diff --git a/test/test_postprocessors.py b/test/test_postprocessors.py
index ecc73e39eb..a742872e55 100644
--- a/test/test_postprocessors.py
+++ b/test/test_postprocessors.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
 from yt_dlp.utils import shell_quote
 from yt_dlp.postprocessor import (
     ExecPP,
+    FFmpegExtractAudioPP,
     FFmpegThumbnailsConvertorPP,
     MetadataFromFieldPP,
     MetadataParserPP,
@@ -627,5 +628,76 @@ outpoint 10.000000
             self._pp._quote_for_ffmpeg("special ' characters ' galore'''"))
 
 
+class TestFFmpegExtractAudioPP(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.ydl = YoutubeDL()
+
+    def test_no_overwrites_respected(self):
+        """Test that --no-overwrites prevents overwriting extracted audio files"""
+        pp = FFmpegExtractAudioPP(self.ydl, overwrites=False)
+
+        # Create a mock info dict
+        info = {
+            'filepath': 'test.webm',
+            'ext': 'webm'
+        }
+
+        # Mock the necessary methods to avoid ffmpeg dependency
+        import unittest.mock
+        with unittest.mock.patch.object(pp, 'get_audio_codec', return_value='opus'), \
+             unittest.mock.patch('os.path.exists') as mock_exists, \
+             unittest.mock.patch('yt_dlp.postprocessor.ffmpeg.replace_extension') as mock_replace_ext:
+
+            # Mock replace_extension to return a different filename
+            mock_replace_ext.return_value = 'test.opus'
+            # Mock os.path.exists to return True for the target file
+            mock_exists.return_value = True
+
+            # Should skip processing when target file exists and overwrites=False
+            files_to_delete, result_info = pp.run(info)
+
+            # Should return empty list (no files to delete) and original info
+            self.assertEqual(files_to_delete, [])
+            self.assertEqual(result_info, info)
+
+    def test_no_post_overwrites_respected(self):
+        """Test that --no-post-overwrites prevents overwriting extracted audio files"""
+        pp = FFmpegExtractAudioPP(self.ydl, nopostoverwrites=True)
+
+        # Create a mock info dict
+        info = {
+            'filepath': 'test.webm',
+            'ext': 'webm'
+        }
+
+        # Mock the necessary methods to avoid ffmpeg dependency
+        import unittest.mock
+        with unittest.mock.patch.object(pp, 'get_audio_codec', return_value='opus'), \
+             unittest.mock.patch('os.path.exists') as mock_exists, \
+             unittest.mock.patch('yt_dlp.postprocessor.ffmpeg.replace_extension') as mock_replace_ext:
+
+            # Mock replace_extension to return a different filename
+            mock_replace_ext.return_value = 'test.opus'
+            # Mock os.path.exists to return True for the target file
+            mock_exists.return_value = True
+
+            # Should skip processing when target file exists and nopostoverwrites=True
+            files_to_delete, result_info = pp.run(info)
+
+            # Should return empty list (no files to delete) and original info
+            self.assertEqual(files_to_delete, [])
+            self.assertEqual(result_info, info)
+
+    def test_overwrites_allowed(self):
+        """Test that overwriting works when neither option is set"""
+        pp = FFmpegExtractAudioPP(self.ydl, overwrites=None, nopostoverwrites=False)
+
+        # This test would require more complex mocking to test the actual processing
+        # For now, just verify the constructor accepts the parameters
+        self.assertIsNotNone(pp)
+        self.assertFalse(pp._nopostoverwrites)
+        self.assertIsNone(pp._overwrites)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 714d9ad5c2..afc0e74bcc 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ def get_postprocessors(opts):
             'preferredcodec': opts.audioformat,
             'preferredquality': opts.audioquality,
             'nopostoverwrites': opts.nopostoverwrites,
+            'overwrites': opts.overwrites,
         }
     if opts.remuxvideo:
         yield {
diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index 59a49aa578..4013eae248 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -441,11 +441,12 @@ class FFmpegExtractAudioPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
     SUPPORTED_EXTS = tuple(ACODECS.keys())
     FORMAT_RE = create_mapping_re(('best', *SUPPORTED_EXTS))
 
-    def __init__(self, downloader=None, preferredcodec=None, preferredquality=None, nopostoverwrites=False):
+    def __init__(self, downloader=None, preferredcodec=None, preferredquality=None, nopostoverwrites=False, overwrites=None):
         FFmpegPostProcessor.__init__(self, downloader)
         self.mapping = preferredcodec or 'best'
         self._preferredquality = float_or_none(preferredquality)
         self._nopostoverwrites = nopostoverwrites
+        self._overwrites = overwrites
 
     def _quality_args(self, codec):
         if self._preferredquality is None:
@@ -521,8 +522,13 @@ class FFmpegExtractAudioPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
                 return [], information
             orig_path = prepend_extension(path, 'orig')
             temp_path = prepend_extension(path, 'temp')
-        if (self._nopostoverwrites and os.path.exists(new_path)
-                and os.path.exists(orig_path)):
+        # Check if we should skip due to existing file
+        # Respect both --no-overwrites and --no-post-overwrites
+        should_skip_overwrite = (
+            (self._nopostoverwrites or self._overwrites is False)
+            and os.path.exists(new_path)
+        )
+        if should_skip_overwrite:
             self.to_screen(f'Post-process file {new_path} exists, skipping')
             return [], information