diff --git a/src/calls-media-playback.c b/src/calls-media-playback.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2c68c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calls-media-playback.c
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Phosh.mobi e.V.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Calls.
+ *
+ * Calls is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Calls is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Calls.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <devrtz@fortysixandtwo.eu>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+
+#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "CallsMediaPlayback"
+
+#include "calls-media-playback.h"
+
+#include <gsound.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:media-playback
+ * @short_description: Playing
+ * @Title: CallsMediaPlayback
+ *
+ * #CallsMediaPlayback allows local playback of sounds such as "busy" or "dialing"".
+ */
+
+#define BUSY_MIN_PLAYBACK_TIME_SECONDS 3.0
+
+typedef enum {
+  PLAYBACK_CALLING,
+  PLAYBACK_BUSY,
+  PLAYBACK_LAST
+} PlaybackEvent;
+
+typedef struct {
+  CallsMediaPlayback *self;
+  GCancellable       *cancellable;
+  GTimer             *timer;
+  PlaybackEvent       event;
+  double              min_playback_time;
+} MediaPlaybackData;
+
+
+static void
+free_playback_data (MediaPlaybackData *data)
+{
+  g_cancellable_cancel (data->cancellable);
+  g_clear_object (&data->cancellable);
+  g_clear_pointer (&data->timer, g_timer_destroy);
+
+  g_free (data);
+}
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MediaPlaybackData, free_playback_data);
+
+
+struct _CallsMediaPlayback {
+  GObject   parent_instance;
+
+  GSoundContext *context;
+  GCancellable  *cancellable;
+
+  MediaPlaybackData *data_calling;
+  MediaPlaybackData *data_busy;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_FINAL_TYPE (CallsMediaPlayback, calls_media_playback, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+
+static const char *
+playback_event_to_string (PlaybackEvent event)
+{
+  switch (event) {
+  case PLAYBACK_CALLING:
+    return "phone-outgoing-calling";
+
+  case PLAYBACK_BUSY:
+    return "phone-outgoing-busy";
+
+  case PLAYBACK_LAST:
+  default:
+    return NULL;
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+calls_media_playback_dispose (GObject *object)
+{
+  CallsMediaPlayback *self = CALLS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (object);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->data_calling, free_playback_data);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->data_busy, free_playback_data);
+
+  g_cancellable_cancel (self->cancellable);
+  g_clear_object (&self->cancellable);
+  g_clear_object (&self->context);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (calls_media_playback_parent_class)->dispose (object);
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_media_playback_class_init (CallsMediaPlaybackClass *klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  object_class->dispose = calls_media_playback_dispose;
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_media_playback_init (CallsMediaPlayback *self)
+{
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
+
+  self->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
+  self->context = gsound_context_new (self->cancellable, &error);
+
+  if (!self->context) {
+    g_warning ("Could not initialize sound context: %s", error->message);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  gsound_context_set_attributes (self->context, &error,
+                                 GSOUND_ATTR_MEDIA_ROLE, "phone",
+                                 GSOUND_ATTR_MEDIA_ICON_NAME, "media-role-phone",
+                                 NULL);
+}
+
+
+static void playback_data (MediaPlaybackData *data);
+
+static void
+on_playing_done (GObject      *object,
+                 GAsyncResult *res,
+                 gpointer      userdata)
+{
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (MediaPlaybackData) data = userdata;
+
+  if (!gsound_context_play_full_finish (GSOUND_CONTEXT (object), res, &error)) {
+    if (!g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
+      g_warning ("Playing '%s' failed: %s",
+                 playback_event_to_string (data->event),
+                 error->message);
+  } else {
+    if (g_timer_elapsed (data->timer, NULL) < data->min_playback_time) {
+      playback_data (g_steal_pointer (&data));
+    } else {
+      switch (data->event) {
+      case PLAYBACK_CALLING:
+        data->self->data_calling = NULL;
+        break;
+
+      case PLAYBACK_BUSY:
+        data->self->data_busy = NULL;
+        break;
+
+      case PLAYBACK_LAST:
+      default:
+        g_warning ("Unknown event %d", data->event);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void
+playback_data (MediaPlaybackData *data)
+{
+  const char *event_id;
+
+  g_assert (CALLS_IS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (data->self));
+  g_assert (data->self->context);
+
+  event_id = playback_event_to_string (data->event);
+
+  if (!event_id) {
+    g_warning ("No event id found for %d", data->event);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  g_debug ("Starting playback of '%s'", event_id);
+
+  gsound_context_play_full (data->self->context,
+                            data->cancellable,
+                            on_playing_done,
+                            data,
+                            GSOUND_ATTR_CANBERRA_CACHE_CONTROL, "volatile",
+                            GSOUND_ATTR_EVENT_ID, event_id,
+                            NULL);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * calls_media_playback_play_calling:
+ * @self: The #CallsMediaPlayback
+ *
+ * Starts playing the "phone-outgoing-calling" sound,
+ * which can be stopped by invoking calls_media_playback_stop_calling().
