diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e0ce76a..b3280b1 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <canvas id="game" width="960" height="540" aria-label="Dino Land game canvas"></canvas>
+  <button id="musicToggle" type="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Toggle music">🔇 Music: Off</button>
 
   <div id="startScreen">
     <div class="panel">
diff --git a/js/game.js b/js/game.js
index f1b73a0..604f36b 100644
--- a/js/game.js
+++ b/js/game.js
@@ -8,6 +8,36 @@ const leaderboardEl = document.getElementById('leaderboard');
 const saveScoreFormEl = document.getElementById('saveScoreForm');
 const playerNameEl = document.getElementById('playerName');
 const restartBtnEl = document.getElementById('restartBtn');
+const musicToggleEl = document.getElementById('musicToggle');
+
+const MUSIC_STORAGE_KEY = 'dinoLand.musicEnabled';
+
+function resolveInitialMusicEnabled() {
+  try {
+    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(MUSIC_STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (raw === null) return false;
+    return raw !== '0' && raw !== 'false';
+  } catch (_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function persistMusicEnabled(enabled) {
+  try {
+    window.localStorage.setItem(MUSIC_STORAGE_KEY, enabled ? '1' : '0');
+  } catch (_) {
+    // no-op in restricted contexts
+  }
+}
+
+let musicEnabled = resolveInitialMusicEnabled();
+
+function refreshMusicToggleUi() {
+  if (!musicToggleEl) return;
+  musicToggleEl.textContent = musicEnabled ? '🎵 Music: On' : '🔇 Music: Off';
+  musicToggleEl.setAttribute('aria-pressed', musicEnabled ? 'true' : 'false');
+  musicToggleEl.setAttribute('title', musicEnabled ? 'Disable music' : 'Enable music (first click also unlocks audio)');
+}
 
 const startScreenEl = document.getElementById('startScreen');
 const startFormEl = document.getElementById('startForm');
@@ -64,10 +94,22 @@ let gameConfig = { accessMode: 'standard', difficulty: 'medium' };
 
 function ensureAudioCtx() {
   if (!audioCtx) audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
-  if (audioCtx.state === 'suspended') audioCtx.resume();
+  return audioCtx;
+}
+
+async function resumeAudioContext() {
+  const ctx = ensureAudioCtx();
+  if (ctx.state !== 'suspended') return true;
+  try {
+    await ctx.resume();
+    return true;
+  } catch (_) {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 function playSfx(type) {
+  if (!musicEnabled) return;
   try {
     ensureAudioCtx();
     const now = audioCtx.currentTime;
@@ -238,6 +280,22 @@ window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
 });
 window.addEventListener('keyup', (e) => keys.delete(e.key));
 
+if (musicToggleEl) {
+  refreshMusicToggleUi();
+  musicToggleEl.addEventListener('click', async (ev) => {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+
+    if (!musicEnabled) {
+      await resumeAudioContext();
+    }
+
+    musicEnabled = !musicEnabled;
+    persistMusicEnabled(musicEnabled);
+    refreshMusicToggleUi();
+  });
+}
+
 startFormEl.addEventListener('submit', (e) => {
   e.preventDefault();
   const pass = passwordEl.value.trim();
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 53b74a5..7e508ed 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ body {
   border: 2px solid #1b3a47;
   background: #b5ecff;
 }
+#musicToggle {
+  position: fixed;
+  right: 16px;
+  bottom: 16px;
+  z-index: 9;
+  width: auto;
+  min-width: 132px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.24);
+  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.65);
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 #deathScreen,
 #startScreen {
   position: fixed;