diff --git a/src/mpris/player.rs b/src/mpris/player.rs
index 9488cc2..c654cc9 100644
--- a/src/mpris/player.rs
+++ b/src/mpris/player.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use zbus::zvariant::{ObjectPath, OwnedObjectPath, OwnedValue, Value};
 const MICROSECONDS: f64 = 1e6; // in a second
 
 #[derive(Default)]
-struct MetadataMap {
+pub struct MetadataMap {
     // mpris
     track_id: Option<OwnedObjectPath>,
     length: Option<i64>,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct MetadataMap {
 }
 
 impl MetadataMap {
-    fn from_playbin_song(song: Option<&Song>) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_playbin_song(song: Option<&Song>) -> Self {
         song.map(|song| MetadataMap {
             // use a unique growing counter to identify tracks
             track_id: Some({
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ impl MetadataMap {
 }
 
 pub struct Player {
-    metadata: MetadataMap,
     window: SendWeakRef<Window>,
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ impl Player {
         playbin: &Window,
     ) -> Result<InterfaceRef<Player>, zbus::Error> {
         let player = Self {
-            metadata: MetadataMap::from_playbin_song(None),
             window: playbin.downgrade().into(),
         };
 
@@ -268,7 +266,8 @@ impl Player {
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self), parent = None, target = "audrey::mpris", level = Level::DEBUG, ret)]
     fn set_position(&self, track_id: ObjectPath<'_>, position: i64) -> zbus::fdo::Result<()> {
-        if Some(track_id) == self.metadata.track_id.as_ref().map(|x| x.as_ref()) {
+        let metadata = self.metadata();
+        if Some(&track_id.into()) == metadata.get("track_id") {
             self.window().set_time_pos(position as f64 / MICROSECONDS);
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -329,7 +328,8 @@ impl Player {
 
     #[zbus(property)]
     fn metadata(&self) -> HashMap<&'static str, OwnedValue> {
-        self.metadata.as_hash_map()
+        // TODO: no need to MetadataMap wrapper anymore
+        MetadataMap::from_playbin_song(self.window().song().as_ref()).as_hash_map()
     }
 
     #[zbus(property)]
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 6be0249..875bb7a 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,10 @@ mod imp {
             if let Some(iface_ref) = self.mpris_player() {
                 glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                     let iface = iface_ref.get().await;
-                    match iface.playback_status_changed(iface_ref.signal_emitter()).await {
+                    match iface
+                        .playback_status_changed(iface_ref.signal_emitter())
+                        .await
+                    {
                         Ok(()) => {}
                         Err(err) => event!(
                             Level::ERROR,
@@ -427,6 +430,21 @@ mod imp {
             }
         }
 
+        fn mpris_player_metadata_changed(&self) {
+            if let Some(iface_ref) = self.mpris_player() {
+                glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
+                    let iface = iface_ref.get().await;
+                    match iface.metadata_changed(iface_ref.signal_emitter()).await {
+                        Ok(()) => {}
+                        Err(err) => event!(
+                            Level::ERROR,
+                            "could not notify new metadata through mpris interface: {err}"
+                        ),
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         fn volume(&self) -> i64 {
             self.mpv.get_property("volume").unwrap()
         }
@@ -663,6 +681,7 @@ mod imp {
             self.obj().set_playing_cover_art(None::<gdk::Texture>);
             self.obj().set_background(None::<gdk::Texture>);
 
+            self.mpris_player_metadata_changed();
             self.mpris_player_playback_status_changed();
         }
 
@@ -686,11 +705,14 @@ mod imp {
             self.obj().notify("song");
             self.buffering_start();
 
-            let duration = self.obj().song().unwrap().duration() as f64;
+            let song = self.obj().song().unwrap();
+
+            let duration = song.duration() as f64;
             self.duration.set(duration);
             event!(target: "audrey::playback", Level::DEBUG, "duration is now {duration} (from subsonic)");
             self.obj().notify("duration");
 
+            self.mpris_player_metadata_changed();
             self.mpris_player_playback_status_changed();
 
             let window = self.obj().clone();