diff --git a/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/engine.hpp b/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/engine.hpp
index 73128876..cdccc966 100644
--- a/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/engine.hpp
+++ b/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/engine.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace psemek::audio
 		std::shared_ptr<sample> load_raw(std::int16_t const * data, std::size_t sample_count, bool copy = true);
 		std::shared_ptr<sample> load_wav(char const * data, std::size_t size);
 
-		std::shared_ptr<stream> play(std::shared_ptr<sample> s, bool loop = false);
+		std::shared_ptr<stream> play(std::shared_ptr<sample> s, bool start = true, bool loop = false);
 
 	private:
 		struct impl;
diff --git a/libs/audio/source/engine.cpp b/libs/audio/source/engine.cpp
index c5f2cc19..93bcee3e 100644
--- a/libs/audio/source/engine.cpp
+++ b/libs/audio/source/engine.cpp
@@ -274,9 +274,11 @@ namespace psemek::audio
 		return std::make_shared<sample_impl>(chunk);
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<stream> engine::play(std::shared_ptr<sample> s, bool loop)
+	std::shared_ptr<stream> engine::play(std::shared_ptr<sample> s, bool start, bool loop)
 	{
-		return impl().play(std::move(s), loop);
+		auto str = impl().play(std::move(s), loop);
+		if (start) str->start();
+		return str;
 	}
 
 }