diff --git a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,19 @@
 
     OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface* mprisInterface0  = new OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface(service, QStringLiteral("/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2"), QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
     connect(mprisInterface0, &OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface::Seeked, this, &MprisControlPlugin::seeked);
+
+    // init with current status
+    QVariantMap properties {
+        { QStringLiteral("Volume"), mprisInterface0->volume() },
+        { QStringLiteral("Metadata"), mprisInterface0->metadata() },
+        { QStringLiteral("PlaybackStatus"), mprisInterface0->playbackStatus() },
+        { QStringLiteral("CanPause"), mprisInterface0->canPause() },
+        { QStringLiteral("CanPlay"), mprisInterface0->canPlay() },
+        { QStringLiteral("CanGoNext"), mprisInterface0->canGoNext() },
+        { QStringLiteral("CanGoPrevious"), mprisInterface0->canGoPrevious() },
+        { QStringLiteral("CanSeek"), mprisInterface0->canSeek() },
+    };
+    propertiesChanged(QString()/*ignored*/, properties);
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::seeked(qlonglong position){