diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
index 8a20d04..61118c6 100644
--- a/extension/background.js
+++ b/extension/background.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function forgetFrameIds(tabId) {
 // into a storm.
 // Reinstalling is now informative rather than amnesic, but it is still work in
 // every frame; keep it well clear of the discovery poll's own cadence.
-const MONITOR_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+const MONITOR_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS = 1200;
 const lastMonitorRefreshByTab = new Map();
 const pendingMonitorRefreshByTab = new Map();
 
@@ -864,12 +864,9 @@ function isCurrentContentSender(sender) {
     const matchesElectedFrame = senderFrameId === normalizeFrameId(currentTargetFrameId)
         && (!currentTargetDocumentId || sender.documentId === currentTargetDocumentId);
     if (matchesElectedFrame) return true;
-    // The elected frame holds no video, so the election is wrong or stale and a
-    // frame that is reporting media activity knows better. Frame election is the
-    // fragile half of this system; sender.frameId is authoritative, costs no
-    // permission and has no timing window. Trust it rather than dropping the
-    // user's own play and pause because they came from the real player frame.
-    return currentTargetHasVideo !== true;
+    // Any frame in the selected target tab reporting playback activity
+    // is a valid content sender (e.g. user interacted with or switched to another mirror).
+    return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -883,13 +880,16 @@ function adoptReportingFrame(sender) {
     if (!sender?.tab) return false;
     const senderTabId = normalizeTabId(sender.tab.id);
     if (senderTabId === null || senderTabId !== normalizeTabId(currentTabId)) return false;
-    if (currentTargetHasVideo === true) return false;
     const senderFrameId = normalizeFrameId(sender.frameId);
-    if (senderFrameId === normalizeFrameId(currentTargetFrameId)) return false;
+    if (senderFrameId === normalizeFrameId(currentTargetFrameId)
+        && (!currentTargetDocumentId || sender.documentId === currentTargetDocumentId)) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     currentTargetFrameId = senderFrameId;
     currentTargetDocumentId = typeof sender.documentId === 'string' ? sender.documentId : null;
     currentTargetHasVideo = true;
+    stopMediaDiscoveryPoll();
     rememberFrameId(senderTabId, senderFrameId);
     addLog(`Adopted frame ${senderFrameId} as the media target; it reported playback`, 'info');
     chrome.storage.session.set({
@@ -2611,8 +2611,11 @@ function executeScriptWithTimeout(options, timeoutMs = SCRIPT_INJECTION_TIMEOUT_
             reject(error);
         }, timeoutMs);
     });
+    const scriptPromise = chrome.scripting.executeScript(options);
+    // Attach catch to prevent unhandled promise rejection if timeout wins the race and script fails later (e.g. on tab close)
+    scriptPromise.catch(() => {});
     return Promise.race([
-        chrome.scripting.executeScript(options),
+        scriptPromise,
         timeout
     ]).finally(() => {
         if (timeoutId !== null) clearTimeout(timeoutId);
@@ -3291,16 +3294,14 @@ async function selectedMediaTargetMoved(tabId) {
         return true;
     }
     if (normalizeTabId(currentTabId) !== normalizeTabId(tabId)) return false;
-    // An inconclusive probe is not a reason to move. A page whose players are
-    // still loading, or that offers several equally-ranked mirrors, resolves
-    // differently from one moment to the next; acting on that flips the target
-    // back and forth and leaves activation running forever.
+    // An inconclusive probe is not a reason to move when on top frame.
+    // However, if a nested frame was elected (currentTargetFrameId !== 0) and is now
+    // no longer an accessible candidate with video, the target has vacated.
     if (resolved.hasVideo !== true) {
-        // No player anywhere yet. This runs on every lifecycle wake-up, so it is
-        // the reliable place to make sure freshly rebuilt documents carry a
-        // monitor — without one, the video created there next is never reported
-        // and the target can never come back.
         refreshMediaFrameMonitors(tabId).catch(() => {});
+        if (normalizeFrameId(currentTargetFrameId) !== 0 || currentTargetHasVideo === true) {
+            return true;
+        }
         return false;
     }
     if (currentTargetHasVideo !== true) return true;
diff --git a/extension/media-frame-target.js b/extension/media-frame-target.js
index 1c8b211..bab8780 100644
--- a/extension/media-frame-target.js
+++ b/extension/media-frame-target.js
@@ -513,7 +513,9 @@ function executeWithTimeout(task, timeoutMs, label) {
     const timeout = new Promise((_, reject) => {
         timeoutId = setTimeout(() => reject(probeTimeoutError(label, timeoutMs)), timeoutMs);
     });
-    return Promise.race([task(), timeout]).finally(() => {
+    const taskPromise = Promise.resolve().then(task);
+    taskPromise.catch(() => {});
+    return Promise.race([taskPromise, timeout]).finally(() => {
         if (timeoutId !== null) clearTimeout(timeoutId);
     });
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs b/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
index 9886c76..62e719e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/e2e/extension.spec.mjs
@@ -476,6 +476,37 @@ test('re-elects the visible cross-origin player after an iframe switch', async (
     expect(await first.locator('video').evaluate(video => video.paused)).toBe(true);
 });
 
+test('immediately adopts and syncs when switching mirrors while first mirror was active and playing', async ({ context, extensionId, baseURL }) => {
+    const url = `${baseURL}/pages/cross-origin-switching.html`;
+    const page = await context.newPage();
+    await page.goto(url);
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__fixtureReady === true);
+    const first = page.frames().find(frame => frame.url().includes('/frames/player-frame.html?slot=first'));
+    const second = page.frames().find(frame => frame.url().includes('/frames/player-frame-2.html?slot=second'));
+    const { tabId } = await selectTargetTab(context, extensionId, url);
+
+    await expect.poll(() => first.locator('video').getAttribute('data-koala-attached')).toBe('true');
+    await sendServerCommand(context, extensionId, tabId, 'play');
+    await expect.poll(() => first.locator('video').evaluate(video => !video.paused)).toBe(true);
+
+    const firstStatus = await getExtensionState(context, extensionId, { type: 'GET_STATUS' });
+    expect(firstStatus.targetHasVideo).toBe(true);
+
+    // Switch mirror and play second video directly in the new frame
+    await page.evaluate(() => window.switchPlayer());
+    await second.locator('video').evaluate(video => video.play());
+
+    // Should immediately adopt the second mirror
+    await expect.poll(async () => {
+        const status = await getExtensionState(context, extensionId, { type: 'GET_STATUS' });
+        return status.targetFrameId;
+    }).not.toBe(firstStatus.targetFrameId);
+
+    // Commands must now control the second frame without delay
+    await sendServerCommand(context, extensionId, tabId, 'pause');
+    await expect.poll(() => second.locator('video').evaluate(video => video.paused)).toBe(true);
+});
+
 test('keeps commands flowing during continuous player-frame geometry changes', async ({ context, extensionId, baseURL }) => {
     const url = `${baseURL}/pages/cross-origin-switching.html`;
     const page = await context.newPage();