diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 3ff67cc..5080630 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ the room/revision and optional privacy-sanitized media title, respects Host Cont
 solo mode and Episode Lobby, then queues an internal
 `APPLY_CANONICAL_MEDIA_STATE` message on the same ordered content path as newer
 live commands.
-That path reuses frame election, Netflix/Disney page-API seeks, native play/pause,
-the 2-second drift tolerance, and programmatic-event suppression. Recovery only
+That path reuses frame election, Netflix page-API play/pause/seek, Disney+
+page-API seeks, native controls on other services, the 2-second drift tolerance,
+and programmatic-event suppression. Recovery only
 completes after playback state and position verification. Transient failures
 retry after 250, 750, 1500, and 3000 ms, while target, heartbeat, and content-boot
 signals can retrigger a pending attempt within that bound. A pending playing
diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
index 84e5b80..a6810fc 100644
--- a/extension/background.js
+++ b/extension/background.js
@@ -3049,14 +3049,14 @@ async function devRemoteToolsAllowed() {
     return data.username === 'KoalaDev';
 }
 
-function shouldUsePageApiSeek(url) {
+function shouldUsePageApiPlayer(url) {
     return typeof globalThis.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider === 'function' &&
         !!globalThis.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider(url);
 }
 
-function installPageApiSeekBridge() {
-    if (window.__koalaPageApiSeekBridge?.activate) {
-        window.__koalaPageApiSeekBridge.activate();
+function installPageApiPlayerBridge() {
+    if (window.__koalaPageApiPlayerBridge?.activate) {
+        window.__koalaPageApiPlayerBridge.activate();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3076,36 +3076,81 @@ function installPageApiSeekBridge() {
         return el && el.mediaPlayer ? el.mediaPlayer : null;
     }
 
-    function seekWithPageApi(time) {
+    function netflixPlayer() {
+        const videoPlayer = window.netflix?.appContext?.state?.playerApp?.getAPI?.()?.videoPlayer;
+        const ids = videoPlayer?.getAllPlayerSessionIds?.();
+        if (!Array.isArray(ids) || ids.length === 0) return null;
+        // Netflix may expose preview/billboard sessions beside the actual title.
+        // Prefer the watch session, retaining the single/first-session fallback
+        // for older player builds whose identifiers used a different shape.
+        const sessionId = ids.find(id => typeof id === 'string' && /(?:^|-)watch(?:-|$)/i.test(id))
+            || ids.find(id => typeof id === 'string' && id.toLowerCase().includes('watch'))
+            || ids[0];
+        return sessionId ? videoPlayer.getVideoPlayerBySessionId?.(sessionId) : null;
+    }
+
+    async function applyPageApiAction(action, time) {
         const match = currentMatch();
-        if (!match) return;
+        if (!match || !Array.isArray(match.actions) || !match.actions.includes(action)) {
+            return { ok: false, reason: 'unsupported_action' };
+        }
 
         try {
             if (match.provider === 'netflix') {
-                const videoPlayer = window.netflix?.appContext?.state?.playerApp?.getAPI?.().videoPlayer;
-                const ids = videoPlayer?.getAllPlayerSessionIds?.();
-                const sessionId = ids ? ids[0] : null;
-                const player = sessionId ? videoPlayer.getVideoPlayerBySessionId(sessionId) : null;
-                player?.seek(Math.round(time * 1000));
+                const player = netflixPlayer();
+                if (!player) return { ok: false, reason: 'player_unavailable' };
+                if (action === 'seek') {
+                    if (!Number.isFinite(time) || typeof player.seek !== 'function') {
+                        return { ok: false, reason: 'seek_unavailable' };
+                    }
+                    await player.seek(Math.round(time * 1000));
+                } else if (action === 'play') {
+                    if (typeof player.play !== 'function') return { ok: false, reason: 'play_unavailable' };
+                    await player.play();
+                } else if (action === 'pause') {
+                    if (typeof player.pause !== 'function') return { ok: false, reason: 'pause_unavailable' };
+                    await player.pause();
+                }
             } else if (match.provider === 'disney') {
                 const mp = disneyMediaPlayer();
-                if (mp && typeof mp.seek === 'function') mp.seek(Math.round(time * 1000));
+                if (action !== 'seek' || !Number.isFinite(time) || !mp || typeof mp.seek !== 'function') {
+                    return { ok: false, reason: 'seek_unavailable' };
+                }
+                await mp.seek(Math.round(time * 1000));
+            } else {
+                return { ok: false, reason: 'provider_unavailable' };
             }
-        } catch (_e) {
-            // Player not ready or private API changed; the next sync tick can retry.
+            return { ok: true };
+        } catch (_error) {
+            return { ok: false, reason: 'player_api_error' };
         }
     }
 
