diff --git a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
index 496cd4be..4191fb3a 100644
--- a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from PlayUtils import PlayUtils
 from DownloadUtils import DownloadUtils
 from PlaybackUtils import PlaybackUtils
 
+addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.emby')
+
 class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
     
     WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window(10000)
@@ -32,7 +34,62 @@ class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
 
         WINDOW = self.WINDOW
         downloadUtils = DownloadUtils()
+        #player started playing an item - 
+        if "Playlist.OnAdd" in method and addon.getSetting('useDirectPaths')=='true':
 
+            jsondata = json.loads(data)
+            if jsondata != None:
+                if jsondata.has_key("item"):
+                    if jsondata.get("item").has_key("id") and jsondata.get("item").has_key("type"):
+                        id = jsondata.get("item").get("id")
+                        type = jsondata.get("item").get("type")
+                        embyid = ReadKodiDB().getEmbyIdByKodiId(id,type)
+
+                        if embyid != None:
+                           
+                            WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window( 10000 )
+                            username = WINDOW.getProperty('currUser')
+                            userid = WINDOW.getProperty('userId%s' % username)
+                            server = WINDOW.getProperty('server%s' % username)
+                            
+                            url = "{server}/mediabrowser/Users/{UserId}/Items/" + embyid + "?format=json&ImageTypeLimit=1"
+                            result = downloadUtils.downloadUrl(url)     
+                            print "Here: " + str(result)
+                            userData = result[u'UserData']
+                            
+                            playurl = PlayUtils().getPlayUrl(server, embyid, result)
+                            
+                            watchedurl = 'http://' + server + '/mediabrowser/Users/'+ userid + '/PlayedItems/' + embyid
+                            positionurl = 'http://' + server + '/mediabrowser/Users/'+ userid + '/PlayingItems/' + embyid
+                            deleteurl = 'http://' + server + '/mediabrowser/Items/' + embyid
+
+                            # set the current playing info
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"watchedurl", watchedurl)
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"positionurl", positionurl)
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"deleteurl", "")
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"deleteurl", deleteurl)
+                            if result.get("Type")=="Episode":
+                                WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"refresh_id", result.get("SeriesId"))
+                            else:
+                                WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"refresh_id", embyid)
+                                
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"runtimeticks", str(result.get("RunTimeTicks")))
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"type", result.get("Type"))
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"item_id", embyid)
+
+                            if PlayUtils().isDirectPlay(result) == True:
+                                playMethod = "DirectPlay"
+                            else:
+                                playMethod = "Transcode"
+
+                            WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"playmethod", playMethod)
+                                
+                            mediaSources = result.get("MediaSources")
+                            if(mediaSources != None):
+                                if mediaSources[0].get('DefaultAudioStreamIndex') != None:
+                                    WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"AudioStreamIndex", str(mediaSources[0].get('DefaultAudioStreamIndex')))  
+                                if mediaSources[0].get('DefaultSubtitleStreamIndex') != None:
+                                    WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"SubtitleStreamIndex", str(mediaSources[0].get('DefaultSubtitleStreamIndex')))
         if method == "VideoLibrary.OnUpdate":
             jsondata = json.loads(data)
             if jsondata != None: