diff --git a/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/java/moe/sable/client/MainActivity.kt b/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/java/moe/sable/client/MainActivity.kt
index 0d635fc3b1..8d329af0b0 100644
--- a/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/java/moe/sable/client/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/java/moe/sable/client/MainActivity.kt
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class MainActivity : TauriActivity() {
 
   companion object {
     private var instance: MainActivity? = null
+    private var notificationPlayer: MediaPlayer? = null
     private var immersiveSystemBarsBehavior: Int? = null
     private var immersiveDepth = 0
 
@@ -233,6 +234,9 @@ class MainActivity : TauriActivity() {
       val activity = instance ?: return
       val resId = if (code == 1) R.raw.invite else R.raw.notification
       activity.runOnUiThread {
+        // A message burst should produce one alert, not overlapping players.
+        if (notificationPlayer != null) return@runOnUiThread
+
         val mp = MediaPlayer()
         try {
           val attrs = AudioAttributes.Builder()
@@ -243,14 +247,20 @@ class MainActivity : TauriActivity() {
           activity.resources.openRawResourceFd(resId).use { afd ->
             mp.setDataSource(afd.fileDescriptor, afd.startOffset, afd.length)
           }
-          mp.setOnCompletionListener { it.release() }
+          notificationPlayer = mp
+          mp.setOnCompletionListener {
+            if (notificationPlayer === it) notificationPlayer = null
+            it.release()
+          }
           mp.setOnErrorListener { player, _, _ ->
+            if (notificationPlayer === player) notificationPlayer = null
             player.release()
             true
           }
           mp.prepare()
           mp.start()
         } catch (e: Exception) {
+          if (notificationPlayer === mp) notificationPlayer = null
           mp.release()
           android.util.Log.w("NotificationSound", "play failed: ${e.message}")
         }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/ios.rs b/src-tauri/src/ios.rs
index ac88bc6295..f2309155b3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/ios.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/ios.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 // the same approach as Capacitor's hideFormAccessoryBar.
 
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use objc2::rc::{Allocated, Retained};
 use objc2::runtime::{
@@ -332,10 +334,18 @@ fn load_system_sound(caf_bytes: &[u8], temp_name: &str) -> Result<u32, String> {
     }
 }
 
+static NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PLAYING: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 pub(crate) fn play_notification_sound(kind: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     static NOTIFICATION_SOUND: OnceLock<u32> = OnceLock::new();
     static INVITE_SOUND: OnceLock<u32> = OnceLock::new();
 
+    // AudioServices plays asynchronously and cannot stop an active sound. Drop
+    // bursts until this clip finishes instead of overlapping notification audio.
+    if NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PLAYING.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let cache = if kind == "invite" {
         &INVITE_SOUND
     } else {
@@ -356,12 +366,27 @@ pub(crate) fn play_notification_sound(kind: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     let sound_id = match cache.get() {
         Some(id) => *id,
         None => {
-            let id = load_system_sound(caf, name)?;
+            let id = match load_system_sound(caf, name) {
+                Ok(id) => id,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PLAYING.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    return Err(error);
+                }
+            };
             let _ = cache.set(id);
             id
         }
     };
     unsafe { AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(sound_id) };
+    let duration = if kind == "invite" {
+        Duration::from_millis(1905)
+    } else {
+        Duration::from_millis(817)
+    };
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        std::thread::sleep(duration);
+        NOTIFICATION_SOUND_PLAYING.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    });
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/utils/notificationSound.test.ts b/src/app/utils/notificationSound.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..441ff9420d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/notificationSound.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { playNotificationSound } from './notificationSound';
+
+type MockSource = {
+  buffer: AudioBuffer | null;
+  connect: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  start: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  addEventListener: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  ended: (() => void) | undefined;
+};
+
+const nativeAudioContext = globalThis.AudioContext;
+const nativeFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+let sources: MockSource[];
+
+class MockAudioContext {
+  public state: AudioContextState = 'running';
+  public destination = {} as AudioDestinationNode;
+
+  public decodeAudioData = vi.fn<() => Promise<AudioBuffer>>().mockResolvedValue({} as AudioBuffer);
+  public resume = vi.fn<() => Promise<void>>().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  public createBufferSource = vi.fn<() => AudioBufferSourceNode>(() => {
+    const source: MockSource = {
+      buffer: null,
+      connect: vi.fn<() => void>(),
+      start: vi.fn<() => void>(),
+      addEventListener: vi.fn<(type: string, listener: () => void) => void>((type, listener) => {
+        if (type === 'ended') source.ended = listener;
+      }),
+      ended: undefined,
+    };
+    sources.push(source);
+    return source as unknown as AudioBufferSourceNode;
+  });
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  sources = [];
+  globalThis.AudioContext = MockAudioContext as unknown as typeof AudioContext;
+  globalThis.fetch = vi.fn<() => Promise<Response>>().mockResolvedValue({
+    arrayBuffer: () => Promise.resolve(new ArrayBuffer(0)),
+  } as Response);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  globalThis.AudioContext = nativeAudioContext;
+  globalThis.fetch = nativeFetch;
+});
+
+describe('playNotificationSound', () => {
+  it('does not overlap sounds requested while one is playing', async () => {
+    await Promise.all([
+      playNotificationSound('/sound/notification.ogg'),
+      playNotificationSound('/sound/notification.ogg'),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(sources).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    sources[0]!.ended?.();
+    await playNotificationSound('/sound/notification.ogg');
+
+    expect(sources).toHaveLength(2);
+    sources[1]!.ended?.();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/utils/notificationSound.ts b/src/app/utils/notificationSound.ts
index fc7aa73c31..6f702e6c94 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/notificationSound.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/notificationSound.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // buffer source does neither.
 
 let context: AudioContext | undefined;
+let playingSource: AudioBufferSourceNode | undefined;
 const buffers = new Map<string, Promise<AudioBuffer>>();
 
 const decode = (ctx: AudioContext, url: string): Promise<AudioBuffer> => {
@@ -27,9 +28,18 @@ export const playNotificationSound = async (url: string): Promise<void> => {
   // A context constructed outside a user gesture starts suspended, and Safari
   // moves it to 'interrupted' after a phone call or a route change.
   if (context.state !== 'running') await context.resume();
+  if (playingSource) return;
 
   const source = context.createBufferSource();
   source.buffer = buffer;
   source.connect(context.destination);
+  playingSource = source;
+  source.addEventListener(
+    'ended',
+    () => {
+      if (playingSource === source) playingSource = undefined;
+    },
+    { once: true }
+  );
   source.start();
 };