diff --git a/ApiClient.js b/ApiClient.js
index 2982a40a9d..999a7d9180 100644
--- a/ApiClient.js
+++ b/ApiClient.js
@@ -2379,6 +2379,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackStart", itemId);
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var url = self.getUrl("Users/" + userId + "/PlayingItems/" + itemId);
 
             return self.ajax({
@@ -2392,7 +2402,7 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
          * @param {String} userId
          * @param {String} itemId
          */
-        self.reportPlaybackProgress = function (userId, itemId, positionTicks) {
+        self.reportPlaybackProgress = function (userId, itemId, positionTicks, isPaused) {
 
             if (!userId) {
                 throw new Error("null userId");
@@ -2402,6 +2412,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackProgress", itemId + "|" + (positionTicks == null ? "" : positionTicks) + "|" + (isPaused == null ? "" : isPaused));
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var params = {
             };
 
@@ -2433,6 +2453,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackStopped", itemId + "|" + (positionTicks == null ? "" : positionTicks));
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var params = {
             };
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/Itemdetailpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/Itemdetailpage.js
index 7368623522..7ed0a4d6d4 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/Itemdetailpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/Itemdetailpage.js
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 
             $(".autoNumeric").autoNumeric('init');
 
+            if (ApiClient.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+                ApiClient.sendWebSocketMessage("Context", [item.Type, item.Id, context].join('|'));
+            }
+
             Dashboard.hideLoadingMsg();
         });
     }
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itembynamedetailpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itembynamedetailpage.js
index 2775940461..dd6822d2a7 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itembynamedetailpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itembynamedetailpage.js
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@
             renderDetails(page, item);
             renderTabs(page, item);
 
+            if (ApiClient.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var vals = [item.Type, item.Name];
+
+                var context = getParameterByName('context');
+                
+                if (context) {
+                    vals.push(vals);
+                }
+
+                ApiClient.sendWebSocketMessage("Context", vals.join('|'));
+            }
+
             Dashboard.hideLoadingMsg();
         });
     }
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemlistpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemlistpage.js
index c850d08dc0..99ed09b82e 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemlistpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/itemlistpage.js
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@
             }
 
             $('#itemName', page).html(name);
+            
             Dashboard.setPageTitle(name);
+            
+            if (ApiClient.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+                ApiClient.sendWebSocketMessage("Context", [item.Type, item.Id].join('|'));
+            }
+
         });
         
         Dashboard.getCurrentUser().done(function (user) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
index 1d08768844..b2467c9e7d 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/mediaplayer.js
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
 
             ApiClient.reportPlaybackStart(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), itemId);
 
+            var intervalTime = ApiClient.isWebSocketOpen() ? 10000 : 30000;
+
             currentProgressInterval = setInterval(function () {
                 var player = _V_("videoWindow");
 
@@ -276,7 +278,8 @@
                 var positionTicks = parseInt(startTime) + Math.floor(10000000 * player.currentTime());
 
                 ApiClient.reportPlaybackProgress(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), itemId, positionTicks);
-            }, 30000);
+                
+            }, intervalTime);
         }
 
         self.canPlay = function (item) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
index 1d29c4974b..9bfdba307f 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 });
 
 if ($.browser.msie) {
-    
+
     // This is unfortuantely required due to IE's over-aggressive caching. 
     // https://github.com/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowser/issues/179
     $.ajaxSetup({
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ var Dashboard = {
             }
         });
     },
-    
+
     ensureToolsMenu: function (page) {
 
         if (!page.hasClass('type-interior')) {
@@ -886,6 +886,53 @@ var Dashboard = {
 
             Dashboard.showTaskCompletionNotification(msg.Data);
         }
+        else if (msg.MessageType === "Browse") {
+
+            Dashboard.onBrowseCommand(msg.Data);
+        }
+        else if (msg.MessageType === "Play") {
+
+
+
+        }
+        else if (msg.MessageType === "UpdatePlaystate") {
+
+            // TODO for Craig
+        }
+    },
+
+    onBrowseCommand: function (cmd) {
+
+        var context = cmd.Context || "";
+
+        var url;
+
+        var type = cmd.ItemType.toLowerCase();
+
+        if (type == "genre") {
+            url = "itembynamedetails.html?genre=" + ApiClient.encodeName(cmd.ItemIdentifier) + "&context=" + context;
+        }
+        else if (type == "studio") {
+            url = "itembynamedetails.html?studio=" + ApiClient.encodeName(cmd.ItemIdentifier) + "&context=" + context;
+        }
+        else if (type == "person") {
+            url = "itembynamedetails.html?person=" + ApiClient.encodeName(cmd.ItemIdentifier) + "&context=" + context;
+        }
+        else if (type == "artist") {
+            url = "itembynamedetails.html?artist=" + ApiClient.encodeName(cmd.ItemIdentifier) + "&context=" + (context || "music");
+        }
+        
+        if (url) {
+            Dashboard.navigate(url);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ApiClient.getItem(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), cmd.ItemIdentifier).done(function (item) {
+
+            Dashboard.navigate(LibraryBrowser.getHref(item, context));
+
+        });
+
     },
 
     showTaskCompletionNotification: function (result) {
@@ -983,7 +1030,7 @@ var Dashboard = {
             clearTimeout(Dashboard.newItemTimeout);
         }
 
-        Dashboard.newItemTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+        Dashboard.newItemTimeout = setTimeout(function () {
 
             Dashboard.onNewItemTimerStopped(data);
 
@@ -993,7 +1040,7 @@ var Dashboard = {
     onNewItemTimerStopped: function (data) {
 
         var newItems = data.ItemsAdded;
-        
+
         if (!newItems.length) {
             return;
         }
@@ -1129,7 +1176,7 @@ $(document).on('pageinit', ".page", function () {
             }
         });
     }
-    
+
 }).on('pagebeforeshow', ".page", function () {
 
     Dashboard.refreshSystemInfoFromServer();
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
index 8072ff77df..be16737802 100644
--- a/packages.config
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.101" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.104" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Common" version="3.9.44" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.44" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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