diff --git a/controllers/mattchbox_usb.py b/controllers/mattchbox_usb.py
index 18123dd..328c15c 100644
--- a/controllers/mattchbox_usb.py
+++ b/controllers/mattchbox_usb.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MattchBox(Controller):
                     if line == 255:
                         self.ser.write(b"\xff")  # Send 255 back.
                     elif line in [1, 3, 5]:
-                        self.sendToPlayer(int(line / 2), "PLAY")
+                        self.sendToPlayer(int(line / 2), "PLAYPAUSE")
                     elif line in [2, 4, 6]:
                         self.sendToPlayer(int(line / 2) - 1, "STOP")
                 except Exception:
diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index 1f2ee80..cafc804 100644
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ class Player:
                             # Unpause, so we don't jump to 0, we play from the current pos.
                             "PLAY": lambda: self._retMsg(self.unpause()),
                             "PAUSE": lambda: self._retMsg(self.pause()),
+                            "PLAYPAUSE": lambda: self._retMsg(self.unpause() if not self.isPlaying else self.pause()), # For the hardware controller.
                             "UNPAUSE": lambda: self._retMsg(self.unpause()),
                             "STOP": lambda: self._retMsg(self.stop(user_initiated=True)),
                             "SEEK": lambda: self._retMsg(