diff --git a/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider.go b/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider.go
index b817d19..b164fc8 100644
--- a/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider.go
+++ b/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/playlist"
 	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/provider"
@@ -29,21 +30,27 @@ const (
 )
 
 type cookieBase struct {
-	browser    string
-	fetchFn    func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error)
-	resolveFn  func(pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error)
-	mu         sync.Mutex
-	playlists  []playlist.PlaylistInfo
-	trackCache map[string][]playlist.Track
+	browser     string
+	fetchFn     func(browser string) ([]playlist.PlaylistInfo, error)
+	resolveFn   func(ctx context.Context, pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error)
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	playlists   []playlist.PlaylistInfo
+	trackCache  map[string][]playlist.Track
+	nextLoad    uint64
+	loadCancels map[uint64]context.CancelFunc
 }
 
-const cookiePlaylistBatchSize = 100
+const (
+	cookiePlaylistBatchSize   = 100
+	cookiePlaylistLoadTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+)
 
 func newCookieBase(browser string) *cookieBase {
 	return &cookieBase{
-		browser:    browser,
-		fetchFn:    resolve.FetchUserPlaylists,
-		trackCache: make(map[string][]playlist.Track),
+		browser:     browser,
+		fetchFn:     resolve.FetchUserPlaylists,
+		trackCache:  make(map[string][]playlist.Track),
+		loadCancels: make(map[uint64]context.CancelFunc),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,15 +89,28 @@ func (b *cookieBase) fetchTracks(target string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 		return cached, nil
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cookiePlaylistLoadTimeout)
+	b.nextLoad++
+	loadID := b.nextLoad
+	if b.loadCancels == nil {
+		b.loadCancels = make(map[uint64]context.CancelFunc)
+	}
+	b.loadCancels[loadID] = cancel
 	b.mu.Unlock()
+	defer func() {
+		b.mu.Lock()
+		delete(b.loadCancels, loadID)
+		b.mu.Unlock()
+		cancel()
+	}()
 
 	resolveBatch := b.resolveFn
 	if resolveBatch == nil {
-		resolveBatch = resolve.ResolveYTDLBatchPage
+		resolveBatch = resolve.ResolveYTDLBatchPageContext
 	}
 	var tracks []playlist.Track
 	for start := 0; ; {
-		batch, entries, err := resolveBatch(target, start, cookiePlaylistBatchSize, b.browser)
+		batch, entries, err := resolveBatch(ctx, target, start, cookiePlaylistBatchSize, b.browser)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("ytmusic: resolve playlist tracks: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -109,11 +129,24 @@ func (b *cookieBase) fetchTracks(target string) ([]playlist.Track, error) {
 
 func (b *cookieBase) refresh() {
 	b.mu.Lock()
+	for _, cancel := range b.loadCancels {
+		cancel()
+	}
+	clear(b.loadCancels)
 	b.playlists = nil
 	clear(b.trackCache)
 	b.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (b *cookieBase) close() {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	for _, cancel := range b.loadCancels {
+		cancel()
+	}
+	clear(b.loadCancels)
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // CookieProvider provides YouTube and YouTube Music playlist access using
 // browser cookies via yt-dlp, without requiring Google Cloud OAuth credentials.
 type CookieProvider struct {
@@ -267,4 +300,4 @@ func (p *CookieProvider) Refresh() {
 }
 
 // Close releases any held resources.
-func (p *CookieProvider) Close() {}
+func (p *CookieProvider) Close() { p.base.close() }
diff --git a/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider_test.go b/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider_test.go
index 8452101..2043285 100644
--- a/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider_test.go
+++ b/external/ytmusic/cookie_provider_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/playlist"
 	"github.com/bjarneo/cliamp/provider"
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ func TestCookieProviderTracksLoadsInBatches(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
 	base := newCookieBase("firefox")
 	var starts []int
-	base.resolveFn = func(_ string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error) {
+	base.resolveFn = func(_ context.Context, _ string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error) {
 		starts = append(starts, start)
 		if count != cookiePlaylistBatchSize {
 			t.Fatalf("count = %d, want %d", count, cookiePlaylistBatchSize)
@@ -295,6 +296,45 @@ func TestCookieProviderTracksLoadsInBatches(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCookieProviderStopsTrackLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		stop func(*CookieProvider)
+	}{
+		{name: "refresh", stop: func(p *CookieProvider) { p.Refresh() }},
+		{name: "close", stop: func(p *CookieProvider) { p.Close() }},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			base := newCookieBase("firefox")
+			started := make(chan struct{})
+			base.resolveFn = func(ctx context.Context, _ string, _, _ int, _ ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error) {
+				close(started)
+				<-ctx.Done()
+				return nil, 0, ctx.Err()
+			}
+			prov := &CookieProvider{base: base, kind: KindMusic}
+			done := make(chan error, 1)
+			go func() {
+				_, err := prov.Tracks("PL123")
+				done <- err
+			}()
+
+			<-started
+			tt.stop(prov)
+			select {
+			case err := <-done:
+				if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+					t.Fatalf("Tracks() error = %v, want context.Canceled", err)
+				}
+			case <-time.After(time.Second):
+				t.Fatal("track load did not stop")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCookieProviderSearchTracksHonorsCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Skip("skipping Unix shell script test on Windows")
diff --git a/resolve/resolve.go b/resolve/resolve.go
index 1d008fa..7b03a09 100644
--- a/resolve/resolve.go
+++ b/resolve/resolve.go
@@ -621,6 +621,12 @@ func ResolveYTDLBatch(pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]pl
 func ResolveYTDLBatchPage(pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
+	return ResolveYTDLBatchPageContext(ctx, pageURL, start, count, browser...)
+}
+
+// ResolveYTDLBatchPageContext is ResolveYTDLBatchPage with caller-controlled
+// cancellation and timeout.
+func ResolveYTDLBatchPageContext(ctx context.Context, pageURL string, start, count int, browser ...string) ([]playlist.Track, int, error) {
 	end := 0
 	if count > 0 {
 		end = start + count