diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 559b272c05..786a3229d1 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ const rules = {
         '`with` is disallowed in strict mode because it makes code impossible to predict and optimize.',
     },
   ],
+
+  'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps': [
+    'error',
+    {
+      additionalHooks: '^(useSpring|useSprings)$',
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 const typescriptRules = {
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryProgressSegment.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryProgressSegment.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d791698f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryProgressSegment.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+.StoryProgressSegment {
+  background: $color-white-alpha-40;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  height: 2px;
+  margin-block: 12px 0;
+  margin-inline: 1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.StoryProgressSegment__bar {
+  background: $color-white;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  height: 100%;
+  &:dir(ltr) {
+    // stylelint-disable-next-line declaration-property-value-disallowed-list
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+  &:dir(rtl) {
+    // stylelint-disable-next-line declaration-property-value-disallowed-list
+    transform: translateX(100%);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
index 3eee6ee19b..819dcdc3ce 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
@@ -303,30 +303,6 @@
 
   &__progress {
     display: flex;
-
-    &--container {
-      background: $color-white-alpha-40;
-      border-radius: 2px;
-      height: 2px;
-      margin-block: 12px 0;
-      margin-inline: 1px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      width: 100%;
-    }
-
-    &--bar {
-      background: $color-white;
-      border-radius: 2px;
-      height: 100%;
-      &:dir(ltr) {
-        // stylelint-disable-next-line declaration-property-value-disallowed-list
-        transform: translateX(-100%);
-      }
-      &:dir(rtl) {
-        // stylelint-disable-next-line declaration-property-value-disallowed-list
-        transform: translateX(100%);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   &__animated-emojis {
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.scss b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
index 54b673b8a9..d51eff8990 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 @import './components/StoryImage.scss';
 @import './components/StoryLinkPreview.scss';
 @import './components/StoryListItem.scss';
+@import './components/StoryProgressSegment.scss';
 @import './components/StoryReplyQuote.scss';
 @import './components/StoryViewer.scss';
 @import './components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss';
diff --git a/ts/components/CallingRaisedHandsList.tsx b/ts/components/CallingRaisedHandsList.tsx
index fa279860fa..aa77e281cf 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallingRaisedHandsList.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallingRaisedHandsList.tsx
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export function CallingRaisedHandsListButton({
 }: CallingRaisedHandsListButtonPropsType): JSX.Element | null {
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = React.useState(raisedHandsCount > 0);
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [opacitySpringProps, opacitySpringApi] = useSpring(
     {
       from: { opacity: 0 },
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export function CallingRaisedHandsListButton({
     },
     []
   );
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [scaleSpringProps, scaleSpringApi] = useSpring(
     {
       from: { scale: 0.9 },
diff --git a/ts/components/Lightbox.tsx b/ts/components/Lightbox.tsx
index ce339826c2..84e528aa26 100644
--- a/ts/components/Lightbox.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Lightbox.tsx
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ export function Lightbox({
   const thumbnailsMarginInlineStart =
     0 - (selectedIndex * THUMBNAIL_FULL_WIDTH + THUMBNAIL_WIDTH / 2);
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [thumbnailsStyle, thumbnailsAnimation] = useSpring(
     {
       config: THUMBNAIL_SPRING_CONFIG,
diff --git a/ts/components/PlaybackButton.tsx b/ts/components/PlaybackButton.tsx
index c66ac08aa8..89b9545a46 100644
--- a/ts/components/PlaybackButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/PlaybackButton.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type ButtonProps = {
 export const PlaybackButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ButtonProps>(
   function ButtonInner(props, ref) {
     const { mod, label, variant, onClick, context, visible = true } = props;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
     const [animProps] = useSpring(
       {
         config: SPRING_CONFIG,
diff --git a/ts/components/PlaybackRateButton.tsx b/ts/components/PlaybackRateButton.tsx
index 2f118d65ec..bb121bde7c 100644
--- a/ts/components/PlaybackRateButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/PlaybackRateButton.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function PlaybackRateButton({
 }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const [isDown, setIsDown] = useState(false);
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [animProps] = useSpring(
     {
       config: SPRING_CONFIG,
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryImage.tsx b/ts/components/StoryImage.tsx
index 7b33a54bd5..809366c127 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryImage.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryImage.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export function StoryImage({
 
