diff --git a/.rive_head b/.rive_head
index 35589d3d..e0371664 100644
--- a/.rive_head
+++ b/.rive_head
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4a9947630d3848ff70813cf5e2d8718adb9a1b90
+ca916e974e58c76923bc569ef76d409d82453f68
diff --git a/kotlin/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/kotlin/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c1a9021..034b50f6 100644
--- a/kotlin/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kotlin/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ message("BUILD TYPE: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 
 add_definitions(-DSK_GL)
 add_definitions(-DRIVE_GLES)
+# Provide this manually so Android Studio plays nicely with C++.
+add_definitions(-DWITH_RIVE_AUDIO)
 
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(SKIA_DIR_NAME "skia_debug")
diff --git a/kotlin/src/main/cpp/src/models/worker_impl.cpp b/kotlin/src/main/cpp/src/models/worker_impl.cpp
index 05055d06..f2e876ee 100644
--- a/kotlin/src/main/cpp/src/models/worker_impl.cpp
+++ b/kotlin/src/main/cpp/src/models/worker_impl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "models/worker_impl.hpp"
 
 #include "rive/pls/gl/pls_render_target_gl.hpp"
+#include "rive/audio/audio_engine.hpp"
 
 namespace rive_android
 {
@@ -52,10 +53,12 @@ void WorkerImpl::start(jobject ktRenderer, std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::t
     m_ktAdvanceCallback = env->GetMethodID(m_ktRendererClass, "advance", "(F)V");
     m_lastFrameTime = frameTime;
     m_isStarted = true;
+    rive::AudioEngine::RuntimeEngine()->start();
 }
 
 void WorkerImpl::stop()
 {
+    rive::AudioEngine::RuntimeEngine()->stop();
     auto env = GetJNIEnv();
     if (m_ktRendererClass != nullptr)
     {