diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayerController.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayerController.kt
index f571f6a9..b84b55b0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayerController.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayerController.kt
@@ -417,6 +417,16 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
                             detail = error.message,
                         ),
                     )
+                    // A failed load leaves the player IDLE; advance past the bad
+                    // track and re-prepare so one unplayable item doesn't strand
+                    // playback (mirrors the zero_duration skip). Forward-only —
+                    // stop at the end — bounds a fully-unplayable queue.
+                    if (controller.hasNextMediaItem()) {
+                        controller.seekToNextMediaItem()
+                        controller.prepare()
+                    } else {
+                        controller.stop()
+                    }
                 }
 
                 override fun onMediaItemTransition(