diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3059d0a2..9e0871e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 
 
+### Album play — hold to shuffle
+
+**By [@ImAsra](https://github.com/ImAsra), PR [#888](https://github.com/Psychotoxical/psysonic/pull/888)**
+
+* Hold an album **Play** button (~1 s) for a filling wave animation, then the album starts in shuffled order; a short click still plays in track order.
+* Album cards, hero, Because-you-like rail, and Most Played; tooltip in all locales.
+
+
+
 ## Changed
 
 ### Linux — session GDK, WebKitGTK mitigations, and Wayland text
diff --git a/src/components/AlbumCard.tsx b/src/components/AlbumCard.tsx
index 5ddc2a97..1141b35f 100644
--- a/src/components/AlbumCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AlbumCard.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import { COVER_DENSE_GRID_MIN_CELL_CSS_PX } from '../cover/layoutSizes';
 import { resolveCoverDisplayTier } from '../cover/tiers';
 import { acquireUrl } from '../utils/imageCache/urlPool';
 import { OpenArtistRefInline } from './OpenArtistRefInline';
-import { playAlbum } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { playAlbum, playAlbumShuffled } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { useLongPressAction } from '../hooks/useLongPressAction';
+import { LongPressWaveOverlay } from './LongPressWaveOverlay';
 import { useDragDrop } from '../contexts/DragDropContext';
 import { isAlbumRecentlyAdded } from '../utils/albumRecency';
 import { deriveAlbumArtistRefs } from '../utils/album/deriveAlbumHeaderArtistRefs';
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ function AlbumCard({
   libraryResolve = false,
 }: AlbumCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { isHolding, pressBind } = useLongPressAction({
+    onShortPress: () => playAlbum(album.id),
+    onLongPress: () => playAlbumShuffled(album.id),
+  });
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const openContextMenu = usePlayerStore(s => s.openContextMenu);
   const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
@@ -157,15 +163,18 @@ function AlbumCard({
         )}
         {!selectionMode && (
           <div className="album-card-play-overlay">
-            <button
-              className="album-card-details-btn"
-              onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playAlbum(album.id); }}
-              aria-label={`${album.name} abspielen`}
-              data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbum')}
-              data-tooltip-pos="top"
-            >
-              <Play size={15} fill="currentColor" />
-            </button>
+              <button
+                className="album-card-details-btn long-press-play-btn"
+                {...pressBind}
+                aria-label={`${t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')} — ${album.name}`}
+                data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
+                data-tooltip-pos="top"
+              >
+                <LongPressWaveOverlay active={isHolding} />
+                <span className="long-press-play-btn__icon">
+                  <Play size={15} fill="currentColor" />
+                </span>
+              </button>
             <button
               className="album-card-details-btn"
               onClick={async e => {
diff --git a/src/components/BecauseYouLikeRail.tsx b/src/components/BecauseYouLikeRail.tsx
index 23652e3a..f05df470 100644
--- a/src/components/BecauseYouLikeRail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BecauseYouLikeRail.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import {
 } from '../store/becauseYouLikeCache';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
-import { playAlbum } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { playAlbum, playAlbumShuffled } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { useLongPressAction } from '../hooks/useLongPressAction';
+import { LongPressWaveOverlay } from './LongPressWaveOverlay';
 import { formatHumanHoursMinutes } from '../utils/format/formatHumanDuration';
 import AlbumRow from './AlbumRow';
 
@@ -559,6 +561,10 @@ interface CardProps {
 
 const BecauseCard = memo(function BecauseCard({ album, anchor, disableArtwork, enter }: CardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { isHolding, pressBind } = useLongPressAction({
+    onShortPress: () => playAlbum(album.id),
+    onLongPress: () => playAlbumShuffled(album.id),
+  });
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const enqueue = usePlayerStore(s => s.enqueue);
   const coverRef = useAlbumCoverRef(album.id, album.coverArt, undefined, { libraryResolve: false });
@@ -569,10 +575,6 @@ const BecauseCard = memo(function BecauseCard({ album, anchor, disableArtwork, e
   const imgSrc = coverImgSrc(coverHandle.src);
   const bgResolved = coverHandle.src;
   const handleOpen = () => navigate(`/album/${album.id}`);
-  const handlePlay = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    playAlbum(album.id);
-  };
   const handleEnqueue = async (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
     try {
@@ -624,13 +626,16 @@ const BecauseCard = memo(function BecauseCard({ album, anchor, disableArtwork, e
         <div className="album-card-play-overlay">
           <button
             type="button"
-            className="album-card-details-btn"
-            onClick={handlePlay}
+            className="album-card-details-btn long-press-play-btn"
+            {...pressBind}
             aria-label={t('hero.playAlbum')}
-            data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbum')}
+            data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
             data-tooltip-pos="top"
           >
-            <Play size={15} fill="currentColor" />
+            <LongPressWaveOverlay active={isHolding} size="compact" />
+            <span className="long-press-play-btn__icon">
+              <Play size={15} fill="currentColor" />
+            </span>
           </button>
           <button
             type="button"
diff --git a/src/components/Hero.tsx b/src/components/Hero.tsx
index f282c77d..6fb782c6 100644
--- a/src/components/Hero.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Hero.tsx
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import { useCoverArt } from '../cover/useCoverArt';
 import { useAlbumCoverRef } from '../cover/useLibraryCoverRef';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { playAlbum } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
 import { useIsMobile } from '../hooks/useIsMobile';
 import { useWindowVisibility } from '../hooks/useWindowVisibility';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { useThemeStore } from '../store/themeStore';
 import { filterAlbumsByMixRatings, getMixMinRatingsConfigFromAuth } from '../utils/mix/mixRatingFilter';
 import { usePerfProbeFlags } from '../utils/perf/perfFlags';
+import { playAlbum, playAlbumShuffled } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { useLongPressAction } from '../hooks/useLongPressAction';
+import { LongPressWaveOverlay } from './LongPressWaveOverlay';
 
