diff --git a/crates/qbz-app/src/lib.rs b/crates/qbz-app/src/lib.rs
index 172ca3728..971ed9293 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-app/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/qbz-app/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod boot_watchdog;
 pub mod graphics_autoconfig;
 pub mod graphics_detection;
+pub mod playback_context;
 pub mod runtime;
 pub mod session_store;
 pub mod settings;
diff --git a/crates/qbz-app/src/playback_context.rs b/crates/qbz-app/src/playback_context.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..218281188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/qbz-app/src/playback_context.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+//! Playback context model.
+//!
+//! A playback context describes the semantic origin of playback. It is not the
+//! queue itself; it is the source boundary used by commands that need to know
+//! whether the current playback came from an album, playlist, radio session,
+//! search result, or another app-level source.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum ContextType {
+    Album,
+    Playlist,
+    ArtistTop,
+    LabelTop,
+    HomeList,
+    DailyQ,
+    WeeklyQ,
+    FavQ,
+    TopQ,
+    Favorites,
+    LocalLibrary,
+    Radio,
+    Search,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum ContentSource {
+    Qobuz,
+    Local,
+    Plex,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PlaybackContext {
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    pub context_type: ContextType,
+    pub id: String,
+    pub label: String,
+    pub source: ContentSource,
+    pub track_ids: Vec<u64>,
+    pub current_position: usize,
+}
+
+impl PlaybackContext {
+    pub fn new(
+        context_type: ContextType,
+        id: String,
+        label: String,
+        source: ContentSource,
+        track_ids: Vec<u64>,
+        start_position: usize,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            context_type,
+            id,
+            label,
+            source,
+            track_ids,
+            current_position: start_position,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn next_track_id(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        let next_pos = self.current_position + 1;
+        if next_pos < self.track_ids.len() {
+            self.track_ids.get(next_pos).copied()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn upcoming_track_ids(&self, count: usize) -> Vec<u64> {
+        let start_pos = self.current_position + 1;
+        self.track_ids
+            .iter()
+            .skip(start_pos)
+            .take(count)
+            .copied()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn advance(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let next_pos = self.current_position + 1;
+        if next_pos < self.track_ids.len() {
+            self.current_position = next_pos;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_next(&self) -> bool {
+        self.current_position + 1 < self.track_ids.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn total_tracks(&self) -> usize {
+        self.track_ids.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn display_info(&self) -> String {
+        let type_str = match self.context_type {
+            ContextType::Album => "Album",
+            ContextType::Playlist => "Playlist",
+            ContextType::ArtistTop => "Artist Top Songs",
+            ContextType::LabelTop => "Label Top Songs",
+            ContextType::HomeList => "Home List",
+            ContextType::DailyQ => "DailyQ",
+            ContextType::WeeklyQ => "WeeklyQ",
+            ContextType::FavQ => "FavQ",
+            ContextType::TopQ => "TopQ",
+            ContextType::Favorites => "Favorites",
+            ContextType::LocalLibrary => "Local Library",
+            ContextType::Radio => "Radio",
+            ContextType::Search => "Search Results",
+        };
+        format!("{} · {}", type_str, self.label)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ContextManager {
+    current: Mutex<Option<PlaybackContext>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for ContextManager {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContextManager {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            current: Mutex::new(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_context(&self, context: PlaybackContext) {
+        let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+        *current = Some(context);
+        log::info!(
+            "Playback context set: {:?}",
+            current.as_ref().map(|c| &c.label)
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear_context(&self) {
+        let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+        *current = None;
+        log::info!("Playback context cleared");
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_context(&self) -> Option<PlaybackContext> {
+        self.current.lock().unwrap().clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_context(&self) -> bool {
+        self.current.lock().unwrap().is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn next_track_id(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.current
