diff --git a/components/audio-player/audio-context.tsx b/components/audio-player/audio-context.tsx
index 911c0204..0b5acb42 100644
--- a/components/audio-player/audio-context.tsx
+++ b/components/audio-player/audio-context.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ import {
   useEffect,
   type ReactNode,
 } from "react";
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/auth-provider";
+import {
+  trackKey,
+  loadAllProgress,
+  saveProgress,
+  removeProgress,
+  syncLocalToRemote,
+  type ProgressEntry,
+} from "@/lib/audio-progress";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
@@ -64,6 +73,13 @@ const AudioPlayerContext = createContext<AudioPlayerContextValue | null>(null);
 const VOLUME_KEY = "audio-player-volume";
 const MUTED_KEY = "audio-player-muted";
 
+// Playback-resume tuning. Persist at most once every SAVE_INTERVAL_MS while
+// playing (discrete events — pause/close/tab-hide — always flush immediately).
+// Positions within RESUME_END_GUARD_S of the end are treated as "finished":
+// never saved and never resumed, so a completed track restarts from 0.
+const SAVE_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+const RESUME_END_GUARD_S = 5;
+
 function readStoredVolume(): number {
   if (typeof window === "undefined") return 0.75;
   try {
@@ -125,6 +141,99 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const playlistRef = useRef(playlist);
   const currentIndexRef = useRef(currentIndex);
 
+  // --- Playback-resume memory ---
+  const { user, loading: authLoading } = useAuth();
+  const authedRef = useRef(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    authedRef.current = !!user;
+  }, [user]);
+
+  // The track currently loaded into the <audio> element. Set synchronously
+  // wherever we swap `audio.src` so the event handlers (which run before the
+  // React state settles) always read the right file identity.
+  const currentTrackRef = useRef<AudioTrack | null>(null);
+  // key → last-known resume point. Read synchronously on load to seek; every
+  // save write-throughs here and to the persistent store.
+  const progressRef = useRef<Map<string, ProgressEntry>>(new Map());
+  const lastFlushRef = useRef(0);
+  // null until the first hydrate settles; then tracks the previous auth state
+  // so we can detect the anon→signed-in transition and sync IndexedDB up once.
+  const wasAuthedRef = useRef<boolean | null>(null);
+
+  // Hydrate the in-memory map from the active store (BFF when signed in,
+  // IndexedDB otherwise). On the anon→signed-in flip, push local entries up
+  // first (newest-wins merge) so anonymous progress follows the account.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (authLoading) return;
+    const authed = !!user;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        if (authed && wasAuthedRef.current === false) {
+          await syncLocalToRemote();
+        }
+        const entries = await loadAllProgress(authed);
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const map = new Map<string, ProgressEntry>();
+        for (const e of entries) map.set(e.key, e);
+        progressRef.current = map;
+      } catch {
+        // best-effort — resume simply has no data if this fails
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) wasAuthedRef.current = authed;
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [user, authLoading]);
+
+  // Record the current position into the in-memory map. Returns the entry to
+  // flush, or undefined when there's nothing worth saving (no track, position
+  // < 1s, or within the end-guard i.e. effectively finished).
+  const recordProgress = useCallback(
+    (
+      track: AudioTrack | null,
+      position: number,
+      dur: number,
+    ): ProgressEntry | undefined => {
+      if (!track || !isFinite(position) || position < 1) return undefined;
+      const duration = isFinite(dur) && dur > 0 ? dur : undefined;
+      if (duration !== undefined && position >= duration - RESUME_END_GUARD_S) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const entry: ProgressEntry = {
+        key: trackKey(track.url),
+        position,
+        duration,
+        updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      };
+      progressRef.current.set(entry.key, entry);
+      return entry;
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  // Persist an entry to the active store (fire-and-forget).
+  const flush = useCallback(
+    (entry: ProgressEntry | undefined, opts?: { keepalive?: boolean }) => {
+      if (!entry) return;
+      void saveProgress(entry, authedRef.current, opts).catch(() => {});
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  // Snapshot + persist the currently-playing track's position immediately.
+  // Used on pause, close, track-switch, and tab-hide.
+  const saveCurrent = useCallback(
+    (opts?: { keepalive?: boolean }) => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (!audio) return;
+      flush(recordProgress(currentTrackRef.current, audio.currentTime, audio.duration), opts);
+    },
+    [recordProgress, flush],
+  );
+
   // Sync refs in an effect to avoid "cannot access refs during render"
   useEffect(() => {
     playlistRef.current = playlist;
@@ -147,10 +256,37 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
     function handleTimeUpdate() {
       setCurrentTime(audio!.currentTime);
+      // Throttled resume-point save while playing.
+      const entry = recordProgress(
+        currentTrackRef.current,
+        audio!.currentTime,
+        audio!.duration,
+      );
+      const now = Date.now();
+      if (entry && now - lastFlushRef.current >= SAVE_INTERVAL_MS) {
+        lastFlushRef.current = now;
+        flush(entry);
+      }
     }
 
