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
@@ -338,16 +340,25 @@
                     MouseArea {
                         height: units.iconSizes.medium
                         width: height
+                        enabled: playing || canPlay;
 
                         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
                         hoverEnabled: true
-                        onClicked: mpris2Source.playPause(mprisSourceName)
+                        onClicked: {
+                            if (canPause) {
+                                mpris2Source.playPause(mprisSourceName);
+                            } else if (playing) {
+                                mpris2Source.stop(mprisSourceName);
+                            } else {
+                                mpris2Source.play(mprisSourceName);
+                            }
+                        }
 
                         PlasmaCore.IconItem {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             active: parent.containsMouse
 
-                            source: playing ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
+                            source: !playing ? "media-playback-start" : canPause ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-stop"
                             animated: false
                         }
                     }