diff --git a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
             PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
                 width: Math.round(expandedRepresentation.controlSize * 1.5)
                 height: width
-                enabled: playerControls.enabled
+                enabled: root.state == "playing" ? root.canPause : root.canPlay
                 iconSource: root.state == "playing" ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
                 onClicked: root.action_playPause()
             }
diff --git a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
     readonly property bool canControl: !root.noPlayer && mpris2Source.currentData.CanControl
     readonly property bool canGoPrevious: canControl && mpris2Source.currentData.CanGoPrevious
     readonly property bool canGoNext: canControl && mpris2Source.currentData.CanGoNext
+    readonly property bool canPlay: canControl && mpris2Source.currentData.CanPlay
+    readonly property bool canPause: canControl && mpris2Source.currentData.CanPause
 
     Plasmoid.switchWidth: units.gridUnit * 14
     Plasmoid.switchHeight: units.gridUnit * 10
@@ -87,8 +89,14 @@
 
             if (root.state == "playing") {
                 plasmoid.setAction("playPause", i18nc("Pause playback", "Pause"), "media-playback-pause")
+                plasmoid.action("playPause").enabled = Qt.binding(function() {
+                    return root.canPause;
+                });
             } else {
                 plasmoid.setAction("playPause", i18nc("Start playback", "Play"), "media-playback-start")
+                plasmoid.action("playPause").enabled = Qt.binding(function() {
+                    return root.canPlay;
+                });
             }
 
             plasmoid.setAction("next", i18nc("Play next track", "Next Track"),
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontainer.cpp b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontainer.cpp
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontainer.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontainer.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
         return QVariant::Bool;
     else if (propName == QLatin1String("CanQuit"))
         return QVariant::Bool;
+    else if (propName == QLatin1String("CanPlay"))
+        return QVariant::Bool;
+    else if (propName == QLatin1String("CanPause"))
+        return QVariant::Bool;
     return QVariant::Invalid;
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@
         return PlayerContainer::CanGoNext;
     else if (capName == QLatin1String("CanGoPrevious"))
         return PlayerContainer::CanGoPrevious;
+    else if (capName == QLatin1String("CanPlay"))
+        return PlayerContainer::CanPlay;
+    else if (capName == QLatin1String("CanPause"))
+        return PlayerContainer::CanPause;
     return PlayerContainer::NoCaps;
 }