diff --git a/lib/Globals.dart b/lib/Globals.dart
index 8a928c9..f1b757b 100644
--- a/lib/Globals.dart
+++ b/lib/Globals.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:audio_service/audio_service.dart';
+import 'package:audio_session/audio_session.dart';
 
 import 'ListenHandler.dart';
 
 late final ListenHandler _listenHandler;
+late final AudioSession _session;
 
 Future<void> setupListenHandler() async {
   _listenHandler = await AudioService.init(
@@ -12,6 +14,17 @@ Future<void> setupListenHandler() async {
       androidNotificationChannelName: 'Ything Radio Playback',
     ),
   );
+  _session = await AudioSession.instance;
+
+  await _session.configure(const AudioSessionConfiguration.music());
 }
 
 ListenHandler getListenHandlder() => _listenHandler;
+
+Future<bool> startAudioSession() async {
+  return await _session.setActive(true);
+}
+
+Future<void> stopAudioSession() async {
+  await _session.setActive(false);
+}
diff --git a/lib/ListenHandler.dart b/lib/ListenHandler.dart
index 21f1444..6998d50 100644
--- a/lib/ListenHandler.dart
+++ b/lib/ListenHandler.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:audio_service/audio_service.dart';
 import 'package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart';
+import 'package:ything_radio/Globals.dart';
 
 class ListenHandler extends BaseAudioHandler {
   final _player = AudioPlayer();
@@ -16,11 +17,18 @@ class ListenHandler extends BaseAudioHandler {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<void> play() => _player.resume();
+  Future<void> play() async {
+    if (await startAudioSession()) {
+      _player.resume();
+    }
+  }
 
   @override
-  Future<void> pause() => _player.stop();
+  Future<void> pause() async {
+    await stopAudioSession();
+    _player.stop();
+  }
 
   @override
-  Future<void> stop() => _player.stop();
+  Future<void> stop() => pause();
 }