diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml b/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
index ac07ab7e6..ac7bc7225 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["jpeg", "png"]
 urlencoding = "2"
 open = "5"
 qbz-app = { path = "../qbz-app" }
+qbz-audio = { path = "../qbz-audio" }
 qbz-core = { path = "../qbz-core" }
 qbz-models = { path = "../qbz-models" }
 qbz-cache = { path = "../qbz-cache" }
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs b/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
index c576a4d1b..ead4a07b5 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/src/main.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod artwork;
 mod auth;
 mod commands;
 mod home;
+mod settings;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ async fn enter_shell(
     runtime: Arc<AppRuntime<SlintAdapter>>,
     weak: slint::Weak<AppWindow>,
     image_cache: artwork::ImageCache,
+    settings_ctx: Arc<settings::SettingsCtx>,
     user_name: String,
 ) {
     let _ = weak.upgrade_in_event_loop(move |w| {
@@ -49,6 +51,24 @@ async fn enter_shell(
         w.set_screen(AppScreen::Shell);
     });
 
+    // Load Audio + Playback settings into the Settings page in the
+    // background — store reads and device enumeration are blocking.
+    {
+        let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
+        let weak = weak.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            match tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || settings::load_snapshot(&settings_ctx)).await
+            {
+                Ok(snap) => {
+                    let _ = weak.upgrade_in_event_loop(move |w| {
+                        settings::apply_snapshot(&w, snap);
+                    });
+                }
+                Err(e) => log::error!("[qbz-slint] settings load task failed: {e}"),
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     match home::load_home(&runtime).await {
         Ok(data) => {
             // Collect artwork jobs before the data is consumed by apply_home.
@@ -115,6 +135,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let image_cache = artwork::open_cache();
     artwork::spawn_evict(image_cache.clone());
 
+    // Audio + Playback settings stores, opened once for the app lifetime.
+    let settings_ctx = settings::SettingsCtx::open();
+
     // Startup: initialize the core, then try to restore a saved session.
     // A valid saved token jumps straight to the shell; otherwise the
     // login screen stays.
@@ -122,6 +145,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let runtime = app_runtime.clone();
         let weak = window.as_weak();
         let image_cache = image_cache.clone();
+        let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
         tokio_rt.spawn(async move {
             if let Err(e) = runtime.init().await {
                 log::error!("[qbz-slint] core init failed: {e}");
@@ -129,7 +153,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             match auth::restore_saved_session(&runtime).await {
                 Ok(Some((user_id, user_name))) => {
                     log::info!("[qbz-slint] session restored for user {user_id}");
-                    enter_shell(runtime, weak, image_cache, user_name).await;
+                    enter_shell(runtime, weak, image_cache, settings_ctx, user_name).await;
                 }
                 Ok(None) => {
                     log::info!("[qbz-slint] no saved session — showing login");
@@ -151,15 +175,17 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let weak = window.as_weak();
         let handle = tokio_rt.handle().clone();
         let image_cache = image_cache.clone();
+        let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
         move || {
             let runtime = runtime.clone();
             let weak = weak.clone();
             let image_cache = image_cache.clone();
+            let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
             handle.spawn(async move {
                 match auth::login_via_system_browser(&runtime).await {
                     Ok((user_id, user_name)) => {
                         log::info!("[qbz-slint] authenticated as user {user_id}");
-                        enter_shell(runtime, weak, image_cache, user_name).await;
+                        enter_shell(runtime, weak, image_cache, settings_ctx, user_name).await;
                     }
                     Err(e) => log::error!("[qbz-slint] sign-in failed: {e}"),
                 }
@@ -311,6 +337,41 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         });
     }
 
+    // Settings — a toggle changed: persist it and apply audio ones to the
+    // live player.
+    {
+        let runtime = app_runtime.clone();
+        let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
+        let handle = tokio_rt.handle().clone();
+        window.on_settings_bool(move |key, value| {
+            let runtime = runtime.clone();
+            let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
+            let key = key.to_string();
+            handle.spawn(async move {
+                settings::handle_bool(&settings_ctx, &runtime, &key, value);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Settings — a dropdown changed: persist it, apply audio ones, and
+    // re-enumerate devices on a backend switch.
+    {
+        let runtime = app_runtime.clone();
+        let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
+        let weak = window.as_weak();
+        let handle = tokio_rt.handle().clone();
+        window.on_settings_select(move |key, index| {
+            let runtime = runtime.clone();
+            let settings_ctx = settings_ctx.clone();
+            let weak = weak.clone();
+            let key = key.to_string();
+            let index = index.max(0) as usize;
+            handle.spawn(async move {
+                settings::handle_select(settings_ctx, runtime, weak, key, index).await;
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     window.on_close_app(|| {
         log::info!("[qbz-slint] closing");
         let _ = slint::quit_event_loop();
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/src/settings.rs b/crates/qbz-slint/src/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38b719168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/src/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,457 @@
+//! Settings controller — Audio and Playback preferences.
+//!
+//! Owns the two persistence stores (`AudioSettingsStore` from `qbz-audio`,
+//! `PlaybackPreferencesStore` from `qbz-app`) and bridges them to the
+//! `SettingsState` Slint global. Audio changes are persisted and then
+//! applied to the live `Player`: routing-critical changes (backend,
+//! device, sample rate, exclusive mode, DAC passthrough) trigger a device
+//! re-init; the rest only reload the settings struct.
