diff --git a/client/src/features/reader/audiobook/AudiobookReaderView.vue b/client/src/features/reader/audiobook/AudiobookReaderView.vue
index 6059e9d1c..95572fdf9 100644
--- a/client/src/features/reader/audiobook/AudiobookReaderView.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/reader/audiobook/AudiobookReaderView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch, type WatchStopHandle } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import {
   Bookmark,
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const progress = useAudioProgress(props.bookId)
 // ── Queue (created lazily after files load) ───────────────────────────────────
 
 let queue: ReturnType<typeof useAudioQueue> | null = null
+let stopQueuePlayingWatch: WatchStopHandle | null = null
 const isPlaying = ref(false)
 const currentPosition = ref(0)
 const currentFileIndex = ref(0)
@@ -100,6 +101,16 @@ function initQueue(startFileId: number, startPosition: number) {
   queue.goToFile(startFileId, startPosition)
   queue.setSpeed(settings.playbackSpeed.value)
   queue.setVolume(settings.volume.value)
+  stopQueuePlayingWatch?.()
+  stopQueuePlayingWatch = watch(
+    queue.isPlaying,
+    (playing) => {
+      if (isPlaying.value !== playing) {
+        isPlaying.value = playing
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true },
+  )
   syncRefs()
   currentPosition.value = startPosition
   currentFileIndex.value = queue.currentIndex.value
@@ -141,7 +152,6 @@ function startTicker() {
     if (!queue) return
     const pos = queue.position()
     currentPosition.value = pos
-    isPlaying.value = queue.isPlaying.value
     currentFileIndex.value = queue.currentIndex.value
 
     if (queue.isPlaying.value) {
@@ -196,6 +206,8 @@ let mounted = true
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   mounted = false
+  stopQueuePlayingWatch?.()
+  stopQueuePlayingWatch = null
   queue?.destroy()
   stopTicker()
   progress.flush()
diff --git a/server/src/modules/dashboard/dashboard-widget.repository.ts b/server/src/modules/dashboard/dashboard-widget.repository.ts
index e4c359db9..67b766ab3 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/dashboard/dashboard-widget.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/dashboard/dashboard-widget.repository.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
 import { DB } from '../../db';
 import * as schema from '../../db/schema';
 import {
+  audiobookProgress,
   annotations,
   authors,
   bookAuthors,
@@ -63,13 +64,30 @@ export class DashboardWidgetRepository {
   async getCurrentlyReadingBooks(userId: number, accessibleLibraryIds: number[]): Promise<CurrentlyReadingWidgetData> {
     if (accessibleLibraryIds.length === 0) return { books: [] };
 
+    const mergedProgress = sql<number>`
+      coalesce(
+        (
+          case
+            when ${readingProgress.updatedAt} is not null
+              and (${audiobookProgress.updatedAt} is null or ${readingProgress.updatedAt} >= ${audiobookProgress.updatedAt})
+              then ${readingProgress.percentage}
+            else ${audiobookProgress.percentage}
+          end
+        ),
+        ${readingProgress.percentage},
+        ${audiobookProgress.percentage},
+        0
+      )
+    `;
+    const mergedLastReadAt = sql<Date | null>`coalesce(${readingProgress.updatedAt}, ${audiobookProgress.updatedAt})`;
+
     const rows = await this.db
       .select({
         bookId: books.id,
         title: bookMetadata.title,
-        progress: readingProgress.percentage,
+        progress: mergedProgress,
         coverSource: bookMetadata.coverSource,
-        lastReadAt: readingProgress.updatedAt,
+        lastReadAt: mergedLastReadAt,
         fileId: bookFiles.id,
         fileFormat: bookFiles.format,
       })
@@ -78,6 +96,7 @@ export class DashboardWidgetRepository {
       .innerJoin(bookMetadata, eq(bookMetadata.bookId, books.id))
       .leftJoin(bookFiles, eq(bookFiles.id, books.primaryFileId))
       .leftJoin(readingProgress, and(isNotNull(bookFiles.id), eq(readingProgress.bookFileId, bookFiles.id), eq(readingProgress.userId, userId)))
+      .leftJoin(audiobookProgress, and(eq(audiobookProgress.bookId, books.id), eq(audiobookProgress.userId, userId)))
       .where(
         and(
           eq(userBookStatus.userId, userId),
@@ -85,7 +104,7 @@ export class DashboardWidgetRepository {
           inArray(books.libraryId, accessibleLibraryIds),
         ),
       )
-      .orderBy(desc(sql`coalesce(${readingProgress.updatedAt}, ${userBookStatus.updatedAt})`))
+      .orderBy(desc(sql`coalesce(${readingProgress.updatedAt}, ${audiobookProgress.updatedAt}, ${userBookStatus.updatedAt})`))
       .limit(CURRENTLY_READING_LIMIT);
 
     if (rows.length === 0) return { books: [] };