diff --git a/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionBackingTrackPlayer.js b/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionBackingTrackPlayer.js
index dfcc10b9e..02f11c994 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionBackingTrackPlayer.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/components/client/JKSessionBackingTrackPlayer.js
@@ -299,15 +299,16 @@ const JKSessionBackingTrackPlayer = ({
 
         // Check if we're at the very end (within 50ms to avoid false positives from slider dragging)
         const atEnd = currentPositionMs >= durationMs - 50 && durationMs > 0;
-        console.log('[PLAY] At end check:', { currentPositionMs, durationMs, atEnd, threshold: durationMs - 50 });
+        // Check if we're at the beginning (position 0 or very close)
+        const atBeginning = currentPositionMs < 100;
+        console.log('[PLAY] Position check:', { currentPositionMs, durationMs, atEnd, atBeginning });
 
-        if (atEnd) {
-          console.log('[PLAY] At end, resetting to start');
-          // Stop first to reset state
+        if (atEnd || atBeginning) {
+          // Native client needs Stop -> Seek -> Play sequence to reliably start
+          // This handles both "at end" and "at beginning after track finished" cases
+          console.log('[PLAY] At end or beginning, doing full reset sequence');
           await jamClient.SessionStopPlay();
-          // Seek to start
           await jamClient.SessionTrackSeekMs(0);
-          // Update UI state
           setCurrentPositionMs(0);
           setCurrentTime('0:00');
         }