+//!
+//! Neither store is exposed by `AppRuntime`, so this module opens them
+//! directly at the shared global path — the same path `AppRuntime::new`
+//! reads to seed the `Player`, so the two stay consistent.
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+use qbz_app::settings::playback::{
+    AutoplayMode, PlaybackPreferencesState, PlaybackPreferencesStore,
+};
+use qbz_app::shell::AppRuntime;
+use qbz_audio::backend::{AudioBackendType, BackendManager};
+use qbz_audio::settings::{AudioSettingsState, AudioSettingsStore};
+use slint::{ComponentHandle, ModelRc, SharedString, VecModel};
+
+use crate::adapter::SlintAdapter;
+use crate::{AppWindow, SettingsState};
+
+/// Sample-rate dropdown options. Index 0 is "Auto" (`None`).
+const SAMPLE_RATES: &[(&str, Option<u32>)] = &[
+    ("Auto", None),
+    ("44.1 kHz", Some(44_100)),
+    ("48 kHz", Some(48_000)),
+    ("88.2 kHz", Some(88_200)),
+    ("96 kHz", Some(96_000)),
+    ("176.4 kHz", Some(176_400)),
+    ("192 kHz", Some(192_000)),
+];
+
+/// Autoplay-mode dropdown options.
+const AUTOPLAY_MODES: &[(&str, AutoplayMode)] = &[
+    ("Continue within source", AutoplayMode::ContinueWithinSource),
+    ("Play track only", AutoplayMode::PlayTrackOnly),
+    ("Infinite radio", AutoplayMode::InfiniteRadio),
+];
+
+/// What a persisted audio change requires of the live `Player`.
+enum Apply {
+    /// Not an audio setting — nothing to apply.
+    None,
+    /// Settings struct refresh only (gapless, normalization, ...).
+    Reload,
+    /// Routing-critical — also re-init the output device.
+    Reinit,
+}
+
+/// Index -> value maps the dropdown callbacks resolve against. The label
+/// lists live in `SettingsState`; these are the parallel value lists.
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct SettingsMaps {
+    backends: Vec<AudioBackendType>,
+    /// Device ids, parallel to `SettingsState.devices` labels. An empty
+    /// id is the "System default" entry (`output_device = None`).
+    devices: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// Owns the settings stores and the dropdown index maps.
+pub struct SettingsCtx {
+    audio: AudioSettingsState,
+    playback: PlaybackPreferencesState,
+    maps: Mutex<SettingsMaps>,
+}
+
+impl SettingsCtx {
+    /// Open both stores at the shared global path. A store that fails to
+    /// open degrades to an empty (no-op) handle rather than aborting.
+    pub fn open() -> Arc<Self> {
+        let audio = AudioSettingsState::new().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            log::warn!("[qbz-slint] audio settings store unavailable: {e}");
+            AudioSettingsState::new_empty()
+        });
+        let playback = PlaybackPreferencesState::new().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            log::warn!("[qbz-slint] playback preferences store unavailable: {e}");
+            PlaybackPreferencesState::new_empty()
+        });
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            audio,
+            playback,
+            maps: Mutex::new(SettingsMaps::default()),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Plain, `Send` settings data built off the UI thread.
+pub struct SettingsSnapshot {
+    backends: Vec<String>,
+    backend_index: i32,
+    devices: Vec<String>,
+    device_index: i32,
+    sample_rates: Vec<String>,
+    sample_rate_index: i32,
+    exclusive_mode: bool,
+    dac_passthrough: bool,
+    pw_force_bitperfect: bool,
+    gapless: bool,
+    normalization: bool,
+    allow_quality_fallback: bool,
+    autoplay_modes: Vec<String>,
+    autoplay_index: i32,
+    show_context_icon: bool,
+    persist_session: bool,
+    resume_position: bool,
+}
+
+/// Devices enumerated for one backend: parallel label / id lists.
+struct DeviceList {
+    labels: Vec<String>,
+    ids: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+fn backend_label(t: AudioBackendType) -> String {
+    match t {
+        AudioBackendType::PipeWire => "PipeWire",
+        AudioBackendType::Alsa => "ALSA",
+        AudioBackendType::Pulse => "PulseAudio",
+        AudioBackendType::SystemDefault => "System default",
+    }
+    .to_string()
+}
+
+/// Enumerate output devices for a backend. Always leads with a "System
+/// default" entry (empty id). Blocking — call off the UI thread.
