diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
index a548909e..7291fb43 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.senan.xyz/gonic/db"
@@ -70,6 +71,51 @@ type Controller struct {
 	tagReader       tags.Reader
 
 	resolveProxyPath ProxyPathResolver
+	nowPlayingCache  *NowPlayingCache
+}
+
+// NowPlayingRecord holds the currently-playing information for a user in memory.
+type NowPlayingRecord struct {
+	TrackID  int
+	Title    string
+	IsDir    bool
+	Album    string
+	Artist   string
+	Username string
+	Time     time.Time
+	PlayerID int
+}
+
+// NowPlayingCache is a threadsafe in-memory cache of NowPlayingRecord keyed by user ID.
+type NowPlayingCache struct {
+	mu    sync.RWMutex
+	cache map[int]NowPlayingRecord
+}
+
+func NewNowPlayingCache() *NowPlayingCache {
+	return &NowPlayingCache{
+		cache: make(map[int]NowPlayingRecord),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *NowPlayingCache) Set(userID int, rec NowPlayingRecord) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.cache[userID] = rec
+}
+
+// GetRecent returns most recent records with timestamp within the provided duration.
+func (c *NowPlayingCache) GetRecent(d time.Duration) []NowPlayingRecord {
+	cutoff := time.Now().Add(-d)
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	var out []NowPlayingRecord
+	for _, r := range c.cache {
+		if r.Time.After(cutoff) || r.Time.Equal(cutoff) {
+			out = append(out, r)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 func New(dbc *db.DB, scannr *scanner.Scanner, musicPaths []MusicPath, podcastsPath string, cacheAudioPath string, cacheCoverPath string, jukebox *jukebox.Jukebox, playlistStore *playlist.Store, scrobblers []scrobble.Scrobbler, podcasts *podcast.Podcasts, transcoder transcode.Transcoder, lastFMClient *lastfm.Client, artistInfoCache *artistinfocache.ArtistInfoCache, albumInfoCache *albuminfocache.AlbumInfoCache, tagReader tags.Reader, resolveProxyPath ProxyPathResolver) (*Controller, error) {
@@ -93,6 +139,7 @@ func New(dbc *db.DB, scannr *scanner.Scanner, musicPaths []MusicPath, podcastsPa
 		tagReader:       tagReader,
 
 		resolveProxyPath: resolveProxyPath,
+		nowPlayingCache:  NewNowPlayingCache(),
 	}
 
 	chain := handlerutil.Chain(
@@ -133,6 +180,7 @@ func New(dbc *db.DB, scannr *scanner.Scanner, musicPaths []MusicPath, podcastsPa
 	c.Handle("/getSimilarSongs2", chain(resp(c.ServeGetSimilarSongsTwo)))
 	c.Handle("/getLyrics", chain(resp(c.ServeGetLyrics)))
 	c.Handle("/getLyricsBySongId", chain(resp(c.ServeGetLyricsBySongID)))
+	c.Handle("/getNowPlaying", chain(resp(c.ServeGetNowPlaying)))
 
