diff --git a/lib/mi-voice-bridge.ts b/lib/mi-voice-bridge.ts
index a45e6d05..4cabf7aa 100644
--- a/lib/mi-voice-bridge.ts
+++ b/lib/mi-voice-bridge.ts
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ export class MiVoiceBridge {
 
 	// ── Bridge TTS ──
 
-	#ensureAudioCtx(): AudioContext {
+	async #ensureAudioCtx(): Promise<AudioContext> {
 		if (!this.#audioCtx || this.#audioCtx.state === "closed") {
 			this.#audioCtx = new AudioContext();
 		}
 		if (this.#audioCtx.state === "suspended") {
-			this.#audioCtx.resume();
+			try { await this.#audioCtx.resume(); } catch { /* gesture may be required */ }
 		}
 		return this.#audioCtx;
 	}
@@ -158,14 +158,18 @@ export class MiVoiceBridge {
 					} catch { /* ignore bad header */ }
 					const mp3Bytes = buf.slice(4 + headerLen);
 
-					const ctx = this.#ensureAudioCtx();
+					const ctx = await this.#ensureAudioCtx();
 					const audioBuffer = await ctx.decodeAudioData(mp3Bytes.slice(0)); // slice to copy
 					const source = ctx.createBufferSource();
 					source.buffer = audioBuffer;
 					const gain = ctx.createGain();
 					gain.gain.value = gainValue;
-					source.connect(gain).connect(ctx.destination);
+					source.connect(gain);
+					gain.connect(ctx.destination);
 					this.#currentSource = source;
+					if (ctx.state === "suspended") {
+						try { await ctx.resume(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+					}
 
 					source.onended = () => {
 						this.#currentSource = null;