diff --git a/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
index 6ef2697ba774..0204cc30fbb0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ REPEAT_MODE_MAPPING_TO_SPOTIFY = {
     value: key for key, value in REPEAT_MODE_MAPPING_TO_HA.items()
 }
 
+# This is a minimal representation of the DJ playlist that Spotify now offers
+# The DJ is not fully integrated with the playlist API, so needs to have the playlist response mocked in order to maintain functionality
+SPOTIFY_DJ_PLAYLIST = {"uri": "spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1EYkqdzj48dyYq", "name": "DJ"}
+
 
 async def async_setup_entry(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
@@ -423,7 +427,19 @@ class SpotifyMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
         if context and (self._playlist is None or self._playlist["uri"] != uri):
             self._playlist = None
             if context["type"] == MediaType.PLAYLIST:
-                self._playlist = self.data.client.playlist(uri)
+                # The Spotify API does not currently support doing a lookup for the DJ playlist, so just use the minimal mock playlist object
+                if uri == SPOTIFY_DJ_PLAYLIST["uri"]:
+                    self._playlist = SPOTIFY_DJ_PLAYLIST
+                else:
+                    # Make sure any playlist lookups don't break the current playback state update
+                    try:
+                        self._playlist = self.data.client.playlist(uri)
+                    except SpotifyException:
+                        _LOGGER.debug(
+                            "Unable to load spotify playlist '%s'. Continuing without playlist data",
+                            uri,
+                        )
+                        self._playlist = None
 
         device = self._currently_playing.get("device")
         if device is not None: