diff --git a/backend/src/game/game.gateway.ts b/backend/src/game/game.gateway.ts
index e578408..c920ee9 100644
--- a/backend/src/game/game.gateway.ts
+++ b/backend/src/game/game.gateway.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ export class GameGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect, On
     if (room) {
       const questions = ((room.roomPack as unknown as { questions?: Question[] } | null)?.questions || []) as Question[];
       const firstQuestion = questions[0];
-      const firstParticipant = room.participants[0];
+      
+      // Админ (хост) должен быть первым игроком
+      const hostParticipant = room.participants.find(p => p.userId === room.hostId);
+      const firstParticipant = hostParticipant || room.participants[0];
 
       // Убеждаемся что firstQuestion.id - строка (UUID)
       const firstQuestionId = firstQuestion?.id && typeof firstQuestion.id === 'string' 
@@ -348,12 +351,28 @@ export class GameGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect, On
       }
     }
 
+    // Инициализация currentPlayerId если не установлен
+    let currentPlayerId = room.currentPlayerId;
+    if (!currentPlayerId && room.participants.length > 0) {
+      // Админ (хост) должен быть первым игроком
+      const hostParticipant = room.participants.find(p => p.userId === room.hostId);
+      const firstParticipant = hostParticipant || room.participants[0];
+      
+      if (firstParticipant) {
+        currentPlayerId = firstParticipant.id;
+        await this.prisma.room.update({
+          where: { id: room.id },
+          data: { currentPlayerId: currentPlayerId }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     const fullState = {
       roomId: room.id,
       roomCode: room.code,
       status: room.status,
       currentQuestionId: currentQuestionId,
-      currentPlayerId: room.currentPlayerId,
+      currentPlayerId: currentPlayerId,
       revealedAnswers: room.revealedAnswers as RevealedAnswers,
       isGameOver: room.isGameOver,
       hostId: room.hostId,
@@ -414,7 +433,10 @@ export class GameGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect, On
     if (room) {
       const questions = ((room.roomPack as unknown as { questions?: Question[] } | null)?.questions || []) as Question[];
       const firstQuestion = questions[0];
-      const firstParticipant = room.participants[0];
+      
+      // Админ (хост) должен быть первым игроком
+      const hostParticipant = room.participants.find(p => p.userId === room.hostId);
+      const firstParticipant = hostParticipant || room.participants[0];
 
       // Убеждаемся что firstQuestion.id - строка (UUID)
       const firstQuestionId = firstQuestion?.id && typeof firstQuestion.id === 'string' 
@@ -443,6 +465,36 @@ export class GameGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect, On
     await this.broadcastFullState(payload.roomCode);
   }
 
+  @SubscribeMessage('setCurrentPlayer')
+  async handleSetCurrentPlayer(client: Socket, payload: { roomId: string; roomCode: string; userId: string; participantId: string }) {
+    const isHost = await this.isHost(payload.roomId, payload.userId);
+    if (!isHost) {
+      client.emit('error', { message: 'Only the host can set current player' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Проверяем, что участник существует и активен
+    const participant = await this.prisma.participant.findFirst({
+      where: {
+        id: payload.participantId,
+        roomId: payload.roomId,
+        isActive: true
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (!participant) {
+      client.emit('error', { message: 'Participant not found' });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await this.prisma.room.update({
+      where: { id: payload.roomId },
+      data: { currentPlayerId: payload.participantId }
+    });
+
+    await this.broadcastFullState(payload.roomCode);
+  }
+
   @SubscribeMessage('updateRoomPack')
   async handleUpdateRoomPack(client: Socket, payload: { roomId: string; roomCode: string; userId: string; questions: any[] }) {
     const isHost = await this.isHost(payload.roomId, payload.userId);
diff --git a/src/components/Game.jsx b/src/components/Game.jsx
index 5e1babe..3c5d0c1 100644
--- a/src/components/Game.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Game.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const Game = forwardRef(({
   onAnswerClick = null,
   onPreviousQuestion = null,
   onNextQuestion = null,
+  onSelectPlayer = null,
 }, ref) => {
   // Нет локального state - всё из props!
   // Нет useEffect - нет синхронизации!
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ const Game = forwardRef(({
             players={players}
             currentPlayerId={currentPlayerId}
             playerScores={playerScores}
+            onSelectPlayer={onSelectPlayer}
           />
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Players.jsx b/src/components/Players.jsx
index 98559ee..5086007 100644
--- a/src/components/Players.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Players.jsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ const Players = ({ players, currentPlayerId, playerScores, onSelectPlayer }) =>
           return (
             <div
               key={player.id}
-              className={`player-item ${isActive ? 'player-active' : ''}`}
-              onClick={() => onSelectPlayer(player.id)}
+              className={`player-item ${isActive ? 'player-active' : ''} ${onSelectPlayer ? 'player-clickable' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => onSelectPlayer && onSelectPlayer(player.id)}
             >
               <span className="player-name">{player.name}</span>
               <span className="player-score">{score}</span>
diff --git a/src/pages/GamePage.jsx b/src/pages/GamePage.jsx
index 01b6b41..d11b9dc 100644
--- a/src/pages/GamePage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/GamePage.jsx
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ const GamePage = () => {
     console.warn('Manual point award not implemented yet');
   };
 
+  const handleSelectPlayer = (participantId) => {
+    if (!gameState.roomId || !user) return;
+    if (!isHost) return; // Только хост может выбирать игрока
+
+    socketService.emit('setCurrentPlayer', {
+      roomId: gameState.roomId,
+      roomCode: gameState.roomCode,
+      userId: user.id,
+      participantId: participantId
+    });
+  };
+
   // === Вычисляемые значения ===
 
   const currentQuestion = gameState.questions.find(
@@ -341,6 +353,7 @@ const GamePage = () => {
           onAnswerClick={handleAnswerClick}
           onPreviousQuestion={canGoPrev ? handlePrevQuestion : null}
           onNextQuestion={canGoNext ? handleNextQuestion : null}
+          onSelectPlayer={isHost ? handleSelectPlayer : null}
         />
       </div>