diff --git a/Application/AppController.m b/Application/AppController.m
index 10cc5ecd4..73d90d9da 100644
--- a/Application/AppController.m
+++ b/Application/AppController.m
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void *kAppControllerContext = &kAppControllerContext;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)application:(NSApplication *)sender delegateHandlesKey:(NSString *)key {
-	return [key isEqualToString:@"currentEntry"] || [key isEqualToString:@"play"];
+	return [key isEqualToString:@"currentEntry"];
 }
 
 - (void)awakeFromNib {
diff --git a/Application/ScriptAdditions.h b/Application/ScriptAdditions.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c5e8aab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Application/ScriptAdditions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+//  ScriptAdditions.h
+//  Cog
+//
+//  Created by Christopher Snowhill on 2/21/22.
+//
+
+#ifndef ScriptAdditions_h
+#define ScriptAdditions_h
+
+@interface NSApplication (APLApplicationExtensions)
+- (id)playbackStart:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
+- (id)playbackPause:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
+- (id)playbackStop:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
+- (id)playbackPrevious:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
+- (id)playbackNext:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
+@end
+
+#endif /* ScriptAdditions_h */
diff --git a/Application/ScriptAdditions.m b/Application/ScriptAdditions.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af596da7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Application/ScriptAdditions.m
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+//  ScriptAdditions.m
+//  Cog
+//
+//  Created by Christopher Snowhill on 2/21/22.
+//
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+#import "AppController.h"
+
+@implementation NSApplication (APLApplicationExtensions)
+- (id)playbackStart:(NSScriptCommand *)command {
+	[(AppController *)[NSApp delegate] clickPlay];
+	return [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
+}
+- (id)playbackPause:(NSScriptCommand *)command {
+	[(AppController *)[NSApp delegate] clickPause];
+	return [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
+}
+- (id)playbackStop:(NSScriptCommand *)command {
+	[(AppController *)[NSApp delegate] clickStop];
+	return [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
+}
+- (id)playbackPrevious:(NSScriptCommand *)command {
+	[(AppController *)[NSApp delegate] clickPrev];
+	return [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
+}
+- (id)playbackNext:(NSScriptCommand *)command {
+	[(AppController *)[NSApp delegate] clickNext];
+	return [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
+}
+@end
diff --git a/Cog.sdef b/Cog.sdef
index 4c804061f..f46b27665 100644
--- a/Cog.sdef
+++ b/Cog.sdef
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@
 			<responds-to command="quit">
 				<cocoa method="handleQuitScriptCommand:"/>
 			</responds-to>
+			<responds-to command="play">
+				<cocoa method="playbackStart:" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
+			</responds-to>
+			<responds-to command="pause">
+				<cocoa method="playbackPause:" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
+			</responds-to>
+			<responds-to command="stop">
+				<cocoa method="playbackStop:" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
+			</responds-to>
+			<responds-to command="previous">
+				<cocoa method="playbackPrevious:" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
+			</responds-to>
+			<responds-to command="next">
+				<cocoa method="playbackNext:" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
+			</responds-to>
 		</class>
 		<class name="window" code="cwin" description="A window.">
 			<cocoa class="NSWindow"/>
@@ -153,6 +168,9 @@
 			<property name="bitrate" code="pBit" description="The bitrate of the entry, in kilobits per second." type="integer" access="r">
 				<cocoa key="bitrate" insert-at-beginning="yes"/>
 			</property>
+			<property name="spam" code="pSpm" description="Formatted now playing spam for the entry." type="text" access="r">
+				<cocoa key="spam"/>
+			</property>
 		</class>
 		<!-- The old Standard Suite: run, reopen, open, print, and quit. -->
 		<command name="open" code="aevtodoc" description="Open an object."/>
@@ -236,5 +254,10 @@
 				<cocoa key="ToLocation"/>
 			</parameter>
 		</command>
+		<command name="play" code="coreplay" description="Begin playback."/>
+		<command name="pause" code="corepaus" description="Pause playback."/>
+		<command name="stop" code="corestop" description="Stop playback."/>
+		<command name="previous" code="coreprev" description="Play previous track."/>
+		<command name="next" code="corenext" description="Play next track."/>
 	</suite>
 </dictionary>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 164204058..b1cce53ec 100644
--- a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 		832923AF279FAC400048201E /* Cog.q1.json in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 832923AE279FAC400048201E /* Cog.q1.json */; };
 		83293070277886250010C07E /* OpenMPTOld.bundle in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8329306D277885790010C07E /* OpenMPTOld.bundle */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
 		832C1253180BD1E2005507C1 /* Cog.help in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 832C1252180BD1E2005507C1 /* Cog.help */; };
+		833D0C2527C4ABB80060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 833D0C2427C4ABB80060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.m */; };
 		83489C6B2782F78700BDCEA2 /* libvgmPlayer.bundle in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 83489C542782F2DF00BDCEA2 /* libvgmPlayer.bundle */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
 		8349270C27B4EFFC0009AB2B /* duplicateItemsTemplate.pdf in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8349270127B4EFFC0009AB2B /* duplicateItemsTemplate.pdf */; };
 		8349270D27B4EFFC0009AB2B /* deadItemsTemplate.pdf in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8349270B27B4EFFC0009AB2B /* deadItemsTemplate.pdf */; };
@@ -890,6 +891,8 @@
 		832923AE279FAC400048201E /* Cog.q1.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = Cog.q1.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		83293065277885790010C07E /* OpenMPTOld.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = OpenMPTOld.xcodeproj; path = Plugins/OpenMPT.old/OpenMPTOld.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		832C1252180BD1E2005507C1 /* Cog.help */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = Cog.help; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		833D0C2027C4ABA00060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ScriptAdditions.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		833D0C2427C4ABB80060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = ScriptAdditions.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		833F681E1CDBCAA700AFB9F0 /* es */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = es; path = es.lproj/InfoPlist.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		833F681F1CDBCAA800AFB9F0 /* es */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = es; path = es.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		833F68251CDBCAA800AFB9F0 /* es */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.html; name = es; path = es.lproj/Credits.html; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1155,6 +1158,8 @@
 				171EFE8B0F59FEAE000ADC42 /* DockIconController.m */,
 				17F6C8050F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.h */,
 				17F6C8060F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m */,
+				833D0C2027C4ABA00060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.h */,
+				833D0C2427C4ABB80060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.m */,
 			);
 			path = Application;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -2523,6 +2528,7 @@
 				07D971E60ED1DAA800E7602E /* TagEditorController.m in Sources */,
 				17E0D5EA0F520F02005B6FED /* MainWindow.m in Sources */,
 				836D28A818086386005B7299 /* MiniModeMenuTitleTransformer.m in Sources */,
+				833D0C2527C4ABB80060E16A /* ScriptAdditions.m in Sources */,
 				17E0D5EB0F520F02005B6FED /* MiniWindow.m in Sources */,
 				17E0D5EC0F520F02005B6FED /* PositionSlider.m in Sources */,
 				17E0D5ED0F520F02005B6FED /* TimeField.m in Sources */,