diff --git a/src/store/playerStore.ts b/src/store/playerStore.ts
index 5401280c..cdd5c99a 100644
--- a/src/store/playerStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/playerStore.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useAuthStore } from './authStore';
 import { useOfflineStore } from './offlineStore';
 import { useHotCacheStore } from './hotCacheStore';
 import { orbitBulkGuard } from '../utils/orbitBulkGuard';
+import { useOrbitStore } from './orbitStore';
 
 export interface Track {
   id: string;
@@ -1222,7 +1223,17 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>()(
             && queue.every((t, i) => current[i]?.id === t.id);
           if (!sameAsCurrent) {
             void orbitBulkGuard(queue.length).then(ok => {
-              if (ok) get().playTrack(track, queue, manual, true);
+              if (!ok) return;
+              // Inside an Orbit session a bulk replace would discard guest
+              // suggestions mid-listen. Append instead — the dialog's
+              // "Add them all" copy already matches that semantic. Outside
+              // Orbit, proceed as a normal replace.
+              const role = useOrbitStore.getState().role;
+              if (role === 'host' || role === 'guest') {
+                get().enqueue(queue, true);
+              } else {
+                get().playTrack(track, queue, manual, true);
+              }
             });
             return;
           }
diff --git a/src/utils/playAlbum.ts b/src/utils/playAlbum.ts
index 3e47b600..3e6b7e65 100644
--- a/src/utils/playAlbum.ts
+++ b/src/utils/playAlbum.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getAlbum } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
+import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
 
 function fadeOut(setVolume: (v: number) => void, from: number, durationMs: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
@@ -28,6 +29,16 @@ export async function playAlbum(albumId: string): Promise<void> {
   });
   if (!tracks.length) return;
 
+  // In Orbit sessions, playAlbum is effectively an append operation (the
+  // playerStore bulk-gate also routes replaces into enqueue). Skip the
+  // fadeOut entirely — the current track keeps playing, the album goes
+  // onto the end of the queue after the user confirms the bulk dialog.
+  const orbitRole = useOrbitStore.getState().role;
+  if (orbitRole === 'host' || orbitRole === 'guest') {
+    usePlayerStore.getState().enqueue(tracks);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const store = usePlayerStore.getState();
   const { isPlaying, volume } = store;