diff --git a/AnimationDirector.js b/AnimationDirector.js
index c267a33..1f255fc 100644
--- a/AnimationDirector.js
+++ b/AnimationDirector.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   let packFoldersAction;
   let previousStagePoseAction;
   let loopPoseAction;
+  let autoplayStagesAction, autoplayLoopOriginal, autoplayLoopWrapper;
+  let autoplayTransitioning = false;
   const POSE_BUTTON_EVENTS = ['select_animation', 'select_project', 'unselect_project', 'load_project', 'undo', 'redo', 'add_animation', 'remove_animation'];
   const PROP_PREVIEWS_PROPERTY = 'animationdirector_prop_previews';
   const PROP_SLOTS = { left: 'propleft', right: 'propright', floor: 'propfloor' };
@@ -2489,6 +2491,63 @@
     return { source: matches[0], previous };
   }
 
+  function nextAutoplayStage(animation) {
+    const current = parseAfwStageAnimationName(animation);
+    if (!current) return null;
+    const stages = Animation.all.map(parseAfwStageAnimationName)
+      .filter((stage) => stage?.id === current.id && stage.stageNumber > current.stageNumber)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.stageNumber - b.stageNumber);
+    if (!stages.length || stages.filter((stage) => stage.stageNumber === stages[0].stageNumber).length !== 1) return null;
+    return stages[0].animation;
+  }
+
+  function updateAutoplayIconColor() {
+    if (!autoplayStagesAction) return;
+    const color = autoplayStagesAction.value ? '#000000' : '#b8a6cc';
+    autoplayStagesAction.color = color;
+    if (autoplayStagesAction.icon_node) autoplayStagesAction.icon_node.style.color = color;
+    for (const node of autoplayStagesAction.nodes || []) {
+      const icon = node.querySelector('.icon');
+      if (icon) icon.style.color = color;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function installStageAutoplay() {
+    autoplayLoopOriginal = Timeline.loop;
+    // Native playback resets once-clips before emitting pause. Observe the completed
+    // playback step instead of treating a user's pause as a stage transition.
+    autoplayLoopWrapper = function (...args) {
+      // start() invokes loop() immediately. Defer that nested step to the next
+      // normal playback frame, but render the new pose synchronously below.
+      if (autoplayTransitioning) return;
+      const animation = Animation.selected;
+      const eligible = autoplayStagesAction?.value && Format.id === 'geckolib_model'
+        && Timeline.playing && animation?.length > 0 && animation.loop !== 'loop'
+        && !(Timeline.custom_range?.[0] || Timeline.custom_range?.[1]);
+      const result = autoplayLoopOriginal.apply(this, args);
+      if (eligible && autoplayStagesAction?.value && Animation.selected === animation && !Timeline.playing) {
+        const next = nextAutoplayStage(animation);
+        if (next) {
+          autoplayTransitioning = true;
+          try {
+            Timeline.setTime(0);
+            next.select();
+            Timeline.start();
+            Animator.preview(true);
+          } finally {
+            autoplayTransitioning = false;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    };
+    Timeline.loop = autoplayLoopWrapper;
+  }
+
+  function removeStageAutoplay() {
+    if (Timeline.loop === autoplayLoopWrapper) Timeline.loop = autoplayLoopOriginal;
+  }
+
   function refreshPreviousStagePoseButton() {
     if (!previousStagePoseAction) return;
     const { reason } = previousStagePoseSource();
@@ -5822,6 +5881,22 @@ You can import or export complete AFW animation IDs as one file containing all s
     version: '2.0.0',
     variant: 'both',
     onload() {
+      autoplayStagesAction = new Toggle('animationdirector_autoplay_stages', {
+        name: 'Autoplay Stages', icon: 'resume', color: '#b8a6cc', category: 'animation',
+        description: 'Automatically play the next stage when a non-looping stage finishes. Looping stages stay on their current clip.',
+        default: false, save_on_restart: true,
+        onChange: updateAutoplayIconColor,
+        condition: () => typeof Format !== 'undefined' && Format.id === 'geckolib_model',
+      });
+      if (typeof Toolbars !== 'undefined') {
+        const toolbar = Toolbars.animations;
+        if (toolbar) {
+          const length = toolbar.children.findIndex((item) => item === 'slider_animation_length' || item?.id === 'slider_animation_length');
+          toolbar.add(autoplayStagesAction, length >= 0 ? length + 1 : 0);
