diff --git a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
index 4f7546c..4896fbe 100644
--- a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
+++ b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ class _GameScreenState extends State<GameScreen> {
       DefaultRendererSettingsPersistence();
   final DefaultSaveGamePersistence _savePersistence =
       DefaultSaveGamePersistence();
-  Future<void>? _audioShutdownFuture;
 
   /// Mirrors [WolfRendererSettings.mode] into the Flutter renderer enum.
   RendererMode _rendererMode = RendererMode.hardware;
@@ -213,29 +212,15 @@ class _GameScreenState extends State<GameScreen> {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    unawaited(_shutdownAudioForExit());
+    unawaited(widget.wolf3d.shutdownAudio());
     super.dispose();
   }
 
   Future<void> _quitApplication() async {
-    await _shutdownAudioForExit();
+    await widget.wolf3d.shutdownAudio();
     await SystemNavigator.pop();
   }
 
-  Future<void> _shutdownAudioForExit() {
-    final existing = _audioShutdownFuture;
-    if (existing != null) {
-      return existing;
-    }
-
-    final shutdown = () async {
-      await widget.wolf3d.audio.stopAllAudio();
-      widget.wolf3d.audio.dispose();
-    }();
-    _audioShutdownFuture = shutdown;
-    return shutdown;
-  }
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return PopScope(
diff --git a/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/lib/wolf_3d_flutter.dart b/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/lib/wolf_3d_flutter.dart
index f92f098..585db39 100644
--- a/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/lib/wolf_3d_flutter.dart
+++ b/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/lib/wolf_3d_flutter.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Wolf3d {
   /// Shared engine audio backend used by menus and gameplay sessions.
   final EngineAudio audio;
 
+  Future<void>? _audioShutdownFuture;
+
   /// Engine menu background color as 24-bit RGB.
   int menuBackgroundRgb = 0x890000;
 
@@ -246,6 +248,24 @@ class Wolf3d {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /// Stops and disposes shared audio exactly once for app shutdown.
+  ///
+  /// Repeated calls return the same in-flight/completed future so hosts can
+  /// safely invoke shutdown from multiple lifecycle paths.
+  Future<void> shutdownAudio() {
+    final existing = _audioShutdownFuture;
+    if (existing != null) {
+      return existing;
+    }
+
+    final shutdown = () async {
+      await audio.stopAllAudio();
+      audio.dispose();
+    }();
+    _audioShutdownFuture = shutdown;
+    return shutdown;
+  }
+
   /// Loads an asset from the Flutter bundle, returning `null` when absent.
   Future<ByteData?> _tryLoad(String path) async {
     try {
diff --git a/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/test/wolf_3d_flutter_shutdown_audio_test.dart b/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/test/wolf_3d_flutter_shutdown_audio_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42047ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wolf_3d_flutter/test/wolf_3d_flutter_shutdown_audio_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:wolf_3d_dart/wolf_3d_data_types.dart';
+import 'package:wolf_3d_dart/wolf_3d_engine.dart';
+import 'package:wolf_3d_flutter/wolf_3d_flutter.dart';
+
+class _CountingAudio implements EngineAudio {
+  @override
+  WolfensteinData? activeGame;
+
+  int stopAllAudioCallCount = 0;
+  int disposeCallCount = 0;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> debugSoundTest() async {}
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> init() async {}
+
+  @override
+  void playLevelMusic(Music music) {}
+
+  @override
+  void playMenuMusic() {}
+
+  @override
+  void playSoundEffect(SoundEffect effect) {}
+
+  @override
+  void playSoundEffectId(int sfxId) {}
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> stopAllAudio() async {
+    stopAllAudioCallCount++;
+    await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 1));
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void stopMusic() {}
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    disposeCallCount++;
+  }
+}
+
+void main() {
+  group('Wolf3d.shutdownAudio', () {
+    test('stops and disposes audio once', () async {
+      final audio = _CountingAudio();
+      final wolf3d = Wolf3d(audioBackend: audio);
+
+      await wolf3d.shutdownAudio();
+      await wolf3d.shutdownAudio();
+
+      expect(audio.stopAllAudioCallCount, 1);
+      expect(audio.disposeCallCount, 1);
+    });
+
+    test('concurrent calls share the same shutdown work', () async {
+      final audio = _CountingAudio();
+      final wolf3d = Wolf3d(audioBackend: audio);
+
+      await Future.wait<void>([
+        wolf3d.shutdownAudio(),
+        wolf3d.shutdownAudio(),
+        wolf3d.shutdownAudio(),
+      ]);
+
+      expect(audio.stopAllAudioCallCount, 1);
+      expect(audio.disposeCallCount, 1);
+    });
+  });
+}