diff --git a/shell/services/MprisService.qml b/shell/services/MprisService.qml
index b33ca06..5c3ea0a 100644
--- a/shell/services/MprisService.qml
+++ b/shell/services/MprisService.qml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ QtObject {
             times[identity] = Date.now();
             _lastPlayedTime = times;
 
-            // If current player is not playing, switch to this one
-            if (player !== p && player?.playbackState !== MprisPlaybackState.Playing) {
+            // Always switch to the newly playing player
+            if (player !== p) {
                 const idx = players.indexOf(p);
                 if (idx >= 0) {
                     playerIdx = idx;