diff --git a/paper-audio-player.html b/paper-audio-player.html
index ee7fcc6..70ca213 100755
--- a/paper-audio-player.html
+++ b/paper-audio-player.html
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
           type: Boolean,
           value: false
         },
+        isPlaying: {
+        	  type: Boolean,
+        	  value: false
+        },
         preload: {
           type: String,
           value: 'auto'
@@ -377,20 +381,50 @@
       },
 
 
-      // Play/Pause controls
+      _startPlaying: function() {
+        var player = this;
+
+        player.$.audio.play().then(function() {
+          if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
+            navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
+              title: player.title,
+            });
+
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('play', function() {
+              player.playPause()
+            });
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('pause', function() {
+              player.pause()
+            });
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('seekbackward', function() {
+              player._skipReverseByInterval(new CustomEvent('skip', { 'detail': {'key': 'left'} }));
+            });
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('seekforward', function() {
+              player._skipReverseByInterval(new CustomEvent('skip', { 'detail': {'key': 'right'} }));
+            });
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('previoustrack', function() {
+              player._skipReverseByInterval(new CustomEvent('skip', { 'detail': {'key': 'down'} }));
+            });
+            navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('nexttrack', function() {
+              player._skipReverseByInterval(new CustomEvent('skip', { 'detail': {'key': 'up'} }));
+            });
+          }
+        });
+      },
 
+      // Play/Pause controls
       playPause: function(e){
         if (!!e) e.preventDefault();
         var player = this;
 
         if ( player.canBePlayed ) {
-          return player.isPlaying ? player.$.audio.pause() : player.$.audio.play();
+          return player.isPlaying ? player.$.audio.pause() : player._startPlaying();
         } else if (player.preload === 'none') {
           // If player can't be played, because audio wasn't pre-loaded
           // due to the preload="none" property set,
           // load the audio file at this point and start playing it immediately
           player.$.audio.load();
-          player.$.audio.play();
+          player._startPlaying();
         }
       },
 
@@ -401,7 +435,7 @@
         if (!!e) e.preventDefault();
         var player = this;
         player.$.audio.currentTime = 0;
-        if ( !player.isPlaying ) player.$.audio.play();
+        if ( !player.isPlaying ) player._startPlaying();
       },
 
 
@@ -422,7 +456,7 @@
         // If player has auto-play attribute set,
         // it ignores preload="none" property and starts playing on load.
         // This behavior corresponds to the native audio element behavior.
-        if (player.autoPlay) player.$.audio.play();
+        if (player.autoPlay) player._startPlaying();
       },
 
 
@@ -460,7 +494,7 @@
         }
 
         player._updatePlayPosition(newTime);
-        if (!player.isPlaying) player.$.audio.play();
+        if (!player.isPlaying) player._startPlaying();
       },
 
 
@@ -493,6 +527,10 @@
         player.isPlaying = false;
       },
 
+      pause: function() {
+      	  var player = this;
+      	  if ( player.isPlaying ) player.$.audio.pause();
+      },
 
       // when Player ended playing an audio file
 
@@ -535,7 +573,7 @@
 
         if (player.canBePlayed) {
           player._updateProgressBar(e);
-          if (!player.isPlaying) player.$.audio.play();
+          if (!player.isPlaying) player._startPlaying();
 
           // When preload="none" is being used,
           // player should first try to load the audio,
@@ -544,7 +582,7 @@
           player.$.audio.load();
           player.$.audio.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function() {
             player._updateProgressBar(e);
-            if (!player.isPlaying) player.$.audio.play();
+            if (!player.isPlaying) player._startPlaying();
           }, false);
         }
       },
@@ -596,7 +634,7 @@
 
         if (player.isPlaying) {
           player.$.audio.pause();
-          player.$.audio.play();
+          player._startPlaying();
         }
       },
 
@@ -622,4 +660,4 @@
       }
     });
   </script>
-</dom-module>
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+</dom-module>
diff --git a/test/basic-test.html b/test/basic-test.html
index 5da66e2..a7adc1d 100755
--- a/test/basic-test.html
+++ b/test/basic-test.html
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
           assert.equal(basicPlayer.$.audio.src, 'http://nadikun.com/audio/suit-and-tie-oscar-wylde-remix.mp3');
         });
 
+        test('defines the "src" property', function() {
+          assert.notOk(basicPlayer.isPlaying);
+          basicPlayer.playPause();
+          assert.ok(basicPlayer.isPlaying);
+          basicPlayer.pause();
+          assert.notOk(basicPlayer.isPlaying);
+        });
+
         test('defines the "color" property', function() {
           assert.equal(basicPlayer.color, '#F05C38');
           assert.equal(basicPlayer.querySelector('#progress').style.backgroundColor, 'rgb(240, 92, 56)');
@@ -56,4 +64,4 @@
     </script>
 
   </body>
-</html>
+</html>
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