diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5501070f..6b177e3f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ checksum = "721cae7de5c34fbb2acd27e21e6d2cf7b886dce0c27388d46c4e6c47ea4318dd"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
  "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
  "which",
 ]
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
  "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ checksum = "325918d6fe32f23b19878fe4b34794ae41fc19ddbe53b10571a4874d44ffd39b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.5"
+version = "1.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c31a0499c1dc64f458ad13872de75c0eb7e3fdb0e67964610c914b034fc5956e"
+checksum = "8d6dbb628b8f8555f86d0323c2eb39e3ec81901f4b83e091db8a6a76d316a333"
 dependencies = [
  "jobserver",
  "libc",
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "strsim 0.11.1",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ checksum = "d336a2a514f6ccccaa3e09b02d41d35330c07ddf03a62165fcec10bb561c7806"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ab63b0e2bf4d5928aff72e83a7dace85d7bba5fe12dcc3c5a572d78caffd3f3c"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_builder_core",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ checksum = "97369cbbc041bc366949bc74d34658d6cda5621039731c6310521892a3a20ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1023,9 +1023,9 @@ checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d2fabcfbdc87f4758337ca535fb41a6d701b65693ce38287d856d1674551ec9b"
+checksum = "a8d1add55171497b4705a648c6b583acafb01d58050a51727785f0b2c8e0a2b2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "governor"
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ checksum = "1ec89e9337638ecdc08744df490b221a7399bf8d164eb52a665454e60e075ad6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ checksum = "ed3955f1a9c7c0c15e092f9c887db08b1fc683305fdf6eb6684f22555355e202"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "64d1ec885c64d0457d564db4ec299b2dae3f9c02808b8ad9c3a089c591b18033"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3096,22 +3096,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.216"
+version = "1.0.217"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b9781016e935a97e8beecf0c933758c97a5520d32930e460142b4cd80c6338e"
+checksum = "02fc4265df13d6fa1d00ecff087228cc0a2b5f3c0e87e258d8b94a156e984c70"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.216"
+version = "1.0.217"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "46f859dbbf73865c6627ed570e78961cd3ac92407a2d117204c49232485da55e"
+checksum = "5a9bf7cf98d04a2b28aead066b7496853d4779c9cc183c440dbac457641e19a0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3144,7 +3144,7 @@ checksum = "6c64451ba24fc7a6a2d60fc75dd9c83c90903b19028d4eff35e88fc1e86564e9"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3325,6 +3325,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "librespot-discovery",
  "librespot-metadata",
  "librespot-playback",
+ "librespot-protocol",
  "log",
  "pledge",
  "serde",
@@ -3485,9 +3486,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.92"
+version = "2.0.93"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "70ae51629bf965c5c098cc9e87908a3df5301051a9e087d6f9bef5c9771ed126"
+checksum = "9c786062daee0d6db1132800e623df74274a0a87322d8e183338e01b3d98d058"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3508,7 +3509,7 @@ checksum = "c8af7666ab7b6390ab78131fb5b0fce11d6b7a6951602017c35fa82800708971"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3606,7 +3607,7 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3617,7 +3618,7 @@ checksum = "7b50fa271071aae2e6ee85f842e2e28ba8cd2c5fb67f11fcb1fd70b276f9e7d4"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3709,7 +3710,7 @@ checksum = "693d596312e88961bc67d7f1f97af8a70227d9f90c31bba5806eec004978d752"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4074,7 +4075,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -4109,7 +4110,7 @@ checksum = "30d7a95b763d3c45903ed6c81f156801839e5ee968bb07e534c44df0fcd330c2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -4269,7 +4270,7 @@ checksum = "9107ddc059d5b6fbfbffdfa7a7fe3e22a226def0b2608f72e9d552763d3e1ad7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4280,7 +4281,7 @@ checksum = "29bee4b38ea3cde66011baa44dba677c432a78593e202392d1e9070cf2a7fca7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4557,7 +4558,7 @@ checksum = "2380878cad4ac9aac1e2435f3eb4020e8374b5f13c296cb75b4620ff8e229154"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4579,7 +4580,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4599,7 +4600,7 @@ checksum = "595eed982f7d355beb85837f651fa22e90b3c044842dc7f2c2842c086f295808"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -4628,5 +4629,5 @@ checksum = "6eafa6dfb17584ea3e2bd6e76e0cc15ad7af12b09abdd1ca55961bed9b1063c6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.92",
