diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityLogEntryPoint.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityLogEntryPoint.cs
index 84bec92014..53b3a6293b 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityLogEntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityLogEntryPoint.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
             _sessionManager.AuthenticationFailed += OnAuthenticationFailed;
             _sessionManager.AuthenticationSucceeded += OnAuthenticationSucceeded;
             _sessionManager.SessionEnded += OnSessionEnded;
-            _sessionManager.PlaybackStart += OnPlaybackStart;
             _sessionManager.PlaybackStopped += OnPlaybackStopped;
 
             _subManager.SubtitleDownloadFailure += OnSubtitleDownloadFailure;
@@ -161,41 +159,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        private async void OnPlaybackStart(object sender, PlaybackProgressEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var item = e.MediaInfo;
-
-            if (item == null)
-            {
-                _logger.LogWarning("PlaybackStart reported with null media info.");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (e.Item != null && e.Item.IsThemeMedia)
-            {
-                // Don't report theme song or local trailer playback
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (e.Users.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var user = e.Users.First();
-
-            await CreateLogEntry(new ActivityLog(
-                string.Format(
-                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                    _localization.GetLocalizedString("UserStartedPlayingItemWithValues"),
-                    user.Username,
-                    GetItemName(item),
-                    e.DeviceName),
-                GetPlaybackNotificationType(item.MediaType),
-                user.Id))
-                .ConfigureAwait(false);
-        }
-
         private static string GetItemName(BaseItemDto item)
         {
             var name = item.Name;
@@ -213,21 +176,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
             return name;
         }
 
-        private static string GetPlaybackNotificationType(string mediaType)
-        {
-            if (string.Equals(mediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return NotificationType.AudioPlayback.ToString();
-            }
-
-            if (string.Equals(mediaType, MediaType.Video, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return NotificationType.VideoPlayback.ToString();
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
         private static string GetPlaybackStoppedNotificationType(string mediaType)
         {
             if (string.Equals(mediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -494,7 +442,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
             _sessionManager.AuthenticationSucceeded -= OnAuthenticationSucceeded;
             _sessionManager.SessionEnded -= OnSessionEnded;
 
-            _sessionManager.PlaybackStart -= OnPlaybackStart;
             _sessionManager.PlaybackStopped -= OnPlaybackStopped;
 
             _subManager.SubtitleDownloadFailure -= OnSubtitleDownloadFailure;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Events/Consumers/Session/PlaybackStartLogger.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Events/Consumers/Session/PlaybackStartLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c48683ea38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Events/Consumers/Session/PlaybackStartLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Events;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Activity;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Globalization;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Notifications;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Events.Consumers.Session
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates an entry in the activity log whenever a user starts playback.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PlaybackStartLogger : IEventConsumer<PlaybackStartEventArgs>
+    {
+        private readonly ILogger<PlaybackStartLogger> _logger;
+        private readonly ILocalizationManager _localizationManager;
+        private readonly IActivityManager _activityManager;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PlaybackStartLogger"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+        /// <param name="localizationManager">The localization manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="activityManager">The activity manager.</param>
+        public PlaybackStartLogger(ILogger<PlaybackStartLogger> logger, ILocalizationManager localizationManager, IActivityManager activityManager)
+        {
+            _logger = logger;
+            _localizationManager = localizationManager;
+            _activityManager = activityManager;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public async Task OnEvent(PlaybackStartEventArgs eventArgs)
+        {
+            if (eventArgs.MediaInfo == null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("PlaybackStart reported with null media info.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (eventArgs.Item != null && eventArgs.Item.IsThemeMedia)
+            {
+                // Don't report theme song or local trailer playback
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (eventArgs.Users.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var user = eventArgs.Users.First();
+
+            await _activityManager.CreateAsync(new ActivityLog(
+                    string.Format(
+                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+                        _localizationManager.GetLocalizedString("UserStartedPlayingItemWithValues"),
+                        user.Username,
+                        GetItemName(eventArgs.MediaInfo),
+                        eventArgs.DeviceName),
+                    GetPlaybackNotificationType(eventArgs.MediaInfo.MediaType),
+                    user.Id))
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        private static string GetItemName(BaseItemDto item)
+        {
+            var name = item.Name;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.SeriesName))
+            {
+                name = item.SeriesName + " - " + name;
+            }
+
+            if (item.Artists != null && item.Artists.Count > 0)
+            {
+                name = item.Artists[0] + " - " + name;
+            }
+
+            return name;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPlaybackNotificationType(string mediaType)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(mediaType, MediaType.Audio, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return NotificationType.AudioPlayback.ToString();
+            }
+
+            if (string.Equals(mediaType, MediaType.Video, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return NotificationType.VideoPlayback.ToString();
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/PlaybackStartEventArgs.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/PlaybackStartEventArgs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aa9c28954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/PlaybackStartEventArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
+{
+    public class PlaybackStartEventArgs : PlaybackProgressEventArgs
+    {
+    }
+}