diff --git a/wobuzz/player/player.py b/wobuzz/player/player.py
index 0fc308f..b7b3552 100644
--- a/wobuzz/player/player.py
+++ b/wobuzz/player/player.py
@@ -148,3 +148,11 @@ class Player:
         # function that creates a thread which will cache the next track
         caching_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.caching_thread_function)
         caching_thread.start()
+
+    def start_playlist(self, playlist):
+        self.stop()
+
+        self.current_sound, self.current_sound_duration = playlist.set_track(0)  # first track
+        self.current_playlist = playlist
+
+        self.start_playing()
diff --git a/wobuzz/ui/playlist_tabs.py b/wobuzz/ui/playlist_tabs.py
index cb4282e..66b3c54 100644
--- a/wobuzz/ui/playlist_tabs.py
+++ b/wobuzz/ui/playlist_tabs.py
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ class PlaylistTabBar(QTabBar):
         playlist_view = self.tab_widget.widget(index)
         playlist = playlist_view.playlist
 
-        self.app.player.current_playlist = playlist
+        self.app.player.start_playlist(playlist)