diff --git a/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue b/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
index e5890e11..badfea91 100644
--- a/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
+++ b/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export default {
       sleepTimerTime: 0,
       sleepTimerRemaining: 0,
       sleepTimer: null,
-      displayTitle: null
+      displayTitle: null,
+      initialPlaybackRate: 1
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ export default {
       this.playerHandler.setVolume(volume)
     },
     setPlaybackRate(playbackRate) {
+      this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate
       this.playerHandler.setPlaybackRate(playbackRate)
     },
     seek(time) {
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ export default {
         libraryItem: session.libraryItem,
         episodeId: session.episodeId
       })
-      this.playerHandler.prepareOpenSession(session)
+      this.playerHandler.prepareOpenSession(session, this.initialPlaybackRate)
     },
     streamOpen(session) {
       console.log(`[StreamContainer] Stream session open`, session)
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ export default {
         episodeId
       })
 
-      this.playerHandler.load(libraryItem, episodeId, true)
+      this.playerHandler.load(libraryItem, episodeId, true, this.initialPlaybackRate)
     },
     pauseItem() {
       this.playerHandler.pause()
diff --git a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
index 26cb26bb..f3414faa 100644
--- a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
+++ b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     this.displayTitle = null
     this.displayAuthor = null
     this.playWhenReady = false
+    this.initialPlaybackRate = 1
     this.player = null
     this.playerState = 'IDLE'
     this.isHlsTranscode = false
@@ -46,12 +47,13 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     return this.libraryItem.media.episodes.find(ep => ep.id === this.episodeId)
   }
 
-  load(libraryItem, episodeId, playWhenReady) {
+  load(libraryItem, episodeId, playWhenReady, playbackRate) {
     if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer()
 
     this.libraryItem = libraryItem
     this.episodeId = episodeId
     this.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
+    this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate
     this.prepare()
   }
 
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     console.log('[PlayerHandler] Player state change', state)
     this.playerState = state
     if (this.playerState === 'PLAYING') {
+      this.setPlaybackRate(this.initialPlaybackRate)
       this.startPlayInterval()
     } else {
       this.stopPlayInterval()
@@ -151,11 +154,12 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     this.prepareSession(session)
   }
 
-  prepareOpenSession(session) { // Session opened on init socket
+  prepareOpenSession(session, playbackRate) { // Session opened on init socket
     if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer()
 
     this.libraryItem = session.libraryItem
     this.playWhenReady = false
+    this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate
     this.prepareSession(session)
   }
 
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
   }
 
   setPlaybackRate(playbackRate) {
+    this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate // Might be loaded from settings before player is started
     if (!this.player) return
     this.player.setPlaybackRate(playbackRate)
   }