diff --git a/internal/playevents/writer.go b/internal/playevents/writer.go
index 14350f48..00bff645 100644
--- a/internal/playevents/writer.go
+++ b/internal/playevents/writer.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playsessions"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recommendation"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/scrobble"
 )
 
 type Writer struct {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordPlayEnded(
 	durationPlayedMs int32,
 	at time.Time,
 ) error {
-	return pgx.BeginFunc(ctx, w.pool, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+	if err := pgx.BeginFunc(ctx, w.pool, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
 		q := dbq.New(tx)
 		ev, err := q.GetPlayEventByID(ctx, playEventID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -147,7 +148,16 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordPlayEnded(
 			}
 		}
 		return nil
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Post-commit best-effort scrobble enqueue. Errors logged + swallowed:
+	// scrobble delivery is enrichment, not a precondition for canonical play
+	// history.
+	if err := scrobble.MaybeEnqueue(ctx, dbq.New(w.pool), playEventID); err != nil {
+		w.logger.Warn("playevents: scrobble enqueue failed", "play_event_id", playEventID, "err", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RecordPlaySkipped is the user-initiated-skip variant: was_skipped is forced
@@ -203,7 +213,8 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordSyntheticCompletedPlay(
 	clientID string,
 	at time.Time,
 ) error {
-	return pgx.BeginFunc(ctx, w.pool, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+	var playEventID pgtype.UUID
+	if err := pgx.BeginFunc(ctx, w.pool, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
 		q := dbq.New(tx)
 		track, err := q.GetTrackByID(ctx, trackID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -230,6 +241,7 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordSyntheticCompletedPlay(
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		playEventID = ev.ID
 		if err := w.captureSessionVector(ctx, q, ev.ID, sessionID, at); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -243,7 +255,16 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordSyntheticCompletedPlay(
 			WasSkipped:       false,
 		})
 		return err
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Post-commit best-effort scrobble enqueue. Errors logged + swallowed:
+	// scrobble delivery is enrichment, not a precondition for canonical play
+	// history.
+	if err := scrobble.MaybeEnqueue(ctx, dbq.New(w.pool), playEventID); err != nil {
+		w.logger.Warn("playevents: scrobble enqueue failed", "play_event_id", playEventID, "err", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // captureSessionVector queries the user's prior plays in the given session
diff --git a/internal/playevents/writer_test.go b/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
index 5786e826..ac3876ec 100644
--- a/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
+++ b/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func testPool(t *testing.T) *pgxpool.Pool {
 	}
 	t.Cleanup(pool.Close)
 	if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
-		"TRUNCATE play_events, skip_events, play_sessions, sessions, users, tracks, albums, artists RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE"); err != nil {
+		"TRUNCATE scrobble_queue, play_events, skip_events, play_sessions, sessions, users, tracks, albums, artists RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("truncate: %v", err)
 	}
 	return pool
@@ -317,3 +317,60 @@ func TestRecordPlayStarted_VectorScopedToSession(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("recent_track_ids has %d entries from prior session, want 0", len(recentIDs))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecordPlayEnded_QualifyingPlay_EnqueuesScrobble(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFixture(t, 300_000) // 300s track
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Enable LB for the user.
+	tk := "tk"
+	if err := f.q.SetListenBrainzToken(ctx, dbq.SetListenBrainzTokenParams{ID: f.user, ListenbrainzToken: &tk}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("token: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := f.q.SetListenBrainzEnabled(ctx, dbq.SetListenBrainzEnabledParams{ID: f.user, ListenbrainzEnabled: true}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("enable: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStarted(ctx, f.user, f.track, "test", time.Now().Add(-1*time.Minute))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("start: %v", err)
+	}
+	// 250s played out of 300s = ~83% — well above LB threshold.
+	if err := f.w.RecordPlayEnded(ctx, res.PlayEventID, 250_000, time.Now()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("end: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var n int
+	if err := f.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM scrobble_queue WHERE play_event_id = $1`, res.PlayEventID).Scan(&n); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("count: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("scrobble_queue rows = %d, want 1", n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordPlayEnded_SubThreshold_NoEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFixture(t, 300_000)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	tk := "tk"
+	_ = f.q.SetListenBrainzToken(ctx, dbq.SetListenBrainzTokenParams{ID: f.user, ListenbrainzToken: &tk})
+	_ = f.q.SetListenBrainzEnabled(ctx, dbq.SetListenBrainzEnabledParams{ID: f.user, ListenbrainzEnabled: true})
+
+	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStarted(ctx, f.user, f.track, "test", time.Now().Add(-1*time.Minute))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("start: %v", err)
+	}
+	// 60s played, 20% — well below threshold.
+	if err := f.w.RecordPlayEnded(ctx, res.PlayEventID, 60_000, time.Now()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("end: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var n int
+	_ = f.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM scrobble_queue WHERE play_event_id = $1`, res.PlayEventID).Scan(&n)
+	if n != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 queue rows for sub-threshold play, got %d", n)
+	}
+}