diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/compass.xml b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/compass.xml
index 969ce332c..fbc8495d8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/compass.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/compass.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   <variable entry="UI:SAVE:MP3_SHUFFLE"
             type="sint32"
             value="0" />
+  <variable entry="UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING"
+            type="sint32"
+            value="0" />
   <!--******************-->
   <!--*   MP3 PLAYER   *-->
   <!--******************-->
@@ -37,11 +40,11 @@
         <ctrl type="button" id="btn" button_type="toggle_button" sizeref="wh" tx_normal="blank.tga" tx_pushed="blank.tga" tx_over="blank.tga" scale="true"
           color="255 255 255 0" col_pushed="255 255 255 0" col_over="255 255 255 90"
           global_color_normal="true" global_color_pushed="true" global_color_over="true"
-		  ondblclick_l="music_player" params_dblclick_l="song=#index" />
+          ondblclick_l="music_player" params_dblclick_l="song=#index" />
 
         <view type="bitmap" id="bg" posref="MM MM" sizeref="wh" color="200 200 200 50" texture="blank.tga" scale="true" active="false" />
         <view type="text" id="title" posref="ML ML" x="0" line_maxw="#line_maxw" fontsize="8" shadow="true" multi_line="true" multi_line_space="0" />
-		<view type="text" id="duration" posref="MR MR" x="0" fontsize="8" shadow="true" color="255 255 255 150" />
+        <view type="text" id="duration" posref="MR MR" x="0" fontsize="8" shadow="true" color="255 255 255 150" />
     </group>
   </template>
 
@@ -50,6 +53,17 @@
       <action handler="music_player" params="update_playlist" />
   </proc>
 
+  <proc id="proc_mp3_update_tooltip">
+      <action handler="lua" params="getUI('ui:interface:mp3_player:controls:but_play').tooltip = i18n.get('uiMP3Play')"  cond="eq(@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING,0)" />
+      <action handler="lua" params="getUI('ui:interface:mp3_player:controls:but_play').tooltip = i18n.get('uiMP3Pause')" cond="eq(@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING,1)" />
+  </proc>
+
+  <proc id="proc_mp3_but_play">
+      <action handler="set" params="dblink=UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING|value=not(@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING)" />
+      <action handler="music_player" params="play"  cond="eq(@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING,1)" />
+      <action handler="music_player" params="pause" cond="eq(@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING,0)" />
+  </proc>
+
   <group type="modal"
          id="playlist"
          posparent="mp3_player"
@@ -203,26 +217,30 @@
             tooltip="uiMP3Prev" />
       <ctrl type="button"
             id="but_play"
-            button_type="push_button"
+            button_type="toggle_button"
             posref="MM MM"
             posparent="slot2"
             tx_normal="mp3_button_play.tga"
-            tx_pushed="mp3_button_play.tga"
+            tx_pushed="mp3_button_pause.tga"
             tx_over="mp3_button_over.tga"
-            onclick_l="music_player"
-            params_l="play"
+            onclick_l="proc"
+            params_l="proc_mp3_but_play"
             tooltip="uiMP3Play" />
+      <!-- TODO: but_stop is using placeholder texture -->
       <ctrl type="button"
-            id="but_pause"
+            id="but_stop"
             button_type="push_button"
             posref="MM MM"
             posparent="slot3"
-            tx_normal="mp3_button_pause.tga"
-            tx_pushed="mp3_button_pause.tga"
+            tx_normal="w_button_10_choice.tga"
+            tx_pushed="w_button_10_choice.tga"
             tx_over="mp3_button_over.tga"
+            scale="true"
+            w="20"
+            h="16"
             onclick_l="music_player"
-            params_l="pause"
-            tooltip="uiMP3Pause" />
+            params_l="stop"
+            tooltip="uiMP3Stop" />
       <ctrl type="button"
             id="but_next"
             button_type="push_button"
@@ -312,6 +330,8 @@
             posref="TL TL"
             w="48"
             h="20" />
+
+      <link expr="@UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING" target="but_play:pushed" action="proc" params="proc_mp3_update_tooltip" />
     </group>
     <!-- SCREEN -->
     <group id="screen"
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
index 0670c2935..3243cdb5b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/music_player.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ void CMusicPlayer::play (sint index)
 	if(!SoundMngr)
 		return;
 
+
 	sint prevSongIndex = _CurrentSongIndex;
 
 	if (index >= 0 && index < (sint)_Songs.size())
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ void CMusicPlayer::play (sint index)
 		_CurrentSong = _Songs[_CurrentSongIndex];
 
 		updatePlaylist(prevSongIndex);
+
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING")->setValueBool(true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ void CMusicPlayer::pause ()
 {
 	if(!SoundMngr)
 		return;
+
 	// pause the music only if we are really playing (else risk to pause a background music!)
 	if(_State==Playing)
 	{
@@ -225,6 +229,8 @@ void CMusicPlayer::pause ()
 
 		if (_PlayStart > 0)
 			_PauseTime = CTime::getLocalTime() - _PlayStart;
+
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING")->setValueBool(false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -234,11 +240,14 @@ void CMusicPlayer::stop ()
 {
 	if(!SoundMngr)
 		return;
+
 	// stop the music only if we are really playing (else risk to stop a background music!)
 	SoundMngr->stopMusic(0);
 	_State = Stopped;
 	_PlayStart = 0;
 	_PauseTime = 0;
+
+	NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:TEMP:MP3_PLAYING")->setValueBool(false);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -446,6 +455,8 @@ public:
 			MusicPlayer.previous();
 		else if (Params == "play")
 			MusicPlayer.play();
+		else if (Params == "stop")
+			MusicPlayer.stop();
 		else if (Params == "pause")
 			MusicPlayer.pause();
 		else if (Params == "next")