diff --git a/radio/src/targets/common/arm/stm32/audio_dac_driver.cpp b/radio/src/targets/common/arm/stm32/audio_dac_driver.cpp
index f25933cb0ce..571807dbac3 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/common/arm/stm32/audio_dac_driver.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/targets/common/arm/stm32/audio_dac_driver.cpp
@@ -170,12 +170,24 @@ static void dac_close_dma_xfer()
 {
   LL_DMA_DisableIT_TC(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
   LL_DMA_DisableIT_HT(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
-  // TODO: reset flags
   LL_DMA_DisableStream(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
+
+  // clear pending flags so they don't carry over to the next transfer
+  stm32_dma_check_tc_flag(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
+  stm32_dma_check_ht_flag(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
 }
 
 static void dac_start_dma()
 {
+  // re-arm from the start of the buffer: a mid-transfer stop leaves NDTR and the
+  // memory address partway, which desyncs the HT/TC half tracking
+  LL_DMA_DisableStream(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
+  LL_DMA_SetMemoryAddress(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream, (uintptr_t)_dma_buffer);
+  LL_DMA_SetDataLength(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream, DMA_BUFFER_LEN);
+
+  stm32_dma_check_tc_flag(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
+  stm32_dma_check_ht_flag(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
+
   // enable DMA stream and transfer complete interrupt
   LL_DMA_EnableIT_HT(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
   LL_DMA_EnableIT_TC(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream);
@@ -192,6 +204,10 @@ void audioConsumeCurrentBuffer()
 {
   if (!LL_DMA_IsEnabledStream(AUDIO_DMA, AUDIO_DMA_Stream)) {
     if (!audio_update_dma_buffer(0)) {
+      // prime the second half as well so the first full DMA cycle plays valid
+      // data and the half tracking starts aligned (ignore the result: if no
+      // more data is available it is filled with silence)
+      audio_update_dma_buffer(1);
 #if defined(AUDIO_MUTE_GPIO)
       audioUnmute();
 #endif