diff --git a/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue b/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
index 0516fd98..e7b7d282 100644
--- a/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
+++ b/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export default {
       onMediaPlayerChangedListener: null,
       sleepInterval: null,
       currentEndOfChapterTime: 0,
-      serverLibraryItemId: null
+      serverLibraryItemId: null,
+      serverEpisodeId: null
     }
   },
   watch: {
@@ -173,15 +174,15 @@ export default {
         this.$toast.error(`Cannot cast locally downloaded media`)
       } else {
         // Change to server library item
-        this.playServerLibraryItemAndCast(this.serverLibraryItemId)
+        this.playServerLibraryItemAndCast(this.serverLibraryItemId, this.serverEpisodeId)
       }
     },
-    playServerLibraryItemAndCast(libraryItemId) {
+    playServerLibraryItemAndCast(libraryItemId, episodeId) {
       var playbackRate = 1
       if (this.$refs.audioPlayer) {
         playbackRate = this.$refs.audioPlayer.currentPlaybackRate || 1
       }
-      AbsAudioPlayer.prepareLibraryItem({ libraryItemId, episodeId: null, playWhenReady: false, playbackRate })
+      AbsAudioPlayer.prepareLibraryItem({ libraryItemId, episodeId, playWhenReady: false, playbackRate })
         .then((data) => {
           if (data.error) {
             const errorMsg = data.error || 'Failed to play'
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ export default {
       // When playing local library item and can also play this item from the server
       //   then store the server library item id so it can be used if a cast is made
       var serverLibraryItemId = payload.serverLibraryItemId || null
+      var serverEpisodeId = payload.serverEpisodeId || null
 
       if (libraryItemId.startsWith('local') && this.$store.state.isCasting) {
         const { value } = await Dialog.confirm({
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       this.serverLibraryItemId = null
+      this.serverEpisodeId = null
 
       var playbackRate = 1
       if (this.$refs.audioPlayer) {
@@ -234,6 +237,11 @@ export default {
             } else {
               this.serverLibraryItemId = serverLibraryItemId
             }
+            if (episodeId && !episodeId.startsWith('local')) {
+              this.serverEpisodeId = episodeId
+            } else {
+              this.serverEpisodeId = serverEpisodeId
+            }
           }
         })
         .catch((error) => {
diff --git a/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue b/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
index 0110b1fd..d230670f 100644
--- a/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
+++ b/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ export default {
 
           this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', {
             libraryItemId: this.localLibraryItemId,
-            episodeId: this.localEpisode.id
+            episodeId: this.localEpisode.id,
+            serverLibraryItemId: this.libraryItemId,
+            serverEpisodeId: this.episode.id
           })
         } else {
           this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', {
diff --git a/pages/item/_id.vue b/pages/item/_id.vue
index 87d0b00e..e2f66a62 100644
--- a/pages/item/_id.vue
+++ b/pages/item/_id.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <div v-else-if="(user && (showPlay || showRead)) || hasLocal" class="flex mt-4">
         <ui-btn v-if="showPlay" color="success" :disabled="isPlaying" class="flex items-center justify-center flex-grow mr-2" :padding-x="4" @click="playClick">
           <span v-show="!isPlaying" class="material-icons">play_arrow</span>
-          <span class="px-1 text-sm">{{ isPlaying ? (isStreaming ? 'Streaming' : 'Playing') : hasLocal ? 'Play' : 'Stream' }}</span>
+          <span class="px-1 text-sm">{{ isPlaying ? (isStreaming ? 'Streaming' : 'Playing') : isPodcast ? 'Next Episode' : hasLocal ? 'Play' : 'Stream' }}</span>
         </ui-btn>
         <ui-btn v-if="showRead && user" color="info" class="flex items-center justify-center mr-2" :class="showPlay ? '' : 'flex-grow'" :padding-x="2" @click="readBook">
           <span class="material-icons">auto_stories</span>
@@ -305,13 +305,14 @@ export default {
       return this.libraryItem.isIncomplete
     },
     showPlay() {
-      return !this.isMissing && !this.isIncomplete && this.numTracks
+      return !this.isMissing && !this.isIncomplete && (this.numTracks || this.episodes.length)
     },
     showRead() {
       return this.ebookFile && this.ebookFormat !== 'pdf'
     },
     showDownload() {
       if (this.isIos) return false
+      if (this.isPodcast) return false
       return this.user && this.userCanDownload && this.showPlay && !this.hasLocal
     },
     ebookFile() {
@@ -368,14 +369,58 @@ export default {
       this.$store.commit('openReader', this.libraryItem)
     },
     playClick() {
-      // Todo: Allow playing local or streaming
-      if (this.hasLocal && this.serverLibraryItemId && this.isCasting) {
-        // If casting and connected to server for local library item then send server library item id
-        this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId })
-        return
+      var episodeId = null
+
+      if (this.isPodcast) {
+        this.episodes.sort((a, b) => {
+          return String(b.publishedAt).localeCompare(String(a.publishedAt), undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' })
+        })
+
+        var episode = this.episodes.find((ep) => {
+          var podcastProgress = null
+          if (!this.isLocal) {
+            podcastProgress = this.$store.getters['user/getUserMediaProgress'](this.libraryItemId, ep.id)
+          } else {
+            podcastProgress = this.$store.getters['globals/getLocalMediaProgressById'](this.libraryItemId, ep.id)
+          }
+          return !podcastProgress || !podcastProgress.isFinished
+        })
+
+        if (!episode) episode = this.episodes[0]
+
+        episodeId = episode.id
+
+        var localEpisode = null
+        if (this.hasLocal && !this.isLocal) {
+          localEpisode = this.localLibraryItem.media.episodes.find((ep) => ep.serverEpisodeId == episodeId)
+        } else if (this.isLocal) {
+          localEpisode = episode
+        }
+        var serverEpisodeId = !this.isLocal ? episodeId : localEpisode ? localEpisode.serverEpisodeId : null
+
+        if (serverEpisodeId && this.serverLibraryItemId && this.isCasting) {
+          // If casting and connected to server for local library item then send server library item id
+          this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId, episodeId: serverEpisodeId })
+          return
+        }
+        if (localEpisode) {
+          this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.localLibraryItem.id, episodeId: localEpisode.id, serverLibraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId, serverEpisodeId })
+          return
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Audiobook
+        if (this.hasLocal && this.serverLibraryItemId && this.isCasting) {
+          // If casting and connected to server for local library item then send server library item id
+          this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId })
+          return
+        }
+        if (this.hasLocal) {
+          this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.localLibraryItem.id, serverLibraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId })
+          return
+        }
       }
-      if (this.hasLocal) return this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.localLibraryItem.id, serverLibraryItemId: this.serverLibraryItemId })
-      this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.libraryItemId })
+
+      this.$eventBus.$emit('play-item', { libraryItemId: this.libraryItemId, episodeId })
     },
     async clearProgressClick() {
       const { value } = await Dialog.confirm({