diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/notification/utils/SoundUtils.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/notification/utils/SoundUtils.ts
index abb032f2e..b02afc39a 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/notification/utils/SoundUtils.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/notification/utils/SoundUtils.ts
@@ -350,8 +350,11 @@ const playOneShotSound = async (
 	type: SoundType,
 	volume: number,
 	onAutoplayBlocked?: () => void,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
 ): Promise<HTMLAudioElement | null> => {
+	if (signal?.aborted) return null;
 	const soundUrl = await getSoundUrl(type);
+	if (signal?.aborted) return null;
 	const audio = createAudioElement(soundUrl);
 	audio.currentTime = 0;
 	audio.loop = false;
@@ -361,6 +364,7 @@ const playOneShotSound = async (
 	const routeToCaptureBus = shouldRouteSoundToCaptureBus(type);
 	try {
 		const ctx = await resumeAudioContextIfNeeded();
+		if (signal?.aborted) return null;
 		if (ctx.state !== 'suspended') {
 			sourceNode = ctx.createMediaElementSource(audio);
 			gainNode = ctx.createGain();
@@ -377,26 +381,49 @@ const playOneShotSound = async (
 		audio.volume = effectiveVolume;
 		applyOutputDeviceToAudioElement(audio);
 	}
+	let cleanedUp = false;
+	let abortPlayback: (() => void) | null = null;
 	const instance: OneShotAudioInstance = {
 		audio,
 		gainNode,
 		sourceNode,
 		cleanup: () => {
+			if (cleanedUp) return;
+			cleanedUp = true;
 			activeOneShotSounds.delete(instance);
 			audio.removeEventListener('ended', instance.cleanup);
 			audio.removeEventListener('error', instance.cleanup);
+			if (abortPlayback) signal?.removeEventListener('abort', abortPlayback);
 			disconnectNodes(sourceNode, gainNode);
 		},
 	};
+	abortPlayback = () => {
+		audio.pause();
+		audio.removeAttribute('src');
+		audio.load();
+		instance.cleanup();
+	};
 	audio.addEventListener('ended', instance.cleanup);
 	audio.addEventListener('error', instance.cleanup);
+	if (signal?.aborted) {
+		abortPlayback();
+		return null;
+	}
+	signal?.addEventListener('abort', abortPlayback, {once: true});
 	trimActiveOneShotSounds();
 	activeOneShotSounds.add(instance);
 	try {
 		await audio.play();
+		if (signal?.aborted) {
+			abortPlayback();
+			return null;
+		}
 		return audio;
 	} catch (error) {
 		instance.cleanup();
+		if (signal?.aborted) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		if (isAutoplayBlockedError(error)) {
 			logger.debug('Autoplay blocked; dropping sound', {type});
 			onAutoplayBlocked?.();
@@ -412,6 +439,7 @@ export async function playSound(
 	loop = false,
 	volume = 0.4,
 	onAutoplayBlocked?: () => void,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
 ): Promise<HTMLAudioElement | null> {
 	const activeSound = activeSounds.get(type);
 	if (loop && activeSound && !activeSound.audio.paused) {
@@ -419,7 +447,7 @@ export async function playSound(
 	}
 	try {
 		if (!loop) {
-			return await playOneShotSound(type, volume, onAutoplayBlocked);
+			return await playOneShotSound(type, volume, onAutoplayBlocked, signal);
 		}
 		const ctx = await resumeAudioContextIfNeeded();
 		if (ctx.state === 'suspended') {
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/commands/SoundCommands.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/commands/SoundCommands.ts
index 5ff266275..2995bdb03 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/commands/SoundCommands.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/commands/SoundCommands.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ export function playSoundBypassingSelfDeafened(sound: SoundType, loop?: boolean)
 	dispatchSoundIntent({kind: 'play', sound, loop, options: {bypassSelfDeafened: true}});
 }
 
+export function playOneShotSoundImmediatelyBypassingSelfDeafened(
+	sound: SoundType,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+	options: {ignoreGroupCooldown?: boolean} = {},
+): Promise<boolean> {
+	return Sound.playOneShotSoundImmediately(
+		sound,
+		{bypassSelfDeafened: true, ignoreGroupCooldown: options.ignoreGroupCooldown === true},
+		signal,
+	);
+}
+
 export function previewSound(sound: SoundType): void {
 	dispatchSoundIntent({kind: 'preview', sound});
 }
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/state/Sound.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/state/Sound.ts
index a93aebc43..d6150cf81 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/state/Sound.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/state/Sound.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface SoundSettings {
 
 export interface SoundPlayOptions {
 	bypassSelfDeafened?: boolean;
+	ignoreGroupCooldown?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface OneShotSoundPolicy {
@@ -294,6 +295,36 @@ class Sound {
 			});
 	}
 
