diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/sonos.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/sonos.py
index a9ea3eb271c..47786e793ca 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/sonos.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/sonos.py
@@ -150,8 +150,14 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
             _LOGGER.warning("No Sonos speakers found")
             return
 
-        hass.data[DATA_SONOS] = [SonosDevice(p) for p in players]
-        add_devices(hass.data[DATA_SONOS], True)
+        # Add coordinators first so they can be queried by slaves
+        coordinators = [SonosDevice(p) for p in players if p.is_coordinator]
+        slaves = [SonosDevice(p) for p in players if not p.is_coordinator]
+        hass.data[DATA_SONOS] = coordinators + slaves
+        if coordinators:
+            add_devices(coordinators, True)
+        if slaves:
+            add_devices(slaves, True)
         _LOGGER.info("Added %s Sonos speakers", len(players))
 
     descriptions = load_yaml_config_file(