 const INTERVAL_MS = 10000;
 const HERO_ALBUM_COUNT = 8;
@@ -275,6 +277,10 @@ export default function Hero({ albums: albumsProp }: HeroProps = {}) {
   // transition (which would cause the background to flash empty before fading in).
   const stableBgUrl = useRef('');
   const albumId = album?.id;
+  const { isHolding, pressBind } = useLongPressAction({
+    onShortPress: () => { if (albumId) playAlbum(albumId); },
+    onLongPress: () => { if (albumId) playAlbumShuffled(albumId); },
+  });
   useEffect(() => {
     if (bgHandle.src) stableBgUrl.current = bgHandle.src;
   }, [bgHandle.src, albumId]);
@@ -318,11 +324,15 @@ export default function Hero({ albums: albumsProp }: HeroProps = {}) {
           {isMobile ? (
             <div className="hero-actions-mobile" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
               <button
-                className="album-icon-btn album-icon-btn--play"
-                onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playAlbum(album.id); }}
+                className="album-icon-btn album-icon-btn--play long-press-play-btn"
+                {...pressBind}
                 aria-label={`${t('hero.playAlbum')} ${album.name}`}
+                data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
               >
-                <Play size={22} fill="currentColor" />
+                <LongPressWaveOverlay active={isHolding} size="compact" />
+                <span className="long-press-play-btn__icon">
+                  <Play size={22} fill="currentColor" />
+                </span>
               </button>
               <button
                 className="album-icon-btn album-icon-btn--queue"
@@ -341,15 +351,19 @@ export default function Hero({ albums: albumsProp }: HeroProps = {}) {
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '1rem', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
-              <button
-                className="hero-play-btn"
-                id="hero-play-btn"
-                onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playAlbum(album.id); }}
-                aria-label={`${t('hero.playAlbum')} ${album.name}`}
-              >
-                <Play size={18} fill="currentColor" />
-                {t('hero.playAlbum')}
-              </button>
+                  <button
+                    className="hero-play-btn long-press-play-btn"
+                    id="hero-play-btn"
+                    {...pressBind}
+                    aria-label={`${t('hero.playAlbum')} ${album.name}`}
+                    data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
+                  >
+                    <LongPressWaveOverlay active={isHolding} />
+                    <span className="long-press-play-btn__icon" style={{ gap: '8px' }}>
+                      <Play size={18} fill="currentColor" />
+                      {t('hero.playAlbum')}
+                    </span>
+                  </button>
               <button
                 className="btn btn-surface"
                 onClick={async (e) => {
diff --git a/src/components/LongPressWaveOverlay.tsx b/src/components/LongPressWaveOverlay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83e91d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/LongPressWaveOverlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+interface LongPressWaveOverlayProps {
+  active: boolean;
+  /** Smaller crest/fill tuned for dense album-card play buttons. */
+  size?: 'default' | 'compact';
+}
+
+export function LongPressWaveOverlay({ active, size = 'default' }: LongPressWaveOverlayProps) {
+  const compact = size === 'compact';
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`long-press-wave${active ? ' long-press-wave--active' : ''}${compact ? ' long-press-wave--compact' : ''}`}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+      <svg className="long-press-wave__crest" viewBox="0 0 200 20" preserveAspectRatio="none">
+        <path d="M0,10 Q25,18 50,10 T100,10 Q125,18 150,10 T200,10 L200,20 L0,20 Z" fill="currentColor" />
+      </svg>
+      <div className="long-press-wave__fill" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/config/settingsCredits.ts b/src/config/settingsCredits.ts
index 9cab4a34..a2d110c4 100644
--- a/src/config/settingsCredits.ts
+++ b/src/config/settingsCredits.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,13 @@ const CONTRIBUTOR_ENTRIES = [
       'Discord Rich Presence: configurable activity-name template — member list shows the playing track instead of "Psysonic" (PR #885)',
     ],
   },
+  {
+    github: 'ImAsra',
+    since: '1.47.0',
+    contributions: [
+      'Long-press album Play to shuffle with hold progress animation (PR #888)',
+    ],
+  },
 ] as const;
 
