diff --git a/src/components/AudioSpeedControl.tsx b/src/components/AudioSpeedControl.tsx
index dd6c6007..5ce82103 100644
--- a/src/components/AudioSpeedControl.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AudioSpeedControl.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,54 @@ export default function AudioSpeedControl({ recipe, onChange }: Props) {
         </button>
       )}
 
+      <div className={cn("space-y-3", !recipe.keepAudio && "opacity-50")}>
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label htmlFor="audio-fade-in" className="text-sm font-heading font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--muted)]">
+            Fade in
+          </label>
+          <span className="text-sm text-[var(--muted)] font-medium">
+            {recipe.audioFadeIn.toFixed(1)}s
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input
+          id="audio-fade-in"
+          type="range"
+          min={0}
+          max={5}
+          step={0.1}
+          value={recipe.audioFadeIn}
+          disabled={!recipe.keepAudio}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange({ audioFadeIn: Number(e.target.value) })}
+          aria-label="Audio fade in duration"
+          className="w-full accent-film-600 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+        />
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label htmlFor="audio-fade-out" className="text-sm font-heading font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--muted)]">
+            Fade out
+          </label>
+          <span className="text-sm text-[var(--muted)] font-medium">
+            {recipe.audioFadeOut.toFixed(1)}s
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input
+          id="audio-fade-out"
+          type="range"
+          min={0}
+          max={5}
+          step={0.1}
+          value={recipe.audioFadeOut}
+          disabled={!recipe.keepAudio}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange({ audioFadeOut: Number(e.target.value) })}
+          aria-label="Audio fade out duration"
+          className="w-full accent-film-600 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+        />
+        {!recipe.keepAudio && (
+          <p className="text-xs text-[var(--muted)]">
+            Enable audio to adjust fade timing.
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
       {recipe.keepAudio && (recipe.trimStart !== 0 || recipe.trimEnd !== null) && (
         <div role="note" className="mt-3 p-3 bg-[var(--accent-muted)] border border-[var(--border)] rounded text-sm text-[var(--text)] leading-relaxed flex items-start gap-2 animate-fade-in">
           <AlertTriangle size={12} aria-hidden="true" className="shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
diff --git a/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts b/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
index f2edb45c..af7e1d8b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ function validateRecipe(recipe: EditRecipe, duration: number ): string | null {
       recipe.saturation < 0 || recipe.saturation > 3,
       "Saturation must be between 0 and 3.",
     ],
+    [
+      recipe.audioFadeIn < 0 || recipe.audioFadeIn > 5,
+      "Audio fade in must be between 0 and 5 seconds.",
+    ],
+    [
+      recipe.audioFadeOut < 0 || recipe.audioFadeOut > 5,
+      "Audio fade out must be between 0 and 5 seconds.",
+    ],
   ];
 
   return (
@@ -249,6 +257,9 @@ export function useVideoEditor() {
         return typeof val === "number" && !isNaN(val) && val >= 0 && val <= 2;
       case "saturation":
         return typeof val === "number" && !isNaN(val) && val >= 0 && val <= 3;
+      case "audioFadeIn":
+      case "audioFadeOut":
+        return typeof val === "number" && !isNaN(val) && val >= 0 && val <= 5;
       default:
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/constants.ts b/src/lib/constants.ts
index e713f779..c1ee70da 100644
--- a/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_RECIPE: EditRecipe = {
   denoise: false,
   soundOnCompletion: false,
   normalizeAudio: false,
+  audioFadeIn: 0,
+  audioFadeOut: 0,
   textOverlays: [],
   version: RECIPE_VERSION,
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/editorPersistence.ts b/src/lib/editorPersistence.ts
index 4b51537d..7aff4655 100644
--- a/src/lib/editorPersistence.ts
+++ b/src/lib/editorPersistence.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function loadPersistedRecipe(
     try {
       const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
       if (isValidRecipe(parsed)) {
-        return parsed;
+        return migrateRecipe(parsed);
       }
     } catch {
       // fall through to legacy state
diff --git a/src/lib/ffmpeg.ts b/src/lib/ffmpeg.ts
index 625387d2..e4208d0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -392,7 +392,39 @@ export function buildVideoFilter(recipe: EditRecipe, targetW: number, targetH: n
   return filters.join(",");
 }
 
