diff --git a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
index 766b0a7d1..3d86de851 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.test.ts
@@ -322,3 +322,43 @@ describe("HyperframesPlayer parent-frame media", () => {
     expect(mockAudio.muted).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+// ── Shared stylesheet (adoptedStyleSheets) ──
+//
+// Every player constructed in the same document should adopt the *same*
+// CSSStyleSheet instance instead of getting its own <style> element. This is
+// the studio thumbnail-grid win — N players, one parsed sheet.
+
+describe("HyperframesPlayer adoptedStyleSheets", () => {
+  type AdoptingShadowRoot = ShadowRoot & { adoptedStyleSheets: CSSStyleSheet[] };
+  type PlayerWithShadow = HTMLElement & { shadowRoot: AdoptingShadowRoot | null };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await import("./hyperframes-player.js");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  });
+
+  it("shares a single CSSStyleSheet across multiple player instances", () => {
+    const a = document.createElement("hyperframes-player") as PlayerWithShadow;
+    const b = document.createElement("hyperframes-player") as PlayerWithShadow;
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    document.body.appendChild(b);
+
+    const sheetsA = a.shadowRoot?.adoptedStyleSheets ?? [];
+    const sheetsB = b.shadowRoot?.adoptedStyleSheets ?? [];
+
+    expect(sheetsA.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(sheetsB.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(sheetsA.at(-1)).toBe(sheetsB.at(-1));
+  });
+
+  it("does not inject a per-instance <style> when adoption succeeds", () => {
+    const player = document.createElement("hyperframes-player") as PlayerWithShadow;
+    document.body.appendChild(player);
+
+    expect(player.shadowRoot?.querySelector("style")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.ts b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.ts
index 2f0314afc..e51e23f89 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/hyperframes-player.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ import { createControls, SPEED_PRESETS, type ControlsCallbacks } from "./control
 import { shouldInjectRuntime } from "./shouldInjectRuntime.js";
 import { PLAYER_STYLES } from "./styles.js";
 
+let sharedSheet: CSSStyleSheet | null = null;
+
+function getSharedSheet(): CSSStyleSheet | null {
+  if (sharedSheet) return sharedSheet;
+  if (typeof CSSStyleSheet === "undefined") return null;
+  try {
+    const sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
+    sheet.replaceSync(PLAYER_STYLES);
+    sharedSheet = sheet;
+    return sheet;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_FPS = 30;
 const RUNTIME_CDN_URL =
   "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@hyperframes/core/dist/hyperframe.runtime.iife.js";
@@ -85,9 +100,14 @@ class HyperframesPlayer extends HTMLElement {
     super();
     this.shadow = this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
 
-    const style = document.createElement("style");
-    style.textContent = PLAYER_STYLES;
-    this.shadow.appendChild(style);
+    const sheet = getSharedSheet();
+    if (sheet) {
+      this.shadow.adoptedStyleSheets = [sheet];
+    } else {
+      const style = document.createElement("style");
+      style.textContent = PLAYER_STYLES;
+      this.shadow.appendChild(style);
+    }
 
