diff --git a/packages/common/infra/src/media/types.ts b/packages/common/infra/src/media/types.ts
index ca4b8ffc94..8a2644c721 100644
--- a/packages/common/infra/src/media/types.ts
+++ b/packages/common/infra/src/media/types.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export interface PlaybackState {
   updateTime: number;
   /**
    * the playback rate
-   * Not implemented yet. Always 1.0.
    */
-  // rate: number;
+  playbackRate: number;
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.css.ts b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.css.ts
index d3b7b9fdc4..32fb524936 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.css.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.css.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ export const timeDisplay = style({
   },
 });
 
+export const playbackRateDisplay = style({
+  fontSize: cssVar('fontXs'),
+  fontWeight: 500,
+  color: cssVarV2('text/secondary'),
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+});
+
 export const miniRoot = style({
   position: 'relative',
   display: 'flex',
diff --git a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.stories.tsx b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.stories.tsx
index 9bd13f9094..b3e79378ac 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.stories.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const AudioWrapper = () => {
   const [seekTime, setSeekTime] = useState(0);
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [playbackRate, setPlaybackRate] = useState(1.0);
   const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement>(null);
   const audioUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -151,6 +152,13 @@ const AudioWrapper = () => {
     [playbackState]
   );
 
+  const handlePlaybackRateChange = useCallback((rate: number) => {
+    if (audioRef.current) {
+      audioRef.current.playbackRate = rate;
+      setPlaybackRate(rate);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const audio = audioRef.current;
     if (!audio || !audioFile) return;
@@ -298,6 +306,8 @@ const AudioWrapper = () => {
             onPause={handlePause}
             onStop={handleStop}
             onSeek={handleSeek}
+            playbackRate={playbackRate}
+            onPlaybackRateChange={handlePlaybackRateChange}
           />
           <AudioPlayer
             name={audioFile.name}
@@ -311,6 +321,8 @@ const AudioWrapper = () => {
             onPause={handlePause}
             onStop={handleStop}
             onSeek={handleSeek}
+            playbackRate={playbackRate}
+            onPlaybackRateChange={handlePlaybackRateChange}
           />
         </>
       )}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.tsx b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.tsx
index ea8b53dfab..97080966ac 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/component/src/ui/audio-player/audio-player.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import bytes from 'bytes';
 import { clamp } from 'lodash-es';
 import { type MouseEventHandler, type ReactNode, useCallback } from 'react';
 
-import { IconButton } from '../button';
+import { Button, IconButton } from '../button';
 import { AnimatedPlayIcon } from '../lottie';
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '../menu';
 import * as styles from './audio-player.css';
 import { AudioWaveform } from './audio-waveform';
 
@@ -40,8 +41,15 @@ export interface AudioPlayerProps {
   onPause: MouseEventHandler;
   onStop: MouseEventHandler;
   onSeek: (newTime: number) => void;
+
+  // Playback rate
+  playbackRate: number;
+  onPlaybackRateChange: (rate: number) => void;
 }
 
+// Playback rate options
+const playbackRates = [0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 3];
+
 export const AudioPlayer = ({
   name,
   size,
@@ -55,6 +63,8 @@ export const AudioPlayer = ({
   onPause,
   onSeek,
   onClick,
+  playbackRate,
+  onPlaybackRateChange,
 }: AudioPlayerProps) => {
   // Handle progress bar click
   const handleProgressClick = useCallback(
@@ -80,6 +90,13 @@ export const AudioPlayer = ({
     [loading, playbackState, onPause, onPlay]
   );
 
+  const handlePlaybackRateChange = useCallback(
+    (rate: number) => {
+      onPlaybackRateChange(rate);
+    },
+    [onPlaybackRateChange]
+  );
+
   // Calculate progress percentage
   const progressPercentage = duration > 0 ? seekTime / duration : 0;
   return (
@@ -97,6 +114,27 @@ export const AudioPlayer = ({
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className={styles.upperRight}>
+          <Menu
+            rootOptions={{ modal: false }}
+            children={
+              <Button variant="plain" className={styles.playbackRateDisplay}>
+                {playbackRate}x
+              </Button>
+            }
+            items={
+              <>
+                {playbackRates.map(rate => (
+                  <MenuItem
+                    key={rate}
+                    selected={rate === playbackRate}
+                    onClick={() => handlePlaybackRateChange(rate)}
+                  >
+                    {rate}x
+                  </MenuItem>
+                ))}
+              </>
+            }
+          />
           {notesEntry}
           <AnimatedPlayIcon
             onClick={handlePlayToggle}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/attachment-viewer/audio/audio-block.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/attachment-viewer/audio/audio-block.tsx
index 5f31a4966c..f47ec4ec9e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/attachment-viewer/audio/audio-block.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/attachment-viewer/audio/audio-block.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ const AttachmentAudioPlayer = ({ block }: { block: AudioAttachmentBlock }) => {
     [audioMedia]
   );
 
