diff --git a/PowerKey/PKPowerKeyEventListener.m b/PowerKey/PKPowerKeyEventListener.m
index ffc2964..17a4518 100644
--- a/PowerKey/PKPowerKeyEventListener.m
+++ b/PowerKey/PKPowerKeyEventListener.m
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #import "PKPowerKeyEventListener.h"
 #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+#include <AppKit/NSEvent.h>
 #include <IOKit/hidsystem/ev_keymap.h>
 #import "PKAppDelegate.h"
 #import "PKScriptController.h"
@@ -134,6 +135,33 @@ - (CGEventRef)newPowerKeyEventOrUnmodifiedSystemDefinedEvent:(CGEventRef)systemE
             
             [PKScriptController runScript];
             
+        } else if ([@[@NX_KEYTYPE_PLAY, @NX_KEYTYPE_PREVIOUS, @NX_KEYTYPE_NEXT] containsObject:@(replacementKeyCode)]) {
+            // Helper method for special keys.
+            // Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11045814/emulate-media-key-press-on-mac
+            // Also inspired from https://github.com/jguice/mac-bt-headset-fix/commit/33401146ca0f45fec8d58765bff99398800de97a#diff-6a92cb546e342fc740fb0b588977dc48
+            NSEvent* inputEvent;
+            // create and send down key event
+            inputEvent = [NSEvent otherEventWithType: NSSystemDefined
+                                                     location: CGPointZero
+                                                modifierFlags: 0xa00
+                                                    timestamp: 0
+                                                 windowNumber: 0
+                                                      context: 0
+                                                      subtype: 8
+                                                        data1: (replacementKeyCode << 16) | ((0xa) << 8)
+                                                        data2: -1];
+            CGEventPost(0, [inputEvent CGEvent]);
+            // create and send up key event
+            inputEvent = [NSEvent otherEventWithType: NSSystemDefined
+                                                     location: CGPointZero
+                                                modifierFlags: 0xb00
+                                                    timestamp: 0
+                                                 windowNumber: 0
+                                                      context: 0
+                                                      subtype: 8
+                                                        data1: (replacementKeyCode << 16) | ((0xb) << 8)
+                                                        data2: -1];
+            CGEventPost(0, [inputEvent CGEvent]);
         } else {
             CGEventSourceRef eventSource = CGEventSourceCreate(kCGEventSourceStateHIDSystemState);
             CGEventRef inputEvent = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(eventSource, replacementKeyCode, true);
diff --git a/PowerKey/PKPreferencesWindowController.m b/PowerKey/PKPreferencesWindowController.m
index f4145be..6ee02df 100644
--- a/PowerKey/PKPreferencesWindowController.m
+++ b/PowerKey/PKPreferencesWindowController.m
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #import "PKPreferencesWindowController.h"
 #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+#include <IOKit/hidsystem/ev_keymap.h>
 #import "PKAppDelegate.h"
 #import "PKPowerKeyEventListener.h"
 #import "PKScriptController.h"
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ - (NSArray *)powerKeyReplacements {
                                @[@"Tab", @(kVK_Tab)],
                                @[@"Return", @(kVK_Return)],
                                @[@"Enter", @(kVK_ANSI_KeypadEnter)],
+                               @[@"Play/Pause (media)", @(NX_KEYTYPE_PLAY)],
+                               @[@"Previous (media)", @(NX_KEYTYPE_PREVIOUS)],
+                               @[@"Next (media)", @(NX_KEYTYPE_NEXT)],
                                @[@"F13", @(kVK_F13)],
                                @[@"Script", @(kPowerKeyScriptTag)],
                                ];