diff --git a/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayer.swift b/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayer.swift
index 07e3ebf9a7..759466aba7 100644
--- a/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayer.swift
+++ b/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayer.swift
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ private final class MediaPlayerContext {
     private var baseRate: Double
     private let fetchAutomatically: Bool
     private var playAndRecord: Bool
+    private var ambient: Bool
     private var keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: Bool
     private var continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: Bool
     
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ private final class MediaPlayerContext {
     
     private var stoppedAtEnd = false
     
-    init(queue: Queue, audioSessionManager: ManagedAudioSession, playerStatus: Promise<MediaPlayerStatus>, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, postbox: Postbox, resourceReference: MediaResourceReference, tempFilePath: String?, streamable: MediaPlayerStreaming, video: Bool, preferSoftwareDecoding: Bool, playAutomatically: Bool, enableSound: Bool, baseRate: Double, fetchAutomatically: Bool, playAndRecord: Bool, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: Bool, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: Bool) {
+    init(queue: Queue, audioSessionManager: ManagedAudioSession, playerStatus: Promise<MediaPlayerStatus>, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, postbox: Postbox, resourceReference: MediaResourceReference, tempFilePath: String?, streamable: MediaPlayerStreaming, video: Bool, preferSoftwareDecoding: Bool, playAutomatically: Bool, enableSound: Bool, baseRate: Double, fetchAutomatically: Bool, playAndRecord: Bool, ambient: Bool, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: Bool, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: Bool) {
         assert(queue.isCurrent())
         
         self.queue = queue
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ private final class MediaPlayerContext {
         self.baseRate = baseRate
         self.fetchAutomatically = fetchAutomatically
         self.playAndRecord = playAndRecord
+        self.ambient = ambient
         self.keepAudioSessionWhilePaused = keepAudioSessionWhilePaused
         self.continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession = continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession
         
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ private final class MediaPlayerContext {
                 self.audioRenderer = nil
                 
                 let queue = self.queue
-                renderer = MediaPlayerAudioRenderer(audioSession: .manager(self.audioSessionManager), playAndRecord: self.playAndRecord, forceAudioToSpeaker: self.forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: self.baseRate, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: { [weak self] in
+                renderer = MediaPlayerAudioRenderer(audioSession: .manager(self.audioSessionManager), playAndRecord: self.playAndRecord, ambient: self.ambient, forceAudioToSpeaker: self.forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: self.baseRate, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: { [weak self] in
                     queue.async {
                         if let strongSelf = self {
                             strongSelf.tick()
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ private final class MediaPlayerContext {
                 self.lastStatusUpdateTimestamp = nil
                 if self.enableSound {
                     let queue = self.queue
-                    let renderer = MediaPlayerAudioRenderer(audioSession: .manager(self.audioSessionManager), playAndRecord: self.playAndRecord, forceAudioToSpeaker: self.forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: self.baseRate, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: { [weak self] in
+                    let renderer = MediaPlayerAudioRenderer(audioSession: .manager(self.audioSessionManager), playAndRecord: self.playAndRecord, ambient: self.ambient, forceAudioToSpeaker: self.forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: self.baseRate, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: { [weak self] in
                         queue.async {
                             if let strongSelf = self {
                                 strongSelf.tick()
@@ -998,10 +1000,10 @@ public final class MediaPlayer {
         }
     }
     
-    public init(audioSessionManager: ManagedAudioSession, postbox: Postbox, resourceReference: MediaResourceReference, tempFilePath: String? = nil, streamable: MediaPlayerStreaming, video: Bool, preferSoftwareDecoding: Bool, playAutomatically: Bool = false, enableSound: Bool, baseRate: Double = 1.0, fetchAutomatically: Bool, playAndRecord: Bool = false, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: Bool = false, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: Bool = false) {
+    public init(audioSessionManager: ManagedAudioSession, postbox: Postbox, resourceReference: MediaResourceReference, tempFilePath: String? = nil, streamable: MediaPlayerStreaming, video: Bool, preferSoftwareDecoding: Bool, playAutomatically: Bool = false, enableSound: Bool, baseRate: Double = 1.0, fetchAutomatically: Bool, playAndRecord: Bool = false, ambient: Bool = false, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: Bool = false, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: Bool = false) {
         let audioLevelPipe = self.audioLevelPipe
         self.queue.async {
-            let context = MediaPlayerContext(queue: self.queue, audioSessionManager: audioSessionManager, playerStatus: self.statusValue, audioLevelPipe: audioLevelPipe, postbox: postbox, resourceReference: resourceReference, tempFilePath: tempFilePath, streamable: streamable, video: video, preferSoftwareDecoding: preferSoftwareDecoding, playAutomatically: playAutomatically, enableSound: enableSound, baseRate: baseRate, fetchAutomatically: fetchAutomatically, playAndRecord: playAndRecord, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: keepAudioSessionWhilePaused, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession)
+            let context = MediaPlayerContext(queue: self.queue, audioSessionManager: audioSessionManager, playerStatus: self.statusValue, audioLevelPipe: audioLevelPipe, postbox: postbox, resourceReference: resourceReference, tempFilePath: tempFilePath, streamable: streamable, video: video, preferSoftwareDecoding: preferSoftwareDecoding, playAutomatically: playAutomatically, enableSound: enableSound, baseRate: baseRate, fetchAutomatically: fetchAutomatically, playAndRecord: playAndRecord, ambient: ambient, keepAudioSessionWhilePaused: keepAudioSessionWhilePaused, continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession: continuePlayingWithoutSoundOnLostAudioSession)
             self.contextRef = Unmanaged.passRetained(context)
         }
     }
diff --git a/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayerAudioRenderer.swift b/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayerAudioRenderer.swift
index 30a50a3ede..e531344f15 100644
--- a/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayerAudioRenderer.swift
+++ b/submodules/MediaPlayer/Sources/MediaPlayerAudioRenderer.swift
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ private final class AudioPlayerRendererContext {
     let audioSessionDisposable = MetaDisposable()
     var audioSessionControl: ManagedAudioSessionControl?
     let playAndRecord: Bool
+    let ambient: Bool
     var forceAudioToSpeaker: Bool {
         didSet {
             if self.forceAudioToSpeaker != oldValue {
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ private final class AudioPlayerRendererContext {
         }
     }
     
-    init(controlTimebase: CMTimebase, audioSession: MediaPlayerAudioSessionControl, playAndRecord: Bool, forceAudioToSpeaker: Bool, baseRate: Double, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, updatedRate: @escaping () -> Void, audioPaused: @escaping () -> Void) {
+    init(controlTimebase: CMTimebase, audioSession: MediaPlayerAudioSessionControl, playAndRecord: Bool, ambient: Bool, forceAudioToSpeaker: Bool, baseRate: Double, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, updatedRate: @escaping () -> Void, audioPaused: @escaping () -> Void) {
         assert(audioPlayerRendererQueue.isCurrent())
         
         self.audioSession = audioSession
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ private final class AudioPlayerRendererContext {
         self.audioPaused = audioPaused
         
         self.playAndRecord = playAndRecord
+        self.ambient = ambient
         
         self.audioStreamDescription = audioRendererNativeStreamDescription()
         
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ private final class AudioPlayerRendererContext {
         
         switch self.audioSession {
             case let .manager(manager):
-                self.audioSessionDisposable.set(manager.push(audioSessionType: self.playAndRecord ? .playWithPossiblePortOverride : .play, outputMode: self.forceAudioToSpeaker ? .speakerIfNoHeadphones : .system, once: true, manualActivate: { [weak self] control in
+                self.audioSessionDisposable.set(manager.push(audioSessionType: self.ambient ? .ambient : (self.playAndRecord ? .playWithPossiblePortOverride : .play), outputMode: self.forceAudioToSpeaker ? .speakerIfNoHeadphones : .system, once: true, manualActivate: { [weak self] control in
                     audioPlayerRendererQueue.async {
                         if let strongSelf = self {
                             strongSelf.audioSessionControl = control
@@ -751,7 +753,7 @@ public final class MediaPlayerAudioRenderer {
     private let audioClock: CMClock
     public let audioTimebase: CMTimebase
     
-    public init(audioSession: MediaPlayerAudioSessionControl, playAndRecord: Bool, forceAudioToSpeaker: Bool, baseRate: Double, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, updatedRate: @escaping () -> Void, audioPaused: @escaping () -> Void) {
+    public init(audioSession: MediaPlayerAudioSessionControl, playAndRecord: Bool, ambient: Bool, forceAudioToSpeaker: Bool, baseRate: Double, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>, updatedRate: @escaping () -> Void, audioPaused: @escaping () -> Void) {
         var audioClock: CMClock?
         CMAudioClockCreate(allocator: nil, clockOut: &audioClock)
         if audioClock == nil {
@@ -764,7 +766,7 @@ public final class MediaPlayerAudioRenderer {
         self.audioTimebase = audioTimebase!
         
         audioPlayerRendererQueue.async {
-            let context = AudioPlayerRendererContext(controlTimebase: audioTimebase!, audioSession: audioSession, playAndRecord: playAndRecord, forceAudioToSpeaker: forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: baseRate, audioLevelPipe: audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: updatedRate, audioPaused: audioPaused)
+            let context = AudioPlayerRendererContext(controlTimebase: audioTimebase!, audioSession: audioSession, playAndRecord: playAndRecord, ambient: ambient, forceAudioToSpeaker: forceAudioToSpeaker, baseRate: baseRate, audioLevelPipe: audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: updatedRate, audioPaused: audioPaused)
             self.contextRef = Unmanaged.passRetained(context)
         }
     }
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramAudio/Sources/ManagedAudioSession.swift b/submodules/TelegramAudio/Sources/ManagedAudioSession.swift
index a1fcb3c8b8..232c13101e 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramAudio/Sources/ManagedAudioSession.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramAudio/Sources/ManagedAudioSession.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import AVFoundation
 import UIKit
 
 public enum ManagedAudioSessionType: Equatable {
+    case ambient
     case play
     case playWithPossiblePortOverride
     case record(speaker: Bool)
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ public enum ManagedAudioSessionType: Equatable {
 
 private func nativeCategoryForType(_ type: ManagedAudioSessionType, headphones: Bool, outputMode: AudioSessionOutputMode) -> AVAudioSession.Category {
     switch type {
+    case .ambient:
+        return .ambient
     case .play:
         return .playback
     case .record, .voiceCall, .videoCall:
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ public final class ManagedAudioSession {
                 print("ManagedAudioSession setting category for \(type) (native: \(nativeCategory))")
                 var options: AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions = []
                 switch type {
-                    case .play:
+                    case .play, .ambient:
                         break
                     case .playWithPossiblePortOverride:
                         if case .playAndRecord = nativeCategory {
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramCallsUI/Sources/PresentationCall.swift b/submodules/TelegramCallsUI/Sources/PresentationCall.swift
index a0b65b282c..3419e7f136 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramCallsUI/Sources/PresentationCall.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramCallsUI/Sources/PresentationCall.swift
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private final class PresentationCallToneRenderer {
         
         self.toneRenderer = MediaPlayerAudioRenderer(audioSession: .custom({ control in
             return controlImpl?(control) ?? EmptyDisposable
-        }), playAndRecord: false, forceAudioToSpeaker: false, baseRate: 1.0, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: {}, audioPaused: {})
+        }), playAndRecord: false, ambient: false, forceAudioToSpeaker: false, baseRate: 1.0, audioLevelPipe: self.audioLevelPipe, updatedRate: {}, audioPaused: {})
         
         controlImpl = { [weak self] control in
             queue.async {
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ChatMessageAnimatedStickerItemNode.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ChatMessageAnimatedStickerItemNode.swift
index f1f856a7ad..19b3198017 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ChatMessageAnimatedStickerItemNode.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ChatMessageAnimatedStickerItemNode.swift
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ class ChatMessageAnimatedStickerItemNode: ChatMessageItemView {
                                             for (emoji, file) in emojiSounds.sounds {
                                                 if emoji.unicodeScalars.first == firstScalar {
                                                     let mediaManager = item.context.sharedContext.mediaManager
-                                                    let mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer(audioSessionManager: mediaManager.audioSession, postbox: item.context.account.postbox, resourceReference: .standalone(resource: file.resource), streamable: .none, video: false, preferSoftwareDecoding: false, enableSound: true, fetchAutomatically: true)
+                                                    let mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer(audioSessionManager: mediaManager.audioSession, postbox: item.context.account.postbox, resourceReference: .standalone(resource: file.resource), streamable: .none, video: false, preferSoftwareDecoding: false, enableSound: true, fetchAutomatically: true, ambient: true)
                                                     mediaPlayer.togglePlayPause()
                                                     mediaPlayer.actionAtEnd = .action({ [weak self] in
                                                         self?.mediaPlayer = nil
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ManagedAudioRecorder.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ManagedAudioRecorder.swift
index a01bc652a3..58c481129a 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ManagedAudioRecorder.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/ManagedAudioRecorder.swift
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class ManagedAudioRecorderContext {
                 }
                 return ActionDisposable {
                 }
-            }), playAndRecord: true, forceAudioToSpeaker: false, baseRate: 1.0, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>(), updatedRate: {
+            }), playAndRecord: true, ambient: false, forceAudioToSpeaker: false, baseRate: 1.0, audioLevelPipe: ValuePipe<Float>(), updatedRate: {
             }, audioPaused: {})
             self.toneRenderer = toneRenderer