Index: Slim/Utils/Alarm.pm
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--- Slim/Utils/Alarm.pm	(revision 22456)
+++ Slim/Utils/Alarm.pm	(working copy)
@@ -539,12 +539,6 @@
 			$client->volume($self->volume);
 		}
 
-		# Fade volume change if requested 
-		if ( $prefs->client($client)->get('alarmfadeseconds') ) {
-			$log->debug('Fading volume');
-			$client->fade_volume( $FADE_SECONDS );
-		}
-
 		# Play alarm playlist, falling back to the current playlist if undef
 		if (defined $self->playlist) {
 			$log->debug('Alarm playlist url: ' . $self->playlist);
@@ -565,6 +559,13 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		# Fade volume change if requested (do this after playing as playing
+		# seems to sometimes cancel the fade)
+		if ( $prefs->client($client)->get('alarmfadeseconds') ) {
+			$log->debug('Fading volume');
+			$client->fade_volume( $FADE_SECONDS );
+		}
+
 		# Set a callback to check we managed to play something
 		Slim::Utils::Timers::setTimer($self, Time::HiRes::time() + 20, \&_checkPlaying);