diff --git a/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
index d6014008c76..f3d44f9d5ae 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/spotify/media_player.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Support for interacting with Spotify Connect."""
 from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
+import random
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
     MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC, MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST, SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK,
     SUPPORT_PAUSE, SUPPORT_PLAY, SUPPORT_PLAY_MEDIA, SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK,
-    SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE, SUPPORT_SHUFFLE_SET, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET)
+    SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE, SUPPORT_SHUFFLE_SET, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET,
+    ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_NAME, STATE_IDLE, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_PLAYING)
 from homeassistant.core import callback
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ DEFAULT_CACHE_PATH = '.spotify-token-cache'
 DEFAULT_NAME = 'Spotify'
 DOMAIN = 'spotify'
 
+SERVICE_PLAY_PLAYLIST = 'play_playlist'
+ATTR_RANDOM_SONG = 'random_song'
+
+PLAY_PLAYLIST_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_RANDOM_SONG, default=False): cv.boolean
+})
+
 ICON = 'mdi:spotify'
 
 SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(seconds=30)
@@ -90,6 +100,16 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
         oauth, config.get(CONF_NAME, DEFAULT_NAME), config[CONF_ALIASES])
     add_entities([player], True)
 
+    def play_playlist_service(service):
+        media_content_id = service.data[ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID]
+        random_song = service.data.get(ATTR_RANDOM_SONG)
+        player.play_playlist(media_content_id, random_song)
+
+    hass.services.register(
+        DOMAIN, SERVICE_PLAY_PLAYLIST,
+        play_playlist_service,
+        schema=PLAY_PLAYLIST_SCHEMA)
+
 
 class SpotifyAuthCallbackView(HomeAssistantView):
     """Spotify Authorization Callback View."""
@@ -253,6 +273,18 @@ class SpotifyMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerDevice):
             return
         self._player.start_playback(**kwargs)
 
+    def play_playlist(self, media_id, random_song):
+        """Play random music in a playlist."""
+        if not media_id.startswith('spotify:playlist:'):
+            _LOGGER.error("media id must be spotify playlist uri")
+            return
+        kwargs = {'context_uri': media_id}
+        if random_song:
+            results = self._player.user_playlist_tracks("me", media_id)
+            position = random.randint(0, results['total'] - 1)
+            kwargs['offset'] = {'position': position}
+        self._player.start_playback(**kwargs)
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         """Return the name."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/spotify/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/spotify/services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e532f736652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/spotify/services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+play_playlist:
+  description: Play a Spotify playlist.
+  fields:
+    media_content_id:
+      description: Spotify URI of the playlist.
+      example: 'spotify:playlist:0IpRnqCHSjun48oQRX1Dy7'
+    random_song:
+      description: True to select random song at start, False to start from beginning.
+      example: true
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