+ */
+void
+calls_media_playback_play_calling (CallsMediaPlayback *self)
+{
+  MediaPlaybackData *data;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CALLS_IS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (self->context);
+
+  if (self->data_calling)
+    return;
+
+  data = g_new0 (MediaPlaybackData, 1);
+  data->self = self;
+  data->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
+  data->timer = g_timer_new ();
+  data->event = PLAYBACK_CALLING;
+  data->min_playback_time = DBL_MAX;
+
+  self->data_calling = data;
+  playback_data (data);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * calls_media_playback_stop_calling:
+ * @self: The #CallsMediaPlayback
+ *
+ * Stops playing the "phone-outgoing-calling" sound,
+ * which has been started with calls_media_playback_play_calling().
+ */
+void
+calls_media_playback_stop_calling (CallsMediaPlayback *self)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (CALLS_IS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (self->context);
+
+  if (!self->data_calling)
+    return;
+
+  g_cancellable_cancel (self->data_calling->cancellable);
+}
+
+/**
+ * calls_media_playback_play_calling:
+ * @self: The #CallsMediaPlayback
+ *
+ * Starts playing the "phone-outgoing-busy" sound,
+ * which can be stopped immediately by invoking calls_media_playback_stop_busy().
+ */
+void
+calls_media_playback_play_busy (CallsMediaPlayback *self)
+{
+  MediaPlaybackData *data;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CALLS_IS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (self->context);
+
+  if (self->data_busy) {
+    g_timer_reset (self->data_busy->timer);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  data = g_new0 (MediaPlaybackData, 1);
+  data->self = self;
+  data->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
+  data->timer = g_timer_new ();
+  data->event = PLAYBACK_BUSY;
+  data->min_playback_time = BUSY_MIN_PLAYBACK_TIME_SECONDS;
+
+  self->data_busy = data;
+  playback_data (data);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * calls_media_playback_stop_busy:
+ * @self: The #CallsMediaPlayback
+ *
+ * Stops playing the "phone-outgoing-busy" sound,
+ * which has been started with calls_media_playback_play_busy().
+ */
+void
+calls_media_playback_stop_busy (CallsMediaPlayback *self)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (CALLS_IS_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (self->context);
+
+  if (!self->data_busy)
+    return;
+
+  g_cancellable_cancel (self->data_busy->cancellable);
+}
+
+
+CallsMediaPlayback *
+calls_media_playback_new (void)
+{
+  return g_object_new (CALLS_TYPE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/calls-media-playback.h b/src/calls-media-playback.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae96ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calls-media-playback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Phosh.mobi e.V.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Calls.
+ *
+ * Calls is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Calls is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Calls.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <devrtz@fortysixandtwo.eu>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define CALLS_TYPE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK (calls_media_playback_get_type ())
+
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CallsMediaPlayback, calls_media_playback, CALLS, MEDIA_PLAYBACK, GObject)
+
+
+CallsMediaPlayback   *calls_media_playback_new           (void);
+void                  calls_media_playback_play_calling  (CallsMediaPlayback *self);
+void                  calls_media_playback_stop_calling  (CallsMediaPlayback *self);
+void                  calls_media_playback_play_busy     (CallsMediaPlayback *self);
+void                  calls_media_playback_stop_busy     (CallsMediaPlayback *self);
+
+G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1ce6e3f..586ec78 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ calls_deps = [
   dependency('gmobile', version: '>= 0.3.0'),
   dependency('gobject-2.0', version: '>= 2.74'),
   dependency('gom-1.0'),
+  dependency('gsound'),
   dependency('gtk4', version: '>= @0@'.format(gtk_version)),
   dependency('libadwaita-1', version: '>= 1.6'),
   dependency('libcallaudio-0.1'),
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ calls_sources = files(
   'calls-log.c',
   'calls-main-window.c',
   'calls-manager.c',
+  'calls-media-playback.c',
   'calls-message-source.c',
   'calls-network-watch.c',
   'calls-new-call-box.c',