diff --git a/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.brs b/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.brs
index f2fba653..d157d038 100644
--- a/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.brs
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
       optionsClosed()
       return true
     end if
+  else if key = "play" then
+    markupGrid = m.top.getChild(2)
+    itemToPlay = markupGrid.content.getChild(markupGrid.itemFocused)
+    if itemToPlay <> invalid and (itemToPlay.type = "Movie" or itemToPlay.type = "Episode") then
+      m.top.quickPlayNode = itemToPlay
+    end if
+    return true
   end if
   return false
 end function
diff --git a/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.xml b/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.xml
index 18cb075c..d829eacb 100644
--- a/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.xml
+++ b/components/ItemGrid2/ItemGrid2.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   <interface>
     <field id="parentItem" type="node" onChange="loadInitialItems" />
     <field id="selectedItem" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
+    <field id="quickPlayNode" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
     <field id="imageDisplayMode" type="string" value="scaleToZoom" />
   </interface>
   <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
diff --git a/components/data/TVEpisodeData.xml b/components/data/TVEpisodeData.xml
index a5e4050a..df5a6307 100644
--- a/components/data/TVEpisodeData.xml
+++ b/components/data/TVEpisodeData.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <field id="showID" type="string" />
     <field id="seasonID" type="string" />
     <field id="overview" type="string" />
+    <field id="type" type="string" value="Episode" />
     <field id="json" type="associativearray" onChange="setFields" />
     <function name="loadSeasons" />
   </interface>
diff --git a/components/home/Home.xml b/components/home/Home.xml
index 42538e8d..f0eb64c2 100644
--- a/components/home/Home.xml
+++ b/components/home/Home.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   <interface>
     <field id="selectedItem" alias="homeRows.selectedItem" />
     <field id="userConfig" alias="homeRows.userConfig" />
+    <field id="quickPlayNode" alias="homeRows.quickPlayNode" />
     <field id="timeLastRefresh" type="integer" />
     <function name="refresh" />
     <function name="loadLibraries" />
diff --git a/components/home/HomeRows.brs b/components/home/HomeRows.brs
index b4c55581..40a928a6 100644
--- a/components/home/HomeRows.brs
+++ b/components/home/HomeRows.brs
@@ -313,7 +313,17 @@ function itemSelected()
 end function
 
 function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
-  return false
+  handled = false
+  if press then
+    if key = "play" then
+      itemToPlay = m.top.content.getChild(m.top.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(m.top.rowItemFocused[1])
+      if itemToPlay <> invalid and (itemToPlay.type = "Movie" or itemToPlay.type = "Episode") then
+        m.top.quickPlayNode = itemToPlay
+      end if
+      handled = true
+    end if
+  end if
+  return handled
 end function
 
 function filterNodeArray(nodeArray as object, nodeKey as string, excludeArray as object) as object
diff --git a/components/home/HomeRows.xml b/components/home/HomeRows.xml
index b482e8f5..159a1c34 100644
--- a/components/home/HomeRows.xml
+++ b/components/home/HomeRows.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <interface>
     <field id="selectedItem" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
     <field id="userConfig" type="assocarray" />
+    <field id="quickPlayNode" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
     <function name="updateHomeRows" />
     <function name="loadLibraries" />
   </interface>
diff --git a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs
index 41ff88cd..92f7dd23 100644
--- a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs
@@ -5,3 +5,17 @@ end sub
 sub setSeason()
   m.top.overhangTitle = m.top.seasonData.SeriesName + " - " + m.top.seasonData.name
 end sub
+
+function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
+  handled = false
+  if press then
+    if key = "play" then
+      itemToPlay = m.top.focusedChild.content.getChild(m.top.focusedChild.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(0)
+      if itemToPlay <> invalid and itemToPlay.id <> "" then
+        m.top.quickPlayNode = itemToPlay
+      end if
+      handled = true
+    end if
+  end if
+  return handled
+end function
diff --git a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml
index 3753111a..c1ddbf08 100644
--- a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   </children>
   <interface>
     <field id="episodeSelected" alias="picker.itemSelected" />
+    <field id="quickPlayNode" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
     <field id="seasonData" type="associativearray" onChange="setSeason" />
     <field id="objects" alias="picker.objects" />
   </interface>
diff --git a/source/Main.brs b/source/Main.brs
index 174a6b73..389b5d3b 100644
--- a/source/Main.brs
+++ b/source/Main.brs
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ sub Main()
       else
         group.setFocus(true)
       end if
+    else if isNodeEvent(msg, "quickPlayNode")
+      reportingNode = msg.getRoSGNode()
+      itemNode = reportingNode.quickPlayNode
+      if itemNode = invalid or itemNode.id = "" then return
+      if itemNode.type = "Episode" or itemNode.type = "Movie" or itemNode.type = "Video" then
+        video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(itemNode.id)
+        if video <> invalid then
+          group.lastFocus = group.focusedChild
+          group.setFocus(false)
+          group.visible = false
+          group = video
+          m.scene.appendChild(group)
+          group.setFocus(true)
+          group.control = "play"
+          ReportPlayback(group, "start")
+          m.overhang.visible = false
+        end if
+      end if
     else if isNodeEvent(msg, "selectedItem")
       ' If you select a library from ANYWHERE, follow this flow
       selectedItem = msg.getData()
diff --git a/source/ShowScenes.brs b/source/ShowScenes.brs
index a57af2d5..cf1e9228 100644
--- a/source/ShowScenes.brs
+++ b/source/ShowScenes.brs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function CreateHomeGroup()
   group = CreateObject("roSGNode", "Home")
 
   group.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
+  group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
 
   sidepanel = group.findNode("options")
   sidepanel.observeField("closeSidePanel", m.port)
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ function CreateMovieListGroup(libraryItem)
   group.parentItem = libraryItem
 
   group.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
+  group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
 
   sidepanel = group.findNode("options")
   movie_options = [
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ function CreateSeasonDetailsGroup(series, season)
   group.objects = TVEpisodes(series.id, season.id)
 
   group.observeField("episodeSelected", m.port)
+  group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
 
   return group
 end function
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ function CreateCollectionsList(libraryItem)
   group.parentItem = libraryItem
 
   group.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
+  group.observeField("quickPlayNode", m.port)
 
   sidepanel = group.findNode("options")