diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 09cd415..28961df 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 mod imp {
-    use crate::{mpv, ui};
+    use crate::ui;
     use adw::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
     use gtk::glib;
-    use std::rc::Rc;
 
     #[derive(Default)]
-    pub struct Application {
-        // FIXME: move somewhere else
-        mpv: Rc<mpv::Handle>,
-    }
+    pub struct Application {}
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
     impl ObjectSubclass for Application {
@@ -26,64 +22,6 @@ mod imp {
                 None => {
                     let window = ui::Window::new(self.obj().as_ref());
                     window.present();
-
-                    self.mpv
-                        .set_property("audio-client-name", "audrey")
-                        .unwrap();
-                    self.mpv
-                        .set_property("user-agent", crate::USER_AGENT)
-                        .unwrap();
-                    self.mpv.set_property("video", false).unwrap();
-                    self.mpv.set_property("prefetch-playlist", true).unwrap();
-                    self.mpv.set_property("gapless-audio", true).unwrap();
-                    // TODO: observe properties
-
-                    let mpv_weak = Rc::downgrade(&self.mpv);
-                    glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
-                        while let Some(mpv) = mpv_weak.upgrade() {
-                            match mpv.tick() {
-                                None => break,
-                                Some(listener) => {
-                                    drop(mpv); // don't
-                                    listener.await;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
-                        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::session()
-                            .expect("could not connect to the session bus")
-                            .internal_executor(false)
-                            .build()
-                            .await
-                            .expect("could not build connection to the session bus");
-
-                        // run this in glib's main loop
-                        glib::spawn_future_local(glib::clone!(
-                            #[strong]
-                            conn,
-                            async move {
-                                loop {
-                                    conn.executor().tick().await;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        ));
-
-                        crate::Mpris::setup(conn.object_server(), &window)
-                            .await
-                            .expect("could not serve mpris");
-                        crate::mpris::Player::setup(conn.object_server(), &window.playbin())
-                            .await
-                            .expect("could not serve mpris player");
-
-                        drop(window); // don't keep this alive
-
-                        // always set up handlers before requesting service name
-                        conn.request_name("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.audrey")
-                            .await
-                            .expect("could not register name in session bus");
-                    });
                 }
                 Some(win) => win.present(),
             }
@@ -99,7 +37,6 @@ mod imp {
     impl Drop for Application {
         fn drop(&mut self) {
             println!("dropping AudreyApplication");
-            self.mpv.command(["quit"]).unwrap();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mpv/node.rs b/src/mpv/node.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c407e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mpv/node.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use super::ffi;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+pub struct Node<'a> {
+    pub(crate) ffi::mpv_node,
+    _ref: PhantomData<&'a ()>,
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 9665941..b91b223 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 mod imp {
+    use crate::mpv;
     use adw::prelude::*;
     use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
     use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
     use gtk::{gdk, glib};
     use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
+    use std::rc::Rc;
 
     #[derive(gtk::CompositeTemplate, glib::Properties, Default)]
     #[template(resource = "/eu/callcc/audrey/window.ui")]
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ mod imp {
 
         pub(super) setup: crate::ui::Setup,
         pub(super) api: RefCell<Option<crate::subsonic_vala::Client>>,
+        pub(super) mpv: Rc<mpv::Handle>,
     }
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -45,7 +48,72 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     #[glib::derived_properties]
-    impl ObjectImpl for Window {}
+    impl ObjectImpl for Window {
+        fn constructed(&self) {
+            self.parent_constructed();
+
+            // set up mpv
+            self.mpv
+                .set_property("audio-client-name", "audrey")
+                .unwrap();
+            self.mpv
+                .set_property("user-agent", crate::USER_AGENT)
+                .unwrap();
+            self.mpv.set_property("video", false).unwrap();
+            self.mpv.set_property("prefetch-playlist", true).unwrap();
+            self.mpv.set_property("gapless-audio", true).unwrap();
+            // TODO: observe properties
+
+            let mpv_weak = Rc::downgrade(&self.mpv);
+            glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
+                while let Some(mpv) = mpv_weak.upgrade() {
+                    match mpv.tick() {
+                        None => break,
+                        Some(listener) => {
+                            drop(mpv); // don't
+                            listener.await;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            // set up mpris
+            let window = self.obj().clone();
+            glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
+                let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::session()
+                    .expect("could not connect to the session bus")
+                    .internal_executor(false)
+                    .build()
+                    .await
+                    .expect("could not build connection to the session bus");
+
+                // run this in glib's main loop
+                glib::spawn_future_local(glib::clone!(
+                    #[strong]
+                    conn,
+                    async move {
+                        loop {
+                            conn.executor().tick().await;
+                        }
+                    }
+                ));
+
+                crate::Mpris::setup(conn.object_server(), &window)
+                    .await
+                    .expect("could not serve mpris");
+                crate::mpris::Player::setup(conn.object_server(), &window.playbin())
+                    .await
+                    .expect("could not serve mpris player");
+
+                drop(window); // don't keep this alive
+
+                // always set up handlers before requesting service name
+                conn.request_name("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.audrey")
+                    .await
+                    .expect("could not register name in session bus");
+            });
+        }
+    }
 
     impl WidgetImpl for Window {}
 
@@ -116,6 +184,13 @@ mod imp {
             todo!()
         }
     }
+
+    impl Drop for Window {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            println!("dropping AudreyUiWindow");
+            self.mpv.command(["quit"]).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 use adw::prelude::*;