diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
index 0c66484202f..a774de0ae5b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
@@ -462,11 +462,20 @@ class SonosMediaPlayerEntity(SonosEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
         """Play a favorite."""
         uri = favorite.reference.get_uri()
         soco = self.coordinator.soco
-        if soco.music_source_from_uri(uri) in [
-            MUSIC_SRC_RADIO,
-            MUSIC_SRC_LINE_IN,
-        ]:
-            soco.play_uri(uri, title=favorite.title, timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT)
+        if (
+            soco.music_source_from_uri(uri)
+            in [
+                MUSIC_SRC_RADIO,
+                MUSIC_SRC_LINE_IN,
+            ]
+            or favorite.reference.item_class == "object.item.audioItem.audioBook"
+        ):
+            soco.play_uri(
+                uri,
+                title=favorite.title,
+                meta=favorite.resource_meta_data,
+                timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT,
+            )
         else:
             soco.clear_queue()
             soco.add_to_queue(favorite.reference, timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT)
diff --git a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
index cec40c997a7..78d88a1ea98 100644
--- a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ async def test_select_source_line_in_tv(
                 "play_uri": 1,
                 "play_uri_uri": "x-sonosapi-radio:ST%3aetc",
                 "play_uri_title": "James Taylor Radio",
+                "play_uri_meta": '<DIDL-Lite xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:upnp="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/" xmlns:r="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/" xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/"><item id="100c2068ST%3a1683194971234567890" parentID="10fe2064myStations" restricted="true"><dc:title>James Taylor Radio</dc:title><upnp:class>object.item.audioItem.audioBroadcast.#station</upnp:class><desc id="cdudn" nameSpace="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/">SA_RINCON60423_X_#Svc60423-99999999-Token</desc></item></DIDL-Lite>',
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -700,6 +701,16 @@ async def test_select_source_line_in_tv(
                 "play_uri": 1,
                 "play_uri_uri": "x-sonosapi-hls:Api%3atune%3aliveAudio%3ajazzcafe%3aetc",
                 "play_uri_title": "66 - Watercolors",
+                "play_uri_meta": '<DIDL-Lite xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:upnp="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/" xmlns:r="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/" xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/"><item id="10090120Api%3atune%3aliveAudio%3ajazzcafe%3ae4b5402c-9999-9999-9999-4bc8e2cdccce" parentID="10086064live%3f93b0b9cb-9999-9999-9999-bcf75971fcfe" restricted="false"><dc:title>66 - Watercolors</dc:title><upnp:class>object.item.audioItem.audioBroadcast</upnp:class><desc id="cdudn" nameSpace="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/">SA_RINCON9479_X_#Svc9479-99999999-Token</desc></item></DIDL-Lite>',
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "American Tall Tales",
+            {
+                "play_uri": 1,
+                "play_uri_uri": "x-rincon-cpcontainer:101340c8reftitle%C9F27_com?sid=239&flags=16584&sn=5",
+                "play_uri_title": "American Tall Tales",
+                "play_uri_meta": '<DIDL-Lite xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:upnp="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/" xmlns:r="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/" xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/"><item id="101340c8reftitleC9F27_com" parentID="101340c8reftitleC9F27_com" restricted="true"><dc:title>American Tall Tales</dc:title><upnp:class>object.item.audioItem.audioBook</upnp:class><desc id="cdudn" nameSpace="urn:schemas-rinconnetworks-com:metadata-1-0/">SA_RINCON61191_X_#Svc6-0-Token</desc></item></DIDL-Lite>',
             },
         ),
     ],
@@ -726,6 +737,7 @@ async def test_select_source_play_uri(
     soco_mock.play_uri.assert_called_with(
         result.get("play_uri_uri"),
         title=result.get("play_uri_title"),
+        meta=result.get("play_uri_meta"),
         timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT,
     )