diff --git a/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs b/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
index f51437a..11729d3 100644
--- a/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
+++ b/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
@@ -584,8 +584,14 @@ impl ObsContext {
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Using 'Any' mode to capture fullscreen games...");
 
         // Wrap source build in catch_unwind
+        // Enable capture_audio so the game capture source automatically creates
+        // an "Application Audio Capture" (WASAPI) source for the captured game.
         let source_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
-            builder.set_capture_mode(ObsGameCaptureMode::Any).build()
+            builder
+                .set_capture_mode(ObsGameCaptureMode::Any)
+                .set_capture_audio(true)
+                .expect("[GAME_CAPTURE] Audio capture not available on this system")
+                .build()
         }));
 
         let source = match source_result {