diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 4fd1a34a..79ec927b 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void main() async {
     await notificationService.initialize();
   } catch (_) {}
 
-  if (PlatformDetection.isMobile) {
+  if (PlatformDetection.isMobile || PlatformDetection.isIOS) {
     try {
       await initAudioService(
         manager: GetIt.instance<PlaybackManager>(),
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ void main() async {
       ),
     ));
     await session.setActive(true);
+    session.becomingNoisyEventStream.listen((_) {
+      GetIt.instance<PlaybackManager>().pause();
+    });
   } catch (_) {}
 
   if (!GetIt.instance.isRegistered<PlaybackLifecycleHandler>()) {
diff --git a/lib/playback/audio_handler.dart b/lib/playback/audio_handler.dart
index b3b954e5..7774be0d 100644
--- a/lib/playback/audio_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/playback/audio_handler.dart
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class MoonfinAudioHandler extends BaseAudioHandler
       controls: controls,
       systemActions: const {
         MediaAction.seek,
+        MediaAction.play,
+        MediaAction.pause,
         MediaAction.skipToNext,
         MediaAction.skipToPrevious,
       },