diff --git a/include/vlc_media_library.h b/include/vlc_media_library.h
index fcd452eeeb..97765a9e5d 100644
--- a/include/vlc_media_library.h
+++ b/include/vlc_media_library.h
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ enum vlc_ml_control
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_GENERATE_THUMBNAIL,        /**< arg1: media id; arg2: vlc_ml_thumbnail_size_t; arg3: width; arg4: height; arg5: position */
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_ADD_EXTERNAL_MRL,          /**< arg1: media id; arg2: const char*; arg3: type(vlc_ml_file_type_t) */
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_TYPE,                  /**< arg1: media id; arg2: vlc_ml_media_type_t */
+    VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_PLAYED,                /**< arg1: media id; arg2: bool */
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_ADD_BOOKMARK,              /**< arg1: media id; arg2: int64_t */
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_REMOVE_BOOKMARK,           /**< arg1: media id; arg2: int64_t */
     VLC_ML_MEDIA_REMOVE_ALL_BOOKMARKS,      /**< arg1: media id */
@@ -1080,6 +1081,12 @@ static inline int vlc_ml_media_set_type( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, int64_t i_med
     return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_TYPE, i_media_id, (int)i_type );
 }
 
+static inline int vlc_ml_media_set_played( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, int64_t i_media_id,
+                                           bool b_played )
+{
+    return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_PLAYED, i_media_id, (int) b_played );
+}
+
 static inline vlc_ml_bookmark_list_t*
 vlc_ml_list_media_bookmarks( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, const vlc_ml_query_params_t* params,
                              int64_t i_media_id )
diff --git a/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp b/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
index f699a1c036..8144637c37 100644
--- a/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
+++ b/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ int MediaLibrary::Control( int query, va_list args )
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_THUMBNAIL:
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_ADD_EXTERNAL_MRL:
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_TYPE:
+        case VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_PLAYED:
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_ADD_BOOKMARK:
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_REMOVE_BOOKMARK:
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_REMOVE_ALL_BOOKMARKS:
@@ -1459,6 +1460,17 @@ int MediaLibrary::controlMedia( int query, va_list args )
                 return VLC_EGENERIC;
             return VLC_SUCCESS;
         }
+        case VLC_ML_MEDIA_SET_PLAYED:
+        {
+            if ( va_arg( args, int ) )
+            {
+                if ( m->markAsPlayed() == false )
+                    return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            }
+            else if ( m->removeFromHistory() == false )
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        }
         case VLC_ML_MEDIA_ADD_BOOKMARK:
         {
             auto time = va_arg( args, int64_t );