+    function postResult(requestId, action, result) {
+        window.postMessage({
+            __koalaPageApiPlayer: 1,
+            kind: 'result',
+            requestId,
+            action,
+            ok: result?.ok === true,
+            reason: result?.ok === true ? null : (result?.reason || 'player_api_error')
+        }, '*');
+    }
+
     function handleBridgeMessage(event) {
         if (event.source !== window) return;
         const data = event.data;
-        if (!data || data.__koalaPageApiSeek !== 1) return;
+        if (!data || data.__koalaPageApiPlayer !== 1) return;
         if (data.kind === 'destroy') {
             destroy();
             return;
         }
-        if (!active || data.kind !== 'seek' || typeof data.time !== 'number') return;
-        seekWithPageApi(data.time);
+        if (!active || data.kind !== 'command'
+            || typeof data.requestId !== 'string'
+            || !['play', 'pause', 'seek'].includes(data.action)) return;
+        Promise.resolve(applyPageApiAction(data.action, data.time))
+            .then(result => postResult(data.requestId, data.action, result))
+            .catch(() => postResult(data.requestId, data.action, { ok: false, reason: 'player_api_error' }));
     }
 
     // Disney+'s <video> currentTime is blob-relative and its scrubber lags, so
@@ -3136,11 +3181,11 @@ function installPageApiSeekBridge() {
         active = false;
         clearInterval(timelineInterval);
         window.removeEventListener('message', handleBridgeMessage);
-        delete window.__koalaPageApiSeekBridge;
+        delete window.__koalaPageApiPlayerBridge;
     }
 
     window.addEventListener('message', handleBridgeMessage);
-    window.__koalaPageApiSeekBridge = {
+    window.__koalaPageApiPlayerBridge = {
         activate() {
             active = true;
         },
@@ -3148,8 +3193,8 @@ function installPageApiSeekBridge() {
     };
 }
 
-function setPageApiSeekEnabled(enabled) {
-    window.KOALA_PAGE_API_SEEK_ENABLED = enabled === true;
+function setPageApiPlayerEnabled(enabled) {
+    window.KOALA_PAGE_API_PLAYER_ENABLED = enabled === true;
 }
 
 async function deactivateMediaFrameMonitors(tabId) {
@@ -3391,8 +3436,8 @@ async function injectContentScript(tabId, {
     const normalizedTabId = normalizeTabId(tabId);
     if (normalizedTabId === null) throw new Error('Invalid tab ID');
     tabId = normalizedTabId;
-    let needsPageApiSeek = false;
-    let pageApiSeekReady = false;
+    let needsPageApiPlayer = false;
+    let pageApiPlayerReady = false;
     let access = null;
     let contentTarget = {
         frameId: 0,
@@ -3404,7 +3449,7 @@ async function injectContentScript(tabId, {
     try {
         access = await inspectTabHostAccess(chrome, tabId);
         const url = access.url || '';
-        needsPageApiSeek = shouldUsePageApiSeek(url);
+        needsPageApiPlayer = shouldUsePageApiPlayer(url);
         contentTarget = await resolveMediaContentTarget(chrome, tabId, {
             knownFrameIds: listKnownFrameIds(tabId)
         });
@@ -3449,21 +3494,24 @@ async function injectContentScript(tabId, {
             }
             throw createTargetActivationSupersededError();
         }
-        if (needsPageApiSeek) {
+        if (needsPageApiPlayer) {
             try {
                 await executeScriptWithTimeout({
-                    target: scriptTarget,
+                    // Netflix/Disney expose their private player on the top page.
+                    // Keep this bridge independent of iframe election so a nested
+                    // player refactor can never redirect it into the wrong realm.
+                    target: { tabId },
                     world: 'MAIN',
                     files: ['page-api-seek-overrides.js']
                 });
                 await executeScriptWithTimeout({
-                    target: scriptTarget,
+                    target: { tabId },
                     world: 'MAIN',
-                    func: installPageApiSeekBridge
+                    func: installPageApiPlayerBridge
                 });
-                pageApiSeekReady = true;
+                pageApiPlayerReady = true;
             } catch (err) {
-                addLog(`Page API seek bridge injection failed: ${err.message}`, 'warn');
+                addLog(`Page API player bridge injection failed: ${err.message}`, 'warn');
             }
         }
 
