diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
index 590761752c5..ff6981cfc9b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
@@ -643,11 +643,16 @@ class SonosMediaPlayerEntity(SonosEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
                 playlists = soco.get_sonos_playlists(complete_result=True)
                 playlist = next((p for p in playlists if p.title == media_id), None)
             if not playlist:
-                _LOGGER.error('Could not find a Sonos playlist named "%s"', media_id)
-            else:
-                soco.clear_queue()
-                soco.add_to_queue(playlist, timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT)
-                soco.play_from_queue(0)
+                raise ServiceValidationError(
+                    translation_domain=SONOS_DOMAIN,
+                    translation_key="invalid_sonos_playlist",
+                    translation_placeholders={
+                        "name": media_id,
+                    },
+                )
+            soco.clear_queue()
+            soco.add_to_queue(playlist, timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT)
+            soco.play_from_queue(0)
         elif media_type in PLAYABLE_MEDIA_TYPES:
             item = media_browser.get_media(self.media.library, media_id, media_type)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
index 6521302b007..5833e5a27f2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
   "exceptions": {
     "invalid_favorite": {
       "message": "Could not find a Sonos favorite: {name}"
+    },
+    "invalid_sonos_playlist": {
+      "message": "Could not find Sonos playlist: {name}"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/components/sonos/conftest.py b/tests/components/sonos/conftest.py
index cf75f23c322..996fd4c6663 100644
--- a/tests/components/sonos/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/sonos/conftest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, Mock, patch
 import pytest
 from soco import SoCo
 from soco.alarms import Alarms
-from soco.data_structures import DidlFavorite, SearchResult
+from soco.data_structures import DidlFavorite, DidlPlaylistContainer, SearchResult
 from soco.events_base import Event as SonosEvent
 
 from homeassistant.components import ssdp, zeroconf
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class SoCoMockFactory:
         current_track_info_empty,
         battery_info,
         alarm_clock,
+        sonos_playlists: SearchResult,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the mock factory."""
         self.mock_list: dict[str, MockSoCo] = {}
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ class SoCoMockFactory:
         self.current_track_info = current_track_info_empty
         self.battery_info = battery_info
         self.alarm_clock = alarm_clock
+        self.sonos_playlists = sonos_playlists
 
     def cache_mock(
         self, mock_soco: MockSoCo, ip_address: str, name: str = "Zone A"
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ class SoCoMockFactory:
         mock_soco.music_library = self.music_library
         mock_soco.get_current_track_info.return_value = self.current_track_info
         mock_soco.music_source_from_uri = SoCo.music_source_from_uri
+        mock_soco.get_sonos_playlists.return_value = self.sonos_playlists
         my_speaker_info = self.speaker_info.copy()
         my_speaker_info["zone_name"] = name
         my_speaker_info["uid"] = mock_soco.uid
@@ -254,11 +257,21 @@ def soco_sharelink():
 
 @pytest.fixture(name="soco_factory")
 def soco_factory(
-    music_library, speaker_info, current_track_info_empty, battery_info, alarm_clock
+    music_library,
+    speaker_info,
+    current_track_info_empty,
+    battery_info,
+    alarm_clock,
+    sonos_playlists: SearchResult,
 ):
     """Create factory for instantiating SoCo mocks."""
     factory = SoCoMockFactory(
-        music_library, speaker_info, current_track_info_empty, battery_info, alarm_clock
+        music_library,
+        speaker_info,
+        current_track_info_empty,
+        battery_info,
+        alarm_clock,
+        sonos_playlists,
     )
     with (
         patch("homeassistant.components.sonos.SoCo", new=factory.get_mock),
@@ -335,6 +348,14 @@ def sonos_favorites_fixture() -> SearchResult:
     return SearchResult(favorite_list, "favorites", 3, 3, 1)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="sonos_playlists")
+def sonos_playlists_fixture() -> SearchResult:
+    """Create sonos playlist fixture."""
+    playlists = load_json_value_fixture("sonos_playlists.json", "sonos")
+    playlists_list = [DidlPlaylistContainer.from_dict(pl) for pl in playlists]
+    return SearchResult(playlists_list, "sonos_playlists", 1, 1, 0)
+
+
 class MockMusicServiceItem:
     """Mocks a Soco MusicServiceItem."""
 
diff --git a/tests/components/sonos/fixtures/sonos_playlists.json b/tests/components/sonos/fixtures/sonos_playlists.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0731467697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sonos/fixtures/sonos_playlists.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[
+  {
+    "title": "sample playlist",
+    "parent_id": "SQ:",
+    "item_id": "SQ:0",
+    "resources": [
+      {
+        "uri": "file:///jffs/settings/savedqueues.rsq#0",
+        "protocol_info": "file:*:audio/mpegurl:*"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
diff --git a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
index d96ceb900e7..b29ae1b6cfb 100644
--- a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 """Tests for the Sonos Media Player platform."""
 
-import logging
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
+from soco.data_structures import SearchResult
 from syrupy import SnapshotAssertion
 
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
@@ -535,8 +535,10 @@ async def test_play_media_music_library_playlist_dne(
     soco_mock = soco_factory.mock_list.get("192.168.42.2")
     soco_mock.music_library.get_playlists.return_value = _mock_playlists
 
-    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
-        caplog.clear()
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ServiceValidationError,
+        match=f"Could not find Sonos playlist: {media_content_id}",
+    ):
         await hass.services.async_call(
             MP_DOMAIN,
             SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
@@ -548,8 +550,53 @@ async def test_play_media_music_library_playlist_dne(
             blocking=True,
         )
     assert soco_mock.play_uri.call_count == 0
-    assert media_content_id in caplog.text
-    assert "playlist" in caplog.text
+
+
+async def test_play_sonos_playlist(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    async_autosetup_sonos,
+    soco: MockSoCo,
+    sonos_playlists: SearchResult,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that sonos playlists can be played."""
+
+    # Test a successful call
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        MP_DOMAIN,
+        SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
+        {
+            ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.zone_a",
+            ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_TYPE: "playlist",
+            ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID: "sample playlist",
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+    assert soco.clear_queue.call_count == 1
+    assert soco.add_to_queue.call_count == 1
+    soco.add_to_queue.asset_called_with(
+        sonos_playlists[0], timeout=LONG_SERVICE_TIMEOUT
+    )
+
+    # Test playing a non-existent playlist
+    soco.clear_queue.reset_mock()
+    soco.add_to_queue.reset_mock()
+    media_content_id: str = "bad playlist"
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ServiceValidationError,
+        match=f"Could not find Sonos playlist: {media_content_id}",
+    ):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            MP_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
+            {
+                ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.zone_a",
+                ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_TYPE: "playlist",
+                ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID: media_content_id,
+            },
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+    assert soco.clear_queue.call_count == 0
+    assert soco.add_to_queue.call_count == 0
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(