diff --git a/apps/playlist.c b/apps/playlist.c
index 2c3fa4958e..3fa8f80729 100644
--- a/apps/playlist.c
+++ b/apps/playlist.c
@@ -2611,6 +2611,7 @@ void playlist_start(int start_index, unsigned long elapsed,
     playlist->started = true;
     sync_control(playlist, false);
     audio_play(elapsed, offset);
+    audio_resume();
 }
 
 /* Returns false if 'steps' is out of bounds, else true */