diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/castarr/tv/ui/PlayerScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/castarr/tv/ui/PlayerScreen.kt
index f4d5a76..83fadac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/castarr/tv/ui/PlayerScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/castarr/tv/ui/PlayerScreen.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Path
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onKeyEvent
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
@@ -236,13 +238,13 @@ private fun Overlay(state: AppState) {
 
             Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
             Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-                PillButton(
-                    label = if (state.playerState == "paused") "Weiter" else "Pause",
+                IconButton(
                     icon = if (state.playerState == "paused") PillIcon.PLAY else PillIcon.PAUSE,
+                    contentDescription = if (state.playerState == "paused") "Weiter" else "Pause",
                     focusRequester = playFocus,
                 ) { state.player.toggle() }
                 Spacer(Modifier.width(10.dp))
-                PillButton(label = "Beenden", icon = PillIcon.STOP) { state.stopPlayback() }
+                IconButton(icon = PillIcon.STOP, contentDescription = "Beenden") { state.stopPlayback() }
                 if (state.audioTracks.size > 1) {
                     Spacer(Modifier.width(10.dp))
                     val current = state.audioTracks.firstOrNull { it.selected }
@@ -262,10 +264,59 @@ private fun Overlay(state: AppState) {
 
 private enum class PillIcon { PLAY, PAUSE, STOP }
 
+/** Round icon-only transport button; the icons are drawn, not typed —
+ * glyphs like U+23F8 render as emoji on Android. */
+@Composable
+private fun IconButton(
+    icon: PillIcon,
+    contentDescription: String,
+    focusRequester: FocusRequester? = null,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    Surface(
+        onClick = onClick,
+        modifier = (if (focusRequester != null) Modifier.focusRequester(focusRequester) else Modifier)
+            .semantics { this.contentDescription = contentDescription },
+        shape = ClickableSurfaceDefaults.shape(CircleShape),
+        colors = ClickableSurfaceDefaults.colors(
+            containerColor = CastarrColors.surface.copy(alpha = 0.75f),
+            contentColor = CastarrColors.fg,
+            focusedContainerColor = CastarrColors.accent,
+            focusedContentColor = CastarrColors.onAccent,
+        ),
+    ) {
+        val color = LocalContentColor.current
+        Box(Modifier.size(46.dp), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+            Canvas(Modifier.size(15.dp)) {
+                when (icon) {
+                    PillIcon.PLAY -> drawPath(
+                        Path().apply {
+                            moveTo(0f, 0f)
+                            lineTo(size.width, size.height / 2f)
+                            lineTo(0f, size.height)
+                            close()
+                        },
+                        color,
+                    )
+                    PillIcon.PAUSE -> {
+                        val bar = size.width * 0.3f
+                        drawRect(color, size = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size(bar, size.height))
+                        drawRect(
+                            color,
+                            topLeft = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset(size.width - bar, 0f),
+                            size = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size(bar, size.height),
+                        )
+                    }
+                    PillIcon.STOP -> drawRect(color)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun PillButton(
     label: String,
-    icon: PillIcon? = null,
     focusRequester: FocusRequester? = null,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
@@ -280,45 +331,12 @@ private fun PillButton(
             focusedContentColor = CastarrColors.onAccent,
         ),
     ) {
-        Row(
+        Text(
+            label,
+            fontFamily = AppFont,
+            fontSize = 14.sp,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
             modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 18.dp, vertical = 9.dp),
-            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-        ) {
-            if (icon != null) {
-                // Drawn, not typed — glyphs like U+23F8 render as emoji on
-                // Android and have no business on this screen.
-                val color = LocalContentColor.current
-                Canvas(Modifier.size(11.dp)) {
-                    when (icon) {
-                        PillIcon.PLAY -> drawPath(
-                            Path().apply {
-                                moveTo(0f, 0f)
-                                lineTo(size.width, size.height / 2f)
-                                lineTo(0f, size.height)
-                                close()
-                            },
-                            color,
-                        )
-                        PillIcon.PAUSE -> {
-                            val bar = size.width * 0.32f
-                            drawRect(color, size = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size(bar, size.height))
-                            drawRect(
-                                color,
-                                topLeft = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset(size.width - bar, 0f),
-                                size = androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size(bar, size.height),
-                            )
-                        }
-                        PillIcon.STOP -> drawRect(color)
-                    }
-                }
-                Spacer(Modifier.width(9.dp))
-            }
-            Text(
-                label,
-                fontFamily = AppFont,
-                fontSize = 14.sp,
-                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
-            )
-        }
+        )
     }
 }