diff --git a/services/Players.qml b/services/Players.qml
index d51b5df38..cc9188483 100644
--- a/services/Players.qml
+++ b/services/Players.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pragma Singleton
 
+import QtQuick
 import QtQml
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
@@ -22,15 +23,34 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         function onPostTrackChanged() {
+            nowPlayingTimer.pendingPlayer = root.active;
+            nowPlayingTimer.restart();
+        }
+
+        target: root.active
+    }
+
+    // Debounce the now playing toast to avoid showing stale metadata.
+    // Some players (e.g. Spotify) emit postTrackChanged as soon as the track
+    // ID changes, before the title/artist properties are updated in a follow-up
+    // D-Bus signal. Waiting a short time ensures the metadata has settled.
+    // The player is captured at signal time so that an active player switch
+    // during the debounce window does not show metadata from the wrong player.
+    Timer {
+        id: nowPlayingTimer
+
+        property MprisPlayer pendingPlayer: null
+
+        interval: 300
+        onTriggered: {
             if (!Config.utilities.toasts.nowPlaying) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (root.active.trackArtist != "" && root.active.trackTitle != "") {
-                Toaster.toast(qsTr("Now Playing"), qsTr("%1 - %2").arg(root.active.trackArtist).arg(root.active.trackTitle), "music_note");
+            if (pendingPlayer && pendingPlayer === root.active && pendingPlayer.trackArtist != "" && pendingPlayer.trackTitle != "") {
+                Toaster.toast(qsTr("Now Playing"), qsTr("%1 - %2").arg(pendingPlayer.trackArtist).arg(pendingPlayer.trackTitle), "music_note");
             }
+            pendingPlayer = null;
         }
-
-        target: root.active
     }
 
     PersistentProperties {