+fn enumerate_devices(backend: AudioBackendType) -> DeviceList {
+    let mut labels = vec!["System default".to_string()];
+    let mut ids = vec![String::new()];
+    match BackendManager::create_backend(backend).and_then(|b| b.enumerate_devices()) {
+        Ok(devices) => {
+            for d in devices {
+                let label = match d.description.as_deref() {
+                    Some(desc) if !desc.is_empty() => desc.to_string(),
+                    _ => d.name.clone(),
+                };
+                labels.push(label);
+                ids.push(d.id);
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::warn!("[qbz-slint] device enumeration failed: {e}"),
+    }
+    DeviceList { labels, ids }
+}
+
+fn with_audio<T>(
+    audio: &AudioSettingsState,
+    f: impl FnOnce(&AudioSettingsStore) -> Result<T, String>,
+) -> Result<T, String> {
+    let guard = audio
+        .store
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|_| "audio settings lock poisoned".to_string())?;
+    let store = guard
+        .as_ref()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "audio settings store not open".to_string())?;
+    f(store)
+}
+
+fn with_playback<T>(
+    playback: &PlaybackPreferencesState,
+    f: impl FnOnce(&PlaybackPreferencesStore) -> Result<T, String>,
+) -> Result<T, String> {
+    let guard = playback
+        .store
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|_| "playback preferences lock poisoned".to_string())?;
+    let store = guard
+        .as_ref()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "playback preferences store not open".to_string())?;
+    f(store)
+}
+
+/// Read both stores and enumerate audio devices. Blocking (SQLite + device
+/// enumeration) — run inside `spawn_blocking`. Also fills the index maps.
+pub fn load_snapshot(ctx: &SettingsCtx) -> SettingsSnapshot {
+    let audio = with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.get_settings()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let prefs = with_playback(&ctx.playback, |s| s.get_preferences()).unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let backend_types = BackendManager::available_backends();
+    let current_backend = audio.backend_type.unwrap_or_default();
+    let backend_index = backend_types
+        .iter()
+        .position(|t| *t == current_backend)
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let active_backend = backend_types
+        .get(backend_index)
+        .copied()
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let device_list = enumerate_devices(active_backend);
+    let device_index = match &audio.output_device {
+        None => 0,
+        Some(id) => device_list.ids.iter().position(|d| d == id).unwrap_or(0),
+    };
+
+    let sample_rate_index = SAMPLE_RATES
+        .iter()
+        .position(|(_, r)| *r == audio.preferred_sample_rate)
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let autoplay_index = AUTOPLAY_MODES
+        .iter()
+        .position(|(_, m)| *m == prefs.autoplay_mode)
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+
+    {
+        let mut maps = ctx.maps.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
+        maps.backends = backend_types.clone();
+        maps.devices = device_list.ids.clone();
+    }
+
+    SettingsSnapshot {
+        backends: backend_types.iter().map(|t| backend_label(*t)).collect(),
+        backend_index: backend_index as i32,
+        devices: device_list.labels,
+        device_index: device_index as i32,
+        sample_rates: SAMPLE_RATES.iter().map(|(l, _)| l.to_string()).collect(),
+        sample_rate_index: sample_rate_index as i32,
+        exclusive_mode: audio.exclusive_mode,
+        dac_passthrough: audio.dac_passthrough,
+        pw_force_bitperfect: audio.pw_force_bitperfect,
+        gapless: audio.gapless_enabled,
+        normalization: audio.normalization_enabled,
+        allow_quality_fallback: audio.allow_quality_fallback,
+        autoplay_modes: AUTOPLAY_MODES.iter().map(|(l, _)| l.to_string()).collect(),
+        autoplay_index: autoplay_index as i32,
+        show_context_icon: prefs.show_context_icon,
+        persist_session: prefs.persist_session,
+        resume_position: prefs.resume_playback_position,
+    }
+}
+
+fn string_model(items: Vec<String>) -> ModelRc<SharedString> {
+    ModelRc::new(VecModel::from(
+        items
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(SharedString::from)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    ))
+}
+
+/// Push a snapshot onto the `SettingsState` global. Runs on the UI thread.
+pub fn apply_snapshot(window: &AppWindow, snap: SettingsSnapshot) {
+    let st = window.global::<SettingsState>();
+    st.set_backends(string_model(snap.backends));
+    st.set_backend_index(snap.backend_index);
+    st.set_devices(string_model(snap.devices));
+    st.set_device_index(snap.device_index);
+    st.set_sample_rates(string_model(snap.sample_rates));
+    st.set_sample_rate_index(snap.sample_rate_index);
+    st.set_exclusive_mode(snap.exclusive_mode);
+    st.set_dac_passthrough(snap.dac_passthrough);
+    st.set_pw_force_bitperfect(snap.pw_force_bitperfect);
+    st.set_gapless(snap.gapless);
+    st.set_normalization(snap.normalization);
+    st.set_allow_quality_fallback(snap.allow_quality_fallback);
+    st.set_autoplay_modes(string_model(snap.autoplay_modes));
+    st.set_autoplay_index(snap.autoplay_index);
+    st.set_show_context_icon(snap.show_context_icon);
+    st.set_persist_session(snap.persist_session);
+    st.set_resume_position(snap.resume_position);
+    st.set_loading(false);
+}
+
+/// Re-read the persisted audio settings and apply them to the live player.
+fn apply_audio(ctx: &SettingsCtx, runtime: &AppRuntime<SlintAdapter>, apply: Apply) {
+    let reinit = match apply {
+        Apply::None => return,
+        Apply::Reload => false,
+        Apply::Reinit => true,
+    };
+    let fresh = match with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.get_settings()) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            log::error!("[qbz-slint] re-read audio settings failed: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    let player = runtime.core().player();
+    if let Err(e) = player.reload_settings(fresh.clone()) {
+        log::error!("[qbz-slint] player.reload_settings failed: {e}");
+    }
+    if reinit {
+        if let Err(e) = player.reinit_device(fresh.output_device.clone()) {
+            log::error!("[qbz-slint] player.reinit_device failed: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+    log::info!("[qbz-slint] audio settings applied to player (reinit={reinit})");
+}
+
+/// Handle a toggle change: persist it, then apply audio ones to the player.
