diff --git a/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs b/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
index cf21714e..63eb100e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ impl OfflineRepository {
 
         self.db_service
             .query_optional(query, |row| {
+                let playback_position_ticks: Option<i64> = row.get(0).ok();
                 Ok(UserData {
-                    playback_position_ticks: row.get(0).ok(),
+                    playback_position_ticks,
+                    playback_position_ms: playback_position_ticks
+                        .map(crate::domain::ticks_to_ms),
                     is_played: row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(1).ok().flatten().map(|v| v != 0),
                     is_favorite: row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(2).ok().flatten().map(|v| v != 0),
                     play_count: row.get(3).ok(),
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/repository/types.rs b/src-tauri/src/repository/types.rs
index 796b927c..668c0432 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/repository/types.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/repository/types.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ pub struct Library {
 #[derive(specta::Type, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct UserData {
+    /// Legacy Jellyfin resume position in ticks. Being replaced by
+    /// `playback_position_ms`; dual-carried while the frontend migrates
+    /// (docs/specs/frontend-domain-model.md). New code should read the ms field.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub playback_position_ticks: Option<i64>,
+    /// Resume position in milliseconds — the neutral replacement for
+    /// `playback_position_ticks`. Populated from ticks by the mapping; the
+    /// frontend never divides ticks itself.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub playback_position_ms: Option<i64>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub is_played: Option<bool>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
diff --git a/src/lib/api/bindings.ts b/src/lib/api/bindings.ts
index a295a9e7..2949f456 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/bindings.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/bindings.ts
@@ -2538,7 +2538,19 @@ export type User = { id: string; name: string; serverId: string; primaryImageTag
 /**
  * User-specific data for an item (playback state, favorites, etc.)
  */
-export type UserData = { playbackPositionTicks?: number | null; isPlayed?: boolean | null; isFavorite?: boolean | null; playCount?: number | null; lastPlayedDate?: string | null; playbackContextType?: string | null; playbackContextId?: string | null }
+export type UserData = { 
+/**
+ * Legacy Jellyfin resume position in ticks. Being replaced by
+ * `playback_position_ms`; dual-carried while the frontend migrates
+ * (docs/specs/frontend-domain-model.md). New code should read the ms field.
+ */
+playbackPositionTicks?: number | null; 
+/**
+ * Resume position in milliseconds — the neutral replacement for
+ * `playback_position_ticks`. Populated from ticks by the mapping; the
+ * frontend never divides ticks itself.
+ */
+playbackPositionMs?: number | null; isPlayed?: boolean | null; isFavorite?: boolean | null; playCount?: number | null; lastPlayedDate?: string | null; playbackContextType?: string | null; playbackContextId?: string | null }
 /**
  * User info returned to frontend
  */
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeFocusView.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeFocusView.svelte
index 86fb965b..4617daad 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeFocusView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeFocusView.svelte
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
     return null;
   });
 
-  function formatDuration(ticks?: number | null): string {
-    if (!ticks) return "";
-    const seconds = Math.floor(ticks / 10000000);
+  function formatDuration(ms?: number | null): string {
+    if (!ms) return "";
+    const seconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
     const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
     const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
 
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@
   }
 
   function getProgress(ep: MediaItem): number {
-    if (!ep.userData || !ep.runTimeTicks) {
+    if (!ep.userData || !ep.durationMs) {
       return 0;
     }
-    return ((ep.userData.playbackPositionTicks ?? 0) / ep.runTimeTicks) * 100;
+    return ((ep.userData.playbackPositionMs ?? 0) / ep.durationMs) * 100;
   }
 
   function handlePlay() {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   const episodeLabel = $derived(
     `S${episode.parentIndexNumber || 1}E${episode.indexNumber || 1}`
   );
-  const duration = $derived(formatDuration(episode.runTimeTicks));
+  const duration = $derived(formatDuration(episode.durationMs));
   const progress = $derived(getProgress(episode));
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeRow.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeRow.svelte
index 598ff3ce..caa4f86e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeRow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/EpisodeRow.svelte
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
   const downloadProgress = $derived(downloadInfo?.progress || 0);
 
   const progress = $derived(() => {
-    if (!episode.userData || !episode.runTimeTicks) {
+    if (!episode.userData || !episode.durationMs) {
       return 0;
     }
-    return ((episode.userData.playbackPositionTicks ?? 0) / episode.runTimeTicks) * 100;
+    return ((episode.userData.playbackPositionMs ?? 0) / episode.durationMs) * 100;
   });
 
