diff --git a/src/audio/playbackController.ts b/src/audio/playbackController.ts
index ab58b69..ca22703 100644
--- a/src/audio/playbackController.ts
+++ b/src/audio/playbackController.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   prepareAudioProcessingForPlayback,
   primePreparedTrackForPlayback,
 } from './audioProcessingStartup';
+import { shouldRestartOnPrevious } from './playbackNavigation';
 
 // If a background queue fill dies partway, the mirror no longer matches the
 // native queue — re-read the truth.
@@ -481,6 +482,20 @@ export async function skipToNext(): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function skipToPrevious(): Promise<void> {
   await ensurePlayerReady();
+
+  // Use RNTP's position so headless Bluetooth/Auto commands do not depend on
+  // the UI-mounted progress mirror. A failed read preserves the old skip path.
+  let nativePosition: number | null = null;
+  try {
+    nativePosition = (await TrackPlayer.getProgress()).position;
+  } catch {
+    // Fall through to the existing previous-track behavior.
+  }
+  if (nativePosition != null && shouldRestartOnPrevious(nativePosition)) {
+    await seekTo(0);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const [nativeQueue, nativeIndex] = await Promise.all([
     TrackPlayer.getQueue(),
     TrackPlayer.getActiveTrackIndex(),
diff --git a/src/audio/playbackNavigation.test.mts b/src/audio/playbackNavigation.test.mts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1161619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/playbackNavigation.test.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import {
+  PREVIOUS_RESTART_THRESHOLD_SECONDS,
+  shouldRestartOnPrevious,
+} from './playbackNavigation.ts';
+
+test('restarts only after crossing the three-second threshold', () => {
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(3.001), true);
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(PREVIOUS_RESTART_THRESHOLD_SECONDS), false);
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(0), false);
+});
+
+test('invalid and negative positions retain previous-track behavior', () => {
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(-1), false);
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(Number.NaN), false);
+  assert.equal(shouldRestartOnPrevious(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY), false);
+});
diff --git a/src/audio/playbackNavigation.ts b/src/audio/playbackNavigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4c4dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/playbackNavigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const PREVIOUS_RESTART_THRESHOLD_SECONDS = 3;
+
+/** Match desktop Astra: restart only after crossing the previous-track cutoff. */
+export function shouldRestartOnPrevious(positionSeconds: number): boolean {
+  return (
+    Number.isFinite(positionSeconds) &&
+    positionSeconds > PREVIOUS_RESTART_THRESHOLD_SECONDS
+  );
+}