diff --git a/src/AudioService.cs b/src/AudioService.cs
index 0607b0c..4a7b199 100644
--- a/src/AudioService.cs
+++ b/src/AudioService.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Audio
         /// <summary>Creates the three audio buses (Music/SFX/Ambient) if missing, the music and ambient players, and applies saved settings.</summary>
         protected override void OnReady()
         {
+            ApplicationExit.Preparing += PrepareExit;
             AddToGroup("AudioService");
             SetupBuses();
             SetupMusicPlayer();
@@ -77,6 +78,39 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Audio
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Stops and detaches streams while the audio server still exists, including pooled sound players.</summary>
+        protected override void OnExitTree()
+        {
+            ApplicationExit.Preparing -= PrepareExit;
+            ReleasePlayer(musicPlayer);
+            ReleasePlayer(ambientPlayer);
+            foreach (var player in soundPlayers.Values) ReleasePlayer(player);
+            soundPlayers.Clear();
+            musicPlayer = null;
+            ambientPlayer = null;
+        }
+
+        private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task PrepareExit(SceneTree tree)
+        {
+            SetProcess(false);
+            ambientPlayer.Finished -= OnAmbientFinished;
+            ReleasePlayer(musicPlayer);
+            ReleasePlayer(ambientPlayer);
+            foreach (var player in soundPlayers.Values) ReleasePlayer(player);
+            // Stop is queued to the mixer. Keep the main loop alive for its fade
+            // and deferred playback destruction before SceneTree.Quit shuts the server down.
+            var deadline = Godot.Time.GetTicksMsec() + 150;
+            while (Godot.Time.GetTicksMsec() < deadline)
+                await ToSignal(tree, SceneTree.SignalName.ProcessFrame);
+        }
+
+        private static void ReleasePlayer(AudioStreamPlayer player)
+        {
+            if (!IsInstanceValid(player)) return;
+            player.Stop();
+            player.Stream = null;
+        }
+
         private int lastSoundsVolume = -1;
         private int lastMusicsVolume = -1;
         private int lastAmbientVolume = -1;
diff --git a/src/MusicPlayerBehaviour.cs b/src/MusicPlayerBehaviour.cs
index 20518a7..06ed7e6 100644
--- a/src/MusicPlayerBehaviour.cs
+++ b/src/MusicPlayerBehaviour.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,33 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Audio
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsCanAutoPlay { get; set; } = true;
 
+        /// <summary>Releases the pending fade and player reference when the audio mod leaves the tree.</summary>
+        protected override void OnExitTree()
+        {
+            ApplicationExit.Preparing -= PrepareExit;
+            StopForExit();
+        }
+
+        private System.Threading.Tasks.Task PrepareExit(SceneTree tree)
+        {
+            StopForExit();
+            return System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        private void StopForExit()
+        {
+            IsCanAutoPlay = false;
+            SetProcess(false);
+            if (IsInstanceValid(fadeTween)) fadeTween.Kill();
+            fadeTween = null;
+            if (IsInstanceValid(audioPlayer))
+            {
+                audioPlayer.Stop();
+                audioPlayer.Stream = null;
+            }
+            audioPlayer = null;
+        }
+
         private Tween fadeTween;
         private bool playlistsInited;
         private double autoAdvanceCooldown;
@@ -53,6 +80,7 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Audio
         /// <summary>Registers in the <c>music_player</c> group and locates the AudioService music player.</summary>
         protected override void OnReady()
         {
+            ApplicationExit.Preparing += PrepareExit;
             AddToGroup("music_player");
             TryFindAudioPlayer();
         }