diff --git a/src/gpodder/gtkui/frmntl/preferences.py b/src/gpodder/gtkui/frmntl/preferences.py
index eaa99471..30e150e3 100644
--- a/src/gpodder/gtkui/frmntl/preferences.py
+++ b/src/gpodder/gtkui/frmntl/preferences.py
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ class gPodderPreferences(BuilderWidget):
     AUDIO_PLAYERS = (
             ('default', _('Media Player')),
             ('panucci', _('Panucci')),
+            ('MediaBox', _('MediaBox')),
     )
 
     VIDEO_PLAYERS = (
             ('default', _('Media Player')),
             ('mplayer', _('MPlayer')),
+            ('MediaBox', _('MediaBox')),
     )
 
     def new(self):
diff --git a/src/gpodder/gtkui/maemo/preferences.py b/src/gpodder/gtkui/maemo/preferences.py
index e49f3fe3..cbcb8107 100644
--- a/src/gpodder/gtkui/maemo/preferences.py
+++ b/src/gpodder/gtkui/maemo/preferences.py
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ class gPodderPreferences(BuilderWidget):
     audio_players = [
             ('default', 'Media Player'),
             ('panucci', 'Panucci'),
+            ('MediaBox', _('MediaBox')),
     ]
     video_players = [
             ('default', 'Media Player'),
             ('mplayer', 'MPlayer'),
+            ('MediaBox', _('MediaBox')),
     ]
     
     def new(self):
diff --git a/src/gpodder/gui.py b/src/gpodder/gui.py
index 8991e8d9..eba68e2c 100644
--- a/src/gpodder/gui.py
+++ b/src/gpodder/gui.py
@@ -2142,6 +2142,28 @@ class gPodder(BuilderWidget, dbus.service.Object):
                     continue # This file was handled by the D-Bus call
                 except Exception, e:
                     log('Error calling Panucci using D-Bus', sender=self, traceback=True)
+            elif player == 'MediaBox' and gpodder.ui.maemo:
+                try:
+                    MEDIABOX_NAME = 'de.pycage.mediabox'
+                    MEDIABOX_PATH = '/de/pycage/mediabox/control'
+                    MEDIABOX_INTF = 'de.pycage.mediabox.control'
+                    session_bus = dbus.SessionBus(mainloop=dbus.glib.DBusGMainLoop())
+                    o = session_bus.get_object(MEDIABOX_NAME, MEDIABOX_PATH)
+                    i = dbus.Interface(o, MEDIABOX_INTF)
+
+                    def on_reply(*args):
+                        pass
+
+                    def on_error(err):
+                        log('Exception in D-Bus call: %s', str(err), \
+                                sender=self)
+
+                    i.load(filename, '%s/x-unknown' % file_type, \
+                            reply_handler=on_reply, error_handler=on_error)
+
+                    continue # This file was handled by the D-Bus call
+                except Exception, e:
+                    log('Error calling MediaBox using D-Bus', sender=self, traceback=True)
 
             groups[player].append(filename)