diff --git a/src/audiomanager.cpp b/src/audiomanager.cpp
index 1d6dee00..32640891 100644
--- a/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include "datamanager.h"
 #include "settingsmanager.h"
 
+static const double MAX_RATE = 1.0;
+static const double MIN_RATE = 2.5;
+static const qint64 SKIP_STEP = 10000;
+
 class AudioManagerPrivate
 {
 
@@ -25,8 +29,9 @@ private:
     QMediaPlayer m_player;
 
     Entry* m_entry = nullptr;
+    bool m_readyToPlay = false;
     bool playerOpen = false;
-    bool lockPositionSaving = false; // sort of lock mutex to prevent updating the player position while changing sources (which will emit lots of playerPositionChanged signals)
+    bool m_lockPositionSaving = false; // sort of lock mutex to prevent updating the player position while changing sources (which will emit lots of playerPositionChanged signals)
 
     friend class AudioManager;
 };
@@ -111,7 +116,22 @@ bool AudioManager::seekable() const
 
 bool AudioManager::canPlay() const
 {
-    return (d->m_entry != nullptr);
+    return (d->m_readyToPlay);
+}
+
+bool AudioManager::canPause() const
+{
+    return (d->m_readyToPlay);
+}
+
+bool AudioManager::canGoNext() const
+{
+    return (d->m_readyToPlay);
+}
+
+bool AudioManager::canGoPrevious() const
+{
+    return (d->m_readyToPlay);
 }
 
 QMediaPlayer::State AudioManager::playbackState() const
@@ -124,6 +144,16 @@ qreal AudioManager::playbackRate() const
     return d->m_player.playbackRate();
 }
 
+qreal AudioManager::minimumPlaybackRate() const
+{
+    return MIN_RATE;
+}
+
+qreal AudioManager::maximumPlaybackRate() const
+{
+    return MAX_RATE;
+}
+
 QMediaPlayer::MediaStatus AudioManager::status() const
 {
     return d->m_player.mediaStatus();
@@ -133,7 +163,7 @@ void AudioManager::setEntry(Entry* entry)
 {
     if (entry != nullptr) {
         qDebug() << "Going to change source";
-        d->lockPositionSaving = true;
+        d->m_lockPositionSaving = true;
         d->m_entry = entry;
         d->m_player.setMedia(QUrl(QStringLiteral("file://")+d->m_entry->enclosure()->path()));
         // save the current playing track in the settingsfile for restoring on startup
@@ -171,9 +201,19 @@ void AudioManager::setEntry(Entry* entry)
         }        qDebug() << "Changing position";
         if (startingPosition > 1000) d->m_player.setPosition(startingPosition);
         d->m_player.pause();
-        d->lockPositionSaving = false;
+        d->m_lockPositionSaving = false;
+        d->m_readyToPlay = true;
         Q_EMIT entryChanged(entry);
-        Q_EMIT playerCanPlayChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canPlayChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canPauseChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canGoNextChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canGoPreviousChanged();
+    } else {
+        d->m_readyToPlay = false;
+        Q_EMIT canPlayChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canPauseChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canGoNextChanged();
+        Q_EMIT canGoPreviousChanged();
     }
 }
 
@@ -205,13 +245,6 @@ void AudioManager::setSource(const QUrl &source)
 }
 */
 
-void AudioManager::setPlaybackRate(const qreal rate)
-{
-    qDebug() << "AudioManager::setPlaybackRate" << rate;
-
-    d->m_player.setPlaybackRate(rate);
-}
-
 void AudioManager::setPosition(qint64 position)
 {
     qDebug() << "AudioManager::setPosition" << position;
@@ -219,6 +252,13 @@ void AudioManager::setPosition(qint64 position)
     d->m_player.setPosition(position);
 }
 
+void AudioManager::setPlaybackRate(const qreal rate)
+{
+    qDebug() << "AudioManager::setPlaybackRate" << rate;
+
+    d->m_player.setPlaybackRate(rate);
+}
+
 void AudioManager::play()
 {
     qDebug() << "AudioManager::play";
@@ -233,6 +273,14 @@ void AudioManager::pause()
     d->m_player.pause();
 }
 
