diff --git a/src/android/JSCommandDispatcher.java b/src/android/JSCommandDispatcher.java
index 76a7e42a..a055301a 100644
--- a/src/android/JSCommandDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/android/JSCommandDispatcher.java
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ public void onError(ServiceCommandError error) {
         });
     }
 
+    @CommandMethod
+    public void mediaControl_getPlayState(JSCommand command, JSONObject args) throws JSONException {
+        MediaControl mediaControl = getMediaControl(command, args);
+
+        mediaControl.getPlayState(command.getPlayStateListener());
+
+    }
+
     @CommandMethod
     public void mediaControl_subscribePlayState(final JSCommand command, JSONObject args) throws JSONException {
         MediaControl mediaControl = getMediaControl(command, args);
diff --git a/src/ios/ConnectSDKCordovaDispatcher.m b/src/ios/ConnectSDKCordovaDispatcher.m
index 67950664..779e9b63 100644
--- a/src/ios/ConnectSDKCordovaDispatcher.m
+++ b/src/ios/ConnectSDKCordovaDispatcher.m
@@ -535,6 +535,14 @@ - (void) mediaControl_getPosition:(JSCommand*)command
     [mediaControl getPositionWithSuccess:command.successWithDouble failure:command.failure];
 }
 
+- (void) mediaControl_getPlayState:(JSCommand*)command
+{
+    id<MediaControl> mediaControl = [self getMediaControl:command];
+    if (!mediaControl) return;
+    
+    [mediaControl getPlayStateWithSuccess:command.playStateSuccess failure:command.failure];
+}
+
 - (ServiceSubscription*) mediaControl_subscribePlayState:(JSCommand*)command
 {
     id<MediaControl> mediaControl = [self getMediaControl:command];
diff --git a/www/ConnectSDK.js b/www/ConnectSDK.js
index 4f9a79ca..7a68faa1 100644
--- a/www/ConnectSDK.js
+++ b/www/ConnectSDK.js
@@ -1239,10 +1239,11 @@ var MediaControlWrapper = createClass(
         this._objectId = data.objectId;
     },
 
-    _sendCommand: function (command, params) {
+    _sendCommand: function (command, params, subscribe) {
         params = params || {};
         params.objectId = this._objectId;
-        return this._device._sendCommand("mediaControl", command, params);
+        subscribe = subscribe || false;
+        return this._device._sendCommand("mediaControl", command, params, subscribe);
     },
 
     play: function () {
@@ -1277,8 +1278,12 @@ var MediaControlWrapper = createClass(
         return this._sendCommand("getPosition");
     },
 
+    getPlayState: function () {
+        return this._sendCommand("getPlayState");
+    },
+
     subscribePlayState: function () {
-        return this._sendCommand("subscribePlayState");
+        return this._sendCommand("subscribePlayState", {}, true);
     }
 });
 
@@ -1771,9 +1776,17 @@ registerDeviceInterface("mediaControl",
 
     /**
      * @method
-     * @success {playStateCallback}
+     * @success {getPlayStateCallback}
      */
-    subscribePlayState: {}
+    getPlayState: {},
+
+    /**
+     * @method
+     * @success {subscribePlayState}
+     */
+    subscribePlayState: {
+        subscribe: true
+    }
 });
 
 /** @class PlaylistControl */