diff --git a/src/Extensions/Banshee.Mpris/Banshee.Mpris/MediaPlayer.cs b/src/Extensions/Banshee.Mpris/Banshee.Mpris/MediaPlayer.cs
index d5b38b122..5508ec7a5 100644
--- a/src/Extensions/Banshee.Mpris/Banshee.Mpris/MediaPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/Extensions/Banshee.Mpris/Banshee.Mpris/MediaPlayer.cs
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ namespace Banshee.Mpris
         }
 
         public bool CanPause {
-            get { return engine_service.CanPause; }
+            get { return true; }
         }
 
         public bool CanPlay {
-            get { return CanControl; }
+            get { return true; }
         }
 
         public bool CanSeek {