diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
index 461b1d2e..ec99306f 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
     });
     engineRef.current = engine;
     engine.setVolume(muted ? 0 : volume);
-    // Resume the AudioContext on the first user gesture (browser autoplay policy).
+    // Satisfy the browser autoplay policy ONCE, on the first user gesture — after that, sticky activation
+    // lets engine.play() resume the context on its own. It MUST be once-only: a persistent listener would
+    // resume the context on every click, overriding a deliberate pause (pause = ctx.suspend()).
     const unlock = () => engine.unlock();
-    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', unlock);
+    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', unlock, { once: true });
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', unlock);
       engine.destroy();