diff --git a/Audio/AudioAlgos.cs b/Audio/AudioAlgos.cs
index 05e8959..42722dd 100644
--- a/Audio/AudioAlgos.cs
+++ b/Audio/AudioAlgos.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,32 @@ private static byte[] ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(ISampleProvider source, int
         return outStream.ToArray();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sample provider for a WAV reader. NAudio's ToSampleProvider() only takes PCM and IEEE float,
+    /// so G.711 data (mu-law or A-law) is decoded to 16-bit PCM here first with NAudio's managed
+    /// decoders.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static ISampleProvider WavSampleProvider(WaveFileReader reader)
+    {
+        var format = reader.WaveFormat;
+        if (format.Encoding is not (WaveFormatEncoding.MuLaw or WaveFormatEncoding.ALaw))
+            return reader.ToSampleProvider();
+
+        using var g711 = new MemoryStream();
+        reader.CopyTo(g711);
+        byte[] encoded = g711.ToArray();
+        byte[] pcm = new byte[encoded.Length * 2];
+        bool muLaw = format.Encoding == WaveFormatEncoding.MuLaw;
+        for (int i = 0; i < encoded.Length; i++)
+        {
+            short sample = muLaw ? MuLawDecoder.MuLawToLinearSample(encoded[i]) : ALawDecoder.ALawToLinearSample(encoded[i]);
+            pcm[i * 2] = (byte)sample;
+            pcm[i * 2 + 1] = (byte)(sample >> 8);
+        }
+        var pcmFormat = new WaveFormat(format.SampleRate, 16, format.Channels);
+        return new RawSourceWaveStream(new MemoryStream(pcm), pcmFormat).ToSampleProvider();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Normalizes 16-bit PCM audio to a specified maximum amplitude to prevent clipping.
     /// </summary>
@@ -156,7 +182,7 @@ public static byte[] ConvertWavToPcm(byte[] wavAudio, int targetSampleRateHz)
             using var wavStream = new MemoryStream(wavAudio);
             using var reader = new WaveFileReader(wavStream);
 
-            byte[] rawPcm = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(reader.ToSampleProvider(), targetSampleRateHz);
+            byte[] rawPcm = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(WavSampleProvider(reader), targetSampleRateHz);
             Log.Debug($"Converted WAV to PCM: {rawPcm.Length} bytes, {targetSampleRateHz} Hz, 16-bit mono");
             return rawPcm;
         }
@@ -297,7 +323,7 @@ public static byte[] ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcmu(string filePath)
 
             using var wavStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
             using var reader = new WaveFileReader(wavStream);
-            byte[] pcm8kHz = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(reader.ToSampleProvider(), 8000);
+            byte[] pcm8kHz = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(WavSampleProvider(reader), 8000);
 
             // Encode to PCMU
             if (pcm8kHz.Length % 2 != 0)
@@ -342,7 +368,7 @@ public static byte[] ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcm16kHz(string filePath)
             using var reader = new WaveFileReader(wavStream);
 
             // Resample to 16kHz mono 16-bit PCM
-            byte[] pcm16kHz = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(reader.ToSampleProvider(), 16000);
+            byte[] pcm16kHz = ResampleSampleProviderToPcm16(WavSampleProvider(reader), 16000);
             Log.Debug($"Converted WAV to 16kHz PCM: {pcm16kHz.Length} bytes");
             return pcm16kHz;
         }
diff --git a/tests/SipBotLib.Tests/WavDecodeTests.cs b/tests/SipBotLib.Tests/WavDecodeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b1577e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SipBotLib.Tests/WavDecodeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+using NAudio.Codecs;
+using NAudio.Wave;
+using SipBot;
+using SipBot.Cli;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SipBotLib.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// WAV decoding accepts G.711 (mu-law, A-law) files as well as PCM: NAudio's ToSampleProvider()
+/// alone throws "Unsupported source encoding" on them, which made `sipbot play` reject mu-law WAVs.
+/// </summary>
+public class WavDecodeTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private const int Rate = 8000;
+    private readonly List<string> _files = new();
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        foreach (var f in _files)
+            File.Delete(f);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>One second of a 440 Hz tone as 16-bit samples.</summary>
+    private static short[] Tone()
+    {
+        var samples = new short[Rate];
+        for (int i = 0; i < samples.Length; i++)
+            samples[i] = (short)(8000 * Math.Sin(2 * Math.PI * 440 * i / Rate));
+        return samples;
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] Wav(WaveFormat format, byte[] data)
+    {
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+        using (var writer = new WaveFileWriter(ms, format))
+            writer.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
+        return ms.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] MuLawWav(short[] samples) =>
+        Wav(WaveFormat.CreateMuLawFormat(Rate, 1), samples.Select(MuLawEncoder.LinearToMuLawSample).ToArray());
+
+    private static byte[] ALawWav(short[] samples) =>
+        Wav(WaveFormat.CreateALawFormat(Rate, 1), samples.Select(ALawEncoder.LinearToALawSample).ToArray());
+
+    private static short[] Samples(byte[] pcm)
+    {
+        var s = new short[pcm.Length / 2];
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(pcm, 0, s, 0, s.Length * 2);
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    private string TempFile(byte[] contents)
+    {
+        string path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"sipbotlib-wav-{Guid.NewGuid():N}.wav");
+        File.WriteAllBytes(path, contents);
+        _files.Add(path);
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    public static TheoryData<string> G711Encodings() => new() { "mulaw", "alaw" };
+
+    private static (byte[] Wav, short[] Expected) G711(string encoding)
+    {
+        var tone = Tone();
+        return encoding == "mulaw"
+            ? (MuLawWav(tone), tone.Select(MuLawEncoder.LinearToMuLawSample).Select(MuLawDecoder.MuLawToLinearSample).ToArray())
+            : (ALawWav(tone), tone.Select(ALawEncoder.LinearToALawSample).Select(ALawDecoder.ALawToLinearSample).ToArray());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(G711Encodings))]
+    public void ConvertWavToPcm_decodes_G711(string encoding)
+    {
+        var (wav, expected) = G711(encoding);
+
+        var pcm = Samples(AudioAlgos.ConvertWavToPcm(wav, Rate));
+
+        Assert.Equal(expected.Length, pcm.Length);
+        // Float round trip through the sample provider can move a sample by one step.
+        Assert.All(expected.Zip(pcm), p => Assert.InRange(p.Second - p.First, -1, 1));
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(G711Encodings))]
+    public void ConvertWavToPcm_resamples_G711(string encoding)
+    {
+        var (wav, _) = G711(encoding);
+
+        var pcm = AudioAlgos.ConvertWavToPcm(wav, 16000);
+
+        Assert.InRange(pcm.Length / 2, 2 * Rate - 64, 2 * Rate + 64);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConvertWavToPcm_still_reads_PCM()
+    {
+        var tone = Tone();
+        var data = new byte[tone.Length * 2];
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(tone, 0, data, 0, data.Length);
+
+        var pcm = Samples(AudioAlgos.ConvertWavToPcm(Wav(new WaveFormat(Rate, 16, 1), data), Rate));
+
+        Assert.Equal(tone.Length, pcm.Length);
+        Assert.All(tone.Zip(pcm), p => Assert.InRange(p.Second - p.First, -1, 1));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcmu_reads_a_mulaw_file()
+    {
+        var tone = Tone();
+        var mulaw = tone.Select(MuLawEncoder.LinearToMuLawSample).ToArray();
+
+        var pcmu = AudioAlgos.ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcmu(TempFile(MuLawWav(tone)));
+
+        Assert.Equal(mulaw.Length, pcmu.Length);
+        // Re-encoding a decoded sample can land on the neighboring code.
+        Assert.All(mulaw.Zip(pcmu), p => Assert.InRange(
+            MuLawDecoder.MuLawToLinearSample(p.Second) - MuLawDecoder.MuLawToLinearSample(p.First), -300, 300));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcm16kHz_reads_an_alaw_file()
+    {
+        var pcm = AudioAlgos.ReadWelcomeWavBytesAsPcm16kHz(TempFile(ALawWav(Tone())));
+
+        Assert.InRange(pcm.Length / 2, 2 * Rate - 64, 2 * Rate + 64);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void PlayWav_accepts_a_mulaw_file()
+    {
+        var endpoint = new AgentAudioEndPoint(keepAlive: false, wideband: false);
+
+        // Before the fix this threw "… is not a readable WAV … decode produced no PCM."
+        var ex = Record.Exception(() => endpoint.PlayWav(TempFile(MuLawWav(Tone()))));
+
+        Assert.Null(ex);
+    }
+}