     function handleLoadedMetadata() {
       setDuration(audio!.duration);
+      // Resume: if this file has a saved position that isn't at/near the end,
+      // seek there before playback gets going.
+      const track = currentTrackRef.current;
+      if (!track) return;
+      const saved = progressRef.current.get(trackKey(track.url));
+      if (!saved) return;
+      const dur = audio!.duration;
+      const pos = saved.position;
+      if (pos > 1 && (!isFinite(dur) || pos < dur - RESUME_END_GUARD_S)) {
+        try {
+          audio!.currentTime = pos;
+          setCurrentTime(pos);
+        } catch {
+          // seeking may throw if the source isn't seekable yet; ignore
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     function handleDurationChange() {
@@ -178,12 +314,20 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
     function handleEnded() {
       setIsPlaying(false);
+      // Finished — drop this file's resume point so it restarts from 0.
+      const finished = currentTrackRef.current;
+      if (finished) {
+        const k = trackKey(finished.url);
+        progressRef.current.delete(k);
+        void removeProgress(k, authedRef.current).catch(() => {});
+      }
       // Auto-play next track if playlist has more
       const idx = currentIndexRef.current;
       const pl = playlistRef.current;
       if (idx >= 0 && idx < pl.length - 1) {
         const nextIdx = idx + 1;
         const nextTrack = pl[nextIdx];
+        currentTrackRef.current = nextTrack;
         setCurrentIndex(nextIdx);
         setCurrentTrack(nextTrack);
         setCurrentTime(0);
@@ -228,29 +372,53 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       audio.removeEventListener("ended", handleEnded);
       audio.removeEventListener("error", handleError);
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [recordProgress, flush]);
+
+  // Flush the current position when the tab is hidden or the page is being
+  // unloaded (browser/tab close, refresh, navigation) — the last line of
+  // defence on top of the throttled in-play saves. `keepalive` lets the
+  // request outlive the page for signed-in users.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const flushNow = () => saveCurrent({ keepalive: true });
+    const onVisibility = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "hidden") flushNow();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("pagehide", flushNow);
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("pagehide", flushNow);
+      document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility);
+    };
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   // --- Actions ---
 
-  const play = useCallback((track: AudioTrack) => {
-    const audio = audioRef.current;
-    if (!audio) return;
+  const play = useCallback(
+    (track: AudioTrack) => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (!audio) return;
 
-    setCurrentTrack(track);
-    setPlaylist([track]);
-    setCurrentIndex(0);
-    setCurrentTime(0);
-    setDuration(0);
-    setIsLoading(true);
+      // Save the outgoing track's position before swapping sources.
+      saveCurrent();
+      currentTrackRef.current = track;
 
-    audio.src = track.url;
-    audio.load();
-    audio.play().catch((err) => {
-      console.error("[AudioPlayer] Play failed:", err);
-      setIsPlaying(false);
-      setIsLoading(false);
-    });
-  }, []);
+      setCurrentTrack(track);
+      setPlaylist([track]);
+      setCurrentIndex(0);
+      setCurrentTime(0);
+      setDuration(0);
+      setIsLoading(true);
+
+      audio.src = track.url;
+      audio.load();
+      audio.play().catch((err) => {
+        console.error("[AudioPlayer] Play failed:", err);
+        setIsPlaying(false);
+        setIsLoading(false);
+      });
+    },
+    [saveCurrent],
+  );
 
   const playPlaylist = useCallback(
     (tracks: AudioTrack[], startIndex: number = 0) => {
@@ -260,6 +428,9 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       const idx = Math.max(0, Math.min(startIndex, tracks.length - 1));
       const track = tracks[idx];
 
