diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/constants/__init__.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/constants/__init__.py
index 8ab679579..cdc7218d4 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/constants/__init__.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/constants/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 BUSY_FLAG = 'busy'
 SWITCH_PLAYER_FLAG = 'switch_player'
+PLAYLIST_POSITION = 'playlist_position'
 WAIT_FLAG = 'builtin_running'
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     'BUSY_FLAG',
     'DATA_PATH',
     'MEDIA_PATH',
+    'PLAYLIST_POSITION',
     'RESOURCE_PATH',
     'SWITCH_PLAYER_FLAG',
     'TEMP_PATH',
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/player/xbmc/xbmc_playlist.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/player/xbmc/xbmc_playlist.py
index 9b66c6ae2..f35d7369e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/player/xbmc/xbmc_playlist.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/player/xbmc/xbmc_playlist.py
@@ -171,12 +171,15 @@ def play_playlist_item(self, position, resume=False):
         context.log_debug('Playing from playlist position: {0}'
                           .format(position))
 
+        if not resume:
+            xbmc.Player().play(self._playlist, startpos=position - 1)
+            return
         # JSON Player.Open can be too slow but is needed if resuming is enabled
         jsonrpc(method='Player.Open',
                 params={'item': {'playlistid': self._playlist.getPlayListId(),
                                  # Convert 1 indexed to 0 indexed position
                                  'position': position - 1}},
-                options={'resume': resume},
+                options={'resume': True},
                 no_response=True)
 
     def get_position(self, offset=0):
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin/xbmc/xbmc_plugin.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin/xbmc/xbmc_plugin.py
index b70cd2d0a..16c3feb6c 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin/xbmc/xbmc_plugin.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin/xbmc/xbmc_plugin.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from traceback import format_stack
 
 from ..abstract_plugin import AbstractPlugin
-from ...constants import BUSY_FLAG
+from ...constants import BUSY_FLAG, PLAYLIST_POSITION
 from ...compatibility import xbmcplugin
 from ...exceptions import KodionException
 from ...items import (
@@ -42,27 +42,22 @@ def run(self, provider, context):
         ui = context.get_ui()
 
         if ui.get_property(BUSY_FLAG).lower() == 'true':
-            ui.clear_property(BUSY_FLAG)
             if ui.busy_dialog_active():
-                playlist = XbmcPlaylist('auto', context, retry=3)
-                playlist.clear()
                 xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(
                     self.handle,
                     succeeded=False,
                     updateListing=True,
                 )
 
+                playlist = XbmcPlaylist('auto', context, retry=3)
+                position, remaining = playlist.get_position()
+                items = playlist.get_items() if remaining else None
+                playlist.clear()
+
                 context.log_warning('Multiple busy dialogs active - '
                                     'playlist cleared to avoid Kodi crash')
 
-                num_items = 0
-                items = ui.get_property('playlist')
-                position = ui.get_property('position')
-
-                if position and items:
-                    position = int(position)
-                    ui.clear_property('playlist')
-
+                if items:
                     max_wait_time = 30
                     while ui.busy_dialog_active():
                         max_wait_time -= 1
@@ -74,10 +69,12 @@ def run(self, provider, context):
 
                     context.log_warning('Multiple busy dialogs active - '
                                         'reloading playlist')
-                    num_items = playlist.add_items(items, loads=True)
+                    num_items = playlist.add_items(items)
+
+                    old_position = ui.get_property(PLAYLIST_POSITION)
+                    if old_position and position == int(old_position):
+                        position += 1
 
-                if position and num_items:
-                    position += 1
                     max_wait_time = min(position, num_items)
                     while ui.busy_dialog_active() or playlist.size() < position:
                         max_wait_time -= 1
@@ -89,8 +86,13 @@ def run(self, provider, context):
                     else:
                         playlist.play_playlist_item(position)
 
+                ui.clear_property(BUSY_FLAG)
+                ui.clear_property(PLAYLIST_POSITION)
                 return False
 
+            ui.clear_property(BUSY_FLAG)
+            ui.clear_property(PLAYLIST_POSITION)
+
         if settings.is_setup_wizard_enabled():
             provider.run_wizard(context)
 
@@ -169,10 +171,8 @@ def _set_resolved_url(self, context, base_item, show_fanart):
             if not context.is_plugin_path(uri) and ui.busy_dialog_active():
                 ui.set_property(BUSY_FLAG, 'true')
                 playlist = XbmcPlaylist('auto', context)
-                position, remaining = playlist.get_position()
-                if remaining:
-                    ui.set_property('playlist', playlist.get_items(dumps=True))
-                    ui.set_property('position', str(position))
+                position, _ = playlist.get_position()
+                ui.set_property(PLAYLIST_POSITION, str(position))
 
             item = playback_item(context, base_item, show_fanart)
             xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(self.handle,