+pub fn handle_bool(ctx: &SettingsCtx, runtime: &AppRuntime<SlintAdapter>, key: &str, value: bool) {
+    let outcome: Result<Apply, String> = match key {
+        "exclusive-mode" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_exclusive_mode(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reinit)
+        }
+        "dac-passthrough" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_dac_passthrough(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reinit)
+        }
+        "pw-force-bitperfect" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_pw_force_bitperfect(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reload)
+        }
+        "gapless" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_gapless_enabled(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reload)
+        }
+        "normalization" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_normalization_enabled(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reload)
+        }
+        "allow-quality-fallback" => {
+            with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_allow_quality_fallback(value)).map(|_| Apply::Reload)
+        }
+        "show-context-icon" => {
+            with_playback(&ctx.playback, |s| s.set_show_context_icon(value)).map(|_| Apply::None)
+        }
+        "persist-session" => {
+            with_playback(&ctx.playback, |s| s.set_persist_session(value)).map(|_| Apply::None)
+        }
+        "resume-position" => with_playback(&ctx.playback, |s| {
+            s.set_resume_playback_position(value)
+        })
+        .map(|_| Apply::None),
+        other => {
+            log::warn!("[qbz-slint] unknown settings bool key: {other}");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    match outcome {
+        Ok(apply) => apply_audio(ctx, runtime, apply),
+        Err(e) => log::error!("[qbz-slint] failed to persist '{key}': {e}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handle a dropdown change: persist it, apply audio ones to the player,
+/// and — for a backend switch — re-enumerate devices into `SettingsState`.
+pub async fn handle_select(
+    ctx: Arc<SettingsCtx>,
+    runtime: Arc<AppRuntime<SlintAdapter>>,
+    weak: slint::Weak<AppWindow>,
+    key: String,
+    index: usize,
+) {
+    match key.as_str() {
+        "backend" => {
+            let backend = ctx
+                .maps
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner())
+                .backends
+                .get(index)
+                .copied();
+            let Some(backend) = backend else {
+                return;
+            };
+            if let Err(e) = with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_backend_type(Some(backend))) {
+                log::error!("[qbz-slint] persist backend failed: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+            // A backend switch invalidates the device list; re-enumerate
+            // and reset routing to the system default.
+            let device_list =
+                match tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || enumerate_devices(backend)).await {
+                    Ok(d) => d,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log::error!("[qbz-slint] device enumeration task failed: {e}");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                };
+            if let Err(e) = with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_output_device(None)) {
+                log::error!("[qbz-slint] reset output device failed: {e}");
+            }
+            {
+                let mut maps = ctx.maps.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
+                maps.devices = device_list.ids.clone();
+            }
+            let labels = device_list.labels;
+            let _ = weak.upgrade_in_event_loop(move |w| {
+                let st = w.global::<SettingsState>();
+                st.set_devices(string_model(labels));
+                st.set_device_index(0);
+            });
+            apply_audio(&ctx, &runtime, Apply::Reinit);
+        }
+        "device" => {
+            let id = ctx
+                .maps
+                .lock()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner())
+                .devices
+                .get(index)
+                .cloned();
+            let Some(id) = id else {
+                return;
+            };
+            let device_opt = if id.is_empty() { None } else { Some(id.as_str()) };
+            if let Err(e) = with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_output_device(device_opt)) {
+                log::error!("[qbz-slint] persist device failed: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+            apply_audio(&ctx, &runtime, Apply::Reinit);
+        }
+        "sample-rate" => {
+            let rate = SAMPLE_RATES.get(index).map(|(_, r)| *r).unwrap_or(None);
+            if let Err(e) = with_audio(&ctx.audio, |s| s.set_sample_rate(rate)) {
+                log::error!("[qbz-slint] persist sample rate failed: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+            apply_audio(&ctx, &runtime, Apply::Reinit);
+        }
+        "autoplay-mode" => {
+            let mode = AUTOPLAY_MODES
+                .get(index)
+                .map(|(_, m)| *m)
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            if let Err(e) = with_playback(&ctx.playback, |s| s.set_autoplay_mode(mode)) {
+                log::error!("[qbz-slint] persist autoplay mode failed: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+        other => log::warn!("[qbz-slint] unknown settings select key: {other}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sample_rate_table_starts_with_auto() {
+        assert_eq!(SAMPLE_RATES[0].1, None);
+        assert_eq!(SAMPLE_RATES[4].1, Some(96_000));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn autoplay_table_matches_default() {
+        assert_eq!(AUTOPLAY_MODES[0].1, AutoplayMode::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn backend_labels_are_distinct() {
+        let labels: Vec<_> = [
+            AudioBackendType::PipeWire,
+            AudioBackendType::Alsa,
+            AudioBackendType::Pulse,
+            AudioBackendType::SystemDefault,
+        ]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|t| backend_label(*t))
+        .collect();
+        let mut deduped = labels.clone();
+        deduped.sort();
+        deduped.dedup();
+        assert_eq!(labels.len(), deduped.len());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/app.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/app.slint
index 04993628d..45228a43b 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/app.slint
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/app.slint
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { LoginScreen } from "login/LoginScreen.slint";
 import { AppShell } from "shell/AppShell.slint";
 
 // Re-export the state globals so the Rust layer can populate them.
-export { HomeState, AlbumState, ArtistState, NavState, SessionState } from "state.slint";
+export { HomeState, AlbumState, ArtistState, NavState, SessionState, SettingsState } from "state.slint";
 
 // Which top-level screen is shown. The app starts on `splash` while it
 // restores a saved session, then resolves to `shell` or `login`.
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export component AppWindow inherits Window {
     callback open-tos();
     callback open-album(string);
     callback open-artist(string);
+    callback settings-bool(string, bool);
+    callback settings-select(string, int);
     callback logout();
     callback close-app();
 
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ export component AppWindow inherits Window {
         open-artist(id) => {
             root.open-artist(id);
         }
+        settings-bool(k, v) => {
+            root.settings-bool(k, v);
+        }
+        settings-select(k, i) => {
+            root.settings-select(k, i);
+        }
         logout => {
             root.logout();
         }
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/assets/icons/chevron-down.svg b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/assets/icons/chevron-down.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d11026754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/assets/icons/chevron-down.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+  <path d="m6 9 6 6 6-6" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/HomeView.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/HomeView.slint
index 59a331cad..57f32c964 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/HomeView.slint
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/discover/HomeView.slint
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
 import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
-import { HomeState } from "../state.slint";
+import { HomeState, NavState, ContentView } from "../state.slint";
 import { Carousel } from "Carousel.slint";
 import { GridSection } from "GridSection.slint";
 import { QbzIcon } from "../primitives/QbzIcon.slint";
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ export component HomeView inherits Rectangle {
                     HorizontalLayout {
                         spacing: 6px;
                         GenreButton { }
-                        GearButton { }
+                        GearButton {
+                            clicked => {
+                                NavState.view = ContentView.settings;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzSelect.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzSelect.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6198067f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzSelect.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Dropdown select primitive — the standard option picker for settings.
+//
+// The QBZ UI uses dropdowns, never pill-style option buttons. The select
+// shows the current option and opens a PopupWindow list on click; picking
+// an option emits `selected(index)` and the caller updates the bound
+// state.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
+import { Radius } from "../foundation/radius.slint";
+import { QbzIcon } from "QbzIcon.slint";
+
+export component QbzSelect inherits Rectangle {
+    in property <[string]> options;
+    in property <int> current-index: 0;
+    in property <length> menu-width: 240px;
+    in property <bool> enabled: true;
+    callback selected(int);
+
+    width: root.menu-width;
+    height: 34px;
+    border-radius: Radius.sm;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-color: Theme.border-subtle;
+    background: ta.has-hover && root.enabled ? Theme.surface-hover : Theme.surface-elevated;
+    opacity: root.enabled ? 1.0 : 0.4;
+
+    HorizontalLayout {
+        padding-left: 12px;
+        padding-right: 10px;
+        spacing: 8px;
+        Text {
+            text: root.current-index >= 0 && root.current-index < root.options.length
+                ? root.options[root.current-index]
+                : "";
+            color: Theme.text-primary;
+            font-size: Typography.body;
+            vertical-alignment: center;
+            horizontal-stretch: 1;
+            overflow: elide;
+        }
+        VerticalLayout {
+            alignment: center;
+            QbzIcon {
+                source: @image-url("../assets/icons/chevron-down.svg");
+                width: 16px;
+                height: 16px;
+                tint: Theme.text-muted;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ta := TouchArea {
+        mouse-cursor: root.enabled ? pointer : default;
+        clicked => {
+            if (root.enabled) {
+                popup.show();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    popup := PopupWindow {
+        x: 0;
+        y: root.height + 4px;
+        width: root.menu-width;
+        height: root.options.length * 32px + 10px;
+
+        Rectangle {
+            background: Theme.surface-elevated;
+            border-radius: Radius.md;
+            border-width: 1px;
+            border-color: Theme.border-subtle;
+            drop-shadow-blur: 20px;
+            drop-shadow-color: Theme.card-shadow;
+            drop-shadow-offset-y: 5px;
+
+            VerticalLayout {
+                padding-top: 5px;
+                padding-bottom: 5px;
+                for opt[i] in root.options: Rectangle {
+                    height: 32px;
+                    background: opt-ta.has-hover ? Theme.surface-hover : transparent;
+                    HorizontalLayout {
+                        padding-left: 12px;
+                        padding-right: 12px;
+                        Text {
+                            text: opt;
+                            color: i == root.current-index ? Theme.accent : Theme.text-secondary;
+                            font-size: Typography.body;
+                            vertical-alignment: center;
+                            horizontal-stretch: 1;
+                            overflow: elide;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    opt-ta := TouchArea {
+                        mouse-cursor: pointer;
+                        clicked => {
+                            root.selected(i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzToggle.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzToggle.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6e123034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/primitives/QbzToggle.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Switch toggle primitive — the standard on/off control for settings.
