diff --git a/home-manager/fred.nix b/home-manager/fred.nix
index 0688adc..f95b8a3 100644
--- a/home-manager/fred.nix
+++ b/home-manager/fred.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ in
     };
   };
 
+  # spotify-player — native librespot TUI replacing the Electron Spotify app.
+  # stylix's spotify-player target writes the colour theme.
+  # MPRIS (quickshell's media card), notifications and streaming are all on by
+  # default on Linux, so no settings needed here.
+  programs.spotify-player = lib.mkIf isDesktop {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # Upstream ships no .desktop file (TUI only), so the launcher can't find it.
+  xdg.desktopEntries.spotify-player = lib.mkIf isDesktop {
+    name = "Spotify Player";
+    genericName = "Music Player";
+    exec = "ghostty --title=spotify-player -e spotify_player";
+    icon = "spotify";
+    terminal = false;
+    categories = [ "Audio" "Music" "Player" "AudioVideo" ];
+  };
+
   # Warm Ghostty instance — new windows attach via gtk-single-instance.
   systemd.user.services.ghostty-daemon = lib.mkIf isDesktop {
     Unit = {
diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 799b522..44cecb0 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -4684,7 +4684,7 @@ in
                     visible: false
                     property var currentNotif: null
                     property bool toastOpen: false
-                    readonly property var mutedApps: ["discord", "Discord", "Vesktop", "vesktop", "Spotify", "spotify", "vlc", "mpv"]
+                    readonly property var mutedApps: ["discord", "Discord", "Vesktop", "vesktop", "Spotify", "spotify", "spotify_player", "spotify-player", "vlc", "mpv"]
                     readonly property bool isPrimary: bar.screen === Quickshell.screens[0]
 
                     x: Theme.barWidth