diff --git a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
index 7cf72e64..289dbe22 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
@@ -209,17 +209,15 @@ class KodiMonitor(Monitor):
         }
         Will NOT be called if playback initiated by Kodi widgets
         """
-        kodi_item = js.get_item(data['playlistid'])
-        if (state.RESUMABLE is True and not kodi_item['file'] and
-                data['position'] == 0 and
-                data['item'].get('title') is not None and
-                getCondVisibility('Window.IsVisible(MyVideoNav.xml)')):
+        old = state.OLD_PLAYER_STATES[data['playlistid']]
+        if (not state.DIRECT_PATHS and data['position'] == 0 and
+                not PQ.PLAYQUEUES[data['playlistid']].items and
+                data['item']['type'] == old['kodi_type'] and
+                data['item']['id'] == old['kodi_id']):
             # Hack we need for RESUMABLE items because Kodi lost the path of the
             # last played item that is now being replayed (see playback.py's
-            # Player().play())
-            # Also see playqueue.py _compare_playqueues()
+            # Player().play()) Also see playqueue.py _compare_playqueues()
             LOG.info('Detected re-start of playback of last item')
-            old = state.OLD_PLAYER_STATES[data['playlistid']]
             kwargs = {
                 'plex_id': old['plex_id'],
                 'plex_type': old['plex_type'],
@@ -240,6 +238,7 @@ class KodiMonitor(Monitor):
         """
         pass
 
+    @LOCKER.lockthis
     def _playlist_onclear(self, data):
         """
         Called if a Kodi playlist is cleared. Example data dict:
@@ -247,7 +246,11 @@ class KodiMonitor(Monitor):
             u'playlistid': 1,
         }
         """
-        pass
+        playqueue = PQ.PLAYQUEUES[data['playlistid']]
+        if not playqueue.is_pkc_clear():
+            playqueue.clear(kodi=False)
+        else:
+            LOG.debug('Detected PKC clear - ignoring')
 
     def _get_ids(self, json_item):
         """
diff --git a/resources/lib/player.py b/resources/lib/player.py
index 64710f66..74c38411 100644
--- a/resources/lib/player.py
+++ b/resources/lib/player.py
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ def playback_cleanup():
             DU().downloadUrl(
                 '{server}/video/:/transcode/universal/stop',
                 parameters={'session': v.PKC_MACHINE_IDENTIFIER})
-        # Kodi will not clear the playqueue (because there is not really any)
-        # if there is only 1 item in it
-        if len(PQ.PLAYQUEUES[playerid].items) == 1:
-            PQ.PLAYQUEUES[playerid].clear()
         # Reset the player's status
         status = dict(state.PLAYSTATE)
     # As all playback has halted, reset the players that have been active
diff --git a/resources/lib/playlist_func.py b/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
index ac73cbd9..17cbd5ae 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class PlaylistObjectBaseclase(object):
         self.plex_transient_token = None
         # Need a hack for detecting swaps of elements
         self.old_kodi_pl = []
+        # Workaround to avoid endless loops of detecting PL clears
+        self._clear_list = []
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """
@@ -67,6 +69,18 @@ class PlaylistObjectBaseclase(object):
                 answ += '\'%s\': %s, ' % (key, str(getattr(self, key)))
         return answ + '\'items\': %s}}' % self.items
 
+    def is_pkc_clear(self):
+        """
+        Returns True if PKC has cleared the Kodi playqueue just recently.
+        Then this clear will be ignored from now on
+        """
+        try:
+            self._clear_list.pop()
+        except IndexError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
     def clear(self, kodi=True):
         """
         Resets the playlist object to an empty playlist.
@@ -76,6 +90,7 @@ class PlaylistObjectBaseclase(object):
         # kodi monitor's on_clear method will only be called if there were some
         # items to begin with
         if kodi and self.kodi_pl.size() != 0:
+            self._clear_list.append(None)
             self.kodi_pl.clear()  # Clear Kodi playlist object
         self.items = []
         self.id = None