diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d8bdd94..9d5f95f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ impl eframe::App for JpmmvApp
                             .max_width(240.0)
                     );
                 });
-                
-                
-
 
                 ui.style_mut().text_styles.insert(
                     egui::TextStyle::Body,
@@ -101,17 +98,40 @@ impl eframe::App for JpmmvApp
 
                     ui.add_space(20.0);
 
-                    ui.style_mut().text_styles.insert(
-                        egui::TextStyle::Button,
-                        egui::FontId::new(24.0, eframe::epaint::FontFamily::Proportional),
-                    );
-
-                    // if ui.button("Skip").clicked() 
-                    if ui.add(egui::Button::image_and_text(egui::include_image!("../assets/Next.png"), "")).clicked()
-                    {
-                        player_interface::next_track();
-                        self.force_query = true
-                    }
+                    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                        // if ui.button("Skip").clicked() 
+                        let next_img = egui::Image::new(egui::include_image!("../assets/Next.png"))
+                            .max_width(100.0);
+
+                        if ui.add_sized([48.0, 48.0], egui::ImageButton::new(next_img).frame(false)).clicked()
+                        {
+                            player_interface::next_track();
+                            self.force_query = true
+                        }
+
+                        let play_img = egui::Image::new(egui::include_image!("../assets/Play.png"));
+                        let pause_img = egui::Image::new(egui::include_image!("../assets/Pause.png"));
+
+                        if self.current_metadata.is_playing
+                        {
+                            if ui.add_sized([48.0, 48.0], egui::ImageButton::new(pause_img).frame(false)).clicked()
+                            {
+                                player_interface::pause();
+                                self.force_query = true
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            if ui.add_sized([48.0, 48.0], egui::ImageButton::new(play_img).frame(false)).clicked()
+                            {
+                                player_interface::play();
+                                self.force_query = true
+                            }
+                        }
+
+
+                    });
+                    
                 });
             });
         });
diff --git a/src/player_interface.rs b/src/player_interface.rs
index 8589c3d..cb1374a 100644
--- a/src/player_interface.rs
+++ b/src/player_interface.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct SongMetadata
     pub artist: String,
     pub album: String,
     pub art_url: String,
+    pub is_playing: bool,
 }
 impl SongMetadata
 {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ impl SongMetadata
             artist: "NONE".to_string(),
             album: "NONE".to_string(),
             art_url: "NONE".to_string(),
+            is_playing: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ pub fn get_song_metadata() -> SongMetadata
 
     let result = run_command(&command);
 
+    let command = format!("{} {}", COM_START, "status");
+    let status = run_command(&command).to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let status = status.trim();
+
     let mut sm = SongMetadata::new();
 
     let split: Vec<&str> = result.split(',').collect();
@@ -46,6 +52,12 @@ pub fn get_song_metadata() -> SongMetadata
     sm.album = split[2].to_string();
     sm.art_url = split[3].to_string();
     sm.art_url = sm.art_url.trim().to_string();
+    sm.is_playing = if status == "paused" {
+            false
+        } else {
+            true
+        };
+
 
     // let test_url = sm.art_url.trim_start_matches("file://").to_string();
     // let test_url = test_url.trim();
@@ -90,6 +102,18 @@ pub fn next_track()
     let _ = run_command(&command);
 }
 
+pub fn play()
+{
+    let command = format!("{} {}", COM_START, "play");
+    let _ = run_command(&command);
+}
+
+pub fn pause()
+{
+    let command = format!("{} {}", COM_START, "pause");
+    let _ = run_command(&command);
+}
+
 
 fn run_command(command: &str) -> String
 {