diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java b/src/de/podfetcher/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
index 3d09bafba..c7638b2df 100644
--- a/src/de/podfetcher/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
@@ -546,6 +546,15 @@ public class MediaplayerActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements
 								* sbPosition.getMax());
 					}
 					break;
+				case PlaybackService.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_RELOAD:
+					unbindService(mConnection);
+					if (positionObserver != null) {
+						positionObserver.cancel(true);
+						positionObserver = null;
+					}
+					mediaInfoLoaded = false;
+					bindToService();
+					break;
 				}
 
 			} else {
@@ -573,18 +582,20 @@ public class MediaplayerActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements
 		protected Void doInBackground(MediaPlayer... p) {
 			Log.d(TAG, "Background Task started");
 			player = p[0];
+			try {
+				while (player.isPlaying() && !isCancelled()) {
+					try {
+						Thread.sleep(WAITING_INTERVALL);
+					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+						Log.d(TAG,
+								"Thread was interrupted while waiting. Finishing now");
+						return null;
+					}
+					publishProgress();
 
-			while (player.isPlaying() && !isCancelled()) {
-				try {
-					Thread.sleep(WAITING_INTERVALL);
-				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-					Log.d(TAG,
-							"Thread was interrupted while waiting. Finishing now");
-					return null;
-				} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
-					Log.d(TAG, "player is in illegal state, exiting now");
 				}
-				publishProgress();
+			} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+				Log.d(TAG, "player is in illegal state, exiting now");
 			}
 			Log.d(TAG, "Background Task finished");
 			return null;
diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/feed/FeedManager.java b/src/de/podfetcher/feed/FeedManager.java
index ecf7990cf..9e61bbd6a 100644
--- a/src/de/podfetcher/feed/FeedManager.java
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/feed/FeedManager.java
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ public class FeedManager {
 		boolean removed = queue.remove(item);
 		if (removed) {
 			PodDBAdapter adapter = new PodDBAdapter(context);
+			adapter.open();
 			adapter.setQueue(queue);
+			adapter.close();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -218,7 +220,11 @@ public class FeedManager {
 	}
 
 	public FeedItem getFirstQueueItem() {
-		return queue.get(0);
+		if (queue.isEmpty()) {
+			return null;
+		} else {
+			return queue.get(0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private void addNewFeed(Context context, Feed feed) {
diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
index 07a24a2b1..bf7cc90e9 100644
--- a/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder;
 
 import de.podfetcher.PodcastApp;
 import de.podfetcher.activity.MediaplayerActivity;
+import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.Feed;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedManager;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_ERROR = 0;
 	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_INFO = 1;
 	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_BUFFER_UPDATE = 2;
+	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_RELOAD = 3;
 
 
 	/** Is true if service is running. */
@@ -382,8 +384,21 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 				manager.removeQueueItem(PlaybackService.this, media.getItem());
 			}
 			manager.setFeedMedia(PlaybackService.this, media);
-			setStatus(PlayerStatus.STOPPED);
-			stopForeground(true);
+			
+			FeedItem nextItem = manager.getFirstQueueItem();
+			if (nextItem == null) {
+				Log.d(TAG, "No more items in queue");
+				setStatus(PlayerStatus.STOPPED);
+				stopForeground(true);
+			} else {
+				Log.d(TAG, "Loading next item in queue");
+				media = nextItem.getMedia();
+				feed = nextItem.getFeed();
+				shouldStream = !media.isDownloaded();
+				resetVideoSurface();
+				sendNotificationBroadcast(NOTIFICATION_TYPE_RELOAD, 0);
+			}
+			
 
 		}
 	};