diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/assist/AssistViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/assist/AssistViewModel.kt
index 73e76beeb..39715e94f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/assist/AssistViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/assist/AssistViewModel.kt
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ class AssistViewModel @Inject constructor(
             return
         }
 
+        stopPlayback()
+
         val recording = try {
             recorderProactive || audioRecorder.startRecording()
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ class AssistViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun runAssistPipeline(text: String?) {
         val isVoice = text == null
+        stopPlayback()
 
         val userMessage = AssistMessage(text ?: "…", isInput = true)
         _conversation.add(userMessage)
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.kt b/wear/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.kt
index 0012afb36..46e6812c2 100755
--- a/wear/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/io/homeassistant/companion/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ class ConversationViewModel @Inject constructor(
             return
         }
 
+        stopPlayback()
+
         val recording = try {
             recorderProactive || audioRecorder.startRecording()
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ class ConversationViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun runAssistPipeline(text: String?) {
         val isVoice = text == null
+        stopPlayback()
 
         val userMessage = AssistMessage(text ?: "…", isInput = true)
         _conversation.add(userMessage)