diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/playbackbox.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/playbackbox.cpp
index e114f9b0651..37b211338ee 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/playbackbox.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/playbackbox.cpp
@@ -3749,7 +3749,8 @@ void PlaybackBox::processNetworkControlCommand(const QString &command)
 
                 pginfo.SetPathname(pginfo.GetPlaybackURL());
 
-                PlayX(pginfo, true, true);
+                bool ignoreBookmark = (tokens[1] == "PLAY");
+                PlayX(pginfo, ignoreBookmark, true);
             }
             else
             {