diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyLMS/Services/LmsSessionController.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyLMS/Services/LmsSessionController.cs
index ddd4d53..f754b52 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyLMS/Services/LmsSessionController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyLMS/Services/LmsSessionController.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class LmsSessionController : ISessionController, IDisposable
         _libraryManager = libraryManager;
         _stateMachine = new PlaybackStateMachine(logger);
         _statusPoller = new LmsStatusPoller(lmsClient, logger);
+
+        // Start status polling immediately to keep volume in sync
+        StartProgressTimer();
     }
 
     private static PluginConfiguration Config => Plugin.Instance?.Configuration ?? new PluginConfiguration();
@@ -295,7 +298,7 @@ public class LmsSessionController : ISessionController, IDisposable
         // Stop any existing timer
         _progressTimer?.Dispose();
 
-        // Report progress every 2 seconds
+        // Poll status every 2 seconds (for progress reporting when playing and volume sync always)
         _progressTimer = new Timer(
             async _ => await ReportPlaybackProgressAsync().ConfigureAwait(false),
             null,
@@ -305,32 +308,37 @@ public class LmsSessionController : ISessionController, IDisposable
 
     private void StopProgressTimer()
     {
-        _progressTimer?.Dispose();
-        _progressTimer = null;
+        // Don't actually stop the timer - keep polling for volume updates
+        // This ensures Jellyfin stays in sync with the device volume
+        // even when not playing media
     }
 
     private async Task ReportPlaybackProgressAsync()
     {
-        // Don't report during Loading, Seeking, or Error states
-        var currentState = _stateMachine.CurrentState;
-        if (currentState == PlaybackState.Loading
-            || currentState == PlaybackState.Seeking
-            || currentState == PlaybackState.Error
-            || currentState == PlaybackState.Stopped
-            || currentState == PlaybackState.Idle
-            || !CurrentItemId.HasValue)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         try
         {
+            // Always poll status to keep volume in sync, even when not playing
             var status = await _lmsClient.GetPlayerStatusAsync(_player.MacAddress).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (status == null)
             {
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Update cached volume so Jellyfin stays in sync with device
+            _player.Volume = status.Volume;
+
+            // Don't report playback progress during Loading, Seeking, Error, Stopped, or Idle states
+            var currentState = _stateMachine.CurrentState;
+            if (currentState == PlaybackState.Loading
+                || currentState == PlaybackState.Seeking
+                || currentState == PlaybackState.Error
+                || currentState == PlaybackState.Stopped
+                || currentState == PlaybackState.Idle
+                || !CurrentItemId.HasValue)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             // LMS reports time relative to the current stream, but after seeking
             // we're playing a transcoded stream that starts at the seek position.
             // Add the seek offset to get the actual track position.
@@ -812,7 +820,9 @@ public class LmsSessionController : ISessionController, IDisposable
             _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
             _cancellationTokenSource.Dispose();
 
-            StopProgressTimer();
+            // Actually stop the timer when disposing
+            _progressTimer?.Dispose();
+            _progressTimer = null;
 
             // Reset state machine
             _stateMachine.Reset();