diff --git a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/App.tsx b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/App.tsx
index 68dae021..e2f1e0be 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ const App = () => {
           isPlaying={isPlaying}
           setIsPlaying={setIsPlaying}
           onPlayPause={handlePlay}
+          isPlayingSegments={isPlayingSegments}
         />
 
         {/* Clip Segments */}
diff --git a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/EditingTools.tsx b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/EditingTools.tsx
index 825b06ad..889df39b 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/EditingTools.tsx
+++ b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/EditingTools.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ const EditingTools = ({
             )}
           </button>
 
-          {/* Standard Play button (only shown when not in preview mode) */}
-          {!isPreviewMode && (
+          {/* Standard Play button (only shown when not in preview mode or segments playback) */}
+          {!isPreviewMode && !isPlayingSegments && (
             <button 
               className="button play-button"
               onClick={handlePlay}
@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ const EditingTools = ({
             </button>
           )}
           
+          {/* Segments Playback message (replaces play button during segments playback) */}
+          {isPlayingSegments && (
+            <div className="segments-playback-message">
+              <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" />
+                <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="12" />
+                <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="8" />
+              </svg>
+              Segments Playback
+            </div>
+          )}
+          
           {/* Preview mode message (replaces play button) */}
           {isPreviewMode && (
             <div className="preview-mode-message">
diff --git a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
index f9788243..9403292b 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ interface TimelineControlsProps {
   isPlaying: boolean;
   setIsPlaying: (playing: boolean) => void;
   onPlayPause: () => void; // Add this prop
+  isPlayingSegments?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Function to calculate and constrain tooltip position to keep it on screen
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
   isIOSUninitialized = false,
   isPlaying,
   setIsPlaying,
-  onPlayPause // Add this prop
+  onPlayPause, // Add this prop
+  isPlayingSegments = false,
 }: TimelineControlsProps) => {
   const timelineRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const leftHandleRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -1108,11 +1110,13 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
 
   // Handle timeline click to seek and show a tooltip
   const handleTimelineClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    // Prevent interaction if segments are playing
+    if (isPlayingSegments) return;
+
     if (!timelineRef.current || !scrollContainerRef.current) return;
     
     // If on mobile device and video hasn't been initialized, don't handle timeline clicks
     if (isIOSUninitialized) {
-      // Don't do anything on timeline click if mobile device hasn't been initialized
       return;
     }
     
@@ -1238,6 +1242,9 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
   
   // Handle segment resize - works with both mouse and touch events
   const handleSegmentResize = (segmentId: number, isLeft: boolean) => (e: React.MouseEvent | React.TouchEvent) => {
+    // Prevent interaction if segments are playing
+    if (isPlayingSegments) return;
+
     e.preventDefault();
     e.stopPropagation(); // Prevent triggering parent's events
     
@@ -1571,6 +1578,9 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
   
   // Handle segment click to show the tooltip
   const handleSegmentClick = (segmentId: number) => (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    // Prevent interaction if segments are playing
+    if (isPlayingSegments) return;
+
     // Don't show tooltip if clicked on handle
     if ((e.target as HTMLElement).classList.contains('clip-segment-handle')) {
       return;
@@ -2235,7 +2245,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
   }, [showSuccessModal, redirectUrl, onSave]);
 
   return (
-    <div className={`timeline-container-card ${isPreviewMode ? 'preview-mode' : ''}`}>
+    <div className={`timeline-container-card ${isPlayingSegments ? 'segments-playback-mode' : ''}`}>
       {/* Current Timecode with Milliseconds */}
       <div className="timeline-header">
         <div className="timeline-title">
@@ -2250,10 +2260,11 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
       {/* Timeline Container with Scrollable Wrapper */}
       <div 
         ref={scrollContainerRef} 
-        className="timeline-scroll-container" 
+        className={`timeline-scroll-container ${isPlayingSegments ? 'segments-playback-mode' : ''}`}
         style={{ 
           overflow: zoomLevel > 1 ? 'auto' : 'hidden'
-        }}>
+        }}
+      >
         <div 
           ref={timelineRef}
           className="timeline-container"
@@ -2342,7 +2353,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
           {/* Segment Tooltip */}
           {selectedSegmentId !== null && (
             <div 
-              className={`segment-tooltip two-row-tooltip ${isPreviewMode ? 'preview-mode' : ''}`}
+              className={`segment-tooltip two-row-tooltip ${isPlayingSegments ? 'segments-playback-mode' : ''}`}
               style={{
                 position: 'absolute',
                 ...constrainTooltipPosition(currentTimePercent)
@@ -2639,7 +2650,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
           {/* Empty space tooltip - positioned absolutely within timeline container */}
           {showEmptySpaceTooltip && selectedSegmentId === null && (
             <div 
-              className={`empty-space-tooltip two-row-tooltip ${isPreviewMode ? 'preview-mode' : ''}`}
+              className={`empty-space-tooltip two-row-tooltip ${isPlayingSegments ? 'segments-playback-mode' : ''}`}
               style={{
                 position: 'absolute',
                 ...constrainTooltipPosition(currentTimePercent)
diff --git a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/styles/TimelineControls.css b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/styles/TimelineControls.css
index 935700b9..672f9f79 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/styles/TimelineControls.css
+++ b/frontend-tools/video-editor/client/src/styles/TimelineControls.css
@@ -850,4 +850,58 @@
   box-shadow: none;
   border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   background-color: inherit !important;
+}
+
+/* Segments playback mode styles */
+.segments-playback-mode {
+  pointer-events: none;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.segments-playback-mode .timeline-container,
+.segments-playback-mode .clip-segment,
+.segments-playback-mode .clip-segment-handle,
+.segments-playback-mode .timeline-marker-head,
+.segments-playback-mode .timeline-marker-drag,
+.segments-playback-mode .trim-handle {
+  pointer-events: none;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.segments-playback-mode .tooltip-action-btn {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.segments-playback-mode .tooltip-time-btn {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.segments-playback-mode .clip-segment:hover {
+  box-shadow: none;
+  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  background-color: inherit !important;
+}
+
+/* Show segments playback message */
+.segments-playback-message {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  background-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.1);
+  color: #3b82f6;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
+}
+
+.segments-playback-message svg {
+  height: 1.25rem;
+  width: 1.25rem;
+  margin-right: 0.5rem;
+  color: #3b82f6;
 }
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