-export function buildAudioFilter(speed: number, normalizeAudio: boolean): string {
+function buildAudioFadeFilter(
+  recipe: EditRecipe,
+  speed: number,
+  videoDuration: number
+): string {
+  const fadeIn = Math.max(0, recipe.audioFadeIn || 0);
+  const fadeOut = Math.max(0, recipe.audioFadeOut || 0);
+  if (fadeIn === 0 && fadeOut === 0) return "";
+
+  const trimmedDuration = Math.max(
+    0,
+    (recipe.trimEnd ?? videoDuration) - recipe.trimStart
+  );
+  const effectiveDuration = speed > 0 ? trimmedDuration / speed : trimmedDuration;
+  const filters: string[] = [];
+
+  if (fadeIn > 0) {
+    filters.push(`afade=t=in:st=0:d=${fadeIn}`);
+  }
+  if (fadeOut > 0 && effectiveDuration > 0) {
+    const fadeOutStart = Math.max(0, effectiveDuration - fadeOut);
+    filters.push(`afade=t=out:st=${Number(fadeOutStart.toFixed(3))}:d=${fadeOut}`);
+  }
+
+  return filters.join(",");
+}
+
+export function buildAudioFilter(
+  recipe: EditRecipe,
+  normalizeAudio: boolean,
+  videoDuration: number
+): string {
+  const speed = recipe.speed;
   if (speed <= 0) return "";
   const filters: string[] = [];
 
@@ -412,6 +444,8 @@ export function buildAudioFilter(speed: number, normalizeAudio: boolean): string
   }
 
   if (normalizeAudio) filters.push("loudnorm=I=-14:TP=-1.5:LRA=11");
+  const fadeFilter = buildAudioFadeFilter(recipe, speed, videoDuration);
+  if (fadeFilter) filters.push(fadeFilter);
 
   return filters.join(",");
 }
@@ -440,7 +474,9 @@ function buildArguments(
 ): string[] {
   const vf = buildVideoFilter(recipe, targetW, targetH);
   const audioTrim = hasOriginalAudio ? buildAudioTrimFilter(recipe) : "";
-  const audioSpeed = hasOriginalAudio ? buildAudioFilter(recipe.speed, recipe.normalizeAudio ?? false) : "";
+  const audioSpeed = hasOriginalAudio
+    ? buildAudioFilter(recipe, recipe.normalizeAudio ?? false, videoDuration)
+    : "";
   const afParts = [audioTrim, audioSpeed].filter(Boolean);
   const af = afParts.join(",");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ffmpeg.worker.ts b/src/lib/ffmpeg.worker.ts
index f72ef583..552165e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/ffmpeg.worker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ffmpeg.worker.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,35 @@ function buildVideoFilter(recipe: EditRecipe, targetW: number, targetH: number):
   return filters.join(",");
 }
 
-function buildAudioFilter(speed: number, normalizeAudio: boolean): string {
+function buildAudioFadeFilter(
+  recipe: EditRecipe,
+  speed: number,
+  videoDuration: number
+): string {
+  const fadeIn = Math.max(0, recipe.audioFadeIn || 0);
+  const fadeOut = Math.max(0, recipe.audioFadeOut || 0);
+  if (fadeIn === 0 && fadeOut === 0) return "";
+
+  const trimmedDuration = Math.max(
+    0,
+    (recipe.trimEnd ?? videoDuration) - recipe.trimStart
+  );
+  const effectiveDuration = speed > 0 ? trimmedDuration / speed : trimmedDuration;
+  const filters: string[] = [];
+
+  if (fadeIn > 0) {
+    filters.push(`afade=t=in:st=0:d=${fadeIn}`);
+  }
+  if (fadeOut > 0 && effectiveDuration > 0) {
+    const fadeOutStart = Math.max(0, effectiveDuration - fadeOut);
+    filters.push(`afade=t=out:st=${Number(fadeOutStart.toFixed(3))}:d=${fadeOut}`);
+  }
+
+  return filters.join(",");
+}
+
+function buildAudioFilter(recipe: EditRecipe, normalizeAudio: boolean, videoDuration: number): string {
+  const speed = recipe.speed;
   if (speed <= 0) return "";
   const filters: string[] = [];
 
