diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 674e45bfa..4ce1a3fb7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [discovery] Fix libmdns zerconf setup errors not propagating to the main task.
 - [metadata] `Show::trailer_uri` is now optional since it isn't always present (breaking)
 - [connect] Handle transfer of playback with empty "uri" field
+- [connect] Correctly apply playing/paused state when transferring playback
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/connect/src/spirc.rs b/connect/src/spirc.rs
index e82865233..f5681fd13 100644
--- a/connect/src/spirc.rs
+++ b/connect/src/spirc.rs
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ impl SpircTask {
             _ => 0,
         };
 
-        let is_playing = matches!(transfer.playback.is_paused, Some(is_playing) if is_playing);
+        let is_playing = !transfer.playback.is_paused();
 
         if self.connect_state.current_track(|t| t.is_autoplay()) || autoplay {
             debug!("currently in autoplay context, async resolving autoplay for {ctx_uri}");