diff --git a/client/components/modals/PlayerSettingsModal.vue b/client/components/modals/PlayerSettingsModal.vue
index dfac28cfd..276a163b2 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/PlayerSettingsModal.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/PlayerSettingsModal.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
       <div class="flex items-center mb-4">
         <ui-select-input v-model="playbackRateIncrementDecrement" :label="$strings.LabelPlaybackRateIncrementDecrement" menuMaxHeight="250px" :items="playbackRateIncrementDecrementValues" @input="setPlaybackRateIncrementDecrementAmount" />
       </div>
+      
+      <div v-if="!isCasting" class="w-full h-px bg-white/10 my-6"></div>
+      
+      <div v-if="!isCasting" class="flex items-center mb-4">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="enableSmartSpeed" @input="setEnableSmartSpeed" />
+        <div class="pl-4">
+          <span>{{ $strings.LabelEnableSmartSpeed || 'Enable Smart Speed' }}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="!isCasting" class="flex items-center mb-4" :class="{'opacity-50 pointer-events-none': !enableSmartSpeed}">
+        <ui-select-input v-model="smartSpeedRatio" :label="$strings.LabelSmartSpeedRatio || 'Smart Speed Compression Ratio'" menuMaxHeight="250px" :items="smartSpeedRatioValues" @input="setSmartSpeedRatio" />
+      </div>
     </div>
   </modals-modal>
 </template>
@@ -40,7 +52,17 @@ export default {
       jumpForwardAmount: 10,
       jumpBackwardAmount: 10,
       playbackRateIncrementDecrementValues: [0.1, 0.05],
-      playbackRateIncrementDecrement: 0.1
+      playbackRateIncrementDecrement: 0.1,
+      enableSmartSpeed: false,
+      smartSpeedRatio: 2.5,
+      smartSpeedRatioValues: [
+        { text: '1.5x', value: 1.5 },
+        { text: '2.0x', value: 2.0 },
+        { text: '2.5x', value: 2.5 },
+        { text: '3.0x', value: 3.0 },
+        { text: '4.0x', value: 4.0 },
+        { text: '5.0x', value: 5.0 }
+      ]
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -51,6 +73,9 @@ export default {
       set(val) {
         this.$emit('input', val)
       }
+    },
+    isCasting() {
+      return this.$store.state.globals.isCasting || false
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -69,11 +94,24 @@ export default {
       this.playbackRateIncrementDecrement = val
       this.$store.dispatch('user/updateUserSettings', { playbackRateIncrementDecrement: val })
     },
+    setEnableSmartSpeed() {
+      this.$store.commit('user/SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED', this.enableSmartSpeed)
+    },
+    setSmartSpeedRatio(val) {
+      this.smartSpeedRatio = val
+      this.$store.commit('user/SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO', val)
+    },
     settingsUpdated() {
       this.useChapterTrack = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('useChapterTrack')
       this.jumpForwardAmount = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('jumpForwardAmount')
       this.jumpBackwardAmount = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('jumpBackwardAmount')
       this.playbackRateIncrementDecrement = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('playbackRateIncrementDecrement')
+      
+      const enableSmartSpeed = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('enableSmartSpeed')
+      this.enableSmartSpeed = enableSmartSpeed !== null ? enableSmartSpeed : false
+      
+      const smartSpeedRatio = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('smartSpeedRatio')
+      this.smartSpeedRatio = smartSpeedRatio !== null ? smartSpeedRatio : 2.5
     }
   },
   mounted() {
diff --git a/client/components/player/PlayerTrackBar.vue b/client/components/player/PlayerTrackBar.vue
index 6c96a6bfb..2d09ea53a 100644
--- a/client/components/player/PlayerTrackBar.vue
+++ b/client/components/player/PlayerTrackBar.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div class="relative">
+    <!-- Smart Speed Indicator -->
+    <div v-if="isSmartSpeedEnabled && !isCasting" class="absolute -top-6 right-0 text-xs text-yellow-400 flex items-center bg-black/50 px-2 py-0.5 rounded shadow-sm z-10 pointer-events-none">
+      <span class="material-symbols text-sm mr-1">bolt</span>
+      <span>Smart Speed Active</span>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Track -->
     <div ref="track" class="w-full h-2 bg-gray-700 relative cursor-pointer transform duration-100 hover:scale-y-125 overflow-hidden" @mousemove="mousemoveTrack" @mouseleave="mouseleaveTrack" @click.stop="clickTrack">
       <div ref="readyTrack" class="h-full bg-gray-600 absolute top-0 left-0 pointer-events-none" />
@@ -63,6 +69,12 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
+    isCasting() {
+      return this.$store.state.globals.isCasting || false
+    },
+    isSmartSpeedEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('enableSmartSpeed') || false
+    },
     _playbackRate() {
       if (!this.playbackRate || isNaN(this.playbackRate)) return 1
       return this.playbackRate
diff --git a/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue b/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
index f929943c4..64fee1ad2 100644
--- a/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
+++ b/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
@@ -326,11 +326,22 @@ export default {
 
       if (this.$refs.trackbar) this.$refs.trackbar.setUseChapterTrack(this.useChapterTrack)
       this.setPlaybackRate(this.playbackRate)
+      
+      const enableSmartSpeed = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('enableSmartSpeed')
+      const smartSpeedRatio = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('smartSpeedRatio')
+      if (this.playerHandler && this.playerHandler.isPlayingLocalItem) {
+        this.playerHandler.setSmartSpeed(enableSmartSpeed || false, smartSpeedRatio || 2.5)
+      }
     },
     settingsUpdated(settings) {
       if (settings.playbackRate && this.playbackRate !== settings.playbackRate) {
         this.setPlaybackRate(settings.playbackRate)
       }
+      if (this.playerHandler && this.playerHandler.isPlayingLocalItem && (settings.enableSmartSpeed !== undefined || settings.smartSpeedRatio !== undefined)) {
+        const enableSmartSpeed = settings.enableSmartSpeed !== undefined ? settings.enableSmartSpeed : this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('enableSmartSpeed')
+        const smartSpeedRatio = settings.smartSpeedRatio !== undefined ? settings.smartSpeedRatio : this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('smartSpeedRatio')
+        this.playerHandler.setSmartSpeed(enableSmartSpeed || false, smartSpeedRatio || 2.5)
+      }
     },
     closePlayer() {
       if (this.isFullscreen) {
diff --git a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
index 5c5f281f6..37a72cb15 100644
--- a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
+++ b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     this.player.setPlaybackRate(playbackRate)
   }
 
+  setSmartSpeed(enabled, ratio = 2.5) {
+    if (this.player && this.player instanceof LocalAudioPlayer) {
+      this.player.smartSpeedRatio = ratio
+      this.player.setSmartSpeed(enabled)
+    }
+  }
+
   seek(time, shouldSync = true) {
     if (!this.player) return
     this.player.seek(time, this.playerPlaying)
diff --git a/client/store/user.js b/client/store/user.js
index 368bd8a41..12f8d8be3 100644
--- a/client/store/user.js
+++ b/client/store/user.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export const state = () => ({
     authorSortDesc: false,
     jumpForwardAmount: 10,
     jumpBackwardAmount: 10,
-    enableSmartSpeed: false
+    enableSmartSpeed: false,
+    smartSpeedRatio: 2.5
   }
 })
 
@@ -200,5 +201,17 @@ export const mutations = {
     if (!settings) return
     localStorage.setItem('userSettings', JSON.stringify(settings))
     state.settings = settings
+  },
+  SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED(state, enabled) {
+    state.settings.enableSmartSpeed = enabled !== undefined ? enabled : !state.settings.enableSmartSpeed
+    localStorage.setItem('userSettings', JSON.stringify(state.settings))
+  },
+  SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO(state, ratio) {
+    let clampedRatio = Number(ratio)
+    if (isNaN(clampedRatio)) clampedRatio = 2.5
+    if (clampedRatio < 1.5) clampedRatio = 1.5
+    if (clampedRatio > 5.0) clampedRatio = 5.0
+    state.settings.smartSpeedRatio = clampedRatio
+    localStorage.setItem('userSettings', JSON.stringify(state.settings))
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index fb2bcb281..34d361a9c 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@
   "LabelUploaderItemFetchMetadataHelp": "Automatically fetch title, author, and series",
   "LabelUseAdvancedOptions": "Use Advanced Options",
   "LabelUseChapterTrack": "Use chapter track",
+  "LabelEnableSmartSpeed": "Enable Smart Speed",
+  "LabelSmartSpeedRatio": "Smart Speed Compression Ratio",
   "LabelUseFullTrack": "Use full track",
   "LabelUseZeroForUnlimited": "Use 0 for unlimited",
   "LabelUser": "User",
diff --git a/test/client/store/user.test.js b/test/client/store/user.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d97841502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/client/store/user.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { state, mutations } from '../../../client/store/user.js'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+
+describe('User Store Mutations', () => {
+  let mockState
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockState = state()
+    // Mock localStorage
+    global.localStorage = {
+      store: {},
+      getItem(key) {
+        return this.store[key] || null
+      },
+      setItem(key, value) {
+        this.store[key] = value
+      },
+      removeItem(key) {
+        delete this.store[key]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Default state has enableSmartSpeed = false', () => {
+    expect(mockState.settings.enableSmartSpeed).to.be.false
+  })
+
+  it('Default state has smartSpeedRatio = 2.5', () => {
+    expect(mockState.settings.smartSpeedRatio).to.equal(2.5)
+  })
+
+  it('SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED mutation toggles the value', () => {
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED(mockState)
+    expect(mockState.settings.enableSmartSpeed).to.be.true
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED(mockState)
+    expect(mockState.settings.enableSmartSpeed).to.be.false
+    
+    // Check setting explicitly
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED(mockState, true)
+    expect(mockState.settings.enableSmartSpeed).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it('SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO mutation sets the value', () => {
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO(mockState, 3.0)
+    expect(mockState.settings.smartSpeedRatio).to.equal(3.0)
+  })
+
+  it('Ratio is clamped to valid range [1.5, 5.0]', () => {
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO(mockState, 1.0)
+    expect(mockState.settings.smartSpeedRatio).to.equal(1.5)
+
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO(mockState, 6.0)
+    expect(mockState.settings.smartSpeedRatio).to.equal(5.0)
+  })
+
+  it('Settings persist to localStorage', () => {
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_ENABLED(mockState, true)
+    let savedSettings = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('userSettings'))
+    expect(savedSettings.enableSmartSpeed).to.be.true
+
+    mutations.SET_SMART_SPEED_RATIO(mockState, 4.0)
+    savedSettings = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('userSettings'))
+    expect(savedSettings.smartSpeedRatio).to.equal(4.0)
+  })
+})