diff --git a/packages/audiodocs/docs/system/playback-notification-manager.mdx b/packages/audiodocs/docs/system/playback-notification-manager.mdx
index b84cf25d7..3073e17cb 100644
--- a/packages/audiodocs/docs/system/playback-notification-manager.mdx
+++ b/packages/audiodocs/docs/system/playback-notification-manager.mdx
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ interface PlaybackNotificationInfo {
   state?: 'playing' | 'paused';
 
   skipInterval?: number;
+
+  // IOS only: shows the system "Live" indicator on the lock screen and CarPlay Now Playing UI
+  isLiveStream?: boolean;
 }
 ```
 </details>
@@ -183,6 +186,12 @@ interface PlaybackNotificationInfo {
 - Pass `skipInterval` in the same `show()` call (or earlier) before enabling skip controls, so the interval is applied when controls are first set up.
 - On Android, skip action icons show `15` when `skipInterval` is `15` (default); otherwise generic skip icons without a number are used.
 
+#### `isLiveStream`
+
+- Marks the current item as a live stream (e.g. live radio) rather than a track with a known duration.
+- iOS only: maps to `MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyIsLiveStream`, which drives the "Live" label shown on the lock screen and CarPlay Now Playing UI.
+- No effect on Android — there is no equivalent system-level indicator to map it to.
+
 ### `PlaybackControlName`
 
 <details>
diff --git a/packages/react-native-audio-api/ios/audioapi/ios/system/notification/PlaybackNotification.mm b/packages/react-native-audio-api/ios/audioapi/ios/system/notification/PlaybackNotification.mm
index b9181a218..1293ef4f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-audio-api/ios/audioapi/ios/system/notification/PlaybackNotification.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-audio-api/ios/audioapi/ios/system/notification/PlaybackNotification.mm
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     @"duration" : MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration, \
     @"elapsedTime" : MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime, \
     @"speed" : MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate, \
-    @"artwork" : MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork \
+    @"artwork" : MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork, \
+    @"isLiveStream" : MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyIsLiveStream \
   }
 
 // Must match PlaybackNotification.DEFAULT_SKIP_INTERVAL_SECONDS on Android.
diff --git a/packages/react-native-audio-api/src/system/notification/types.ts b/packages/react-native-audio-api/src/system/notification/types.ts
index 3f1060233..16e295efc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-audio-api/src/system/notification/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-audio-api/src/system/notification/types.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export interface PlaybackNotificationInfo {
   state?: 'playing' | 'paused';
   /** Skip interval in seconds for skipForward/skipBackward. Default: 15 */
   skipInterval?: number;
+  /**
+   * Marks the current item as a live stream (e.g. live radio) rather than a
+   * track with a known duration. iOS-only: maps to
+   * `MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyIsLiveStream`, which drives the "Live" label the
+   * system shows on the lock screen and CarPlay Now Playing UI. Has no effect
+   * on Android, which has no equivalent system indicator.
+   */
+  isLiveStream?: boolean;
 }
 
 /// Available playback control actions.