diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
index d70109c8b94..89ebf8378de 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import urllib
 
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK, SUPPORT_PAUSE, SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK, SUPPORT_SEEK,
-    SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET, MediaPlayerDevice)
+    SUPPORT_PLAY_MEDIA, SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET,
+    MediaPlayerDevice)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     STATE_IDLE, STATE_OFF, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_PLAYING)
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 REQUIREMENTS = ['jsonrpc-requests==0.1']
 
 SUPPORT_KODI = SUPPORT_PAUSE | SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET | SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE | \
-    SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK | SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK | SUPPORT_SEEK
+    SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK | SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK | SUPPORT_SEEK | \
+    SUPPORT_PLAY_MEDIA
 
 
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
@@ -268,3 +270,7 @@ class KodiDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
             self._server.Player.Seek(players[0]['playerid'], time)
 
         self.update_ha_state()
+
+    def play_media(self, media_type, media_id):
+        """Send the play_media command to the media player."""
+        self._server.Player.Open({media_type: media_id}, {})