+	async playOneShotSoundImmediately(
+		sound: SoundType,
+		options: SoundPlayOptions = {},
+		signal?: AbortSignal,
+	): Promise<boolean> {
+		if (StreamerMode.shouldDisableSounds) return false;
+		if (this.isSuppressedWhileSelfDeafened(sound, options)) return false;
+		if (!this.isSoundEnabled(sound)) return false;
+		const policy = getOneShotSoundPolicy(sound);
+		if (options.ignoreGroupCooldown !== true) {
+			const lastGroupPlayedAt = this.lastOneShotPlayedAtByGroup.get(policy.group);
+			if (lastGroupPlayedAt !== undefined && Date.now() < lastGroupPlayedAt + policy.cooldownMs) return false;
+		}
+		this.clearPendingOneShotSound(sound);
+		const effectiveVolume = this.volume * this.getEffectiveMultiplier(sound);
+		const played = await this.playOneShotSoundNow(
+			sound,
+			effectiveVolume,
+			options.bypassSelfDeafened === true,
+			signal,
+			false,
+		);
+		if (played) {
+			const playedAt = Date.now();
+			this.lastOneShotPlayedAt = playedAt;
+			this.lastOneShotPlayedAtByGroup.set(policy.group, playedAt);
+		}
+		return played;
+	}
+
 	previewSound(sound: SoundType): void {
 		if (StreamerMode.shouldDisableSounds) {
 			return;
@@ -553,7 +584,7 @@ class Sound {
 		) {
 			this.lastOneShotPlayedAt = now;
 			this.lastOneShotPlayedAtByGroup.set(selectedGroup, now);
-			this.playOneShotSoundNow(selectedSound.sound, selectedSound.volume, selectedSound.bypassSelfDeafened);
+			void this.playOneShotSoundNow(selectedSound.sound, selectedSound.volume, selectedSound.bypassSelfDeafened);
 		}
 		this.scheduleOneShotDrain();
 	}
@@ -579,23 +610,38 @@ class Sound {
 		if (Date.now() > pending.expiresAt) return;
 		if (!this.isSoundEnabled(pending.sound)) return;
 		if (this.isSuppressedWhileSelfDeafened(pending.sound, pending)) return;
-		this.playOneShotSoundNow(pending.sound, pending.volume, pending.bypassSelfDeafened);
+		void this.playOneShotSoundNow(pending.sound, pending.volume, pending.bypassSelfDeafened);
 	}
 
-	private playOneShotSoundNow(sound: SoundType, volume: number, bypassSelfDeafened: boolean): void {
-		SoundUtils.playSound(sound, false, volume, () =>
-			this.handleOneShotAutoplayBlocked(sound, volume, bypassSelfDeafened),
-		)
-			.then((result) => {
-				if (!result) return;
-				this.addCurrentlyPlayingSound(sound);
-				const remove = () => this.removeCurrentlyPlayingSound(sound);
-				result.addEventListener('ended', remove, {once: true});
-				result.addEventListener('error', remove, {once: true});
-			})
-			.catch((error) => {
-				this.logger.warn('Failed to play sound:', error);
-			});
+	private async playOneShotSoundNow(
+		sound: SoundType,
+		volume: number,
+		bypassSelfDeafened: boolean,
+		signal?: AbortSignal,
+		retryOnAutoplayBlocked = true,
+	): Promise<boolean> {
+		try {
+			const result = await SoundUtils.playSound(
+				sound,
+				false,
+				volume,
+				retryOnAutoplayBlocked ? () => this.handleOneShotAutoplayBlocked(sound, volume, bypassSelfDeafened) : undefined,
+				signal,
+			);
+			if (!result) return false;
+			this.addCurrentlyPlayingSound(sound);
+			const remove = (): void => {
+				signal?.removeEventListener('abort', remove);
+				this.removeCurrentlyPlayingSound(sound);
+			};
+			result.addEventListener('ended', remove, {once: true});
+			result.addEventListener('error', remove, {once: true});
+			signal?.addEventListener('abort', remove, {once: true});
+			return true;
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.logger.warn('Failed to play sound:', error);
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	private addCurrentlyPlayingSound(sound: SoundType): void {