diff --git a/app/containers/message/Audio.tsx b/app/containers/message/Audio.tsx
index 51d4b53c6..21737ca2f 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/Audio.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/message/Audio.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { TGetCustomEmoji } from '../../definitions/IEmoji';
 import { IAttachment } from '../../definitions';
 import { TSupportedThemes } from '../../theme';
 import { downloadAudioFile } from '../../lib/methods/audioFile';
+import EventEmitter from '../../lib/methods/helpers/events';
+import { PAUSE_AUDIO } from './constants';
 
 interface IButton {
 	loading: boolean;
@@ -128,6 +130,11 @@ class MessageAudio extends React.Component<IMessageAudioProps, IMessageAudioStat
 		this.sound.setOnPlaybackStatusUpdate(this.onPlaybackStatusUpdate);
 	}
 
+	pauseSound = () => {
+		EventEmitter.removeListener(PAUSE_AUDIO, this.pauseSound);
+		this.togglePlayPause();
+	};
+
 	async componentDidMount() {
 		const { file, messageId } = this.props;
 		const { baseUrl, user } = this.context;
@@ -183,6 +190,7 @@ class MessageAudio extends React.Component<IMessageAudioProps, IMessageAudioStat
 	}
 
 	async componentWillUnmount() {
+		EventEmitter.removeListener(PAUSE_AUDIO, this.pauseSound);
 		try {
 			await this.sound.stopAsync();
 		} catch {
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ class MessageAudio extends React.Component<IMessageAudioProps, IMessageAudioStat
 				try {
 					await this.sound.stopAsync();
 					this.setState({ paused: true, currentTime: 0 });
+					EventEmitter.removeListener(PAUSE_AUDIO, this.pauseSound);
 				} catch {
 					// do nothing
 				}
@@ -243,7 +252,10 @@ class MessageAudio extends React.Component<IMessageAudioProps, IMessageAudioStat
 		try {
 			if (paused) {
 				await this.sound.pauseAsync();
+				EventEmitter.removeListener(PAUSE_AUDIO, this.pauseSound);
 			} else {
+				EventEmitter.emit(PAUSE_AUDIO);
+				EventEmitter.addEventListener(PAUSE_AUDIO, this.pauseSound);
 				await Audio.setAudioModeAsync(mode);
 				await this.sound.playAsync();
 			}
diff --git a/app/containers/message/constants.ts b/app/containers/message/constants.ts
index 3ec77b167..b9a935881 100644
--- a/app/containers/message/constants.ts
+++ b/app/containers/message/constants.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export const DISCUSSION = 'discussion';
 export const THREAD = 'thread';
+export const PAUSE_AUDIO = 'pause_audio';