+ "syn 2.0.93",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 87330619..66d3e156 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ librespot-core = "0.6"
 librespot-discovery = "0.6"
 librespot-connect = "0.6"
 librespot-metadata = "0.6"
+librespot-protocol = "0.6"
 toml = "0.8.19"
 color-eyre = "0.6"
 directories = "5.0.1"
diff --git a/src/dbus_mpris.rs b/src/dbus_mpris.rs
index 342e57d8..84ac7c6c 100644
--- a/src/dbus_mpris.rs
+++ b/src/dbus_mpris.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ use futures::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
     Future,
 };
-use librespot_connect::spirc::Spirc;
+use librespot_connect::spirc::{Spirc, SpircLoadCommand};
+use librespot_core::{spotify_id::SpotifyItemType, Session, SpotifyId};
 use librespot_metadata::audio::AudioItem;
 use librespot_playback::player::PlayerEvent;
+use librespot_protocol::spirc::TrackRef;
 use log::{error, warn};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::{
@@ -25,9 +27,12 @@ use std::{
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 use time::format_description::well_known::Iso8601;
-use tokio::sync::{
-    mpsc::{UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
-    Mutex,
+use tokio::{
+    runtime::Handle,
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
+        Mutex,
+    },
 };
 
 type DbusMap = HashMap<String, Variant<Box<dyn RefArg>>>;
@@ -47,9 +52,13 @@ pub(crate) struct DbusServer {
 }
 
 impl DbusServer {
-    pub fn new(event_rx: UnboundedReceiver<PlayerEvent>, dbus_type: DBusType) -> DbusServer {
+    pub fn new(
+        event_rx: UnboundedReceiver<PlayerEvent>,
+        dbus_type: DBusType,
+        session: Session,
+    ) -> DbusServer {
         let (control_tx, control_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-        let dbus_future = Box::pin(create_dbus_server(event_rx, control_rx, dbus_type));
+        let dbus_future = Box::pin(create_dbus_server(event_rx, control_rx, dbus_type, session));
         DbusServer {
             dbus_future,
             control_tx,
@@ -149,6 +158,25 @@ impl RepeatState {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<RepeatState> for bool {
+    fn from(repeat: RepeatState) -> Self {
+        match repeat {
+            RepeatState::None => false,
+            RepeatState::All => true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<bool> for RepeatState {
+    fn from(repeat: bool) -> Self {
+        if repeat {
+            RepeatState::All
+        } else {
+            RepeatState::None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct CurrentStateInner {
     status: PlaybackStatus,
@@ -258,11 +286,7 @@ impl CurrentStateInner {
                 insert_attr(&mut changed, "Shuffle", self.shuffle);
             }
             PlayerEvent::RepeatChanged { repeat } => {
-                self.repeat = if repeat {
-                    RepeatState::All
-                } else {
-                    RepeatState::None
-                };
+                self.repeat = repeat.into();
                 insert_attr(
                     &mut changed,
                     "LoopStatus",
@@ -392,6 +416,7 @@ async fn create_dbus_server(
     mut event_rx: UnboundedReceiver<PlayerEvent>,
     mut control_rx: UnboundedReceiver<ControlMessage>,
     dbus_type: DBusType,
+    session: Session,
 ) -> Result<(), DbusError> {
     let (resource, conn) = match dbus_type {
         DBusType::Session => connection::new_session_sync(),
@@ -468,6 +493,7 @@ async fn create_dbus_server(
                     let seeked_fn = register_player_interface(
                         &mut cr,
                         spirc,
+                        session.clone(),
                         current_state.clone(),
                         quit_tx.clone(),
                     );
@@ -551,6 +577,7 @@ type SeekedSignal = Box<dyn Fn(&dbus::Path, &(i64,)) -> dbus::Message + Send + S
 fn register_player_interface(
     cr: &mut Crossroads,
     spirc: Arc<Spirc>,
+    session: Session,
     current_state: Arc<CurrentState>,
     quit_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender<()>,
 ) -> SeekedSignal {
@@ -688,11 +715,83 @@ fn register_player_interface(
             },
         );
 
-        b.method("OpenUri", ("uri",), (), move |_, _, (_,): (String,)| {
-            warn!("OpenUri is currently not implemented");
-            Err::<(), _>(dbus::MethodErr::no_method(
-                "this method is currently not implemented",
-            ))
+        let local_spirc = spirc.clone();
+        let local_state = current_state.clone();
+        b.method("OpenUri", ("uri",), (), move |_, _, (uri,): (String,)| {
+            let id = SpotifyId::from_uri(&uri).map_err(|e| MethodErr::invalid_arg(&e))?;
+            let CurrentStateInner {
+                shuffle, repeat, ..
+            } = *local_state.read()?;
+
+            fn id_to_trackref(id: &SpotifyId) -> TrackRef {
+                let mut trackref = TrackRef::new();
+                if let Ok(uri) = id.to_uri() {
+                    trackref.set_uri(uri);
+                } else {
+                    trackref.set_gid(id.to_raw().to_vec());
+                }
+                trackref
+            }
+
+            let session = session.clone();
+
+            let (playing_track_index, context_uri, tracks) = Handle::current()
+                .block_on(async move {
+                    use librespot_metadata::*;
+                    Ok::<_, librespot_core::Error>(match id.item_type {
+                        SpotifyItemType::Album => {
+                            let album = Album::get(&session, &id).await?;
+                            (0, uri, album.tracks().map(id_to_trackref).collect())
+                        }
+                        SpotifyItemType::Artist => {
+                            let artist = Artist::get(&session, &id).await?;
+                            (
+                                0,
+                                uri,
+                                artist
+                                    .top_tracks
+                                    .for_country(&session.country())
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .map(id_to_trackref)
+                                    .collect(),
+                            )
+                        }
+                        SpotifyItemType::Playlist => {
+                            let playlist = Playlist::get(&session, &id).await?;
+                            (0, uri, playlist.tracks().map(id_to_trackref).collect())
+                        }
+                        SpotifyItemType::Track => {
+                            let track = Track::get(&session, &id).await?;
+                            (
+                                track.number as u32,
+                                track.album.id.to_uri()?,
+                                vec![id_to_trackref(&track.id)],
+                            )
+                        }
+                        SpotifyItemType::Episode => (0, uri, vec![id_to_trackref(&id)]),
+                        SpotifyItemType::Show => {
+                            let show = Show::get(&session, &id).await?;
+                            (0, uri, show.episodes.iter().map(id_to_trackref).collect())
+                        }
+                        SpotifyItemType::Local | SpotifyItemType::Unknown => {
+                            return Err(librespot_core::Error::unimplemented(
+                                "this type of uri is not supported",
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    })
+                })
+                .map_err(|e| MethodErr::failed(&e))?;
+
+            local_spirc
+                .load(SpircLoadCommand {
+                    context_uri,
+                    start_playing: true,
+                    shuffle,
+                    repeat: repeat.into(),
+                    playing_track_index,
+                    tracks,
+                })
+                .map_err(|e| MethodErr::failed(&e))
         });
 
         let local_state = current_state.clone();
diff --git a/src/main_loop.rs b/src/main_loop.rs
index 073fc0e6..26aa5686 100644
--- a/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ impl MainLoop {
         #[cfg(feature = "dbus_mpris")]
         let mpris_event_tx = if self.use_mpris {
             let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-            *dbus_server.as_mut() = Either::Left(DbusServer::new(rx, self.dbus_type));
+            *dbus_server.as_mut() =
+                Either::Left(DbusServer::new(rx, self.dbus_type, self.session.clone()));
             Some(tx)
         } else {
             None