=== applets/NowPlaying/NowPlayingApplet.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/NowPlaying/NowPlayingApplet.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ applets/NowPlaying/NowPlayingApplet.lua	(local)
@@ -690,11 +690,13 @@
 	end
 
 	local volume       = tonumber(self.player:getVolume())
-	local sliderVolume = self.volSlider:getValue()
-	if sliderVolume ~= volume then
-		log:debug("new volume from player: ", volume)
-		self.volumeOld = volume
-		self.volSlider:setValue(volume)
+	if self.volSlider then
+		local sliderVolume = self.volSlider:getValue()
+		if sliderVolume ~= volume then
+			log:debug("new volume from player: ", volume)
+			self.volumeOld = volume
+			self.volSlider:setValue(volume)
+		end
 	end
 end
 
=== applets/Playback/PlaybackApplet.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/Playback/PlaybackApplet.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ applets/Playback/PlaybackApplet.lua	(local)
@@ -97,7 +97,15 @@
 	self:tieAndShowWindow(window)
 end
 
+function storeLocalPlayer(self, player)
 
+	log:warn("Storing player name of ", player:getName(), " for LocalPlayer")
+	local settings = self:getSettings()
+	settings.playerInit = player and player:getInit()
+	self:storeSettings()
+end
+
+
 local decoders = {
       ['p'] = 'wav',
       ['f'] = 'flac',
=== applets/Playback/PlaybackMeta.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/Playback/PlaybackMeta.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ applets/Playback/PlaybackMeta.lua	(local)
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 	-- this allows us to share state with the applet
 	meta.state = {}
 
+	meta:registerService('storeLocalPlayer')
+
 	if not System:hasAudioByDefault() then
 		jiveMain:addItem(meta:menuItem('audioPlayback', 'advancedSettingsBetaFeatures', "AUDIO_PLAYBACK", function(applet, ...) applet:settingsShow(meta.state) end))
 	end
=== applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryApplet.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryApplet.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryApplet.lua	(local)
@@ -609,6 +609,12 @@
 	Player:setCurrentPlayer(player)
 end
 
+function storeCurrentPlayer(self, player)
+	log:warn("storing current player in SlimDiscovery's settings")
+	local settings = self:getSettings()
+	settings.playerInit = player and player:getInit()
+	self:storeSettings()
+end
 
 function discoverPlayers(self)
 	self:_setState("probing_player")
=== applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryMeta.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryMeta.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ applets/SlimDiscovery/SlimDiscoveryMeta.lua	(local)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 function registerApplet(meta)
 	meta:registerService("getCurrentPlayer")
 	meta:registerService("setCurrentPlayer")
+	meta:registerService("storeCurrentPlayer")
 
 	meta:registerService("discoverPlayers")
 	meta:registerService("discoverServers")
=== jive/audio/Playback.lua
==================================================================
--- jive/audio/Playback.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ jive/audio/Playback.lua	(local)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 local Stream                 = require("squeezeplay.stream")
 local Rtmp                   = require("jive.audio.Rtmp")
 local SlimProto              = require("jive.net.SlimProto")
+local Player                 = require("jive.slim.Player")
 
 local Task                   = require("jive.ui.Task")
 local Timer                  = require("jive.ui.Timer")
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 
 local debug                  = require("jive.utils.debug")
 local log                    = require("jive.utils.log").logger("audio.decode")
+local appletManager          = require("jive.AppletManager")
 
 local iconbar = iconbar
 
@@ -86,6 +88,10 @@
 		return obj:_aude(data)
 	end)
 
+	obj.slimproto:subscribe("setd", function(_, data)
+		return obj:_setd(data)
+	end)
+	
 	obj.timer = Timer(100, function()
 		obj:_timerCallback()
 	end)
@@ -679,8 +685,33 @@
 	 decode:audioEnable(data.enable)
 end
 
+function _setd(self, data)
 
+	-- only send response if we're queried (no additional data)
+	if data.command == 0 and #data.packet <= 5 then
 
+		-- get playername
+		local player = Player:getLocalPlayer()
+
+		self.slimproto:send({
+			opcode = 'SETD',
+			data = table.concat({
+				string.sub(data.packet, 5, 5),
+				player:getName()
+			})
+		})
+
+		-- save the player name to Playback.lua settings (likely unnecessary)
+		appletManager:callService("storeLocalPlayer", player)
+		-- save the local player name to SlimDiscovery applet settings if we are currently controlling it
+		if player == Player:getCurrentPlayer() then
+			appletManager:callService("storeCurrentPlayer", player)
+		end
+
+	end
+end
+
+
 function incrementSequenceNumber(self)
 	self.sequenceNumber = self.sequenceNumber + 1
 	return self:getCurrentSequenceNumber()
=== jive/net/SlimProto.lua
==================================================================
--- jive/net/SlimProto.lua	(revision 37582)
+++ jive/net/SlimProto.lua	(local)
@@ -273,8 +273,16 @@
 			fixedDigital = fixedDigital,
 			preampAtten = preampAtten,
 			sequenceNumber = sequenceNumber,
-		}	end,
+		}
+	end,
 
+	setd = function(self, packet)
+		return {
+			command = unpackNumber(packet, 5, 1),
+			packet  = packet
+		}
+	end,
+
 	strm = function(self, packet)
 		return {
 			command  = string.sub(packet, 5, 5),