diff --git a/src/app/main/app.ts b/src/app/main/app.ts
index 13b2cc795b..d7f29067fa 100644
--- a/src/app/main/app.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/app.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export const performElectronStartup = (): void => {
   app.setAppUserModelId('chat.rocket');
 
   app.commandLine.appendSwitch('--autoplay-policy', 'no-user-gesture-required');
+  app.commandLine.appendSwitch(
+    'disable-features',
+    'HardwareMediaKeyHandling,MediaSessionService'
+  );
 
   const args = process.argv.slice(app.isPackaged ? 1 : 2);