+        }
+      }
+      updateAutoplayIconColor();
+      installStageAutoplay();
       previousStagePoseAction = new Action('animationdirector_previous_stage_pose', {
         name: 'Copy Previous Stage Pose', icon: 'move_down', color: '#b8a6cc', category: 'animation',
         description: 'Copy the final actor pose of the previous stage into time 0.',
@@ -6073,6 +6148,8 @@ You can import or export complete AFW animation IDs as one file containing all s
       MenuBar.update();
     },
     onunload() {
+      removeStageAutoplay();
+      autoplayStagesAction?.delete(); autoplayStagesAction = undefined;
       for (const event of [...POSE_BUTTON_EVENTS, 'update_animation_length']) Blockbench.removeListener(event, refreshLoopPoseButton);
       loopPoseAction?.delete(); loopPoseAction = undefined;
       for (const event of POSE_BUTTON_EVENTS) Blockbench.removeListener(event, refreshPreviousStagePoseButton);
diff --git a/test/block-requirements.test.js b/test/block-requirements.test.js
index 610f929..8b3c3a2 100644
--- a/test/block-requirements.test.js
+++ b/test/block-requirements.test.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ function harness() {
   const context = {
     Project: project, Group, Cube, Plugin: { register(id, definition) { context.registration = definition; } },
     Action: class { constructor(id, options) { Object.assign(this, options, { id }); } },
+    Toggle: class { constructor(id, options) { Object.assign(this, options, { id, value: false }); } },
+    Timeline: { loop() {} },
     Panel: class {
       constructor(id, options) {
         this.options = options;
diff --git a/test/stage-autoplay.test.js b/test/stage-autoplay.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aefcad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stage-autoplay.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const vm = require('node:vm');
+
+function harness() {
+  const h = { Plugin: { register() {} }, Animation: { selected: null, all: [] }, Format: { id: 'geckolib_model' },
+    Animator: { preview() { h.rendered = h.Animation.selected; } },
+    Timeline: { playing: true, custom_range: [0, 0], loop() { this.playing = false; }, setTime(time) { this.time = time; }, start() { this.playing = true; this.loop(); } } };
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'AnimationDirector.js'), 'utf8').replace('  Plugin.register(PLUGIN_ID, {',
+    '  globalThis.api = { installStageAutoplay, removeStageAutoplay, nextAutoplayStage, setEnabled(value) { autoplayStagesAction = { value }; } };\n  Plugin.register(PLUGIN_ID, {');
+  vm.runInNewContext(source, h);
+  h.clip = (name, loop = 'once') => ({ name, length: 2, loop, select() { h.Animation.selected = this; } });
+  h.api.setEnabled(true); h.api.installStageAutoplay();
+  return h;
+}
+
+test('autoplay advances completed non-looping stages by number within the same ID', () => {
+  const h = harness(), first = h.clip('example.p1'), next = h.clip('example.p2');
+  h.Animation.selected = first; h.Animation.all = [h.clip('other.p2'), h.clip('example.p10'), next, first];
+  h.Timeline.loop();
+  assert.equal(h.Animation.selected, next);
+  assert.equal(h.Timeline.time, 0);
+  assert.equal(h.Timeline.playing, true);
+  assert.equal(h.rendered, next);
+});
+
+test('autoplay leaves looping stages, custom ranges, disabled toggle and final stage alone', () => {
+  for (const mode of ['loop', 'range', 'disabled', 'final']) {
+    const h = harness(), first = h.clip('example.p1', mode === 'loop' ? 'loop' : 'hold');
+    h.Animation.selected = first; h.Animation.all = mode === 'final' ? [first] : [first, h.clip('example.p2')];
+    if (mode === 'range') h.Timeline.custom_range = [0, 1];
+    if (mode === 'disabled') h.api.setEnabled(false);
+    h.Timeline.loop();
+    assert.equal(h.pending, undefined);
+    assert.equal(h.Animation.selected, first);
+  }
+});
+
+test('manual playback stops do not advance and unload restores playback', () => {
+  const h = harness(), first = h.clip('example.p1'), next = h.clip('example.p2');
+  h.Animation.selected = first; h.Animation.all = [first, next];
+  h.Timeline.playing = false; h.Timeline.loop();
+  assert.equal(h.pending, undefined);
+  assert.equal(h.Animation.selected, first);
+  assert.equal(h.Timeline.playing, false);
+  const wrapper = h.Timeline.loop; h.api.removeStageAutoplay();
+  assert.notEqual(h.Timeline.loop, wrapper);
+});