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|ctx| ctx.next_track_id())
+    }
+
+    pub fn upcoming_track_ids(&self, count: usize) -> Vec<u64> {
+        self.current
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|ctx| ctx.upcoming_track_ids(count))
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn advance_context(&self) -> bool {
+        let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(ctx) = current.as_mut() {
+            let advanced = ctx.advance();
+            if !advanced {
+                log::info!("Playback context ended (no more tracks)");
+            }
+            advanced
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_position(&self, track_id: u64) {
+        let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(ctx) = current.as_mut() {
+            if let Some(pos) = ctx.track_ids.iter().position(|&id| id == track_id) {
+                ctx.current_position = pos;
+                log::debug!("Context position updated to {}", pos);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn append_track_ids(&self, new_track_ids: Vec<u64>) {
+        let mut current = self.current.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(ctx) = current.as_mut() {
+            let count = new_track_ids.len();
+            ctx.track_ids.extend(new_track_ids);
+            log::debug!(
+                "Appended {} track IDs to context (total: {})",
+                count,
+                ctx.track_ids.len()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn album_context() -> PlaybackContext {
+        PlaybackContext::new(
+            ContextType::Album,
+            "album-1".to_string(),
+            "Album Title".to_string(),
+            ContentSource::Qobuz,
+            vec![10, 11, 12, 13],
+            1,
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn playback_context_reports_next_and_upcoming_tracks() {
+        let context = album_context();
+
+        assert_eq!(context.next_track_id(), Some(12));
+        assert_eq!(context.upcoming_track_ids(2), vec![12, 13]);
+        assert_eq!(context.upcoming_track_ids(10), vec![12, 13]);
+        assert!(context.has_next());
+        assert_eq!(context.total_tracks(), 4);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn playback_context_advance_updates_position_until_end() {
+        let mut context = album_context();
+
+        assert!(context.advance());
+        assert_eq!(context.current_position, 2);
+        assert_eq!(context.next_track_id(), Some(13));
+        assert!(context.advance());
+        assert_eq!(context.current_position, 3);
+        assert_eq!(context.next_track_id(), None);
+        assert!(!context.has_next());
+        assert!(!context.advance());
+        assert_eq!(context.current_position, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn playback_context_display_info_matches_existing_labels() {
+        assert_eq!(album_context().display_info(), "Album · Album Title");
+
+        let radio = PlaybackContext::new(
+            ContextType::Radio,
+            "radio-1".to_string(),
+            "Seed".to_string(),
+            ContentSource::Qobuz,
+            vec![1],
+            0,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(radio.display_info(), "Radio · Seed");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn context_manager_sets_clears_and_reports_context() {
+        let manager = ContextManager::new();
+        assert!(!manager.has_context());
+        assert_eq!(manager.next_track_id(), None);
+        assert!(manager.upcoming_track_ids(3).is_empty());
+        assert!(!manager.advance_context());
+
+        manager.set_context(album_context());
+
+        assert!(manager.has_context());
+        assert_eq!(manager.next_track_id(), Some(12));
+        assert_eq!(manager.upcoming_track_ids(3), vec![12, 13]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            manager.get_context().map(|ctx| ctx.label),
+            Some("Album Title".to_string())
+        );
+
+        manager.clear_context();
+        assert!(!manager.has_context());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn context_manager_updates_position_by_track_id() {
+        let manager = ContextManager::new();
+        manager.set_context(album_context());
+
+        manager.set_position(13);
+        let context = manager.get_context().expect("context exists");
+        assert_eq!(context.current_position, 3);
+        assert_eq!(context.next_track_id(), None);
+
+        manager.set_position(999);
+        let context = manager.get_context().expect("context exists");
+        assert_eq!(context.current_position, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn context_manager_appends_radio_refill_track_ids() {
+        let manager = ContextManager::new();
+        manager.set_context(album_context());
+
+        manager.append_track_ids(vec![14, 15]);
+        let context = manager.get_context().expect("context exists");
+
+        assert_eq!(context.track_ids, vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]);
+        assert_eq!(context.upcoming_track_ids(10), vec![12, 13, 14, 15]);
+    }
+}