+//
+// The toggle does not flip itself: it emits `toggled(new-value)` and the
+// caller updates the bound state. This keeps a single source of truth in
+// the SettingsState global.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+
+export component QbzToggle inherits Rectangle {
+    in property <bool> checked: false;
+    in property <bool> enabled: true;
+    callback toggled(bool);
+
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 22px;
+    border-radius: 11px;
+    background: root.checked ? Theme.accent : Theme.surface-elevated;
+    opacity: root.enabled ? 1.0 : 0.4;
+
+    Rectangle {
+        width: 16px;
+        height: 16px;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        background: Theme.text-primary;
+        y: 3px;
+        x: root.checked ? root.width - self.width - 3px : 3px;
+        animate x { duration: 120ms; easing: ease-out; }
+    }
+
+    TouchArea {
+        mouse-cursor: root.enabled ? pointer : default;
+        clicked => {
+            if (root.enabled) {
+                root.toggled(!root.checked);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/AudioSettings.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/AudioSettings.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..836e3ee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/AudioSettings.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// Audio settings panel — output routing, bit-perfect options, and
+// playback-quality preferences. All rows are backed by the SettingsState
+// global and persisted through the Rust settings controller.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
+import { SettingsState } from "../state.slint";
+import { QbzToggle } from "../primitives/QbzToggle.slint";
+import { QbzSelect } from "../primitives/QbzSelect.slint";
+import { SettingRow } from "SettingRow.slint";
+
+component GroupHeader inherits Text {
+    color: Theme.text-muted;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
+    font-weight: Typography.semibold;
+}
+
+component Divider inherits Rectangle {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: Theme.border-subtle;
+}
+
+export component AudioSettings inherits VerticalLayout {
+    callback settings-bool(string, bool);
+    callback settings-select(string, int);
+
+    spacing: 4px;
+
+    GroupHeader { text: @tr("OUTPUT"); }
+
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Audio backend");
+        description: @tr("The audio stack QBZ routes playback through.");
+        QbzSelect {
+            menu-width: 220px;
+            options: SettingsState.backends;
+            current-index: SettingsState.backend-index;
+            selected(i) => {
+                SettingsState.backend-index = i;
+                root.settings-select("backend", i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Output device");
+        description: @tr("The DAC or sound device that receives audio.");
+        QbzSelect {
+            menu-width: 300px;
+            options: SettingsState.devices;
+            current-index: SettingsState.device-index;
+            selected(i) => {
+                SettingsState.device-index = i;
+                root.settings-select("device", i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Preferred sample rate");
+        description: @tr("Force a sample rate, or let the track decide.");
+        QbzSelect {
+            menu-width: 170px;
+            options: SettingsState.sample-rates;
+            current-index: SettingsState.sample-rate-index;
+            selected(i) => {
+                SettingsState.sample-rate-index = i;
+                root.settings-select("sample-rate", i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+    Divider { }
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+
+    GroupHeader { text: @tr("BIT-PERFECT"); }
+
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Exclusive mode");
+        description: @tr("Lock the device so no other app can resample it.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.exclusive-mode;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.exclusive-mode = v;
+                root.settings-bool("exclusive-mode", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("DAC passthrough");
+        description: @tr("Send the bitstream untouched to the DAC.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.dac-passthrough;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.dac-passthrough = v;
+                root.settings-bool("dac-passthrough", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("PipeWire force bit-perfect");
+        description: @tr("Pin the PipeWire quantum and rate for the active track.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.pw-force-bitperfect;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.pw-force-bitperfect = v;
+                root.settings-bool("pw-force-bitperfect", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+    Divider { }
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+
+    GroupHeader { text: @tr("PLAYBACK QUALITY"); }
+
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Gapless playback");
+        description: @tr("Play consecutive same-format tracks without a gap.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.gapless;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.gapless = v;
+                root.settings-bool("gapless", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Volume normalization");
+        description: @tr("Apply ReplayGain. Off keeps the pipeline bit-perfect.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.normalization;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.normalization = v;
+                root.settings-bool("normalization", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Allow quality fallback");
+        description: @tr("Drop to a lower tier when the requested one is unavailable.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.allow-quality-fallback;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.allow-quality-fallback = v;
+                root.settings-bool("allow-quality-fallback", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/PlaybackSettings.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/PlaybackSettings.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ce842f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/PlaybackSettings.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Playback settings panel — end-of-source behavior and session
+// persistence. Backed by the SettingsState global and persisted through
+// the Rust settings controller.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
+import { SettingsState } from "../state.slint";
+import { QbzToggle } from "../primitives/QbzToggle.slint";
+import { QbzSelect } from "../primitives/QbzSelect.slint";
+import { SettingRow } from "SettingRow.slint";
+
+component GroupHeader inherits Text {
+    color: Theme.text-muted;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
+    font-weight: Typography.semibold;
+}
+
+component Divider inherits Rectangle {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: Theme.border-subtle;
+}
+
+export component PlaybackSettings inherits VerticalLayout {
+    callback settings-bool(string, bool);
+    callback settings-select(string, int);
+
+    spacing: 4px;
+
+    GroupHeader { text: @tr("AUTOPLAY"); }
+
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("When the source ends");
+        description: @tr("What happens after the last track of an album or playlist.");