 	// raw
 	c.Handle("/getCoverArt", chainRaw(respRaw(c.ServeGetCoverArt)))
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
index 2a615109..d96dbe43 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -787,3 +788,29 @@ func lowerUDecOrHash(in string) string {
 	}
 	return string(lower)
 }
+
+func (c *Controller) ServeGetNowPlaying(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
+	sub := spec.NewResponse()
+	sub.NowPlaying = &spec.NowPlaying{}
+
+	records := c.nowPlayingCache.GetRecent(60 * time.Minute)
+	// sort newest first
+	sort.Slice(records, func(i, j int) bool { return records[i].Time.After(records[j].Time) })
+
+	for _, rec := range records {
+		minutesAgo := int(time.Since(rec.Time).Minutes())
+		entry := &spec.NowPlayingEntry{
+			ID:         rec.TrackID,
+			Title:      rec.Title,
+			IsDir:      rec.IsDir,
+			Album:      rec.Album,
+			Artist:     rec.Artist,
+			Username:   rec.Username,
+			MinutesAgo: minutesAgo,
+			PlayerID:   rec.PlayerID,
+		}
+		sub.NowPlaying.List = append(sub.NowPlaying.List, entry)
+	}
+
+	return sub
+}
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common_test.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cf696da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package ctrlsubsonic
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestServeGetNowPlaying_FromCache(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	c := Controller{
+		nowPlayingCache: NewNowPlayingCache(),
+	}
+
+	c.nowPlayingCache.Set(1, NowPlayingRecord{
+		TrackID:  101,
+		Title:    "Track One",
+		IsDir:    false,
+		Album:    "Album One",
+		Artist:   "Artist One",
+		Username: "alice",
+		Time:     now.Add(-2 * time.Minute),
+		PlayerID: 11,
+	})
+
+	c.nowPlayingCache.Set(2, NowPlayingRecord{
+		TrackID:  202,
+		Title:    "Track Two",
+		IsDir:    false,
+		Album:    "Album Two",
+		Artist:   "Artist Two",
+		Username: "bob",
+		Time:     now.Add(-30 * time.Minute),
+		PlayerID: 22,
+	})
+
+	resp := c.ServeGetNowPlaying(nil)
+	require.NotNil(t, resp)
+	require.NotNil(t, resp.NowPlaying)
+	list := resp.NowPlaying.List
+	require.Len(t, list, 2)
+
+	// newest first: alice then bob
+	first := list[0]
+	require.Equal(t, 101, first.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, "Track One", first.Title)
+	require.Equal(t, "alice", first.Username)
+	require.Equal(t, 11, first.PlayerID)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, first.MinutesAgo, 0)
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, first.MinutesAgo, 5)
+	second := list[1]
+	require.Equal(t, 202, second.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, "Track Two", second.Title)
+	require.Equal(t, "bob", second.Username)
+	require.Equal(t, 22, second.PlayerID)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, second.MinutesAgo, 29)
+}
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
index dd77f327..3989f634 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
@@ -252,6 +252,32 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *spec.R
 	format, _ := params.Get("format")
 	timeOffset, _ := params.GetInt("timeOffset")
 
+	// preload Album so we can access album tag/title
+	if id.Type == specid.Track {
+		var tr db.Track
+		if err := c.dbc.Preload("Album").First(&tr, id.Value).Error; err != nil {
+			log.Printf("now_playing: select track %d: %v", id.Value, err)
+		} else {
+			albumTitle := ""
+			if tr.Album != nil {
+				albumTitle = tr.Album.TagTitle
+			}
+			artist := tr.TagTrackArtist
+
+			rec := NowPlayingRecord{
+				TrackID:  tr.ID,
+				Title:    tr.TagTitle,
+				IsDir:    false,
+				Album:    albumTitle,
+				Artist:   artist,
+				Username: user.Name,
+				Time:     time.Now().UTC(),
+				PlayerID: 0,
+			}
+			c.nowPlayingCache.Set(user.ID, rec)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if format == "raw" {
 		http.ServeFile(w, r, file.AbsPath())
 		return nil
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
index e8c458da..d86f23ea 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ type Response struct {
 	InternetRadioStations *InternetRadioStations `xml:"internetRadioStations" json:"internetRadioStations,omitempty"`
 	Lyrics                *Lyrics                `xml:"lyrics"                json:"lyrics,omitempty"`
 	LyricsList            *LyricsList            `xml:"lyricsList"            json:"lyricsList,omitempty"`
+	NowPlaying            *NowPlaying            `xml:"nowPlaying"            json:"nowPlaying,omitempty"`
+	NowPlayingEntry       *NowPlayingEntry       `xml:"nowPlayingEntry"       json:"nowPlayingEntry,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func NewResponse() *Response {
@@ -494,6 +496,21 @@ type StructuredLyrics struct {
 	Offset        int     `xml:"offset,attr,omitempty" json:"offset,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type NowPlaying struct {
+	List []*NowPlayingEntry `xml:"entry" json:"entry"`
+}
+
+type NowPlayingEntry struct {
+	Username   string `xml:"username,attr" json:"username"`
+	MinutesAgo int    `xml:"minutesAgo,attr" json:"minutesAgo"`
+	PlayerID   int    `xml:"playerId,attr" json:"playerId"`
+	ID         int    `xml:"id,attr" json:"id"`
+	Title      string `xml:"title,attr" json:"title"`
+	IsDir      bool   `xml:"isDir,attr" json:"isDir"`
+	Album      string `xml:"album,attr" json:"album"`
+	Artist     string `xml:"artist,attr" json:"artist"`
+}
+
 type OpenSubsonicExtension struct {
 	Name     string `xml:"name,attr" json:"name"`
 	Versions []int  `xml:"versions"  json:"versions"`