diff --git a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/running_apps.py b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/running_apps.py
index 48ec272..948691d 100644
--- a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/running_apps.py
+++ b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/running_apps.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def running_apps_from_tasks(
     recent_tasks: list[dict],
     media_sessions: list[MediaSessionInfo] | None = None,
     foreground_package: str | None = None,
+    last_known: dict[str, MediaSessionInfo] | None = None,
 ) -> list[dict] | None:
     """Build a list of running app dicts from recent tasks + media sessions.
 
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ def running_apps_from_tasks(
         recent_tasks: List of {"package": str} from ADB recent tasks.
         media_sessions: Optional media sessions for playback state enrichment.
         foreground_package: The current foreground app package.
+        last_known: Optional per-package TTL-filtered last-known-state cache
+            (P3-3b) — apps without a live session carry their last known
+            playback state as ``last_known_state``/``last_known_title``.
 
     Returns None if there are fewer than 2 apps (no point showing a switcher
     with only one option).
@@ -57,6 +61,15 @@ def running_apps_from_tasks(
                 app["artist"] = session.artist
         else:
             app["state"] = "running"
+            # P3-3b: no live session — surface the TTL-capped last-known state
+            cached = (last_known or {}).get(pkg)
+            if cached is not None:
+                if cached.playing:
+                    app["last_known_state"] = "playing"
+                elif cached.paused:
+                    app["last_known_state"] = "paused"
+                if cached.title:
+                    app["last_known_title"] = cached.title
 
         apps.append(app)
 
diff --git a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/media_player.py b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/media_player.py
index af6be8a..c43425d 100644
--- a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/media_player.py
+++ b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/media_player.py
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ class NvidiaShieldMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
             apps,
             self._manager.active_sessions,
             foreground_package=self.app_id,
+            last_known=self._manager.last_known_map(),
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/test_media_session.py b/tests/test_media_session.py
index bc6f808..3eadbd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_media_session.py
+++ b/tests/test_media_session.py
@@ -158,3 +158,30 @@ class TestAudioPlaybackSection:
 
     def test_empty_dump(self):
         assert parse_audio_playback("") == []
+
+
+def test_running_apps_last_known_enrichment():
+    """P3-3b: apps without a live session carry their TTL-capped last-known state."""
+    from nsh.ha_adb_common import MediaSessionInfo, running_apps_from_tasks
+
+    tasks = [
+        {"package": "ar.tvplayer.tv"},
+        {"package": "com.netflix.ninja"},
+    ]
+    sessions = [MediaSessionInfo(package="com.netflix.ninja", playing=True, title="Movie")]
+    last_known = {
+        "ar.tvplayer.tv": MediaSessionInfo(
+            package="ar.tvplayer.tv", playing=False, paused=True, title="Last show"
+        )
+    }
+
+    apps = running_apps_from_tasks(tasks, sessions, foreground_package=None, last_known=last_known)
+
+    tivi = next(a for a in apps if a["package"] == "ar.tvplayer.tv")
+    netflix = next(a for a in apps if a["package"] == "com.netflix.ninja")
+
+    assert tivi["state"] == "running"  # no live session
+    assert tivi["last_known_state"] == "paused"
+    assert tivi["last_known_title"] == "Last show"
+    assert "last_known_state" not in netflix  # live session enriched instead
+    assert netflix["state"] == "playing"