@@ -3473,8 +3521,8 @@ async function injectContentScript(tabId, {
         });
         await executeScriptWithTimeout({
             target: scriptTarget,
-            func: setPageApiSeekEnabled,
-            args: [pageApiSeekReady]
+            func: setPageApiPlayerEnabled,
+            args: [pageApiPlayerReady]
         });
         // The chat overlay is standalone page UI and carries its own runtime
         // message listener, so it is installed in the top document regardless of
diff --git a/extension/content.js b/extension/content.js
index 4fdfbad..b30eda3 100644
--- a/extension/content.js
+++ b/extension/content.js
@@ -136,21 +136,35 @@
     let seekDebounceTimer = null;     // debounce timer for rapid seek events
     let expectedSeekTime = null;      // strictly track programmatic seeks
 
-    const PAGE_API_SEEK_BRIDGE = 1;
+    const PAGE_API_PLAYER_BRIDGE = 1;
+    const PAGE_API_ACTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
+    const pendingPageApiActions = new Map();
+    let pageApiActionSequence = 0;
     // Accurate Disney+ playhead pushed by the MAIN-world page-API bridge
-    // (background.js installPageApiSeekBridge). The isolated content world
+    // (background.js installPageApiPlayerBridge). The isolated content world
     // can't read the page's media player directly.
     let disneyPageApiTime = null;
-    function handlePageApiTime(event) {
+    function handlePageApiMessage(event) {
         if (destroyed || event.source !== window) return;
         const data = event.data;
         if (data && data.__koalaPlayerTime === 1 && data.provider === 'disney'
             && Number.isFinite(data.position) && Number.isFinite(data.duration) && data.duration > 0) {
             disneyPageApiTime = { position: data.position, duration: data.duration, at: Date.now() };
+            return;
         }
+        if (!data || data.__koalaPageApiPlayer !== PAGE_API_PLAYER_BRIDGE
+            || data.kind !== 'result' || typeof data.requestId !== 'string') return;
+        const pending = pendingPageApiActions.get(data.requestId);
+        if (!pending || pending.action !== data.action) return;
+        pendingPageApiActions.delete(data.requestId);
+        clearTimeout(pending.timeout);
+        if (data.ok !== true) {
+            reportLog(`Page API ${pending.action} failed: ${data.reason || 'unknown_error'}`, 'warn');
+        }
+        pending.resolve(data.ok === true);
     }
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.addEventListener === 'function') {
-        window.addEventListener('message', handlePageApiTime);
+        window.addEventListener('message', handlePageApiMessage);
     }
 
     function hostMatchesUrl(host, url) {
@@ -239,22 +253,56 @@
         return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, nativeTarget));
     }
 
-    function shouldUsePageApiSeek() {
-        return window.KOALA_PAGE_API_SEEK_ENABLED === true &&
-            typeof window.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider === 'function' &&
-            !!window.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider(window.location.hostname);
+    function getPageApiPlayerProvider() {
+        return typeof window.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider === 'function'
+            ? window.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider(window.location.hostname)
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    function pageApiActionRequired(action) {
+        const provider = getPageApiPlayerProvider();
+        return !!provider && Array.isArray(provider.actions) && provider.actions.includes(action);
+    }
+
+    function requestPageApiAction(action, time = null) {
+        if (window.KOALA_PAGE_API_PLAYER_ENABLED !== true) {
+            reportLog(`Page API ${action} unavailable; refusing unsafe native fallback`, 'warn');
+            return Promise.resolve(false);
+        }
+        const requestId = `${Date.now()}:${++pageApiActionSequence}`;
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                pendingPageApiActions.delete(requestId);
+                reportLog(`Page API ${action} timed out`, 'warn');
+                resolve(false);
+            }, PAGE_API_ACTION_TIMEOUT_MS);
+            pendingPageApiActions.set(requestId, { action, resolve, timeout });
+            try {
+                window.postMessage({
+                    __koalaPageApiPlayer: PAGE_API_PLAYER_BRIDGE,
+                    kind: 'command',
+                    requestId,
+                    action,
+                    time
+                }, '*');
+            } catch (_error) {
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                pendingPageApiActions.delete(requestId);
+                resolve(false);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     function seekVideo(video, targetTime) {
-        // Prefer a precise page-level seek API when available (Netflix, Disney+);
-        // for those players the DOM/button seek path is imprecise or impossible.
-        if (shouldUsePageApiSeek()) {
+        // Netflix/Disney must never fall through to video.currentTime when their
+        // page bridge is unavailable: Netflix treats that as player tampering.
+        if (pageApiActionRequired(EVENTS.SEEK)) {
             expectedSeekTime = targetTime;
-            window.postMessage({ __koalaPageApiSeek: PAGE_API_SEEK_BRIDGE, kind: 'seek', time: targetTime }, '*');
-            return;
+            return requestPageApiAction(EVENTS.SEEK, targetTime);
         }
         expectedSeekTime = targetTime;
         video.currentTime = toNativeSeekTime(video, targetTime);
+        return true;
     }
 
