401 on `/api/calls/:id/audio`
+  by triggering a single token refresh and retrying the same call. Fixes
+  the case where a sibling device login (phone, tablet, second tab) pushes
+  a desktop's access JWT out of the per-user concurrent-token cap and
+  leaves \<audio\> playback failing until the next scheduled refresh.
 
 ## [1.1.2] — 2026-04-24
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
index 9758305..744dbea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,40 @@ import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom";
 import { store } from "@/app/store";
 import { useAppSelector } from "@/app/store";
-import { selectAuthReady } from "@/app/slices/shared/authSlice";
+import { selectAuthReady, setCredentials } from "@/app/slices/shared/authSlice";
 import { useAuthInit } from "@/hooks/shared/useAuthInit";
 import { useTokenRefresh } from "@/hooks/shared/useTokenRefresh";
+import { audioPlayer } from "@/services/audio/player";
+import type { RefreshResponse } from "@/types";
 import "@/index.css";
 
+// Wire a silent auth-recovery hook into the audio player so that when an
+// `<audio>` fetch returns 401 (e.g. another device pushed our access JWT
+// out of the per-user concurrent-token cap) we transparently refresh the
+// session cookie and retry the same call once. Bypasses RTK Query's
+// retry-on-401 plumbing because media-element fetches don't go through it.
+audioPlayer.setAuthRecovery(async () => {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch("/api/auth/refresh", {
+      method: "POST",
+      credentials: "include",
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return false;
+    const data = (await res.json()) as RefreshResponse;
+    store.dispatch(
+      setCredentials({
+        token: data.token,
+        role: data.user.role,
+        username: data.user.username,
+        passwordNeedChange: false,
+      }),
+    );
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+});
+
 const Scanner = lazy(() => import("@/pages/Scanner"));
 const Login = lazy(() => import("@/pages/Login"));
 const Setup = lazy(() => import("@/pages/Setup"));
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/audio/player.ts b/frontend/src/services/audio/player.ts
index cbcc275..b86275e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/audio/player.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/audio/player.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ interface QueueItem {
   call: Call;
   /** True for search/bookmark plays — discardable on a newer playNow. */
   onDemand?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Set after we've already attempted a silent auth refresh + retry for
+   * this item. Prevents an infinite refresh loop when the failure isn't
+   * actually about auth.
+   */
+  recoveryTried?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Extend window for Safari's prefixed AudioContext.
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
   private callStartCb: ((call: Call) => void) | null = null;
   private callEndCb: (() => void) | null = null;
   private queueChangeCb: ((length: number) => void) | null = null;
+  private authRecovery: (() => Promise<boolean>) | null = null;
 
   constructor() {
     this.bootstrapAudio();
@@ -228,6 +235,20 @@ class AudioPlayer {
     this.queueChangeCb = cb;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Register a callback invoked when an audio fetch fails. The callback
+   * should attempt a silent auth refresh (e.g. POST /api/auth/refresh)
+   * and resolve to `true` if it succeeded — in which case the player
+   * retries the current call with the new session cookie. Required
+   * because <audio src=…> bypasses the RTK Query 401 retry path, so a
+   * server-side token revocation (e.g. a sibling device exhausting the
+   * concurrent-token cap) would otherwise leave playback broken until
+   * the next scheduled refresh fires.
+   */
+  setAuthRecovery(fn: () => Promise<boolean>): void {
+    this.authRecovery = fn;
+  }
+
   clearQueue(): void {
     this.queue = [];
     this.queueChangeCb?.(0);
@@ -347,14 +368,41 @@ class AudioPlayer {
 
   private handleError = (): void => {
     if (!this.currentItem) return;
-    console.warn(
-      "[audioPlayer] failed to play call",
-      this.currentItem.call.id,
-    );
+    const item = this.currentItem;
+
+    // First failure for this item: try a silent auth refresh in case the
+    // session cookie's JWT was revoked server-side (concurrent-token cap,
+    // explicit logout-elsewhere, etc.). On success, reload the same src
+    // — the new Set-Cookie will be picked up automatically.
+    if (!item.recoveryTried && this.authRecovery && this.audio) {
+      item.recoveryTried = true;
+      const recovery = this.authRecovery;
+      const audio = this.audio;
+      void recovery().then((ok) => {
+        if (!ok || this.currentItem !== item || this.audio !== audio) {
+          this.skipCurrent(item);
+          return;
+        }
+        try {
+          audio.load();
+        } catch {
+          // ignore
+        }
+        audio.play().catch(() => this.skipCurrent(item));
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.skipCurrent(item);
+  };
+
+  private skipCurrent(item: QueueItem): void {
+    if (this.currentItem !== item) return;
+    console.warn("[audioPlayer] failed to play call", item.call.id);
     this.currentItem = null;
     this._playing = false;
     this.playNext();
-  };
+  }
 
   private playNext(): void {
     const next = this.queue.shift();