diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
index 555062e556..62283d038d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
@@ -1190,7 +1190,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 throw new ArgumentException("StartTimeTicks is not allowed.");
             }
 
-            using var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            // CTS lifecycle is managed internally.
+            var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
             var cancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
 
             using var state = await StreamingHelpers.GetStreamingState(
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
index 308334b237..6a720b1a45 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 EnableSubtitlesInManifest = enableSubtitlesInManifest ?? true
             };
 
+            // CTS lifecycle is managed internally.
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
             using var state = await StreamingHelpers.GetStreamingState(
                     streamingRequest,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
index e544d001ed..dc64a0f1bc 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var isHeadRequest = Request.Method == System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http.Head;
+            // CTS lifecycle is managed internally.
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
             var streamingRequest = new VideoRequestDto
             {
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/AudioHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/AudioHelper.cs
index cf35ee23aa..264131905f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/AudioHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/AudioHelper.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             }
 
             bool isHeadRequest = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Method == System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http.Head;
+
+            // CTS lifecycle is managed internally.
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
 
             using var state = await StreamingHelpers.GetStreamingState(
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
index fcada0e77c..dc5d6715b5 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             bool enableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming)
         {
             var isHeadRequest = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.Request.Method == WebRequestMethods.Http.Head;
+            // CTS lifecycle is managed internally.
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
             return await GetMasterPlaylistInternal(
                 streamingRequest,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
index b4db0c83e9..c295af7eb3 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             {
                 _activeTranscodingJobs.Remove(job);
 
-                if (!job.CancellationTokenSource!.IsCancellationRequested)
+                if (job.CancellationTokenSource?.IsCancellationRequested == false)
                 {
                     job.CancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
                 }
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 _logger.LogError("FFmpeg exited with code {0}", process.ExitCode);
             }
 
-            process.Dispose();
+            job.Dispose();
         }
 
         private async Task AcquireResources(StreamState state, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource)
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/PlaybackDtos/TranscodingJobDto.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/PlaybackDtos/TranscodingJobDto.cs
index 9edc19bb6d..291e571dcb 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/PlaybackDtos/TranscodingJobDto.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/PlaybackDtos/TranscodingJobDto.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.PlaybackDtos
     /// <summary>
     /// Class TranscodingJob.
     /// </summary>
-    public class TranscodingJobDto
+    public class TranscodingJobDto : IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The process lock.
@@ -249,5 +249,31 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.PlaybackDtos
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Dispose all resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="disposing">Whether to dispose all resources.</param>
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (disposing)
+            {
+                Process?.Dispose();
+                Process = null;
+                KillTimer?.Dispose();
+                KillTimer = null;
+                CancellationTokenSource?.Dispose();
+                CancellationTokenSource = null;
+                TranscodingThrottler?.Dispose();
+                TranscodingThrottler = null;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }