diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f5f441d..4102a67 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "num-traits",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ version = "0.18.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f9839ea644ed9c97a34d129ad56d38a25e6756f99f3a88e15cd39c20629caf7"
 dependencies = [
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib-sys 0.18.1",
  "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
  "libc",
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ checksum = "dbab43f332a3cf1df9974da690b5bb0e26720ed09a228178ce52175372dcfef0"
 dependencies = [
  "cairo-sys-rs",
  "gdk-pixbuf-sys",
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib-sys 0.18.1",
  "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
  "libc",
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-util",
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib 0.18.3",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
@@ -390,6 +390,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gio-sys"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bcf8e1d9219bb294636753d307b030c1e8a032062cba74f493c431a5c8b81ce4"
+dependencies = [
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
+ "libc",
+ "system-deps",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glib"
 version = "0.15.12"
@@ -422,7 +435,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-executor",
  "futures-task",
  "futures-util",
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib-macros 0.18.3",
  "glib-sys 0.18.1",
  "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
@@ -433,6 +446,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "glib"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab9e86540b5d8402e905ad4ce7d6aa544092131ab564f3102175af176b90a053"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+ "gio-sys 0.19.0",
+ "glib-macros 0.19.2",
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
+ "libc",
+ "memchr",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glib-macros"
 version = "0.15.13"
@@ -462,6 +497,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.39",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "glib-macros"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0f5897ca27a83e4cdc7b4666850bade0a2e73e17689aabafcc9acddad9d823b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.39",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glib-sys"
 version = "0.15.10"
@@ -482,6 +530,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "glib-sys"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "630f097773d7c7a0bb3258df4e8157b47dc98bbfa0e60ad9ab56174813feced4"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "system-deps",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gobject-sys"
 version = "0.15.10"
@@ -504,6 +562,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gobject-sys"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c85e2b1080b9418dd0c58b498da3a5c826030343e0ef07bde6a955d28de54979"
+dependencies = [
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "libc",
+ "system-deps",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "graphene-rs"
 version = "0.18.1"
@@ -560,38 +629,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer"
-version = "0.21.2"
+version = "0.22.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed97f98d186e63e49079b26af1a1b73e70ab7a2f450eb46a136f2bffc2bf12d5"
+checksum = "48a5e10c539f8b594c50f6cd1bd1cd07785e06d701a077bff397ad211bc92e88"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "glib 0.18.3",
+ "glib 0.19.2",
  "gstreamer-sys",
  "itertools",
  "libc",
  "muldiv",
  "num-integer",
  "num-rational",
+ "once_cell",
  "option-operations",
  "paste",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "pretty-hex",
  "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer-base"
-version = "0.21.2"
+version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb150b6904a49052237fede7cc2e6479df6ced5043d95e6af8134bc141a3167f"
+checksum = "514c71195b53c7eced4842b66ca9149833e41cf6a1d949e45e2ca4a4fa929850"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic_refcell",
  "cfg-if",
- "glib 0.18.3",
+ "glib 0.19.2",
  "gstreamer",
  "gstreamer-base-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -599,38 +668,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer-base-sys"
-version = "0.21.1"
+version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4ca701f9078fe115b29b24c80910b577f9cb5b039182f050dbadf5933594b64"
+checksum = "286591e0f85bbda1adf9bab6f21d015acd9ca0a4d4acb61da65e3d0487e23c4e"
 dependencies = [
- "glib-sys 0.18.1",
- "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
  "gstreamer-sys",
  "libc",
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "gstreamer-player"
-version = "0.21.2"
+name = "gstreamer-play"
+version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "276900527b2f8323c6ed97ab3ed42854bb169a993fb8cef946fb43d1e9097a66"
+checksum = "04cd4315d97f8f38a6a6fdaad27d51cc67fd132785816091ad9985e197d2c052"
 dependencies = [
- "glib 0.18.3",
+ "glib 0.19.2",
  "gstreamer",
- "gstreamer-player-sys",
+ "gstreamer-play-sys",
  "gstreamer-video",
  "libc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "gstreamer-player-sys"
-version = "0.21.0"
+name = "gstreamer-play-sys"
+version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f5ef4d00b43d0aa94e9a518e6ef4a4c504b4b855304a0a5f4ed1493d5e5ca66c"
+checksum = "19def7b12d3a53c520ad661b8f4501ae04158627e4a9fc49cc30c4ea04522cbf"
 dependencies = [
- "glib-sys 0.18.1",
- "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
  "gstreamer-sys",
  "gstreamer-video-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -639,40 +708,41 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer-sys"
-version = "0.21.2"
+version = "0.22.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "564cda782b3e6eed1b81cb4798a06794db56440fb05b422505be689f34ce3bc4"
+checksum = "d5ddf526b3bf90ea627224c804f00b8bcb0452e3b447978b4d5092f8e8ff5918"
 dependencies = [
- "glib-sys 0.18.1",
- "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
  "libc",
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer-video"
-version = "0.21.2"
+version = "0.22.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e85b2a4d1d3b7a98ae03806c3ed5c2db89d6b37a5f138780b48de015d68715e5"
+checksum = "5ab3f4045ddb92bf2b469f5db8825d4f5eb46e4beff661fc97f50bb4e2b2c626"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "futures-channel",
- "glib 0.18.3",
+ "glib 0.19.2",
  "gstreamer",
  "gstreamer-base",
  "gstreamer-video-sys",
  "libc",
+ "once_cell",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gstreamer-video-sys"
-version = "0.21.2"
+version = "0.22.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0302318d98e6b054501e485b6bb4ee20225823218f4a8660c182f115a33b16ee"
+checksum = "c1ea7996ba44fbbf563aeeda96e24259efc9f06b407854d837ee58e260d7ba78"
 dependencies = [
- "glib-sys 0.18.1",
- "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
+ "glib-sys 0.19.0",
+ "gobject-sys 0.19.0",
  "gstreamer-base-sys",
  "gstreamer-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -723,7 +793,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cairo-sys-rs",
  "gdk-pixbuf-sys",
  "gdk4-sys",
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib-sys 0.18.1",
  "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
  "graphene-sys",
@@ -793,9 +863,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b1c173a5686ce8bfa551b3563d0c2170bf24ca44da99c7ca4bfdab5418c3fe57"
+checksum = "ba291022dbbd398a455acf126c1e341954079855bc60dfdda641363bd6922569"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
@@ -838,7 +908,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5e10aaa38de1d53374f90deeb4535209adc40cc5dba37f9704724169bceec69a"
 dependencies = [
  "gdk4-sys",
- "gio-sys",
+ "gio-sys 0.18.1",
  "glib-sys 0.18.1",
  "gobject-sys 0.18.0",
  "gtk4-sys",
@@ -903,9 +973,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
-version = "2.6.4"
+version = "2.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f665ee40bc4a3c5590afb1e9677db74a508659dfd71e126420da8274909a0167"
+checksum = "523dc4f511e55ab87b694dc30d0f820d60906ef06413f93d4d7a1385599cc149"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memoffset"
@@ -939,7 +1009,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "fragile",
  "gettext-rs",
- "gstreamer-player",
+ "gstreamer-play",
  "gtk4",
  "libadwaita",
  "log",
@@ -1097,12 +1167,6 @@ version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5b40af805b3121feab8a3c29f04d8ad262fa8e0561883e7653e024ae4479e6de"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pretty-hex"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c6fa0831dd7cc608c38a5e323422a0077678fa5744aa2be4ad91c4ece8eec8d5"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-crate"
 version = "1.3.1"
@@ -1122,6 +1186,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml_edit 0.20.7",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-crate"
+version = "3.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d37c51ca738a55da99dc0c4a34860fd675453b8b36209178c2249bb13651284"
+dependencies = [
+ "toml_edit 0.21.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-error"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -1301,9 +1374,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.11.2"
+version = "1.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4dccd0940a2dcdf68d092b8cbab7dc0ad8fa938bf95787e1b916b0e3d0e8e970"
+checksum = "e6ecd384b10a64542d77071bd64bd7b231f4ed5940fba55e98c3de13824cf3d7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
@@ -1600,7 +1673,16 @@ version = "0.51.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1f8cf84f35d2db49a46868f947758c7a1138116f7fac3bc844f43ade1292e64"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1609,13 +1691,28 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7dd37b7e5ab9018759f893a1952c9420d060016fc19a472b4bb20d1bdd694d1b"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.4",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.4",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.4",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.4",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1624,42 +1721,84 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bcf46cf4c365c6f2d1cc93ce535f2c8b244591df96ceee75d8e83deb70a9cac9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da9f259dd3bcf6990b55bffd094c4f7235817ba4ceebde8e6d11cd0c5633b675"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b474d8268f99e0995f25b9f095bc7434632601028cf86590aea5c8a5cb7801d3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1515e9a29e5bed743cb4415a9ecf5dfca648ce85ee42e15873c3cd8610ff8e02"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5eee091590e89cc02ad514ffe3ead9eb6b660aedca2183455434b93546371a03"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77ca79f2451b49fa9e2af39f0747fe999fcda4f5e241b2898624dca97a1f2177"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "32b752e52a2da0ddfbdbcc6fceadfeede4c939ed16d13e648833a61dfb611ed8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
 version = "0.5.19"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index db04ae3..a211399 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ adw = { package = "libadwaita", version = "0.5", features = ["v1_4"] }
 chrono = "0.4"
 fragile = "2"
 gettext-rs = { version = "0.7", features = ["gettext-system"] }
-gstreamer-player = "0.21"
+gstreamer-play = "0.22"
 gtk = { package = "gtk4", version = "0.7", features = ["v4_12", "blueprint"] }
 log = "0.4"
 mpris-player = "0.6"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1c0889d..7a53f36 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use self::{application::MusicusApplication, window::MusicusWindow};
 
 use config::{GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR, PKGDATADIR};
 use gettextrs::{bind_textdomain_codeset, bindtextdomain, textdomain};
-use gstreamer_player::gst;
+use gstreamer_play::gst;
 use gtk::{gio, glib, prelude::*};
 
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
diff --git a/src/player.rs b/src/player.rs
index ed24359..cb7dfa8 100644
--- a/src/player.rs
+++ b/src/player.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::playlist_item::PlaylistItem;
 use fragile::Fragile;
-use gstreamer_player::gst;
+use gstreamer_play::gst;
 use gtk::{
     gio,
     glib::{self, clone, subclass::Signal, Properties},
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ mod imp {
         pub duration_ms: Cell<u64>,
         #[property(get, set)]
         pub position_ms: Cell<u64>,
-        #[property(get, construct_only)]
-        pub player: OnceCell<gstreamer_player::Player>,
 
+        pub play: OnceCell<gstreamer_play::Play>,
+        pub play_signal_adapter: OnceCell<gstreamer_play::PlaySignalAdapter>,
         pub mpris: OnceCell<Arc<MprisPlayer>>,
     }
 
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ mod imp {
                 let uri = glib::filename_to_uri(item.path(), None)
                     .expect("track path should be parsable as an URI");
 
-                let player = self.player.get().unwrap();
-                player.set_uri(Some(&uri));
+                let play = self.play.get().unwrap();
+                play.set_uri(Some(&uri));
                 if self.playing.get() {
-                    player.play();
+                    play.play();
                 }
 
                 self.current_index.set(index);
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ mod imp {
         fn constructed(&self) {
             self.parent_constructed();
 
+            let play = gstreamer_play::Play::new(None::<gstreamer_play::PlayVideoRenderer>);
+
             let mpris = MprisPlayer::new(
                 "de.johrpan.musicus".to_string(),
                 "Musicus".to_string(),
@@ -116,20 +118,20 @@ mod imp {
 
             self.mpris.set(mpris).expect("mpris should not be set");
 
-            let player = self.player.get().unwrap();
-
-            let mut config = player.config();
+            let mut config = play.config();
             config.set_position_update_interval(250);
-            player.set_config(config).unwrap();
-            player.set_video_track_enabled(false);
+            play.set_config(config).unwrap();
+            play.set_video_track_enabled(false);
+
+            let play_signal_adapter = gstreamer_play::PlaySignalAdapter::new(&play);
 
             let obj = Fragile::new(self.obj().to_owned());
-            player.connect_end_of_stream(move |_| {
+            play_signal_adapter.connect_end_of_stream(move |_| {
                 obj.get().next();
             });
 
             let obj = Fragile::new(self.obj().to_owned());
-            player.connect_position_updated(move |_, position| {
+            play_signal_adapter.connect_position_updated(move |_, position| {
                 if let Some(position) = position {
                     let obj = obj.get();
                     obj.imp().position_ms.set(position.mseconds());
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ mod imp {
             });
 
             let obj = Fragile::new(self.obj().to_owned());
-            player.connect_duration_changed(move |_, duration| {
+            play_signal_adapter.connect_duration_changed(move |_, duration| {
                 if let Some(duration) = duration {
                     let obj = obj.get();
                     let imp = obj.imp();
@@ -150,6 +152,9 @@ mod imp {
                     obj.notify_duration_ms();
                 }
             });
+
+            self.play.set(play).unwrap();
+            self.play_signal_adapter.set(play_signal_adapter).unwrap();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -160,13 +165,6 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl MusicusPlayer {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let player = gstreamer_player::Player::new(
-            None::<gstreamer_player::PlayerVideoRenderer>,
-            Some(gstreamer_player::PlayerGMainContextSignalDispatcher::new(
-                None,
-            )),
-        );
-
         glib::Object::builder()
             .property("active", false)
             .property("playing", false)
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ impl MusicusPlayer {
             .property("current-index", 0u32)
             .property("position-ms", 0u64)
             .property("duration-ms", 60_000u64)
-            .property("player", player)
             .build()
     }
 
@@ -209,27 +206,31 @@ impl MusicusPlayer {
     }
 
     pub fn play(&self) {
-        self.player().play();
+        let imp = self.imp();
+        imp.play.get().unwrap().play();
         self.set_playing(true);
-        self.imp()
-            .mpris
+        imp.mpris
             .get()
             .unwrap()
             .set_playback_status(PlaybackStatus::Playing);
     }
 
     pub fn pause(&self) {
-        self.player().pause();
+        let imp = self.imp();
+        imp.play.get().unwrap().pause();
         self.set_playing(false);
-        self.imp()
-            .mpris
+        imp.mpris
             .get()
             .unwrap()
             .set_playback_status(PlaybackStatus::Paused);
     }
 
     pub fn seek_to(&self, time_ms: u64) {
-        self.player().seek(gst::ClockTime::from_mseconds(time_ms));
+        let imp = self.imp();
+        imp.play
+            .get()
+            .unwrap()
+            .seek(gst::ClockTime::from_mseconds(time_ms));
     }
 
     pub fn current_item(&self) -> Option<PlaylistItem> {