diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenter.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenter.kt
index 0fae36f1ec..3ea8bde6ca 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenter.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenter.kt
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ class VoiceMessageComposerPresenter @Inject constructor(
                 is VoiceMessageComposerEvents.SendVoiceMessage -> localCoroutineScope.launch {
                     onSendButtonPress()
                 }
-                VoiceMessageComposerEvents.DeleteVoiceMessage -> localCoroutineScope.deleteRecording()
+                VoiceMessageComposerEvents.DeleteVoiceMessage -> {
+                    player.pause()
+                    localCoroutineScope.deleteRecording()
+                }
                 VoiceMessageComposerEvents.DismissPermissionsRationale -> onDismissPermissionsRationale()
                 VoiceMessageComposerEvents.AcceptPermissionRationale -> onAcceptPermissionsRationale()
                 is VoiceMessageComposerEvents.LifecycleEvent -> onLifecycleEvent(event.event)
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenterTest.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenterTest.kt
index d3cb53fb49..67cf2123be 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenterTest.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/voicemessages/composer/VoiceMessageComposerPresenterTest.kt
@@ -209,6 +209,28 @@ class VoiceMessageComposerPresenterTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `present - delete while playing`() = runTest {
+        val presenter = createVoiceMessageComposerPresenter()
+        moleculeFlow(RecompositionMode.Immediate) {
+            presenter.present()
+        }.test {
+            awaitItem().eventSink(VoiceMessageComposerEvents.RecordButtonEvent(PressEvent.PressStart))
+            awaitItem().eventSink(VoiceMessageComposerEvents.RecordButtonEvent(PressEvent.LongPressEnd))
+            awaitItem().eventSink(VoiceMessageComposerEvents.PlayerEvent(VoiceMessagePlayerEvent.Play))
+            awaitItem().eventSink(VoiceMessageComposerEvents.DeleteVoiceMessage)
+            awaitItem().apply {
+                assertThat(voiceMessageState).isEqualTo(aPreviewState(isPlaying = false))
+            }
+
+            val finalState = awaitItem()
+            assertThat(finalState.voiceMessageState).isEqualTo(VoiceMessageState.Idle)
+            voiceRecorder.assertCalls(started = 1, stopped = 1, deleted = 1)
+
+            testPauseAndDestroy(finalState)
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `present - send recording`() = runTest {
         val presenter = createVoiceMessageComposerPresenter()