diff --git a/core/audioplayer/src/iosMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/data/IosAudioPlayer.kt b/core/audioplayer/src/iosMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/data/IosAudioPlayer.kt
index f0dc816..7f96886 100644
--- a/core/audioplayer/src/iosMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/data/IosAudioPlayer.kt
+++ b/core/audioplayer/src/iosMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/data/IosAudioPlayer.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ internal class IosAudioPlayer : AudioPlayer {
     @OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
     override fun seekTo(position: Duration) {
         val seconds = position.inWholeMilliseconds / 1000.0
+        // Resume after seeking (e.g. back from the end of the record), unless playback was paused
+        // on purpose: the caller may be holding it, for instance while a screen reader speaks.
+        val resume = _playbackState.value != PlaybackState.PAUSED
         player?.seekToTime(CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(seconds, preferredTimescale = 1000)) {
-            play()
+            if (resume) play()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/feature/records/src/commonMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/ui/viewmodel/PlayerViewModel.kt b/feature/records/src/commonMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/ui/viewmodel/PlayerViewModel.kt
index 608e597..a811f50 100644
--- a/feature/records/src/commonMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/ui/viewmodel/PlayerViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature/records/src/commonMain/kotlin/bzh/ajaury/chombev/player/ui/viewmodel/PlayerViewModel.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import bzh.ajaury.chombev.preferences.domain.PreferencesRepository
 import bzh.ajaury.chombev.preferences.model.PlaybackPreferences
 import bzh.ajaury.chombev.preferences.model.SubtitlePreferences
 import bzh.ajaury.chombev.records.domain.RecordRepository
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 import kotlin.time.Duration
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 
 class PlayerViewModel(
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ class PlayerViewModel(
 ) : ViewModel() {
     private val record = MutableStateFlow<Record?>(null)
 
+    // Playback held while the screen reader speaks the control that was just activated.
+    private var pendingPlaybackJob: Job? = null
+
     val uiState: StateFlow<PlayerUiState> = combine(
         record,
         playbackRepository.playerState,
@@ -85,39 +91,75 @@ class PlayerViewModel(
     }
 
     fun performMainPlayAction() {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            when (uiState.value.playerState.playbackState) {
-                PlaybackState.PLAYING, PlaybackState.BREAKING -> playbackRepository.pause()
-                PlaybackState.ENDED -> playbackRepository.replay()
-                PlaybackState.PAUSED, PlaybackState.IDLE -> playbackRepository.play()
+        when (uiState.value.playerState.playbackState) {
+            PlaybackState.PLAYING, PlaybackState.BREAKING -> {
+                cancelPendingPlayback()
+                viewModelScope.launch { playbackRepository.pause() }
             }
+
+            PlaybackState.ENDED -> playAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.replay() }
+            PlaybackState.PAUSED, PlaybackState.IDLE -> playAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.play() }
         }
     }
 
     fun seekToTimePart(progress: Duration) {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            playbackRepository.seekTo(progress)
-        }
+        seekAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.seekTo(progress) }
     }
 
     fun seekToSentence(sentenceIndex: Int) {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            playbackRepository.seekToSentence(sentenceIndex)
-        }
+        seekAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.seekToSentence(sentenceIndex) }
     }
 
     fun goToPreviousSentence() {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            playbackRepository.goToPreviousSentence()
-        }
+        seekAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.goToPreviousSentence() }
     }
 
     fun goToNextSentence() {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            playbackRepository.goToNextSentence()
+        seekAfterScreenReader { playbackRepository.goToNextSentence() }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Runs [play], which starts playback. A screen reader still speaks the control that was just
+     * activated: while one is running, [play] is delayed by [SCREEN_READER_PLAYBACK_DELAY] so that
+     * the audio does not play over it.
+     */
+    private fun playAfterScreenReader(play: suspend () -> Unit) {
+        pendingPlaybackJob?.cancel()
+        pendingPlaybackJob = viewModelScope.launch {
+            if (accessibilityRepository.isScreenReaderEnabled()) delay(SCREEN_READER_PLAYBACK_DELAY)
+            play()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Runs [seek]. While a screen reader is running, ongoing playback is paused during the seek and
+     * only resumes after [SCREEN_READER_PLAYBACK_DELAY], like [playAfterScreenReader]. Successive
+     * seeks within the delay keep playback held until the delay of the last one has elapsed.
+     */
+    private fun seekAfterScreenReader(seek: suspend () -> Unit) {
+        val isPlaybackPending = pendingPlaybackJob?.isActive == true
+        val playbackState = uiState.value.playerState.playbackState
+        val wasPlaying = isPlaybackPending || playbackState in PLAYING_STATES
+
+        pendingPlaybackJob?.cancel()
+        pendingPlaybackJob = viewModelScope.launch {
+            if (!wasPlaying || !accessibilityRepository.isScreenReaderEnabled()) {
+                seek()
+                return@launch
+            }
+
+            playbackRepository.pause()
+            seek()
+            delay(SCREEN_READER_PLAYBACK_DELAY)
+            playbackRepository.play()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun cancelPendingPlayback() {
+        pendingPlaybackJob?.cancel()
+        pendingPlaybackJob = null
+    }
+
     fun setPlaybackSpeed(speed: Float) {
         val steppedSpeed = (speed * 10).roundToInt() / 10f
         val clampedSpeed = steppedSpeed.coerceIn(
@@ -181,6 +223,7 @@ class PlayerViewModel(
     }
 
     fun stop() {
+        cancelPendingPlayback()
         viewModelScope.launch {
             playbackRepository.stop()
         }
@@ -190,4 +233,10 @@ class PlayerViewModel(
         super.onCleared()
         audioSessionManager.deactivate()
     }
+
+    private companion object {
+        // Long enough for a screen reader to speak a short control label such as "Phrase suivante".
+        val SCREEN_READER_PLAYBACK_DELAY = 1500.milliseconds
+        val PLAYING_STATES = setOf(PlaybackState.PLAYING, PlaybackState.BREAKING)
+    }
 }