diff --git a/internal/player/gstreamer_player.go b/internal/player/gstreamer_player.go
index 137ab71..b62275e 100644
--- a/internal/player/gstreamer_player.go
+++ b/internal/player/gstreamer_player.go
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ static GstSample* vt_gst_pull_sample(GstAppSink* sink, GstClockTime timeout, gbo
 	}
 	return gst_app_sink_try_pull_sample(sink, timeout);
 }
+static GstMessageType vt_gst_message_mask(void) {
+	return GST_MESSAGE_ERROR
+		| GST_MESSAGE_EOS
+		| GST_MESSAGE_STATE_CHANGED
+		| GST_MESSAGE_DURATION_CHANGED
+		| GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE
+		| GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_LOST;
+}
+static GstMessageType vt_gst_message_type(GstMessage* msg) {
+	return GST_MESSAGE_TYPE(msg);
+}
+static void vt_gst_parse_state_changed(GstMessage* msg, GstState* old_state, GstState* new_state, GstState* pending) {
+	gst_message_parse_state_changed(msg, old_state, new_state, pending);
+}
 */
 import "C"
 
@@ -72,6 +86,10 @@ type GStreamerPlayer struct {
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	pipeline *C.GstElement
 	appsink  *C.GstElement
+	bus      *C.GstBus
+	busQuit  chan struct{}
+	busDone  chan struct{}
+	events   chan busEvent
 	paused   bool
 	volume   float64
 	preview  bool
@@ -79,6 +97,16 @@ type GStreamerPlayer struct {
 	height   int
 	fps      float64
 	queued   *image.RGBA
+	lastErr  string
+	eos      bool
+	state    C.GstState
+	duration time.Duration
+}
+
+type busEvent struct {
+	Kind  string
+	Info  string
+	State C.GstState
 }
 
 func NewGStreamerPlayer(config Config) (*GStreamerPlayer, error) {
@@ -93,6 +121,7 @@ func NewGStreamerPlayer(config Config) (*GStreamerPlayer, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &GStreamerPlayer{
+		events:  make(chan busEvent, 8),
 		paused:  true,
 		volume:  config.Volume,
 		preview: config.PreviewMode,
@@ -193,6 +222,8 @@ func (p *GStreamerPlayer) Load(path string, offset time.Duration) error {
 	p.pipeline = playbin
 	p.appsink = appsink
 	p.paused = true
+	p.eos = false
+	p.lastErr = ""
 
 	// Set to PAUSED to preroll (loads first frame)
 	if C.gst_element_set_state(playbin, C.GST_STATE_PAUSED) == C.GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE {
@@ -225,6 +256,7 @@ func (p *GStreamerPlayer) Load(path string, offset time.Duration) error {
 		_ = p.seekLocked(offset)
 	}
 
+	p.startBusLoopLocked()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -449,7 +481,12 @@ func (p *GStreamerPlayer) Close() {
 	p.closeLocked()
 }
 
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) Events() <-chan busEvent {
+	return p.events
+}
+
 func (p *GStreamerPlayer) closeLocked() {
+	p.stopBusLoopLocked()
 	if p.pipeline != nil {
 		C.gst_element_set_state(p.pipeline, C.GST_STATE_NULL)
 		C.gst_object_unref(C.gpointer(p.pipeline))
@@ -459,6 +496,133 @@ func (p *GStreamerPlayer) closeLocked() {
 		C.gst_object_unref(C.gpointer(p.appsink))
 		p.appsink = nil
 	}
+	if p.bus != nil {
+		C.gst_object_unref(C.gpointer(p.bus))
+		p.bus = nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) startBusLoopLocked() {
+	if p.pipeline == nil || p.bus != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	bus := C.gst_element_get_bus(p.pipeline)
+	if bus == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	p.bus = bus
+	p.busQuit = make(chan struct{})
+	p.busDone = make(chan struct{})
+	go p.busLoop()
+}
+
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) stopBusLoopLocked() {
+	if p.busQuit == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	close(p.busQuit)
+	if p.busDone != nil {
+		<-p.busDone
+	}
+	p.busQuit = nil
+	p.busDone = nil
+}
+
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) busLoop() {
+	defer func() {
+		p.mu.Lock()
+		if p.busDone != nil {
+			close(p.busDone)
+		}
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-p.busQuit:
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		p.mu.Lock()
+		bus := p.bus
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		if bus == nil {
+			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		msg := C.gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered(bus, 200*1000*1000, C.vt_gst_message_mask())
+		if msg == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		msgType := C.vt_gst_message_type(msg)
+		switch msgType {
+		case C.GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:
+			errMsg := C.vt_gst_error_from_message(msg)
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			if errMsg != nil {
+				p.lastErr = C.GoString(errMsg)
+				C.vt_gst_free_error(errMsg)
+			} else {
+				p.lastErr = "gstreamer error"
+			}
+			evt := busEvent{Kind: "error", Info: p.lastErr}
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			p.pushEvent(evt)
+		case C.GST_MESSAGE_EOS:
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			p.eos = true
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			p.pushEvent(busEvent{Kind: "eos"})
+		case C.GST_MESSAGE_STATE_CHANGED:
+			var oldState C.GstState
+			var newState C.GstState
+			var pending C.GstState
+			C.vt_gst_parse_state_changed(msg, &oldState, &newState, &pending)
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			p.state = newState
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			p.pushEvent(busEvent{Kind: "state_changed", State: newState})
+		case C.GST_MESSAGE_DURATION_CHANGED:
+			p.updateDuration()
+			p.pushEvent(busEvent{Kind: "duration_changed"})
+		case C.GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_LOST:
+			p.mu.Lock()
+			shouldRecover := !p.paused && p.pipeline != nil
+			p.mu.Unlock()
+			if shouldRecover {
+				C.gst_element_set_state(p.pipeline, C.GST_STATE_PAUSED)
+				C.gst_element_set_state(p.pipeline, C.GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+			}
+			p.pushEvent(busEvent{Kind: "clock_lost"})
+		}
+		C.gst_message_unref(msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) updateDuration() {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	if p.pipeline == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var dur C.gint64
+	if C.gst_element_query_duration(p.pipeline, C.GST_FORMAT_TIME, &dur) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	p.duration = time.Duration(dur)
+}
+
+func (p *GStreamerPlayer) pushEvent(evt busEvent) {
+	if p.events == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case p.events <- evt:
+	default:
+	}
 }
 
 func fileURI(path string) string {