diff --git a/src/emulator/binjgb.ts b/src/emulator/binjgb.ts
index 5fbdd0e..c8a6d6b 100644
--- a/src/emulator/binjgb.ts
+++ b/src/emulator/binjgb.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,17 @@ export class BinjgbEmulator implements Emulator {
       // Audio is optional. Failure must not block a silent game.
       try {
         this.audio = new AudioContext();
+        // WebKit can return a context whose sample rate is 0 (seen after a
+        // page process has opened many); binjgb divides by the rate.
+        if (!(this.audio.sampleRate > 0))
+          throw new Error("No audio sample rate.");
         this.gain = this.audio.createGain();
         this.gain.gain.value = this.muted ? 0 : 0.4;
         this.gain.connect(this.audio.destination);
       } catch {
+        void this.audio?.close().catch(() => {});
         this.audio = undefined;
+        this.gain = undefined;
       }
       this.romPointer = this.module._malloc(rom.length);
       if (!this.romPointer) throw new Error("Could not allocate ROM memory.");
diff --git a/tests/browser.spec.ts b/tests/browser.spec.ts
index 36b69f3..72cf460 100644
--- a/tests/browser.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/browser.spec.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,35 @@ test("actual WASM executes an original cartridge, reads input and round-trips st
   expect(errors).toEqual([]);
 });
 
+test("the emulator runs silently when the browser reports no audio sample rate", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.goto("/");
+  const result = await page.evaluate(async (bytes) => {
+    // WebKit hands out contexts with a sample rate of 0 once a page process
+    // has opened many; binjgb divides by the rate on every frame.
+    const closed: boolean[] = [];
+    window.AudioContext = class extends AudioContext {
+      get sampleRate() {
+        return 0;
+      }
+      close() {
+        closed.push(true);
+        return super.close();
+      }
+    };
+    const { BinjgbEmulator } = await import("/src/emulator/binjgb.ts");
+    const emulator = new BinjgbEmulator();
+    await emulator.load(new Uint8Array(bytes), document.createElement("canvas"));
+    emulator.advanceFrames(12);
+    const battery = emulator.exportBattery()[0];
+    emulator.dispose();
+    return { battery, closed: closed.length };
+  }, Array.from(syntheticRom()));
+  expect(result.battery & 1).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.closed).toBe(1);
+});
+
 test("full player lifecycle with test-only validator replacement", async ({
   page,
   context,