diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha_musiccast.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha_musiccast.py
index 27efc4f3814..bfcffff6bb4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha_musiccast.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha_musiccast.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ media_player:
 import logging
 import voluptuous as vol
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT,
-    STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_ON
+    STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_ON, STATE_PLAYING, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_IDLE
 )
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     MediaPlayerDevice, MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC, PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ SUPPORTED_FEATURES = (
 KNOWN_HOSTS_KEY = 'data_yamaha_musiccast'
 INTERVAL_SECONDS = 'interval_seconds'
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['pymusiccast==0.1.3']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['pymusiccast==0.1.5']
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = 5005
 DEFAULT_INTERVAL = 480
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class YamahaDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
         self._zone = zone
         self.mute = False
         self.media_status = None
+        self.media_status_received = None
         self.power = STATE_UNKNOWN
         self.status = STATE_UNKNOWN
         self.volume = 0
@@ -202,12 +204,34 @@ class YamahaDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
         """Title of current playing media."""
         return self.media_status.media_title if self.media_status else None
 
+    @property
+    def media_position(self):
+        """Position of current playing media in seconds."""
+        if self.media_status and self.state in \
+                [STATE_PLAYING, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_IDLE]:
+            return self.media_status.media_position
+
+    @property
+    def media_position_updated_at(self):
+        """When was the position of the current playing media valid.
+
+        Returns value from homeassistant.util.dt.utcnow().
+        """
+        return self.media_status_received if self.media_status else None
+
     def update(self):
         """Get the latest details from the device."""
         _LOGGER.debug("update: %s", self.entity_id)
         self._recv.update_status()
         self._zone.update_status()
 
+    def update_hass(self):
+        """Push updates to HASS."""
+        if self.entity_id:
+            _LOGGER.debug("update_hass: pushing updates")
+            self.schedule_update_ha_state()
+            return True
+
     def turn_on(self):
         """Turn on specified media player or all."""
         _LOGGER.debug("Turn device: on")
@@ -259,3 +283,9 @@ class YamahaDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
         _LOGGER.debug("select_source: %s", source)
         self.status = STATE_UNKNOWN
         self._zone.set_input(source)
+
+    def new_media_status(self, status):
+        """Handle updates of the media status."""
+        _LOGGER.debug("new media_status arrived")
+        self.media_status = status
+        self.media_status_received = dt_util.utcnow()
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index dec8f96f39a..9b7bb4b3cde 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ pymodbus==1.3.1
 pymonoprice==0.2
 
 # homeassistant.components.media_player.yamaha_musiccast
-pymusiccast==0.1.3
+pymusiccast==0.1.5
 
 # homeassistant.components.cover.myq
 pymyq==0.0.8