diff --git a/src/components/middle/panes/AudioPlayer.tsx b/src/components/middle/panes/AudioPlayer.tsx
index 44e59e191..3b72b636a 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/panes/AudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/panes/AudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { IconName } from '../../../types/icons';
 
 import { PLAYBACK_RATE_FOR_AUDIO_MIN_DURATION } from '../../../config';
 import {
+  getMediaFormat,
   getMessageContent, isMessageLocal,
 } from '../../../global/helpers';
 import { getPeerTitle } from '../../../global/helpers/peers';
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import { selectMessageMediaDuration } from '../../../global/selectors/media';
 import { makeTrackId } from '../../../util/audioPlayer';
 import { IS_IOS, IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../../util/browser/windowEnvironment';
 import buildClassName from '../../../util/buildClassName';
-import * as mediaLoader from '../../../util/mediaLoader';
 import { clearMediaSession } from '../../../util/mediaSession';
 import renderText from '../../common/helpers/renderText';
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import useAudioPlayer from '../../../hooks/useAudioPlayer';
 import useContextMenuHandlers from '../../../hooks/useContextMenuHandlers';
 import useCurrentOrPrev from '../../../hooks/useCurrentOrPrev';
 import useLastCallback from '../../../hooks/useLastCallback';
+import useMedia from '../../../hooks/useMedia';
 import useMessageMediaMetadata from '../../../hooks/useMessageMediaMetadata';
 import useOldLang from '../../../hooks/useOldLang';
 import useShowTransition from '../../../hooks/useShowTransition';
@@ -109,8 +110,10 @@ const AudioPlayer: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   const shouldRenderPlaybackButton = isVoice || (audio?.duration || 0) > PLAYBACK_RATE_FOR_AUDIO_MIN_DURATION;
   const senderName = sender ? getPeerTitle(lang, sender) : undefined;
 
+  const playableMedia = voice || video || audio;
   const mediaHash = useMessageMediaHash(renderingMessage, 'inline');
-  const mediaData = mediaHash && mediaLoader.getFromMemory(mediaHash);
+  const mediaFormat = playableMedia && getMediaFormat(playableMedia, 'inline');
+  const mediaData = useMedia(mediaHash, false, mediaFormat);
   const mediaMetadata = useMessageMediaMetadata(renderingMessage, sender, chat);
 
   const {
@@ -424,8 +427,9 @@ export default withGlobal<OwnProps>(
     const sender = message && selectSender(global, message);
     const chat = message && selectChat(global, message.chatId);
     const {
-      volume, playbackRate, isMuted, isPlaybackRateActive, timestamp,
+      playbackRate, isMuted, isPlaybackRateActive, timestamp,
     } = selectTabState(global).audioPlayer;
+    const { volume } = global.audioPlayer;
 
     const mediaDuration = message ? selectMessageMediaDuration(global, message) : undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/global/actions/ui/messages.ts b/src/global/actions/ui/messages.ts
index cdb91aa4a..aae3af383 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/ui/messages.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/ui/messages.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ addActionHandler('replyToNextMessage', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnT
 
 addActionHandler('openAudioPlayer', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnType => {
   const {
-    chatId, threadId, messageId, origin, volume, playbackRate, isMuted, timestamp,
+    chatId, threadId, messageId, origin, playbackRate, isMuted, timestamp,
     tabId = getCurrentTabId(),
   } = payload;
 
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ addActionHandler('openAudioPlayer', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnType
       messageId,
       timestamp,
       origin: origin ?? tabState.audioPlayer.origin,
-      volume: volume ?? tabState.audioPlayer.volume,
       playbackRate: playbackRate || tabState.audioPlayer.playbackRate || global.audioPlayer.lastPlaybackRate,
       isPlaybackRateActive: (tabState.audioPlayer.isPlaybackRateActive === undefined
         ? global.audioPlayer.isLastPlaybackRateActive
@@ -210,13 +209,20 @@ addActionHandler('setAudioPlayerVolume', (global, actions, payload): ActionRetur
     volume, tabId = getCurrentTabId(),
   } = payload;
 
-  return updateTabState(global, {
+  global = updateTabState(global, {
     audioPlayer: {
       ...selectTabState(global, tabId).audioPlayer,
-      volume,
       isMuted: false,
     },
   }, tabId);
+  global = {
+    ...global,
+    audioPlayer: {
+      ...global.audioPlayer,
+      volume,
+    },
+  };
+  return global;
 });
 
