diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@
                         visible: (sessionsModel.count > 0 || sessionsModel.canStartNewSession) && sessionsModel.canSwitchUser
                     }
                 ]
+
+                Loader {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: item ? item.implicitHeight : 0
+                    active: true // TODO configurable
+                    source: "MediaControls.qml"
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/MediaControls.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/MediaControls.qml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/MediaControls.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
+
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
+import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
+
+Item {
+    visible: mpris2Source.hasPlayer
+    implicitHeight: controlsRow.height + controlsRow.y
+
+    RowLayout {
+        id: controlsRow
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        y: units.smallSpacing // some distance to the password field
+        width: parent.width
+        height: units.gridUnit * 3
+        spacing: 0
+
+        enabled: mpris2Source.canControl
+
+        PlasmaCore.DataSource {
+            id: mpris2Source
+
+            readonly property string source: "@multiplex"
+            readonly property var playerData: data[source]
+
+            readonly property bool hasPlayer: sources.length > 1 && !!playerData
+            readonly property string identity: hasPlayer ? playerData.Identity : ""
+            readonly property bool playing: hasPlayer && playerData.PlaybackStatus === "Playing"
+            readonly property bool canControl: hasPlayer && playerData.CanControl
+            readonly property bool canGoBack: hasPlayer && playerData.CanGoPrevious
+            readonly property bool canGoNext: hasPlayer && playerData.CanGoNext
+
+            readonly property var currentMetadata: hasPlayer ? playerData.Metadata : ({})
+
+            readonly property string track: {
+                var xesamTitle = currentMetadata["xesam:title"]
+                if (xesamTitle) {
+                    return xesamTitle
+                }
+                // if no track title is given, print out the file name
+                var xesamUrl = currentMetadata["xesam:url"] ? currentMetadata["xesam:url"].toString() : ""
+                if (!xesamUrl) {
+                    return ""
+                }
+                var lastSlashPos = xesamUrl.lastIndexOf('/')
+                if (lastSlashPos < 0) {
+                    return ""
+                }
+                var lastUrlPart = xesamUrl.substring(lastSlashPos + 1)
+                return decodeURIComponent(lastUrlPart)
+            }
+            readonly property string artist: currentMetadata["xesam:artist"] || ""
+            readonly property string albumArt: currentMetadata["mpris:artUrl"] || ""
+
+            engine: "mpris2"
+            connectedSources: [source]
+
+            function startOperation(op) {
+                var service = serviceForSource(source)
+                var operation = service.operationDescription(op)
+                return service.startOperationCall(operation)
+            }
+
+            function goPrevious() {
+                startOperation("Previous");
+            }
+            function goNext() {
+                startOperation("Next");
+            }
+            function playPause(source) {
+                startOperation("PlayPause");
+            }
+        }
+
+        Image {
+            id: albumArt
+            Layout.preferredWidth: height
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+            asynchronous: true
+            source: mpris2Source.albumArt
+            sourceSize: Qt.size(width, height)
+            visible: status === Image.Loading || status === Image.Ready
+        }
+
+        Item { // spacer
+            width: units.smallSpacing
+            height: 1
+        }
+
+        ColumnLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            spacing: 0
+
+            PlasmaExtras.Heading {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                level: 4
+                wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                text: mpris2Source.track || i18n("No media playing")
+            }
+
+            PlasmaExtras.Heading {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                level: 5
+                wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                // if no artist is given, show player name instead
+                text: mpris2Source.artist || mpris2Source.identity || ""
+            }
+        }
+
+        PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+            enabled: mpris2Source.canGoBack
+            iconName: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-forward" : "media-skip-backward"
+            onClicked: mpris2Source.goPrevious()
+        }
+
+        PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+            Layout.preferredWidth: height // make this button bigger
+            iconName: mpris2Source.playing ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
+            onClicked: mpris2Source.playPause()
+        }
+
+        PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+            enabled: mpris2Source.canGoNext
+            iconName: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-backward" : "media-skip-forward"
+            onClicked: mpris2Source.goNext()
+        }
+    }
+}