diff --git a/backend/app.go b/backend/app.go
index d98fbf7..f57d3fd 100644
--- a/backend/app.go
+++ b/backend/app.go
@@ -317,7 +317,21 @@ func (a *App) LoadSavedPlayQueue() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return a.PlaybackManager.LoadTracks(queue.Tracks, false, false)
+	if len(queue.Tracks) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := a.PlaybackManager.LoadTracks(queue.Tracks, false, false); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if queue.TrackIndex >= 0 {
+		// TODO: This isn't ideal but doesn't seem to cause an audible play-for-a-split-second artifact
+		a.PlaybackManager.PlayTrackAt(queue.TrackIndex)
+		a.PlaybackManager.Pause()
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // MPV seek fails if run immediately after
+		a.PlaybackManager.SeekSeconds(queue.TimePos)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (a *App) SaveConfigFile() {
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.go b/ui/mainwindow.go
index 7781f67..54d6797 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.go
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.go
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ func (m *MainWindow) RunOnServerConnectedTasks(app *backend.App, displayAppName
 	m.BottomPanel.NowPlaying.DisableRating = !canRate
 
 	if app.Config.Application.SavePlayQueue {
-		if err := app.LoadSavedPlayQueue(); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("failed to load saved play queue: %s", err.Error())
-		}
+		go func() {
+			if err := app.LoadSavedPlayQueue(); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("failed to load saved play queue: %s", err.Error())
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	// check if launching new version, else if found available update on startup