     storyElement = (
       <video
-        autoPlay
+        autoPlay={!isPaused}
         className={getClassName('__image')}
         controls={false}
         key={attachment.url}
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryProgressSegment.tsx b/ts/components/StoryProgressSegment.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3730ac198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/StoryProgressSegment.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+import React, { memo, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { animated, useSpring } from '@react-spring/web';
+
+export type StoryProgressSegmentProps = Readonly<{
+  currentIndex: number;
+  duration: number | null;
+  index: number;
+  playing: boolean;
+  onFinish: () => void;
+}>;
+
+function isValidDuration(duration: number | null): boolean {
+  return duration != null && Number.isFinite(duration) && duration > 0;
+}
+
+export const StoryProgressSegment = memo(function StoryProgressSegment({
+  currentIndex,
+  duration,
+  index,
+  playing,
+  onFinish,
+}: StoryProgressSegmentProps): JSX.Element {
+  const onFinishRef = useRef(onFinish);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onFinishRef.current = onFinish;
+  }, [onFinish]);
+
+  const [progressBarStyle] = useSpring(() => {
+    return {
+      // Override default value from `Globals` to ignore "Reduce Motion" setting.
+      // This animation is important for progressing through stories and is minor
+      // enough that it shouldn't cause issues for users with sensitivity to motion.
+      skipAnimation: false,
+      immediate: index !== currentIndex,
+      // Pause while we are waiting for a valid duration
+      pause: !playing || !isValidDuration(duration),
+      from: { x: index < currentIndex ? 1 : 0 },
+      to: { x: index <= currentIndex ? 1 : 0 },
+      config: { duration: duration ?? Infinity },
+      onRest: result => {
+        if (index === currentIndex && result.finished) {
+          onFinishRef.current();
+        }
+      },
+    };
+  }, [index, playing, currentIndex, duration]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="StoryProgressSegment"
+      aria-current={index === currentIndex ? 'step' : false}
+    >
+      <animated.div
+        className="StoryProgressSegment__bar"
+        style={{
+          transform: progressBarStyle.x.to(
+            value => `translateX(${value * 100 - 100}%)`
+          ),
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+});
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index be17fcff6f..fad938dcc8 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
 
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import type { UIEvent } from 'react';
-import React, {
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-  useMemo,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-} from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import type { DraftBodyRanges } from '../types/BodyRange';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
@@ -59,6 +53,7 @@ import { MessageBody } from './conversation/MessageBody';
 import { RenderLocation } from './conversation/MessageTextRenderer';
 import { arrow } from '../util/keyboard';
 import { useElementId } from '../hooks/useUniqueId';
+import { StoryProgressSegment } from './StoryProgressSegment';
 
 function renderStrong(parts: Array<JSX.Element | string>) {
   return <strong>{parts}</strong>;
@@ -294,70 +289,9 @@ export function StoryViewer({
     };
   }, [attachment, messageId]);
 
-  const progressBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const animationRef = useRef<Animation | null>(null);
-
-  // Putting this in a ref allows us to call it from the useEffect below without
-  // triggering the effect to re-run every time these values change.
-  const onFinishRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    onFinishRef.current = () => {
-      viewStory({
-        storyId: story.messageId,
-        storyViewMode,
-        viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
-      });
-    };
-  }, [story.messageId, storyViewMode, viewStory]);
-
   // This guarantees that we'll have a valid ref to the animation when we need it
   strictAssert(currentIndex != null, "StoryViewer: currentIndex can't be null");
 
