diff --git a/data/resources/ui/content-audio-history-viewer-row.ui b/data/resources/ui/content-audio-history-viewer-row.ui
index 99bac0d3..0d09beee 100644
--- a/data/resources/ui/content-audio-history-viewer-row.ui
+++ b/data/resources/ui/content-audio-history-viewer-row.ui
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
       <object class="GtkBox">
         <property name="spacing">12</property>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkButton">
+          <object class="GtkButton" id="play_button">
+            <property name="action-name">audio-row.toggle-play</property>
             <property name="icon-name">media-playback-start-symbolic</property>
             <property name="valign">center</property>
             <style>
diff --git a/src/session/content/room_details/history_viewer/audio_row.rs b/src/session/content/room_details/history_viewer/audio_row.rs
index e921ad56..f90dbafa 100644
--- a/src/session/content/room_details/history_viewer/audio_row.rs
+++ b/src/session/content/room_details/history_viewer/audio_row.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 use adw::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
 use gettextrs::gettext;
-use gtk::{glib, CompositeTemplate};
-use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::{room::message::MessageType, AnyMessageLikeEventContent};
-
-use crate::session::content::room_details::history_viewer::HistoryViewerEvent;
+use glib::clone;
+use gtk::{gio, glib, CompositeTemplate};
+use log::warn;
+use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::{
+    room::message::{AudioMessageEventContent, MessageType},
+    AnyMessageLikeEventContent,
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    session::{content::room_details::history_viewer::HistoryViewerEvent, Session},
+    spawn, spawn_tokio,
+};
 
 mod imp {
     use std::cell::RefCell;
@@ -17,6 +25,9 @@ mod imp {
     #[template(resource = "/org/gnome/Fractal/content-audio-history-viewer-row.ui")]
     pub struct AudioRow {
         pub event: RefCell<Option<HistoryViewerEvent>>,
+        pub media_file: RefCell<Option<gtk::MediaFile>>,
+        #[template_child]
+        pub play_button: TemplateChild<gtk::Button>,
         #[template_child]
         pub title_label: TemplateChild<gtk::Label>,
         #[template_child]
@@ -31,6 +42,10 @@ mod imp {
 
         fn class_init(klass: &mut Self::Class) {
             Self::bind_template(klass);
+
+            klass.install_action("audio-row.toggle-play", None, move |widget, _, _| {
+                widget.toggle_play();
+            });
         }
 
         fn instance_init(obj: &InitializingObject<Self>) {
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ impl AudioRow {
                 if let MessageType::Audio(audio) = content.msgtype {
                     imp.title_label.set_label(&audio.body);
 
-                    if let Some(duration) = audio.info.and_then(|i| i.duration) {
+                    if let Some(duration) = audio.info.as_ref().and_then(|i| i.duration) {
                         let duration_secs = duration.as_secs();
                         let secs = duration_secs % 60;
                         let mins = (duration_secs % (60 * 60)) / 60;
@@ -105,6 +120,11 @@ impl AudioRow {
                     } else {
                         imp.duration_label.set_label(&gettext("Unknown duration"));
                     }
+
+                    let session = event.room().unwrap().session();
+                    spawn!(clone!(@weak self as obj => async move {
+                        obj.download_audio(audio, &session).await;
+                    }));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -116,4 +136,66 @@ impl AudioRow {
     pub fn event(&self) -> Option<HistoryViewerEvent> {
         self.imp().event.borrow().clone()
     }
+
+    async fn download_audio(&self, audio: AudioMessageEventContent, session: &Session) {
+        let client = session.client();
+        let handle = spawn_tokio!(async move { client.media().get_file(audio, true).await });
+
+        match handle.await.unwrap() {
+            Ok(Some(data)) => {
+                // The GStreamer backend doesn't work with input streams so
+                // we need to store the file.
+                // See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/4062
+                let (file, _) = gio::File::new_tmp(Option::<String>::None).unwrap();
+                file.replace_contents(
+                    &data,
+                    None,
+                    false,
+                    gio::FileCreateFlags::REPLACE_DESTINATION,
+                    gio::Cancellable::NONE,
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                self.prepare_audio(file);
+            }
+            Ok(None) => {
+                warn!("Could not retrieve invalid audio file");
+            }
+            Err(error) => {
+                warn!("Could not retrieve audio file: {error}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_audio(&self, file: gio::File) {
+        let media_file = gtk::MediaFile::for_file(&file);
+
+        media_file.connect_error_notify(clone!(@weak self as obj => move |media_file| {
+            if let Some(error) = media_file.error() {
+                warn!("Error reading audio file: {}", error);
+            }
+        }));
+        media_file.connect_ended_notify(clone!(@weak self as obj => move |media_file| {
+            if media_file.is_ended() {
+                obj.imp().play_button.set_icon_name("media-playback-start-symbolic");
+            }
+        }));
+
+        self.imp().media_file.replace(Some(media_file));
+    }
+
+    fn toggle_play(&self) {
+        let imp = self.imp();
+
+        if let Some(media_file) = self.imp().media_file.borrow().as_ref() {
+            if media_file.is_playing() {
+                media_file.pause();
+                imp.play_button
+                    .set_icon_name("media-playback-start-symbolic");
+            } else {
+                media_file.play();
+                imp.play_button
+                    .set_icon_name("media-playback-pause-symbolic");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }