diff --git a/resources/lib/app/playstate.py b/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
index c90d6e30..052b4332 100644
--- a/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
+++ b/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
@@ -72,3 +72,6 @@ class PlayState(object):
         # signal only when the currently playing item that called the
         # webservice has successfully been processed
         self.playlist_ready = False
+        # Flag for Kodimonitor to check when the correct item has been
+        # processed and the Playlist.OnAdd signal has been received
+        self.playlist_start_pos = None
diff --git a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
index 4112fef1..75727da7 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ class KodiMonitor(xbmc.Monitor):
 
         if data['position'] == 0:
             self.playlistid = data['playlistid']
-        if utils.window('plex.playlist.start') and data['position'] == int(utils.window('plex.playlist.start')):
+        if app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_start_pos == data['position']:
             LOG.debug('Playlist ready')
             app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_ready = True
-            utils.window('plex.playlist.start', clear=True)
+            app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_start_pos = None
 
     def _playlist_onremove(self, data):
         """
diff --git a/resources/lib/webservice.py b/resources/lib/webservice.py
index 73957b5b..a771554f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/webservice.py
+++ b/resources/lib/webservice.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class QueuePlay(backgroundthread.KillableThread):
                 self._run()
             finally:
                 app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_ready = False
-                utils.window('plex.playlist.start', clear=True)
+                app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_start_pos = None
                 app.PLAYSTATE.initiated_by_plex = False
                 self.server.threads.remove(self)
                 self.server.pending = []
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class QueuePlay(backgroundthread.KillableThread):
         # of our current playqueue
         position = playqueue.kodi_pl.size()
         # Set to start_position + 1 because first item will fail
-        utils.window('plex.playlist.start', str(start_position + 1))
+        app.PLAYSTATE.playlist_start_pos = start_position + 1
         LOG.debug('start_position %s, position %s for current playqueue: %s',
                   start_position, position, playqueue)
         while True: