diff --git a/js/webui/src/5-seconds-of-silence.mp3 b/js/webui/src/5-seconds-of-silence.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..866abc7e
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diff --git a/js/webui/src/general_settings.js b/js/webui/src/general_settings.js
index e6cb465a..3e36bcb3 100644
--- a/js/webui/src/general_settings.js
+++ b/js/webui/src/general_settings.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class GeneralSettings extends React.PureComponent
                 <SettingEditor settingKey='inputMode' />
                 <SettingEditor settingKey='showPlaybackInfo' />
                 <SettingEditor settingKey='playbackInfoExpression' disabled={!showPlaybackInfo} />
+                <SettingEditor settingKey='enableNotification' />
             </form>
         );
     }
diff --git a/js/webui/src/index.html b/js/webui/src/index.html
index 1a4adb52..e96cf458 100644
--- a/js/webui/src/index.html
+++ b/js/webui/src/index.html
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@
   <div id="app-container"></div>
   <div id="notification-container"></div>
 </body>
+<audio id="silence" loop>
+  <source src="/5-seconds-of-silence.mp3" type="audio/mp3" />
+</audio>
 </html>
diff --git a/js/webui/src/index.js b/js/webui/src/index.js
index 899651f6..04130c50 100644
--- a/js/webui/src/index.js
+++ b/js/webui/src/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import urls, { getPathFromUrl } from './urls'
 import { playlistTableKey } from './playlist_content';
 import { PlaybackState } from 'beefweb-client/src';
 import { SettingsView, View } from './navigation_model';
+import MediaSessionController from './mediasession_controller';
 
 const client = new PlayerClient(new RequestHandler());
 const settingsStore = new SettingsStore();
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const touchModeController = new TouchModeController(settingsModel);
 const cssSettingsController = new CssSettingsController(settingsModel);
 const windowController = new WindowController(playerModel);
 const router = new Navigo(null, true);
+const mediaSessionController = new MediaSessionController(playerModel);
 
 router.on({
     '/': () => {
@@ -119,7 +121,6 @@ playerModel.on('trackSwitch', () => {
 });
 
 playlistModel.on('playlistsChange', () => {
-
     if (navigationModel.view !== View.playlist)
         return;
 
@@ -129,12 +130,24 @@ playlistModel.on('playlistsChange', () => {
         router.navigate(urls.viewCurrentPlaylist);
 });
 
+settingsModel.on('enableNotificationChange', () => {
+    if (settingsModel.enableNotification) {
+        mediaSessionController.start();
+    }
+    else {
+        mediaSessionController.stop();
+    }
+});
+
 appModel.load();
 mediaSizeController.start();
 touchModeController.start();
 cssSettingsController.start();
 appModel.start();
 windowController.start();
+if (settingsModel.enableNotification) {
+    mediaSessionController.start();
+}
 router.resolve();
 
 const appComponent = (
diff --git a/js/webui/src/mediasession_controller.js b/js/webui/src/mediasession_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d619a9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/webui/src/mediasession_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import PlayerModel from './player_model';
+import silenceMp3 from './5-seconds-of-silence.mp3';
+
+export default class MediaSessionController {
+    /**
+     * @param {PlayerModel} playerModel
+     */
+    constructor(playerModel) {
+        this.playerModel = playerModel;
+    }
+
+    isSupported() {
+        return 'mediaSession' in navigator;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @returns {HTMLAudioElement}
+     */
+    getAudioElement() {
+        return document.getElementById('silence');
+    }
+
+    start() {
+        if (!this.isSupported()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.isStopped = false;
+
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('play', () =>
+            this.playerModel.play()
+        );
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('pause', () =>
+            this.playerModel.pause()
+        );
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('previoustrack', () =>
+            this.playerModel.previous()
+        );
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('nexttrack', () =>
+            this.playerModel.next()
+        );
+
+        this.playerModel.on('change', () => this.update());
+
+        this.update();
+    }
+
+    stop() {
+        if (!this.isSupported()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.isStopped = true;
+
+        navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = 'none';
+        this.getAudioElement().pause();
+
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('play', null);
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('pause', null);
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('previoustrack', null);
+        navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('nexttrack', null);
+    }
+
+    update() {
+        if (this.isStopped) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        const playbackStateMap = {
+            playing: 'playing',
+            paused: 'paused',
+            stopped: 'none',
+        };
+
+        switch (this.playerModel.playbackState) {
+            case 'playing':
+                this.getAudioElement().play();
+                break;
+            case 'paused':
+                this.getAudioElement().pause();
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+
+        navigator.mediaSession.playbackState =
+            playbackStateMap[this.playerModel.playbackState];
+
+        const { activeItem } = this.playerModel;
+        const [, , artist, album, title] = activeItem.columns;
+
+        navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
+            artist,
+            album,
+            title,
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/js/webui/src/settings_model.js b/js/webui/src/settings_model.js
index f4e88149..127e0109 100644
--- a/js/webui/src/settings_model.js
+++ b/js/webui/src/settings_model.js
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ export default class SettingsModel extends EventEmitter
             persistent: true,
         });
 
+        this.define({
+            key: 'enableNotification',
+            title: 'Enable playback control notification',
+            type: SettingType.bool,
+            defaultValue: false,
+            persistent: true,
+        });
+
         Object.freeze(this.metadata);
     }
 
diff --git a/js/webui/webpack.config.js b/js/webui/webpack.config.js
index 3da5163c..a2c787d5 100644
--- a/js/webui/webpack.config.js
+++ b/js/webui/webpack.config.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function configCommon(config, params)
     });
 
     config.module.rules.push({
-        test: /(\.svg|\.png)$/,
+        test: /(\.svg|\.png|\.mp3)$/,
         loader: 'url-loader',
         options: {
             name: '[name].[ext]',
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function configApp(config, params)
 
     if (params.buildType === 'release')
     {
-        const limit = 300 * 1024;
+        const limit = 350 * 1024;
         config.performance.hints = 'error';
         config.performance.maxEntrypointSize = limit;
         config.performance.maxAssetSize = limit;