+void AudioManager::playPause()
+{
+    if (playbackState() == QMediaPlayer::State::PausedState)
+        play();
+    else if (playbackState() == QMediaPlayer::State::PlayingState)
+        pause();
+}
+
 void AudioManager::stop()
 {
     qDebug() << "AudioManager::stop";
@@ -249,15 +297,22 @@ void AudioManager::seek(qint64 position)
 
 void AudioManager::next()
 {
-    qDebug() << "Skip to next track";
-    // TODO: to be implemented
+    qDebug() << "AudioManager::next";
+    if ((duration()-position()) > SKIP_STEP)
+        seek(position() + SKIP_STEP);
+    else
+        seek(duration());
 }
 
 void AudioManager::previous()
 {
-    qDebug() << "Back to previous track";
-    // TODO: to be implemented
+    qDebug() << "AudioManager::previous";
+    if (position() > SKIP_STEP)
+        seek(position() - SKIP_STEP);
+    else
+        seek(0);
 }
+
 void AudioManager::mediaStatusChanged()
 {
     qDebug() << "AudioManager::mediaStatusChanged" << d->m_player.mediaStatus();
@@ -300,7 +355,7 @@ void AudioManager::playerMutedChanged()
 
 void AudioManager::savePlayPosition(qint64 position)
 {
-    if (!d->lockPositionSaving)
+    if (!d->m_lockPositionSaving)
         d->m_entry->enclosure()->setPlayPosition(position);
     qDebug() << d->m_player.mediaStatus();
 }
diff --git a/src/audiomanager.h b/src/audiomanager.h
index 6a16a8aa..239e85ac 100644
--- a/src/audiomanager.h
+++ b/src/audiomanager.h
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ class AudioManager : public QObject
                WRITE setVolume
                NOTIFY volumeChanged)
 
-    /*Q_PROPERTY(QUrl source
+    /*
+    // The source should not be set directly, but rather through entry
+    // Hence this property is disabled so it cannot be used accidentally in qml
+    Q_PROPERTY(QUrl source
                READ source
                WRITE setSource
-               NOTIFY sourceChanged)*/
+               NOTIFY sourceChanged)
+    */
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QMediaPlayer::MediaStatus status
                READ status
@@ -105,6 +109,10 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] qreal playbackRate() const;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] qreal minimumPlaybackRate() const;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] qreal maximumPlaybackRate() const;
+
     [[nodiscard]] QMediaPlayer::Error error() const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] qint64 duration() const;
@@ -115,6 +123,12 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool canPlay() const;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] bool canPause() const;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool canGoNext() const;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool canGoPrevious() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
 
     void playerOpenChanged(bool state);
@@ -147,7 +161,13 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
     void stopped();
 
-    void playerCanPlayChanged();
+    void canPlayChanged();
+
+    void canPauseChanged();
+
+    void canGoNextChanged();
+
+    void canGoPreviousChanged();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
 
@@ -169,11 +189,13 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
     void pause();
 
+    void playPause();
+
     void stop();
 
     void seek(qint64 position);
 
-    void previous(); //TODO: implement canPrevious and canNext member functions and re-use them in MPRIS and playercontrol
+    void previous();
 
     void next();
 
diff --git a/src/mpris2/mediaplayer2player.cpp b/src/mpris2/mediaplayer2player.cpp
index 474a44f3..31e77762 100644
--- a/src/mpris2/mediaplayer2player.cpp
+++ b/src/mpris2/mediaplayer2player.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MediaPlayer2Player::MediaPlayer2Player(AudioManager *audioPlayer, bool showProgr
 {
     connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::sourceChanged,
             this, &MediaPlayer2Player::playerSourceChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::playerCanPlayChanged,
+    connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::canPlayChanged,
             this, &MediaPlayer2Player::playControlEnabledChanged);
     connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::sourceChanged,
             this, &MediaPlayer2Player::skipBackwardControlEnabledChanged);