diff --git a/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.cpp b/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.cpp
index cfae69033..92c64f01e 100755
--- a/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.cpp
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ void PlaybackService::PauseOrResume() {
     else if (state == PlaybackState::Playing) {
         transport->Pause();
     }
-    this->PlayPauseChanged();
 }
 
 bool PlaybackService::IsMuted() {
@@ -938,7 +937,7 @@ void PlaybackService::OnStreamEvent(StreamState eventType, std::string uri) {
 void PlaybackService::OnPlaybackEvent(PlaybackState eventType) {
     POST(this, MESSAGE_PLAYBACK_EVENT, (int64_t) eventType, 0);
     if (eventType == PlaybackState::Paused || eventType == PlaybackState::Playing) {
-        this->PlayPauseChanged();
+        this->PlaybackStateChanged(static_cast<PlaybackState>(eventType));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.h b/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.h
index 95052eb69..fc4391315 100755
--- a/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.h
+++ b/src/musikcore/audio/PlaybackService.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ namespace musik { namespace core { namespace audio {
             /* our unique events */
             sigslot::signal2<size_t, musik::core::TrackPtr> TrackChanged;
             sigslot::signal0<> ModeChanged;
-            sigslot::signal0<> PlayPauseChanged;
             sigslot::signal1<bool> Shuffled;
             sigslot::signal0<> QueueEdited;
 
diff --git a/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.cpp b/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.cpp
index 1c98aeef9..c132c7fe7 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.cpp
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ TransportWindow::TransportWindow(
     this->SetFrameVisible(false);
     this->playback.TrackChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlaybackServiceTrackChanged);
     this->playback.ModeChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlaybackModeChanged);
+    this->playback.PlaybackStateChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlaybackStateChanged);
     this->playback.Shuffled.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlaybackShuffled);
-    this->playback.PlayPauseChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlayPauseChanged);
     this->playback.VolumeChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnTransportVolumeChanged);
     this->playback.TimeChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnTransportTimeChanged);
     this->playback.StreamStateChanged.connect(this, &TransportWindow::OnPlaybackStreamStateChanged);
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void TransportWindow::OnTransportVolumeChanged() {
     DEBOUNCE_REFRESH(TimeMode::Sync, 0);
 }
 
-void TransportWindow::OnPlayPauseChanged() {
+void TransportWindow::OnPlaybackStateChanged(PlaybackState state) {
     DEBOUNCE_REFRESH(TimeMode::Sync, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.h b/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.h
index 6ae461c9a..dc10066bf 100755
--- a/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.h
+++ b/src/musikcube/app/window/TransportWindow.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace musik {
 
                 void OnPlaybackServiceTrackChanged(size_t index, musik::core::TrackPtr track);
                 void OnPlaybackModeChanged();
-                void OnPlayPauseChanged();
+                void OnPlaybackStateChanged(musik::core::sdk::PlaybackState);
                 void OnPlaybackStreamStateChanged(musik::core::sdk::StreamState);
                 void OnTransportVolumeChanged();
                 void OnTransportTimeChanged(double time);