diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/speaker.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/speaker.py
index 3ff6627bb8a..d7bc1269ea1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/speaker.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/speaker.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import async_timeout
 from pysonos.core import MUSIC_SRC_LINE_IN, MUSIC_SRC_RADIO, MUSIC_SRC_TV, SoCo
 from pysonos.data_structures import DidlAudioBroadcast, DidlPlaylistContainer
 from pysonos.events_base import Event as SonosEvent, SubscriptionBase
-from pysonos.exceptions import SoCoException
+from pysonos.exceptions import SoCoException, SoCoUPnPException
 from pysonos.music_library import MusicLibrary
 from pysonos.plugins.sharelink import ShareLinkPlugin
 from pysonos.snapshot import Snapshot
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import DOMAIN as MP_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import DOMAIN as SENSOR_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.switch import DOMAIN as SWITCH_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as ent_reg
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import (
     async_dispatcher_send,
@@ -802,27 +803,58 @@ class SonosSpeaker:
         """Restore snapshots for all the speakers."""
 
         def _restore_groups(
-            speakers: list[SonosSpeaker], with_group: bool
+            speakers: set[SonosSpeaker], with_group: bool
         ) -> list[list[SonosSpeaker]]:
             """Pause all current coordinators and restore groups."""
             for speaker in (s for s in speakers if s.is_coordinator):
-                if speaker.media.playback_status == SONOS_STATE_PLAYING:
-                    speaker.soco.pause()
+                if (
+                    speaker.media.playback_status == SONOS_STATE_PLAYING
+                    and "Pause" in speaker.soco.available_actions
+                ):
+                    try:
+                        speaker.soco.pause()
+                    except SoCoUPnPException as exc:
+                        _LOGGER.debug(
+                            "Pause failed during restore of %s: %s",
+                            speaker.zone_name,
+                            speaker.soco.available_actions,
+                            exc_info=exc,
+                        )
 
             groups = []
+            if not with_group:
+                return groups
 
-            if with_group:
-                # Unjoin slaves first to prevent inheritance of queues
-                for speaker in [s for s in speakers if not s.is_coordinator]:
-                    if speaker.snapshot_group != speaker.sonos_group:
-                        speaker.unjoin()
+            # Unjoin non-coordinator speakers not contained in the desired snapshot group
+            #
+            # If a coordinator is unjoined from its group, another speaker from the group
+            # will inherit the coordinator's playqueue and its own playqueue will be lost
+            speakers_to_unjoin = set()
+            for speaker in speakers:
+                if speaker.sonos_group == speaker.snapshot_group:
+                    continue
 
-                # Bring back the original group topology
-                for speaker in (s for s in speakers if s.snapshot_group):
-                    assert speaker.snapshot_group is not None
-                    if speaker.snapshot_group[0] == speaker:
+                speakers_to_unjoin.update(
+                    {
+                        s
+                        for s in speaker.sonos_group[1:]
+                        if s not in speaker.snapshot_group
+                    }
+                )
+
+            for speaker in speakers_to_unjoin:
+                speaker.unjoin()
+
+            # Bring back the original group topology
+            for speaker in (s for s in speakers if s.snapshot_group):
+                assert speaker.snapshot_group is not None
+                if speaker.snapshot_group[0] == speaker:
+                    if (
+                        speaker.snapshot_group != speaker.sonos_group
+                        and speaker.snapshot_group != [speaker]
+                    ):
                         speaker.join(speaker.snapshot_group)
-                        groups.append(speaker.snapshot_group.copy())
+                    groups.append(speaker.snapshot_group.copy())
 
             return groups
 
@@ -836,6 +868,11 @@ class SonosSpeaker:
 
         # Find all affected players
         speakers_set = {s for s in speakers if s.soco_snapshot}
+        if missing_snapshots := set(speakers) - speakers_set:
+            raise HomeAssistantError(
+                f"Restore failed, speakers are missing snapshots: {[s.zone_name for s in missing_snapshots]}"
+            )
+
         if with_group:
             for speaker in [s for s in speakers_set if s.snapshot_group]:
                 assert speaker.snapshot_group is not None