diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
index dae7314..a7b6bc0 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 @if (_isMinimized)
 {
     <div class="minimized-dock">
-        <MudFab Color="Color.Primary"
-                StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.MusicNote"
-                Size="Size.Large"
-                OnClick="@ToggleMinimized"/>
+        <LevelMeterFab Size="Size.Large"
+                       Color="Color.Primary"
+                       OnClick="@ToggleMinimized" />
     </div>
 }
 else
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd1fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Controls.AudioPlayerBar
+
+<div class="lmf-root @_bandClass">
+    <MudFab Color="Color"
+            StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.MusicNote"
+            Size="Size"
+            OnClick="OnClick"/>
+</div>
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a04bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using MudBlazor;
+
+namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Controls.AudioPlayerBar;
+
+public partial class LevelMeterFab : ComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    [Inject] public required AudioInteropService AudioInterop { get; set; }
+
+    [CascadingParameter] public IStreamingPlayerService? PlayerService { get; set; }
+
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback OnClick { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public Size Size { get; set; } = Size.Large;
+    [Parameter] public Color Color { get; set; } = Color.Primary;
+
+    // Level-data reduction tuning (see PLAN-level-meter-fab.md §2/§4). The three
+    // band boundaries below are the spec contract; the attack/release coefficients
+    // and silence floor are by-ear tuning values.
+    private const double AttackCoefficient = 0.6;   // fast rise toward a louder reading
+    private const double ReleaseCoefficient = 0.15;  // slow decay so the tint doesn't strobe
+    private const double SilenceFloorDb = -80.0;     // matches the analyzer's normalization window
+    private const double GreenCeilingDb = -18.0;     // ≤ this → green
+    private const double YellowCeilingDb = -6.0;     // ≤ this → yellow; above → orange
+
+    private readonly string _instanceId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+    private bool _isAnimating;
+    private string? _playerId;
+    private IStreamingPlayerService? _subscribedService;
+
+    private double _smoothedDb = SilenceFloorDb;
+    private string _bandClass = string.Empty;
+
+    protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
+    {
+        // The cascade is IsFixed, so the provider's re-renders do NOT re-run
+        // OnParametersSet here. Subscribe to the multicast StateChanged side-channel
+        // so animation state stays correct independent of parent re-renders —
+        // notably when the bar minimizes while a track is already playing.
+        if (PlayerService != null && !ReferenceEquals(PlayerService, _subscribedService))
+        {
+            if (_subscribedService != null)
+                _subscribedService.StateChanged -= OnPlayerStateChanged;
+
+            PlayerService.StateChanged += OnPlayerStateChanged;
+            _subscribedService = PlayerService;
+        }
+
+        if (_playerId == null && PlayerService is AudioPlayerService baseService)
+        {
+            _playerId = baseService.PlayerId;
+        }
+
+        await UpdateAnimationState();
+    }
+
+    private void OnPlayerStateChanged() => InvokeAsync(async () =>
+    {
+        if (_playerId == null && PlayerService is AudioPlayerService baseService)
+        {
+            _playerId = baseService.PlayerId;
+        }
+        await UpdateAnimationState();
+    });
+
+    private async Task UpdateAnimationState()
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_playerId) || PlayerService == null) return;
+
+        var shouldAnimate = PlayerService.IsPlaying;
+
+        if (shouldAnimate && !_isAnimating)
+        {
+            await StartAnimation();
+        }
+        else if (!shouldAnimate && _isAnimating)
+        {
+            await StopAnimation();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task StartAnimation()
+    {
+        if (_isAnimating || string.IsNullOrEmpty(_playerId)) return;
+
+        _isAnimating = true;
+        _smoothedDb = SilenceFloorDb;
+        await AudioInterop.StartSpectrumAnimationAsync(_playerId, _instanceId, OnLevelData);
+    }
+
+    private async Task StopAnimation()
+    {
+        if (!_isAnimating || string.IsNullOrEmpty(_playerId)) return;
+
+        _isAnimating = false;
+        await AudioInterop.StopSpectrumAnimationAsync(_playerId, _instanceId);
+
+        // Revert to idle untinted; CSS eases the color back over 120ms.
+        if (_bandClass.Length > 0)
+        {
+            _bandClass = string.Empty;
+            await InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Task OnLevelData(double[] buckets)
+    {
+        if (buckets.Length == 0) return Task.CompletedTask;
+
+        // Peak reads more responsively than mean for a "hot signal" indicator.
+        var peak = 0.0;
+        foreach (var bucket in buckets)
+        {
+            if (bucket > peak) peak = bucket;
+        }
+
+        // Inverse of SpectrumAnalyzer's normalization: value = (clampedDb + 80) / 80.
+        var instantDb = peak * 80.0 - 80.0;
+
+        // Attack-fast / release-slow envelope so the tint doesn't strobe at 30fps.
+        var coefficient = instantDb > _smoothedDb ? AttackCoefficient : ReleaseCoefficient;
+        _smoothedDb += (instantDb - _smoothedDb) * coefficient;
+
+        var band = BandFor(_smoothedDb);
+        if (band != _bandClass)
+        {
+            _bandClass = band;
+            InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private static string BandFor(double db) => db switch
+    {
+        <= GreenCeilingDb => "lmf-green",
+        <= YellowCeilingDb => "lmf-yellow",
+        _ => "lmf-orange"
+    };
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_subscribedService != null)
+        {
+            _subscribedService.StateChanged -= OnPlayerStateChanged;
+            _subscribedService = null;
+        }
+        await StopAnimation();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.css b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63c706b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/LevelMeterFab.razor.css
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+:root {
+    --lmf-green: #2ECC71;
+    --lmf-yellow: #F4C430;
+    --lmf-orange: #FF6B35;
+}
+
+/* The wrapper div is the isolation anchor; MudFab wraps the glyph in its own
+   markup, so the band tint reaches the rendered SVG via :deep(). currentColor
+   on the idle (no-band) state inherits MudFab's Color.Primary contrast text. */
+.lmf-root :deep(svg) {
+    transition: color 120ms ease-out;
+}
+
+.lmf-green :deep(svg) {
+    color: var(--lmf-green);
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(46, 204, 113, 0.45));
+}
+
+.lmf-yellow :deep(svg) {
+    color: var(--lmf-yellow);
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(244, 196, 48, 0.45));
+}
+
+.lmf-orange :deep(svg) {
+    color: var(--lmf-orange);
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(255, 107, 53, 0.45));
+}