diff --git a/unshackle/core/manifests/dash.py b/unshackle/core/manifests/dash.py
index f41302a3..9610b9c9 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/manifests/dash.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/manifests/dash.py
@@ -349,20 +349,16 @@ class DASH:
         if period_count > 1:
             log.debug(f"Multi-period manifest detected with {period_count} content periods")
 
+        stored_period: Optional[Element] = track.data["dash"].get("period")
+
         for period_idx, content_period in enumerate(content_periods):
-            # Find the matching representation in this period
-            matched_rep = None
-            matched_as = None
-            for as_ in content_period.findall("AdaptationSet"):
-                if DASH.is_trick_mode(as_):
-                    continue
-                for rep in as_.findall("Representation"):
-                    if rep.get("id") == rep_id:
-                        matched_rep = rep
-                        matched_as = as_
-                        break
-                if matched_rep is not None:
-                    break
+            if content_period is stored_period:
+                matched_as, matched_rep = adaptation_set, representation
+            else:
+                matched_as, matched_rep = DASH.resolve_representation(content_period, rep_id, adaptation_set) or (
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                )
 
             if matched_rep is None or matched_as is None:
                 period_id = content_period.get("id", period_idx)
@@ -934,6 +930,54 @@ class DASH:
             for prop in essential_props + supplemental_props
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def adaptation_set_key(adaptation_set: Element) -> tuple[Optional[str], ...]:
+        """Identity of an AdaptationSet, used to re-find its counterpart in another Period."""
+        return tuple(
+            adaptation_set.get(attr)
+            for attr in ("contentType", "mimeType", "lang", "audioTrackId", "audioTrackSubtype", "id")
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def resolve_representation(
+        period: Element, rep_id: Optional[str], adaptation_set: Element
+    ) -> Optional[tuple[Element, Element]]:
+        """
+        Find the (AdaptationSet, Representation) in another Period matching rep_id.
+
+        Representation ids are only unique within an AdaptationSet, so the set matching
+        `adaptation_set`'s identity wins over an earlier sibling that reuses the same id
+        for different content (e.g. audio description vs dialog).
+        """
+        as_key = DASH.adaptation_set_key(adaptation_set)
+
+        def candidates(within: Element) -> list[tuple[Element, Element]]:
+            found = []
+            for as_ in within.findall("AdaptationSet"):
+                if DASH.is_trick_mode(as_) or DASH.adaptation_set_key(as_) != as_key:
+                    continue
+                for rep in as_.findall("Representation"):
+                    if rep.get("id") == rep_id:
+                        found.append((as_, rep))
+                        break
+            return found
+
+        matches = candidates(period)
+        if matches:
+            parent = adaptation_set.getparent()
+            siblings = [as_ for as_, _ in candidates(parent)] if parent is not None else []
+            ordinal = siblings.index(adaptation_set) if adaptation_set in siblings else 0
+            return matches[min(ordinal, len(matches) - 1)]
+
+        for as_ in period.findall("AdaptationSet"):
+            if DASH.is_trick_mode(as_):
+                continue
+            for rep in as_.findall("Representation"):
+                if rep.get("id") == rep_id:
+                    return as_, rep
+
+        return None
+
     @staticmethod
     def is_descriptive(adaptation_set: Element) -> bool:
         """Check if contents of Adaptation Set is Descriptive."""
diff --git a/unshackle/core/utils/bitrate.py b/unshackle/core/utils/bitrate.py
index 63ff44cb..17f5b441 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/utils/bitrate.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/utils/bitrate.py
@@ -278,24 +278,22 @@ def extract_dash(track: "Track", session: Union[Session, RnetSession]) -> list[S
 
     data = track.data["dash"]
     manifest = data["manifest"]
-    rep_id = data.get("representation_id") or data["representation"].get("id")
+    adaptation_set = data["adaptation_set"]
+    representation = data["representation"]
+    rep_id = data.get("representation_id") or representation.get("id")
     filtered_period_ids = data.get("filtered_period_ids", [])
+    stored_period = data.get("period")
     track_url = track.url if isinstance(track.url, str) else track.url[0]
 
     content_periods = [p for p in manifest.findall("Period") if DASH._is_content_period(p, filtered_period_ids)]
 
     raw_segments: list[tuple[str, Optional[str]]] = []
     for period in content_periods:
-        matched_rep = matched_as = None
-        for as_ in period.findall("AdaptationSet"):
-            if DASH.is_trick_mode(as_):
-                continue
-            for rep in as_.findall("Representation"):
-                if rep.get("id") == rep_id:
-                    matched_rep, matched_as = rep, as_
-                    break
-            if matched_rep is not None:
-                break
+        # rep ids are only unique within an AdaptationSet, so resolve like DASH.download_track
+        if period is stored_period:
+            matched_as, matched_rep = adaptation_set, representation
+        else:
+            matched_as, matched_rep = DASH.resolve_representation(period, rep_id, adaptation_set) or (None, None)
         if matched_rep is None or matched_as is None:
             continue