diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
index a4d461f289f2..86e306213345 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     ATTR_MEDIA_ENQUEUE,
     MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC,
+    MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST,
     SUPPORT_CLEAR_PLAYLIST,
     SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK,
     SUPPORT_PAUSE,
@@ -938,20 +939,35 @@ def play_media(self, media_type, media_id, **kwargs):
         """
         Send the play_media command to the media player.
 
+        If media_type is "playlist", media_id should be a Sonos
+        Playlist name.  Otherwise, media_id should be a URI.
+
         If ATTR_MEDIA_ENQUEUE is True, add `media_id` to the queue.
         """
-        if kwargs.get(ATTR_MEDIA_ENQUEUE):
+        if media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC:
+            if kwargs.get(ATTR_MEDIA_ENQUEUE):
+                try:
+                    self.soco.add_uri_to_queue(media_id)
+                except SoCoUPnPException:
+                    _LOGGER.error(
+                        'Error parsing media uri "%s", '
+                        "please check it's a valid media resource "
+                        "supported by Sonos",
+                        media_id,
+                    )
+            else:
+                self.soco.play_uri(media_id)
+        elif media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST:
             try:
-                self.soco.add_uri_to_queue(media_id)
-            except SoCoUPnPException:
-                _LOGGER.error(
-                    'Error parsing media uri "%s", '
-                    "please check it's a valid media resource "
-                    "supported by Sonos",
-                    media_id,
-                )
+                playlists = self.soco.get_sonos_playlists()
+                playlist = next(p for p in playlists if p.title == media_id)
+                self.soco.clear_queue()
+                self.soco.add_to_queue(playlist)
+                self.soco.play_from_queue(0)
+            except StopIteration:
+                _LOGGER.error('Could not find a Sonos playlist named "%s"', media_id)
         else:
-            self.soco.play_uri(media_id)
+            _LOGGER.error('Sonos does not support a media type of "%s"', media_type)
 
     @soco_error()
     def join(self, slaves):