diff --git a/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.test.ts b/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.test.ts
index ee3dd2fef..8b84a7bcb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.test.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,33 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import { playEntryTts } from "./entry-tts"
 
 const {
+  audioElementMock,
   getEntryMock,
   getGeneralSettingsMock,
+  getAudioPlayerAtomValueMock,
   getReadabilityStatusMock,
   legacyTtsMock,
   mountMock,
+  setAudioPlayerAtomValueMock,
   toastFetchErrorMock,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  audioElementMock: {
+    addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    currentTime: 0,
+    load: vi.fn(),
+    pause: vi.fn(),
+    play: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+    removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    src: "",
+    srcObject: null as MediaStream | null,
+  },
   getEntryMock: vi.fn(),
   getGeneralSettingsMock: vi.fn(),
+  getAudioPlayerAtomValueMock: vi.fn(() => ({})),
   getReadabilityStatusMock: vi.fn(),
   legacyTtsMock: vi.fn(),
   mountMock: vi.fn(),
+  setAudioPlayerAtomValueMock: vi.fn(),
   toastFetchErrorMock: vi.fn(),
 }))
 
@@ -39,10 +54,11 @@ vi.mock("~/atoms/settings/general", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("~/atoms/player", () => ({
   AudioPlayer: {
+    audio: audioElementMock,
     mount: mountMock,
   },
-  getAudioPlayerAtomValue: vi.fn(() => ({})),
-  setAudioPlayerAtomValue: vi.fn(),
+  getAudioPlayerAtomValue: getAudioPlayerAtomValueMock,
+  setAudioPlayerAtomValue: setAudioPlayerAtomValueMock,
 }))
 
 vi.mock("~/lib/api-client", () => ({
@@ -64,6 +80,51 @@ describe("entry tts", () => {
   const createObjectURLMock = vi.fn(() => "blob:tts-audio")
   const revokeObjectURLMock = vi.fn()
 
+  const createAudioBufferMock = (duration: number, sampleRate = 1000) =>
+    ({
+      copyFromChannel: (destination: Float32Array) => {
+        destination.fill(0)
+      },
+      copyToChannel: vi.fn(),
+      duration,
+      length: Math.round(duration * sampleRate),
+      numberOfChannels: 1,
+      sampleRate,
+    }) as unknown as AudioBuffer
+
+  const waitForExpectation = async (assertion: () => void) => {
+    const deadline = Date.now() + 1000
+    let lastError: unknown
+
+    while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+      try {
+        assertion()
+        return
+      } catch (error) {
+        lastError = error
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+      }
+    }
+
+    throw lastError
+  }
+
+  const createStreamingResponse = () =>
+    new Response(
+      new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>({
+        start(controller) {
+          controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]))
+          controller.close()
+        },
+      }),
+      {
+        headers: {
+          "content-type": "audio/mpeg",
+        },
+        status: 200,
+      },
+    )
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock)
     vi.stubGlobal(
@@ -84,6 +145,7 @@ describe("entry tts", () => {
     getGeneralSettingsMock.mockReturnValue({
       voice: "en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural",
     })
+    getAudioPlayerAtomValueMock.mockReturnValue({})
     getReadabilityStatusMock.mockReturnValue({})
     fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
       new Response(new Blob(["audio"], { type: "audio/mpeg" }), {
@@ -135,4 +197,56 @@ describe("entry tts", () => {
   it("uses the new default voice", () => {
     expect(defaultGeneralSettings.voice).toBe("en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural")
   })
+
+  it("schedules decoded stream chunks from the current audio context time", async () => {
+    const sourceStartTimes: number[] = []
+    const audioContexts: Array<{ currentTime: number }> = []
+
+    class FakeAudioContext {
+      currentTime = 0
+
+      constructor() {
+        audioContexts.push(this)
+      }
+
+      close = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+      createBuffer = (_channels: number, frameCount: number, sampleRate: number) =>
+        createAudioBufferMock(frameCount / sampleRate, sampleRate)
+      createBufferSource = () => ({
+        buffer: null as AudioBuffer | null,
+        connect: vi.fn(),
+        start: vi.fn((time: number) => {
+          sourceStartTimes.push(time)
+        }),
+      })
+      createMediaStreamDestination = () => ({
+        stream: {} as MediaStream,
+      })
+      decodeAudioData = vi.fn(async () => {
+        this.currentTime = 3
+        return createAudioBufferMock(1)
+      })
+      resume = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+      suspend = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+    }
+
+    vi.stubGlobal("window", {
+      ...window,
+      AudioContext: FakeAudioContext,
+      clearInterval: globalThis.clearInterval,
+      setInterval: globalThis.setInterval,
+      setTimeout: (handler: TimerHandler, timeout?: number, ...args: unknown[]) => {
+        audioContexts[0]!.currentTime = 10
+        return globalThis.setTimeout(handler, timeout, ...args)
+      },
+    })
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(createStreamingResponse())
+
+    await playEntryTts("entry-1", { toastTitle: "Play TTS" })
+
+    await waitForExpectation(() => {
+      expect(sourceStartTimes).toHaveLength(1)
+    })
+    expect(sourceStartTimes[0]).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.ts b/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.ts
index bc65f0eaa..911be17b1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/layer/renderer/src/modules/player/entry-tts.ts
@@ -198,16 +198,17 @@ const createAudioContextStreamingHandle = (
     const source = audioContext.createBufferSource()
     source.buffer = segmentBuffer
     source.connect(destination)
-    source.start(scheduledTime)
+    const segmentStartTime = Math.max(scheduledTime, audioContext.currentTime)
+    source.start(segmentStartTime)
 
     if (decodedDuration === 0) {
-      playbackStartTime = scheduledTime
+      playbackStartTime = segmentStartTime
       if (progressTimer === null) {
         progressTimer = window.setInterval(updateProgress, 250)
       }
     }
 
-    scheduledTime += frameCount / sampleRate
+    scheduledTime = segmentStartTime + frameCount / sampleRate
     decodedDuration = totalDuration
 
     const playerState = getAudioPlayerAtomValue()