diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
index 40c717e2..acad5b5a 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
@@ -480,13 +480,10 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
                 return
             }
 
-            if self.controlsUpdates {
-                self.playerTime.duration = self.playerItemDuration ?? .zero
-                self.playerTime.currentTime = self.currentTime ?? .zero
-            }
+            self.model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
 
-            #if !os(tvOS)
-                self.model.updateNowPlayingInfo()
+            #if os(macOS)
+                MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = self.avPlayer.timeControlStatus == .playing ? .playing : .paused
             #endif
 
             if let currentTime = self.currentTime {
diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index a2dc6fc7..45d2d25c 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import CoreMedia
 import Defaults
 import Foundation
 import Logging
+import MediaPlayer
 import Repeat
 import SwiftUI
 
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
             } else {
                 ScreenSaverManager.shared.enable()
             }
+
+            MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().playbackState = isPlaying ? .playing : .paused
         #else
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
                 UIApplication.shared.isIdleTimerDisabled = self.model.presentingPlayer && self.isPlaying