diff --git a/TajikGanjoor/Pages/Index.cshtml b/TajikGanjoor/Pages/Index.cshtml
index 1d4563ef..2873d110 100644
--- a/TajikGanjoor/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/TajikGanjoor/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -183,13 +183,27 @@
                                 <script>
                                     tgInitRecitationSync(
                                         document.getElementById('tg-audio-@recitation.Id'),
-                                        '@Html.Raw($"{TajikGanjoor.APIRoot.InternetUrl}/api/audio/file/{recitation.Id}.xml")'
+                                        '@Html.Raw($"{TajikGanjoor.APIRoot.InternetUrl}/api/audio/file/{recitation.Id}.xml")',
+                                        '@Html.Raw(recitation.AudioArtist)',
+                                        @recitation.Id
                                     );
                                 </script>
                             }
                         </div>
                     }
                 </div>
+
+                <div id="tg-sticky-player" class="tg-sticky-player" style="display:none;">
+                    <span id="tg-sticky-narrator" class="tg-sticky-player-narrator"></span>
+                    <div id="tg-sticky-audio-slot" class="tg-sticky-player-audio-slot"></div>
+                    <a role="button" id="tg-sticky-lock" class="tg-sticky-player-btn" onclick="tgSwitchScrollLock()" title="Қулфи ҳамоҳангӣ бо матн"><span id="tg-sticky-lock-icon"></span></a>
+                    <a role="button" class="tg-sticky-player-btn" onclick="tgScrollToCurrentVerse()" title="Гузариш ба байти ҷорӣ">
+                        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" height="20" fill="currentColor"><path d="M12 8a4 4 0 100 8 4 4 0 000-8m8.94 3A9 9 0 0013 3.06V1h-2v2.06A9 9 0 003.06 11H1v2h2.06A9 9 0 0011 20.94V23h2v-2.06A9 9 0 0020.94 13H23v-2zM12 19a7 7 0 110-14 7 7 0 010 14z"/></svg>
+                    </a>
+                    <a role="button" class="tg-sticky-player-btn" onclick="tgCloseStickyPlayer()" title="Пӯшидан">
+                        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" height="20" fill="currentColor"><path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z"/></svg>
+                    </a>
+                </div>
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/css/tajik-ganjoor.css b/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/css/tajik-ganjoor.css
index 139073a9..2df4b3a2 100644
--- a/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/css/tajik-ganjoor.css
+++ b/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/css/tajik-ganjoor.css
@@ -803,3 +803,57 @@ html, body {
     border-radius: 4px;
     transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
 }
+
+/* ---------- sticky mini audio-player (recitation seek controls stay
+   reachable while scrolling the poem text) ---------- */
+
+.tg-sticky-player {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    z-index: 1000;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 8px 14px;
+    background: var(--tg-paper-edge);
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--tg-rule);
+    box-shadow: 0 -2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+.tg-sticky-player-narrator {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    color: var(--tg-ink);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.tg-sticky-player-audio-slot {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.tg-sticky-player-audio-slot audio {
+    width: 100%;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.tg-sticky-player-btn {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--tg-ink);
+    padding: 4px 6px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.tg-sticky-player-btn:hover {
+    color: var(--tg-accent);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+    .tg-sticky-player-narrator {
+        display: none;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/js/recitation-sync.js b/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/js/recitation-sync.js
index b3115109..51edf3dd 100644
--- a/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/js/recitation-sync.js
+++ b/TajikGanjoor/wwwroot/js/recitation-sync.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-/* Syncs poem text highlighting to an <audio> recitation's timing XML.
+/* Syncs poem text highlighting to an <audio> recitation's timing XML.
    Simplified port of the equivalent logic in the main ganjoor.net site
    (hilightverse/_setXml/_trackTimeChanged in wwwroot/js/bk.js and
    Pages/Partials/GanjoorPage/PageTypes/_PoemPagePartial.cshtml) - this
-   version drops the inline pause/scroll-lock buttons injected into the
-   verse itself, since that needs UI TajikGanjoor doesn't have; it only
-   does the highlighting.
+   version drops the inline pause button injected into the verse itself,
+   since that needs UI TajikGanjoor doesn't have; it only does the
+   highlighting, plus a shared sticky mini-player (also ported from the
+   main site) instead of the inline controls.
 
