diff --git a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
index 14b23ad940c..80b64a2ba97 100644
--- a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
+++ b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
@@ -1919,6 +1919,15 @@ class PlaybackManager {
                 }, queryOptions));
             }
 
+            if (promise) {
+                return promise.then(function (result) {
+                    if (firstItem.Type === 'AudioBook') {
+                        options.startIndex = result.StartIndex;
+                    }
+                    return result ? result.Items : items;
+                });
+            }
+
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -2264,6 +2273,10 @@ class PlaybackManager {
         }
 
         function playInternal(item, playOptions, onPlaybackStartedFn, prevSource) {
+            if (item.Type === 'AudioBookFile') {
+                playOptions.startPositionTicks = item.UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks;
+            }
+
             if (item.IsPlaceHolder) {
                 loading.hide();
                 showPlaybackInfoErrorMessage(self, 'PlaybackErrorPlaceHolder');
@@ -3480,6 +3493,7 @@ class PlaybackManager {
             };
         }
 
+        // Add a player to the list of players and associate callbacks
         function initMediaPlayer(player) {
             players.push(player);
             players.sort(function (a, b) {