-  // We need to be careful about this effect refreshing, it should only run
-  // every time a story changes or its duration changes.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!storyDuration) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    strictAssert(
-      progressBarRef.current != null,
-      "progressBarRef can't be null"
-    );
-    const target = progressBarRef.current;
-
-    const animation = target.animate(
-      [{ transform: 'translateX(-100%)' }, { transform: 'translateX(0%)' }],
-      {
-        id: 'story-progress-bar',
-        duration: storyDuration,
-        easing: 'linear',
-        fill: 'forwards',
-      }
-    );
-
-    animationRef.current = animation;
-
-    function onFinish() {
-      onFinishRef.current?.();
-    }
-
-    animation.addEventListener('finish', onFinish);
-
-    // Reset the stuff that pauses a story when you switch story views
-    setConfirmDeleteStory(undefined);
-    setHasConfirmHideStory(false);
-    setHasExpandedCaption(false);
-    setIsSpoilerExpanded({});
-    setIsShowingContextMenu(false);
-    setPauseStory(false);
-
-    return () => {
-      animation.removeEventListener('finish', onFinish);
-      animation.cancel();
-    };
-  }, [story.messageId, storyDuration]);
-
   const [pauseStory, setPauseStory] = useState(false);
   const [pressing, setPressing] = useState(false);
   const [longPress, setLongPress] = useState(false);
@@ -384,9 +318,21 @@ export function StoryViewer({
     }
   }, [isWindowActive]);
 
+  // Reset the stuff that pauses a story when you switch story views
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setConfirmDeleteStory(undefined);
+    setHasConfirmHideStory(false);
+    setHasExpandedCaption(false);
+    setIsSpoilerExpanded({});
+    setIsShowingContextMenu(false);
+    setPauseStory(false);
+    setStoryDuration(undefined);
+  }, [story.messageId]);
+
   const alertElement = renderAlert();
 
   const shouldPauseViewing =
+    storyDuration == null ||
     Boolean(alertElement) ||
     Boolean(confirmDeleteStory) ||
     currentViewTarget != null ||
@@ -398,14 +344,6 @@ export function StoryViewer({
     Boolean(reactionEmoji) ||
     pressing;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (shouldPauseViewing) {
-      animationRef.current?.pause();
-    } else {
-      animationRef.current?.play();
-    }
-  }, [shouldPauseViewing, story.messageId, storyDuration]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     markStoryRead(messageId);
     log.info('stories.markStoryRead', { message: messageIdForLogging });
@@ -890,25 +828,20 @@ export function StoryViewer({
             </div>
             <div className="StoryViewer__progress" {...stopPauseBubblingProps}>
               {Array.from(Array(numStories), (_, index) => (
-                <div className="StoryViewer__progress--container" key={index}>
-                  {currentIndex === index ? (
-                    <div
-                      ref={progressBarRef}
-                      className="StoryViewer__progress--bar"
-                    />
-                  ) : (
-                    <div
-                      className="StoryViewer__progress--bar"
-                      style={
-                        currentIndex < index
-                          ? {}
-                          : {
-                              transform: 'translateX(0%)',
-                            }
-                      }
-                    />
-                  )}
-                </div>
+                <StoryProgressSegment
+                  key={`${story.messageId}-${index}-${currentIndex}`}
+                  index={index}
+                  currentIndex={currentIndex}
+                  duration={storyDuration ?? null}
+                  playing={!shouldPauseViewing}
+                  onFinish={() => {
+                    viewStory({
+                      storyId: story.messageId,
+                      storyViewMode,
+                      viewDirection: StoryViewDirectionType.Next,
+                    });
+                  }}
+                />
               ))}
             </div>
             <div className="StoryViewer__actions" {...stopPauseBubblingProps}>
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.tsx
index 4f6abcb63a..3c8708365d 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function PlayedDot({
   const start = played ? 1 : 0;
   const end = played ? 0 : 1;
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [animProps] = useSpring(
     {
       config: SPRING_CONFIG,
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/TimelineFloatingHeader.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/TimelineFloatingHeader.tsx
index a3b68a7413..4c9df8fc8c 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/TimelineFloatingHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/TimelineFloatingHeader.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function TimelineFloatingHeader({
         },
       },
     }),
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
     [isLoading]
   );
 