+      saveCurrent();
+      currentTrackRef.current = track;
+
       setPlaylist(tracks);
       setCurrentIndex(idx);
       setCurrentTrack(track);
@@ -275,12 +446,13 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         setIsLoading(false);
       });
     },
-    [],
+    [saveCurrent],
   );
 
   const pause = useCallback(() => {
     audioRef.current?.pause();
-  }, []);
+    saveCurrent();
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   const resume = useCallback(() => {
     const audio = audioRef.current;
@@ -301,16 +473,20 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       });
     } else {
       audio.pause();
+      saveCurrent();
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   const stop = useCallback(() => {
     const audio = audioRef.current;
     if (audio) {
+      // Capture the resume point before we tear the source down.
+      saveCurrent({ keepalive: true });
       audio.pause();
       audio.removeAttribute("src");
       audio.load();
     }
+    currentTrackRef.current = null;
     setCurrentTrack(null);
     setIsPlaying(false);
     setCurrentTime(0);
@@ -318,7 +494,7 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     setIsLoading(false);
     setPlaylist([]);
     setCurrentIndex(-1);
-  }, []);
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   const seekTo = useCallback((time: number) => {
     const audio = audioRef.current;
@@ -360,6 +536,9 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     const nextIdx = idx + 1;
     const nextTrack = pl[nextIdx];
 
+    saveCurrent();
+    currentTrackRef.current = nextTrack;
+
     setCurrentIndex(nextIdx);
     setCurrentTrack(nextTrack);
     setCurrentTime(0);
@@ -373,7 +552,7 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       setIsPlaying(false);
       setIsLoading(false);
     });
-  }, []);
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   const previous = useCallback(() => {
     const audio = audioRef.current;
@@ -399,6 +578,9 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     const prevIdx = idx - 1;
     const prevTrack = pl[prevIdx];
 
+    saveCurrent();
+    currentTrackRef.current = prevTrack;
+
     setCurrentIndex(prevIdx);
     setCurrentTrack(prevTrack);
     setCurrentTime(0);
@@ -412,7 +594,7 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       setIsPlaying(false);
       setIsLoading(false);
     });
-  }, []);
+  }, [saveCurrent]);
 