+        QbzSelect {
+            menu-width: 240px;
+            options: SettingsState.autoplay-modes;
+            current-index: SettingsState.autoplay-index;
+            selected(i) => {
+                SettingsState.autoplay-index = i;
+                root.settings-select("autoplay-mode", i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Show context icon");
+        description: @tr("Display the context-stack icon in the player.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.show-context-icon;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.show-context-icon = v;
+                root.settings-bool("show-context-icon", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+    Divider { }
+    Rectangle { height: 12px; }
+
+    GroupHeader { text: @tr("SESSION"); }
+
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Remember session");
+        description: @tr("Restore the queue and current track on the next launch.");
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.persist-session;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.persist-session = v;
+                root.settings-bool("persist-session", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    SettingRow {
+        label: @tr("Resume playback position");
+        description: @tr("Also seek back to where the saved track left off.");
+        enabled: SettingsState.persist-session;
+        QbzToggle {
+            checked: SettingsState.resume-position;
+            enabled: SettingsState.persist-session;
+            toggled(v) => {
+                SettingsState.resume-position = v;
+                root.settings-bool("resume-position", v);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingRow.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingRow.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f15ecc787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingRow.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// One settings row — a label and optional description on the left, the
+// control (toggle or select, passed as a child) on the right.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
+
+export component SettingRow inherits HorizontalLayout {
+    in property <string> label;
+    in property <string> description;
+    in property <bool> enabled: true;
+
+    height: root.description == "" ? 52px : 64px;
+    spacing: 24px;
+
+    VerticalLayout {
+        alignment: center;
+        horizontal-stretch: 1;
+        spacing: 3px;
+        opacity: root.enabled ? 1.0 : 0.45;
+        Text {
+            text: root.label;
+            color: Theme.text-primary;
+            font-size: Typography.body;
+            font-weight: Typography.medium;
+        }
+        if root.description != "": Text {
+            text: root.description;
+            color: Theme.text-muted;
+            font-size: 12px;
+            wrap: word-wrap;
+        }
+    }
+
+    VerticalLayout {
+        alignment: center;
+        @children
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingsView.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingsView.slint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45c14ebb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/settings/SettingsView.slint
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+// Settings page — a back/title header, a left sub-navigation column
+// (Audio, Playback), and the active settings panel in a scroll area.
+//
+// Navigation between sub-sections is pure UI state (SettingsState.section);
+// setting changes bubble up as settings-bool / settings-select callbacks
+// to the Rust layer, which persists them and applies them to the player.
+
+import { Theme } from "../foundation/semantic-colors.slint";
+import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
+import { Radius } from "../foundation/radius.slint";
+import { NavState, ContentView, SettingsState } from "../state.slint";
+import { QbzIcon } from "../primitives/QbzIcon.slint";
+import { AudioSettings } from "AudioSettings.slint";
+import { PlaybackSettings } from "PlaybackSettings.slint";
+import { ScrollView } from "std-widgets.slint";
+
+component SubNavItem inherits Rectangle {
+    in property <image> icon;
+    in property <string> label;
+    in property <bool> active: false;
+    callback clicked();
+
+    height: 38px;
+    border-radius: Radius.sm;
+    background: root.active ? Theme.surface-elevated
+        : ta.has-hover ? Theme.surface-hover : transparent;
+
+    HorizontalLayout {
+        padding-left: 12px;
+        padding-right: 12px;
+        spacing: 10px;
+        VerticalLayout {
+            alignment: center;
+            QbzIcon {
+                source: root.icon;
+                width: 16px;
+                height: 16px;
+                tint: root.active ? Theme.text-primary : Theme.text-secondary;
+            }
+        }
+        Text {
+            text: root.label;
+            color: root.active ? Theme.text-primary : Theme.text-secondary;
+            font-size: Typography.body;
+            font-weight: root.active ? Typography.semibold : Typography.regular;
+            vertical-alignment: center;
+            horizontal-stretch: 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ta := TouchArea {
+        mouse-cursor: pointer;
+        clicked => {
+            root.clicked();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export component SettingsView inherits Rectangle {
+    callback settings-bool(string, bool);
+    callback settings-select(string, int);
+
+    background: Theme.surface-main;
+
+    VerticalLayout {
+        spacing: 0px;
+
+        // --- Header: back button + title -----------------------------------
+        Rectangle {
+            height: 92px;
+            VerticalLayout {
+                padding-left: 32px;
+                padding-right: 32px;
+                padding-top: 14px;
+                spacing: 12px;
+                alignment: start;
+
+                back := TouchArea {
+                    width: back-row.preferred-width;
+                    height: 26px;
+                    mouse-cursor: pointer;
+                    clicked => {
+                        NavState.view = ContentView.home;
+                    }
+                    back-row := HorizontalLayout {
+                        spacing: 6px;
+                        VerticalLayout {
+                            alignment: center;
+                            QbzIcon {
+                                source: @image-url("../assets/icons/arrow-left.svg");
+                                width: 16px;
+                                height: 16px;
+                                tint: back.has-hover ? Theme.text-secondary : Theme.text-muted;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Text {
+                            text: @tr("Back");
+                            color: back.has-hover ? Theme.text-secondary : Theme.text-muted;
+                            font-size: Typography.body;
+                            vertical-alignment: center;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Text {
+                    text: @tr("Settings");
+                    color: Theme.text-primary;
+                    font-size: Typography.title;
+                    font-weight: Typography.bold;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // --- Sub-nav + active panel ----------------------------------------
+        HorizontalLayout {
+            vertical-stretch: 1;
+
+            // Left sub-navigation.