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/TypingBubble.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/TypingBubble.tsx
index 8bc286d9af..4672f3fa0e 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/TypingBubble.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/TypingBubble.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ function TypingBubbleAvatar({
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   theme: ThemeType;
 }): ReactElement | null {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [springProps, springApi] = useSpring(
     {
       config: SPRING_CONFIG,
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ export function TypingBubble({
     [typingContactIds]
   );
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [outerDivStyle, outerDivSpringApi] = useSpring(
     {
       to: OUTER_DIV_ANIMATION_PROPS[isSomeoneTyping ? 'visible' : 'hidden'],
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ export function TypingBubble({
     },
     [isSomeoneTyping]
   );
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- FIXME
   const [typingAnimationStyle, typingAnimationSpringApi] = useSpring(
     {
       to: BUBBLE_ANIMATION_PROPS[isSomeoneTyping ? 'visible' : 'hidden'],
diff --git a/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts b/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
index f4961ff292..1583613d12 100644
--- a/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
+++ b/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
 } from '../types/Attachment';
 import { count } from './grapheme';
 import { SECOND } from './durations';
+import * as log from '../logging/log';
+import * as Errors from '../types/errors';
 
 const DEFAULT_DURATION = 5 * SECOND;
 const MAX_VIDEO_DURATION = 30 * SECOND;
@@ -42,21 +44,39 @@ export async function getStoryDuration(
 
   if (isGIF([attachment]) || isVideo([attachment])) {
     const videoEl = document.createElement('video');
-    if (!attachment.url) {
+    const { url } = attachment;
+
+    if (!url) {
       return DEFAULT_DURATION;
     }
-    videoEl.src = attachment.url;
 
-    await new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-      function resolveAndRemove() {
-        resolve();
-        videoEl.removeEventListener('loadedmetadata', resolveAndRemove);
-      }
+    let duration: number;
+    try {
+      duration = await new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
+        function resolveAndRemove() {
+          resolve(videoEl.duration * SECOND);
+          videoEl.removeEventListener('loadedmetadata', resolveAndRemove);
+        }
 
-      videoEl.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', resolveAndRemove);
-    });
+        videoEl.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', resolveAndRemove);
+        videoEl.addEventListener('error', () => {
+          reject(videoEl.error ?? new Error('Failed to load'));
+        });
 
-    const duration = Math.ceil(videoEl.duration * SECOND);
+        videoEl.src = url;
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.error(
+        'getStoryDuration: Failed to load video duration',
+        Errors.toLogFormat(error)
+      );
+      return DEFAULT_DURATION;
+    } finally {
+      // Stop loading video
+      videoEl.pause();
+      videoEl.removeAttribute('src'); // empty source
+      videoEl.load();
+    }
 
     if (isGIF([attachment])) {
       // GIFs: Loop gifs 3 times or play for 5 seconds, whichever is longer.
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index d76b066b36..868c8867e7 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -2882,24 +2882,10 @@
   },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
-    "path": "ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx",
-    "line": "  const progressBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);",
+    "path": "ts/components/StoryProgressSegment.tsx",
+    "line": "  const onFinishRef = useRef(onFinish);",
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2022-10-13T15:18:21.267Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "React-useRef",
-    "path": "ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx",
-    "line": "  const animationRef = useRef<Animation | null>(null);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2022-10-13T15:18:21.267Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "React-useRef",
-    "path": "ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx",
-    "line": "  const onFinishRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2022-10-13T15:18:21.267Z"
+    "updated": "2024-08-13T20:48:09.226Z"
   },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",