-  const duration = $derived(formatDuration(episode.runTimeTicks));
+  const duration = $derived(formatDuration(episode.durationMs));
   const episodeNumber = $derived(episode.indexNumber || 0);
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/LibraryListView.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/LibraryListView.svelte
index d5b40d62..e830a33c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/LibraryListView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/LibraryListView.svelte
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 
 
   function getProgress(item: MediaItem | Library): number {
-    if (!showProgress || !("userData" in item) || !item.userData || !("runTimeTicks" in item) || !item.runTimeTicks) {
+    if (!showProgress || !("userData" in item) || !item.userData || !("durationMs" in item) || !item.durationMs) {
       return 0;
     }
-    return ((item.userData.playbackPositionTicks ?? 0) / item.runTimeTicks) * 100;
+    return ((item.userData.playbackPositionMs ?? 0) / item.durationMs) * 100;
   }
 
   function getTrackNumber(item: MediaItem | Library): string {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 <div class="space-y-1">
   {#each items as item, index (item.id)}
     {@const subtitle = getSubtitle(item)}
-    {@const duration = "runTimeTicks" in item ? formatDuration(item.runTimeTicks) : ""}
+    {@const duration = "durationMs" in item ? formatDuration(item.durationMs) : ""}
     {@const progress = getProgress(item)}
     {@const trackNum = getTrackNumber(item)}
     {@const isPlayed = "userData" in item && item.userData?.isPlayed}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte
index 7957c622..8f2b86b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@
   const maxWidth = $derived(size === "large" ? 400 : size === "medium" ? 300 : 200);
 
   const progress = $derived(() => {
-    if (!showProgress || !("userData" in item) || !item.userData || !item.runTimeTicks) {
+    if (!showProgress || !("userData" in item) || !item.userData || !item.durationMs) {
       return 0;
     }
-    return ((item.userData.playbackPositionTicks ?? 0) / item.runTimeTicks) * 100;
+    return ((item.userData.playbackPositionMs ?? 0) / item.durationMs) * 100;
   });
 
   const subtitle = $derived(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/PlaylistDetailView.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/PlaylistDetailView.svelte
index 355cdbb9..ca44d1ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/PlaylistDetailView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/PlaylistDetailView.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   const tracks = $derived(entries.map(e => ({ ...e } as MediaItem)));
 
   const totalDuration = $derived(
-    entries.reduce((sum, e) => sum + (e.runTimeTicks ?? 0), 0)
+    entries.reduce((sum, e) => sum + (e.durationMs ?? 0), 0)
   );
 
   onMount(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.svelte b/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.svelte
index a624f41b..bf8288ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.svelte
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 
           <!-- Duration -->
           <div class="text-gray-400 text-right">
-            {formatDuration(track.runTimeTicks)}
+            {formatDuration(track.durationMs)}
           </div>
 
           <!-- Download Button Placeholder -->
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
             </p>
           </div>
           <div class="text-gray-400 text-sm {showDownload ? 'mr-20' : 'mr-12'}">
-            {formatDuration(track.runTimeTicks)}
+            {formatDuration(track.durationMs)}
           </div>
         </button>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.test.ts b/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.test.ts
index a5495fb5..b8b8bb0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/library/TrackList.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe("TrackList", () => {
       artists: ["Artist 1"],
       albumName: "Album 1",
       albumId: "album-1",
-      runTimeTicks: 1800000000, // 3 minutes
+      durationMs: 180000, // 3 minutes
       primaryImageTag: "tag1",
       indexNumber: 1,
     },
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("TrackList", () => {
       artists: ["Artist 2"],
       albumName: "Album 2",
       albumId: "album-2",
-      runTimeTicks: 2400000000, // 4 minutes
+      durationMs: 240000, // 4 minutes
       primaryImageTag: "tag2",
       indexNumber: 2,
     },
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("TrackList", () => {
       artists: ["Artist 3", "Artist 4"],
       albumName: "Album 3",
       albumId: "album-3",
-      runTimeTicks: 3000000000, // 5 minutes
+      durationMs: 300000, // 5 minutes
       indexNumber: 3,
     },
   ];
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe("TrackList", () => {
       const tracksWithoutDuration: MediaItem[] = [
         {
           ...mockTracks[0],
-          runTimeTicks: undefined,
+          durationMs: undefined,
         },
       ];
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/player/Queue.svelte b/src/lib/components/player/Queue.svelte
index c0fc8317..005aec9a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/player/Queue.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/player/Queue.svelte
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 
                 <!-- Duration -->
                 <span class="text-xs text-gray-500 flex-shrink-0">
-                  {formatDuration(item.runTimeTicks)}
+                  {formatDuration(item.durationMs)}
                 </span>
               </button>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/duration.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/duration.test.ts
index 6d1ffd01..5772b870 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/duration.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/duration.test.ts
@@ -8,36 +8,35 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import { formatDuration, formatSecondsDuration } from "./duration";
 
 describe("formatDuration", () => {
-  it("should format duration from Jellyfin ticks (mm:ss format)", () => {
-    // 1 second = 10,000,000 ticks
-    expect(formatDuration(10000000)).toBe("0:01");
-    expect(formatDuration(60000000)).toBe("0:06");
-    expect(formatDuration(600000000)).toBe("1:00");
-    expect(formatDuration(6000000000)).toBe("10:00");
-    expect(formatDuration(36610000000)).toBe("61:01");
+  it("should format duration from milliseconds (mm:ss format)", () => {
+    expect(formatDuration(1000)).toBe("0:01");
+    expect(formatDuration(6000)).toBe("0:06");
+    expect(formatDuration(60000)).toBe("1:00");
+    expect(formatDuration(600000)).toBe("10:00");
+    expect(formatDuration(3661000)).toBe("61:01");
   });
 
