diff --git a/stacks/gateway-chat/conf/index.html b/stacks/gateway-chat/conf/index.html
index 2a1b032..c29dbd3 100644
--- a/stacks/gateway-chat/conf/index.html
+++ b/stacks/gateway-chat/conf/index.html
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ function showErr(text){ const m = addMsg('error','err'); m.body.className = 'err
 // --- mOrpheus TTS: streaming-decode auto-voice of quoted text (Web Audio, low TTFA) ---
 let audioCtx = null;   // shared AudioContext
 let ttsGen = 0;        // generation counter — a newer reply's stream supersedes older ones
+function primeAudio(){  // browsers suspend the AudioContext until a user gesture; resume on ANY
+  if (!audioCtx) audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
+  if (audioCtx.state === 'suspended') audioCtx.resume();   // interaction so async playback isn't silent
+}
+document.addEventListener('click', primeAudio, true);
+document.addEventListener('keydown', primeAudio, true);
 function extractQuotes(text){
   const re = /“([^”]+)”|"([^"]+)"/g;   // typographic "…" or straight "…"
   const out = []; let m;
diff --git a/tools/gateway-chat.html b/tools/gateway-chat.html
index 2a1b032..c29dbd3 100644
--- a/tools/gateway-chat.html
+++ b/tools/gateway-chat.html
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ function showErr(text){ const m = addMsg('error','err'); m.body.className = 'err
 // --- mOrpheus TTS: streaming-decode auto-voice of quoted text (Web Audio, low TTFA) ---
 let audioCtx = null;   // shared AudioContext
 let ttsGen = 0;        // generation counter — a newer reply's stream supersedes older ones
+function primeAudio(){  // browsers suspend the AudioContext until a user gesture; resume on ANY
+  if (!audioCtx) audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
+  if (audioCtx.state === 'suspended') audioCtx.resume();   // interaction so async playback isn't silent
+}
+document.addEventListener('click', primeAudio, true);
+document.addEventListener('keydown', primeAudio, true);
 function extractQuotes(text){
   const re = /“([^”]+)”|"([^"]+)"/g;   // typographic "…" or straight "…"
   const out = []; let m;