diff --git a/usr/lib/hypnotix/hypnotix.py b/usr/lib/hypnotix/hypnotix.py
index 4885ac5..fbcdd84 100755
--- a/usr/lib/hypnotix/hypnotix.py
+++ b/usr/lib/hypnotix/hypnotix.py
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ def on_next_channel(self):
     def play_async(self, channel):
         if self.mpv is not None:
             self.mpv.stop()
+            self.mpv.pause = False
         print("CHANNEL: '%s' (%s)" % (channel.name, channel.url))
         if channel is not None and channel.url is not None:
             # os.system("mpv --wid=%s %s &" % (self.wid, channel.url))
@@ -1449,6 +1450,7 @@ def on_menu_quit(self, widget):
         self.application.quit()
 
     def on_key_press_event(self, widget, event):
+        channel_focused = self.fullscreen or "ChannelWidget" in widget.get_focus().get_name()
         # Get any active, but not pressed modifiers, like CapsLock and NumLock
         persistant_modifiers = Gtk.accelerator_get_default_mod_mask()
 
@@ -1481,6 +1483,11 @@ def on_key_press_event(self, widget, event):
             self.on_prev_channel()
         elif event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_Right:
             self.on_next_channel()
+            return True
+        elif event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_space:
+            if channel_focused:
+                self.on_pause_button(widget)
+                return True
         # elif event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_Up:
         #     # Up of in the list
         #     pass