     this.container = document.createElement("div");
     this.container.className = "hfp-container";
diff --git a/packages/player/src/styles.test.ts b/packages/player/src/styles.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cfe05d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/player/src/styles.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  _resetSharedPlayerStyleSheet,
+  applyPlayerStyles,
+  getSharedPlayerStyleSheet,
+  PLAYER_STYLES,
+} from "./styles.js";
+
+type AdoptingShadowRoot = ShadowRoot & {
+  adoptedStyleSheets: CSSStyleSheet[];
+};
+
+function createShadowHost(): AdoptingShadowRoot {
+  const host = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(host);
+  return host.attachShadow({ mode: "open" }) as AdoptingShadowRoot;
+}
+
+describe("getSharedPlayerStyleSheet", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _resetSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+  });
+
+  it("returns the same CSSStyleSheet instance across calls", () => {
+    const a = getSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+    const b = getSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+
+    expect(a).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(a).toBe(b);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null and memoizes the failure when CSSStyleSheet is unavailable", () => {
+    const original = globalThis.CSSStyleSheet;
+    (globalThis as { CSSStyleSheet?: unknown }).CSSStyleSheet = undefined;
+
+    try {
+      expect(getSharedPlayerStyleSheet()).toBeNull();
+      expect(getSharedPlayerStyleSheet()).toBeNull();
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.CSSStyleSheet = original;
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("applyPlayerStyles", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _resetSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  });
+
+  it("adopts the shared sheet on a fresh shadow root and adds no <style> element", () => {
+    const shadow = createShadowHost();
+
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+    const sheet = getSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+    expect(sheet).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(shadow.adoptedStyleSheets).toContain(sheet);
+    expect(shadow.querySelector("style")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shares one CSSStyleSheet across multiple shadow roots", () => {
+    const shadowA = createShadowHost();
+    const shadowB = createShadowHost();
+
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadowA);
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadowB);
+
+    const adoptedA = shadowA.adoptedStyleSheets.at(-1);
+    const adoptedB = shadowB.adoptedStyleSheets.at(-1);
+
+    expect(adoptedA).toBeDefined();
+    expect(adoptedA).toBe(adoptedB);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves any pre-existing adopted stylesheets", () => {
+    const shadow = createShadowHost();
+    const existing = new CSSStyleSheet();
+    existing.replaceSync(":host { --pre: 1; }");
+    shadow.adoptedStyleSheets = [existing];
+
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+    expect(shadow.adoptedStyleSheets[0]).toBe(existing);
+    expect(shadow.adoptedStyleSheets).toContain(getSharedPlayerStyleSheet());
+    expect(shadow.adoptedStyleSheets).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it("is idempotent when called repeatedly on the same shadow root", () => {
+    const shadow = createShadowHost();
+
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+    expect(shadow.adoptedStyleSheets).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(shadow.querySelectorAll("style")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a <style> element when adoptedStyleSheets is unsupported", () => {
+    const shadow = createShadowHost();
+    Object.defineProperty(shadow, "adoptedStyleSheets", {
+      configurable: true,
+      get() {
+        return undefined;
+      },
+      set() {
+        throw new Error("adoptedStyleSheets is not supported in this environment");
+      },
+    });
+
+    applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+    const styleEl = shadow.querySelector("style");
+    expect(styleEl).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(styleEl?.textContent).toBe(PLAYER_STYLES);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a <style> element when CSSStyleSheet is unavailable", () => {
+    const original = globalThis.CSSStyleSheet;
+    (globalThis as { CSSStyleSheet?: unknown }).CSSStyleSheet = undefined;
+
+    try {
+      const shadow = createShadowHost();
+      applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+      const styleEl = shadow.querySelector("style");
+      expect(styleEl).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(styleEl?.textContent).toBe(PLAYER_STYLES);
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.CSSStyleSheet = original;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a <style> element when replaceSync throws", () => {
+    const replaceSyncSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(CSSStyleSheet.prototype, "replaceSync")
+      .mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw new Error("simulated replaceSync failure");
+      });
+
+    try {
+      const shadow = createShadowHost();
+      applyPlayerStyles(shadow);
+
+      expect(shadow.querySelector("style")?.textContent).toBe(PLAYER_STYLES);
+    } finally {
+      replaceSyncSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/player/src/styles.ts b/packages/player/src/styles.ts
index 2ae4e650a..35a565b42 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/styles.ts
@@ -199,3 +199,80 @@ export const PLAYER_STYLES = /* css */ `
 
 export const PLAY_ICON = `<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="currentColor"><polygon points="4,2 16,9 4,16"/></svg>`;
 export const PAUSE_ICON = `<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="currentColor"><rect x="3" y="2" width="4" height="14"/><rect x="11" y="2" width="4" height="14"/></svg>`;
+
+/**
+ * Process-wide cache for the constructed PLAYER_STYLES sheet. Lazy so the
+ * module stays SSR-safe (CSSStyleSheet is window-scoped) and so a single
+ * sheet can be shared across every shadow root via `adoptedStyleSheets` —
+ * the studio thumbnail grid renders dozens of players, and avoiding N
+ * duplicate `<style>` parses + style-recalc invalidations is the win here.
+ *
+ * `null` after a failed construction attempt = "fall back forever in this
+ * process" (the usual cause is a missing constructor in older runtimes;
+ * retrying every call would just throw the same way).
+ */
+let sharedSheet: CSSStyleSheet | null | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the shared player stylesheet, or `null` if constructable
+ * stylesheets aren't available in this environment.
+ *
+ * The result is memoized for the life of the module — every shadow root
+ * adopts the same `CSSStyleSheet` instance.
+ */
+export function getSharedPlayerStyleSheet(): CSSStyleSheet | null {
+  if (sharedSheet !== undefined) return sharedSheet;
+
+  if (typeof CSSStyleSheet === "undefined") {
+    sharedSheet = null;
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
+    sheet.replaceSync(PLAYER_STYLES);
+    sharedSheet = sheet;
+    return sheet;
+  } catch {
+    sharedSheet = null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Internal hook for tests to clear the memoized sheet. Not part of the
+ * public API.
+ */
+export function _resetSharedPlayerStyleSheet(): void {
+  sharedSheet = undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Install PLAYER_STYLES into a player shadow root. Prefers the shared
+ * constructable stylesheet (one parse, one rule tree, N adopters) and
+ * falls back to a per-instance `<style>` element when the host runtime
+ * lacks `adoptedStyleSheets` support.
+ *
+ * Idempotent: re-applying to a root that already adopts the shared sheet
+ * is a no-op. Pre-existing adopted sheets are preserved (we append, never
+ * replace), so callers further up the chain can keep their styles.
+ */
+export function applyPlayerStyles(shadow: ShadowRoot): void {
+  const sheet = getSharedPlayerStyleSheet();
+  const adopted = (shadow as ShadowRoot & { adoptedStyleSheets?: CSSStyleSheet[] })
+    .adoptedStyleSheets;
+
+  if (sheet && Array.isArray(adopted)) {
+    if (!adopted.includes(sheet)) {
+      (shadow as ShadowRoot & { adoptedStyleSheets: CSSStyleSheet[] }).adoptedStyleSheets = [
+        ...adopted,
+        sheet,
+      ];
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const style = document.createElement("style");
+  style.textContent = PLAYER_STYLES;
+  shadow.appendChild(style);
+}