+            Rectangle {
+                width: 232px;
+                VerticalLayout {
+                    padding-left: 24px;
+                    padding-right: 12px;
+                    padding-top: 4px;
+                    spacing: 4px;
+                    alignment: start;
+                    SubNavItem {
+                        icon: @image-url("../assets/icons/volume-2.svg");
+                        label: @tr("Audio");
+                        active: SettingsState.section == 0;
+                        clicked => {
+                            SettingsState.section = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    SubNavItem {
+                        icon: @image-url("../assets/icons/play.svg");
+                        label: @tr("Playback");
+                        active: SettingsState.section == 1;
+                        clicked => {
+                            SettingsState.section = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Active panel.
+            ScrollView {
+                horizontal-stretch: 1;
+                horizontal-scrollbar-policy: ScrollBarPolicy.always-off;
+                VerticalLayout {
+                    padding-left: 20px;
+                    padding-right: 40px;
+                    padding-top: 4px;
+                    padding-bottom: 60px;
+                    alignment: start;
+
+                    if SettingsState.loading: Text {
+                        text: @tr("Loading settings...");
+                        color: Theme.text-muted;
+                        font-size: Typography.body;
+                    }
+
+                    if !SettingsState.loading && SettingsState.section == 0: AudioSettings {
+                        settings-bool(k, v) => {
+                            root.settings-bool(k, v);
+                        }
+                        settings-select(k, i) => {
+                            root.settings-select(k, i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if !SettingsState.loading && SettingsState.section == 1: PlaybackSettings {
+                        settings-bool(k, v) => {
+                            root.settings-bool(k, v);
+                        }
+                        settings-select(k, i) => {
+                            root.settings-select(k, i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/AppShell.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/AppShell.slint
index c2fb5fb9c..1f3d54fd0 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/AppShell.slint
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/AppShell.slint
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import { PlayerBar } from "PlayerBar.slint";
 import { HomeView } from "../discover/HomeView.slint";
 import { AlbumPageView } from "../album/AlbumPageView.slint";
 import { ArtistPageView } from "../artist/ArtistPageView.slint";
+import { SettingsView } from "../settings/SettingsView.slint";
 
 export component AppShell inherits Rectangle {
     callback open-album(string);
     callback open-artist(string);
+    callback settings-bool(string, bool);
+    callback settings-select(string, int);
     callback logout();
     callback close-app();
 
@@ -60,6 +63,14 @@ export component AppShell inherits Rectangle {
                         root.open-album(id);
                     }
                 }
+                if NavState.view == ContentView.settings: SettingsView {
+                    settings-bool(k, v) => {
+                        root.settings-bool(k, v);
+                    }
+                    settings-select(k, i) => {
+                        root.settings-select(k, i);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/HeaderBar.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/HeaderBar.slint
index b972454b4..3b6065f01 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/HeaderBar.slint
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/shell/HeaderBar.slint
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Spacing } from "../foundation/spacing.slint";
 import { Typography } from "../foundation/typography.slint";
 import { Layout } from "../foundation/layout.slint";
 import { Radius } from "../foundation/radius.slint";
-import { SessionState } from "../state.slint";
+import { SessionState, NavState, ContentView } from "../state.slint";
 import { QbzIcon } from "../primitives/QbzIcon.slint";
 
 component NavTab inherits Rectangle {
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ export component HeaderBar inherits Rectangle {
                 MenuItem {
                     icon: @image-url("../assets/icons/settings.svg");
                     label: @tr("Settings");
+                    clicked => {
+                        NavState.view = ContentView.settings;
+                    }
                 }
                 MenuItem {
                     icon: @image-url("../assets/icons/keyboard.svg");
diff --git a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/state.slint b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/state.slint
index 87b51ea8f..30f528333 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-slint/ui/state.slint
+++ b/crates/qbz-slint/ui/state.slint
@@ -61,7 +61,40 @@ export global AlbumState {
 }
 
 // Which content view the shell shows.
-export enum ContentView { home, album, artist }
+export enum ContentView { home, album, artist, settings }
+
+// Settings screen state. Audio and Playback preferences are loaded from
+// the persistence stores by the Rust settings controller and pushed here;
+// changes flow back through the settings-bool / settings-select callbacks.
+export global SettingsState {
+    // Sub-section: 0 = Audio, 1 = Playback.
+    in-out property <int> section: 0;
+    in property <bool> loading: true;
+
+    // Audio — dropdowns. Each list is paired with a selected index; the
+    // Rust controller owns the index -> value mapping.
+    in-out property <[string]> backends: [];
+    in-out property <int> backend-index: 0;
+    in-out property <[string]> devices: [];
+    in-out property <int> device-index: 0;
+    in-out property <[string]> sample-rates: [];
+    in-out property <int> sample-rate-index: 0;
+
+    // Audio — toggles.
+    in-out property <bool> exclusive-mode: false;
+    in-out property <bool> dac-passthrough: false;
+    in-out property <bool> pw-force-bitperfect: false;
+    in-out property <bool> gapless: true;
+    in-out property <bool> normalization: false;
+    in-out property <bool> allow-quality-fallback: false;
+
+    // Playback.
+    in-out property <[string]> autoplay-modes: [];
+    in-out property <int> autoplay-index: 0;
+    in-out property <bool> show-context-icon: false;
+    in-out property <bool> persist-session: false;
+    in-out property <bool> resume-position: false;
+}
 
 export global NavState {
     in-out property <ContentView> view: ContentView.home;