diff --git a/Application/Sources/Application/AppDelegate.m b/Application/Sources/Application/AppDelegate.m
index 3dbbe5d2b..122c1c555 100755
--- a/Application/Sources/Application/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Application/Sources/Application/AppDelegate.m
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
     NSAssert(NSClassFromString(@"ASIdentifierManager") == Nil, @"No implicit AdSupport.framework dependency must be found");
     
     [AVAudioSession.sharedInstance setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback error:NULL];
+    [RemoteCommandCenter activateRatingCommand];
     
     PlayApplicationRunOnce(^(void (^completionHandler)(BOOL success)) {
         [PlayFirebaseConfiguration clearFirebaseConfigurationCache];
diff --git a/Application/Sources/Helpers/RemoteCommandCenter.swift b/Application/Sources/Helpers/RemoteCommandCenter.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24253293f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Application/Sources/Helpers/RemoteCommandCenter.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+//  Copyright (c) SRG SSR. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  License information is available from the LICENSE file.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import MediaPlayer
+
+// Magic subscription handler to presumably make iOS keep the player alive so we can continuously play audio in the background.
+final class RemoteCommandCenter: NSObject {
+    @objc static func activateRatingCommand() {
+        MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().ratingCommand.addTarget(self, action: #selector(Self.doNothing))
+    }
+
+    @objc private static func doNothing() -> MPRemoteCommandHandlerStatus {
+        .success
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PlaySRG.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PlaySRG.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e2d87a684..62f9fafd3 100644
--- a/PlaySRG.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PlaySRG.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
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 		04D5F928286C4542000A5A4E /* Recommendation.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04D5F91E286C4542000A5A4E /* Recommendation.swift */; };
+		04E031CF28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */; };
+		04E031D028BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */; };
+		04E031D128BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */; };
+		04E031D228BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */; };
+		04E031D328BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */; };
 		04E4DEEB283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E4DEEA283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift */; };
 		04E4DEEC283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E4DEEA283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift */; };
 		04E4DEED283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04E4DEEA283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift */; };
@@ -2672,6 +2677,7 @@
 		0451ECE228742D8000E89975 /* UIWindowScene+PlaySRG.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UIWindowScene+PlaySRG.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		04D5477C27BFFE79003D1BC2 /* LoadingCell.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = LoadingCell.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		04D5F91E286C4542000A5A4E /* Recommendation.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Recommendation.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = RemoteCommandCenter.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		04E4DEEA283678C900698BF8 /* ServiceMessage.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ServiceMessage.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		05F9A586175D559FBBCA636E /* Pods-Play SRG-iOS-Play RTS.appstore.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-Play SRG-iOS-Play RTS.appstore.xcconfig"; path = "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Play SRG-iOS-Play RTS/Pods-Play SRG-iOS-Play RTS.appstore.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		08013EB325DC28F60099A6E8 /* TVServices.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = TVServices.framework; path = Platforms/AppleTVOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/AppleTVOS14.3.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/TVServices.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
@@ -3852,6 +3858,7 @@
 				08BDB5B1228D520000335898 /* PushService+Private.h */,
 				6F0850F226256A7700B4E410 /* Reachability.h */,
 				6F0850F326256A7700B4E410 /* Reachability.m */,
+				04E031CE28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift */,
 				6F978B4F2849C3CA003061E8 /* ScrollableContent.h */,
 				6F978B502849C3CA003061E8 /* ScrollableContent.m */,
 				08AF947E217D27E40028B082 /* SharingItem.h */,
@@ -8472,6 +8479,7 @@
 				6F58903426AED4CD00553C24 /* Environment.swift in Sources */,
 				6FCA5BD627D9DE0900916D0B /* DiskInfoFooterView.swift in Sources */,
 				6FB899FF26335B090012F1B0 /* Stack.swift in Sources */,
+				04E031CF28BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */,
 				6FD4C2D6268B6CBB00F06F63 /* SimpleButton.swift in Sources */,
 				6F16C80C26025945006F685A /* PageViewModel.swift in Sources */,
 				08F5DB10262DC7F700F717D0 /* Logger.swift in Sources */,
@@ -8505,6 +8513,7 @@
 				6F6E9062283E6EB10049FEEE /* Highlight.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2F556C27B40967003DC9C0 /* NowArrowView.swift in Sources */,
 				E66BEC1D1DA7FCED00AD4450 /* MediaPlayerViewController.m in Sources */,
+				04E031D028BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2DE05426440FB10059335E /* ActivityIndicator.swift in Sources */,
 				0821D53F227F5ED300FC091F /* DeepLinkService.m in Sources */,
 				6FD4C2D7268B6CBB00F06F63 /* SimpleButton.swift in Sources */,
@@ -8754,6 +8763,7 @@
 				6F6E9063283E6EB10049FEEE /* Highlight.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2F556D27B40967003DC9C0 /* NowArrowView.swift in Sources */,
 				E66BEC1E1DA7FCED00AD4450 /* MediaPlayerViewController.m in Sources */,
+				04E031D128BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2DE05526440FB10059335E /* ActivityIndicator.swift in Sources */,
 				0821D540227F5ED300FC091F /* DeepLinkService.m in Sources */,
 				6FD4C2D8268B6CBB00F06F63 /* SimpleButton.swift in Sources */,
@@ -9003,6 +9013,7 @@
 				6F6E9064283E6EB10049FEEE /* Highlight.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2F556E27B40967003DC9C0 /* NowArrowView.swift in Sources */,
 				E66BEC1F1DA7FCED00AD4450 /* MediaPlayerViewController.m in Sources */,
+				04E031D228BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */,
 				6F2DE05626440FB20059335E /* ActivityIndicator.swift in Sources */,
 				0821D541227F5ED300FC091F /* DeepLinkService.m in Sources */,
 				6FD4C2D9268B6CBB00F06F63 /* SimpleButton.swift in Sources */,
@@ -9313,6 +9324,7 @@
 				6FD633E21FFBC0BE00875BE5 /* GoogleCastMiniPlayerView.m in Sources */,
 				6FB9B3DA26CA88AD0065092F /* TransluscentHeaderView.swift in Sources */,
 				6F56F9F8247C407100B2387B /* ChannelServiceSetup.m in Sources */,
+				04E031D328BD0EF000450D38 /* RemoteCommandCenter.swift in Sources */,
 				6FC0C699245FF06D00B44CAE /* ProgramHeaderView.m in Sources */,
 				6F010E15286607450024A745 /* SearchSettingsBucketCell.swift in Sources */,
 				6F33E6172860AF0200724E76 /* Navigation.swift in Sources */,