diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutput.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutput.kt
index 3f2cb8a3..f6bfc8d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutput.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutput.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class AudioTrackPcmOutput(
     private var applied = 1f
 
     /** The clip of the current turn: where its frames start on the track's head, and its bounds. Under [lock]. */
+    // Retain it through completion: a pause can precede the handoff back to the engine.
     private var clip: Clip? = null
 
     /** The speed the track plays at, set to [speed] first. Under [lock]. */
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ class AudioTrackPcmOutput(
             val (head, rate) = synchronized(lock) {
                 if (turn != myTurn) return@withContext
                 val head = track.playbackHeadPosition.toLong() and 0xffffffffL
-                if (head >= target && clip === playing) clip = null
                 head to speedLocked(track)
             }
             if (head >= target) return@withContext
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutputTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutputTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07e028cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/chmouel/liseur/tts/PcmOutputTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.chmouel.liseur.tts
+
+import android.app.Application
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.StandardTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+@Config(sdk = [35], application = Application::class)
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+class PcmOutputTest {
+    @Test
+    fun completedAudioKeepsItsHeardPositionUntilHalted() = runTest {
+        val output = AudioTrackPcmOutput(writer = StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+        val frames = 3 * SpeechAudio.SAMPLE_RATE
+        val pcm = ByteArray(frames * 2)
+        try {
+            output.play(pcm)
+            assertEquals(frames, output.halt())
+            assertNull(output.halt())
+
+            output.play(pcm, fromFrame = SpeechAudio.SAMPLE_RATE)
+            assertEquals(frames, output.halt())
+        } finally {
+            output.release()
+        }
+    }
+}