diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index b5cc4ee86..404d63697 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     <string name="download_label">Download</string>
     <string name="play_label">Play</string>
     <string name="pause_label">Pause</string>
+    <string name="stop_label">Stop</string>
     <string name="stream_label">Stream</string>
     <string name="remove_label">Remove</string>
     <string name="remove_episode_lable">Remove episode</string>
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
index 163a57ed2..60e39275a 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
             case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_REWIND:
                 mediaPlayer.seekDelta(-UserPreferences.getSeekDeltaMs());
                 break;
+            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP:
+              if (status == PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {
+                mediaPlayer.pause(true, true);
+              }
+              stopForeground(true); // gets rid of persistent notification
+              break;
             default:
                 if (info.playable != null && info.playerStatus == PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {   // only notify the user about an unknown key event if it is actually doing something
                     String message = String.format(getResources().getString(R.string.unknown_media_key), keycode);
@@ -396,7 +402,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
                     taskManager.cancelPositionSaver();
                     saveCurrentPosition(false, 0);
                     taskManager.cancelWidgetUpdater();
-                    stopForeground(true);
+//                    stopForeground(true);    // do not remove notification on pause
                     break;
 
                 case STOPPED:
@@ -703,7 +709,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
                     String contentTitle = info.playable.getEpisodeTitle();
                     Notification notification = null;
                     if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16) {
-                        Intent pauseButtonIntent = new Intent(
+                        Intent pauseButtonIntent = new Intent( // pause button intent
                                 PlaybackService.this, PlaybackService.class);
                         pauseButtonIntent.putExtra(
                                 MediaButtonReceiver.EXTRA_KEYCODE,
@@ -712,6 +718,24 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
                                 .getService(PlaybackService.this, 0,
                                         pauseButtonIntent,
                                         PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                        Intent playButtonIntent = new Intent( // play button intent
+                                PlaybackService.this, PlaybackService.class);
+                        playButtonIntent.putExtra(
+                                MediaButtonReceiver.EXTRA_KEYCODE,
+                                KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY);
+                        PendingIntent playButtonPendingIntent = PendingIntent
+                                .getService(PlaybackService.this, 1,
+                                        playButtonIntent,
+                                        PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                        Intent stopButtonIntent = new Intent( // stop button intent
+                                PlaybackService.this, PlaybackService.class);
+                        stopButtonIntent.putExtra(
+                                MediaButtonReceiver.EXTRA_KEYCODE,
+                                KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP);
+                        PendingIntent stopButtonPendingIntent = PendingIntent
+                                .getService(PlaybackService.this, 2,
+                                        stopButtonIntent,
+                                        PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
                         Notification.Builder notificationBuilder = new Notification.Builder(
                                 PlaybackService.this)
                                 .setContentTitle(contentTitle)
@@ -720,9 +744,15 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
                                 .setContentIntent(pIntent)
                                 .setLargeIcon(icon)
                                 .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_antenna)
-                                .addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause,
+                                .addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause, //pause action
                                         getString(R.string.pause_label),
-                                        pauseButtonPendingIntent);
+                                        pauseButtonPendingIntent)
+                                .addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_play, //play action
+                                        getString(R.string.play_label),
+                                        playButtonPendingIntent)
+                                .addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_stop, // stop action
+                                        getString(R.string.stop_label),
+                                        stopButtonPendingIntent);
                         notification = notificationBuilder.build();
                     } else {
                         NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(