diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/LavalinkPlayerTests.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/LavalinkPlayerTests.cs
index 641438ab..83dc2ac2 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/LavalinkPlayerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/LavalinkPlayerTests.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 using Lavalink4NET.Clients;
 using Lavalink4NET.Filters;
 using Lavalink4NET.Players;
+using Lavalink4NET.Players.Queued;
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Models;
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Models.Filters;
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Payloads.Events;
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Requests;
 using Lavalink4NET.Rest;
 using Lavalink4NET.Rest.Entities.Tracks;
+using Lavalink4NET.Tracks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -859,6 +861,9 @@ private static PlayerProperties<CustomTracingLavalinkPlayer, LavalinkPlayerOptio
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: playerModel.CurrentTrack is null
+                ? null
+                : new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(playerModel.CurrentTrack))),
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -866,6 +871,22 @@ private static PlayerProperties<CustomTracingLavalinkPlayer, LavalinkPlayerOptio
             Logger: NullLogger<CustomTracingLavalinkPlayer>.Instance);
     }
 
+    private static LavalinkTrack RestoreTrack(TrackModel track) => new()
+    {
+        Author = track.Information.Author,
+        Identifier = track.Information.Identifier,
+        Title = track.Information.Title,
+        Duration = track.Information.Duration,
+        IsLiveStream = track.Information.IsLiveStream,
+        IsSeekable = track.Information.IsSeekable,
+        Uri = track.Information.Uri,
+        SourceName = track.Information.SourceName,
+        StartPosition = track.Information.Position,
+        ArtworkUri = track.Information.ArtworkUri,
+        Isrc = track.Information.Isrc,
+        AdditionalInformation = track.AdditionalInformation,
+    };
+
     private static TrackInformationModel CreateDummyTrack()
     {
         return new TrackInformationModel(
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/QueuedLavalinkPlayerTests.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/QueuedLavalinkPlayerTests.cs
index 5ccb721e..9a750695 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/QueuedLavalinkPlayerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET.Tests/Players/QueuedLavalinkPlayerTests.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Payloads.Events;
 using Lavalink4NET.Protocol.Requests;
 using Lavalink4NET.Rest;
+using Lavalink4NET.Tracks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerIsStartedOnSkipAsync()
                 LifecycleNotifier: null),
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
+            InitialTrack: null,
             InitialState: playerModel,
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerStartsSecondTrackIfNoneIsPlayingButCountIsTwoOnSkipA
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: null,
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerStopsOnSkipIfQueueIsEmptyAsync()
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: null,
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerPlaysNextAfterTrackEndAsync()
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(playerModel.CurrentTrack!))),
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -368,6 +373,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerRepeatsTrackIfRepeatModeIsTrackAsync()
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(playerModel.CurrentTrack!))),
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -451,6 +457,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerRepeatsTrackIfRepeatModeIsTrackOnSkipAsync()
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(playerModel.CurrentTrack!))),
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -525,6 +532,7 @@ public async Task TestPlayerStopsTrackIfRepeatModeIsTrackButNoTrackIsPlayingOnSk
             Lifecycle: Mock.Of<IPlayerLifecycle>(),
             ApiClient: apiClientMock.Object,
             InitialState: playerModel,
+            InitialTrack: null,
             Label: "Player",
             VoiceChannelId: 0,
             SessionId: sessionId,
@@ -543,6 +551,22 @@ await player
         apiClientMock.Verify();
     }
 
+    private static LavalinkTrack RestoreTrack(TrackModel track) => new()
+    {
+        Author = track.Information.Author,
+        Identifier = track.Information.Identifier,
+        Title = track.Information.Title,
+        Duration = track.Information.Duration,
+        IsLiveStream = track.Information.IsLiveStream,
+        IsSeekable = track.Information.IsSeekable,
+        Uri = track.Information.Uri,
+        SourceName = track.Information.SourceName,
+        StartPosition = track.Information.Position,
+        ArtworkUri = track.Information.ArtworkUri,
+        Isrc = track.Information.Isrc,
+        AdditionalInformation = track.AdditionalInformation,
+    };
+
     private static TrackInformationModel CreateDummyTrack()
     {
         return new TrackInformationModel(
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/IPlayerProperties.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/IPlayerProperties.cs
index acaf1943..33d88b78 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/IPlayerProperties.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/IPlayerProperties.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public interface IPlayerProperties<out TPlayer, out TOptions>
 
     PlayerInformationModel InitialState { get; }
 
+    ITrackQueueItem? InitialTrack { get; }
+
     string Label { get; }
 
     ILogger<TPlayer> Logger { get; }
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayer.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayer.cs
index fe614294..029de55d 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayer.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public LavalinkPlayer(IPlayerProperties<LavalinkPlayer, LavalinkPlayerOptions> p
         }
 
         _currentItem = _nextTrack = properties.InitialState.CurrentTrack is not null
-            ? new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(properties.InitialState.CurrentTrack)))
+            ? properties.Options.Value.InitialTrack ?? new TrackQueueItem(new TrackReference(RestoreTrack(properties.InitialState.CurrentTrack)))
             : null;
 
         Refresh(properties.InitialState);
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerHandle.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerHandle.cs
index cd42f5d1..baef5208 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerHandle.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ private async ValueTask<TPlayer> CreatePlayerAsync(CancellationToken cancellatio
         var playerSession = await _playerContext.SessionProvider
             .GetSessionAsync(_guildId, cancellationToken)
             .ConfigureAwait(false);
-        
+
         var playerProperties = new PlayerUpdateProperties
         {
             VoiceState = new VoiceStateProperties(
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ private async ValueTask<TPlayer> CreatePlayerAsync(CancellationToken cancellatio
 
         if (_options.Value.InitialTrack is not null)
         {
-            var initialTrack = _options.Value.InitialTrack.Value;
+            var initialTrack = _options.Value.InitialTrack;
             var loadOptions = _options.Value.InitialLoadOptions;
 
-            if (initialTrack.IsPresent)
+            if (initialTrack.Reference.IsPresent)
             {
-                playerProperties = playerProperties with { TrackData = initialTrack.Track.ToString(), };
+                playerProperties = playerProperties with { TrackData = initialTrack.Track!.ToString(), };
             }
             else
             {
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ private async ValueTask<TPlayer> CreatePlayerAsync(CancellationToken cancellatio
         var properties = new PlayerProperties<TPlayer, TOptions>(
             Context: _playerContext,
             VoiceChannelId: _voiceState.Value.VoiceChannelId!.Value,
+            InitialTrack: _options.Value.InitialTrack,
             InitialState: initialState,
             Label: label,
             SessionId: playerSession.SessionId,
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerOptions.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerOptions.cs
index 1e810364..86ea56c9 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/LavalinkPlayerOptions.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public record class LavalinkPlayerOptions
 
     public string? Label { get; set; }
 
-    public TrackReference? InitialTrack { get; set; }
+    public ITrackQueueItem? InitialTrack { get; set; }
 
     public TrackLoadOptions InitialLoadOptions { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/PlayerProperties.cs b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/PlayerProperties.cs
index 3e407939..084d330d 100644
--- a/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/PlayerProperties.cs
+++ b/src/Lavalink4NET/Players/PlayerProperties.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 internal sealed record class PlayerProperties<TPlayer, TOptions>(
     PlayerContext Context,
+    ITrackQueueItem? InitialTrack,
     PlayerInformationModel InitialState,
     string Label,
     ulong VoiceChannelId,