diff --git a/doc/bindings b/doc/bindings
index ca4d09b6..196e7eed 100644
--- a/doc/bindings
+++ b/doc/bindings
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
 #  select_item
 #
 #def_key "enter"
+#  play
+#
+#def_key "enter"
 #  toggle_output
 #
 #def_key "enter"
diff --git a/src/actions.cpp b/src/actions.cpp
index 16496cdd..3ed8e505 100644
--- a/src/actions.cpp
+++ b/src/actions.cpp
@@ -957,6 +957,17 @@ void Add::run()
 	}
 }
 
+bool Play::canBeRun()
+{
+	return myScreen == myPlaylist
+		&& !myPlaylist->main().empty();
+}
+
+void Play::run()
+{
+	Mpd.PlayID(myPlaylist->main().current()->value().getID());
+}
+
 bool SeekForward::canBeRun()
 {
 	return Status::State::player() != MPD::psStop && Status::State::totalTime() > 0;
@@ -2618,6 +2629,7 @@ void populateActions()
 	insert_action(new Actions::MoveSelectedItemsDown());
 	insert_action(new Actions::MoveSelectedItemsTo());
 	insert_action(new Actions::Add());
+	insert_action(new Actions::Play());
 	insert_action(new Actions::SeekForward());
 	insert_action(new Actions::SeekBackward());
 	insert_action(new Actions::ToggleDisplayMode());
diff --git a/src/actions.h b/src/actions.h
index 515b5e66..f37f7148 100644
--- a/src/actions.h
+++ b/src/actions.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ enum class Type
 	NextColumn, MasterScreen, SlaveScreen, VolumeUp, VolumeDown, AddItemToPlaylist,
 	DeletePlaylistItems, DeleteStoredPlaylist, DeleteBrowserItems, ReplaySong, Previous,
 	Next, Pause, Stop, ExecuteCommand, SavePlaylist, MoveSortOrderUp, MoveSortOrderDown,
-	MoveSelectedItemsUp, MoveSelectedItemsDown, MoveSelectedItemsTo, Add,
+	MoveSelectedItemsUp, MoveSelectedItemsDown, MoveSelectedItemsTo, Add, Play,
 	SeekForward, SeekBackward, ToggleDisplayMode, ToggleSeparatorsBetweenAlbums,
 	ToggleLyricsUpdateOnSongChange, ToggleLyricsFetcher, ToggleFetchingLyricsInBackground,
 	TogglePlayingSongCentering, UpdateDatabase, JumpToPlayingSong, ToggleRepeat, Shuffle,
@@ -474,6 +474,15 @@ private:
 	virtual void run() OVERRIDE;
 };
 
+struct Play: BaseAction
+{
+	Play(): BaseAction(Type::Play, "play") { }
+
+private:
+	virtual bool canBeRun() OVERRIDE;
+	virtual void run() OVERRIDE;
+};
+
 struct SeekForward: BaseAction
 {
 	SeekForward(): BaseAction(Type::SeekForward, "seek_forward") { }
diff --git a/src/bindings.cpp b/src/bindings.cpp
index 557994be..ebd26fe1 100644
--- a/src/bindings.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ void BindingsConfiguration::generateDefaults()
 		bind(k, Actions::Type::SelectItem);
 	if (notBound(k = stringToKey("enter")))
 	{
+		bind(k, Actions::Type::Play);
 		bind(k, Actions::Type::ToggleOutput);
 		bind(k, Actions::Type::PressEnter);
 	}
diff --git a/src/help.cpp b/src/help.cpp
index be7ed3ea..d14f7d96 100644
--- a/src/help.cpp
+++ b/src/help.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void write_bindings(NC::Scrollpad &w)
 	key(w, Type::Quit, "Quit");
 
 	key_section(w, "Playlist");
-	key(w, Type::PressEnter, "Play selected item");
+	key(w, Type::Play, "Play selected item");
 	key(w, Type::DeletePlaylistItems, "Delete selected item(s) from playlist");
 	key(w, Type::ClearMainPlaylist, "Clear playlist");
 	key(w, Type::CropMainPlaylist, "Clear playlist except selected item(s)");
diff --git a/src/playlist.cpp b/src/playlist.cpp
index b0d991fc..a8e2f775 100644
--- a/src/playlist.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist.cpp
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ void Playlist::update()
 	}
 }
 
-void Playlist::enterPressed()
-{
-	if (!w.empty())
-		Mpd.PlayID(w.current()->value().getID());
-}
-
 void Playlist::mouseButtonPressed(MEVENT me)
 {
 	if (!w.empty() && w.hasCoords(me.x, me.y))
diff --git a/src/playlist.h b/src/playlist.h
index 1733d9d2..65f32568 100644
--- a/src/playlist.h
+++ b/src/playlist.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct Playlist: Screen<SongMenu>, HasSongs, Searchable, Tabbable
 	
 	virtual void update() OVERRIDE;
 	
-	virtual void enterPressed() OVERRIDE;
+	virtual void enterPressed() OVERRIDE { }
 	virtual void mouseButtonPressed(MEVENT me) OVERRIDE;
 	
 	virtual bool isLockable() OVERRIDE { return true; }