diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/player/AudioPlayer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/player/AudioPlayer.tsx
index b921f56..04805f4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/player/AudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/player/AudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ export function AudioPlayer({ className }: AudioPlayerProps) {
   const track = usePlayerStore((state) => state.track);
   const status = usePlayerStore((state) => state.status);
   const positionMs = usePlayerStore((state) => state.positionMs);
+  const previewDurationMs = usePlayerStore((state) => state.previewDurationMs);
   const volume = usePlayerStore((state) => state.volume);
   const isMuted = usePlayerStore((state) => state.isMuted);
   const toggle = usePlayerStore((state) => state.toggle);
   const seek = usePlayerStore((state) => state.seek);
   const tick = usePlayerStore((state) => state.tick);
+  const setPreviewDuration = usePlayerStore((state) => state.setPreviewDuration);
   const pause = usePlayerStore((state) => state.pause);
   const play = usePlayerStore((state) => state.play);
   const setVolume = usePlayerStore((state) => state.setVolume);
@@ -59,7 +61,10 @@ export function AudioPlayer({ className }: AudioPlayerProps) {
 
   const isUnavailable = status === 'unavailable' || track.previewUrl === null;
   const isPlaying = status === 'playing';
-  const progress = track.durationMs > 0 ? positionMs / track.durationMs : 0;
+  // The <audio> element plays the 30s preview, not the full track, so drive the
+  // seek bar and progress from the measured preview length when available.
+  const effectiveDurationMs = previewDurationMs ?? track.durationMs;
+  const progress = effectiveDurationMs > 0 ? positionMs / effectiveDurationMs : 0;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -79,11 +84,15 @@ export function AudioPlayer({ className }: AudioPlayerProps) {
           src={track.previewUrl}
           preload="metadata"
           onLoadedMetadata={() => {
+            const seconds = audioRef.current?.duration ?? 0;
+            if (Number.isFinite(seconds) && seconds > 0) {
+              setPreviewDuration(Math.round(seconds * 1000));
+            }
             if (status === 'loading') play();
           }}
           onEnded={() => {
             pause();
-            seek(track.durationMs);
+            seek(effectiveDurationMs);
           }}
           onTimeUpdate={() => {
             if (audioRef.current === null) return;
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ export function AudioPlayer({ className }: AudioPlayerProps) {
             <input
               type="range"
               min={0}
-              max={track.durationMs}
+              max={effectiveDurationMs}
               step={100}
               value={positionMs}
               disabled={isUnavailable}
@@ -165,12 +174,12 @@ export function AudioPlayer({ className }: AudioPlayerProps) {
               }
               className="w-full cursor-pointer accent-section-accent focus-visible:outline-none"
               aria-label="Seek position"
-              aria-valuetext={`${formatPosition(positionMs)} of ${formatPosition(track.durationMs)}`}
+              aria-valuetext={`${formatPosition(positionMs)} of ${formatPosition(effectiveDurationMs)}`}
             />
           </label>
           <div className="flex justify-between font-mono text-[11px] text-fg-faint tabular-nums">
             <span>{formatPosition(positionMs)}</span>
-            <span>{formatPosition(track.durationMs)}</span>
+            <span>{formatPosition(effectiveDurationMs)}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/player/PlayHistoryReporter.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/player/PlayHistoryReporter.tsx
index 363bc57..36732f2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/player/PlayHistoryReporter.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/player/PlayHistoryReporter.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { recordPlay } from '@/lib/history/api';
 import { usePlayerStore } from './player-store';
 
+// Previews are 30-second clips. If the real preview length has not been measured
+// yet, cap the recorded play at this fallback so analytics are not inflated by
+// the full track duration.
+const PREVIEW_FALLBACK_MS = 30_000;
+
+function reportedDurationMs(trackDurationMs: number, previewDurationMs: number | null): number {
+  return Math.min(previewDurationMs ?? PREVIEW_FALLBACK_MS, trackDurationMs);
+}
+
 export function PlayHistoryReporter() {
   const reportedRef = useRef<{ trackId: number; key: string } | null>(null);
 
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ export function PlayHistoryReporter() {
         {
           trackId: state.track.trackId,
           source: 'preview',
-          durationPlayedMs: state.track.durationMs,
+          durationPlayedMs: reportedDurationMs(state.track.durationMs, state.previewDurationMs),
         },
         { idempotencyKey: key },
       ).catch(() => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/player/player-store.ts b/apps/web/src/components/player/player-store.ts
index 961e02a..cdbe551 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/player/player-store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/player/player-store.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export interface PlayerState {
   track: PlayerTrack | null;
   status: PlayerStatus;
   positionMs: number;
+  // The real length of the loaded preview (~30s), measured from audio metadata.
+  // Falls back to the full track duration until metadata loads.
+  previewDurationMs: number | null;
   volume: number;
   isMuted: boolean;
   load(track: PlayerTrack): void;
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ export interface PlayerState {
   toggle(): void;
   seek(positionMs: number): void;
   tick(positionMs: number): void;
+  setPreviewDuration(durationMs: number | null): void;
   setVolume(volume: number): void;
   setMuted(isMuted: boolean): void;
   reset(): void;
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>((set, get) => ({
   track: null,
   status: 'idle',
   positionMs: 0,
+  previewDurationMs: null,
   volume: INITIAL_VOLUME,
   isMuted: false,
   load(track) {
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>((set, get) => ({
       track,
       status: track.previewUrl === null ? 'unavailable' : 'loading',
       positionMs: 0,
+      previewDurationMs: null,
     });
   },
   play() {
@@ -84,18 +90,22 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>((set, get) => ({
     }
   },
   seek(positionMs) {
-    const { track } = get();
+    const { track, previewDurationMs } = get();
     if (track === null) {
       return;
     }
-    set({ positionMs: clampPosition(positionMs, track.durationMs) });
+    set({ positionMs: clampPosition(positionMs, previewDurationMs ?? track.durationMs) });
   },
   tick(positionMs) {
-    const { track, status } = get();
+    const { track, status, previewDurationMs } = get();
     if (track === null || status !== 'playing') {
       return;
     }
-    set({ positionMs: clampPosition(positionMs, track.durationMs) });
+    set({ positionMs: clampPosition(positionMs, previewDurationMs ?? track.durationMs) });
+  },
+  setPreviewDuration(durationMs) {
+    const valid = durationMs !== null && Number.isFinite(durationMs) && durationMs > 0;
+    set({ previewDurationMs: valid ? durationMs : null });
   },
   setVolume(volume) {
     set({ volume: clampVolume(volume), isMuted: false });
@@ -104,6 +114,6 @@ export const usePlayerStore = create<PlayerState>((set, get) => ({
     set({ isMuted });
   },
   reset() {
-    set({ track: null, status: 'idle', positionMs: 0 });
+    set({ track: null, status: 'idle', positionMs: 0, previewDurationMs: null });
   },
 }));