diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
index ec99306f..0dd75db9 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/MusicPlayer/MusicPlayerHost.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const fmt = (s: number): string =>
   Number.isFinite(s) && s >= 0 ? `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${String(Math.floor(s % 60)).padStart(2, '0')}` : '0:00';
 
 export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
-  const { token, get, put } = useClient();
+  const { token, get, put, delete: del } = useClient();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [, setCwd] = usePanelChannel<string | null>(MUSIC_CWD_CHANNEL, null);
   const { current, index, queue, playing, toggle, next, prev, setPlaying, syncIndex, close, loadQueue } =
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
   const subtitle = current?.artist ?? current?.albumRel.split('/').slice(-2, -1)[0] ?? '';
   const pct = duration ? (position / duration) * 100 : 0;
 
+  // Closing the dock also clears the saved "currently playing" snapshot, so it doesn't get restored on
+  // the next load. (Merely close()-ing the local queue would leave the server snapshot to bring it back.)
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    del('/music/now-playing').catch(() => {});
+    close();
+  };
+
   // Clicking the track info jumps the /music library to the playing album (and navigates there).
   const openCurrentAlbum = () => {
     if (!current) return;
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ export const MusicPlayerHost = () => {
 
       <button
         type="button"
-        onClick={close}
+        onClick={handleClose}
         className="shrink-0 cursor-pointer p-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
       >
         <X size={16} />