     // --- Play/Pause Coalescing (leading + trailing) ---
@@ -1121,13 +1169,11 @@
         if (video && currentTitle && sameEpisode(currentTitle, expectedTitle)
             && current !== null && video.readyState >= 1) {
             if (current >= 5) {
-                expectedSeekTime = 0;
-                video.currentTime = 0;
+                Promise.resolve(tryMediaAction(EVENTS.SEEK, { targetTime: 0 })).catch(() => {});
             }
             // Match! Pause at start and report ready.
             if (!video.paused) {
-                _setSuppress('paused');
-                video.pause();
+                Promise.resolve(tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE)).catch(() => {});
             }
             stopLobbyPoll();
             runtimeMessage({
@@ -1219,6 +1265,17 @@
         }
 
         try {
+            if (pageApiActionRequired(action)) {
+                const suppression = action === EVENTS.PLAY ? 'playing'
+                    : (action === EVENTS.PAUSE ? 'paused' : 'seek');
+                _setSuppress(suppression);
+                const targetTime = action === EVENTS.SEEK ? data.targetTime : null;
+                return requestPageApiAction(action, targetTime).then(applied => {
+                    if (!applied) _clearSuppress(suppression);
+                    return applied;
+                });
+            }
+
             const actionFix = getActivePlayerActionFix();
             if (tryPlayerActionFix(actionFix, action, video, data)) {
                 return true;
@@ -1241,8 +1298,7 @@
                 video.pause();
                 return true;
             } else if (action === EVENTS.SEEK) {
-                seekVideo(video, data.targetTime, data.delta);
-                return true;
+                return seekVideo(video, data.targetTime, data.delta);
             }
             return false;
         } catch (e) {
@@ -1251,6 +1307,23 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function applyServerMediaAction(action, payload, message) {
+        Promise.resolve(tryMediaAction(action, payload)).then(applied => {
+            if (!applied) {
+                reportLog(`Remote ${action} was not applied`, 'warn');
+                return;
+            }
+            runtimeMessage({
+                type: 'CMD_ACK',
+                actionTimestamp: message.actionTimestamp,
+                commandSenderId: message.commandSenderId
+            }).catch(() => {});
+            scheduleProactiveHeartbeat();
+        }).catch(error => {
+            reportLog(`Remote ${action} failed: ${error.message}`, 'warn');
+        });
+    }
+
     function beginCanonicalMediaApply() {
         canonicalMediaApplyGeneration++;
         canonicalSupersedingLocalState = null;
@@ -1293,21 +1366,20 @@
         if (!state || !video || destroyed || video.isConnected === false) return;
 
         if (state.playbackState === 'paused' && !video.paused) {
-            _setSuppress('paused');
-            video.pause();
+            await tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE);
         }
         if (Number.isFinite(state.currentTime)) {
             const currentTime = getSyncCurrentTime(video);
             if (currentTime === null || Math.abs(currentTime - state.currentTime) >= MIN_SEEK_DELTA) {
-                _setSuppress('seek');
-                seekVideo(video, state.currentTime);
+                await tryMediaAction(EVENTS.SEEK, { targetTime: state.currentTime });
             }
         }
         if (state.playbackState === 'playing' && video.paused) {
             _setSuppress('playing');
             const playSuppression = holdCanonicalRestorePlaySuppression();
             try {
-                await video.play();
+                const restored = await tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PLAY);
+                if (!restored) throw new Error('player rejected play');
             } catch (error) {
                 _clearSuppress('playing');
                 reportLog(`Could not restore locally superseding playback: ${error.message}`, 'warn');
@@ -1561,8 +1633,6 @@
 
