diff --git a/src/components/cli/cli.go b/src/components/cli/cli.go
index 652c78b..2ffc616 100644
--- a/src/components/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/components/cli/cli.go
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ func Run(c *commands.Commander, s fx.Shutdowner) {
 					return c.Play()
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				Name:      "playurl",
+				Aliases:   []string{"plu"},
+				Usage:     "Plays a spotify url",
+				Args:      true,
+				ArgsUsage: "url",
+				Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+					return c.PlayUrl(ctx.Args().First())
+				},
+			},
 			{
 				Name:    "pause",
 				Aliases: []string{"pa"},
diff --git a/src/components/commands/play.go b/src/components/commands/play.go
index f799036..ce4174d 100644
--- a/src/components/commands/play.go
+++ b/src/components/commands/play.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package commands
 
-import "github.com/zmb3/spotify/v2"
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/zmb3/spotify/v2"
+)
 
 func (c *Commander) Play() error {
 	err := c.Client.Play(c.Context)
@@ -22,3 +27,40 @@ func (c *Commander) Play() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *Commander) PlayUrl(urlString string) error {
+	url, err := url.Parse(urlString)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	track_id := strings.Split(url.Path, "/")[2]
+	err = c.Client.QueueSong(c.Context, spotify.ID(track_id))
+	if err != nil {
+		if isNoActiveError(err) {
+			deviceID, err := c.activateDevice(c.Context)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = c.Client.QueueSongOpt(c.Context, spotify.ID(track_id), &spotify.PlayOptions{
+				DeviceID: &deviceID,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = c.Client.NextOpt(c.Context, &spotify.PlayOptions{
+				DeviceID: &deviceID,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	err = c.Client.Next(c.Context)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}