diff --git a/backend/app.go b/backend/app.go
index 55ca333..f76a58b 100644
--- a/backend/app.go
+++ b/backend/app.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func (a *App) SetupWindowsSMTC(hwnd uintptr) {
 	})
 	a.PlaybackManager.OnSeek(func() {
 		dur := a.PlaybackManager.NowPlaying().Metadata().Duration
-		smtc.UpdatePosition(int(a.PlaybackManager.PlayerStatus().TimePos*1000), dur*1000)
+		smtc.UpdatePosition(int(a.PlaybackManager.PlaybackStatus().TimePos*1000), dur*1000)
 	})
 	a.PlaybackManager.OnPlaying(func() {
 		smtc.SetEnabled(true)
diff --git a/backend/mpmedia_mac.go b/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
index dff1fcc..e7616ee 100644
--- a/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
+++ b/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ func InitMPMediaHandler(playbackManager *PlaybackManager, artURLLookup func(trac
 	})
 
 	mp.playbackManager.OnSeek(func() {
-		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlayerStatus().TimePos))
+		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlaybackStatus().TimePos))
 	})
 
 	mp.playbackManager.OnPlaying(func() {
 		C.set_os_playback_state_playing()
-		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlayerStatus().TimePos))
+		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlaybackStatus().TimePos))
 	})
 
 	mp.playbackManager.OnPaused(func() {
 		C.set_os_playback_state_paused()
-		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlayerStatus().TimePos))
+		C.update_os_now_playing_info_position(C.double(mp.playbackManager.PlaybackStatus().TimePos))
 	})
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/backend/mpris.go b/backend/mpris.go
index 9d90da4..f2921a4 100644
--- a/backend/mpris.go
+++ b/backend/mpris.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewMPRISHandler(playerName string, pm *PlaybackManager) *MPRISHandler {
 
 	pm.OnSeek(func() {
 		if m.connErr == nil {
-			pos := secondsToMicroseconds(pm.PlayerStatus().TimePos)
+			pos := secondsToMicroseconds(pm.PlaybackStatus().TimePos)
 			m.evt.Player.OnSeek(pos)
 		}
 	})
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (m *MPRISHandler) Previous() error {
 }
 
 func (m *MPRISHandler) Pause() error {
-	if m.pm.PlayerStatus().State == player.Playing {
+	if m.pm.PlaybackStatus().State == player.Playing {
 		m.pm.PlayPause()
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (m *MPRISHandler) Stop() error {
 }
 
 func (m *MPRISHandler) Play() error {
-	switch m.pm.PlayerStatus().State {
+	switch m.pm.PlaybackStatus().State {
 	case player.Paused:
 		m.pm.PlayPause()
 	case player.Stopped:
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (m *MPRISHandler) OpenUri(uri string) error {
 }
 
 func (m *MPRISHandler) PlaybackStatus() (types.PlaybackStatus, error) {
-	switch m.pm.PlayerStatus().State {
+	switch m.pm.PlaybackStatus().State {
 	case player.Playing:
 		return types.PlaybackStatusPlaying, nil
 	case player.Paused:
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (m *MPRISHandler) Metadata() (types.Metadata, error) {
 	if m.curTrackPath != "" {
 		trackObjPath = m.curTrackPath
 	}
-	status := m.pm.PlayerStatus()
+	status := m.pm.PlaybackStatus()
 
 	var meta mediaprovider.MediaItemMetadata
 	// metadata that can come only from tracks
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (m *MPRISHandler) SetVolume(v float64) error {
 }
 
 func (m *MPRISHandler) Position() (int64, error) {
-	return int64(secondsToMicroseconds(m.pm.PlayerStatus().TimePos)), nil
+	return int64(secondsToMicroseconds(m.pm.PlaybackStatus().TimePos)), nil
 }
 
 func (m *MPRISHandler) MinimumRate() (float64, error) {
diff --git a/backend/playbackengine.go b/backend/playbackengine.go
index 8ed8654..09e7192 100644
--- a/backend/playbackengine.go
+++ b/backend/playbackengine.go
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ const (
 	LoopOne
 )
 
+type PlaybackState = player.State
+
+type PlaybackStatus struct {
+	State    PlaybackState
+	TimePos  float64
+	Duration float64
+}
+
 type playbackEngine struct {
 	ctx           context.Context
 	cancelPollPos context.CancelFunc
@@ -65,8 +73,8 @@ type playbackEngine struct {
 	// and reset this to -1
 	pendingTrackChangeNum int
 
-	pendingPlayerChange        bool
-	pendingPlayerChangeTimePos float64
+	pendingPlayerChange       bool
+	pendingPlayerChangeStatus player.Status
 