         if (message.type === 'SERVER_COMMAND') {
             const { action, payload } = message;
-            let actionCompleted = false;
-
             // Host Control Mode: while watching on our own (desynced), don't apply
             // host commands. Only ACK FORCE_SYNC_PREPARE — that's the one the host's
             // force-sync flow actually waits on. Skipping CMD_ACKs for PLAY/PAUSE/SEEK
@@ -1601,17 +1671,11 @@
             }
             
             if (action === EVENTS.PLAY) {
-                tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PLAY);
-                runtimeMessage({ type: 'CMD_ACK', actionTimestamp: message.actionTimestamp, commandSenderId: message.commandSenderId });
-                actionCompleted = true;
+                applyServerMediaAction(EVENTS.PLAY, payload, message);
             } else if (action === EVENTS.PAUSE) {
-                tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE);
-                runtimeMessage({ type: 'CMD_ACK', actionTimestamp: message.actionTimestamp, commandSenderId: message.commandSenderId });
-                actionCompleted = true;
+                applyServerMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE, payload, message);
             } else if (action === EVENTS.SEEK) {
-                tryMediaAction(EVENTS.SEEK, payload);
-                runtimeMessage({ type: 'CMD_ACK', actionTimestamp: message.actionTimestamp, commandSenderId: message.commandSenderId });
-                actionCompleted = true;
+                applyServerMediaAction(EVENTS.SEEK, payload, message);
             } else if (action === EVENTS.FORCE_SYNC_PREPARE) {
                 if (!payload || payload.targetTime === undefined) return;
                 const video = findVideo();
@@ -1620,31 +1684,21 @@
                         reportLog(`Media Action Error: Invalid force sync payload - ${JSON.stringify(payload)}`, 'error');
                         return;
                     }
-                    _setSuppress('paused');
-                    video.pause();
-                    try {
-                        seekVideo(video, payload.targetTime);
-                    } catch (e) {
-                        reportLog(`Force Sync Seek Error: ${e.message}`, 'error');
-                    }
-                    pollSeekReady(payload.targetTime).then((ready) => {
-                        runtimeMessage({ type: 'FORCE_SYNC_ACK' }).catch(() => {});
-                        if (ready) {
-                            scheduleProactiveHeartbeat();
-                        } else {
-                            reportLog('Force Sync: Seek ready timeout, proceeding anyway', 'warn');
-                        }
-                    }).catch(() => {});
+                    Promise.resolve(tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE))
+                        .then(paused => paused ? tryMediaAction(EVENTS.SEEK, payload) : false)
+                        .then(seeked => seeked ? pollSeekReady(payload.targetTime) : false)
+                        .then((ready) => {
+                            runtimeMessage({ type: 'FORCE_SYNC_ACK' }).catch(() => {});
+                            if (ready) {
+                                scheduleProactiveHeartbeat();
+                            } else {
+                                reportLog('Force Sync: player action failed or timed out, proceeding anyway', 'warn');
+                            }
+                        }).catch(() => {});
                 }
             } else if (action === EVENTS.FORCE_SYNC_EXECUTE) {
                 stopLobbyPoll();
-                tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PLAY);
-                runtimeMessage({ type: 'CMD_ACK', actionTimestamp: message.actionTimestamp, commandSenderId: message.commandSenderId });
-                actionCompleted = true;
-            }
-
-            if (actionCompleted) {
-                scheduleProactiveHeartbeat();
+                applyServerMediaAction(EVENTS.PLAY, payload, message);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1679,8 +1733,7 @@
         if (message.type === 'PAUSE_FOR_LOBBY') {
             const video = findVideo();
             if (video && !video.paused) {
-                _setSuppress('paused');
-                video.pause();
+                Promise.resolve(tryMediaAction(EVENTS.PAUSE)).catch(() => {});
             }
             // Start lobby poll now that we know the feature is enabled
             if (message.expectedTitle) {
@@ -2367,9 +2420,14 @@
         destroyed = true;
 
