diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1127c55a4b2..1ff42ee1e30 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.media.browse.MediaBrowserService"/>
+            </intent-filter>
         </service>
 
         <activity
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayerService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayerService.java
index e460f608fad..c070c0d88c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayerService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayerService.java
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@
 
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization.assureCorrectAppLanguage;
 
-import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat;
+
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.mediasession.MediaSessionConnector;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediabrowser.MediaBrowserConnector;
@@ -37,11 +42,14 @@
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.CompositeDisposable;
 
 /**
  * One service for all players.
  */
-public final class PlayerService extends Service {
+public final class PlayerService extends MediaBrowserServiceCompat {
     private static final String TAG = PlayerService.class.getSimpleName();
     private static final boolean DEBUG = Player.DEBUG;
 
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ public final class PlayerService extends Service {
 
 
     private MediaBrowserConnector mediaBrowserConnector;
+    private final CompositeDisposable compositeDisposableLoadChildren = new CompositeDisposable();
 
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -59,6 +68,8 @@ public final class PlayerService extends Service {
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "onCreate() called");
         }
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@ public void onDestroy() {
             mediaBrowserConnector.release();
             mediaBrowserConnector = null;
         }
+        compositeDisposableLoadChildren.clear();
     }
 
     private void cleanup() {
@@ -179,6 +191,9 @@ protected void attachBaseContext(final Context base) {
 
     @Override
     public IBinder onBind(final Intent intent) {
+        if (SERVICE_INTERFACE.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+            return super.onBind(intent);
+        }
         return mBinder;
     }
 
@@ -200,4 +215,21 @@ public Player getPlayer() {
             return playerService.get().player;
         }
     }
+
+    // MediaBrowserServiceCompat methods
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public BrowserRoot onGetRoot(@NonNull final String clientPackageName, final int clientUid,
+                                 @Nullable final Bundle rootHints) {
+        return mediaBrowserConnector.onGetRoot(clientPackageName, clientUid, rootHints);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadChildren(@NonNull final String parentId,
+                               @NonNull final Result<List<MediaItem>> result) {
+        result.detach();
+        final var disposable = mediaBrowserConnector.onLoadChildren(parentId)
+                .subscribe(result::sendResult);
+        compositeDisposableLoadChildren.add(disposable);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserConnector.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserConnector.java
index 6fc61c3d748..3c05b211983 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserConnector.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserConnector.java
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediabrowser;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity.DEBUG;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat;
+import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem;
 import android.support.v4.media.session.MediaSessionCompat;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.mediasession.MediaSessionConnector;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.PlayerService;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single;
+
 public class MediaBrowserConnector {
     private static final String TAG = MediaBrowserConnector.class.getSimpleName();
 
@@ -20,6 +33,7 @@ public MediaBrowserConnector(@NonNull final PlayerService playerService) {
         mediaSession = new MediaSessionCompat(playerService, TAG);
         sessionConnector = new MediaSessionConnector(mediaSession);
         sessionConnector.setMetadataDeduplicationEnabled(true);
+        playerService.setSessionToken(mediaSession.getSessionToken());
     }
 
     public @NonNull MediaSessionConnector getSessionConnector() {
@@ -29,4 +43,29 @@ public MediaBrowserConnector(@NonNull final PlayerService playerService) {
     public void release() {
         mediaSession.release();
     }
+
+    @NonNull
+    private static final String MY_MEDIA_ROOT_ID = "media_root_id";
+
+    @Nullable
+    public MediaBrowserServiceCompat.BrowserRoot onGetRoot(@NonNull final String clientPackageName,
+                                                           final int clientUid,
+                                                           @Nullable final Bundle rootHints) {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, String.format("MediaBrowserService.onGetRoot(%s, %s, %s)",
+                  clientPackageName, clientUid, rootHints));
+        }
+
+        return new MediaBrowserServiceCompat.BrowserRoot(MY_MEDIA_ROOT_ID, null);
+    }
+
+    public Single<List<MediaItem>> onLoadChildren(@NonNull final String parentId) {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, String.format("MediaBrowserService.onLoadChildren(%s)", parentId));
+        }
+
+        final List<MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem> mediaItems = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        return Single.just(mediaItems);
+    }
 }