 // PR number of a contributor's first listed contribution, used as the
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.test.ts b/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1442c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import type { MouseEvent, PointerEvent } from 'react';
+import { useLongPressAction } from './useLongPressAction';
+
+function makePointerDown(overrides: Partial<PointerEvent> = {}): PointerEvent {
+  return {
+    pointerType: 'mouse',
+    button: 0,
+    stopPropagation: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides,
+  } as unknown as PointerEvent;
+}
+
+function makeClick(): MouseEvent {
+  return { stopPropagation: vi.fn() } as unknown as MouseEvent;
+}
+
+describe('useLongPressAction', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('calls onShortPress after a quick press and click', () => {
+    const onShortPress = vi.fn();
+    const onLongPress = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useLongPressAction({ onShortPress, onLongPress }),
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onPointerDown(makePointerDown());
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event('pointerup'));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onClick(makeClick());
+    });
+
+    expect(onShortPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onLongPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('calls onLongPress after the hold duration and suppresses the follow-up click', () => {
+    const onShortPress = vi.fn();
+    const onLongPress = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useLongPressAction({ onShortPress, onLongPress }),
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onPointerDown(makePointerDown());
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+    });
+    expect(onLongPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    act(() => {
+      document.dispatchEvent(new Event('pointerup'));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onClick(makeClick());
+    });
+
+    expect(onShortPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shows the hold animation shortly before the long-press fires', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useLongPressAction({
+        onShortPress: vi.fn(),
+        onLongPress: vi.fn(),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(result.current.isHolding).toBe(false);
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onPointerDown(makePointerDown());
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    });
+    expect(result.current.isHolding).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores non-primary mouse buttons', () => {
+    const onShortPress = vi.fn();
+    const onLongPress = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useLongPressAction({ onShortPress, onLongPress }),
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.pressBind.onPointerDown(makePointerDown({ button: 2 }));
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+    });
+
+    expect(onShortPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onLongPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.current.isHolding).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.ts b/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..221472a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useLongPressAction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+const DEFAULT_HOLD_MS = 1000;
+const DEFAULT_ANIM_DELAY_MS = 100;
+
+interface UseLongPressActionOptions {
+  onShortPress: () => void;
+  onLongPress: () => void;
+  holdMs?: number;
+  animDelayMs?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Short click runs `onShortPress`; hold runs `onLongPress` and suppresses the
+ * synthetic click that follows pointer release.
+ */
+export function useLongPressAction({
+  onShortPress,
+  onLongPress,
+  holdMs = DEFAULT_HOLD_MS,
+  animDelayMs = DEFAULT_ANIM_DELAY_MS,
+}: UseLongPressActionOptions) {
+  const [isHolding, setIsHolding] = useState(false);
+  const longPressTriggeredRef = useRef(false);
+  const holdTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const animTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const endListenerRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
+
+  const clearTimers = useCallback(() => {
+    if (holdTimerRef.current != null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(holdTimerRef.current);
+      holdTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (animTimerRef.current != null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(animTimerRef.current);
+      animTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    if (endListenerRef.current) {
+      document.removeEventListener('pointerup', endListenerRef.current);
+      document.removeEventListener('pointercancel', endListenerRef.current);
+      endListenerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setIsHolding(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => clearTimers(), [clearTimers]);
+
+  const onPointerDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+      if (e.pointerType === 'mouse' && e.button !== 0) return;
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      longPressTriggeredRef.current = false;
+      clearTimers();
+
+      animTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        animTimerRef.current = null;
+        setIsHolding(true);
+      }, animDelayMs) as unknown as number;
+
+      holdTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        holdTimerRef.current = null;
+        longPressTriggeredRef.current = true;
+        onLongPress();
+        setIsHolding(false);
+      }, holdMs) as unknown as number;
+
+      const end = () => clearTimers();
+      endListenerRef.current = end;
+      document.addEventListener('pointerup', end);
+      document.addEventListener('pointercancel', end);
+    },
+    [animDelayMs, clearTimers, holdMs, onLongPress],
+  );
+
+  const onClick = useCallback(
+    (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      if (longPressTriggeredRef.current) {
+        longPressTriggeredRef.current = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      onShortPress();
+    },
+    [onShortPress],
+  );
+
+  return {
+    isHolding,
+    pressBind: { onClick, onPointerDown },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/de/hero.ts b/src/locales/de/hero.ts
index 8f59c620..8664357c 100644
--- a/src/locales/de/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Album des Augenblicks',
   playAlbum: 'Album abspielen',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Album abspielen (halten zum Mischen)',
   enqueue: 'Einreihen',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Ganzes Album zur Warteschlange hinzufügen',
   previousAlbum: 'Vorheriges Album',
diff --git a/src/locales/en/hero.ts b/src/locales/en/hero.ts
index d7e112b3..14d96f81 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Featured Album',
   playAlbum: 'Play Album',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Play Album (hold to shuffle)',
   enqueue: 'Enqueue',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Add entire album to queue',
   previousAlbum: 'Previous album',
diff --git a/src/locales/es/hero.ts b/src/locales/es/hero.ts
index f69d9fa8..5fc4ee44 100644
--- a/src/locales/es/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/es/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Álbum Destacado',
   playAlbum: 'Reproducir Álbum',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Reproducir álbum (mantener para aleatorio)',
   enqueue: 'Agregar a la Cola',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Agregar álbum completo a la cola',
   previousAlbum: 'Álbum anterior',
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/hero.ts b/src/locales/fr/hero.ts
index 26fea6c2..5ca6e357 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Album en vedette',
   playAlbum: 'Lire l\'album',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Lire l\'album (maintenir pour mélanger)',
   enqueue: 'Mettre en file',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Ajouter l\'album entier à la file d\'attente',
   previousAlbum: 'Album précédent',
diff --git a/src/locales/nb/hero.ts b/src/locales/nb/hero.ts
index 6188db8f..8fa92dcc 100644
--- a/src/locales/nb/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nb/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Utvalgt album',
   playAlbum: 'Spill av album',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Spill av album (hold for tilfeldig rekkefølge)',
   enqueue: 'Legg til i kø',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Legg til hele albumet i køen',
   previousAlbum: 'Forrige album',
diff --git a/src/locales/nl/hero.ts b/src/locales/nl/hero.ts
index 9135839f..f81b93f8 100644
--- a/src/locales/nl/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/nl/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Uitgelicht album',
   playAlbum: 'Album afspelen',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Album afspelen (ingedrukt houden om te shufflen)',
   enqueue: 'In wachtrij',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Volledig album aan wachtrij toevoegen',
   previousAlbum: 'Vorig album',
diff --git a/src/locales/ro/hero.ts b/src/locales/ro/hero.ts
index 86d2b21d..8e7ced0a 100644
--- a/src/locales/ro/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ro/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Album Promovat',
   playAlbum: 'Redă Album',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Redă album (ține apăsat pentru amestecare)',
   enqueue: 'Pune în coadă',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Adaugă întregul album în coadă',
   previousAlbum: 'Albumul anterior',
diff --git a/src/locales/ru/hero.ts b/src/locales/ru/hero.ts
index 5490ce4f..671ee574 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/ru/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: 'Альбом дня',
   playAlbum: 'Воспроизвести альбом',
+  playAlbumTooltip: 'Воспроизвести альбом (удерживать для перемешивания)',
   enqueue: 'В очередь',
   enqueueTooltip: 'Добавить весь альбом в очередь',
   previousAlbum: 'Предыдущий альбом',
diff --git a/src/locales/zh/hero.ts b/src/locales/zh/hero.ts
index 8ae120b8..d54d238c 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh/hero.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh/hero.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const hero = {
   eyebrow: '精选专辑',
   playAlbum: '播放专辑',
+  playAlbumTooltip: '播放专辑（长按随机播放）',
   enqueue: '加入队列',
   enqueueTooltip: '将整张专辑添加到播放队列',
   previousAlbum: '上一张专辑',
diff --git a/src/pages/MostPlayed.tsx b/src/pages/MostPlayed.tsx
index 90da3e44..eb05bbf5 100644
--- a/src/pages/MostPlayed.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/MostPlayed.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { usePlayerStore } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { AlbumCoverArtImage } from '../cover/AlbumCoverArtImage';
 import { ArtistCoverArtImage } from '../cover/ArtistCoverArtImage';
-import { playAlbum } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { playAlbum, playAlbumShuffled } from '../utils/playback/playAlbum';
+import { useLongPressAction } from '../hooks/useLongPressAction';
+import { LongPressWaveOverlay } from '../components/LongPressWaveOverlay';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
@@ -56,6 +58,30 @@ function formatPlays(n: number, t: ReturnType<typeof import('react-i18next').use
 /** Most-played list row cover layout px. */
 const MOST_PLAYED_COVER_CSS_PX = 80;
 
+function MostPlayedPlayButton({ albumId }: { albumId: string }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { isHolding, pressBind } = useLongPressAction({
+    onShortPress: () => playAlbum(albumId),
+    onLongPress: () => playAlbumShuffled(albumId),
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      className="mp-album-action-btn long-press-play-btn"
+      {...pressBind}
+      data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
+      data-tooltip-pos="top"
+      aria-label={t('hero.playAlbumTooltip')}
+    >
+      <LongPressWaveOverlay active={isHolding} size="compact" />
+      <span className="long-press-play-btn__icon">
+        <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" />
+      </span>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
 
 export default function MostPlayed() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -230,15 +256,7 @@ export default function MostPlayed() {
                     </span>
                   </div>
                   <div className="mp-album-actions">
-                    <button
-                      className="mp-album-action-btn"
-                      onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); playAlbum(album.id); }}
-                      data-tooltip={t('hero.playAlbum')}
-                      data-tooltip-pos="top"
-                      aria-label={t('hero.playAlbum')}
-                    >
-                      <Play size={14} fill="currentColor" />
-                    </button>
+                    <MostPlayedPlayButton albumId={album.id} />
                     <button
                       className="mp-album-action-btn"
                       onClick={e => { e.stopPropagation(); void handleEnqueueAlbum(album.id); }}
diff --git a/src/styles/components/album-row-container.css b/src/styles/components/album-row-container.css
index 5b754c0e..1468c6d2 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/album-row-container.css
+++ b/src/styles/components/album-row-container.css
@@ -260,6 +260,79 @@
   background: var(--accent);
 }
 
+.long-press-play-btn {
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.long-press-play-btn__icon {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+@keyframes long-press-slosh {
+  0% { transform: translateX(0); }
+  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
+}
+
+.long-press-wave {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  color: currentColor;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(calc(100% + 15px));
+  transition: none;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 0;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave--compact {
+  transform: translateY(calc(100% + 10px));
+}
+
+.long-press-wave--active {
+  opacity: 0.25;
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  transition: transform 900ms linear;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave--compact.long-press-wave--active {
+  opacity: 0.35;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave__crest {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -10px;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 200%;
+  height: 12px;
+  animation: none;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave--compact .long-press-wave__crest {
+  top: -6px;
+  height: 8px;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave--active .long-press-wave__crest {
+  animation: long-press-slosh 1.2s linear infinite;
+}
+
+.long-press-wave__fill {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 2px;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  background-color: currentColor;
+}
+
 
