diff --git a/Components/MarqueeText.qml b/Components/MarqueeText.qml
index 3788844..925b409 100644
--- a/Components/MarqueeText.qml
+++ b/Components/MarqueeText.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import qs.Config
 Item {
 	id: root
 
+	property alias anim: marqueeAnim
 	property bool animate: false
 	property color color: DynamicColors.palette.m3onSurface
 	property int fadeStrengthAnimMs: 180
@@ -29,13 +30,11 @@ Item {
 	}
 
 	function resetMarquee() {
-		// stop + reset all state immediately
 		marqueeAnim.stop();
 		strip.x = 0;
 		root.sliding = false;
 		root.leftFadeEnabled = false;
 
-		// restart after bindings/layout settle
 		if (root.marqueeEnabled && root.overflowing && root.visible) {
 			marqueeAnim.restart();
 		}
@@ -120,20 +119,9 @@ Item {
 		SequentialAnimation {
 			id: marqueeAnim
 
-			loops: Animation.Infinite
-			running: root.marqueeEnabled && root.overflowing && root.visible
+			running: false
 
-			ScriptAction {
-				script: {
-					strip.x = 0;
-					root.sliding = false;
-					root.leftFadeEnabled = false;
-				}
-			}
-
-			PauseAnimation {
-				duration: root.pauseMs
-			}
+			onFinished: pauseTimer.restart()
 
 			ScriptAction {
 				script: {
@@ -175,6 +163,19 @@ Item {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		Timer {
+			id: pauseTimer
+
+			interval: root.pauseMs
+			repeat: false
+			running: true
+
+			onTriggered: {
+				if (root.marqueeEnabled)
+					marqueeAnim.start();
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	Rectangle {
diff --git a/Modules/MediaWidget.qml b/Modules/MediaWidget.qml
index 73b4056..8b47a07 100644
--- a/Modules/MediaWidget.qml
+++ b/Modules/MediaWidget.qml
@@ -65,9 +65,24 @@ Item {
 			color: Players.active?.isPlaying ? DynamicColors.palette.m3primary : DynamicColors.palette.m3onSurface
 			font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.normal
 			horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+			marqueeEnabled: false
 			pauseMs: 4000
 			text: root.currentMedia
 			width: root.textWidth
+
+			CustomMouseArea {
+				anchors.fill: parent
+				hoverEnabled: true
+
+				onContainsMouseChanged: {
+					if (!containsMouse) {
+						mediatext.marqueeEnabled = false;
+					} else {
+						mediatext.marqueeEnabled = true;
+						mediatext.anim.start();
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }