diff --git a/record_darwin/darwin/Classes/RecordConfig.swift b/record_darwin/darwin/Classes/RecordConfig.swift
index f42ab47c..3664af57 100644
--- a/record_darwin/darwin/Classes/RecordConfig.swift
+++ b/record_darwin/darwin/Classes/RecordConfig.swift
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct IosConfig {
 #if os(iOS)
 extension IosConfig {
   let audioCategories: [AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions]
+  let manageAudioSession: Bool
 
   init(map: [String: Any]) {
     let comps = map["audioCategories"] as? String
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ extension IosConfig {
       }
     }
     self.audioCategories = options ?? []
+    self.manageAudioSession = map["manageAudioSession"] as? Bool ?? true
   }
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/record_darwin/ios/Classes/delegate/RecorderFileDelegate.swift b/record_darwin/ios/Classes/delegate/RecorderFileDelegate.swift
index 364be303..58ddb44d 100644
--- a/record_darwin/ios/Classes/delegate/RecorderFileDelegate.swift
+++ b/record_darwin/ios/Classes/delegate/RecorderFileDelegate.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ class RecorderFileDelegate: NSObject, AudioRecordingFileDelegate, AVAudioRecorde
   func start(config: RecordConfig, path: String) throws {
     try deleteFile(path: path)
 
-    try initAVAudioSession(config: config)
+    if config.iosConfig?.manageAudioSession ?? true {
+      try initAVAudioSession(config: config)
+    }
 
     let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: path)
 
diff --git a/record_platform_interface/lib/src/types/record_config.dart b/record_platform_interface/lib/src/types/record_config.dart
index 4a5810d0..8d8abbdf 100644
--- a/record_platform_interface/lib/src/types/record_config.dart
+++ b/record_platform_interface/lib/src/types/record_config.dart
@@ -120,13 +120,19 @@ class IosRecordConfig {
   /// Constants that specify optional audio behaviors.
   /// https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfaudio/avaudiosession/categoryoptions
   final List<IosAudioCategories> audioCategories;
+  /// Manage the shared AVAudioSession (defaults to `true`).
+  /// Set this to false if another plugin is already managing the AVAudioSession.
+  /// If false, audioCategories config will have no effect.
+  final bool manageAudioSession;
 
   const IosRecordConfig({
-    this.audioCategories = const [IosAudioCategories.defaultToSpeaker, IosAudioCategories.allowBluetooth, IosAudioCategories.allowBluetoothA2DP]
+    this.audioCategories = const [IosAudioCategories.defaultToSpeaker, IosAudioCategories.allowBluetooth, IosAudioCategories.allowBluetoothA2DP],
+    this.manageAudioSession = true,
   });
   Map<String, dynamic> toMap() {
     return {
-      "audioCategories": audioCategories.map((e) => e.name).join(',')
+      "audioCategories": audioCategories.map((e) => e.name).join(','),
+      "manageAudioSession": manageAudioSession,
     };
   }