diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index 7fb990ab0..5ee5ec3ec 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ import aqt
 from anki import hooks
 from anki.cards import Card
 from anki.lang import _, ngettext
+from anki.sound import AVTag
 from anki.utils import bodyClass, stripHTML
 from aqt import AnkiQt, gui_hooks
 from aqt.qt import *
-from aqt.sound import av_player, getAudio
+from aqt.sound import av_player, getAudio, process_av_tags
 from aqt.utils import (
     askUserDialog,
     downArrow,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class Reviewer:
         self.hadCardQueue = False
         self._answeredIds: List[int] = []
         self._recordedAudio = None
+        self._current_side_audio: Optional[List[AVTag]] = None
         self.typeCorrect = None  # web init happens before this is set
         self.state: Optional[str] = None
         self.bottom = aqt.toolbar.BottomBar(mw, mw.bottomWeb)
@@ -122,6 +124,14 @@ class Reviewer:
             txt += c.a()
             av_player.play_from_text(self.mw.col, txt)
 
+    def on_play_button(self, idx: int):
+        try:
+            tag = self._current_side_audio[idx]
+        except IndexError:
+            return
+
+        av_player.play_tags([tag])
+
     # Initializing the webview
     ##########################################################################
 
@@ -181,8 +191,11 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards."""
             )
         else:
             q = c.q()
+
+        q, self._current_side_audio = process_av_tags(self.mw.col, q)
         if self.autoplay(c):
-            av_player.play_from_text(self.mw.col, q)
+            av_player.play_tags(self._current_side_audio)
+
         # render & update bottom
         q = self._mungeQA(q)
         q = gui_hooks.card_will_show(q, c, "reviewQuestion")
@@ -223,8 +236,9 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards."""
         c = self.card
         a = c.a()
         # play audio?
+        a, self._current_side_audio = process_av_tags(self.mw.col, a)
         if self.autoplay(c):
-            av_player.play_from_text(self.mw.col, a)
+            av_player.play_tags(self._current_side_audio)
         a = self._mungeQA(a)
         a = gui_hooks.card_will_show(a, c, "reviewAnswer")
         # render and update bottom
@@ -304,6 +318,8 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards."""
             self.mw.onEditCurrent()
         elif url == "more":
             self.showContextMenu()
+        elif url.startswith("play:"):
+            self.on_play_button(int(url.split(":")[1]))
         else:
             print("unrecognized anki link:", url)
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/sound.py b/qt/aqt/sound.py
index 2b05c1be9..0f974f06f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sound.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sound.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import atexit
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import threading
@@ -580,6 +581,33 @@ _exports = [i for i in locals().items() if not i[0].startswith("__")]
 for (k, v) in _exports:
     sys.modules["anki.sound"].__dict__[k] = v
 
+# Tag handling
+##########################################################################
+
+
+def process_av_tags(
+    col: anki.storage._Collection, text: str
+) -> Tuple[str, List[AVTag]]:
+    "Return card text with play buttons added, and the extracted AV tags."
+    return (
+        av_flags_to_html(col.backend.flag_av_tags(text)),
+        col.backend.get_av_tags(text),
+    )
+
+
+AV_FLAG_RE = re.compile(r"\[anki:play\](\d+)\[/anki:play]")
+
+
+def av_flags_to_html(text: str) -> str:
+    def repl(match: re.Match) -> str:
+        return f"""
+<a class=soundLink href=# onclick="pycmd('play:{match.group(1)}'); return false;">
+  <img class=playImage src='/_anki/imgs/play.png'>
+</a>"""
+
+    return AV_FLAG_RE.sub(repl, text)
+
+
 # Init defaults
 ##########################################################################
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt_data/web/imgs/play.png b/qt/aqt_data/web/imgs/play.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54070ab45
Binary files /dev/null and b/qt/aqt_data/web/imgs/play.png differ
diff --git a/qt/aqt_data/web/reviewer.css b/qt/aqt_data/web/reviewer.css
index 704d46851..9bb66b375 100644
--- a/qt/aqt_data/web/reviewer.css
+++ b/qt/aqt_data/web/reviewer.css
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ img {
 .typeMissed {
     background: #ccc;
 }
+
+.playImage { zoom: 50% }
+.soundLink { text-decoration: none; }