diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/media/NextcloudExoPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/media/NextcloudExoPlayer.kt
index 31e89342fe56..7a2ca08ff71c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/media/NextcloudExoPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/media/NextcloudExoPlayer.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.nextcloud.client.media
 
 import android.content.Context
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioAttributes
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.DefaultMediaSourceFactory
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSource
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ object NextcloudExoPlayer {
         return ExoPlayer
             .Builder(context)
             .setMediaSourceFactory(mediaSourceFactory)
+            .setAudioAttributes(AudioAttributes.DEFAULT, true)
+            .setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(true)
             .setSeekForwardIncrementMs(FIVE_SECONDS_IN_MILLIS)
             .build()
     }