+  const handlePlaybackRateChange = useCallback(
+    (rate: number) => {
+      audioMedia?.setPlaybackRate(rate);
+    },
+    [audioMedia]
+  );
+
   const t = useI18n();
 
   const enableAi = useEnableAI();
@@ -193,6 +200,8 @@ const AttachmentAudioPlayer = ({ block }: { block: AudioAttachmentBlock }) => {
       onPause={handlePause}
       onStop={handleStop}
       onSeek={handleSeek}
+      playbackRate={playbackState?.playbackRate || 1.0}
+      onPlaybackRateChange={handlePlaybackRateChange}
       notesEntry={
         <CurrentServerScopeProvider>{notesEntry}</CurrentServerScopeProvider>
       }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/hooks/use-seek-time.ts b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/hooks/use-seek-time.ts
index 7d01ddf74d..d32017ce10 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/hooks/use-seek-time.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/hooks/use-seek-time.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const useSeekTime = (
         state: AudioMediaPlaybackState;
         seekOffset: number;
         updateTime: number;
+        playbackRate: number;
       }
     | undefined
     | null,
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ export const useSeekTime = (
       if (playbackState) {
         const timeElapsed =
           playbackState.state === 'playing'
-            ? (Date.now() - playbackState.updateTime) / 1000
+            ? ((Date.now() - playbackState.updateTime) / 1000) *
+              (playbackState.playbackRate ?? 1.0)
             : 0;
         // if timeElapsed + playbackState.seekOffset is close to duration,
         // set seekTime to duration
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/root-app-sidebar/sidebar-audio-player.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/root-app-sidebar/sidebar-audio-player.tsx
index 385f05e900..4dcee443c3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/root-app-sidebar/sidebar-audio-player.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/root-app-sidebar/sidebar-audio-player.tsx
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ export const SidebarAudioPlayer = () => {
     [audioMediaManagerService]
   );
 
+  const handlePlaybackRateChange = useCallback(
+    (rate: number) => {
+      audioMediaManagerService.setPlaybackRate(rate);
+    },
+    [audioMediaManagerService]
+  );
+
   const handlePlayerClick = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
       e.stopPropagation();
@@ -130,6 +137,8 @@ export const SidebarAudioPlayer = () => {
         onPause={handlePause}
         onStop={handleStop}
         onSeek={handleSeek}
+        playbackRate={playbackState.playbackRate || 1.0}
+        onPlaybackRateChange={handlePlaybackRateChange}
         waveform={playbackStats.waveform}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/entities/audio-media.ts b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/entities/audio-media.ts
index 0e4b47c092..9ecd619e7a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/entities/audio-media.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/entities/audio-media.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface AudioMediaSyncState {
   state: AudioMediaPlaybackState;
   seekOffset: number;
   updateTime: number; // the time when the playback state is updated
+  playbackRate: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
 
     this.revalidateBuffer();
 
+    // React to playbackState$ changes to update playbackRate and media session
+    const playbackStateSub = this.playbackState$.subscribe(state => {
+      this.audioElement.playbackRate = state.playbackRate;
+      this.updateMediaSessionPositionState(this.audioElement.currentTime);
+    });
+    this.disposables.push(() => playbackStateSub.unsubscribe());
+
     this.disposables.push(() => {
       // Clean up audio resources before calling super.dispose
       try {
@@ -108,7 +116,6 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
   loadError$ = new LiveData<Error | null>(null);
   waveform$ = new LiveData<number[] | null>(null);
   duration$ = new LiveData<number | null>(null);
-
   /**
    * LiveData that exposes the current playback state and data for global state synchronization
    */
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
     state: 'idle',
     seekOffset: 0,
     updateTime: 0,
+    playbackRate: 1.0,
   });
 
   stats$ = LiveData.computed(get => {
@@ -129,12 +137,15 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
   private updatePlaybackState(
     state: AudioMediaPlaybackState,
     seekOffset: number,
-    updateTime = Date.now()
+    updateTime = Date.now(),
+    playbackRate?: number
   ) {
+    const prev = this.playbackState$.getValue();
     this.playbackState$.setValue({
       state,
       seekOffset,
       updateTime,
+      playbackRate: playbackRate ?? prev.playbackRate ?? 1.0,
     });
   }
 
@@ -239,11 +250,12 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
     }
 
     const duration = this.audioElement.duration || 0;
+    const playbackRate = this.playbackState$.getValue().playbackRate ?? 1.0;
     if (duration > 0) {
       navigator.mediaSession.setPositionState({
         duration,
         position: seekTime,
-        playbackRate: 1.0,
+        playbackRate,
       });
     }
   }
@@ -360,7 +372,12 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
     if (state.updateTime <= currentState.updateTime) {
       return;
     }
-    this.updatePlaybackState(state.state, state.seekOffset, state.updateTime);
+    this.updatePlaybackState(
+      state.state,
+      state.seekOffset,
+      state.updateTime,
+      state.playbackRate
+    );
     if (state.state !== currentState.state) {
       if (state.state === 'playing') {
         this.play(true);
@@ -371,6 +388,7 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
       }
     }
     this.seekTo(state.seekOffset, true);
+    this.audioElement.playbackRate = state.playbackRate ?? 1.0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -435,4 +453,19 @@ export class AudioMedia extends Entity<AudioSource> {
 
     return waveform;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the playback rate (speed) of the audio and update the shared state
+   */
+  setPlaybackRate(rate: number) {
+    // Clamp the rate to a reasonable range (e.g., 0.5x to 4x)
+    const clamped = clamp(rate, 0.5, 4.0);
+    const prev = this.playbackState$.getValue();
+    this.updatePlaybackState(
+      prev.state,
+      this.getCurrentSeekPosition(),
+      Date.now(),
+      clamped
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/services/audio-media-manager.ts b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/services/audio-media-manager.ts
index 935df0a33e..3a1f79854b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/services/audio-media-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/modules/media/services/audio-media-manager.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,24 @@ export class AudioMediaManagerService extends Service {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the playback rate (speed) for the current audio
+   * @param rate The playback rate (0.5 to 4.0)
+   */
+  setPlaybackRate(rate: number) {
+    const state = this.getGlobalPlaybackState();
+    if (!state) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const clamped = clamp(rate, 0.5, 4.0);
+    this.globalMediaState.updatePlaybackState({
+      ...state,
+      playbackRate: clamped,
+      updateTime: Date.now(),
+    });
+  }
+
   focusAudioMedia(key: AudioMediaKey, tabId: string | null) {
     const mediaProps = parseAudioMediaKey(key);
     if (tabId === this.currentTabId) {