diff --git a/packages/spf/src/dom/media/append-segment.ts b/packages/spf/src/dom/media/append-segment.ts
index 0955b33d..6e774c2c 100644
--- a/packages/spf/src/dom/media/append-segment.ts
+++ b/packages/spf/src/dom/media/append-segment.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,36 @@ export async function appendSegment(sourceBuffer: SourceBuffer, data: AppendData
   if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
     await appendChunk(sourceBuffer, data);
   } else {
-    for await (const chunk of data) {
-      // Check between chunks so an abort can stop streaming before the next
-      // appendBuffer call. The current chunk (if any) has already landed in the
-      // SourceBuffer; the partial: true flag in the actor model reflects this.
-      if (signal?.aborted) throw signal.reason ?? new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError');
-      await appendChunk(sourceBuffer, chunk);
+    try {
+      for await (const chunk of data) {
+        // Check between chunks so an abort can stop streaming before the next
+        // appendBuffer call. The current chunk (if any) has already landed in the
+        // SourceBuffer; the partial: true flag in the actor model reflects this.
+        if (signal?.aborted) throw signal.reason ?? new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError');
+        await appendChunk(sourceBuffer, chunk);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Reset the MSE segment parser on any abort to discard partial fMP4 box
+      // data from the SourceBuffer's internal byte buffer. Two paths reach here:
+      //
+      // 1. Explicit abort check above (signal.aborted between chunks) — the
+      //    last appended chunk may have left the parser mid-fragment.
+      //
+      // 2. The fetch was cancelled (signal fired), causing the underlying
+      //    ReadableStream to error and the for-await loop to throw directly
+      //    without ever passing through the signal check above. Same cleanup
+      //    is needed: partial box data must be cleared before the next append.
+      //
+      // Without this, the next appendBuffer call sees stale partial data and
+      // Chrome throws CHUNK_DEMUXER_ERROR_APPEND_FAILED.
+      if (e instanceof DOMException && e.name === 'AbortError' && !sourceBuffer.updating) {
+        try {
+          sourceBuffer.abort();
+        } catch {
+          // Thrown if the MediaSource is not "open" (e.g. during teardown).
+        }
+      }
+      throw e;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/spf/src/dom/media/tests/append-segment.test.ts b/packages/spf/src/dom/media/tests/append-segment.test.ts
index 8dc5449a..6e929381 100644
--- a/packages/spf/src/dom/media/tests/append-segment.test.ts
+++ b/packages/spf/src/dom/media/tests/append-segment.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ function makeSourceBuffer(): SourceBuffer {
 
   return {
     updating: false,
+    abort: vi.fn(),
     appendBuffer: vi.fn(() => {
       setTimeout(() => {
         for (const listener of listeners.updateend ?? []) listener(new Event('updateend'));
@@ -104,6 +105,50 @@ describe('appendSegment', () => {
     await expect(appendSegment(sb, errorStream())).rejects.toThrow('stream failed');
   });
 
+  it('calls sourceBuffer.abort() and throws when signal is aborted between chunks', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSourceBuffer();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+
+    async function* twoChunks(): AsyncGenerator<Uint8Array> {
+      yield new Uint8Array(4);
+      controller.abort();
+      yield new Uint8Array(4);
+    }
+
+    await expect(appendSegment(sb, twoChunks(), controller.signal)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      name: 'AbortError',
+    });
+    expect(sb.abort).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    // Only the first chunk should have been appended
+    expect(sb.appendBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('calls sourceBuffer.abort() when the stream itself throws an AbortError', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSourceBuffer();
+
+    async function* abortingStream(): AsyncGenerator<Uint8Array> {
+      yield new Uint8Array(4);
+      throw new DOMException('Aborted', 'AbortError');
+    }
+
+    await expect(appendSegment(sb, abortingStream())).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      name: 'AbortError',
+    });
+    expect(sb.abort).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('does not call sourceBuffer.abort() for non-abort stream errors', async () => {
+    const sb = makeSourceBuffer();
+
+    async function* errorStream(): AsyncGenerator<Uint8Array> {
+      yield new Uint8Array(4);
+      throw new Error('network error');
+    }
+
+    await expect(appendSegment(sb, errorStream())).rejects.toThrow('network error');
+    expect(sb.abort).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('passes chunk bytes through to appendBuffer unchanged', async () => {
     const sb = makeSourceBuffer();
     const data = new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]);