diff --git a/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.cpp b/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.cpp
index f9823fb3..c6ac75f0 100644
--- a/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.cpp
+++ b/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ auto AudioState::emitPlaybackUpdate(bool paused) -> void {
   }
 
   // If we've got an elapsed duration and it's more than 5 minutes
-  // increment a counter. Every 60 counts (ie, every minute) save the current elapsed position 
+  // increment a counter. Every 60 counts (ie, every minute) save the current
+  // elapsed position
   if (position && *position > (5 * 60)) {
     sUpdateCounter++;
     if (sUpdateCounter >= 60) {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ void AudioState::react(const internal::DecodingFinished& ev) {
     }
     if (path == ev.track->uri) {
       queue.finish();
+      incrementPlayCount(ev.track->uri);
     }
   });
 }
@@ -399,7 +401,8 @@ void AudioState::react(const OutputModeChanged& ev) {
   }
 }
 
-auto AudioState::updateSavedPosition(std::string uri, uint32_t position)
+auto AudioState::updateTrackData(std::string uri,
+                                 std::function<void(database::TrackData&)> fn)
     -> void {
   sServices->bg_worker().Dispatch<void>([=]() {
     auto db = sServices->database().lock();
@@ -415,11 +418,21 @@ auto AudioState::updateSavedPosition(std::string uri, uint32_t position)
       return;
     }
     auto data = track->data().clone();
-    data->last_position = position;
+    std::invoke(fn, *data);
     db->setTrackData(*id, *data);
   });
 }
 
+auto AudioState::updateSavedPosition(std::string uri, uint32_t position)
+    -> void {
+  updateTrackData(
+      uri, [&](database::TrackData& data) { data.last_position = position; });
+}
+
+auto AudioState::incrementPlayCount(std::string uri) -> void {
+  updateTrackData(uri, [&](database::TrackData& data) { data.play_count++; });
+}
+
 auto AudioState::updateOutputMode() -> void {
   if (is_in_state<states::Playback>() || sIsTtsPlaying) {
     sOutput->mode(IAudioOutput::Modes::kOnPlaying);
diff --git a/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.hpp b/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.hpp
index c765b417..fb42e387 100644
--- a/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.hpp
+++ b/src/tangara/audio/audio_fsm.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class AudioState : public tinyfsm::Fsm<AudioState> {
   auto commitVolume() -> void;
 
   auto updateSavedPosition(std::string uri, uint32_t position) -> void;
+  auto incrementPlayCount(std::string uri) -> void;
 
   static std::shared_ptr<system_fsm::ServiceLocator> sServices;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ class AudioState : public tinyfsm::Fsm<AudioState> {
   static bool sIsPaused;
   static uint8_t sUpdateCounter;
   static bool sIsTtsPlaying;
+
+ private:
+  auto updateTrackData(std::string uri,
+                       std::function<void(database::TrackData&)>) -> void;
 };
 
 namespace states {
diff --git a/src/tangara/database/records.cpp b/src/tangara/database/records.cpp
index b93ed149..addcc13d 100644
--- a/src/tangara/database/records.cpp
+++ b/src/tangara/database/records.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ auto EncodeDataValue(const TrackData& track) -> std::string {
       tag_hashes,
       cppbor::Uint{track.last_position},
       cppbor::Uint{static_cast<unsigned int>(track.type)},
+      cppbor::Uint{track.play_count},
   };
   return val.toString();
 }
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ auto ParseDataValue(const leveldb::Slice& slice) -> std::shared_ptr<TrackData> {
     }
   }
 
+  if (vals->size() >= 10 && vals->get(9)->type() == cppbor::UINT) {
+    res->play_count = vals->get(9)->asUint()->unsignedValue();
+  }
+
   return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tangara/database/track.cpp b/src/tangara/database/track.cpp
index 51d50a38..49babb6a 100644
--- a/src/tangara/database/track.cpp
+++ b/src/tangara/database/track.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ auto database::TrackData::clone() const -> std::shared_ptr<TrackData> {
   data->is_tombstoned = is_tombstoned;
   data->modified_at = modified_at;
   data->last_position = last_position;
+  data->play_count = play_count;
   data->type = type;
   return data;
 }
diff --git a/src/tangara/database/track.hpp b/src/tangara/database/track.hpp
index 71f40910..65c5cfec 100644
--- a/src/tangara/database/track.hpp
+++ b/src/tangara/database/track.hpp
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ struct TrackData {
         individual_tag_hashes(&memory::kSpiRamResource),
         is_tombstoned(false),
         modified_at(),
-        last_position(0) {}
+        last_position(0),
+        play_count(0),
+        type(MediaType::kUnknown) {}
 
   TrackId id;
   std::pmr::string filepath;
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ struct TrackData {
   bool is_tombstoned;
   std::pair<uint16_t, uint16_t> modified_at;
   uint32_t last_position;
+  uint32_t play_count;
   MediaType type;
 
   TrackData(const TrackData&& other) = delete;
diff --git a/src/tangara/lua/lua_database.cpp b/src/tangara/lua/lua_database.cpp
index 2e00f427..39179bf3 100644
--- a/src/tangara/lua/lua_database.cpp
+++ b/src/tangara/lua/lua_database.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ static void pushTrack(lua_State* L, const database::Track& track) {
   lua_pushliteral(L, "saved_position");
   lua_pushinteger(L, track.data().last_position);
   lua_settable(L, -3);
+
+  lua_pushliteral(L, "play_count");
+  lua_pushinteger(L, track.data().play_count);
+  lua_settable(L, -3);
 }
 
 static auto version(lua_State* L) -> int {