    Verse elements are counted in document order across .m1, .m2 (the two
    halves of a couplet), .b2 > p (rubaʼi-style already-centered couplets,
@@ -13,6 +14,34 @@
    produces for both the Persian and Tajik sites, so the sync XML's
    VerseOrder values line up the same way. */
 (function () {
+    var LOCK_CLOSED_SVG = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" height="20" fill="currentColor"><path d="M12 17a2 2 0 002-2 2 2 0 00-2-2 2 2 0 00-2 2 2 2 0 002 2m6-9a2 2 0 012 2v10a2 2 0 01-2 2H6a2 2 0 01-2-2V10a2 2 0 012-2h1V6a5 5 0 0110 0v2zm-6-5a3 3 0 00-3 3v2h6V6a3 3 0 00-3-3z"/></svg>';
+    var LOCK_OPEN_SVG = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" height="20" fill="currentColor"><path d="M12 17a2 2 0 002-2 2 2 0 00-2-2 2 2 0 00-2 2 2 2 0 002 2m6-9h-1V6a5 5 0 00-10 0h1.9a3.1 3.1 0 016.2 0v2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V10a2 2 0 00-2-2z"/></svg>';
+
+    function getCookie(name) {
+        var match = document.cookie.match(new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + name + '=([^;]*)'));
+        return match ? decodeURIComponent(match[1]) : null;
+    }
+
+    function setCookie(name, value, days) {
+        var expires = new Date(Date.now() + days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toUTCString();
+        document.cookie = name + '=' + encodeURIComponent(value) + '; expires=' + expires + '; path=/';
+    }
+
+    // default: on, matching the previously-unconditional auto-scroll behavior
+    var scrollLock = getCookie('tgScrollLock') !== 'false';
+
+    function updateLockIcon() {
+        var icon = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-lock-icon');
+        if (!icon) return;
+        icon.innerHTML = scrollLock ? LOCK_CLOSED_SVG : LOCK_OPEN_SVG;
+    }
+
+    window.tgSwitchScrollLock = function () {
+        scrollLock = !scrollLock;
+        setCookie('tgScrollLock', scrollLock ? 'true' : 'false', 365);
+        updateLockIcon();
+    };
+
     function getVerseElements() {
         return Array.prototype.slice.call(
             document.querySelectorAll('.m1, .m2, .n, .l, .b2 > p:not(.tg-fa)')
@@ -25,13 +54,86 @@
         }
         if (index >= 0 && index < elements.length) {
             elements[index].classList.add('tg-verse-active');
-            if (elements[index].scrollIntoView) {
+            if (scrollLock && elements[index].scrollIntoView) {
                 elements[index].scrollIntoView({ block: 'center', behavior: 'smooth' });
             }
         }
     }
 
-    window.tgInitRecitationSync = function (audioEl, xmlUrl) {
+    // Jumps to whichever verse is currently marked active, regardless of the
+    // scroll-lock setting - a one-shot jump distinct from the continuous
+    // auto-scroll that scrollLock controls.
+    window.tgScrollToCurrentVerse = function () {
+        var active = document.querySelector('.tg-verse-active');
+        if (active && active.scrollIntoView) {
+            active.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center', behavior: 'smooth' });
+        }
+    };
+
+    // ---------- sticky mini audio-player ----------
+    // Re-parents the actual playing <audio> element into a fixed bottom bar,
+    // same technique as the main site's showStickyPlayer/closeStickyPlayer in
+    // bk.js: moving an <audio> element via appendChild does not interrupt
+    // playback, so its native controls stay reachable while scrolling.
+    var stickyOriginalParent = null;
+    var stickyOriginalNextSibling = null;
+    var stickyDismissed = false;
+    var stickyLastAudioId = null;
+
+    function showStickyPlayer(audioEl, narratorName, audioId) {
+        if (audioId !== stickyLastAudioId) {
+            stickyDismissed = false;
+            stickyLastAudioId = audioId;
+        }
+        if (stickyDismissed) return;
+
+        var bar = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-player');
+        var slot = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-audio-slot');
+        if (!bar || !slot) return;
+
+        if (audioEl.parentElement !== slot) {
+            // if a different recitation is already sitting in the slot, put it
+            // back where it came from first so the slot never holds two
+            // <audio> elements at once
+            var existing = slot.firstElementChild;
+            if (existing && existing !== audioEl && stickyOriginalParent) {
+                if (stickyOriginalNextSibling) {
+                    stickyOriginalParent.insertBefore(existing, stickyOriginalNextSibling);
+                } else {
+                    stickyOriginalParent.appendChild(existing);
+                }
+            }
+
+            stickyOriginalParent = audioEl.parentElement;
+            stickyOriginalNextSibling = audioEl.nextSibling;
+            slot.appendChild(audioEl);
+        }
+
+        var narratorSpan = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-narrator');
+        if (narratorSpan) narratorSpan.textContent = narratorName || '';
+        updateLockIcon();
+        bar.style.display = 'flex';
+    }
+
+    window.tgCloseStickyPlayer = function () {
+        var slot = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-audio-slot');
+        var bar = document.getElementById('tg-sticky-player');
+        if (!slot || !bar) return;
+
+        var audioEl = slot.firstElementChild;
+        if (audioEl && stickyOriginalParent) {
+            if (stickyOriginalNextSibling) {
+                stickyOriginalParent.insertBefore(audioEl, stickyOriginalNextSibling);
+            } else {
+                stickyOriginalParent.appendChild(audioEl);
+            }
+        }
+
+        bar.style.display = 'none';
+        stickyDismissed = true;
+    };
+
+    window.tgInitRecitationSync = function (audioEl, xmlUrl, narratorName, audioId) {
         var verseStart = [];
         var verseEnd = [];
         var verseIndex = [];
@@ -83,6 +185,7 @@
             document.querySelectorAll('audio').forEach(function (other) {
                 if (other !== audioEl) other.pause();
             });
+            showStickyPlayer(audioEl, narratorName, audioId);
         });
 
         audioEl.addEventListener('ended', function () {