diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSource.kt
index 6a54455b05ad..e83f5c4b7eb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSource.kt
@@ -12,46 +12,90 @@ import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
 import androidx.media3.datasource.DataSource
 import androidx.media3.datasource.DataSpec
+import androidx.media3.datasource.TransferListener
 import com.nextcloud.client.player.util.PlayerUtil.getRemoteFileId
+import com.nextcloud.common.NextcloudClient
+import com.nextcloud.repository.ClientRepository
 import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.FileDataStorageManager
 import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.OCFile
 import com.owncloud.android.files.StreamMediaFileOperation
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudClient
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import java.io.IOException
 
 @UnstableApi
 class PlaybackDataSource(
-    private val delegate: DataSource,
+    private val createDelegate: (NextcloudClient) -> DataSource,
     private val fileDataStorageManager: FileDataStorageManager,
-    private val ownCloudClient: OwnCloudClient
-) : DataSource by delegate {
+    private val clientRepository: ClientRepository
+) : DataSource {
 
-    override fun getResponseHeaders() = delegate.responseHeaders
+    private val transferListeners = mutableListOf<TransferListener>()
+    private var delegate: DataSource? = null
+    private var ownCloudClient: OwnCloudClient? = null
+
+    override fun addTransferListener(transferListener: TransferListener) {
+        transferListeners.add(transferListener)
+        delegate?.addTransferListener(transferListener)
+    }
 
     override fun open(dataSpec: DataSpec): Long {
+        val delegate = getOrCreateDelegate()
         val fileId = dataSpec.uri.getRemoteFileId() ?: return delegate.open(dataSpec)
         val file = fileDataStorageManager.getFileByLocalId(fileId)
         return if (file != null && file.isDown) {
-            openStoredFile(dataSpec, file)
+            openStoredFile(delegate, dataSpec, file)
         } else {
-            openRemoteFile(dataSpec, fileId)
+            openRemoteFile(delegate, dataSpec, fileId)
         }
     }
 
-    private fun openStoredFile(dataSpec: DataSpec, file: OCFile): Long {
+    override fun read(buffer: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int): Int =
+        checkNotNull(delegate) { "Data source is not opened" }.read(buffer, offset, length)
+
+    override fun getUri(): Uri? = delegate?.uri
+
+    override fun getResponseHeaders(): Map<String, List<String>> = delegate?.responseHeaders ?: emptyMap()
+
+    override fun close() {
+        delegate?.close()
+    }
+
+    private fun getOrCreateDelegate(): DataSource {
+        delegate?.let { return it }
+
+        val nextcloudClient = runBlocking { clientRepository.getNextcloudClient() }
+            ?: throw IOException("Nextcloud client is not available, cannot play media")
+
+        return createDelegate(nextcloudClient).also { created ->
+            transferListeners.forEach(created::addTransferListener)
+            delegate = created
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun openStoredFile(delegate: DataSource, dataSpec: DataSpec, file: OCFile): Long {
         val uri = file.storageUri
         return delegate.open(dataSpec.buildUpon(uri))
     }
 
-    private fun openRemoteFile(dataSpec: DataSpec, fileId: Long): Long {
-        val result = StreamMediaFileOperation(fileId).execute(ownCloudClient)
-        return if (result.isSuccess) {
-            val uri = (result.data[0] as? String)?.toUri()
-                ?: throw IllegalStateException("url is not valid, cannot stream")
-            delegate.open(dataSpec.buildUpon(uri))
-        } else {
+    private fun getOrCreateOwnCloudClient(): OwnCloudClient {
+        ownCloudClient?.let { return it }
+
+        val client = runBlocking { clientRepository.getOwncloudClient() }
+            ?: throw IOException("OwnCloud client is not available, cannot stream")
+
+        return client.also { ownCloudClient = it }
+    }
+
+    private fun openRemoteFile(delegate: DataSource, dataSpec: DataSpec, fileId: Long): Long {
+        val result = StreamMediaFileOperation(fileId).execute(getOrCreateOwnCloudClient())
+        if (!result.isSuccess) {
             throw IOException("Failed to retrieve streaming uri", result.exception)
         }
+
+        val uri = (result.data[0] as? String)?.toUri()
+            ?: throw IllegalStateException("url is not valid, cannot stream")
+        return delegate.open(dataSpec.buildUpon(uri))
     }
 
     private fun DataSpec.buildUpon(uri: Uri) = buildUpon().setUri(uri).build()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSourceFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSourceFactory.kt
index f0998a79343e..d24a2ef64c30 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSourceFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/player/media3/datasource/PlaybackDataSourceFactory.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 STRATO GmbH.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-
 package com.nextcloud.client.player.media3.datasource
 
 import android.content.Context
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ import androidx.media3.datasource.HttpDataSource
 import androidx.media3.datasource.cache.Cache
 import androidx.media3.datasource.cache.CacheDataSource
 import androidx.media3.datasource.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource
-import com.nextcloud.client.account.UserAccountManager
-import com.nextcloud.client.network.ClientFactory
+import com.nextcloud.common.NextcloudClient
+import com.nextcloud.repository.ClientRepository
 import com.owncloud.android.MainApp
 import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.FileDataStorageManager
 import dagger.Lazy
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ class PlaybackDataSourceFactory @Inject constructor(
     private val context: Context,
     private val cache: Lazy<Cache>,
     private val fileDataStorageManager: FileDataStorageManager,
-    private val clientFactory: ClientFactory,
-    private val accountManager: UserAccountManager
+    private val clientRepository: ClientRepository
 ) : DataSource.Factory {
 
     override fun createDataSource(): DataSource = CacheDataSource.Factory()
@@ -38,15 +36,15 @@ class PlaybackDataSourceFactory @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun createUpstreamDataSourceFactory() = DataSource.Factory {
         PlaybackDataSource(
-            delegate = DefaultDataSource.Factory(context, createHttpDataSourceFactory()).createDataSource(),
+            createDelegate = { nextcloudClient ->
+                DefaultDataSource.Factory(context, createHttpDataSourceFactory(nextcloudClient)).createDataSource()
+            },
             fileDataStorageManager = fileDataStorageManager,
-            ownCloudClient = clientFactory.create(accountManager.user)
+            clientRepository = clientRepository
         )
     }
 
-    private fun createHttpDataSourceFactory(): HttpDataSource.Factory {
-        val client = clientFactory.createNextcloudClient(accountManager.user).client
-        return OkHttpDataSource.Factory(client)
+    private fun createHttpDataSourceFactory(nextcloudClient: NextcloudClient): HttpDataSource.Factory =
+        OkHttpDataSource.Factory(nextcloudClient.client)
             .setUserAgent(MainApp.getUserAgent())
-    }
 }