diff --git a/resources/playbar.blp b/resources/playbar.blp
index 323791f..807c5bc 100644
--- a/resources/playbar.blp
+++ b/resources/playbar.blp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ template $AudreyUiPlaybar: Adw.Bin {
 
             xalign: 0;
             halign: start;
-            label: bind template.song as <$AudreyPlaybinSong>.title;
+            label: bind $song_title(template.song) as <string>;
             ellipsize: end;
           }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ template $AudreyUiPlaybar: Adw.Bin {
             ]
 
             xalign: 0;
-            label: bind template.song as <$AudreyPlaybinSong>.artist;
+            label: bind $song_artist(template.song) as <string>;
             ellipsize: end;
           }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ template $AudreyUiPlaybar: Adw.Bin {
             ]
 
             xalign: 0;
-            label: bind template.song as <$AudreyPlaybinSong>.album;
+            label: bind $song_album(template.song) as <string>;
             ellipsize: end;
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/play_queue.rs b/src/ui/play_queue.rs
index 78adbf3..3bc8ca3 100644
--- a/src/ui/play_queue.rs
+++ b/src/ui/play_queue.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ mod imp {
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_row_activated(&self, position: u32) {
-            self.obj().window().playlist_play_index(position as i64);
+            self.obj()
+                .window()
+                .playlist_play_index(Some(position as i64));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/playbar.rs b/src/ui/playbar.rs
index 92ffa81..767bf8a 100644
--- a/src/ui/playbar.rs
+++ b/src/ui/playbar.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod imp {
         #[property(get)]
         pulse_bar: TemplateChild<gtk::ProgressBar>,
 
-        #[property(get, set)]
+        #[property(get, set, nullable)]
         song: RefCell<Option<PlaybinSong>>,
         #[property(get, set)]
         playing_cover_art: RefCell<Option<gdk::Paintable>>,
@@ -95,12 +95,20 @@ mod imp {
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_skip_forward_clicked(&self) {
-            self.window().playlist_next();
+            if self.window().playlist_pos() + 1 < self.window().playlist_count() as i32 {
+                self.window().playlist_next();
+            } else {
+                self.window().playlist_play_index(None);
+            }
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_skip_backward_clicked(&self) {
-            self.window().playlist_prev();
+            if self.window().playlist_pos() > 0 {
+                self.window().playlist_prev();
+            } else {
+                self.window().playlist_play_index(None);
+            }
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
@@ -126,7 +134,12 @@ mod imp {
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_play_pause_clicked(&self, _button: &gtk::Button) {
-            self.window().set_pause(!self.window().pause());
+            if self.window().idle_active() {
+                self.window().playlist_play_index(Some(0));
+                self.window().set_pause(false);
+            } else {
+                self.window().set_pause(!self.window().pause());
+            }
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
@@ -151,6 +164,23 @@ mod imp {
         fn window(&self) -> crate::ui::Window {
             self.obj().root().unwrap().dynamic_cast().unwrap()
         }
+
+        // these are nedeed because with regular bindings, if song becomes None, the labes are not
+        // updated
+        #[template_callback]
+        fn song_title(&self, song: Option<&PlaybinSong>) -> String {
+            song.map(PlaybinSong::title).unwrap_or("".to_string())
+        }
+
+        #[template_callback]
+        fn song_artist(&self, song: Option<&PlaybinSong>) -> String {
+            song.map(PlaybinSong::artist).unwrap_or("".to_string())
+        }
+
+        #[template_callback]
+        fn song_album(&self, song: Option<&PlaybinSong>) -> String {
+            song.map(PlaybinSong::album).unwrap_or("".to_string())
+        }
     }
 
     impl Drop for Playbar {
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index e188b01..8722a8b 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ mod imp {
 
                             Event::EndFile(event) => {
                                 event!(Level::INFO, "end file event: {event:?}");
+                                window.notify("song");
+                                window.imp().buffering_end();
 
                                 if let Err(err) = event.reason {
                                     event!(Level::ERROR, "end file error: {err}");
@@ -575,11 +577,19 @@ impl Window {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    pub fn playlist_play_index(&self, index: i64) {
-        self.imp()
-            .mpv
-            .command(["playlist-play-index", &index.to_string()])
-            .unwrap();
+    pub fn playlist_play_index(&self, index: Option<i64>) {
+        match index.as_ref() {
+            Some(index) => self
+                .imp()
+                .mpv
+                .command(["playlist-play-index", &index.to_string()])
+                .unwrap(),
+            None => self
+                .imp()
+                .mpv
+                .command(["playlist-play-index", "none"])
+                .unwrap(),
+        };
     }
 
     pub fn playlist_remove(&self, index: i64) {