         try {
-            window.postMessage({ __koalaPageApiSeek: PAGE_API_SEEK_BRIDGE, kind: 'destroy' }, '*');
+            window.postMessage({ __koalaPageApiPlayer: PAGE_API_PLAYER_BRIDGE, kind: 'destroy' }, '*');
         } catch (_e) { /* page is already tearing down */ }
-        window.KOALA_PAGE_API_SEEK_ENABLED = false;
+        window.KOALA_PAGE_API_PLAYER_ENABLED = false;
+        for (const pending of pendingPageApiActions.values()) {
+            clearTimeout(pending.timeout);
+            pending.resolve(false);
+        }
+        pendingPageApiActions.clear();
 
         for (const timer of Object.values(_suppressTimers)) clearTimeout(timer);
         _suppressTimers = {};
@@ -2410,7 +2468,7 @@
         window.removeEventListener('pagehide', handlePageHide);
         window.removeEventListener('pageshow', handlePageShow);
         window.removeEventListener('resize', handleMediaFrameResize);
-        window.removeEventListener('message', handlePageApiTime);
+        window.removeEventListener('message', handlePageApiMessage);
         if (hcmBadgeDomReadyHandler) {
             document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', hcmBadgeDomReadyHandler);
             hcmBadgeDomReadyHandler = null;
diff --git a/extension/page-api-player.test.mjs b/extension/page-api-player.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12aa3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/page-api-player.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import vm from 'node:vm';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const extensionDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const backgroundSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(extensionDir, 'background.js'), 'utf8');
+const contentSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(extensionDir, 'content.js'), 'utf8');
+const providerSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(extensionDir, 'page-api-seek-overrides.js'), 'utf8');
+
+function extractFunction(source, name) {
+    const start = source.indexOf(`function ${name}(`);
+    expect(start).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    const bodyStart = source.indexOf('{', start);
+    let depth = 0;
+    for (let index = bodyStart; index < source.length; index++) {
+        if (source[index] === '{') depth++;
+        if (source[index] === '}') depth--;
+        if (depth === 0) return source.slice(start, index + 1);
+    }
+    throw new Error(`${name} body did not terminate`);
+}
+
+function createBridgeHarness({ sessionIds = ['watch-main'], players = {} } = {}) {
+    const listeners = new Set();
+    const posted = [];
+    const fakeWindow = {
+        location: { hostname: 'www.netflix.com' },
+        koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider: () => ({
+            provider: 'netflix',
+            actions: ['play', 'pause', 'seek']
+        }),
+        netflix: {
+            appContext: {
+                state: {
+                    playerApp: {
+                        getAPI: () => ({
+                            videoPlayer: {
+                                getAllPlayerSessionIds: () => sessionIds,
+                                getVideoPlayerBySessionId: id => players[id] || null
+                            }
+                        })
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        addEventListener(type, listener) {
+            if (type === 'message') listeners.add(listener);
+        },
+        removeEventListener(type, listener) {
+            if (type === 'message') listeners.delete(listener);
+        },
+        postMessage(data) {
+            posted.push(data);
+        }
+    };
+    const installSource = extractFunction(backgroundSource, 'installPageApiPlayerBridge');
+    const install = Function(
+        'window',
+        'document',
+        'setInterval',
+        'clearInterval',
+        `'use strict'; ${installSource}; return installPageApiPlayerBridge;`
+    )(
+        fakeWindow,
+        { querySelector: () => null },
+        () => 1,
+        () => {}
+    );
+    install();
+    return {
+        fakeWindow,
+        posted,
+        dispatch(data) {
+            for (const listener of [...listeners]) listener({ source: fakeWindow, data });
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+async function sendCommand(harness, action, time = null) {
+    const requestId = `request-${action}`;
+    harness.dispatch({
+        __koalaPageApiPlayer: 1,
+        kind: 'command',
+        requestId,
+        action,
+        time
+    });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+        expect(harness.posted.some(message => message.kind === 'result' && message.requestId === requestId)).toBe(true);
+    });
+    return harness.posted.find(message => message.kind === 'result' && message.requestId === requestId);
+}
+
+describe('page API player bridge', () => {
+    it('declares every Netflix write as bridge-only while Disney remains seek-only', () => {
+        const root = {};
+        vm.runInNewContext(providerSource, { globalThis: root, URL });
+        expect(root.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider('https://www.netflix.com/watch/1')).toMatchObject({
+            provider: 'netflix',
