diff --git a/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.h b/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.h
--- a/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     void propertiesChanged();
 
 private:
-    void requestPlayerStatus();
+    void requestPlayerStatus(const QString& player);
 
     QString m_currentPlayer;
     QMap<QString, MprisRemotePlayer*> m_players;
diff --git a/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.cpp b/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mprisremote/mprisremoteplugin.cpp
@@ -50,15 +50,16 @@
         return false;
 
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("player"))) {
-        m_players[m_currentPlayer]->parseNetworkPacket(np);
+        m_players[np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("player"))]->parseNetworkPacket(np);
     }
 
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("playerList"))) {
         QStringList players = np.get<QStringList>(QStringLiteral("playerList"));
         qDeleteAll(m_players);
         m_players.clear();
         for (const QString& player : players) {
             m_players[player] = new MprisRemotePlayer();
+            requestPlayerStatus(player);
         }
 
         if (m_players.empty()) {
@@ -84,10 +85,10 @@
     return "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/" + device()->id() + "/mprisremote";
 }
 
-void MprisRemotePlugin::requestPlayerStatus()
+void MprisRemotePlugin::requestPlayerStatus(const QString& player)
 {
     NetworkPacket np(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS_REQUEST, {
-        {"player", m_currentPlayer},
+        {"player", player},
         {"requestNowPlaying", true},
         {"requestVolume", true}}
     );
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
 {
     if (m_currentPlayer != player) {
         m_currentPlayer = player;
-        requestPlayerStatus();
+        requestPlayerStatus(player);
         Q_EMIT propertiesChanged();
     }
 }