diff --git a/packages/html/html/src/components/media-mute-button.ts b/packages/html/html/src/components/media-mute-button.ts
index 35bbbb12..eee4f3a1 100644
--- a/packages/html/html/src/components/media-mute-button.ts
+++ b/packages/html/html/src/components/media-mute-button.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   PropsHook,
 } from '../utils/component-factory';
 import { MediaChromeButton } from './media-chrome-button';
+import { muteButtonStateDefinition } from './state-definitions/mute-button';
 
 export class MuteButtonBase extends MediaChromeButton {
   _state:
@@ -57,18 +58,10 @@ export const useMuteButtonState: StateHook<{
   muted: boolean;
   volumeLevel: string;
 }> = {
-  keys: ['muted', 'volumeLevel'],
+  keys: muteButtonStateDefinition.keys,
   transform: (rawState, mediaStore) => ({
-    muted: rawState.muted ?? false,
-    volumeLevel: rawState.volumeLevel ?? 'off',
-    requestMute() {
-      const type = 'muterequest';
-      mediaStore.dispatch({ type });
-    },
-    requestUnmute() {
-      const type = 'unmuterequest';
-      mediaStore.dispatch({ type });
-    },
+    ...muteButtonStateDefinition.stateTransform(rawState),
+    ...muteButtonStateDefinition.createRequestMethods(mediaStore.dispatch),
   }),
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts b/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be77ea62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+export interface MuteButtonState {
+  muted: boolean;
+  volumeLevel: string;
+}
+
+export interface MuteButtonMethods {
+  requestMute: () => void;
+  requestUnmute: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface MuteButtonStateDefinition {
+  keys: string[];
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any) => MuteButtonState;
+  createRequestMethods: (
+    dispatch: (action: { type: string }) => void,
+  ) => MuteButtonMethods;
+}
+
+/**
+ * MuteButton state definition
+ * Defines the core state logic that can be shared between implementations
+ */
+export const muteButtonStateDefinition: MuteButtonStateDefinition = {
+  keys: ['muted', 'volumeLevel'],
+
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any): MuteButtonState => ({
+    muted: rawState.muted ?? (false as boolean),
+    volumeLevel: rawState.volumeLevel ?? ('off' as string),
+  }),
+
+  createRequestMethods: (dispatch): MuteButtonMethods => ({
+    requestMute: () => dispatch({ type: 'muterequest' }),
+    requestUnmute: () => dispatch({ type: 'unmuterequest' }),
+  }),
+};
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diff --git a/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts b/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f1f7859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/html/html/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export interface PlayButtonState {
+  paused: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface PlayButtonMethods {
+  requestPlay: () => void;
+  requestPause: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface PlayButtonStateDefinition {
+  keys: string[];
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any) => PlayButtonState;
+  createRequestMethods: (
+    dispatch: (action: { type: string }) => void,
+  ) => PlayButtonMethods;
+}
+
+/**
+ * PlayButton state definition
+ * Defines the core state logic that can be shared between implementations
+ */
+export const playButtonStateDefinition: PlayButtonStateDefinition = {
+  keys: ['paused'],
+
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any): PlayButtonState => ({
+    paused: rawState.paused ?? true,
+  }),
+
+  createRequestMethods: (dispatch): PlayButtonMethods => ({
+    requestPlay: () => dispatch({ type: 'playrequest' }),
+    requestPause: () => dispatch({ type: 'pauserequest' }),
+  }),
+};
diff --git a/packages/react/react/src/components/MuteButton.tsx b/packages/react/react/src/components/MuteButton.tsx
index 0db7a677..22b50af6 100644
--- a/packages/react/react/src/components/MuteButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/react/src/components/MuteButton.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,25 @@
 import {
   shallowEqual,
-  // useMediaDispatch,
   useMediaSelector,
   useMediaStore,
 } from '@vjs-10/react-media-store';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { toConnectedComponent } from '../utils/component-factory';
-
-/**
- * MuteButton state hook - equivalent to React's useMuteButtonState
- * Handles media store state subscription and transformation
- */
-export const muteButtonStateDef = {
-  keys: ['muted', 'volumeLevel'],
-  stateTransform: (rawState: any) => ({
-    muted: rawState.muted ?? false,
-    volumeLevel: rawState.volumeLevel ?? 'off',
-  }),
-  /** @TODO Consider "promoting" this up to state-mediator defs + media store (CJP) */
-  requestMethods: (mediaStore: ReturnType<typeof useMediaStore>) => {
-    return {
-      requestMute() {
-        const type = 'muterequest';
-        mediaStore.dispatch({ type });
-      },
-      requestUnmute() {
-        const type = 'unmuterequest';
-        mediaStore.dispatch({ type });
-      },
-    };
-  },
-} as const;
+import { muteButtonStateDefinition } from './state-definitions/mute-button';
 
 export const useMuteButtonState = (_props: any) => {
   const mediaStore = useMediaStore();
   /** @TODO Fix type issues with hooks (CJP) */
   const mediaState = useMediaSelector(
-    muteButtonStateDef.stateTransform,
+    muteButtonStateDefinition.stateTransform,
     shallowEqual,
   );
 
-  const [methods, setMethods] = React.useState(
-    muteButtonStateDef.requestMethods(mediaStore),
+  const methods = React.useMemo(
+    () => muteButtonStateDefinition.createRequestMethods(mediaStore.dispatch),
+    [mediaStore],
   );
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    setMethods(muteButtonStateDef.requestMethods(mediaStore));
-  }, [mediaStore]);
-
   return {
     volumeLevel: mediaState.volumeLevel,
     muted: mediaState.muted,
diff --git a/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts b/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2de4b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/mute-button.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export interface MuteButtonState {
+  muted: boolean;
+  volumeLevel: string;
+}
+
+export interface MuteButtonMethods {
+  requestMute: () => void;
+  requestUnmute: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface MuteButtonStateDefinition {
+  keys: string[];
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any) => MuteButtonState;
+  createRequestMethods: (dispatch: (action: { type: string }) => void) => MuteButtonMethods;
+}
+
+/**
+ * MuteButton state definition
+ * Defines the core state logic that can be shared between implementations
+ */
+export const muteButtonStateDefinition: MuteButtonStateDefinition = {
+  keys: ['muted', 'volumeLevel'],
+  
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any): MuteButtonState => ({
+    muted: rawState.muted ?? false,
+    volumeLevel: rawState.volumeLevel ?? 'off',
+  }),
+  
+  createRequestMethods: (dispatch): MuteButtonMethods => ({
+    requestMute: () => dispatch({ type: 'muterequest' }),
+    requestUnmute: () => dispatch({ type: 'unmuterequest' }),
+  }),
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts b/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f1f7859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/react/src/components/state-definitions/play-button.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export interface PlayButtonState {
+  paused: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface PlayButtonMethods {
+  requestPlay: () => void;
+  requestPause: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface PlayButtonStateDefinition {
+  keys: string[];
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any) => PlayButtonState;
+  createRequestMethods: (
+    dispatch: (action: { type: string }) => void,
+  ) => PlayButtonMethods;
+}
+
+/**
+ * PlayButton state definition
+ * Defines the core state logic that can be shared between implementations
+ */
+export const playButtonStateDefinition: PlayButtonStateDefinition = {
+  keys: ['paused'],
+
+  stateTransform: (rawState: any): PlayButtonState => ({
+    paused: rawState.paused ?? true,
+  }),
+
+  createRequestMethods: (dispatch): PlayButtonMethods => ({
+    requestPlay: () => dispatch({ type: 'playrequest' }),
+    requestPause: () => dispatch({ type: 'pauserequest' }),
+  }),
+};