+            actions: ['play', 'pause', 'seek']
+        });
+        expect(root.koalaFindPageApiSeekProvider('www.disneyplus.com')).toMatchObject({
+            provider: 'disney',
+            actions: ['seek']
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('prefers the Netflix watch session and confirms play, pause, and seek', async () => {
+        const preview = { seek: vi.fn(), play: vi.fn(), pause: vi.fn() };
+        const player = { seek: vi.fn(), play: vi.fn(), pause: vi.fn() };
+        const harness = createBridgeHarness({
+            sessionIds: ['motion-billboard-1', 'watch-main'],
+            players: { 'motion-billboard-1': preview, 'watch-main': player }
+        });
+
+        await expect(sendCommand(harness, 'seek', 12.345)).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+        await expect(sendCommand(harness, 'pause')).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+        await expect(sendCommand(harness, 'play')).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+        expect(player.seek).toHaveBeenCalledWith(12345);
+        expect(player.pause).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(player.play).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(preview.seek).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('returns an explicit failure when the Netflix player is unavailable', async () => {
+        const harness = createBridgeHarness({ sessionIds: ['watch-missing'], players: {} });
+        await expect(sendCommand(harness, 'seek', 10)).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            ok: false,
+            reason: 'player_unavailable'
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('keeps provider actions fail-closed and ACKs only applied remote commands', () => {
+        const seekVideo = extractFunction(contentSource, 'seekVideo');
+        const request = extractFunction(contentSource, 'requestPageApiAction');
+        const remote = extractFunction(contentSource, 'applyServerMediaAction');
+        expect(seekVideo.indexOf('pageApiActionRequired(EVENTS.SEEK)'))
+            .toBeLessThan(seekVideo.indexOf('video.currentTime ='));
+        expect(seekVideo).toContain('return requestPageApiAction(EVENTS.SEEK, targetTime)');
+        expect(request).toContain('refusing unsafe native fallback');
+        expect(remote.indexOf('if (!applied)')).toBeLessThan(remote.indexOf("type: 'CMD_ACK'"));
+        expect(backgroundSource).toContain('target: { tabId },\n                    world: \'MAIN\'');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/extension/page-api-seek-overrides.js b/extension/page-api-seek-overrides.js
index 7f0c847..2d1ffbe 100644
--- a/extension/page-api-seek-overrides.js
+++ b/extension/page-api-seek-overrides.js
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
         {
             name: 'netflix-page-api-seek',
             urls: ['netflix.com'],
-            provider: 'netflix'
+            provider: 'netflix',
+            actions: ['play', 'pause', 'seek']
         },
         {
             name: 'disney-page-api-seek',
             urls: ['disneyplus.com'],
-            provider: 'disney'
+            provider: 'disney',
+            actions: ['seek']
         }
     ];
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs b/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
index f6be081..698b8a4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
@@ -595,7 +595,11 @@ test('newer remote pause wins after a stale restoration play settles late', asyn
                         const attempt = Number(video.dataset.koalaDelayedPlayAttempts || '0') + 1;
                         video.dataset.koalaDelayedPlayAttempts = String(attempt);
                         if (attempt === 1) {
-                            return nativePlay().then(() => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200)));
+                            // Keep the fixture paused without dispatching a native
+                            // pause event that could overwrite the synthetic local
+                            // PLAY intent below. This first delayed call represents
+                            // the stale recovery attempt, not settled playback.
+                            return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
                         }
                         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => {
                             nativePlay().then(resolve, reject);
@@ -615,11 +619,8 @@ test('newer remote pause wins after a stale restoration play settles late', asyn
     await expect.poll(() => page.locator('#player').evaluate(video =>
         Number(video.dataset.koalaDelayedPlayAttempts || '0'))).toBe(1);
 
-    // Capture a superseding play intent while leaving the fixture paused, so
+    // Capture a superseding play intent while the fixture is still paused, so
     // stale recovery has to enter its delayed restoration play path.
-    await page.locator('#player').evaluate(video => {
-        video.pause();
-    });
     await withExtensionPage(context, extensionId, extensionPage => extensionPage.evaluate(
         selectedTabId => chrome.tabs.sendMessage(selectedTabId, {
             type: 'CANCEL_CANONICAL_MEDIA_STATE',