@@ -163,6 +191,8 @@ function buildAudioFilter(speed: number, normalizeAudio: boolean): string {
   }
 
   if (normalizeAudio) filters.push("loudnorm=I=-14:TP=-1.5:LRA=11");
+  const fadeFilter = buildAudioFadeFilter(recipe, speed, videoDuration);
+  if (fadeFilter) filters.push(fadeFilter);
 
   return filters.join(",");
 }
@@ -191,7 +221,9 @@ function buildArguments(
 ): string[] {
   const vf = buildVideoFilter(recipe, targetW, targetH);
   const audioTrim = hasOriginalAudio ? buildAudioTrimFilter(recipe) : "";
-  const audioSpeed = hasOriginalAudio ? buildAudioFilter(recipe.speed, recipe.normalizeAudio ?? false) : "";
+  const audioSpeed = hasOriginalAudio
+    ? buildAudioFilter(recipe, recipe.normalizeAudio ?? false, videoDuration)
+    : "";
   const afParts = [audioTrim, audioSpeed].filter(Boolean);
   const af = afParts.join(",");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/editorPersistence.test.ts b/src/lib/tests/editorPersistence.test.ts
index e93ec704..25b93988 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/editorPersistence.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tests/editorPersistence.test.ts
@@ -12,26 +12,42 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/editorPersistence";
 import { EditRecipe } from "@/lib/types";
 
+function createStorage() {
+  const store = new Map<string, string>();
+  return {
+    getItem: (key: string) => store.get(key) ?? null,
+    setItem: (key: string, value: string) => {
+      store.set(key, value);
+    },
+    removeItem: (key: string) => {
+      store.delete(key);
+    },
+    clear: () => store.clear(),
+  };
+}
+
 describe("editorPersistence", () => {
+  const storage = createStorage();
+
   beforeEach(() => {
-    localStorage.clear();
+    storage.clear();
   });
 
   it("loads the canonical recipe key first", () => {
     const recipe: EditRecipe = { ...DEFAULT_RECIPE, quality: 28, version: DEFAULT_RECIPE.version };
-    localStorage.setItem(RECIPE_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(recipe));
-    localStorage.setItem(LEGACY_SETTINGS_KEY, JSON.stringify({ quality: 18 }));
+    storage.setItem(RECIPE_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(recipe));
+    storage.setItem(LEGACY_SETTINGS_KEY, JSON.stringify({ quality: 18 }));
 
-    expect(loadPersistedRecipe(localStorage, DEFAULT_RECIPE)).toEqual(recipe);
+    expect(loadPersistedRecipe(storage, DEFAULT_RECIPE)).toEqual(recipe);
   });
 
   it("migrates legacy settings when the canonical key is missing", () => {
-    localStorage.setItem(
+    storage.setItem(
       LEGACY_SETTINGS_KEY,
       JSON.stringify({ preset: "custom", quality: 19, speed: 1.5, customWidth: 1280, customHeight: 720 })
     );
 
-    const loaded = loadPersistedRecipe(localStorage, DEFAULT_RECIPE);
+    const loaded = loadPersistedRecipe(storage, DEFAULT_RECIPE);
 
     expect(loaded.preset).toBe("custom");
     expect(loaded.quality).toBe(19);
@@ -41,20 +57,20 @@ describe("editorPersistence", () => {
   });
 
   it("persists only the canonical recipe key and clears legacy recipe settings", () => {
-    persistRecipe(localStorage, DEFAULT_RECIPE);
+    persistRecipe(storage, DEFAULT_RECIPE);
 
-    expect(localStorage.getItem(RECIPE_STORAGE_KEY)).toBe(JSON.stringify(DEFAULT_RECIPE));
-    expect(localStorage.getItem(LEGACY_SETTINGS_KEY)).toBeNull();
+    expect(storage.getItem(RECIPE_STORAGE_KEY)).toBe(JSON.stringify(DEFAULT_RECIPE));
+    expect(storage.getItem(LEGACY_SETTINGS_KEY)).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("persists overlay state without recipe data", () => {
-    persistOverlayState(localStorage, {
+    persistOverlayState(storage, {
       overlayPosition: "top-left",
       overlaySize: 120,
       overlayOpacity: 85,
     });
 
-    expect(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(EDITOR_STATE_KEY) ?? "{}")).toEqual({
+    expect(JSON.parse(storage.getItem(EDITOR_STATE_KEY) ?? "{}")).toEqual({
       overlayPosition: "top-left",
       overlaySize: 120,
       overlayOpacity: 85,
@@ -62,7 +78,7 @@ describe("editorPersistence", () => {
   });
 
   it("reads overlay state while ignoring any legacy embedded recipe", () => {
-    localStorage.setItem(
+    storage.setItem(
       EDITOR_STATE_KEY,
       JSON.stringify({
         recipe: { quality: 12 },
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@ describe("editorPersistence", () => {
       })
     );
 