   // --- Context value ---
 
diff --git a/lib/audio-progress.ts b/lib/audio-progress.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1412f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/audio-progress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+/**
+ * Per-audio-file playback resume points for the floating player.
+ *
+ * A single store abstraction the audio context talks to, backed by one of
+ * two persistence layers chosen at call time by auth state:
+ *   - signed-in  → the BFF (`/users/me/audio-progress`), so positions roam
+ *                  across devices;
+ *   - anonymous  → the browser's IndexedDB, synced up to the BFF on login.
+ *
+ * The wire shape (`ProgressEntry`) is identical across the BFF, IndexedDB,
+ * and the in-memory map the context keeps, so nothing needs remapping. The
+ * BFF owns nothing about the schema beyond storing it; conflicts resolve
+ * newest-`updated_at`-wins in SQL.
+ */
+
+const BFF_BASE = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BFF_URL || "http://localhost:8080";
+
+/** One saved resume point. `key` is the stable file identity (see trackKey). */
+export type ProgressEntry = {
+  key: string;
+  position: number; // seconds (HTMLAudioElement.currentTime)
+  duration?: number; // seconds, when known
+  updated_at: string; // ISO-8601; drives newest-wins merge
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stable per-file key: the track URL with query string + hash stripped.
+ * Audio URLs may be signed or cache-busted, so the origin+path is the part
+ * that stays constant for a given file across sessions.
+ */
+export function trackKey(url: string): string {
+  try {
+    const base =
+      typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.href : "http://local";
+    const u = new URL(url, base);
+    return u.origin + u.pathname;
+  } catch {
+    return url.split(/[?#]/)[0];
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// IndexedDB (anonymous users)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const IDB_NAME = "spsays-audio-progress";
+const IDB_STORE = "progress";
+
+function openDB(): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = indexedDB.open(IDB_NAME, 1);
+    req.onupgradeneeded = () => {
+      const db = req.result;
+      if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains(IDB_STORE)) {
+        db.createObjectStore(IDB_STORE, { keyPath: "key" });
+      }
+    };
+    req.onsuccess = () => resolve(req.result);
+    req.onerror = () => reject(req.error);
+  });
+}
+
+async function idbGetAll(): Promise<ProgressEntry[]> {
+  if (typeof indexedDB === "undefined") return [];
+  try {
+    const db = await openDB();
+    return await new Promise<ProgressEntry[]>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const tx = db.transaction(IDB_STORE, "readonly");
+      const req = tx.objectStore(IDB_STORE).getAll();
+      req.onsuccess = () => resolve((req.result as ProgressEntry[]) ?? []);
+      req.onerror = () => reject(req.error);
+      tx.oncomplete = () => db.close();
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+async function idbPut(entry: ProgressEntry): Promise<void> {
+  if (typeof indexedDB === "undefined") return;
+  try {
+    const db = await openDB();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const tx = db.transaction(IDB_STORE, "readwrite");
+      tx.objectStore(IDB_STORE).put(entry);
+      tx.oncomplete = () => {
+        db.close();
+        resolve();
+      };
+      tx.onerror = () => reject(tx.error);
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort
+  }
+}
+
+async function idbDelete(key: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (typeof indexedDB === "undefined") return;
+  try {
+    const db = await openDB();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const tx = db.transaction(IDB_STORE, "readwrite");
+      tx.objectStore(IDB_STORE).delete(key);
+      tx.oncomplete = () => {
+        db.close();
+        resolve();
+      };
+      tx.onerror = () => reject(tx.error);
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// BFF (signed-in users)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type Envelope<T> = { success?: boolean; data?: T; error?: { message: string } };
+
+async function call<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T | null> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BFF_BASE}/api/v1${path}`, {
+    credentials: "include",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", ...(init?.headers ?? {}) },
+    ...init,
+  });
+  if (res.status === 401 || res.status === 403) return null;
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`audio-progress ${path}: ${res.status}`);
+  const body = (await res.json().catch(() => ({}))) as Envelope<T>;
+  return (body.data ?? null) as T | null;
+}
+
+async function remoteGetAll(): Promise<ProgressEntry[]> {
+  const data = await call<{ items: ProgressEntry[] }>("/users/me/audio-progress");
+  return data?.items ?? [];
+}
+
+async function remotePut(
+  items: ProgressEntry[],
+  opts?: { keepalive?: boolean },
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (items.length === 0) return;
+  await call("/users/me/audio-progress", {
+    method: "PUT",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ items }),
+    keepalive: opts?.keepalive,
+  });
+}
+
+async function remoteDelete(key: string): Promise<void> {
+  await call(`/users/me/audio-progress?key=${encodeURIComponent(key)}`, {
+    method: "DELETE",
+  });
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public store API — dispatches to the right backend by auth state
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** All saved entries, to hydrate the player's in-memory map. */
+export async function loadAllProgress(authed: boolean): Promise<ProgressEntry[]> {
+  return authed ? remoteGetAll() : idbGetAll();
+}
+
+/** Persist one resume point. */
+export async function saveProgress(
+  entry: ProgressEntry,
+  authed: boolean,
+  opts?: { keepalive?: boolean },
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (authed) await remotePut([entry], opts);
+  else await idbPut(entry);
+}
+
+/** Remove one resume point (e.g. when a track finishes). */
+export async function removeProgress(key: string, authed: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  if (authed) await remoteDelete(key);
+  else await idbDelete(key);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Push every locally-stored (anonymous) entry up to the BFF. Called once on
+ * the anon→signed-in transition; the server merges newest-wins so nothing a
+ * device already has that is fresher gets clobbered.
+ */
+export async function syncLocalToRemote(): Promise<void> {
+  const local = await idbGetAll();
+  if (local.length) await remotePut(local);
+}