   it("should format duration with hh:mm:ss format", () => {
-    // 1 hour = 3600 seconds = 36,000,000,000 ticks
-    expect(formatDuration(36000000000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:00:00");
-    expect(formatDuration(36100000000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:00:10");
-    expect(formatDuration(36610000000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:01:01");
+    // 1 hour = 3600 seconds = 3,600,000 ms
+    expect(formatDuration(3600000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:00:00");
+    expect(formatDuration(3610000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:00:10");
+    expect(formatDuration(3661000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("1:01:01");
   });
 
-  it("should return empty string for undefined or 0 ticks", () => {
+  it("should return empty string for undefined or 0 duration", () => {
     expect(formatDuration(undefined)).toBe("");
     expect(formatDuration(0)).toBe("");
   });
 
   it("should pad seconds with leading zero", () => {
-    expect(formatDuration(5000000)).toBe("0:00");
-    expect(formatDuration(50000000)).toBe("0:05");
-    expect(formatDuration(150000000)).toBe("0:15");
+    expect(formatDuration(500)).toBe("0:00");
+    expect(formatDuration(5000)).toBe("0:05");
+    expect(formatDuration(15000)).toBe("0:15");
   });
 
   it("should handle large durations", () => {
-    // 2 hours 30 minutes 45 seconds = 9045 seconds * 10,000,000 ticks/second
-    expect(formatDuration(90450000000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("2:30:45");
+    // 2 hours 30 minutes 45 seconds = 9045 seconds = 9,045,000 ms
+    expect(formatDuration(9045000, "hh:mm:ss")).toBe("2:30:45");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/duration.ts b/src/lib/utils/duration.ts
index 6d9df150..ca728f6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/duration.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/duration.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 /**
- * Duration formatting utilities
+ * Duration formatting utilities.
  *
- * Jellyfin uses "ticks" for duration where 10,000,000 ticks = 1 second
+ * Durations are milliseconds — the app's neutral time unit. The backend has
+ * already converted any provider unit (e.g. Jellyfin ticks) before it reaches
+ * the frontend, so no tick arithmetic lives here.
  */
 
 /**
- * Convert Jellyfin ticks to formatted duration string
- * @param ticks Duration in Jellyfin ticks (10M ticks = 1 second)
+ * Convert a millisecond duration to a formatted string.
+ * @param ms Duration in milliseconds
  * @param format Format type: "mm:ss" (default) or "hh:mm:ss"
- * @returns Formatted duration string or empty string if no ticks
+ * @returns Formatted duration string or empty string if no duration
  */
-export function formatDuration(ticks?: number | null, format: "mm:ss" | "hh:mm:ss" = "mm:ss"): string {
-  if (!ticks) return "";
+export function formatDuration(ms?: number | null, format: "mm:ss" | "hh:mm:ss" = "mm:ss"): string {
+  if (!ms) return "";
 
-  // Jellyfin uses 10,000,000 ticks per second
-  const TICKS_PER_SECOND = 10000000;
-  const totalSeconds = Math.floor(ticks / TICKS_PER_SECOND);
+  const totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
 
   if (format === "hh:mm:ss") {
     const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
diff --git a/src/routes/library/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/library/[id]/+page.svelte
index faf0a628..b95f63d6 100644
--- a/src/routes/library/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/library/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
     try {
       item = await library.loadItem(itemId);
-      console.log(`[LibraryDetail] ✓ Loaded item: ${item?.name} (${item?.type})`);
+      console.log(`[LibraryDetail] ✓ Loaded item: ${item?.name} (${item?.kind})`);
       console.log(`[LibraryDetail] - Has people? ${item?.people ? `YES (${item.people.length})` : 'NO'}`);
       if (item?.people) {
         item.people.forEach((p, i) => {
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
 
   // Images now handled by CachedImage component
 
-  function formatDuration(ticks?: number): string {
-    if (!ticks) return "";
-    const seconds = Math.floor(ticks / 10000000);
+  function formatDuration(ms?: number | null): string {
+    if (!ms) return "";
+    const seconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
     const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
     const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
   }
 
   function handleItemClick(clickedItem: MediaItem | Library) {
-    if (!("type" in clickedItem)) {
+    if (!("kind" in clickedItem)) {
       // Library item - navigate to library
       goto(`/library/${clickedItem.id}`);
       return;
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@
             {#if item.type}
               <span class="px-2 py-1 bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded">{item.type}</span>
             {/if}
-            {#if item.runTimeTicks}
-              <span>{formatDuration(item.runTimeTicks)}</span>
+            {#if item.durationMs}
+              <span>{formatDuration(item.durationMs)}</span>
             {/if}
             {#if item.communityRating}
               <span class="flex items-center gap-1">