diff --git a/src/detection/media/media.c b/src/detection/media/media.c
index e82d3a522..d1cc6ab76 100644
--- a/src/detection/media/media.c
+++ b/src/detection/media/media.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const FFMediaResult* ffDetectMedia(const FFinstance* instance)
         ffStrbufInit(&result.artist);
         ffStrbufInit(&result.album);
         ffStrbufInit(&result.url);
+        ffStrbufInit(&result.status);
 
         ffDetectMediaImpl(instance, &result);
 
diff --git a/src/detection/media/media.h b/src/detection/media/media.h
index 4c29779ac..7261ca246 100644
--- a/src/detection/media/media.h
+++ b/src/detection/media/media.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ typedef struct FFMediaResult
     FFstrbuf artist;
     FFstrbuf album;
     FFstrbuf url;
+    FFstrbuf status;
 } FFMediaResult;
 
 const FFMediaResult* ffDetectMedia(const FFinstance* instance);
diff --git a/src/detection/media/media_apple.m b/src/detection/media/media_apple.m
index 4c4da1b54..6db70d048 100644
--- a/src/detection/media/media_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/media/media_apple.m
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ extern void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(dispatch_queue_t dispatcher, void(^ca
 extern void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingClient(dispatch_queue_t dispatcher, void (^callback)(_Nullable id clientObj)) __attribute__((weak_import));
 extern CFStringRef MRNowPlayingClientGetBundleIdentifier(id clientObj) __attribute__((weak_import));
 extern CFStringRef MRNowPlayingClientGetParentAppBundleIdentifier(id clientObj) __attribute__((weak_import));
+void MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlaying(dispatch_queue_t queue, void (^callback)(BOOL playing));
 
 static const char* getMedia(FFMediaResult* result)
 {
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ static const char* getMedia(FFMediaResult* result)
     dispatch_group_t group = dispatch_group_create();
     dispatch_queue_t queue = dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0);
 
+    dispatch_group_enter(group);
+    MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingApplicationIsPlaying(queue, ^(BOOL playing) {
+        ffStrbufAppendS(&result->status, playing ? "Playing" : "Paused");
+        dispatch_group_leave(group);
+    });
+
     dispatch_group_enter(group);
     MRMediaRemoteGetNowPlayingInfo(queue, ^(_Nullable CFDictionaryRef info) {
         if(info != nil) {
diff --git a/src/modules/song.c b/src/modules/song.c
index b1477020c..e4d174e5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/song.c
+++ b/src/modules/song.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #define FF_SONG_MODULE_NAME "Media"
-#define FF_SONG_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS 4
+#define FF_SONG_NUM_FORMAT_ARGS 5
 
 static bool shouldIgoreChar(char c)
 {
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ void ffPrintSong(FFinstance* instance)
             fputs(" - ", stdout);
         }
 
+        if (media->status.length > 0)
+            ffStrbufAppendF(&songPretty, " (%s)", media->status.chars);
+
         ffStrbufPutTo(&songPretty, stdout);
     }
     else
@@ -97,7 +100,8 @@ void ffPrintSong(FFinstance* instance)
             {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &songPretty},
             {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &media->song},
             {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &media->artist},
-            {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &media->album}
+            {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &media->album},
+            {FF_FORMAT_ARG_TYPE_STRBUF, &media->status}
         });
     }