diff --git a/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts b/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
index b2d7a461..601b398e 100644
--- a/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
-import { getMpvInstance } from '../../../main';
+import { getMainWindow, getMpvInstance } from '../../../main';
 import { PlayerData } from '/@/renderer/store';
 
 declare module 'node-mpv';
@@ -60,21 +60,28 @@ ipcMain.on('player-set-queue', async (_event, data: PlayerData) => {
   }
 
   let complete = false;
+  let tryAttempts = 0;
 
   while (!complete) {
-    try {
-      if (data.queue.current) {
-        await getMpvInstance()?.load(data.queue.current.streamUrl, 'replace');
-      }
-
-      if (data.queue.next) {
-        await getMpvInstance()?.load(data.queue.next.streamUrl, 'append');
-      }
-
+    if (tryAttempts > 3) {
+      getMainWindow()?.webContents.send('renderer-player-error', 'Failed to load song');
       complete = true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err);
-      await wait(500);
+    } else {
+      try {
+        if (data.queue.current) {
+          await getMpvInstance()?.load(data.queue.current.streamUrl, 'replace');
+        }
+
+        if (data.queue.next) {
+          await getMpvInstance()?.load(data.queue.next.streamUrl, 'append');
+        }
+
+        complete = true;
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        tryAttempts += 1;
+        await wait(500);
+      }
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index bbddb94b..db0b7962 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -421,6 +421,12 @@ ipcMain.on(
   },
 );
 
+ipcMain.on('player-quit', async () => {
+  mpvInstance?.stop();
+  mpvInstance?.quit();
+  mpvInstance = null;
+});
+
 // Must duplicate with the one in renderer process settings.store.ts
 enum BindingActions {
   GLOBAL_SEARCH = 'globalSearch',
diff --git a/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts b/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
index 9e116cdc..bde8d91b 100644
--- a/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
+++ b/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ const rendererQuit = (cb: (event: IpcRendererEvent) => void) => {
   ipcRenderer.on('renderer-player-quit', cb);
 };
 
+const rendererError = (cb: (event: IpcRendererEvent, data: string) => void) => {
+  ipcRenderer.on('renderer-player-error', cb);
+};
+
 export const mpvPlayer = {
   autoNext,
   currentTime,
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ export const mpvPlayer = {
 export const mpvPlayerListener = {
   rendererAutoNext,
   rendererCurrentTime,
+  rendererError,
   rendererNext,
   rendererPause,
   rendererPlay,
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-center-controls.ts b/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-center-controls.ts
index ac1c1e15..9cf794a7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-center-controls.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-center-controls.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { usePlayerType, useSettingsStore } from '/@/renderer/store/settings.stor
 import { useScrobble } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-scrobble';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import { QueueSong } from '/@/renderer/api/types';
+import { toast } from '/@/renderer/components';
 
 const mpvPlayer = isElectron() ? window.electron.mpvPlayer : null;
 const mpvPlayerListener = isElectron() ? window.electron.mpvPlayerListener : null;
@@ -527,6 +528,15 @@ export const useCenterControls = (args: { playersRef: any }) => {
     mpvPlayer.quit();
   }, []);
 
+  const handleError = useCallback(
+    (message: string) => {
+      toast.error({ id: 'mpv-error', message, title: 'An error occurred during playback' });
+      pause();
+      mpvPlayer.pause();
+    },
+    [pause],
+  );
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isElectron()) {
       mpvPlayerListener.rendererPlayPause(() => {
@@ -572,6 +582,10 @@ export const useCenterControls = (args: { playersRef: any }) => {
       mpvPlayerListener.rendererToggleRepeat(() => {
         handleToggleRepeat();
       });
+
+      mpvPlayerListener.rendererError((_event: any, message: string) => {
+        handleError(message);
+      });
     }
 
     return () => {
@@ -586,10 +600,12 @@ export const useCenterControls = (args: { playersRef: any }) => {
       ipc?.removeAllListeners('renderer-player-quit');
       ipc?.removeAllListeners('renderer-player-toggle-shuffle');
       ipc?.removeAllListeners('renderer-player-toggle-repeat');
+      ipc?.removeAllListeners('renderer-player-error');
     };
   }, [
     autoNext,
     handleAutoNext,
+    handleError,
     handleNextTrack,
     handlePause,
     handlePlay,