 /* ── Album card selection ── */
 .album-card--selectable {
diff --git a/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.test.ts b/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27176336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { makeSubsonicSong } from '@/test/helpers/factories';
+import { onInvoke } from '@/test/mocks/tauri';
+import { resetOrbitStore, resetPlayerStore } from '@/test/helpers/storeReset';
+import type { Track } from '../../store/playerStoreTypes';
+
+vi.mock('../../api/subsonicLibrary', () => ({
+  getAlbum: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./fadeOut', () => ({
+  fadeOut: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+}));
+
+import { getAlbum } from '../../api/subsonicLibrary';
+import { useOrbitStore } from '../../store/orbitStore';
+import { usePlayerStore } from '../../store/playerStore';
+import { playAlbum, playAlbumShuffled } from './playAlbum';
+import * as shuffleModule from './shuffleArray';
+
+function stubPlaybackActions() {
+  onInvoke('audio_play', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_pause', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_stop', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_seek', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_get_state', () => ({ playing: false }));
+  onInvoke('audio_update_replay_gain', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('audio_set_normalization', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('discord_update_presence', () => undefined);
+  onInvoke('frontend_debug_log', () => undefined);
+
+  const playTrack = vi.fn();
+  const enqueue = vi.fn();
+  usePlayerStore.setState({ playTrack, enqueue });
+  return { playTrack, enqueue };
+}
+
+describe('playAlbum', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetPlayerStore();
+    resetOrbitStore();
+    stubPlaybackActions();
+    vi.mocked(getAlbum).mockResolvedValue({
+      album: {
+        id: 'al-1',
+        name: 'Test Album',
+        artist: 'Test Artist',
+        artistId: 'artist-1',
+        songCount: 3,
+        duration: 540,
+        genre: 'Rock',
+      },
+      songs: [
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't1', title: 'One' }),
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't2', title: 'Two' }),
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't3', title: 'Three' }),
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('plays album tracks in list order', async () => {
+    const { playTrack } = stubPlaybackActions();
+
+    await playAlbum('al-1');
+
+    expect(playTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [, queue] = playTrack.mock.calls[0]!;
+    expect(queue.map((track: Track) => track.id)).toEqual(['t1', 't2', 't3']);
+    expect(queue.every((track: Track) => track.genre === 'Rock')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('enqueues instead of replacing during Orbit sessions', async () => {
+    useOrbitStore.setState({ role: 'guest' });
+    const { playTrack, enqueue } = stubPlaybackActions();
+
+    await playAlbum('al-1');
+
+    expect(enqueue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(playTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(enqueue.mock.calls[0]![0].map((track: Track) => track.id)).toEqual(['t1', 't2', 't3']);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('playAlbumShuffled', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetPlayerStore();
+    resetOrbitStore();
+    stubPlaybackActions();
+    vi.mocked(getAlbum).mockResolvedValue({
+      album: {
+        id: 'al-1',
+        name: 'Test Album',
+        artist: 'Test Artist',
+        artistId: 'artist-1',
+        songCount: 3,
+        duration: 540,
+        genre: 'Rock',
+      },
+      songs: [
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't1', title: 'One' }),
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't2', title: 'Two' }),
+        makeSubsonicSong({ id: 't3', title: 'Three' }),
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('shuffles tracks before starting playback', async () => {
+    const { playTrack } = stubPlaybackActions();
+    const shuffled = [
+      { id: 't3' },
+      { id: 't1' },
+      { id: 't2' },
+    ] as Track[];
+    const shuffleSpy = vi.spyOn(shuffleModule, 'shuffleArray').mockReturnValue(shuffled as never);
+
+    await playAlbumShuffled('al-1');
+
+    expect(shuffleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(playTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith(shuffled[0], shuffled);
+  });
+
+  it('enqueues a shuffled album during Orbit sessions', async () => {
+    useOrbitStore.setState({ role: 'host' });
+    const { enqueue } = stubPlaybackActions();
+    const shuffled = [
+      { id: 't2' },
+      { id: 't3' },
+      { id: 't1' },
+    ] as Track[];
+    vi.spyOn(shuffleModule, 'shuffleArray').mockReturnValue(shuffled as never);
+
+    await playAlbumShuffled('al-1');
+
+    expect(enqueue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(shuffled);
+  });
+
+  it('does not start playback for an empty album', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getAlbum).mockResolvedValue({
+      album: {
+        id: 'al-empty',
+        name: 'Empty',
+        artist: 'Test Artist',
+        artistId: 'artist-1',
+        songCount: 0,
+        duration: 0,
+      },
+      songs: [],
+    });
+    const { playTrack } = stubPlaybackActions();
+    const shuffleSpy = vi.spyOn(shuffleModule, 'shuffleArray');
+
+    await playAlbumShuffled('al-empty');
+
+    expect(shuffleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+    expect(playTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.ts b/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.ts
index d455c3a2..b7db61de 100644
--- a/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.ts
+++ b/src/utils/playback/playAlbum.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ import { usePlayerStore } from '../../store/playerStore';
 import { songToTrack } from './songToTrack';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../../store/orbitStore';
 import { fadeOut } from './fadeOut';
+import type { Track } from '../../store/playerStoreTypes';
+import { shuffleArray } from './shuffleArray';
 
-export async function playAlbum(albumId: string): Promise<void> {
+async function fetchAlbumTracks(albumId: string): Promise<Track[]> {
   const albumData = await getAlbum(albumId);
   const albumGenre = albumData.album.genre;
-  const tracks = albumData.songs.map(s => {
+  return albumData.songs.map(s => {
     const track = songToTrack(s);
     if (!track.genre && albumGenre) track.genre = albumGenre;
     return track;
   });
+}
+
+async function startAlbumPlayback(tracks: Track[]): Promise<void> {
   if (!tracks.length) return;
 
   // In Orbit sessions, playAlbum is effectively an append operation (the
@@ -38,3 +43,11 @@ export async function playAlbum(albumId: string): Promise<void> {
 
   usePlayerStore.getState().playTrack(tracks[0], tracks);
 }
+
+export async function playAlbum(albumId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await startAlbumPlayback(await fetchAlbumTracks(albumId));
+}
+
+export async function playAlbumShuffled(albumId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await startAlbumPlayback(shuffleArray(await fetchAlbumTracks(albumId)));
+}