 addActionHandler('setAudioPlayerPlaybackRate', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnType => {
@@ -273,7 +279,6 @@ addActionHandler('closeAudioPlayer', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnTyp
   const tabState = selectTabState(global, tabId);
   return updateTabState(global, {
     audioPlayer: {
-      volume: tabState.audioPlayer.volume,
       playbackRate: tabState.audioPlayer.playbackRate,
       isPlaybackRateActive: tabState.audioPlayer.isPlaybackRateActive,
       isMuted: tabState.audioPlayer.isMuted,
diff --git a/src/global/cache.ts b/src/global/cache.ts
index 32feb3383..27bd5b634 100644
--- a/src/global/cache.ts
+++ b/src/global/cache.ts
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ function unsafeMigrateCache(cached: GlobalState, initialState: GlobalState) {
     cached.auth = initialState.auth;
     cached.auth.rememberMe = untypedCached.rememberMe;
   }
+
+  if (cached.audioPlayer.volume === undefined) {
+    cached.audioPlayer.volume = initialState.audioPlayer.volume;
+  }
 }
 
 function updateCache(force?: boolean) {
diff --git a/src/global/initialState.ts b/src/global/initialState.ts
index 99c8a5b86..7057bb5da 100644
--- a/src/global/initialState.ts
+++ b/src/global/initialState.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const INITIAL_GLOBAL_STATE: GlobalState = {
   appConfig: DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG,
 
   audioPlayer: {
+    volume: DEFAULT_VOLUME,
     lastPlaybackRate: DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_RATE,
   },
 
@@ -426,7 +427,6 @@ export const INITIAL_TAB_STATE: TabState = {
   },
 
   audioPlayer: {
-    volume: DEFAULT_VOLUME,
     playbackRate: DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_RATE,
     isMuted: false,
   },
diff --git a/src/global/types/globalState.ts b/src/global/types/globalState.ts
index 2b188a1b8..e0882c595 100644
--- a/src/global/types/globalState.ts
+++ b/src/global/types/globalState.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export type GlobalState = {
   botFreezeAppealId?: string;
 
   audioPlayer: {
+    volume: number;
     lastPlaybackRate: number;
     isLastPlaybackRateActive?: boolean;
   };
diff --git a/src/global/types/tabState.ts b/src/global/types/tabState.ts
index aa6e6dcb2..e6ccf51e2 100644
--- a/src/global/types/tabState.ts
+++ b/src/global/types/tabState.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ export type TabState = {
     messageId?: number;
     threadId?: ThreadId;
     origin?: AudioOrigin;
-    volume: number;
     playbackRate: number;
     isPlaybackRateActive?: boolean;
     timestamp?: number;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAudioPlayer.ts b/src/hooks/useAudioPlayer.ts
index faef6d333..fb42574d6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAudioPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAudioPlayer.ts
@@ -65,17 +65,21 @@ const useAudioPlayer = (
           const {
             setVolume, setPlaybackRate, toggleMuted, proxy,
           } = controllerRef.current!;
+          const global = getGlobal();
+
           setIsPlaying(true);
           if (trackType !== 'oneTimeVoice') {
             registerMediaSession(metadata, makeMediaHandlers(controllerRef));
           }
           setPlaybackState('playing');
-          const { audioPlayer } = selectTabState(getGlobal());
-          setVolume(audioPlayer.volume);
-          toggleMuted(Boolean(audioPlayer.isMuted));
+
+          const { audioPlayer: tabAudioPlayerState } = selectTabState(global);
+          const { audioPlayer: globalAudioPlayerState } = global;
+          setVolume(globalAudioPlayerState.volume);
+          toggleMuted(Boolean(tabAudioPlayerState.isMuted));
           const duration = proxy.duration && Number.isFinite(proxy.duration) ? proxy.duration : originalDuration;
           if (trackType === 'voice' || duration > PLAYBACK_RATE_FOR_AUDIO_MIN_DURATION) {
-            setPlaybackRate(audioPlayer.playbackRate);
+            setPlaybackRate(tabAudioPlayerState.playbackRate);
           }
           setPositionState({
             duration: proxy.duration || 0,
diff --git a/src/util/audioPlayer.ts b/src/util/audioPlayer.ts
index c13941902..fbf45fd43 100644
--- a/src/util/audioPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/util/audioPlayer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { ApiMessage } from '../api/types';
 import type { MessageKey } from './keys/messageKey';
 import { AudioOrigin, GlobalSearchContent } from '../types';
 
-import { requestNextMutation } from '../lib/fasterdom/fasterdom';
 import { selectCurrentMessageList, selectTabState } from '../global/selectors';
 import { IS_SAFARI } from './browser/windowEnvironment';
 import { getMessageServerKey, parseMessageKey } from './keys/messageKey';
@@ -179,14 +178,15 @@ export function register(
 
     stop() {
       if (currentTrackId === trackId) {
-        // Hack, reset `src` to remove default media session notification
         const prevSrc = audio.src;
         audio.pause();
-        // `onPause` not called otherwise, but required to sync UI
-        requestNextMutation(() => {
+
+        // `onPause` is required to reset UI state
+        audio.addEventListener('pause', () => {
+          // Hack, reset `src` to remove default media session notification
           audio.src = '';
           audio.src = prevSrc;
-        });
+        }, { once: true });
       }
     },