diff --git a/src/abs.js b/src/abs.js
index f0375eb..d9c1c1e 100644
--- a/src/abs.js
+++ b/src/abs.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ async function absCloseSession(sessionId) {
 // ─── PLAYER INTERNALS ───
 let _audio = null;
 let _syncTimer = null;
+let _absMiniVisible = false; // true = ABS bar covers the music player, only toggled on play start
 let _sleepTimer = null;
 let _sleepEndTime = null;
 let _sleepTick = null;
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ function _getAudio() {
     _audio = document.getElementById('abs-audio');
     _audio.addEventListener('timeupdate', _onTimeUpdate);
     _audio.addEventListener('ended',      _onTrackEnded);
-    _audio.addEventListener('play',  () => { S.absPlayer.playing = true;  _renderControls(); _startSync(); });
+    _audio.addEventListener('play',  () => { S.absPlayer.playing = true; _absMiniVisible = true; _renderControls(); _startSync(); });
     _audio.addEventListener('pause', () => { S.absPlayer.playing = false; _renderControls(); _doSync(); });
   }
   return _audio;
@@ -263,12 +264,8 @@ export function absTogglePlay() {
 
 export function absInterrupt() {
   if (!S.absPlayer.item || !S.absPlayer.playing) return;
-  _getAudio().pause(); // triggers the pause listener which calls _doSync()
-}
-
-export function absOnMusicPause() {
-  // When music pauses, re-evaluate mini bar visibility (ABS bar should reappear)
-  if (S.absPlayer.item) _renderMiniBar();
+  _absMiniVisible = false; // music is taking over — hide ABS bar until ABS plays again
+  _getAudio().pause();
 }
 
 export function absSeek(globalTime) {
@@ -409,8 +406,7 @@ function _renderMiniBar() {
   const ap = S.absPlayer;
   const bar = document.getElementById('abs-mini-bar');
   if (!bar) return;
-  // Hide when no ABS item loaded, or when music is actively playing
-  if (!ap.item || (S.audio && !S.audio.paused)) { bar.classList.remove('visible'); return; }
+  if (!ap.item || !_absMiniVisible) { bar.classList.remove('visible'); return; }
   bar.classList.add('visible');
   const meta = ap.item?.media?.metadata || {};
   const cover = absCoverUrl(ap.item?.id);
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 34ac137..c98edf0 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   absSetSpeed, absSleepIn, absOpenPlayer, absClosePlayer, absToggleChapters,
   absToggleSpeedPicker, absToggleSleepPicker, absSeekToChapter, absProgDown, absProgMove,
   absProgUp, loadAbsBooks, absOpenBook, loadAbsBookDetail, absPlayChapter,
-  absLoadSettingsLibraries, absToggleChapterTrack, absInterrupt, absOnMusicPause,
+  absLoadSettingsLibraries, absToggleChapterTrack, absInterrupt,
 } from './abs.js';
 import {
   openNowPlaying, closeNowPlaying, switchNpTab, npGoArtist, npGoAlbum,
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     setPlayIcon(false);
     document.getElementById('player-art').classList.remove('spinning');
     if(navigator.mediaSession) navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = 'paused';
-    absOnMusicPause();
   });
   S.previewAudio.addEventListener('timeupdate', updatePreviewProgress);
   S.previewAudio.addEventListener('ended', stopPreview);