diff --git a/src/controllers/playback/queue/index.js b/src/controllers/playback/queue/index.js
index 602135a794..7741b87dde 100644
--- a/src/controllers/playback/queue/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/playback/queue/index.js
@@ -1,19 +1,48 @@
 import RemoteControl from '../../../components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol';
+import { playbackManager } from '../../../components/playback/playbackmanager';
 import libraryMenu from '../../../scripts/libraryMenu';
 import '../../../elements/emby-button/emby-button';
 
 export default function (view) {
     const remoteControl = new RemoteControl();
     remoteControl.init(view, view.querySelector('.remoteControlContent'));
+
+    let currentPlayer;
+
+    function onKeyDown(e) {
+        if (e.keyCode === 32 && e.target.tagName !== 'BUTTON') {
+            playbackManager.playPause(currentPlayer);
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function releaseCurrentPlayer() {
+        const player = currentPlayer;
+        if (player) currentPlayer = null;
+    }
+
+    function bindToPlayer(player) {
+        if (player !== currentPlayer) {
+            releaseCurrentPlayer();
+            currentPlayer = player;
+        }
+    }
+
     view.addEventListener('viewshow', function () {
         libraryMenu.setTransparentMenu(true);
+        bindToPlayer(playbackManager.getCurrentPlayer());
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
 
         if (remoteControl) {
             remoteControl.onShow();
         }
     });
+
     view.addEventListener('viewbeforehide', function () {
         libraryMenu.setTransparentMenu(false);
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+        releaseCurrentPlayer();
 
         if (remoteControl) {
             remoteControl.destroy();