diff --git a/custom_components/emby_player/api.py b/custom_components/emby_player/api.py
index 3909eec..bb0adc2 100644
--- a/custom_components/emby_player/api.py
+++ b/custom_components/emby_player/api.py
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ class EmbyApiClient:
         if start_position_ticks > 0:
             params["StartPositionTicks"] = start_position_ticks
 
+        _LOGGER.debug(
+            "Sending play_media: endpoint=%s, session_id=%s, item_ids=%s, command=%s",
+            endpoint,
+            session_id,
+            item_ids,
+            play_command,
+        )
         await self._post(endpoint, params=params)
 
     async def _playback_command(self, session_id: str, command: str) -> None:
diff --git a/custom_components/emby_player/media_player.py b/custom_components/emby_player/media_player.py
index fbc0fc8..8907e5b 100644
--- a/custom_components/emby_player/media_player.py
+++ b/custom_components/emby_player/media_player.py
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ class EmbyMediaPlayer(CoordinatorEntity[EmbyCoordinator], MediaPlayerEntity):
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Play a piece of media."""
+        _LOGGER.debug(
+            "async_play_media called: session_id=%s, media_type=%s, media_id=%s",
+            self._session_id,
+            media_type,
+            media_id,
+        )
         await self._runtime_data.api.play_media(
             self._session_id,
             item_ids=[media_id],