diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5af376d..780b76e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
 static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", col_black, "-nf", col_amber, "-sb", col_amber, "-sf", col_black, NULL };
 static const char *termcmd[]  = { "st", NULL };
-static const char *upvol[]    = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-volume", "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "+5%", NULL };
-static const char *downvol[]  = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-volume", "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "-5%", NULL };
-static const char *mutevol[]  = { "/usr/bin/pactl", "set-sink-mute",   "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "toggle", NULL };
+static const char *upvol[]    = { "pactl", "set-sink-volume", "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "+5%", NULL };
+static const char *downvol[]  = { "pactl", "set-sink-volume", "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "-5%", NULL };
+static const char *mutevol[]  = { "pactl", "set-sink-mute",   "@DEFAULT_SINK@", "toggle", NULL };
+static const char *plstop[]   = { "playerctl", "stop", NULL };
+static const char *plpause[]  = { "playerctl", "play-pause", NULL };
+static const char *plnext[]   = { "playerctl", "previous", NULL };
+static const char *plprev[]   = { "playerctl", "next", NULL };
 
 static const Key keys[] = {
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
@@ -131,6 +135,14 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F10,                    spawn, {.v = downvol } },
 	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F11,                    spawn, {.v = upvol   } },
 	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F9,                     spawn, {.v = mutevol } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F5,                     spawn, {.v = plprev } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F6,                     spawn, {.v = plnext } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F7,                     spawn, {.v = plpause } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XK_F8,                     spawn, {.v = plstop } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XF86XK_AudioPrev,          spawn, {.v = plprev } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XF86XK_AudioNext,          spawn, {.v = plnext } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XF86XK_AudioPause,         spawn, {.v = plpause } },
+	{ WINKEY,                       XF86XK_AudioStop,          spawn, {.v = plstop } },
 };
 
 /* button definitions */