diff --git a/src/main/plugins/apiProvider.plugin.ts b/src/main/plugins/apiProvider.plugin.ts
index d76bfec..787bfe5 100644
--- a/src/main/plugins/apiProvider.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/main/plugins/apiProvider.plugin.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { ApiWorker, createApiWorker } from "@main/api/createApiWorker";
 import { AfterInit, BaseProvider, OnDestroy } from "@main/utils/baseProvider";
 import { IpcContext, IpcHandle, IpcOn } from "@main/utils/onIpcEvent";
-import type { App } from "electron";
+import { ipcMain, type App } from "electron";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import Vibrant from "node-vibrant";
 
-import { API_ROUTES } from "../utils/eventNames";
+import IPC_EVENT_NAMES, { API_ROUTES } from "../utils/eventNames";
 import TrackProvider from "./trackProvider.plugin";
 
 @IpcContext
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default class ApiProvider extends BaseProvider implements AfterInit, OnDe
           return isLiked;
         });
 
-        return null;
+    return null;
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_DISLIKE)
   async postTrackDisLike(_ev, like: boolean) {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default class ApiProvider extends BaseProvider implements AfterInit, OnDe
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_NEXT)
   async nextTrack() {
-    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("next")
+    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("next");
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_FORWARD)
   async forwardTrack(_ev, data) {
@@ -150,18 +150,33 @@ export default class ApiProvider extends BaseProvider implements AfterInit, OnDe
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_PREV)
   async prevTrack() {
-    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("prev")
+    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("prev");
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_PLAY)
   async playTrack() {
-    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("play")
+    return await this.windowContext
+      .sendTrackControl<{ data: { isPlaying: boolean; time: number }; type: any }>("play")
+      .then(({ data: { isPlaying, time } }) => {
+        ipcMain.emit(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_PLAYSTATE, null, isPlaying, time);
+        return { isPlaying, time };
+      });
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_PAUSE)
   async pauseTrack() {
-    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("pause")
+    return await this.windowContext
+      .sendTrackControl<{ data: { isPlaying: boolean; time: number }; type: any }>("pause")
+      .then(({ data: { isPlaying, time } }) => {
+        ipcMain.emit(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_PLAYSTATE, null, isPlaying, time);
+        return { isPlaying, time };
+      });
   }
   @IpcHandle(API_ROUTES.TRACK_CONTROL_TOGGLE_PLAY)
   async toggleTrackPlayback() {
-    return await this.windowContext.sendTrackControl("toggle")
+    return await this.windowContext
+      .sendTrackControl<{ data: { isPlaying: boolean; time: number }; type: any }>("toggle")
+      .then(({ data: { isPlaying, time } }) => {
+        ipcMain.emit(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_PLAYSTATE, null, isPlaying, time);
+        return { isPlaying, time };
+      });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/plugins/client/track-api-controls.plugin.js b/src/main/plugins/client/track-api-controls.plugin.js
index 657779b..20bf2cc 100644
--- a/src/main/plugins/client/track-api-controls.plugin.js
+++ b/src/main/plugins/client/track-api-controls.plugin.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 export const meta = {
   name: "Api Control Handler",
 };
@@ -6,12 +7,33 @@ const trackControls = {
   toggle: player => {
     const state = player.getPlayerStateObject();
     if (!state) return;
-    return (state.isPlaying || state.isOrWillBePlaying) ? player.stopVideo() : player.playVideo()
+    state.isPlaying ? player.pauseVideo() : player.playVideo()
+    return {
+      isPlaying: state.isPlaying,
+      time: player.getCurrentTime()
+    };
+  },
+  play: playerApi => {
+    playerApi.playVideo()
+    return {
+      isPlaying: true,
+      time: playerApi.getCurrentTime()
+    }
+  },
+  pause: playerApi => {
+    playerApi.pauseVideo()
+    return {
+      isPlaying: false,
+      time: playerApi.getCurrentTime()
+    }
   },
-  play: playerApi => playerApi.playVideo(),
-  pause: playerApi => playerApi.stopVideo(),
   next: playerApi => playerApi.nextVideo(),
-  prev: playerApi => playerApi.previousVideo()
+  prev: playerApi => playerApi.previousVideo(),
+  isPlaying: player => {
+    const state = player.getPlayerStateObject();
+    if (!state) return;
+    return state.isPlaying;
+  }
 };
 export const afterInit = () => {
   window.domUtils.ensureDomLoaded(() => {
@@ -28,13 +50,21 @@ export const afterInit = () => {
       }
     }
     window.ipcRenderer.on("track:seek", setTimeSkip);
-    window.ipcRenderer.on("track:control", (_ev, data) => {
-      if (!data || typeof data === "object") return;
+    window.ipcRenderer.on("track:control", async (_ev, data) => {
+      if (!data || typeof data !== "object") return;
       const { type } = data;
       const handler = trackControls[type];
       if (!handler) return;
       const playerApi = window.domUtils.playerApi();
-      window.api.emit("track:control/response", type, handler(playerApi))
+      // not ready yet
+      if (!playerApi) return;
+
+      const handleResult = await Promise.resolve(handler(playerApi));
+      window.api.emit("track:control/response", {
+        type,
+        data: handleResult
+      })
+
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/main/plugins/mediaControlProvider.plugin.ts b/src/main/plugins/mediaControlProvider.plugin.ts
index 264d669..9c66e2b 100644
--- a/src/main/plugins/mediaControlProvider.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/main/plugins/mediaControlProvider.plugin.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ export default class MediaControlProvider
   @IpcOn(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_PLAYSTATE)
   private __handleTrackMediaOSControl(_ev, isPlaying: boolean, progressSeconds: number = 0) {
     if (!this.mediaProviderEnabled()) return;
-
     const { trackData } = this.getProvider("track");
     if (!trackData) {
       this._mediaProvider.playbackStatus = MediaPlayerPlaybackStatus.Stopped;
diff --git a/src/main/utils/mappedWindow.ts b/src/main/utils/mappedWindow.ts
index dfe2985..213cc2f 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/mappedWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/mappedWindow.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { BrowserWindow, WebContentsView } from "electron";
 import IPC_EVENT_NAMES from "./eventNames";
 