 	// to pass to onSongChange listeners; clear once listeners have been called
 	lastScrobbled *mediaprovider.Track
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) SetPlayer(pl player.BasePlayer) error {
 
 	needToUnpause := false
 
-	stat := p.PlayerStatus()
+	stat := p.CurrentPlayer().GetStatus()
 	if p.pendingPlayerChange {
 		stat.State = player.Paused
 	}
@@ -165,9 +173,10 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) SetPlayer(pl player.BasePlayer) error {
 		// nothing
 	case player.Playing:
 		needToUnpause = true
+		p.stopPollTimePos()
 		fallthrough
 	case player.Paused:
-		p.pendingPlayerChangeTimePos = stat.TimePos
+		p.pendingPlayerChangeStatus = stat
 		p.pendingPlayerChange = true
 	}
 	p.unregisterPlayerCallbacks(p.player)
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) SetPlayer(pl player.BasePlayer) error {
 	p.registerPlayerCallbacks(pl)
 
 	if needToUnpause {
-		p.playTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx, p.pendingPlayerChangeTimePos)
+		p.playTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx, p.pendingPlayerChangeStatus.TimePos)
 		p.pendingPlayerChange = false
 	}
 	p.invokeNoArgCallbacks(p.onPlayerChange)
@@ -239,8 +248,16 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) GetLoopMode() LoopMode {
 	return p.loopMode
 }
 
-func (p *playbackEngine) PlayerStatus() player.Status {
-	return p.player.GetStatus()
+func (p *playbackEngine) PlaybackStatus() PlaybackStatus {
+	stat := p.pendingPlayerChangeStatus
+	if !p.pendingPlayerChange {
+		stat = p.CurrentPlayer().GetStatus()
+	}
+	return PlaybackStatus{
+		State:    stat.State,
+		TimePos:  stat.TimePos,
+		Duration: stat.Duration,
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *playbackEngine) SetVolume(vol int) error {
@@ -259,14 +276,14 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) CurrentPlayer() player.BasePlayer {
 }
 
 func (p *playbackEngine) SeekNext() error {
-	if p.PlayerStatus().State == player.Stopped {
+	if p.PlaybackStatus().State == player.Stopped {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return p.PlayTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx + 1)
 }
 
 func (p *playbackEngine) SeekBackOrPrevious() error {
-	if p.nowPlayingIdx == 0 || p.PlayerStatus().TimePos > 3 {
+	if p.nowPlayingIdx == 0 || p.PlaybackStatus().TimePos > 3 {
 		return p.player.SeekSeconds(0)
 	}
 	return p.PlayTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx - 1)
@@ -274,7 +291,7 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) SeekBackOrPrevious() error {
 
 func (p *playbackEngine) SeekFwdBackN(n int) error {
 	idx := p.nowPlayingIdx
-	if n < 0 && p.PlayerStatus().TimePos > 3 {
+	if n < 0 && p.PlaybackStatus().TimePos > 3 {
 		n += 1 // first seek back is just seek to beginning of current
 	}
 	if n == 0 || (idx == 0 && n < 0) {
@@ -310,15 +327,11 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) Pause() error {
 
 func (p *playbackEngine) Continue() error {
 	if p.pendingPlayerChange {
-		err := p.PlayTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx)
-		if p.pendingPlayerChangeTimePos != 0 {
-			p.SeekSeconds(p.pendingPlayerChangeTimePos)
-		}
 		p.pendingPlayerChange = false
-		return err
+		return p.playTrackAt(p.nowPlayingIdx, p.pendingPlayerChangeStatus.TimePos)
 	}
 
-	if p.PlayerStatus().State == player.Stopped {
+	if p.PlaybackStatus().State == player.Stopped {
 		return p.PlayTrackAt(0)
 	}
 	return p.player.Continue()
@@ -548,7 +561,7 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) handleOnTrackChange() {
 		p.checkScrobble()
 	}
 
-	if p.PlayerStatus().State == player.Playing {
+	if p.PlaybackStatus().State == player.Playing {
 		p.playTimeStopwatch.Start()
 	}
 	if p.pendingTrackChangeNum < 0 && (p.wasStopped || p.loopMode != LoopOne) {
@@ -785,7 +798,7 @@ func (p *playbackEngine) doUpdateTimePos(seeked bool) {
 	if p.callbacksDisabled {
 		return
 	}
-	s := p.PlayerStatus()
+	s := p.PlaybackStatus()
 	if s.TimePos > p.latestTrackPosition {
 		p.latestTrackPosition = s.TimePos
 	}
diff --git a/backend/playbackmanager.go b/backend/playbackmanager.go
index a6eb122..153760f 100644
--- a/backend/playbackmanager.go
+++ b/backend/playbackmanager.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (p *PlaybackManager) addOnTrackChangeHook() {
 			return
 		}
 		// workaround for https://github.com/dweymouth/supersonic/issues/483 (see above comment)
-		if p.NowPlayingIndex() != len(p.engine.playQueue) && p.PlayerStatus().State == player.Playing {
+		if p.NowPlayingIndex() != len(p.engine.playQueue) && p.PlaybackStatus().State == player.Playing {
 			p.lastPlayTime = 0
 			go func() {
 				time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ func (p *PlaybackManager) IsAutoplay() bool {
 	return p.autoplay
 }
 