-    expect(loadOverlayState(localStorage, {
+    expect(loadOverlayState(storage, {
       overlayPosition: "bottom-right",
       overlaySize: 150,
       overlayOpacity: 100,
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ describe("editorPersistence", () => {
   });
 
   it("persists sound preference separately", () => {
-    persistSoundPreference(localStorage, true);
-    expect(localStorage.getItem("soundOnCompletion")).toBe("true");
+    persistSoundPreference(storage, true);
+    expect(storage.getItem("soundOnCompletion")).toBe("true");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/ffmpeg.test.ts b/src/lib/tests/ffmpeg.test.ts
index c2e42e74..5e4385cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/ffmpeg.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tests/ffmpeg.test.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import { buildAudioFilter } from "../ffmpeg";
+import { DEFAULT_RECIPE } from "@/lib/constants";
+
+function makeRecipe(overrides = {}) {
+  return { ...DEFAULT_RECIPE, ...overrides };
+}
 
 describe("buildAudioFilter", () => {
   it("should return an empty string for 1.0x speed", () => {
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(1, false)).toBe("");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe(), false, 60)).toBe("");
   });
 
   it("should chain two 0.5x filters for 0.25x speed", () => {
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(0.25, false)).toBe("atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 0.25 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5");
   });
 
   it("should chain two 2.0x filters for 4.0x speed", () => {
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(4, false)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=2");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 4 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=2");
   });
 
   it("should chain multiple 0.5x filters and a remainder for 0.1x speed", () => {
@@ -19,30 +24,46 @@ describe("buildAudioFilter", () => {
     // 0.2 / 0.5 = 0.4
     // 0.4 / 0.5 = 0.8
     // Result should be three 0.5s and one 0.8
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(0.1, false)).toBe("atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5,atempo=0.8");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 0.1 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5,atempo=0.5,atempo=0.8");
   });
 
   it("should chain multiple 2.0x filters and a remainder for 3.0x speed", () => {
     // 3.0 / 2.0 = 1.5
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(3, false)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=1.5");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 3 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=1.5");
   });
 
   it("should handle boundary values inside the 0.5x-2.0x range without chaining", () => {
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(0.5, false)).toBe("atempo=0.5");
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(2.0, false)).toBe("atempo=2"); // Note: Number(2.0.toFixed(4)) -> 2
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(1.5, false)).toBe("atempo=1.5");
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(0.75, false)).toBe("atempo=0.75");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 0.5 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=0.5");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 2.0 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=2"); // Note: Number(2.0.toFixed(4)) -> 2
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 1.5 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=1.5");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 0.75 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=0.75");
   });
 
   it("should chain properly for very large speeds", () => {
     // 10 / 2.0 = 5
     // 5 / 2.0 = 2.5
     // 2.5 / 2.0 = 1.25
-    expect(buildAudioFilter(10, false)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=2.0,atempo=2.0,atempo=1.25");
+    expect(buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe({ speed: 10 }), false, 60)).toBe("atempo=2.0,atempo=2.0,atempo=2.0,atempo=1.25");
   });
 
   it("should append loudnorm filter when normalizeAudio is true", () => {
-    const result = buildAudioFilter(1, true);
+    const result = buildAudioFilter(makeRecipe(), true, 60);
     expect(result).toContain("loudnorm");
   });
+
+  it("should append fade filters using the trimmed audio duration", () => {
+    const result = buildAudioFilter(
+      makeRecipe({
+        trimStart: 10,
+        trimEnd: 40,
+        audioFadeIn: 1.5,
+        audioFadeOut: 2,
+      }),
+      false,
+      60,
+    );
+
+    expect(result).toContain("afade=t=in:st=0:d=1.5");
+    expect(result).toContain("afade=t=out:st=28:d=2");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index 90827df9..9c8aae8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export interface EditRecipe {
   contrast: number;
   saturation: number;
   soundOnCompletion: boolean;
+  audioFadeIn: number;
+  audioFadeOut: number;
   textOverlays: TextOverlay[];
   version: number;
 }
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ export function isValidRecipe(value: unknown): value is EditRecipe {
   if (typeof v.contrast !== "number" || !isFinite(v.contrast)) return false;
   if (typeof v.saturation !== "number" || !isFinite(v.saturation)) return false;
   if (typeof v.soundOnCompletion !== "boolean") return false;
+  if (typeof v.audioFadeIn !== "number" || !isFinite(v.audioFadeIn)) return false;
+  if (typeof v.audioFadeOut !== "number" || !isFinite(v.audioFadeOut)) return false;
   if (!Array.isArray(v.textOverlays)) return false;
 
   return true;