diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
     property bool hasPlayer: !!mprisSourceName && !!playerData
     property bool playing: hasPlayer && playerData.PlaybackStatus === "Playing"
     property bool canControl: hasPlayer && playerData.CanControl
+    property bool canPlay: hasPlayer && playerData.CanPlay
+    property bool canPause: hasPlayer && playerData.CanPause
     property bool canGoBack: hasPlayer && playerData.CanGoPrevious
     property bool canGoNext: hasPlayer && playerData.CanGoNext
     property bool canRaise: hasPlayer && playerData.CanRaise
@@ -338,13 +340,21 @@
                     MouseArea {
                         height: units.iconSizes.medium
                         width: height
+                        enabled: playing ? canPause : canPlay
 
                         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
                         hoverEnabled: true
-                        onClicked: mpris2Source.playPause(mprisSourceName)
+                        onClicked: {
+                            if (!playing) {
+                                mpris2Source.play(mprisSourceName);
+                            } else {
+                                mpris2Source.pause(mprisSourceName);
+                            }
+                        }
 
                         PlasmaCore.IconItem {
                             anchors.fill: parent
+                            enabled: playing ? canPause : canPlay
                             active: parent.containsMouse
 
                             source: playing ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@
         function goNext(source) {
             startOperation(source, "Next");
         }
+        function play(source) {
+            startOperation(source, "Play");
+        }
+        function pause(source) {
+            startOperation(source, "Pause");
+        }
         function playPause(source) {
             startOperation(source, "PlayPause");
         }