diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClient.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClient.kt
index bccc60c6..c4448d57 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClient.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClient.kt
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl
 
 /**
- * High-level wrapper for the UPnP AVTransport service. Three calls
- * for v1: SetAVTransportURI / Play / Stop. Pause + Seek deferred
- * until we have hardware in the loop to verify each device's quirks
- * (Sonos and BubbleUPnP accept the standard shape; some smart TVs
- * reject Pause without DIDL).
+ * High-level wrapper for the UPnP AVTransport service.
+ * Covers SetAVTransportURI / SetNextAVTransportURI / Play / Pause /
+ * Stop / Seek / GetPositionInfo / GetTransportInfo.
  */
+@Suppress("TooManyFunctions") // Compose-adjacent helper density: all are direct SOAP verbs.
 class AVTransportClient(
     private val soap: SoapClient,
     private val controlUrl: HttpUrl,
@@ -43,29 +42,26 @@ class AVTransportClient(
      * when the caller doesn't supply one.
      */
     suspend fun setAVTransportURIWithMetadata(uri: String, mime: String, title: String) {
-        val safeTitle = title.ifBlank { "Minstrel" }
-        val didl = buildString {
-            append("<DIDL-Lite ")
-            append("xmlns=\"urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/\" ")
-            append("xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" ")
-            append("xmlns:upnp=\"urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/\">")
-            append("<item id=\"0\" parentID=\"-1\" restricted=\"1\">")
-            append("<dc:title>").append(xmlEscape(safeTitle)).append("</dc:title>")
-            append("<upnp:class>object.item.audioItem.musicTrack</upnp:class>")
-            append("<res protocolInfo=\"http-get:*:").append(xmlEscape(mime))
-            append(":*\">").append(xmlEscape(uri)).append("</res>")
-            append("</item>")
-            append("</DIDL-Lite>")
-        }
-        setAVTransportURI(uri, didl)
+        setAVTransportURI(uri, buildDidlLite(uri, mime, title))
     }
 
-    private fun xmlEscape(v: String): String = v
-        .replace("&", "&amp;")
-        .replace("<", "&lt;")
-        .replace(">", "&gt;")
-        .replace("\"", "&quot;")
-        .replace("'", "&apos;")
+    /**
+     * Queues the next track on the renderer so it can pre-buffer before
+     * the current track finishes. Uses the same DIDL-Lite shape as
+     * [setAVTransportURIWithMetadata].
+     */
+    suspend fun setNextAVTransportURI(uri: String, mime: String, title: String) {
+        soap.call(
+            controlUrl = controlUrl,
+            serviceType = SERVICE_TYPE,
+            action = "SetNextAVTransportURI",
+            args = mapOf(
+                "InstanceID" to "0",
+                "NextURI" to uri,
+                "NextURIMetaData" to buildDidlLite(uri, mime, title),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
 
     suspend fun play() {
         soap.call(
@@ -76,6 +72,15 @@ class AVTransportClient(
         )
     }
 
+    suspend fun pause() {
+        soap.call(
+            controlUrl = controlUrl,
+            serviceType = SERVICE_TYPE,
+            action = "Pause",
+            args = mapOf("InstanceID" to "0"),
+        )
+    }
+
     suspend fun stop() {
         soap.call(
             controlUrl = controlUrl,
@@ -85,7 +90,104 @@ class AVTransportClient(
         )
     }
 
