diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index c49e03e..641bae8 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ MPC_LOCK_WAIT_TIME = 0.2
 MPC_RETRY_WAIT_TIME = 0.01
 MPC_MAX_RETRIES = 30
 MPC_PAUSE_TOGGLE_DELAY = 0.05
+MPV_NEWFILE_IGNORE_TIME = 1
 VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME = 15
 VLC_MIN_PORT = 10000
 VLC_MAX_PORT = 55000
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ STYLE_NOFILEITEM_COLOR = 'blue'
 
 MPLAYER_SLAVE_ARGS = ['-slave', '--hr-seek=always', '-nomsgcolor', '-msglevel', 'all=1:global=4:cplayer=4']
 # --quiet works with both mpv 0.2 and 0.3
-MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--keep-open']
+MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--keep-open', '--term-playing-msg=<SyncplayUpdateFile>\nANS_filename=${filename}\nANS_length=${=length}\nANS_path=${path}\n</SyncplayUpdateFile>']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_WINDOWS = ['--slave-broken']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NONWINDOWS = ['--input-terminal=no','--input-file=/dev/stdin']
 VLC_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--extraintf=luaintf', '--lua-intf=syncplay', '--no-quiet', '--no-input-fast-seek',
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
index 343a201..98d72df 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         self._filename = None
         self._filepath = None
         self.quitReason = None
+        self.lastLoadedTime = None
+        self.fileLoaded = False
         try:
             self._listener = self.__Listener(self, playerPath, filePath, args)
         except ValueError:
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         self.reactor.callLater(0, self._client.initPlayer, self)
         self._onFileUpdate()
 
+    def _onMPVFileUpdate(self):
+        pass
+
     def askForStatus(self):
         self._positionAsk.clear()
         self._pausedAsk.clear()
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         self._setProperty('speed', "{:.2f}".format(value))
 
     def openFile(self, filePath):
+        self._clearFileLoaded()
         self._listener.sendLine(u'loadfile {}'.format(self._quoteArg(filePath)))
         self._onFileUpdate()
         if self._paused != self._client.getGlobalPaused():
@@ -124,18 +130,17 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         arg = arg.replace('"', '\\"')
         return u'"{}"'.format(arg)
 
-    def lineReceived(self, line):
-        if "Error parsing option" in line:
-            self.quitReason = getMessage("mpv-version-error")
+    def _fileIsLoaded(self):
+        return True
 
-        if "Failed to get value of property" in line:
-            if "filename" in line:
-                self._getFilename()
-            elif "length" in line:
-                self._getLength()
-            elif "path" in line:
-                self._getFilepath()
-            return
+    def _clearFileLoaded(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _handleMPVLines(self, line):
+        pass
+
+    def lineReceived(self, line):
+        self._handleMPVLines(line)
 
         match = self.RE_ANSWER.match(line)
         if not match:
@@ -145,10 +150,16 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         name = name.lower()
 
         if name == self.POSITION_QUERY:
-            self._position = float(value)
+            if self._fileIsLoaded():
+                self._position = float(value)
+            else:
+                self._position = self._client.getGlobalPosition()
             self._positionAsk.set()
         elif name == "pause":
-            self._paused = bool(value == 'yes')
+            if self._fileIsLoaded():
+                self._paused = bool(value == 'yes')
+            else:
+                self._paused = self._client.getGlobalPaused()
             self._pausedAsk.set()
         elif name == "length":
             self._duration = float(value)
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 31979b9..4ba7bcc 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
 from syncplay.players.mplayer import MplayerPlayer
+from syncplay.messages import getMessage
 from syncplay import constants
-import os, sys
+import os, sys, time
 
 class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
     POSITION_QUERY = 'time-pos'
@@ -17,6 +18,52 @@ class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
             self._paused = not self._paused
             self._listener.sendLine('cycle pause')
 
+    def _onFileUpdate(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _clearFileLoaded(self):
+        self.fileLoaded = False
+        self.lastLoadedTime = None
+
+    def _handleMPVLines(self, line):
+        if "Error parsing option" in line:
+            self.quitReason = getMessage("mpv-version-error")
+
+        elif line == "<SyncplayUpdateFile>":
+            self._clearFileLoaded()
+
+        elif line == "</SyncplayUpdateFile>":
+            self._onMPVFileUpdate()
+
+        elif "Failed to get value of property" in line:
+            if "filename" in line:
+                self._getFilename()
+            elif "length" in line:
+                self._getLength()
+            elif "path" in line:
+                self._getFilepath()
+            elif "time-pos" in line:
+                self.setPosition(self._client.getGlobalPosition())
+                self._positionAsk.set()
+            raise ValueError
+
+        elif "Playing:" in line:
+            self._clearFileLoaded()
+
+    def _onMPVFileUpdate(self):
+        self.fileLoaded = True
+        self.lastLoadedTime = time.time()
+        self.reactor.callFromThread(self._client.updateFile, self._filename, self._duration, self._filepath)
+        self.reactor.callFromThread(self.setPosition, self._client.getGlobalPosition())
+        if self._paused != self._client.getGlobalPaused():
+            self.reactor.callFromThread(self._client.getGlobalPaused)
+
+    def _fileIsLoaded(self):
+        if self.fileLoaded == True and self.lastLoadedTime != None and time.time() > (self.lastLoadedTime + constants.MPV_NEWFILE_IGNORE_TIME):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
     @staticmethod
     def run(client, playerPath, filePath, args):
         return MpvPlayer(client, MpvPlayer.getExpandedPath(playerPath), filePath, args)