 type TrackControlTypes = StringLiteral<"play" | "pause" | "next" | "prev" | "toggle">;
-type TrackControlFn = <T = any>(type: TrackControlTypes) => Promise<T>;
+type TrackControlFn = <T extends { type: TrackControlTypes } = any>(
+  type: TrackControlTypes,
+) => Promise<T>;
 export interface BrowserWindowViews<T, TView extends WebContentsView = WebContentsView> {
   main: BrowserWindow;
   views: { [key: string]: TView } & T;
@@ -24,10 +26,12 @@ export function createWindowContext<T, TView extends WebContentsView = WebConten
   return new (class implements BrowserWindowViews<T, TView> {
     main: BrowserWindow = _data.main;
     views: { [key: string]: TView } & T = _data.views || ({} as any);
-    async sendTrackControl<T = any>(type: TrackControlTypes) {
+    async sendTrackControl<T extends { type: TrackControlTypes } = any>(type: TrackControlTypes) {
       const view = this.views.youtubeView;
       if (!view) return Promise.reject(new Error("View not found"));
-      return await view.invoke<T>(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_CONTROL, { type });
+      const data = ((await view.invoke<T>(IPC_EVENT_NAMES.TRACK_CONTROL, { type })) ?? {}) as T;
+      if (data.type !== type) throw new Error("Invalid response");
+      return data as T;
     }
     sendToAllViews(ev: string, ...args: any[]): void {
       return (Object.values(this.views) as TView[])
diff --git a/src/main/utils/onIpcEvent.ts b/src/main/utils/onIpcEvent.ts
index f121853..b008e86 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/onIpcEvent.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/onIpcEvent.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { stringifyJson } from "@main/lib/json";
+import { createLogger } from "@shared/utils/console";
 import { Event, IpcMainEvent, IpcMainInvokeEvent } from "electron";
 import { debounce } from "lodash-es";
 import { serverMain } from "./serverEvents";
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ interface IpcContextEvent {
     debounce?: number;
     filter?: IpcFilterOption<IpcMainEvent | IpcMainInvokeEvent> | ((...args: any[]) => boolean);
     passive?: boolean;
+    debug?: boolean
   };
 }
 export function IpcContextWithOptions() {
@@ -25,7 +28,9 @@ export function IpcContext<T extends { new (...args: any[]): {} }>(IpcContextBas
       const symbols: any = IpcContextBase.prototype[classIpcStoreSymbol];
       if (symbols) {
         symbols.forEach(({ name, type, options }: IpcContextEvent, method: string) => {
+          const log = createLogger("IPC").child(`${name}:ipc.${type ?? 'on'}`);
           const func = (...args: any[]) => {
+            if (options?.debug) log.debug(`hit, payload size: ${new Blob([stringifyJson(args ?? null)]).size} bytes`);
             if (
               typeof (this as any)[method] === "function" &&
               (options && options.filter && typeof options.filter === "function"
diff --git a/src/preload/base.ts b/src/preload/base.ts
index 9a46183..cd606a0 100644
--- a/src/preload/base.ts
+++ b/src/preload/base.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ export default {
         ),
       );
     },
-    playerApi: () =>
-      (document.querySelector("ytmusic-app-layout>ytmusic-player-bar") as any)?.playerApi,
+    playerApi: (() => {
+      let playerApiCache: any;
+      return () =>
+        playerApiCache ||
+        (playerApiCache = (document.querySelector("ytmusic-app-layout>ytmusic-player-bar") as any)
+          ?.playerApi);
+    })(),
     setInteractiveElements: <T extends HTMLElement>(interactiveElements: T[]) => {
       let isMouseOverInteractiveElement = false;
       ipcRenderer.send("set-ignore-mouse-events", true, { forward: true });