+    suspend fun seek(positionMs: Long) {
+        soap.call(
+            controlUrl = controlUrl,
+            serviceType = SERVICE_TYPE,
+            action = "Seek",
+            args = mapOf(
+                "InstanceID" to "0",
+                "Unit" to "REL_TIME",
+                "Target" to formatHhMmSs(positionMs),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getPositionInfo(): PositionInfo {
+        val result = soap.call(
+            controlUrl = controlUrl,
+            serviceType = SERVICE_TYPE,
+            action = "GetPositionInfo",
+            args = mapOf("InstanceID" to "0"),
+        )
+        return PositionInfo(
+            trackUri = result["TrackURI"].orEmpty(),
+            relTimeMs = parseHhMmSs(result["RelTime"].orEmpty()),
+            trackDurationMs = parseHhMmSs(result["TrackDuration"].orEmpty()),
+        )
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getTransportInfo(): TransportInfo {
+        val result = soap.call(
+            controlUrl = controlUrl,
+            serviceType = SERVICE_TYPE,
+            action = "GetTransportInfo",
+            args = mapOf("InstanceID" to "0"),
+        )
+        val state = when (result["CurrentTransportState"]) {
+            "PLAYING" -> TransportState.PLAYING
+            "PAUSED_PLAYBACK" -> TransportState.PAUSED
+            "STOPPED" -> TransportState.STOPPED
+            "TRANSITIONING" -> TransportState.TRANSITIONING
+            else -> TransportState.UNKNOWN
+        }
+        return TransportInfo(state)
+    }
+
+    private fun buildDidlLite(uri: String, mime: String, title: String): String {
+        val safeTitle = title.ifBlank { "Minstrel" }
+        return buildString {
+            append("<DIDL-Lite ")
+            append("xmlns=\"urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/\" ")
+            append("xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" ")
+            append("xmlns:upnp=\"urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/\">")
+            append("<item id=\"0\" parentID=\"-1\" restricted=\"1\">")
+            append("<dc:title>").append(xmlEscape(safeTitle)).append("</dc:title>")
+            append("<upnp:class>object.item.audioItem.musicTrack</upnp:class>")
+            append("<res protocolInfo=\"http-get:*:").append(xmlEscape(mime))
+            append(":*\">").append(xmlEscape(uri)).append("</res>")
+            append("</item>")
+            append("</DIDL-Lite>")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun xmlEscape(v: String): String = v
+        .replace("&", "&amp;")
+        .replace("<", "&lt;")
+        .replace(">", "&gt;")
+        .replace("\"", "&quot;")
+        .replace("'", "&apos;")
+
+    private fun formatHhMmSs(positionMs: Long): String {
+        val totalSec = (positionMs / MILLIS_PER_SECOND).coerceAtLeast(0)
+        val h = totalSec / SECONDS_PER_HOUR
+        val m = (totalSec % SECONDS_PER_HOUR) / SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
+        val s = totalSec % SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
+        return "%d:%02d:%02d".format(h, m, s)
+    }
+
+    private fun parseHhMmSs(raw: String): Long {
+        if (raw.isBlank()) return 0L
+        val parts = raw.split(':').mapNotNull { it.trim().toLongOrNull() }
+        if (parts.size != 3) return 0L
+        val (h, m, s) = parts
+        return ((h * SECONDS_PER_HOUR) + (m * SECONDS_PER_MINUTE) + s) * MILLIS_PER_SECOND
+    }
+
     private companion object {
         const val SERVICE_TYPE = "urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:AVTransport:1"
+        const val MILLIS_PER_SECOND = 1000L
+        const val SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60L
+        const val SECONDS_PER_HOUR = 3600L
     }
 }
+
+data class PositionInfo(
+    val trackUri: String,
+    val relTimeMs: Long,
+    val trackDurationMs: Long,
+)
+
+enum class TransportState { PLAYING, PAUSED, STOPPED, TRANSITIONING, UNKNOWN }
+
+data class TransportInfo(val state: TransportState)
diff --git a/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClientTest.kt b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClientTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a90a8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/AVTransportClientTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class AVTransportClientTest {
+
+    private lateinit var server: MockWebServer
+    private lateinit var client: AVTransportClient
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    fun setUp() {
+        server = MockWebServer()
+        server.start()
+        val controlUrl = server.url("/MediaRenderer/AVTransport/Control")
+        client = AVTransportClient(SoapClient(OkHttpClient()), controlUrl)
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    fun tearDown() {
+        server.shutdown()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `seek formats position as hh-mm-ss`() = runTest {
+        server.enqueue(emptyResponse("Seek"))
+        client.seek(positionMs = 65_000L)
+        val body = server.takeRequest().body.readUtf8()
+        assertTrue(body.contains("<Target>0:01:05</Target>")) { "body was $body" }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `getPositionInfo parses RelTime and TrackDuration`() = runTest {
+        server.enqueue(
+            MockResponse().setBody(
+                """<?xml version="1.0"?>
+                   <s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+                     <s:Body>
+                       <u:GetPositionInfoResponse
+                           xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:AVTransport:1">
+                         <Track>1</Track>
+                         <TrackDuration>0:03:30</TrackDuration>
+                         <TrackURI>http://x/y.mp3</TrackURI>
+                         <RelTime>0:01:05</RelTime>
+                       </u:GetPositionInfoResponse>
+                     </s:Body>
+                   </s:Envelope>""".trimIndent(),
+            ),
+        )
+        val info = client.getPositionInfo()
+        assertEquals(65_000L, info.relTimeMs)
+        assertEquals(210_000L, info.trackDurationMs)
+        assertEquals("http://x/y.mp3", info.trackUri)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `getTransportInfo maps PAUSED_PLAYBACK to PAUSED`() = runTest {
+        server.enqueue(
+            MockResponse().setBody(
+                """<?xml version="1.0"?>
+                   <s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+                     <s:Body>
+                       <u:GetTransportInfoResponse
+                           xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:AVTransport:1">
+                         <CurrentTransportState>PAUSED_PLAYBACK</CurrentTransportState>
+                         <CurrentTransportStatus>OK</CurrentTransportStatus>
+                         <CurrentSpeed>1</CurrentSpeed>
+                       </u:GetTransportInfoResponse>
+                     </s:Body>
+                   </s:Envelope>""".trimIndent(),
+            ),
+        )
+        val info = client.getTransportInfo()
+        assertEquals(TransportState.PAUSED, info.state)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `setNextAVTransportURI sends DIDL-Lite with mime and title`() = runTest {
+        server.enqueue(emptyResponse("SetNextAVTransportURI"))
+        client.setNextAVTransportURI(
+            uri = "http://x/y.mp3",
+            mime = "audio/mpeg",
+            title = "Song",
+        )
+        val body = server.takeRequest().body.readUtf8()
+        assertTrue(body.contains("<NextURI>http://x/y.mp3</NextURI>")) {
+            "body missing NextURI: $body"
+        }
+        assertTrue(body.contains("<dc:title>Song</dc:title>")) {
+            "body missing dc:title: $body"
+        }
+        assertTrue(body.contains("audio/mpeg")) {
+            "body missing mime type: $body"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun emptyResponse(action: String): MockResponse = MockResponse().setBody(
+        """<?xml version="1.0"?>
+           <s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+             <s:Body>
+               <u:${action}Response xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:AVTransport:1"/>
+             </s:Body>
+           </s:Envelope>""".trimIndent(),
+    )
+}