diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index c1eb857d5..e848915cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
             android:key="prefPauseForFocusLoss"
             android:summary="@string/pref_pausePlaybackForFocusLoss_sum"
             android:title="@string/pref_pausePlaybackForFocusLoss_title" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:key="prefResumeAfterCall"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_resumeAfterCall_sum"
+            android:title="@string/pref_resumeAfterCall_title"/>
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/network_pref">
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
index bfc0cfb61..76f72e69b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/preferences/UserPreferences.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class UserPreferences implements
     private static final String PREF_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "prefPlaybackSpeed";
     private static final String PREF_PLAYBACK_SPEED_ARRAY = "prefPlaybackSpeedArray";
     public static final String PREF_PAUSE_PLAYBACK_FOR_FOCUS_LOSS = "prefPauseForFocusLoss";
+    public static final String PREF_RESUME_AFTER_CALL = "prefResumeAfterCall";
     private static final String PREF_FAST_FORWARD_SECS = "prefFastForwardSecs";
     private static final String PREF_REWIND_SECS = "prefRewindSecs";
     private static final String PREF_EXPANDED_NOTIFICATION = "prefExpandNotify";
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public class UserPreferences implements
     private String playbackSpeed;
     private String[] playbackSpeedArray;
     private boolean pauseForFocusLoss;
+    private boolean resumeAfterCall;
     private int fastForwardSecs;
     private int rewindSecs;
     private boolean isFreshInstall;
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ public class UserPreferences implements
         playbackSpeedArray = readPlaybackSpeedArray(sp.getString(
                 PREF_PLAYBACK_SPEED_ARRAY, null));
         pauseForFocusLoss = sp.getBoolean(PREF_PAUSE_PLAYBACK_FOR_FOCUS_LOSS, false);
+        resumeAfterCall = sp.getBoolean(PREF_RESUME_AFTER_CALL, true);
         fastForwardSecs = sp.getInt(PREF_FAST_FORWARD_SECS, 30);
         rewindSecs = sp.getInt(PREF_REWIND_SECS, 30);
         if (sp.getBoolean(PREF_EXPANDED_NOTIFICATION, false)) {
@@ -393,6 +396,11 @@ public class UserPreferences implements
         return instance.pauseForFocusLoss;
     }
 
+    public static boolean shouldResumeAfterCall() {
+        instanceAvailable();;
+        return instance.resumeAfterCall;
+    }
+
     public static boolean isFreshInstall() {
         instanceAvailable();
         return instance.isFreshInstall;
@@ -454,6 +462,8 @@ public class UserPreferences implements
                     PREF_PLAYBACK_SPEED_ARRAY, null));
         } else if (key.equals(PREF_PAUSE_PLAYBACK_FOR_FOCUS_LOSS)) {
             pauseForFocusLoss = sp.getBoolean(PREF_PAUSE_PLAYBACK_FOR_FOCUS_LOSS, false);
+        } else if (key.equals(PREF_RESUME_AFTER_CALL)) {
+            resumeAfterCall = sp.getBoolean(PREF_RESUME_AFTER_CALL, false);
         } else if (key.equals(PREF_FAST_FORWARD_SECS)) {
             fastForwardSecs = sp.getInt(PREF_FAST_FORWARD_SECS, 30);
         } else if (key.equals(PREF_REWIND_SECS)) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
index 448ab05b9..243ee78e4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.VideoPlayer;
  * Manages the MediaPlayer object of the PlaybackService.
  */
 public class PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer {
-    public static final String TAG = "PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer";
+    public static final String TAG = "PlaybackSvcMediaPlayer";
 
     /**
      * Return value of some PSMP methods if the method call failed.
@@ -799,10 +799,10 @@ public class PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer {
                     // If there is an incoming call, playback should be paused permanently
                     TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
                     final int callState = (tm != null) ? tm.getCallState() : 0;
-                    Log.d(TAG, "Call state: " + callState);
                     Log.i(TAG, "Call state:" + callState);
 
-                    if (focusChange == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS || callState != TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_IDLE) {
+                    if (focusChange == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS ||
+                            (!UserPreferences.shouldResumeAfterCall() && callState != TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_IDLE)) {
                         Log.d(TAG, "Lost audio focus");
                         pause(true, false);
                         callback.shouldStop();
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 3421d3c52..b957adc45 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
     <string name="set_to_default_folder">Choose default folder</string>
     <string name="pref_pausePlaybackForFocusLoss_sum">Pause playback instead of lowering volume when another app wants to play sounds</string>
     <string name="pref_pausePlaybackForFocusLoss_title">Pause for interruptions</string>
+    <string name="pref_resumeAfterCall_sum">Resume playback after a phone call completes</string>
+    <string name="pref_resumeAfterCall_title">Resume after call</string>
 
     <!-- Online feed view -->
     <string name="subscribe_label">Subscribe</string>