-func (p *PlaybackManager) PlayerStatus() player.Status {
-	return p.engine.PlayerStatus()
+func (p *PlaybackManager) PlaybackStatus() PlaybackStatus {
+	return p.engine.PlaybackStatus()
 }
 
 func (p *PlaybackManager) SetVolume(vol int) {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (p *PlaybackManager) SeekSeconds(sec float64) {
 
 // Seek by given relative position in the current track by seconds.
 func (p *PlaybackManager) SeekBySeconds(sec float64) {
-	status := p.engine.PlayerStatus()
+	status := p.engine.PlaybackStatus()
 	target := status.TimePos + sec
 	if target < 0 {
 		target = 0
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ func (p *PlaybackManager) Continue() {
 }
 
 func (p *PlaybackManager) PlayPause() {
-	switch p.engine.PlayerStatus().State {
+	switch p.engine.PlaybackStatus().State {
 	case player.Playing:
 		p.Pause()
 	case player.Paused:
diff --git a/backend/savedplayqueue.go b/backend/savedplayqueue.go
index fd6e025..5efc0d8 100644
--- a/backend/savedplayqueue.go
+++ b/backend/savedplayqueue.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type serializedSavedPlayQueue struct {
 // If the provided CanSavePlayQueue server is non-nil, it will also save to the server.
 func SavePlayQueue(serverID string, pm *PlaybackManager, filepath string, server mediaprovider.CanSavePlayQueue) error {
 	queue := pm.GetPlayQueue()
-	stats := pm.PlayerStatus()
+	stats := pm.PlaybackStatus()
 	trackIdx := pm.NowPlayingIndex()
 
 	trackIDs := make([]string, 0, len(queue))
diff --git a/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go b/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
index ae539e5..bbb0a7f 100644
--- a/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
+++ b/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func (a *NowPlayingPage) Reload() {
 	}
 	switch a.tabs.SelectedIndex() {
 	case 1: /*lyrics*/
-		a.lastPlayPos = a.pm.PlayerStatus().TimePos
+		a.lastPlayPos = a.pm.PlaybackStatus().TimePos
 		a.updateLyrics()
 	case 2: /*related*/
 		a.updateRelatedList()
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func (a *NowPlayingPage) saveSelectedTab(tabNum int) {
 
 func (a *NowPlayingPage) formatStatusLine() {
 	curPlayer := a.pm.CurrentPlayer()
-	playerStats := a.pm.PlayerStatus()
+	playerStats := a.pm.PlaybackStatus()
 	lastStatus := a.statusLabel.Text
 	stopped := lang.L("Stopped")
 	state := stopped
diff --git a/ui/controller/controller.go b/ui/controller/controller.go
index 67dde41..91bd54a 100644
--- a/ui/controller/controller.go
+++ b/ui/controller/controller.go
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ func (m *Controller) ShowCastMenu(onPendingPlayerChange func()) {
 	rp := m.App.PlaybackManager.CurrentRemotePlayer()
 	devices := m.App.PlaybackManager.RemotePlayers()
 	local := fyne.NewMenuItem(lang.L("This computer"), func() {
+		if rp == nil {
+			return // no-op. already not casting
+		}
 		onPendingPlayerChange()
 		go func() {
 			if err := m.App.PlaybackManager.SetRemotePlayer(nil); err != nil {
@@ -168,7 +171,11 @@ func (m *Controller) ShowCastMenu(onPendingPlayerChange func()) {
 	menu := fyne.NewMenu("", local)
 	for _, d := range devices {
 		_d := d
+		isCurrent := rp != nil && _d.URL == rp.URL
 		item := fyne.NewMenuItem(d.Name, func() {
+			if isCurrent {
+				return // no-op.
+			}
 			onPendingPlayerChange()
 			go func() {
 				if err := m.App.PlaybackManager.SetRemotePlayer(&_d); err != nil {
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ func (m *Controller) ShowCastMenu(onPendingPlayerChange func()) {
 			}()
 		})
 		item.Icon = myTheme.CastIcon
-		item.Checked = rp != nil && _d.URL == rp.URL
+		item.Checked = isCurrent
 		menu.Items = append(menu.Items, item)
 	}
 	pop := widget.NewPopUpMenu(menu, m.MainWindow.Canvas())